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Contents SEPTEMBER 2018
GoodNews from the Pastor’s Desk 6 Same Old Tricks by Danny Cochran
GoodNews for Kids 8 Be Brave
by Morgan Johnson
GoodNews on Money Matters 10 Treasure by Bill Fortenberry
GoodNews for Men 12 Men, Live Holy!
by Wayne Williams
GoodNews for Women 14 The Beauty of a Woman by Kimberly Garrett
GoodNews for your Taste Buds 16 Pumpkin Cake by Darlene Fields
GoodNews for Parents 20 Positive in the Negative by Brenda Dedmon
GoodNews for Life 22 Treading Deep Waters by Piper Davis
GoodNews for Health & Fitness 24 Healthy Food Weight Gain by Megan Stockburger
GoodNews Cover Story 26 Ameritel Voice and Data GoodNews for Teens 28 Faith
GoodNews for Everyone 30 We Need the Puritans (Part 1) by Reagan Marsh
GoodNews for Couples 32 Seasons
by Laura Perdue
GoodNews for Seniors 34 Title
by Jenny Arnold
GoodNews for Singles 36 Self Journey
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by Bruce Sloan
GoodNews for Everyone 38 Forgiveness by Dr. Pat Gross
GoodNews for Everyone 40 Exclusive Access by Nelson Haynes
GoodNews for Everyone 42 Communication is Key
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by Matt Hoffman
GoodNews from the Physician’s Desk 44 Joint Replacement Surgery GoodNews for Everyone 46 Living the Christian Life by Robert Leamon
GoodNews for Everyone 50 Callings by Paul McGuire
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by Bud Kinches
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Gò0dNews from the Pastor’s Desk
Same Old Tricks e often think the temptations we face are unique. However, the Bible reveals that the temptations we face are essentially the same as in the Garden of Eden. John the Apostle informs us that the temptations we face come through three basic channels, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16). The lust of the flesh includes those things that produce pleasant or exhilarating feelings. The lust of the eyes refers to those things that are attractive and upon seeing them
we are filled with desire. The pride of life includes objects and situations that will make us feel important and envied by others. This is the desire to be exalted. These things are not always evil but are evil when they are used to lure us away from God’s will. Satan tempts us to meet legitimate needs through means that cause us to disobey God instead of trusting him. If we consider any temptation we encounter, we can identify that temptation with one or more of these three channels.
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These three channels of temptation are seen in Satan’s temptation of Eve in the Garden of Eden. When he tempted her to eat the forbidden fruit she saw that the fruit was good for food, pleasant to the eyes, and desired to make one wise (Gen. 3:6). This corresponds with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. She thought of how good this fruit would taste, how beautiful it was, and how wonderful life would be when she had the knowledge of good and evil. She believed Satan’s lie, disobeyed God, and plunged all creation into sin. Had she obeyed God, she would have learned the difference between good and evil by choosing the good and rejecting the evil. The very thing Satan accused God of withholding from Eve, God would have given her through obedience to him. Jesus’s temptation by Satan was different from Eve’s temptation in the Garden of Eden. Jesus was tempted in the desert instead of a garden. He had fasted for forty days instead of being surrounded by beautiful fruit from which he could have eaten as much as he desired with only one prohibition. However, Jesus was tempted in the same manner (Matt. 4:1-11). The lust of the flesh is seen in the temptation to turn the stones into bread. An appeal to pride was used when Satan tempted him to demonstrate his power by jumping from the temple’s pinnacle. The lust of the eyes was used when Satan showed and offered Jesus the kingdoms of this world if he would worship him. Jesus stood firm on the Word of God quoting Deuteronomy 6:16; 8:3; and 10:20 to resist Satan’s offers. Jesus had hidden God’s word in his heart that he might not sin against the Father (Ps. 119:11) and left the perfect example for us to follow.
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by Danny Cochran
Danny Cochran has served has pastor of Holly Creek Baptist Church in Chatsworth for eighteen years and professor for Temple Baptist Seminary of Peidmont International University.
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Gò0dNews for Kids
by Morgan Johnson
oshua 1:6-9 says, “Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” What does being brave mean to you? How can you use bravery for the kingdom? According to Webster dictionary, brave means having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty, having or showing courage. To me, being brave means conquering a difficult situation without being defeated. Maybe your parents are divorced or getting divorced. You feel like it’s your fault and you blame yourself. It is never your fault. Being brave during this hard time is very important. Hold you head up high and do not allow the enemy to tell you it’s your fault. How can you turn this hard time into bravery for the kingdom? You can pray and ask God to help you handle the feeling of it being your fault. Instead of being sad all the time about your mommy and daddy, ask Jesus to comfort you and make you happy because both of your parents love you no matter if they are together or not. This is very hard for someone to go through at a young
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age. I understand; I went through it. I did not know my biological father that well. The only time I saw him was when I went to visit him every other weekend because I had too. Was it fun? No! I knew that I had to talk to my mom about not going anymore. I was old enough to say no, and that I didn’t want to go. I stopped going to his house and throughout the years I didn’t talk to him. I received a text message on my seventeenth birthday that said I was making the worst decision by not allowing him to be in my life. I knew at that point that I had to be brave and tell him that I did not want him to contact me anymore. By this time my mom was married to a man who I now call my dad. It’s okay to say no to people that disrespect you. You deserve someone that will take you in and love you like our Heavenly Father loves you. My parents will be married nineteen years this coming February. I thought I would never have an earthly father, but God sent my daddy into my life. He has filled a void that I thought would never be whole again. To say the least, I am a daddy’s girl and always will be.You can have a relationship like this with your Heavenly Father because He loves you unconditionally. Be brave. You can do it.
About The Author
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Be Brave
Morgan Johnson is a student at Lee University majoring in Pastoral Ministry with a Children's emphasis and minoring in Business. She is the Director of DKDance and serves in children's ministry at Dwelling Place Church International.
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Gò0dNews on Money Matters
Treasure
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by Bill Fortenberry
atthew 6:21 says, “For where your treasure is,
If you are spending more money at the big box
there your heart will be also.” And later Matthew
stores than you are giving to God’s work, it may
15:18 says, “But what comes out of the mouth
be time to reevaluate your heart. If the month-end
proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.” And
totals in your balance sheet reveal that less than 10
finally Matthew 19:21 says, “Jesus said to him, ‘If you
percent of your expenses are church related, it’s
would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to
time to make some adjustments.
the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come,
Jesus sees into our hearts. He knew that the rich
follow me.’ When the young man heard this he went away
young ruler treasured his comfortable life over everything
sorrowful, for he had great possessions. And Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. Again, I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.’” The gospel of Matthew presents a cautionary tale of what happens when money or possessions take priority in our hearts. When Jesus is not at the center, we become spiritually bankrupt. The problem is not our wallet. It’s a heart condition. Your heart is a treasure chest. What you keep inside it is what spills out when you open your mouth. When it comes to finances and material things, it would do us well to ask whether our hearts are set on God or something or someone else, and Jesus’s wisdom
else. That is why Jesus required him to leave those things
provides the framework for an old-fashioned gut check:
behind. The conversation could just as easily have been
1) What topic dominates your conversations? Do you talk most often about your new car, your favorite football team, or people who need the hope of Christ? If you talk more about your car than what God is doing in your life or the lives of others, you may need to make room in your treasure chest. 2) When you talk about your worries, what do you say? Do you worry about your job, your home, your investments, or reaching people who don’t know
about relatives or his social position. Jesus wanted the young man to treasure him. If he could not put Jesus first, above every situation, every possession, every position, every relationship and every worry, his words, and his actions would reveal it, and they did. “When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.” What you say, what you spend your money on, and how you spend your time, all reveal what you truly treasure.
the gospel? Your worries are an insight into what 3) What does your monthly bank or credit card statement look like?
