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Contents SEPTEMBER 2018
GoodNews from the Pastor’s Desk 6 A Heavenly Conversation
GoodNews for Teens 26 Faith
GoodNews for Kids 8 Be Brave
GoodNews for Seniors 28 The Value of “One”
GoodNews on Money Matters 10 Treasure
GoodNews Player of the Month 30 Hunter Hayes - The Joshua Award
by Samuel Burger
by Morgan Johnson
by Bill Fortenberry
GoodNews for Men 12 Men, Live Holy!
by Wayne Williams
GoodNews for Women 14 A Virtuous Woman by Misty Ineichen
GoodNews for Parents 18 Stay Where You Can See Me by Ann Gruber
GoodNews for Life 20 Connections, not Competition by Khristie Staines
GoodNews Cover Story 22 Coosa Valley Fair
GoodNews for Health & Fitness 24 Which Diet is Best? by Gloria Moser
by Bud Kinches
by Dr. Phillip Patterson
by Kent Howard
GoodNews for Everyone 32 When Life Became Too Personal (Conclusion)
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by Karon Holloway
GoodNews for Everyone 34 Glocal by Mitch Jolly
GoodNews for Everyone 36 The Steps to Unity by Phil Wade
GoodNews for Everyone 38 We Need the Puritans (Part 1)
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by Reagan Marsh
GoodNews for Everyone 40 Exclusive Access by Nelson Haynes
GoodNews for Everyone 42 Communication is Key by Matt Hoffman
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A Heavenly Conversation
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About The Author
by Samuel Burger had a wonderful conversation with a friend The Bible says in 1 Peter 1:4-5 that “We have a few days before he went to be with the an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and Lord. What really stood out to me is his faith that does not fade away, reserved in heaven in Christ Jesus. We talked about how beautiful for you, who are kept by the power of God heaven is and what it would be like when we through faith for salvation ready to be revealed get there. From our conversation, I knew he in the last time.” The Bible says I’m a new loved the Lord. I would like to extend that creation and I am saved from the penalty of sin conversation about heaven to you. For those of and one day I will be saved from the presence us who are saved, we can look toward heaven. of sin. Peter reinforces this point in 2 Peter Heaven is beautiful because: 3:10:11. 1. We will not experience the effects of sin 3. Jesus will be there. Read Revelation 21:3, anymore. Read Revelation 21:4 22-23 Through our earthly life, we have shed tears, Heaven would not be heaven without we have seen physical death, experienced our gentle, meek, and victorious Savior. We sorrow, and we have certainly experienced haven’t seen His face, but we will see his face pain. But the Bible promises us that when we one day. Now, we walk by faith but when get to heaven we will not experience these we get there we will not need faith anymore things. The Bible says in Philippians 3:20-21, because we will meet the face of love. Not “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which only will we see his face, but we will see the we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord wounds in his hands and feet. Zechariah 13:6 Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly says, “And one will say to him, ‘What are these body that it may be conformed to his glorious wounds between your arms?’ Then He will body, according to the working by which He answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in is able even to subdue all things to Himself.” the house of my friends.’” Heaven is promised When we get to heaven, we will have a body for us that will believe in Jesus Christ and for like Jesus-glorious and untainted by sin. those who trust Him to forgive them of their 2. We will see that all things are made new. sins. Let’s continue that conversation about Read Revelation 21:5 heaven. The Bible says that God will make everything new. One day, sin will be eliminated. When we get saved, we become a new creation in Christ Jesus (1 Cor. 5:17). It’s a glimpse of what heaven will be like. He made me new when I got saved but when I get to Samuel Burger is pastor of Chestuee Worship heaven I will see the fullness of my salvation. Center in Calhoun, TN. It's his passion to teach God's word and bring them into a relationship with Jesus Christ.
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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.
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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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About The Author
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).
Dr. Wayne M. Williams is a Christian life coach and certified professional marriage and family counselor who presently serves as senior pastor for First United Presbyterian Church in Athens,Tennessee. He is co-founder and executive director of World Harvest Ministries. Along with his wife of 37 years, Lita, they unashamedly proclaim the word of God through media and missions efforts.
