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Church
School
Church News— Week of July 9
Gordon’s Chapel Methodist
Church, 6625 Nowhere Rd., Hull,
will host its “What A Mess” Vaca
tion Bible School from July 13-15.
The VBS will feature Bible messag
es, games, food and outdoor activ
ities. The VBS runs from Sunday,
July 13, to Tuesday, July 15. Supper
will be available each night from
5:30 to 6 p.m. VBS will kick off at
6 p.m. and the mess will wrap up
at 8 p.m. “We can’t wait to see you
there,” church leaders said.
David’s Home Church, Davids
Home Church Rd., Comer, will host
a singing performance on July 20
at 6 p.m., featuring the group The
Bristows. “Everyone is welcome
to come out and Praise Our Lord in
song with us,” church leaders said.
Providence Baptist Church, 210
Providence Church Rd., Daniels
ville, will host its Homecoming on
Sunday, July 27, during its 11 a.m.
service, featuring music by Lyd
ia Brown along with the church’s
choir. Reverend Terry Smith will
deliver the message and a meal will
follow the services. All are invited
to attend.
ONGOING EVENTS
Moons Grove Baptist Church,
1985 Moon’s Grove Church Road,
Colbert, has announced the dates for
its free food distribution. Upcom
ing distribution dates include 7/23,
8/27, 9/24, 10/22, 11/19 and 12/17.
Hours are from 10 a.m. to noon.
The clothes closet will also be open
during the food distribution. People
can call the church to set up an ap
pointment for the clothes closet as
well. For more information, call the
church at 706-795-2063.
Gordon’s Chapel Methodist
Church, Hull, will have its clothes
closet opening every third Friday of
each month from 9 to 10 a.m. The
clothes closet is located next door
to the Sanford Community Center
(6469 Nowhere Road) in the green
building. Its food pantry will also
be opening every third Thursday of
each month from 6 to 7 p.m. The
food pantry is located at the Sanford
Community Center (6469 Nowhere
Road).
TOPS Ga. 0421 Ila (Take off
pounds sensibly) meets every Mon
day at 6 p.m. at Liberty Church. The
church is located at 5725 Hwy. 106
N, Danielsville. For more informa
tion, contact Mary Bonds at 706-
202- 4751. Everyone is welcome.
Legacy Baptist Church, 1850
Helican Springs Road, Hull, holds
its weekly worship services on Sun
day mornings at 10:30 a.m. Want
more information? Contact the
church at legacybaptisthull@gmail.
com or visit the website at www.
legacybaptist.net. “We would love
to have you join us,” church leaders
said.
Oak Grove Baptist Church,
9585 Hwy. 172, Comer, invites ev
eryone to come out and visit at an
old fashion hymnal book church.
The church has breakfast on Sun
day mornings at 9:30 a.m. in the
fellowship hall, followed by Sun
day School at 10 a.m. and a service
at 11 a.m. A singer performs at the
service on the fifth Sunday of the
month. The church also has a Bi
ble study every Wednesday night
at 6:30 p.m. and a women’s Bible
study on the first Sunday of each
month at 4 p.m. Brotherhood meets
the fourth Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
Cedar Grove Baptist Church,
495 Cedar Grove Church Road,
Comer, has a food distribution on
the second Wednesday evening of
every month from 6-6:45 p.m. at
the church. Contact the church at
cgbcl885@gmail.com or visit the
website at www.cedargrovebaptist.
net.
Locals awarded
degrees from VSU
Valdosta State University
recently announced the fol
lowing local students were
members of the spring 2025
graduating class:
• Trevor Ard of Colbert
earned the Bachelor of Sci
ence in Office Administra
tion and Teclinology.
• Helen Crensliaw of Ath-
ens earned the Bachelor of
Science in Criminal Justice.
•Aaron Ivey of Colbert
earned the Education Spe
cialist in Instructional Tech
nology.
•Kelsie Thornton of
Royston earned the Bachelor
of Science in Office Admin
istration and Teclinology.
