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A clear example of
shallow spirituality
Last week, in an interview with
ABC News, President Clinton
spoke of his personal religious
beliefs. He's a Southern Baptist,
and he talked about being a child of
God who has searched for
redemption. His language startled
many because it is rare that a
President speaks about such
personal and spiritual things.
In his interview with ABC
News, President Clinton said he
struggles to find the guidance of
God in his job as President In a
story from U.S. News & World
Report, President Clinton states
that his private religious
convictions are inseparable from his
public persona. He is quoted in the
April 4,1994, edition as saying, "I
do not believe I could do my job as
president...in the absence of my
faith in God.”
All this rhetoric would lead
many Americans to think we
currently have one of the most
spiritual Presidents in the White
House. This language leads us to
think President Clinton is
constantly searching for God’s
guidance and that his policies and
practices flow out of his faith in
God.
But in light of what has been
observed from the White House
during this first year of his
Rick Stanley to speak at
FBC revival April 10-13
Internationally known evangelist
Rick Stanley will be the speaker for
a revival to be held at Perry First
Baptist Church April 10-13. As the
step brother of Elvis Presley,
Stanley grew up at Graceland
Mansion in Memphis and travelled
the concert tour circuit with the
king of rock and roll.
Upon learning of the death of his
famous brother, Stanley was in
such shock and despair that he
thought his life, too, had come to
an end. However, he soon learned
that there is a gracious, merciful
and forgiving God who delights in
new beginnings through the saving
grace of His Son Jesus Christ. In
October of 1977, Stanley gave his
life to Christ and shordy thereafter
knew that God was calling him into
the ministry. He returned to high
school (he had quit to travel with
Elvis), then enrolled in Criswell
Center for Biblical Studies in
Dallas, Tx., and completed his de
gree at Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Fort
Worth, Tx.
Stanley is in constant demand to
speak in schools, prisons, youth
camps and churches. He has au
Thankfully, the facts are subject to change
One of the first things our
Savior said as an adult was,
"Follow Me and I will make you
fishers of men." Jesus knew that a
major part of His job here was to
train men to accept the
responsibility of training God's
family in Christian living. We can
still hear the message to men today:
God has made you to be the
authority in your home and in your
community...with authority comes
responsibility...with responsibility
comes accountability!!! Too often
we are willing to accept the
authority but want nothing to do
with responsibility or
accountability.
There are a few of the older
generation left that remembers
when the church was the hub of the
community. Calendars were
planned around the activities of the
church...church leaders were
respected and their opinion was
heavily considered in making major
decisions. They truly were
considered to be "fishers of men”.
Instead of fishers of men today the
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presidency, can that truth really be
seen? Could a man who looks to
God for guidance throw the
concerns of conservative Christians
out the window by pandering to the
homosexual lobby? Could a man
who confesses a dependency upon
God enact legislation and make
appointments that further the cause
of pro-abortion advocates? Could
such a spiritual leader appoint as
Surgeon General someone like
Jocelyn Elders who believes in
legalized drugs and condom
distribution? I don't think so.
The interview with ABC News
is a clear example of the shallow
spirituality that many Americans
have come to accept. The words of
our President concerning his
guidance and dependency upon God
cannot be true. If his actions have
been directed and blessed by God,
then heaven help us all.
thored two books, Touch of Two
Kings and Caught in a Trap. He has
been featured on numerous televi
sion shows including Good
Morning America, 20/20, Geraldo,
The 700 Club, The Coral Ridge
Hour with Dr. James Kennedy and
Larry King Live. People Magazine
did an eight page article about
Stanley which includes his testi
mony of how God turned his life
around. Stanley has appeared several
times with the Billy Graham
Crusade.
Stanley's message is clear,
"There are two types of people on
this earth-either saved or unsaved.
Let me tell you what Jesus has
done and continues to do for me,
and how He will save you for eter
nity and give you a vision and pur
pose for your life on this earth. To
God be the glory!"
The public is cordially invited to
attend these special worship ser
vices on April 10 at 8:45 a.m. and
11 am. and each evening at 7 p.m.
April 10-13 as Rick Stanley
preaches. He will be accompanied
by Christian recording artist David
Akin, who will lead in the music
for the revival.
church regretfully has become the
guardian of the treasury. A
successful year is measured by a
balanced budget
Respected opinions! Establish
influence! Churches today are not
being conformed to the image of
Christ, but they are being
conformed to the image of
Hollywood.
Want some statistics?
Before the age of 17, teens are:
•Seeing 50 films per year in the
theatre and 50 films at home.