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Gò0dNews for Women
A Virtuous Woman n Sunday school we are learning the value of a woman to God, her husband, children and society. The more we get into depth of Proverbs 31, I reflect on what I was taught growing up. Be a lady in all you do! Sit properly, dress respectfully, cross your legs, save yourself for marriage, work to eat, speak kindly and without cursing, keep a clean home, love your children, but teach them the ways of the Lord. Where has the virtuous woman gone? Let's define virtuous, righteous, good, pure, saintly, angelic, moral, ethical, upright, upstanding, high-minded and principled. Is this what you see when you look at your character? Do you see this in your daughters, sister, and friends? Although I aspire to be all these things God has asked of me, I do fail from time to time. But each day is a new day to be more of the virtuous woman. Society is now teaching our young women that vanity, wealth, lust, looking out for #1 is the exciting way to live. No longer do we value marriage, our self-image, and most of all our character. Be whatever you wanna be! Anything is acceptable! What was once undesirable and often hidden is now rewarded. Throw your morals out the door! It’s a free to be you and me kind of world.
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I was raised partly by my grandparents who were in their sixty's when I was born in the early 70's. My grandmother was a virtuous woman. She taught me early in life to cook, clean, sew, garden, and how to take care of a family. My mother taught me in other ways by her examples. She is very kind, soft spoken, dresses honorably, never curses, very much a caregiver, and has been a wonderful influence. Read and study Proverbs 31:10-30. Don't feel overwhelmed. None of us are perfect but that shouldn't keep us from trying to be more as Christ called us to be. He created women for a purpose, here is a great purpose. Now don't panic and think all of this has to be done in a week. The example of this woman took years for her to accomplish. It was by her character, strength, and faithfulness to God that she tackled these duties daily. Reflect on your life and you will find you have accomplished many of the same attributes. The ones you’re lacking, well that's where you begin. Set a daily task of how you will live your day more virtuously. Let's be examples for women of the future that virtue is much more appealing and most of all honors our heavenly father.
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by Misty Ineichen
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706-232-4070 Desoto Park Baptist Church 1107 Cave Spring Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-6207 Dykes Creek Baptist Church 3181 Kingston Hwy NE Rome Ga, 30161 706-291-7790 East Rome Baptist Church 601 Cedar Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-8553 East View Baptist Church 901 Kingston Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8250 Emmanuel Baptist Church 1414 Old Dalton Rd Rome, Ga 30165 706-232-3939 Enon Baptist Church 3105 Turkey Mountain Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-5052 Fellowship Rome Baptist Church 314 Burnett Ferry Rd Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-9416 First Baptist Church 100 E 4th Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-1150 Flatrock Baptist Church 848 Cunningham Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-9976 Friendship Baptist Church 2283 Calhoun Rd NE Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-4803 Garden Lakes Baptist Church 2200 Redmond Cir Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-6615 Greater Mount Calvary Baptist 445 East 14th St Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-5047 Hill Crest Baptist Church 2202 N Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8806 Hollywood Baptist Church 112 Lombardy Way Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-6642 In Focus Baptist Church 12 N Hughes Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-8963 Lakeview Baptist Church 80 Salem Dr Rome, Ga 30165 706-235-2149 Lovejoy Baptist Church 436 Branham Ave Rome, Ga 30171 706-232-1917 McFall Baptist Church 3011 Rockmart Rd SE Rome, Ga 30161
706-235-5673 Mount Alto Church 1915 Huffaker Rd NW Rome, Ga 30165 706-232-5102 Mount Carmel Baptist Church E 20th St Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-8777 Mount Olive Baptist Church 17 E Pennington Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-6413 New Antioch Baptist Church 4553 Calhoun Rd NE Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-2248 New Bethel Baptist Church Weathington Dr Rome, Ga 30161 706, 291-8939 New Canaan Baptist Church 3 Excelsior St Rome, Ga 30165 706-291-1984 New Hope Baptist Church Hwy 156 Rome, Ga 706-235-0250 New Hope Baptist Church 399 Moran Lake Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-290-0507 North Broad Baptist Church 1309 N Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-2100 Northwood Missionary Baptist 4076 Calhoun Rd NE Rome, Ga 30161 PisGah Baptist Church Alabama Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-4431 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church 500 N Division St Rome, Ga 30165 706-235-0731 Pleasant Valley North Baptist 735 Old Summerville Road NW Rome, GA 30165 706-232-6426 Providence Baptist Church 17 Burnett Ferry Road SW Rome, Ga 30165 706-291-0689 Riverside Baptist Church 38 Ash St Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8114 State Line Baptist Church 8536 Black Bluff Road Cave Spring, Ga 30124 678-988-0339 Saint Paul Baptist Church Pleasant Valley Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-235-5037 Second Avenue Baptist 823 E 2nd Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-3663