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you treasure.
Bill Fortenberry worked 17 years as a newspaper reporter, editor and columnist, and has worked in healthcare communications since 2001. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from the University of West Georgia. Bill serves as the chairman of the board of managers of Haven Health Clinic for Women and is a Men’s Ministry leader and small group facilitator at his church, HBC Rome. He and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Ethan and Autumn. A storyteller at heart, Bill writes an occasional blog at kudzudad.blogspot.com.
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Gò0dNews for Men
Men, Live Holy! “.... keep yourself pure” (1 Timothy 5:22; ESV).
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by Dr. Wayne Williams
hakespeare said, “To yourself be…pure?” No, not
“As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to
exactly. More accurately, the Shakespearean quote from
the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called
Hamlet reads “to thine own self be true.” But what if
you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because
that famous expression could read, “to yourself be pure” or to be more grammatically correct, “be honest and live a pure, holy life.” Friend, the Bible repeatedly instructs us to live holy,
it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:14-16). Do you need a role model to assist you in this effort? Great! May I suggest none other than our Lord. “Look only to [keep our eyes on] Jesus, the ·One who began [Pioneer/Founder
sanctified or “pure” lives. “Wherefore I take you to record this
of; or Leader/Prince of] our faith and who ·makes it perfect
day that I am pure from the blood of all men” (Acts 20:26).
[completes it]” (Hebrews 12:2, Expanded Bible).
“Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience” (1
And if that is not, we are instructed not only to look to a
Timothy 3:9). “Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them
"perfect" source but also to think and exercise pure thoughts.
that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their
Paul admonished the church at Philippi, “whatever things
mind and conscience is defiled” (Titus 1:15). Moreover, Jesus
are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are
said, “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God”
just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely,
(Matthew 5:8).
whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words would have us to know that "hagnos" is the Greek word for
if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things” (Philippians 4:8).
the English term "pure." To better understand what it means
Might I add, whether you are a newfound believer or a
to be pure, the term "chaste" is utilized. Chaste is signified by:
long standing follower of Christ, learn early and make lasting
(a) "pure or clear from every fault, immaculate," and (b) "pure
relationships with like-minded, godly companions. The Apostle
from carnality (fleshly passions, appetite), or modest." Ideally,
Paul, a staunch advocate for Christ-like living instructed a
the words clear and holy further describe what it means to
young protégé, Timothy, to “flee youthful lusts, and follow after
be pure. "Clear" (Greek, "krustallizo") when used as a verb
righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord
means, "to shine like crystal, to be of crystalline brightness, or
out of a pure heart” (2 Timothy 2:22, ASV).
transparency." We occasionally use the expression,
Twice more this same Paul told an aspiring Timothy
"crystal clear" or "squeaky clean" to describe
that a pure conscience is essential to Christian living
something that shines or radiates. Small wonder
(1 Timothy 3:9; 2 Timothy 1:3). The use of the word
Jesus said that we are to “let [our] light shine
"pure" in this context means “without admixture of
before men, that they may see [our] good
what is false.” To live a pure life, we must not allow
works, and glorify [our] Father who is in
evil influences to cloud our thinking and thus cause
heaven” (Matthew 5:16, Douay-Rheims).
us to make sin-fested (author's term) decisions.
And how can best fulfill this divine
Lastly, through praise and worship, I
command? I am glad
admonish you to pray and endeavor to maintain
you asked! Initially,
what I call an "internal mindset" for a spiritual
we can commit
atmosphere. The prophet Isaiah said, “Thou wilt
to living a
keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is
holy, clean,
stayed on thee: [and how so?] because he
pure life.
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trusteth in thee” (Isaiah 26:3).
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Gò0dNews for Women
The Beauty of a Woman
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by Kimberly Garrett
Peter 3:3-4 says, “It is not fancy hair, gold jewelry,
being yourself, not trying to be someone else. Know that
or fine clothes that should make you beautiful.
you are valuable and unique and that no other person
No, your beauty should come from inside you-
can be you but you. The beauty of a woman is that she
the beauty of gently and quiet spirit. That beauty will
uses her ears to listen, her mouth to tell the truth, and
never disappear and it is worth very much to God.”
she will say what’s on her heart. She uses her voice to
The beauty of a woman is not the makeup and
speak kind words and for those that do not like her, she
clothes she wears. It’s not what she drives or where
forgives and smiles.
she lives. It’s not her outer appearance; it’s
Proverbs 31-26 says, “She openeth her mouth
what’s on the inside. It shows in her
with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of
eyes where her heart is; you can see
kindness.” The beauty of a woman is not
love, care, and so much passion.
something that comes to you over night; it’s
She’s the one person that you
from years of growth, restoration, and being
always want to be around. She’s
renewed. The beauty of a woman is not
a woman that puts others before
perfect in all of her ways but one thing the
herself. She’s honest, helpful,
beauty of a woman does is lives from her heart.
trustworthy, and she is always the best person she can be.
The beauty of a woman is
She’s comfortable in every
that she never gives up on her
decision she makes;
dreams. She stands by everything
that is the true beauty
she believes. She’s loyal to her
that is reflected in
husband in all of her ways. She
her soul. She’s a
makes him feel secure and safe
woman that smiles
in every situation. She will
and doesn’t care
lift him up when times are
about what others
hard, but most of all she loves
say or think. She
him from the bottom of her
has strength and so
heart. Proverbs 31:10 and 12
much confidence. She
says, “Who can find a virtuous
is different from every
woman? For her price is far above
other girl.
rubies… She will do him good and not
Proverbs 31:25 says,
evil all the days of her life.” These are
“She is clothed with strength
some ways of the beauty of a woman.
and dignity, and she laughs Beauty is the beginning of you
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Gò0dNews for your Taste Buds
Pumpkin Cake by Darlene Fields
Ingredients
Directions
• 1 ½ cup whole wheat flour
Measure and mix dry ingredients and set
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
aside. Then blend the oil and honey and
• 1 teaspoon baking soda • ½ teaspoon salt
then add the eggs and beat well. Stir in the pumpkin, add dry ingredients, and then add the milk. Pour into a 9x9 inch pan.
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Cake will be
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
fluffy and moist. This is a great recipe for
• ¼ teaspoon ginger • ¼ teaspoon cloves
fall fun. You can serve this cake as is or with coffee. You can also sprinkle a little
• ¾ cup honey
powder sugar onto the cake or serve with
• ½ cup oil
a slice of pumpkin spice flavored cream
• 2 eggs
cheese on the side.
