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‘Faith, Love and Waffles’ to be held at Tempe church “Faith, Love and Waffles” will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at Christ Life Church, 1137 E. Warner Rd., Tempe. Christ Life Church invites the public to
attend the spring ladies’ fun, sweet and memorable event. Tickets are $3. For more information, call (480) 7779803.
Weekly Bible Study class held at Chandler Presbyterian Church Although the Chandler Presbyterian Church’s Lenten Bible Study has concluded, its Tuesday morning Bible Study will continue at 11 a.m. each week, at 1900 S. Arrowhead Dr., Chandler.
The Rev. Dr. David Hodgson will lead the study. For more information, call (480) 9633821, email office@chandlerpres.org, or visit www.chandlerpres.org.
High Tea Luncheon and Fashion Show scheduled for May 12 As the 2014-2015 Hadassah calendar comes to a close the Shalom Hadassah’s last function will feature the High Tea Luncheon and Fashion Show at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 12, at the Oakwood Clubhouse in Sun Lakes. Chico’s will present the latest in fashion with an
array of outfits. For reservations, make a check payable to Shalom Hadassah for $28 and send to Marilyn at 25803 Eastlake, Sun Lakes, 85248, or call (480) 895-7750. The cutoff date is Tuesday, May 5. Indicate if there are seating arrangements for a group. Tables are for six or eight.
King of Glory Clarinet Choir will present program May 3 The KOG (King of Glory) Clarinet Choir, which is comprised of clarinets in all sizes from very small to 6 feet tall, under the direction of Cyndee Chaffee, will present a musical program in the Ahwatukee Recreation Center at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3. The choir will be joined by drums, piano and SanTan Sun News publisher emeritus and vocalist Laurie Fagen. The program features pieces by Mozart, Bach,
Tchaikovsky and Gershwin. Also included are special arrangements of music by local musicians, sing-alongs, small ensembles, movie tunes and patriotic songs. Refreshments will be served after the concert. For more information, contact Cyndee Chafee, King of Glory Lutheran Church, at (480) 838-0477 or visit www.kogaz.org.
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Spiritual Reflections The Treasure of an English Bible BY DR. MARC DRAKE, SENIOR PASTOR, SUN LAKES BAPTIST CHURCH
A man with a neatly trimmed beard, stately forehead and piercing eyes stood, tied to a wood post. At his feet, men piled logs and kindling, after which they poured gunpowder over the dry wood. A city official stood nearby with a lighted torch, ready to act when the signal was given. Beneath the chain which bound the accused man’s neck to the post was a rope noose so that he could be strangled, and then his body burned. The man at the stake was William Tyndale, a man with a remarkable intellect who could speak seven languages and work in both biblical Hebrew and Greek. He was given the opportunity to recant, but he boldly refused. He then was given an opportunity to pray, which he did: “Lord, open the king of England’s eyes.” That day Tyndale, a British subject, was executed in the presence of the gathered crowd—a man who had been living in exile, expelled from the church, and now dying as a criminal. His crime? He had made an English translation of the Bible so any common person could read and study God’s Word! The task had cost him time, effort, his homeland, and now his life. Tyndale’s execution could not stop the continued spread of the living Word of God. As writer Steven Lawson puts it, “By translating the Bible into English, this brilliant
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linguist ignited the flame that would banish the spiritual darkness in England. Tyndale’s translation of the Scriptures unveiled the divine light of biblical truth that would shine across the English-speaking world, ushering in the dawning of a new day.” Thus, God gave Tyndale remarkable success in fulfilling his life’s mission. And because of his work you and I have the indescribable treasure of an English Bible! We can open God’s Word anytime we want and read and meditate upon it. Furthermore, when we share its truths with others, spiritual light is being sent forth into an extremely dark world. The famous French atheist, Voltaire, dared to make the statement in 1788, “In a hundred years, there won’t be a Bible.” However, 100 years later, Voltaire’s house was owned and used by the Geneva Bible Society to spread Bibles all across Europe! Don’t you love the divine sense of humor in that? The Apostle Peter wrote, “The grass withers, and the flower falls off, but the Word of the Lord endures forever” (1 Peter 1:25). So, the next time you pick up your English Bible to read, give thanks to God for men like William Tyndale who gave his life to make such a translation possible. And give thanks that God has preserved His Word through the ages, to the point where the Bible has now been translated into over 2,000 languages!