Sherwood Forest Baptist Church 1 Goodman Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-6174 Shorter Avenue Baptist Church 1410 Shorter Ave Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-8266 South Broad Baptist Church 508 South Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 Spring Creek Baptist Church 2636 Chulio Rd SE Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-1220 Springfield Baptist Church 113 Smith St Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-7217 Thankful Baptist Church 935 Spider Webb Dr Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8132 Three Rivers Church 2960 New Calhoun Highway NE Rome, Ga 706-766-0942 Trinity Baptist Church 1728 Calhoun Rd NE Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-3368 Turner Chapel Baptist Church 756 Turner Chapel Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-235-8682 Unity Baptist Church 2261 Pleasant Valley Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-2184 West End Baptist Church 107 Mississippi Dr Rome, Ga 30165 706-235-1971 West Rome Baptist Church 914 Shorter Ave Rome, Ga 30165 706-232-9722 Wilkerson Road Baptist Church Wilkerson Rd Rome, Ga 30161 Woodlawn Baptist Church 1649 Cartersville Hwy SE Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-4171 Word & Way Baptist Church New Rocketmart Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-8729
Catholic
Saint Mary Catholic Church 911 N Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-7014
Christian & Missionary Alliance
Missionary Alliance 306 Coker Dr Rome, Ga 20165 706-235-9190
Church of Christ
Church of Christ
108 E Callahan St Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-0675 Lindale Church of Christ 3035 Maple Road Lindale, Ga 30147 706-234-3027 Oak Hill Church of Christ 1500 Martha Berry Hwy Rome, Ga 20165 706-291-0351 Rome Church of Christ 121 Primrose Road Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-4444
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Armuchee Church of God 4974 Martha Berry Hwy Rome, Ga 30165 706-232-4414 Beech Creek Church of God 3000 Alabama Hwy NW Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-7466 Church of God of Prophecy 94 Huffaker Rd. Rome, GA 30165 706-528-4225 East Rome Church of God 210 E 18th St Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-0704 New Hope Overcoming Church of God 200 Nixon Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-4695 North Rome Church of God 1929 N Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-6687 Rome AOH Church of God 504 Decatur St Rome, Ga 30165 706-295-2999
Disciples of Christ
First Christian Church 209 E. Second Ave, Rome, GA
Episcopal
Church of the Transfiguration 304 Coker Dr Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-0197 Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church 101 E 4th Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-9111
Foursquare
Rome Foursquare Church 308 Reservoir St NE Rome, Ga 30161
Full Gospel
Christ Gospel Church 619 Chulio Rd SE Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-7744
Independent Bible
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Interdenominational
Cornerstone Church 324 Mathis Dr Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-4923 Renovation Church 2601 Shorter Ave. Rome, Ga 30165 (706) 936-1380
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Methodist
Beech Creek UMC 2972 Alabama Hwy, Rome, Ga 30165 706-235-4973 Chapel Hill UMC 1818 Kingston Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-9177 Holsey Sinai CME Church 1233 Martin L King Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-7265 Lindsay Chapel UMC 9 College Park Dr SW Rome, Ga 30161 Livingston UMC 21 E Lakeshore Dr SE Rome, Ga 30161 Metropolitan UMC 700 Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8660 Mt Pleasant UMC 4782 Alabama Hwy Rome, Ga 30165 706-232-4350 New Bethel Methodist Church Reeceburg Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-235-9700 North Rome UMC 706-291-6704 Oostanaula UMC 74 Battey Farm Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-292-0084 Rome First UMC
202 E 3rd Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-8590 Rush Chapel UMC 1225 Rush Chapel Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-7986 Scott Chapel UMC 3 Chambers St NE Rome, Ga 30161 Second Avenue UMC 801 E Second Ave SW Rome, GA 30161 Shannon UMC 600 First Street Shannon, GA 30172 706-491-7112 Silver Creek UMC 585 Reynolds Bend Rd Rome, GA 30161 706-234-2518 South Broad UMC 546 S Broad St Rome, Ga 30161 706-232-5230 Trinity UMC 606 Turner McCall Blvd SW Rome, Ga 30165 706-291-0033 Wesley Chapel UMC 9 College Park Dr SW Rome, Ga 30161 West Rome UMC 1003 Shorter Ave PO Box 2247 Rome, GA 30164-2247 706-234-6214