• 1 cup pumpkin
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About The Author
• ⅔ cup whole milk
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Abundant Life Baptist Church 811 J and J, 30721 706-278-5289 Antioch Baptist Church 1205 Antioch Road, 30720 706-278-1305 Beaverdale Baptist Church 2496 Beaverdale Rd NW, 30721 706-259-7089 Calvary Baptist Church 2115 Chatsworth Rd, 30721 706-278-6324 Carolyn Baptist Church 2305 Cleveland Highway, 30721 706-259-8142 Concord Baptist Church 1054 Hopewell Rd, Cohutta 30710 706-694-8618 Cove Baptist Fellowship Church 461 Carbondale Rd SW, 30721 706-277-3484 Dalton Second Baptist Church 502 West Tyler St, 30720 706-278-7422 Deep Spring Baptist Church 1449 Beaverdale Rd NE, 30721 706-259-3255 Dug Gap Baptist Church 2031 Dug Gap Rd, 30720 706-278-2377 Eastbrook Baptist Church 204 Hill Rd, 30720 Eastside Baptist Church 913 East Morris St, 30721 706-278-8553 Eleventh Avenue Baptist Church 2550 South Dalton Bypass, 30722 706-278-7020 Emmaus Baptist Church 4268 S. Dixie Rd, 30735 706-483-5251 First Baptist Church 802 Kenner St, 30721 706-226-9681 First Baptist Church of Dalton 311 North Thornton Ave, 30720 706-278-2911 Grace Baptist Church 2049 Lower Kings Bridge Rd, 30721 706-537-6884 Good Hope Baptist Church 2525 Lake Francis Rd, 30721 706-259-3719 Grove Level Baptist Church 2802 Cleveland Highway, 30721
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706-259-8519 Good Samaritan Baptist Church 3137 Cleveland Rd, 30721 706-259-7239 Gospelway Baptist Church 336 Jupiter Cir, 30721 706-278-1424 Grace Baptist Church 2049 Lower Kings Bridge Rd, 30721 706-537-6884 Harmony Baptist Church 187 Lower Dawnville Rd, 30721 706-226-5521 Harvest Baptist Church 3986 Cleveland Hwy, 30721 706-694-8951 Hill Crest Baptist Church 1901 Cityview St, 30720 706-279-1267 Hopewell Baptist Church 3527 Airport Rd, 30721 706-226-5987 Kinsey Drive Baptist Church 2626 Kinsey Drive,30720 706-277-3505 Lakeshore Park Baptist Church 12 Crescent St, 30720 706-275-6050 Liberty Baptist Church 506 South Pentz St, 30720 706-226-5535 Liberty Baptist Church 4443 Tibbs Bridge Rd, 37021 706-226-4936 Macedonia Baptist Church 1355 Dawnville Rd NE, 30721 706-259-9220 Maple Grove Baptist Church 347 Maple Grove Rd, 30721 706-483-6300 McFarland Hill Baptist Church 307 Brickyard Rd, 30721 706-277-5521 Mount Rachel Baptist Church 332 Haig Mill Lake Rd, 30720 706-278-5192 Mount Ridge Baptist Church 1401 M L King, Jr. Blvd, 30721 706-278-0335 New Hope Baptist Church 900 Roan St, 30721 706-226-2093 New Life Baptist Church 2620 Old Grade Rd, 30721 Northwest Georgia Baptist Church 222 North Pentz St, 30720 706-463-3490 Olivia Baptist Church 1817 Guy St, 30720 706-278-3507 Pine Grove Baptist Church 4004 Airport Road, 30721 706-264-8630 Poplar Springs Baptist Church 897 Poplar Springs Rd, 30720 706-259-8727 Rocky Face Baptist Church 1544 Rocky Face Railroad St, 30740 706- 226-5751 Salem Baptist Church 1448 Pleasant Grove Dr, 30721
706-259-7045 Shiloh Baptist Church 2014 East Waugh St, 30721 706-226-5981 Temple Baptist Church 2310 South Dixie Rd, 30720 706-226-6785 Unity Baptist Church 1008 Burleyson Rd, 30720 706-226-3026 Valley Baptist Church 2907 Old Rome, 30720 Welcome Hill Baptist Church 2772 E Welcome Hill Circle, 30721 706-278-0368 Whitfield Baptist Church 2134 Dug Gap Rd, 30721 706-278-6776
Bible
Fellowship Bible Church 2044 Dug Gap Rd, 30720 706-278-6269
Catholic
Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church 968 Haig Mill Lake Rd, 30720 706-278-3107
Christian
First Christian Church 1506 Dug Gap Rd, 30720 706-278-7244
Church of Christ
Central Church of Christ 515 N. Tibbs Rd, 30720 706-278-8051 Riverbend Church of Christ 2218 S Riverbend Rd, 30721 706-226-0819
Church of God
Cedar Valley Church of God 2744 Cleveland Highway, 30721 706-259-0016 Church of God of Union Assembly 2311 South Dixie Rd, 30720 706-275-0510 City View Church of God 3688 Chatsworth Hwy 30721 706-226-6686 Crosspointe 2681 Underwood Street 30721 706-278-2649
Valley Brook Church of God 1474 Mineral Springs Rd, 30720 706-279-3296
Community
Rock Bridge Community Church 121 W Crawford St, 30720 Community Fellowship Church 409 North Fredrick St, 30721 706-278-3204 Freedom Community Church 908 Elk Street, 30720 706-463-2690
Episcopal
Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church 901 West Emory St, 30720 706-278-8857
Lutheran
Christ the King Lutheran Church 623 S Thornton Ave, 30720 706-278-3979
Methodist
Bethel AME Church 620 Spring Street, 30720 706-226-2714 Bethel UMC 123 Bethel Church Rd, 30721 706-278-3309 Dalton First UMC 500 South Thornton Ave, 30720 706-278-8494 Dawnville UMC 1529 Spring Ln NE, 30721 706-259-5342 Fairview UMC 735 Riverbend Rd, 30721 706-996-5057 Five Springs UMC 2823 Five Springs Rd, 30720 706-277-3928 Mineral Springs UMC 4079 Airport Road, 30721 706-517-0200 Mt. Vernon UMC 597 Lafayette Road Rocky Face, GA 30740 706-673-4667 New Haven UMC 4040 South Dixie Highway, 30721 706-217-1879 Pleasant Grove UMC 2701 Cleveland Highway, 30721 Sugar Valley UMC 503 Murry Hill Dr, 30720 706-280-9112 Trinity UMC 901 Veterans Dr, 30721 706-278-4042 Varnell United Methodist Church 3485 Highway 2 Cohutta, 30710 706-694-8023 Wesley Chapel UMC 808 Jamestown CT, 30721 706-270-2331
Nazarene
First Church of the Nazarene 2325 Chattanooga Rd, 30720 706-278-8428 Grace Church of the Nazarene 1111 Nelson St, 30721 706-278-1171
Non-Denominational
Abundant Life Bible Church 2110 Antioch Rd, 30721 706-270-9733 Bridging the Gap Ministries 514 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, 30721 706-277-7575 Church on the Hill 1035 Abutment Rd, 30721 706-278-9208 Christian FreeWorship Church 210 Robinwood Dr, 30721 706-313-1129 Cornerstone Family Church 1240 Dawnville Rd, 30721 706-259-8509 Good Neighbors Church 910 South Thornton Ave, 30720 706-226-0846 Gospel Light Tabernacle
804 Sheridan Ave, 30721 Grace Fellowship Ministries 620 N Glenwood Ave 2&3, 30721 706-280-1375 River of Life Church of Dalton 2919 East Walnut Ave, 30721 706-965-6683 Saint James Overcoming Church 400 North Fredrick St, 30721 706-278-0319
Pentecostal
Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal Fuente de Agua Viva
101 S. Selvidge St, 30720 706.278-8161 Grace Presbyterian Church 2107 Threadmill Rd, 30720 706-226-6344
Presbyterian
Salvation Army 1109 N. Thornton Ave, 30722 706-278-3966
1007 Underwood St, 30721 706-278-4963 True Gospel Pentecostal Church 109 South Henderson St, 30721 706-278-5696 ChristChurch Presbyterian 510 South Tibbs Rd, 30720 706-529-2911 First Presbyterian Church
Salvationalist
701 E Morris St, 30721 706-618-1182 Dalton Hispanic SDA 112 W Long St, 30720 706-275-0523 Seventh Day Adventist Church
300 South Tibbs Rd, 30720 706-226-2166
Seventh Day Adventist
3 Angels Hispanic SDA
Chatsworth Church Directory Baptist
Blue Ridge Primitive Baptist Church 706-517-9849 134 Hyden Tyler Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Calvary Baptist Church 706-695-7747 Highway 225 North Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Center Hill Baptist Church 706-695-7988 65 Berry Bennett Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Cisco Baptist Church 706-695-9270 Highway 411 North Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Cool Springs Baptist Church 706-517-5388 Holly Creek Cool Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Fellowship Baptist Church 706-695-2626 4396 Highway 52 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US First Baptist Church 706-695-2112 121 West Market Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Flat Branch Baptist Church 706-695-2663 3443 Highway 286 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Free Hope Baptist Church 706-695-3717 4176 Highway 76 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Holly Creek Baptist Church 706-695-8522 422 Holly Creek Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Keith Road Baptist Church 706-695-6441 Keith Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Lindsey Memorial Baptist 3503 Lindsey Memorial Rd. Rocky Face, Ga. 30740 706-673-7650 Little Consauga Baptist Church 706-517-5733 1100 Sugar Creek Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Maranatha Baptist Church 706-695-6330