•80 percent of these films are R
rated.
•90 percent of Christian teens
have seen pornography'before age
17.
•70 percent of these teens say
they want to copy what they've
seen.
•31-40 percent have copied what
they've seat.
Other statistics on teens in the
United States are:
•4,000 teens contract sexually
transmitted diseases per day.
•2,000 young girls become
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Fendleys introduce
students to Christ
BY PAULINE LEWIS
Staff Writer
Debbie and Stan Fendley and their
daughters April and Amber are ac
tive members at First Baptist
Church in Perry. They are also
very involved with school activities
and the ASSE International Student
Exchange Programs. As representa
tives, they are very involved with
the students-they check on them
and mediate between them and their
parents.
They have been in the program
four or five years. They got in it
quite by chance, but liked it.
Debbie says that there is a desper
ate need for host families, espe
cially for young men.
"Girls seem to get chosen first;
however boys sometimes make the
best students, based on the experi
ence we have had.
"I recommend it. For the long
run, it is a wonderful opportunity
to get to know about different coun
tries and cultures and make lasting
friendships. It is especially benefi
cial for young children. My daugh
ters redly enjoyed it when they
were younger. We have had two
and have worked with several," she
said.
Host families may select their ex
change student from ASSE's stu
dent applications which include bi
ographical essays, family photos,
school transcripts and health
records.
ASSE International Student
Exchange Program is a non-profit,
public benefit organization seeking
local host families for boys and
pregnant.
•1,200 abortions are conducted
upon teen girls every day.
•160,000 teens take a gun to
school in an average day.
Sound hopeless? Are we
becoming too negative? Are we
looking through self-righteous,
judgmental eyes? No! A thousand
times no! The figures above are
facts...they are subject to change.
This pastor believes that there are
several reasons that the above facts
are changeable. Jet us consider two
primary ones.
The first reason these facts are
subject to change is 100 percent
personal opinion...yet very valid in
that our young people today are
very special individuals with super
standards and outstanding priorities
in their lives. You may be
thinking that this sounds like a
contradiction to everything stated to
this point. Well, be honest at least
with yourself for a minute. Where
would you have been as a teenager
faced with the temptations, the
challenges, and the pressure they
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girls from the Scandinavian coun
tries, Germany, Italy, Great Britain,
Holland, Spain, Mexico, France,
Poland, Portugal, Japan, the Czech
and Slovak Republics, Australia,
New Zealand, and the former Soviet
Union. Qualified students are well
screened, 15 to 18 years of age and
arrive from their home country
shortly before school begins and re
turn at the end of the school year.
Each ASSE student is fully in
sured, brings his or her own per
sonal spending money, and expects
to bear his or her share of house
hold responsibilities.
For more information, contact
Stan and Debbie Fendley, local of
ficial contact, at 1109 Georgia
Ave., Perry, GA 31069, phone
(912)988-2531.
The Fendleys treat their ASSE
students as members of their fam
ily, taking them to church and
school and other places the family
goes.
Debbie is secretary at Perry High
School and is therefore close at
hand during the school hours should
her ASSE students need her.
Through their Christian home life
and active participation in church
activities, they are privileged to
nurture the students' Christian be
liefs.
Stan is an employee of Medusa.
He and Debbie are active in Duren
Bell's Couples' Sunday School
Class. Both girls are still in school
and are active in church and school
activities. Stan, Debbie and Amber
are volunteers in the Church
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live with today? You and I had our
share of embarrassing moments
even with the church, the
community, and most of the adults
setting good examples for us to
follow. Young people today are
screaming for Christian examples
they can look up to with respect.
And, in spite of all negative
statistics, we are seeing a positive
tum...professional athletes who are
boldly sharing their Christian
convictions, our own city council
who fight continually to keep Perry
clean, and many others who take
their stand for Godly values.
The second and most important
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Saturday, April 4,1994 Houston Times-Journal-
Churches plan activities
for members, community
Hospice Memorial
Service
Hospice of Houston County's
annual memorial service will be
held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 10 at
All Saint’s Episcopal Church.
The program includes a short
message by Fr. Paul Gerlock; spe
cial music by Bronwyn Green and a
candle lighting ceremony.
Following the service, Women's
Aglow Fellowship will host a re
ception in the fellowship hall.
Everyone in the area who has
lost a loved one to death is invited
to attend.
For more information, contact
Emily Dennis, Bereavement
Services Coordinator, at 922-1777.