Nazarene
Church of the Nazarene 20 Glenda Dr Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-5023 Rome First 26 Glenda Dr SW Rome, Ga 30165 706-234-5023
Non-Denominational
Glorious New Jerusalem Church 537 W 12th St Rome, Ga 30165 706-295-2045 Glory Tabernacle Church 300 Watson St Rome, Ga 30165 706-235-0888 Gospel Harvester Church 1246 Cartersville Hwy SE Rome, Ga 30161 706-290-9858 Lighthouse Church of Rome Lighthouse Dr SE Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-0864
New and Living Way Bible Church 59 Dykes Creek Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-233-9200 Northside Church 75 N. Floyd Park Rd. Rome, Ga 30165 706-233-9896 Solid Holy Rock Deliverance Tabernacle 700 Kingston Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-295-3022 Trinity United Christian Church 6 Deer Run Trail Rome, Ga 30165 706-204-8270 Words of Faith Tabernacle 3134 Rockmart Rd Rome, Ga 30161 706-314-9158
Orthodox
All Saints Church 615 Cleveland Ave Rome, Ga 30165 706-378-4474
Pentecostal
Cannon Temple Holiness Church 308 Porter St Rome, Ga 20161 706-233-9001 Christ Temple Holiness Church 1321 Martin L King Rome, Ga 30161 706-235-3787 Victory Temple Of Joy 118 Williamson St. Rome, Ga 30165 706-766-3865
Presbyterian
Covenant Presbyterian Church 1645 Cartersville Hwy. Rome, GA 30161 706-512-0190 First Presbyterian Church EPC 101 E 3rd Ave Rome, Ga 30161 706-291-6033 Westminster Presbyterian Church 1941 Shorter Ave Rome, Ga 30165 706-235-8561
Seventh-Day Adventist
Rome Bethany Seventh-Day Adventist Church 307 E 14th St SW Rome, Ga 30161 706-292-0067 Seventh-Day Adventist Church 2526 Cedartown Hwy SW Rome, Ga 30161 706-234-4117
Cave Spring Church Directory
Cave Spring Church of God 19 Mill Street Cave Spring, GA 30124 706-777-8348 Live Oak Baptist Church 5506 GA-100
Cave Spring, GA 30124 706-777-8566 The Empty Tomb 5630 Fosters Mill Rd SW Cave Spring, GA 30124 Rehoboth Missionary Baptist
6 Rehoboth Rd SW Cave Spring, GA 30124 706-777-3313 First Baptist Church 4 Old Cedartown Rd. Cave Spring, GA 30124
706-777-3566 Cave Spring UMC 30 Alabama Street Cave Spring, GA 30124 (706) 777-8624
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Gò0dNews for Parents
Stay Where You Can See Me y pastor recently preached about the storm on Lake Gennesaret in which Jesus walks on the water, then Peter walks out to Jesus, but turns his attention to the storm and begins to sink. One of the lessons from that sermon was: If it gets so dark that you can’t see, remember, just because you can’t see Jesus, doesn’t mean He can’t see you. As long as He can see you, you are going to make it. This is absolutely true, but it got me to thinking about when we would go on an outing with our boys when they were little. When they were infants and toddlers, they were always in a stroller or a shopping cart. When they were children, they walked with us, but had to hold our hands. When they got a little older, they didn’t have to hold our hands, but they still had to stay right beside us. Eventually our boys were old enough to be allowed to put a little distance between us and them in a store, but I always told them, “Stay where you can see me.” While the traditional advice is, “Stay where I can see you,” I chose
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the inverse because, in my way of thinking, if they could see me, I most likely could see them too, which ensured their safety. One difference in parents and Jesus is that He can always see where we are. Scripture even refers to God as El Roi—the God who sees. David praised God in Psalm 139 for knowing where he was at all times: “You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. You go before me and follow me.” As parents we try our very best to keep our eyes on our children at all times, but if they are to learn any independence, we have to let them out of our sight from time-to-time. Unlike human parents, God never loses sight of us, even when we stray from Him. One similarity between children and followers of Christ is that when we get comfortable with our situation, we can get distracted by things around us, like Peter’s storm or a shiny toy, and take our eyes off the one who’s looking out for us. Like a lost child, this can lead us into situations we are not equipped to handle. Storms and distractions are going to come in life, but if we commit ourselves to “Keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith” (Heb. 12:2a, NLT), we will be able to “strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And… run with endurance the race God has set before us” (Heb. 12:1, NLT). Jesus can see you. Stay where you can see Him.
About The Author
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by Ann Gruber
Ann Gruber has been married to Dewayne for 21 years. They have two sons in college and one in middle school. She is an administrative assistant and leads women’s Bible studies at North Cleveland Church of God and is pursuing a Master of Theological Studies at Pentecostal Theological Seminary.