Highway 225 South Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Mount Pisgah Baptist Church 706-517-8944 2309 Old Highway 411 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Murray Baptist Church 706-695-9712 508 West Peachtree Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 US New Hope Baptist Church 706-517-3089 1273 New Hope Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US New Hope Baptist Church 706-673-8050 2105 Tunnel Hill-Varnell Road Tunnel Hill, GA 30755 New Prospect Baptist Church 706-629-9521 7629 Highway 225 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Old Fashion Baptist Church 706-695-5420 885 Ben Adams Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Open Air Ministries 706-386-484 1058 Mtn Crest Dr. Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Prayer Baptist Church 706-624-9216 10859 Hwy. 225 South Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Shinning Light Baptist Church 706-517-1739 801 North 5th Avenue Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Smyrna Baptist Church 706-695-5815 1913 Smyrna Church Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Spring Place Baptist Church 706-695-5532 441 Highway 225 South Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Strait Way Baptist Church 706-517-2861 508 West Peachtree Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Zion Hill Baptist Church 706-517-5913 Highway 225 North Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Bible
Grace Bible Church 2599 Leonard Bridge Rd. Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Church of Christ Woodhaven Church of Christ 706-847-7400 508 West Peachtree Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Church of God
Chatsworth Church of God 706-695-9388 Highway 411 South Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Central Community Church 706-695-4242 60 Pine Hills Drive Chatsworth, GA 30705 Spring Place Church of God 706-695-8000 717 Tibbs Bridge Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Timms Chapel Church of God 706-629-4720 7727 Highway 225 South Chatsworth, GA 30755 US
Full Gospel Faith Worship Center 706-695-6866 189 Hyden Tyler Road Chatsworth GA 30705 House Of Prayer 616 Jenkins Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Methodist
Center Valley UMC 706-971-4646 5394 Highway 225 North Chatsworth, GA 30705 US First United Methodist Church 706-695-3211 107 W Cherokee Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Fullers Chapel UMC 532 Cook Drive Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Mineral Springs UMC 71 North Way St Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Spring Place UMC 706-695-5143 Po Box 248 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Tunnel Hill UMC
706-673-4022 121 North Varnell Road Tunnel Hill, GA 30755
Non-Denominational
God’s Light House 784 Smyrna Church Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 Dayspring Church 706-695-7335 Highway 52 Alternate Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Liberty Tabernacle 706-517-3140 2196 Smyrna Church Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Living Word Christian Fellowship 706-695-5005 960 Cherokee Drive Chatsworth, GA 30705 US New Beginnings Ministries 706-695-6067 646 Floodtown Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Tabernacle of Praise 706-517-0377 1435 Leonard Bridge Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 US Wings Of Faith Ministries 706-695-1527 1122 North Holly Drive Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Pentecostal Victory Tabernacle 706-517-1458 355 Ellijay Street Chatsworth, GA 30705 US A Place to Worship 706-517-8568 259 Old Landfill Rd Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Presbyterian
Sumach Presbyterian Church 706-695-4773 2089 Sumach Church Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
Seventh Day Adventist
Seventh-Day Adventist Church 706-517-5124 1115 Highway 52 Chatsworth, GA 30705 US
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Gò0dNews for Parents
Positive in the Negative t seems that our children are exposed to negativity in their lives at younger ages than ever before. With the use of social media and 24 hour newsfeeds, people tend to express their negative thoughts more than positive thoughts. It has become an acceptable behavior with no one being accountable for what is being said or the negative results it has on our society. How do we help our children at an early age recognize the importance of being a positive influence in the world in which they live? There are key
elements that parents should implement in teaching their children. The following are ways to help end the constant cycle of negativity. Teach Children to be Respectful One of the most important ways to instill respect is to model it for you child. Do they see you showing respect by listening to and considering other people’s interest and perspectives which may be different than yours? Do they you hear complain about people who may have a different skin tone or religious belief? Your words and actions are what children learn from the most. It is important to remember that as you show respect they are learning from you how to practice the same behavior. Teach Children to be Empathic Children need to understand that their feelings are valid and how to express those feelings in acceptable
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behaviors. Parents need to help children think through and take responsibility. As you teach specific thinking and problem skills you are helping them to understand and care about other people’s feelings. This is a foundational skill to help them develop empathy. In what ways do they see you expressing empathy for others? Develop Clear Expectations and Consistent Consequences It is important for parents to communicate clear expectations which will decrease anxiety in children because there are few uncertainties. Children will need reminders but this should be done with gentle guidance. It is important to remember that you should not give a threatening consequence or give a direction that you are not willing to follow through on. You lose your credibility of being a positive parent and children will lose their clear expectations which in turn leads to negativity in your relationship. Recognize the Need for Developmentally Appropriate Behaviors Parents need to remember that children are people too, but they are a developing person and may have a limited capability of understanding depending on their age. Two year olds are not capable of taking another person’s perspective, which is why they have a hard time sharing. A four year old can be guided to understand another’s perspective but may still need guidance to learn how to respond appropriately. Positive guidance in early childhood helps them to develop a positive self-image which will lead them to have a positive outlook on life. In the Bible, we are reminded the importance of positive parenting. “Point your children in the right direction— when they’re old they won’t be lost (Proverbs 22:6, The Message). So which direction are your pointing your children?
About The Author
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by Brenda Dedmon
Reverend Brenda Dedmon is director of Children’s Learning Center, First Baptist Church of Dalton in Dalton, Georgia.