Locals named
to VSU’s Spring
2025 Dean’s List
More than 2,000 stu
dents were named to Val
dosta State University’s
Spring 2025 Dean’s List,
including the following
local students:
•Elbert Canada of Hull
•Helen Crenshaw of
Athens
•Abigail Kantz of Com
merce
•Amber Threlkeld of
Carlton
• Brianna Knight of Hull
•Noah Seals of Royston
•Amanda Christopher
of Colbert
To qualify for Dean’s
List at VSU, students
must achieve a semes
ter grade point average
of 3.50 or higher on nine
or more semester hours
with an institutional grade
point average of 3.00 or
higher.
Life Issues: Looking at
Living from a Biblical World View
By Members of the Madison County Ministerial Association (MCMA)
An invitation to building community
Causey graduates
from Troy University
Rashad Causey of Athens 2024-2025 academic year,
recently graduated from Causey graduated with a
Troy University during Bachelor of Science degree
the Spring Semester of the in Biology.
We have just celebrated our Independence Day, hon
oring the liberties we have in the USA. One of those
guaranteed by the First Amendment of our US Constitu
tion is freedom of association.
While the freedom is not specifically mentioned there,
the first amendment, as interpreted by the Supreme
Court of the United States, includes such association in
the right of free speech which the amendment address
es. This means that we the people can gather to express
ourselves publicly without fear of punishment, as well
as join together in groups of common beliefs and values.
These expressions and gatherings can include families,
churches, schools, civic organizations, public and pri
vate meetings, political parties and more.
Freedom of association is the basis of a fundamental
building block of our nation called community. It is in
freely expressive and like-minded groups that we for
mulate what we believe. We then invest those beliefs
into creating values for living in community; that is,
with others in unity that builds up the group for the good
of each and all.
The Apostle Paul notes in 1 Corinthians 10:23
(NASB), “All things are permitted, but not all things are
of benefit. All things are permitted, but not all things
build people up.” He means, particularly for followers
of Christ, that we are free to do anything we want, but
not everything we may want to say or do is good to build
up us or others we influence and affect. In fact, what we
want naturally and selfishly may not be constructive at
all but destructive to us or them.
The Holy Spirit of God guides believers to want the
will of God in our communities, so it is easier to keep
our attitudes and behaviors in the range that God desires
to edify or build persons in those groups. He tells His
believers to live together “in the unity of the Spirit in
the bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:3 (NASB). Those who
are not yet believers need to discover other means of
restraint and motivation to determine what is right and
wrong and to act accordingly. Better still, they need to
come around to God’s biblical ways of thinking and be
having.
So, let me ask believers in the Lord to inquire of Him
what His attitude and specific actions are for you in the
groups in which you freely associate. Then what you
want to say or do is good for you and others, not simply
what you want without His involvement and guidance.
By Greg
Schillo
Let me ask those who are not
yet believers in Christ to con
sider that He loved you enough
to die as your Savior from sin
and to be available to lead you
into a life of peace and joy on
earth and an eternal home with
Him. You can receive Him by
faith to be your personal Sav
ior and Lord. Then you can
base your choices for good on
His eternally perfect character
and unending love for you and
others.
For both the believer and
yet-to-be believer, God wants
to give you the freedom and
ability to find, join and abide in communities that build
and grow you and others with mutual love, respect, un
derstanding and encouragement according to His Word,
the Bible. Isn’t such liberty to associate freely and con
structively at the highest level worth claiming by believ
ing in Him?
Isn’t building excellent communities a benefit to
everyone in Madison County? The process starts and
grows inside each of us. I invite you to continue build
ing community together. Ask God to show you how. He
will.
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Locals awarded
degrees from MSU
Approximately 3,500
students recently received
degrees from Mississip
pi State University at the
spring commencement
ceremony.
Local students who
graduated in May include
Kayla Archer of Comer
and Suman Pradhan of
Athens.
Archer received the
Bachelor of Applied Sci
ence from MSU’s College
of Professional and Con
tinuing Studies.
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by
Steve Cummings
REAL OR NOT REAL? - The
first sin recorded in the Bible was
a lie. It came from Satan, the
father of lies, and it was about
God. The lie promised Eve that
she would “be like God” if she
ate the forbidden fruit.
One tragic consequence
resulting from the proliferation
of social media is the dramatic
increase in the spread of lies.
It seems that people no longer
see the need to “spin” the truth
when an outright lie will do.
At ACS, we are training
our young people to discern
truth. This may be one of the
more important tools they will
carry with them throughout
their lives. Real or not real? It
can be a question with eternal
consequences.
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