Church Activities & Events Second Avenue Baptist Church Bible Study
Wednesday 6:15PM in the Fellowship Hall 823 East 2nd Avenue Rome, GA 30161
West Rome Baptist Church
Worship Center Grand Opening Sunday, September 2nd 10:30AM The Worship Center @ West Rome
Lovejoy Baptist Church Hour of Power Prayer The Joy Life Center (706) 232-1917
Three Rivers Church
Manhood Redeemed Men’s Retreat September 14th - September 16th Call (706) 766-0942
Shorter Avenue Church Prayer
Mondays at 9 AM 1410 Shorter Avenue NW, Rome, GA 30165
Gò0dNews for Life
Connections, not Competition ecently, I reached out to various authors, nonprofits, businesses, etc. to see if they might be interested in allowing us to include their information in the attendee bags for a training we hosted. Amie, an author, shared a very powerful threeword statement with me, “connection, not competition.” Her words brought to mind a quote from Mother Teresa, “I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” It seems that there is a bit of competitiveness, generally, among non-profits. Perhaps because each ministry knows that to continue serving, they rely on donations and volunteers? As a small ministry these things are vital to what we do, but perhaps what is more important, is that we focus on connections. We each bring something special to the table. I believe that God places passions into our hearts to serve His purpose. Sometimes our passions are birthed from a painful experience, (He promises to work all things for His good, Romans 8:28) but he does not allow pain without something new being born (Isaiah 66:9). Yet, other times He births them into our hearts because He knows that we will be faithful servants. So many amazing ministries have been birthed from great loss. For example, multiple ministries have begun in response to precious babies whose lives and legacies have changed the world, like Maddux, Faith, Grace, Thomas, Natalie, Finley, Colton, Asher, Ember, Hayden and, honestly, the list could go on forever. What unites each of our ministries is our willingness to serve together. For we each have experienced firsthand great love and great loss. God promises throughout His word that He knew us before we were formed, that He knows the plans for us, that He knows the very number of hairs on our head, and that He alone knows the purpose of every life, no matter how brief. He, above all, knows our babies are only lent to us. The devil knows that together we can achieve so much more than we ever can alone. So he whispers
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lies that we are not enough. His only desires are to kill, steal, and destroy and I won’t lie, at times I feel as though no matter what I do, it just isn’t enough. I feel that lives are not being touched by the work we do. How many of you can relate? Yet each time the Lord sends a word of confirmation reminding me to be faithful. Sometimes that message comes from loved ones
and sometimes from strangers who live hundreds of miles away. I would like to encourage you to remain faithful in your purpose. Let your life be a light in the darkness for others. Do not allow competition to exceed the true connections being made. May we each, myself included, focus on connections with those we serve alongside so that we do not let competition with one another diminish our light as a whole. To those ministries who welcome others with open arms, thank you.
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by Khristie Staines
Khristie Staines is the co-founder and president of Footprints on the Heart, Inc. She resides in Bartow, Ga.
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he story of the Coosa Valley Fair’s 70th
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Birthday, October 2 - October 6, cannot be
and fair meet for a birthday celebration!
about just one person, but this writer cannot
President of the Coosa Valley Fair, Barbara Carter,
ignore the fact that the world is small when it comes to
wanted to run away with the carnival, but instead
how life can prepare one president for a 70th birthday.
stayed here in Rome and has planned along with
Twelve years before the business leaders in Rome established the Rome Exchange Club, they wanted to have their service project to include education of the Rome and surrounding areas regarding horticulture and better homemaking practices. That led to the first Coosa Valley Fair of 1949 headed by the Exchange Club of Rome. If you did the math, the Exchange Club is celebrating its 82nd birthday. The first fairgrounds was a short distance off old Darlington Drive in a Livestock sale barn. On October 3, 1949, in a small hospital in Ft. Payne Alabama, a tiny baby was born. Years passed, the fair grew, and the toddler grew. Finally, both met in Rome, Georgia in 1972, where this year’s Fair President began her career as a County Extension Agent. From day one, this young lady always worked at the Coosa Valley