Church Activities & Events Concord Baptist Church with Cisco Baptist Church Youth Rally
Saturday, September 22nd 6:00PM Call for more info. (706) 218-4433
Grove Level Church
Men’s Ministry Cookout
Saturday, September 8th 3:00PM Speaker: Ricky Townsend Call for info. (706) 259-8519
First Baptist Church
Men’s Prayer Breakfast Oakwood Cafe 7:00AM
Salem Baptist Church Ladies Bible Study Thursdays at 7 PM Call (706) 259-7045
Whitefield Baptist Church Ladies Bible Study
Tuesday, September 4th 7:00PM - 8:00PM 2134 Dug Gap Rd Dalton, GA 30720
Gò0dNews for Life
Treading Deep Waters saiah 43:2 states “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”
Over the past year or more I have been treading deep waters, in the sense of drowning in life’s many obstacles. If I told you the details you probably wouldn’t even believe me! I found myself face down on my cold hardwood floor crying out to God for forgiveness, grace, and mercy. There were so many things that I could never fix and I had to completely give it to the Lord and trust him for a miracle. For years I had been dealing with a personal temptation and never truly found deliverance until that night, the night Jesus took it all
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away. After about an hour of pouring my heart out to God, I came up from that floor with a completely new mindset, new eyes, new thinking, and a new heart. I just had to trust him for that miracle, and a few days later he answered my prayers and performed what I thought to be impossible. Sometimes we think we are hiding our deepest and darkest secrets from people, from God, but we aren’t; he knows all of them. Around that same time period God gave me Isaiah 43:2 to stand on. It seems that every time I am facing what I think is impossible or simply having a hard time, he always lays a scripture on my heart for that time and season in my life. I keep it fresh on my mind and heart by repeating it daily to myself to remind me that he’s always there to rescue me. Many times in life we try to completely control our circumstances and situations all while believing we can fix it. Our current world is a “mind over matter,” “quick fix,” “self-help,” kind of society. So where does that leave any room for our miraculous God to work the impossible in our lives. Giving it all to God in faith means giving up our complete control and letting someone else have the power over our lives, and that’s not always easy. Hebrews 11 states, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not yet seen.” I’ve certainly hoped for many things in my life, some being my personal dreams and others are promises God has given me. Some of these have already happened and I’m still waiting on others. When God gives you a promise and a calling, he will deliver on that, but it’s up to us to seek him, walk with him daily, and have that childlike faith. The next time you’re treading life’s raging waters, remember he will be with you; just have faith!
About The Author
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by Piper Davis
Piper Davis and her husband live in Cleveland, Tennessee, where she enjoys life and her two baby yorkies.
Gò0dNews for Health & Fitness
Healthy Food Weight Gain hen trying to diet and eat well, the information can all get pretty confusing. If you’ve ever been frustrated because you’re not losing weight eating so-called “healthy foods”, you’re not alone. The labels mention being low in fat or sugar, but unfortunately, that can be misleading and lead us astray, when the overall calorie content is still high! We may end up eating better, but we still aren’t losing any weight! We end up confused as to why we aren’t getting any leaner, but it’s because weight loss will always be about the number of calories we get from our food, not whether the item came from the healthy food section of the store. A lot of individuals start diet modifications by choosing healthier substitutes. This can be a great way to ease yourself into better eating habits, however, it can also be the main reason you get stuck in your fat loss. For example, switching from Coke to orange juice is an amazingly more healthy choice. Coke is little more than sugar water, whereas OJ contains antioxidant protection in the form of essential micronutrients like polyphenols and vitamin C. Yet, from a weight loss perspective, a 12oz can of Coke is 150 calories, and 12oz of Minute Maid orange juice is 153 calories. Sure, there are more nutrients in the orange juice, but in terms of excess energy storage, your body still must process an additional 150 calories. An even better alternative would be consuming the fruit itself. One medium navel orange has only 45 calories, plus all the valuable nutrients and the fiber that help you feel fuller than drinking the juice alone. Others make the healthy choice of snacking on almonds or other nuts and dried fruit, like raisins, instead of unhealthier snack foods like potato chips, corn chips, or cookies. But again, three Oreo or Chips Ahoy cookies contain about the same amount of calories as just a ¼ cup of almonds. If the almonds are more satiating, so that you eat less for dinner later, than they are not only a healthier choice, but can assist your weight maintenance as well. But if you simply use
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it as a healthier snack, and eat the same amount for dinner later, your weight won’t budge. It’s always best to choose foods that come straight from nature and have as little processing or pasteurizing as possible. Fruits and vegetables are loaded with the proper ratios of macro- and micronutrients that our bodies need to function well. If you fill up most of your diet with these types of foods, it becomes easy to live a healthy lifestyle and
you don’t have to feel like you’re eating a restrictive fad diet. However, calories still count, even if they come from super healthy foods like bananas, yogurt, almond or peanut butter, granola from all natural ingredients, dried fruit, trail mix, whole grain breads or pasta, or other healthy items. If you feel you are eating very healthy, but are still having problems with your weight, recognize that you may have to cut back on some of your portions or calories, or significantly up your activity levels to compensate. About The Author
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by Megan Stockburger
Megan Stockburger is a fitness consultant and personal trainer at Bradley Wellness Center in Dalton, GA. You can find out more about her at their website: www.bradleywell.com.
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Chattanooga (423) 499-4392 Dalton (706) 503-3500
Ameritel Voice and Data
R
emember the time when rotary dial telephones were
Greg, Managing Partner Mike Akers, and the rest of the staff do
the norm? It took some major convincing in the 60’s to
what they do.
convert everyone to the first push-button telephones. The
“Every day is different here,” said technician, Jason Coffey,
industry has continued to develop exponentially to the point
“We are always learning something new or meeting someone
where most people now have colored touch screen business
new.” Each of the technicians at Ameritel is expert certified and
phones sitting on all their desks.
offers complete quality service.
Ameritel Voice and Data offers business telephone
Ameritel staff pride themselves on being updated and
solutions that are custom designed to fit the needs of your
keeping their customers up to date on the latest technology. They
specific business. Modern patented design allows people to
also take pride in their relationships with existing customers,
receive business calls anywhere out of the office, and always
along with friendships in the Chamber and all over town.
receive calls in the office, even when internet or power is out.
“I’ve had friendships with many of these customers for
Ameritel’s goal is to help each of their customers amplify their
years, since the day I started here!” said Customer Relations
business with the most up-to-date communication solutions.
Manager, Brooke Szakacs. “I also work very closely with our
Greg Austin, President of Ameritel Voice & Data first got his start in the telecommunications industry back in 1984. He was always fascinated by electronics and ended up pursuing specialized training in the Air National Guard for technology and communications. His experience there inspired him to start his own business. Ameritel Voice & Data was founded in 2009 and has grown and advanced right alongside the telecom industry itself. Passion for ever-evolving technology is one of the reasons why
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manufacturer, Star2Star.”
Don’t worry, the professionals at Ameritel will provide you with headsets, wifi access, and any other features or additions that make sense for your business. They also offer security cameras and can place as many as the customer prefers in any desired location, also including PC and cellphone App monitoring. Consultations are always 100% no charge. Star2Star also takes pride in enabling people to dial out from their cell phones, revealing their business phone number as the caller ID. According to Forbes, “Mobile device ownership means workers have the ability to remain connected to work Ameritel Voice and Data is backed by Star2Star’s globally known name and products including their patented PC and App services. Ameritel partnered with Star2Star in 2015 and will continue to represent their award winning products and services. “Ameritel is a top partner that we can depend on to give exemplary service to our mutual customers,” said Star2Star President, Michelle Accardi. Ameritel has been a Top Ten partner two years in a row out of 624 other dealers nationwide. They work side by side with Star2Star to ensure the utmost customer satisfaction. Star2Star, located in Sarasota, FL, offers not only the “Latest and Greatest” of Polycom and Vtech business telephones, but they add customizability and patented features that unify communications, with a 100% quality guarantee. The preferred solution for nearly all customers is the hybrid blended solution which includes a backup, on premise device that monitors the quality of the internet and the voice and data throughput. The technology notifies Ameritel staff the moment the readings fluctuate. They normally know when their customers are having power or internet issues long before the customer even does.
