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MARY’S SAVIOR

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PAGE 5 Sweet Memories

2 A Love that Never Quits

By Dr. Jimmy Jackson

5 Sweet Memories

By Chrissy Curtis

8 Mary’s Savior

By Paul G. Humber, M. S.

11 Mom’s Unconditional Love

By Dr. Harold Fanning 15 Kid’s Space

Mother’s Day Mad Lib! 17 A Portrait of My Amazing Wife

By Josh Elmore

PAGE 17 A Portrait of My Amazing Wife

21 Confessions of a Busy Mother

By Cristy Pilgrim 25 Mom, My Mentor

By Anna Isom

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All my life I have heard people say that a mother’s love is the nearest thing on earth to God’s love. We all know there are exceptions to this long held belief. However, there is so much evidence of its truth.

When I think of our family, I think of my wife’s love for our children. She has them on her heart all the time, but she kicks into an entirely different gear when a special occasion comes up – birthdays, graduations, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, etc.

Her love is expressed by the time and labor put into thinking about and shopping for just the right gift for each one. (Of course, it even gets a little more intense with grandchildren and great grandchildren.) She works hard and long to be sure that they all know that they are very special. Just the right card, just the right words.

I can buy a card in a matter of minutes. It takes her hours. She must have just the right gift. I just give them money.

I tell our children all the time that no one loves them as much as their mother (except God, of course). If they need anything or are having a bad day, they call her. They know she will listen to every word and tell them time and time again, “I am so sorry, do you want me to come to you. I love you and I am praying for you.”

In the most painful of times in our life, my wife feels the pain as only a mother can. After all, she had this child inside her body. Her relationship is deeper than I can go as a father. I love them, but her love is just different in a good way.

My mother loved me and my wife, Bobbi, loves our children. I am so blessed to have received the same kind of love that I see demonstrated in our home twenty four hours a day.

What a reminder of God’s amazing grace!

Dr. Jimmy Jackson is the Senior Pastor of Whitesburg Baptist Church in Huntsville, AL. April/May 2017 | Whitesburg

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Jesus lived on earth. He died.

The story doesn’t end there.

Jesus’ story is about life, healing, forgiveness and eternal love. Join us in a celebration of the hope that is alive in us because of Easter.

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t e e w S s e i r o m Me

by Chrissy Curtis

Many of my childhood memories include my mom with her nice and fancy camera.

As I’m sure most mothers do, my mom took lots of pictures.

I used to think that it was just because Margaret and I were twins and that we were adopted that my mom took so many pictures. I realize now, as an adult, that it is just a mom thing. The evidence is in my camera roll on my phone; I have a ridiculous number of pictures of Sherman, and he is just a cat!

I mean, I have to really search to find a picture of a human in there.

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SWEET MEMORIES would pose us to take pictures.

Pictures of just Margaret and me, pictures of us with my dad, and even a few with Mama, when Daddy earned that level of trust with her nice camera. I’m sure no other kids acted this way, but Margaret and I would not always cooperate well or smile for the pictures. Ok, I think I was the biggest brat, but Margaret had her fair share of frowny faces.

I remember one particular Easter Sunday; I was 3 years old. Mama had such pretty outfits picked out for Margaret and me – the pretty dresses that she had made, shoes, and even gloves. Then she showed us the bonnet. It looked like an army helmet covered in flowers. That was the comfort level too by the way. I remember that it was tough to keep it on my head. Oh and it was so itchy!

So we’re already not happy having to wear the bonnet all morning at church. Then we go home, starving and ready to eat, but first we have to have a photo shoot. This was before “hangry” became a thing, but y’all, I think we invented it. I can’t remember exactly what happened, but I’m pretty sure Margaret and I ruined the pictures and Mama’s picture perfect 6

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Easter Sunday morning! Ok, that might be a little over-dramatic. Mama eventually got her cute pictures and we got some food. It ended up being a nice day once Daddy fixed the attitude problems. And I’m pretty sure that all future photo shoots went much more smoothly.

The other thing I remember about Easter Sundays, was that Mama always had a pretty Easter basket for each of us with treats in them. But Mama and Daddy both made sure that Margaret and I knew what the true meaning of Easter was, and that we celebrated the Risen Savior.

Margaret and I are adults now and my sweet Mama still gives us Easter treats, and Mama and Daddy still point us to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am truly blessed to call Russ and Laura Medley my parents!

Chrissy Curtis is the Webmaster

and Communications Ministry Administrative Assistant at Whitesburg Baptist Church. She loves being a wife to Brandon and “pet-mom” to Rocky & Sherman. She loves sports, reading, and teaching Zumba at the Recreation Outreach Center of Whitesburg Baptist Church.