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her Fair Committee a wonderful event for the over 80,000 guests who are anticipated to attend the Fall’s Finest Festival Birthday party. When approached by the Exchange Club three years ago, she agreed to be the rising President. She said, “I would be honored to work with the Exchange Club and the Coosa Valley Fair Association to plan a fair if we could have the Flying Wallendas performing at our fair.” It took the collaboration of many to work that magic for the Coosa Valley Fair, but fellow Exchange member Bud Owens worked the impossible. The Wallendas are coming to our 2018 Fair! Another feat was to get a grand opening ceremony for the October 2nd opening of the Fair. Beginning at 5:15 p.m., the Berry College Drumline will march in the colors, patriotic music will be played, songs sung, and to cap the opening, a “flyover” of two T-28 fighter planes from the Rome Flight Museum will grace the skies. The flight is scheduled to honor the veterans serving in the Exchange Club. The Fair Association held a raffle, and the names of two winners will be drawn on September 7th. The two winners will fly as copilots accompanied by two Marine or Air Force pilots in full flight suits. They will experience a beautiful “birds eye view” of the opening of the fair. During the five day Fair, there will be events including a Jurassic Kingdom experience, a Spirit night, a beauty queen contest, a gospel night, educational displays, a flower show, a photography display, an art display, homemaking foods, canning for youth and adults, and handmade crafts. Additionally the Porcelain Arts group will be demonstrating how to paint fine china. Community groups will be doing Kid Identification. And, what would an Agricultural fair be without livestock shows and a petting zoo? There are 211 Exchange members and countless other volunteers giving of their time to carry on this 70 year old tradition to raise money. People ask all the time, “What does the Exchange Club and the Fair Association do with the money raised during this event?” The answer is simple; it goes back into the community. How? Premiums are given to adults and youth through their willingness to display what
they have created during the year in food, arts, crafts, flowers, and livestock. The fair supports all the programs of service of the Exchange Club of Rome: youth projects, Americanism, community service and the National Exchange project, the Prevention of Child Abuse. Other donations go to public and private schools in the area to help support their fine art programs. Youth clubs like the 4-H Clubs and scouting programs benefit from the profits raised at the fair. The fairgrounds are maintained so that community agencies like the Chieftains’ plant sale, Rome and Floyd County Police training programs, Toys for Tots collection and distribution, School Daze antidrug training, and many other activities that benefit the community can be presented without rental fees. You can join these dedicated members of the Rome Exchange Club as they serve our community in various ways. You can get more information from the Coosa Valley Fair website where you can find our 2018 Fair Catalog listing the events, contests, times, and dates for the all the Fair events.
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Gò0dNews for Health and Fitness
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Which Diet Is Best
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About The Author
By Gloria Moser isclaimer: I am not a nutritionist or Want to know another secret to a successful dietician. I’m just an average female diet? Eat pizza once a week. I’m serious. IT trying to figure out how to balance doesn’t necessarily have to be pizza, but pick healthy living while working full time something unhealthy you love and enjoy it and raising a family. And the older I get, once a week. Enjoying a weekly “cheat meal” the harder it gets to keep my weight in a has really helped keep my sanity and feelings healthy range. of deprivation. You give yourself permission So you want to lose a few pounds, and to go off course, but then know that you’ll be you’re overwhelmed by all the diets out getting right back on course the next meal. there? How do you know which diet is best? Another secret I’ve tried recently with success Should I do Paleo, Atkins, Weight Watchers, is cutting out snacks. For years, I was of the My Fitness Pal, Jenny Craig, South Beach Diet, old-school thought that one should eat small Mediterranean Diet, etc. The answer: yes. quantities six times per day. Newer studies As long as you pick a diet and pay attention have proven that fasting between meals may to what you eat, you will see results. Each actually be more beneficial for you. It was diet is different, yet they all have a theme: not easy for me to make this switch, but, then cutting back. You can cut back on carbs and again, most changes in diet are difficult at first. drop pounds. You can cut back on fat and Lastly, don’t forget those non-scale drop pounds. You can cut back on overall victories. Too often we get obsessed with calories and drop pounds. It’s all about being the number on the scale. I personally only intentional with a plan and following through. weigh myself once per week to help prevent As I type this, I am currently using My that mental frustration we get when we’ve Fitness Pal to keep myself accountable for worked so hard, but the scale doesn’t go eating 1,200 calories/day so that I can lose down. Examples of non-scale victories include a few pounds. Although you don’t have to such things as increased endurance while initially, I am also paying attention to my exercising; fitting into smaller clothes (losing macro-nutrition: carbs, fat, and protein. My inches but not losing weight); or feeling better goal is to get 50% of my calories from fat, overall (not needing a nap any more). 25% from protein, and 25% from carbs. I’m So, pick a diet plan and be intentional getting results from being intentional. My with it. And remember to give yourself a husband is following the same plan, but is weekly cheat meal. eating 1,600 calories/day. I also work out regularly. I do cardio twice/week and lift Gloria Moser is a wife and working mother weights twice/week. I also strive to get at and makes time to run. She loves family time, least 10,000 steps in per day. couponing and chocolate.