at all times and that will breed an expectation that workers be reachable at all times, as well.” Star2Star and Ameritel make it possible for you to take business anywhere without revealing a private cell phone number. Ameritel also offers personalized one-on-one training on an unlimited basis. Additionally included is on-going maintenance and upgrades, with no-cost repairs for the life of the telephone system, auto-attendants, holiday recordings, and the ability to add or change things later with ease. Most people are surprised to discover that all of these features are available without the heavy price tag. Call us at 706-503-3500 to discuss whether an upgrade makes sense for your business. You can also visit us at 120 E Emery St. right by downtown Dalton. Along with offering an innovative and renowned product, customer service is an absolute priority for Ameritel staff. It’s important for them to know their customers by name and give them individual attention. According to customers, the technicians are
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prompt and efficient and the Admin staff and consultants are friendly and informative. Testimonials can be found on the new website being launched September 1st. Browse through Ameritel’s services at www.AVDpros.com! The website also features staff members, and a little bit about them personally. They are the people who want to see your business reach new heights and commit to working hard on each customer’s behalf every single day. “It isn’t how you start; it’s how you finish!” Said Greg Austin. “Satisfaction comes from the Star2Star has earned a 99.999% incoming call guarantee,
end result, and Ameritel does what it takes to get there.”
ensuring that businesses still receive calls even when experiencing a loss of power or even just an internet outage. Through signature programming, Ameritel provides several options for call routing designed for the individual business’ needs. Hybrid solutions include StarScope which is a feature for your desktop, displaying the complete phone system with live visuals of current calls including call record and other management features. From StarScope, one can dial, transfer and even answer calls from a PC with the appropriate headset.
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Gò0dNews for Teens by Bud Kinches
aith is very important when it comes to our walk with Christ. It's so important that the Bible says, in Hebrews 11:6 that without faith it is impossible to please God. So what is faith? Hebrews 11:1 says that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of the things not seen. The fact that we serve a God that we've never seen means that we have faith. I have had the chance to serve in youth ministry for quite some time now and I find that very often young
people tend to put their faith in other things or people besides Jesus. Perhaps it's their favorite actor, singer, sports star, or maybe even something, like a material thing. That seems to be the world's job today to get young people sucked into something, to take their minds off the most important thing, which is their relationship with Christ. There is no doubt that being a teenager in today's world can be so hard. I've talked to so many young people who tell me how difficult it is to be a Christian sometimes. Maybe it's because their friends don't believe the same way they do, or maybe something happens in their lives that they
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simply can't understand, the loss of a loved one or a friend or maybe their parents getting divorced. They will ask themselves the question that we've all asked at one point or another in our lives: why? Why did God let this happen? Why would God allow this person to pass away? My friends and I have been there so many times in my life. My parents divorced when I was 8 years old. I had a very close friend who passed away in a car accident who loved the Lord so much and so many other things that I can't even fit in this article. Nowhere in the Bible did it say it would always be easy. I mean look at Job. He was a man who loved the Lord and then one day he loses everything. His family, all of his possessions, gone in the blink of an eye. It got so bad for Job that his wife told him he should just curse God and die but Job never lost his faith in God and in the end got so much more back. I like to tell people that faith is like a muscle. You go work out your physical muscles in the gym to stay strong and in shape because if you don't you become weak. That faith muscle has to be worked out, too. That comes when we go through things like tests or trials. It works out our faith in Christ to keep it strong. My main goal with this article is to encourage you today if you're going through something. I know the new school year is in full swing and maybe you're already facing challenges that are testing you. Please don't lose the faith. Remember that Jesus sticks closer than a brother and he will never leave your or forsake you. You may not understand why right now, and you might not ever, but remember what Jesus said that faith the size of a mustard seed can move a mountain. Just so you know the mustard seed is the smallest seed on planet earth. That's all you need! God bless you as you continue on this awesome journey in your relationship with God! Keep the faith!
About The Author
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Faith
Bud Kinches currently serves as a youth leader at North Cleveland Church of God. He has a heart of passion for young people. If you would like him to come speak to your youth group please contact him by email at budkinches@gmail.com.
Gò0dNews for Everyone
We Need the Puritans (Part 1)
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by Rev. Reagan Marsh
ention the Puritans to most modern folks and you’ll get responses like “They were repressive prudes who hated fun” and “They were intolerant legalists who burned witches.” Or (as H.L. Mencken joked) they lived with the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, was happy. While a few outliers on the fringes gave rise to caricatures like these, they’re not true of the mainstream. Puritanism was a theological movement seeking biblical reforms within the Church of England from 1500-1700. It
When contrasted with today’s evangelical landscape, they were spiritual giants. They were towering “oaks of righteousness” (Isa 61.3); we’re more like tumbleweed. They were sinful, for sure, with significant missteps (Oliver Cromwell comes to mind here), but they knew the grace of the gospel, and clung to it, preached it, and lived it with clarity and fervor like few have before or after. We can learn several lessons from their lives and writings which will serve our souls well. 1. Be taught to read the Bible from masters of the Bible. To read Puritan writings is to enter the world of Scripture. It was said of John Bunyan (author of Pilgrim’s Progress) that if pricked, he’d bleed Scripture. Their books were generally first sermons to ordinary people, and they see God’s truth everywhere. On those pages you encounter both the explanation and the “sense” (the meaning, implications, and applications) of Scripture. They asked of every verse, “What does this teach me of God: his ways, character, promises? How does this show me Christ’s beauty, and lead me to worship? Where does my life need to change in light of it?”
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Next month, we’ll consider more of why we need the Puritans today. About The Author
branched out into Presbyterian, Congregational, and Baptist expressions within and beyond England, but all sprang from a single biblical center: a Scripturally-robust vision of God amazed by his majesty, in awe of Jesus’s mercy, and seeking to walk practically in communion with the Holy Spirit. Puritanism’s devotion to convictional, confessional truth culminated in the “Great Ejection” of 1662, when 2,000 of their pastors lost their jobs and homes for quietly refusing to compromise Scriptural truth and practice. Many suffered intense persecution, even starving to death, rather than negotiating with sin and unfaithfulness.
They’re incredibly practical in application, with deep insight into Scripture’s teaching on the workings, pains, and desires of the soul. They were convinced that the Bible’s goal was “doctrine for life,” with the conviction that (as William Ames said) true theology is “the teaching of living unto God.” In other words, these masters of the Bible had been mastered by the Bible, and lovingly sought to bring its teaching to bear on all of life. Our tendency today is to despise church history, theology, and hard study, claiming that God will whisper truth to listening ears; but, as Spurgeon observed, “It’s strange that many who make much of what God supposedly says to them, think so little of what he has shown to others.” We need the Puritans to help us learn to read and live Scripture rightly, strengthening discipleship.
Reagan Marsh is a husband, daddy, teacher and a pastor at Rocky Face Baptist Church.
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by Laura Perdue
cclesiastes 3:1 says that to everything there is a
This season I have come to realize isn’t permanent,
season, and a time to every purpose
nor is it the end of our story. Although this season has
under heaven.
been difficult, my marriage to my best friend is the one
Seasons: We all faced them in life. Some we can
thing other than God that has remained consistent. It’s
recall to be very great and some are the hardest we have
had its moments where the enemy has tried to sneak in
ever faced. But I want to zero in on specifically seasons
and destroy and there have been several tears shed by
in our marriages. I don’t know about you but there
us both but I just keep reminding myself that weeping
are times I feel like marriage is like winter, cold and
in this season may endure for a night, but joy will come
everything looks dead that once was blooming, but then
in the morning.