Midway Baptist
Church
The church cordially invites the
public to attend a special celebra
tion of the Resurrection of our
Precious savior on Easter Sunday
morning April 3, 1994.
A special worship service with
the Lord's Supper will be held at 8
a.m. and followed by an old-fash
ioned breakfast
Sunday School will be held at
10 a.m. and the regular worship
service at 11 a.m.
Instead of sunrise services, spe
cial emphasis will be placed on the
Lord's Supper at the 8 am. service.
The church is located on Highway
341 (across from the grainery on
the Fort Valley highway), four and
1/2 miles west of Perry.
Perry Presbyterian
Church
Spring Bible Conference will be
held April 10-12 with Jeffrey Leech
as the featured speaker. The Sunday
service will be held at 11 a.m and
weeknight services at 7 p.m. each
evening.
Houston Lake
Baptist
The church will hold a special
Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. Easter
Sunday, April 3.
Teachers and helpers are needed
for Vacation Bible School which
will be held July 11-15. Please
contact Stephanie McMillan to
volunteer.
A work day at the church will be
held Saturday, April 9 beginning at
9 a.m. Men and women are needed
to clean out and clean up the old
building, which needs to be in good
shape before turning it over to New
Hope Church the first of June.
The church welcomes Dale and
Christie Foskey for baptism.
Youth Power Hour will be held
today at 7 p.m. A Brotherhood
Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
April 5 at 7 p.m.
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Perry United
Methodist
■ Easter Sunday services will be
held at the church at 9 and 11 am.
The Sanctuary Choir will be sing
ing two new anthems for these spe
cial services. There will be no
Sunrise Service or evening worship
on Easter.
The Missions Committee in
vites members to help a marvelous
ministry get off to a good start.
Habitat for Humanity builds hous
ing using donations and volunteer
labor. Houston County Habitat for
Humanity is starting work in the
Perry area. The committee is hop
ing to raise $3,000 through the
Easter offering to provide this min
istry.
General Robert Scott will pre
sent the program at the next Family
Night Supper April 6.
U.M.W. general meeting will be
held Monday, April 4 at 3:45 p.m.
The Children’s Choir will be
present the musical "Go, Go Jonah"
Sunday evening, May 1.
The church welcomes William
and Ginger O’Cain to the PUMC
Kellwood Outlet Store
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family.
Second Memorial
Baptist
The adult choir at the church
will perform "Behold the Empty
Tomb” by Joe E. Parks under the
direction of Horace Flournoy at the
11 a.m. service Easter Sunday.
Pastor Rev. Robin Tedder will
narrate.
Visitors are welcome and a nurs
ery will be provided. The church is
located at 1845 Kings Chapel Road.
Victory Christian
Fellowship
A Family Enrichment Seminar
featuring Dr. Jerry and Bobbi
Gross, continues through April 3.
God has given Jerry and Bobbi a
deep love for marriages, family and
those serving in the ministry.
Middle Georgia is truly blessed to
receive the wisdom, encouragement
and love from this gifted couple.
Nursery and child care will be
provided for all services. Special
motel rates are available for out of
town guests. For more information
call 987-9826 or 987-4161.
Victory Christian Fellowship is
located at 1917 Marshallville Road.
Trinity United
Methodist
The church is hosting a commu
nity Ste-Family Workshop entitled
"Building Better Ste-Families".
The workshop will focus on the
challenges faced by step-families
and how God would have us meet
these challenges. The workshop
will be held every Tuesday from 7-
8:30 p.m. April 12 through May 3
in the Wesleyan Classroom of
Trinity's Family Life Center.
A nursery will be provided for
children of all ages. Call the church
office at 923-3797 to register. The
church is located at 129 South
Houston Road.
Rehoboth Baptist
Church
There will be an Easter Egg
Hunt for children ages two years
through sixth grade Saturday, April
2, from 2-3:30 p.m. This is an
Outreach Ministry sponsored by the
Youth Department
The church will celebrate Easter
with an exciting morning worship
service featuring special music by
our choir and soloists. The Youth
Department will present a drama
depicting the death and resurrection
of Christ and our Pastor, John
Waters will bring a special Easter
message. The public is invited to
join the celebration of our Lord's
resurrection.
An exciting Bible study will be
gin Sunday during the Discipleship
Training hour entitled "The Bible
Speaks to End Times". Topics such
as the Millennium, Christ's return
and the Rapture will be studied.
This will be an opportunity to ex
plore the Bible and discuss many
ideas concerning these topics. The
study will be held each Sunday
evening from 5:45-6:45 p.m.
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