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 Seniors
The Value of “One”
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by Dr. Phillip Patterson
hat would come to mind if someone were
Testament book of Jeremiah, Chapter 29, verse 11 we
to ask you what you considered as rare
find “for I know the thoughts that I think toward you,
or valuable? Would you think of gold or
says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give
silver, or perhaps diamonds? Suppose you then asked a NASA scientist or an astronomer the same question.
you a future and a hope.” In the New Testament He further displayed his
That scientist, who constantly probes and searches
love and concern for us by leaving heaven and coming
the cosmos may reveal a far different list. They may
to earth as a man. He then lived among us, healing
include such things as a breathable atmosphere, plant
multitudes, raising the dead, and finally dying on a
and animal life, water, oceans… things we constantly
cross to rescue us from the penalty of our sins and
take for granted. Further, if you consider the billions
failures. We find this summarized in the New Testament
of galaxies, with all the billions of solar systems and
book of Romans, Chapter 5, verse 8 – “But God
all the billions of planets contained within them, and if
demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while
you consider the possibility that human life may only
we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” He knew all
be found on this particular small planet, located in
about you before you were born (Psalms 139), and yet
an ordinary solar system, located in an outer band of
He still loved you. In the parable of the lost sheep, (Luke
an ordinary galaxy… that would make us among the
15, verse 4-7), He says if you were lost and wandering,
scarcest of things in all the known universe! Are you
He would drop what he was doing and search until He
beginning to feel valuable yet? Well you are!
found you. You are that valuable to Him! Be encouraged
Would it make you feel any more significant to
today – You are valuable and precious to God!
considers each and every person valuable and precious? He does. In fact, He has a plan for each of us. In the Old
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About The Author
know that the very God who created the universe Dr. Phillip Patterson is the transportation Director at Winthrop Court Senior Living in Rome, GA. He is in the ministry and loves people and spreading the word of Christ.
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Gò0dNews for Everyone When Life Became Too Personal (Conclusion) ast month we talked about planning. Hopefully, you are well on your way to easing the minds of your family and friends by making your wishes known, verbally and in writing. Having these talks is so much easier when you are well and there are not multiple stressors facing you and your family. Let’s turn our attention to other decisions you or a loved one may be facing now or in the near future. The physician has diagnosed a life-limiting illness and the time may be at hand that treatment options for curative
care are no longer a viable options or medications are no longer effective. Your physician, a family member, or a friend mentions a word – Hospice. Does hospice mean it is all over for me, nothing else will be done, healthcare has abandoned me? Absolutely not. Hospice is a philosophy of care. It is not about giving up or giving in; it is a decision to let nature follow its natural course. It is adjusting the plan of care and the mindset from curative treatment to comfort care. Hospice is about affirming life; making the most of life each and every day. Hospice is a support system of people helping people achieve their Goals of Care as they move toward the end of this earthly journey. Goals of Care vary from one person to the next. One person’s Goals may be pain and symptom management,
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attending that special graduation, reconciliation with a family member; your Goals may be totally different. It’s all about you deciding what is most important to you and your family. Also, you make the decision on who you consider family and who you wish involved in your care, relatives are not a prerequisite. Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, Medical Social Workers, Chaplains, and Volunteers are dedicated members of your professional care team who are committed to helping you achieve your goals of care. Your registered nurse is who you turn to for physical and medical needs. Certified Nursing Assistants assist with personal care based on your needs during the course of the illness. The Social Worker provides anticipatory grief support and assistance with future planning needs. The Chaplain also provides emotional support as well as spiritual support, regardless of your faith tradition. At the time a death, a registered nurse quietly comes to the home and pronounces, giving the family and caregivers an opportunity to grieve at the bedside. When the family is ready, the funeral home is called. Bereavement services are available for a year following the passing of a loved one. Memorial services are held for families wishing to participate with others in remembrance of their loved one. When my time comes honor me with your strength and courage as I prepare for my final journey. Love and care for me, thinking of me as I was in the best of times; remembering that my victory has already been won! Karon Holloway About The Author
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or the church, the question should never be, “Should we engage the world?” Jesus's last instruction to his people was to disciple the nations. The question always has to be, “How does the entire church engage the world?” The global mandate to disciple the nations is not given to a handful of special forces Christians who are more spiritual and "called" in some way and the rest of us are not. That's a category we created, not God. Sixteen years ago, Three Rivers Church started answering that question by focusing on one ethnically diverse people group in a very hard place. As we grew and the Lord mobilized our church, he started sending people to other places not within our chosen group of people. As we focused, the paradigm of how to engage was shifting even inside our own church. We have seen this paradigm shift in the last sixteen years on how the gospel is advancing. It’s less people group focused and more focused on Christians using their vocations to engage the world that will ultimately affect the places the gospel has never been. We call it "domain engagement". It's how we attempt to mobilize the whole church to use their Godgiven vocations to disciple all nations where they are. It’s the local affecting the global: Glocal. As this paradigm shift is happening, the church needs to wrestle with hard questions: 1. How do we mobilize the whole church? 2. How do we work with denominational agencies to supply them with people and provide what they can’t, such as quality member care?