I allow the Son, The Holy Spirit, to breathe and shine upon difficult situations and there, just like the first day of spring, the warmth of love and care that I once felt begins to spring forth into life! This year my husband I entered the most difficult season that we have ever faced as a married couple. Our baby boy was born April 13th, 2018 at 4:05pm and 6-12 hours after birth, he had a brain hemorrhage and stopped breathing; the next 30 hours after his birth were crazy. There were issues they couldn’t resolve at the hospital that in the end landed us in Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta where we spent 112
If you find yourself in a difficult season in your
days watching every doctor, specialist, and nurse care
marriage today, I want to challenge you to not leave
for our baby.
your partner out. They are there for you to weather
It was during this time that I felt that the season
the storm if you will lean on them. Remember to
we were in, not facing, because it came out of nowhere
always keep them on your boat as you sail through
would absolutely overtake myself or possibly both of us.
life together.
The enemy attacked us from every direction he could and is still fighting. I had to end up quitting my career for my son. This meant we lost our housing as it was tied to my job. It also meant losing a significant amount of income.
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so that I could stay home and be the full-time caretaker My name is Laura Perdue and I am married to my best friend, Brian Perdue. God has truly blessed us both and I could not imagine life without my prince, my promise. Brian and I reside in Marietta, Georgia, and serve on the ministry team of Fivestones Church in Canton, GA.
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by Jennie Arnold
ow is it that I'm already in my mid-60's when
Yes, our bodies tend to slow down as we get older but
it was just yesterday I was in my mid-20's and
we have to be wise enough to take care of them the best
raising a toddler? The years go by faster than
we can, including what we eat and the activities we do
we think, especially as we get older. But I will have to
daily. I'm blessed in that I get a chance to get outside and
admit, at least for me, life as an "older adult" tends to
garden, which is a hobby I greatly enjoy. And to be able
be more peaceful. I can spend leisurely time doing my
to eat what I grow in my own yard is a double blessing!
Bible reading, journaling, devotions, or working in the
I have those days when I don't feel up to doing a
yard without having to feel the rush to get to a job or
lot if I have a few aches, but I've learned to listen to the
having to change diapers or the other many challenges
signals my body gives me and I will take it easy that
of raising a family. I loved being able to raise my son
day and not do a lot. Unfortunately, we won't have the
and daughter, but now they are adults and living their
experience of living to be hundreds of years old like in
own lives, so I feel as a senior, it's my chance to be able
the early days of the Bible, but we can do our best to
to relax and not be in a hurry for anything.
prolong the time we do have and live it abundantly. Another perk of getting older is the senior benefits you get in most places you eat or shop! I feel it's taken me many years to earn it so I ask for it everywhere I go! I'm not at all embarrassed or ashamed of it either! I realize there are some who are seniors still in the workforce and I, for one, don't think that should be, unless they want to work. But I feel that after having worked so many years, people have the right to be able to relax and enjoy what time they have left, not still having to work. Our society has gotten to the point it costs so much to live and you don't get a lot from Social Security, so some have no choice. “The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old” (Proverbs 20:29). I know I've earned and proudly accept every gray hair that God
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has put on my head!
Jennie Arnold is married, a mom to two grown children, and a “mi mi” to grandchildren. She has attended Rock Bridge Community Church for approximately 11 years. She enjoys volunteering and attending Bible studies.
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Gò0dNews for Singles
by Bruce Sloan
he beauty of a single life is an inward journey with Christ. The faith of a Christian single will meet the challenges when confronted. A tree’s survival is in the ability to grow deep tap roots to be nourished by the hidden water below. It is also true for people of faith to accept the responsibility to grow deeper spiritually. Singleness can provide that opportunity to grow deeper in Christ. Paul, who probably was single, wrote to Ephesus that “Christ may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (ESV, Ephesians 3: 16-19). The very hope of a Christian life is in that singular relationship between you and Jesus Christ. The world that we live in seeks to define us by its own definition rather than that of God who made us. Social media, community, and even friends look at us outwardly in comparison to a standard set by humans. It can be discouraging, questionable, or even destructive. Created in the very imagine of God, you are the most beautiful of all the creation. Enjoying the sunset at the beach, the awe-inspiring beauty of the mountains, or
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the simple beauty of a wild flower does not surpass how wonderful you are in God’s eyes. The Bible reveals many single believers who were able to move past the prejudice of their culture. They were able to bring a real hope of God’s purpose to the world. The history of the church is filled with notable influences of single men and women whose testimonies encourage us in our own struggles. We are witness today as we see singles that are a vital and crucial part of the kingdom of God. The heart of the matter is the heart. We seek a lot of directions today from our GPS, our computer search engine, and our cell phones. These can be good directions, but not necessarily the best. Finding first that peace of the inner being can transfer us to another path of hope, joy, and love. God’s plan is that you find the desire of your heart. It does not begin with another, but with you. It begins when you are able to know that this is who you are and this is who God made. As with all people, there will be struggles, sufferings and loneliness; it is not what defines you. God wants you to be filled with His completeness. God’s purpose begins in prayer and Bible study, but also seeking out others who have been on this journey. Find a mature Christian who will spend some time with you to engage in spiritual conversation. This is not a selfpsychological analysis, but for keeping our spiritual person connected to the spirit of God. Strengthening the inner self is more important than strengthening our physical body. Our spirit is eternal and moves us to that place where we feel accepted by God, our self, and then others.
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t is so important to forgive others and yourself; life is too short. We need to forgive other as we have been forgiven by the blood of Christ Jesus. If we want to be free and stop struggling daily,
we must have enough faith in God that we are always able to forgive one another. If you have the faith of a mustard seed, you can say unto the sycamore tree, be thy removed and it shall be done (Mark 11:23). If you want forgiveness you must forgive. God said if we don't forgive neither can we be forgiven (Matthew 6:15). Who is in bondage if you don't forgive? You. How many times should you forgive your brother? Seven time seven times. Countless times and limitless times we are to forgive our brother (Matthew 18:22). To forgive means to make a conscious and deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has wronged or harm you.
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The pain of living with unforgiveness can poison your soul and destroy you. When we forgive others, we are able to release them to God and let it go! Also, we release ourselves to grow and to be free as oppose to being in bondage (Colossians 3:13). Thanks to God’s repentance and forgiving power, you gain all of these: God's glory, grace, mercy, strength, might, knowledge, forgiveness, blessings, riches, love, greatness, handiwork, holiness, righteousness, availability, patience, peace, joy, graciousness, gentleness, kindness, faithfulness, goodness, love, humble, willingness, beauty, and authority! Please, don't miss out on all of God's power and blessings listed above. Just forgive and move on!
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Gò0dNews for Everyone by Nelson Haynes
ack away from the fence!” I was shaken and embarrassed when I heard those loud words from a Secret Service guard at the George Herbert Walker Bush compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. I previously had flown up to Boston, Massachusetts, from Columbia, South Carolina, the summer of 1991 to see my best friend from college and his family. Joe and Linda Grayton (along with their baby Daniel) eventually drove me up to Kennebunkport to see our former Presidents’ summer home from a
distance. After I got out of their car I walked ahead of the Graytons’ oblivious to a sign which stated: “NO WALKING BEYOND THIS POINT.” I kept walking. I wanted to get closer even though I did not have access. My walking stopped when I was told to back away. When Joe and Linda (with Daniel in tow) caught up with me, they laughed! Why do we desire to get close to the famous? Why are we impressed with them such that we freak out when we get close? Years before that humiliating encounter in Maine, I remember another experience with someone famous I also stumbled upon. In 1987, I accepted a job as a Dorm Counselor and Teacher at
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a boarding high school in Asheville, North Carolina. During the school year I drove 3 or 4 teenage girls and boys to the church they wanted to attend on most Sunday mornings. One Sunday, I was late in picking them up. When we finally arrived at Montreat Presbyterian Church in Montreat, N.C. we knew we would have to walk in front of people to find a seat. One of the girls with us was embarrassed. I slowly opened the door to the sanctuary and looked for a vacant pew. I pointed and told our crew: “There are some seats over there.” That same embarrassed girl then said to me: “But look who is sitting on the row behind that empty pew!” I looked and froze. There sat Billy and Ruth Graham. We put on courage and quickly and quietly sat down in front of them. I noticed Ruth’s warm smile and I felt at ease. I later learned that Dr. Graham worshipped at Montreat Presbyterian when he was not out of town preaching at his crusades. That was the first and only time I was around Billy Graham way before he left this ‘ole earth on February 21, 2018 at the age of 99. Today, you and I still have continual access to someone who goes beyond dignitaries and prominence. From his book Ephesians, Paul declares “He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.” Hebrews 10:19a also tells us we have confidence to enter the presence of God because of the blood of Jesus Christ. What are you doing with your access to the Creator of the universe, the person Jesus and the indwelling Holy Spirit?
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by Matt Hoffman
hen you look back throughout history, one of the greatest shortfalls for us guys is an overall lack of communication. This glooming failure has been with us since the very beginning, all the way back to Adam and Eve. It has been the cause of arguments, led to problems in the workplace, even led to wars. It is something that we must ultimately and collectively improve upon if we are to effectively spread the gospel and be Godly examples to others in a lost world. James 1:19 says, “Know this my beloved brothers: Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.” Imagine to yourself if every person in every part of the world lived by this one verse! In reality, we do the opposite. We are slow to hear (if we hear at all), quick to speak, and anger quickly and easily. We are so anxious to make our point known in any situation that we, in many cases, have our reply on the tip of our tongue before the other person has finished talking. This leads to frustration, confusion, and usually ends in one or both parties getting angry. We are all encouraged to want to and are taught to express ourselves which is fine, but when it’s done at the expense of others we become a worldly distraction instead of a light in the darkness. We must listen! May it be our wives, our friends, our boss, or even our enemies, we must listen to what they have to say before we even think about replying.
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“Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others” (Philippians 2:3-4). When attempting to communicate it is essential to put others before ourselves. God wants us to choose our words wisely, to “rejoice always” as said in 1 Thessalonians 5. To effectively get a point across it must be delivered in the right way. Even if it is a tough subject, it must be delivered with love. Proverbs 15:1-2 states, “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.” Much can be accomplished simply by listening to others. Even more can be done by answering those in the proper way, softly, wisely, and with love. When you think about it, the perfect example of how to communicate is Jesus Christ. How many times did He reply in anger, even when people were trying to trick Him or back Him into a corner? There was always a reply with love, wisdom, and patience. Our Savior is who we need to be looking to as we attempt to become better communicators to a lost world. He is who we should look to in all situations.
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hronic joint pain can be debilitating. But the good news is, you don’t have to live with the pain. There are options, both surgical and non-surgical, that you can discuss with your doctor.
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Several different conditions can lead to joint pain. These conditions include:
If your everyday activities are being limited due to stiffness and pain and there is little relief from other treatments, your physician may recommend joint replacement surgery. Most people who have knee, hip, or shoulder replacement surgery experience a substantial reduction in the amount of pain they are having daily and are able to return to the activities they enjoy.
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“Joint replacement is a very effective way to reduce and very often completely eliminate joint pain,” says orthopedic surgeon Mitch Frix, MD. “Joint replacement surgery has changed significantly over the years. Joint replacement designs have improved in function and longevity to benefit patients’ active lifestyles for a longer period of time.” Joint replacement surgery can often even be done on an outpatient basis. Advancements in joint replacement and surgical care services now allow for joint replacement patients to receive their surgery and return home in less than 24-hours! Most importantly, when considering joint replacement surgery, be sure to choose a hospital that is certified by The Joint Commission in hip, knee, and shoulder replacement. This means that the hospital has consistently demonstrated compliance with The Joint Commission’s national stateof-the-art standards for health care quality and safety in disease-specific care.
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t is so easy to get discouraged in today’s world.
finding out: read, pray, and walk and talk to Him.
All too often we forget who we are and who we
He is closer than you think! Look around you and
are representing, a mighty God. We, as Christians,
see what God is doing. He speaks to us in so many
have so much to encourage us to do the right thing,
different ways and sometimes we just need to slow
to continue on the right path. If we will just utilize
down and listen to His voice. John 10:27 tells us,
it the resources are endless and limitless. When
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and
it comes to God, Philippians 4:13 tells us, there is
they follow me.” Also in John 10:14 it says, “I am
nothing impossible through Him, that we can do
the good shepherd, and know my sheep and they
all things, it doesn’t say some things, it says all. The
know me.” If we truly want to be closer to Him, He
most important thing to remember is that we must
will show Himself to us. It starts with us.
be willing to let His spirit guide us and sometimes Well I don’t know what God has in store for you, but I do know how to have a good start on
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About The Author
we wonder how we do that.
Robert Leamon is a local martial artist of 36 years. During his career, he has had the privilege of training with a variety of instructors versed in multiple styles of the martial arts. Robert, together with his wife Lisa, stepped out on faith and founded Christ Centered Martial Arts (CCMA) in 2008. He is the Chief Instructor of CCMA and they have a main dojo (karate school) located in Rocky Face, Georgia and another dojo in Chatsworth, Georgia. Robert and Lisa are very involved with their home church Emmaus Baptist as well as teaching an AWANA’s elective at a couple of other area churches. Although Robert might be described as an outstanding martial artist by his peers, a large portion of his time is spent introducing Christ to others in a unique way! www.ccmartialarts.com
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ho am I...that I should be…” (1 Samuel 18:18). Each of us has upon our lives a unique “calling” into the purposes of God. Not too many of us are given a public mantle to do deeds on some great stage. But to each the great planner has so designed a portion to fit well the doer. Grace flows for that portion - which may be seen by us as insignificant. But each “little” role has its significance in God’s grand design. As with a clockwork, if but one tiny gear lacks one tiny tooth, the mechanism will not function. All the parts are important! “The whole works because of its parts, when each part works as a whole” (PLB). “If all were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing...?” (1 Corinthians 12:17). Delight to fulfill well the unique role God has given you in His masterful plan. And do it with all your might. Then, look to Him to give you the sense of significance for which you may long. “And I, if I am lifted up...I will draw all men unto myself” (John 12:32, NASB).
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He will draw us into His plans as we exalt Him. Then, as He reveals, go out in the strength that He gives. For He certainly gives grace for the journey. “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns’” (Isaiah 52:7, ESV).
Paul McGuire has been born again for almost 60 years, and has pursued to hear God’s voice through all those years. He and his wife Teresa of 45+ years are active at Living Word Church in Cleveland, TN. They have two children and four-and-counting grandchildren.”
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