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3. How do you employ your vision locally so you can be effective locally and globally and not have all your resources tied up in buildings and attractional programs? 4. How do you mobilize a future generation to think about their vocations globally not just locally? 5. How do you begin to adequately care for your own members who are working around the world? Read Philippians 4:14-20 and note how the church at Philippi engaged with their own founder while he was “on the field”. What can we learn from this passage that will inform our partnership with our people around the world? 1. It is kind to share their trouble (v. 14) 2. No one partnered with Paul except Philippi, so it was vital, the one he started (v. 15) 3. They sent him help twice while he was planting other churches not just serving their needs (v. 16) 4. Paul is not seeking the gift, but the fruit that comes from the church’s partnership with folks abroad (v. 17) 5. Philippi sent supply along with one of their members, Epaphroditus, to encourage Paul (v. 18) 6. Their gift in the personal touch, in supplies and finances, was an offering to God that was acceptable (v. 18) 7. They give and serve and God gives to and serves his people. There is no out-giving God when we do his work (v. 19)
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Mitch Jolly is the husband of Jennifer, the daddy of Gabriel, John Mark and Daniel. Mitch is a native of Rome, Georgia, and is one of the founding pastors of Three Rivers Church www.threeriversc.org, www.mitchjolly.com and Global Impact, an NGO that focuses work in hard places globally and locally. Mitch serves Rome/Floyd County as a Chairman of the Department of Family and Children Services board of directors.
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The Steps to Unity by Phil Wade
he Philippian church was not just a strong church,
be busy about the ministry of the church. Which is what?
but a very strong church. When a church is strong,
Kingdom Building. Let the consolation of Christ flow in us
there are many evidences of that strength: joy on
and through us.
faces, involvement, stewardship, salvation, baptisms, etc. These evidences don’t just happen; they, too, are an
2. The Trait of Love The love of Christ stirs a person to keep the unity with
evidence of many strengths: planning, vision, and always
other believers. If you have no unity with other believers
working strategies to carry out the gospel.
– stop blaming them, and ask God to search your heart.
A strong church is never complacent. Because of this, there
The word love here is “agape” love which is a selfless and
is always the danger of differences of opinions. There may be
sacrificial love. “Agape” love is a love of the mind, of the
different visions, desires, concerns, emphasis, interests, etc. But
reason, and of the will. It is a love that goes on and on and
the point is that the more activity the body has for kingdom
on! It loves people when they don’t deserve it. It was the
building, the more focus we must place on unity.
love that nailed Jesus to the cross. Imagine the unity of the
There are 7 traits that will hold a church together and keep it unified. Here are the first four based on Philippians
church as we continue loving with Christ-like agape love! 3. The Trait of Fellowship in the Spirit.
2:1-4, which reads, “Therefore if there is any consolation
The mind of the Holy Spirit is set upon unity and
in Christ, if any comfort of love, if -any fellowship of the
fellowship – not sitting around the campfire talking about
Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being
bad news, gossip, rumors, cliques, or what’s not getting
like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of
done. Rather than waste time talking about what’s not
one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition
getting done, God has empowered us to get it done!
or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others
4. The Trait of Compassion.
better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for
Compassion is the trait that stirred Christ to reach
his own interests, but also for the interests of others.”
out for us. What would happen if we allowed Christ’s
1. The Trait of Consolation
compassion to flow through us and we went after the
This word means many things in scripture, but in this verse it means encouragement, comfort, solace, exhortation,
hurting, cantankerous, withdrawn, critical, disturbed, poor, empty, addicted, and brokenhearted?
are characteristics of Christ. The very heartbeat of God’s spirit here is to encourage, comfort, and strengthen believers to be in one spirit and to
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and strengthening. Notice that all of these characteristics Pastor Phil Wade and his wife Kelli have two children and five grandchildren. His passion in returning to Rome is to give back to Rome the investment they made in him as he has served as lead pastor of Northside Church since 2012.
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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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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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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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