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Mary’s Savior!

by Paul G. Humber, M. S.

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“And Mary said, ‘My soul

doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior’” (Luke 1:46-47).

Jesus’ mother rejoiced, but she would also grieve. She saw her special Son humiliated and nailed to a cross (John 19:25– 27), but Jesus did not come down then and there and stand beside her. Why not? He had power to do so!

Instead, He chose to meet the far greater need of His mother. Mary needed more than restoration to emotional tranquility. Jesus did indeed meet this minor need, also, by assigning John to her, but the Lord was doing something for Mary vastly more profound.

He remained on the cross to save His mother from her sins.

He wanted her and other sinners with Him in heaven forever (John 17:24), and He was and is the only Savior possible. Mary herself confessed a need for a Savior. As our text says, she, believing in Jesus, trusted in “God [her] Savior.”

It was also essential that the Lord stay on the cross for all saints who had gone on before.

Old Testament believers were

dependent on that once-forall-time sacrifice of the Lord, too. They had been saved provisionally — trusting in the coming Messiah, but all the sacrificial animals combined could not save even one of them.

Such sacrifices were efficacious only in that they pointed to the completely sufficient sacrifice of Mary’s sinless Son on the cross. The Old Testament had promised that the Lord would provide (Genesis 22:8) a Lamb who would take away the sin of the world (John 1:29).

It was essential, also, that the Lord stay on the cross for New Testament and modern-day saints. All of faith enter heaven only because Mary’s Son, Savior Jesus, suffered death on a cross.

Jesus was the just judge dying in the place of sullen sinners.

Mary’s tears indeed, like those of Nain’s widow, have become full of joy. She’s now in heaven with her Son and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul G. Humber, Mary’s Savior, Days of Praise. Copyright © 1996 Institute for Creation Research, ICR.org. Used by permission.

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despair hope griefjoy darkness light fearpeace death life Jesus said to her,

I am the resurrection and the life.

The one who believes in Me, even if he dies, will live.

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Mom’s Unconditional Love

by Dr. Harold Fanning

Motherhood encompasses a peculiar relationship between a woman and her children that leaves her husband feeling as though he is a resident of “the twilight zone.” It is a dimension that seemingly lies somewhere between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his imagination.

When Debbie and I were married I thought I knew her well - and things went much as I expected during that first year. But then it all changed when our two children came along.

Suddenly Debbie

transformed into a MOTHER! Now she is a GRANDMOTHER of five that obliges her in that continuing role that she would not exchange for anything!

Raising kids is not for the faint of heart. Children live in an icky gooey world of viruses, germs and a variety of revolting things that necessitate vaccines, inoculations, and trips to the doctor. But do these things matter to a mother? Absolutely not! She just digs into the slime and sludge and somehow makes all the chaos work out.

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MOM’S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

not hesitate to change a diaper that would make most dads suddenly remember that he has to go on an extended business trip – now - even though he may not own a business! Or how a mom allows grubby little hands to feed her French fries that just a moment ago were being swiped all over a high chair tray.

Recently our daughter-inlaw sent us a photo of our nine-month old grandson. He was totally covered in peanut butter from head to toe. He 12

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was smiling proudly, hands and hair covered in the spread and looking as though he had just won the Daytona 500! The text from our daughter-in-law read, “Guess what? We just found out that Gregor isn’t allergic to peanut butter!”

I saw a cartoon which showed a mother sprawled out in an overstuffed chair, her hair disheveled and a frazzled look on her face. Toys and crayons cluttered the floor. A carpet sweeper was propped against the wall, and a dust cloth hung from her hand. As her husband came in from work, he gave her a perplexed look. Exhausted, she commented, “I’ll be glad when the kids are grown so I’ll have time to be a good parent.”

There are some telling portraits of motherhood in scripture. Take, for instance, the story of Jochobed who loved her son, Moses, so much that she broke the law to keep him safe and teach him the faith of his people. There was the mother who appeared before King Solomon who was ready to give up possession of her

The Perfect Fan It takes a lot to know what is love

son rather than see any harm come to him. The mother of James and John was not afraid to request of Jesus that her two sons be permitted to sit at the Lord’s side in His kingdom, one on the right and one on the left.

Consider the Godly influence of Timothy’s mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois.

A mother’s offspring are her most prized possession.

There are no limits to how far a mother will go to protect her children. Additionally, moms have a never-ending supply of unconditional love, patience, as well as an uncanny resilience to keep it all together.

So thanks for all you do mom!

Hey, I’ve got a great idea… in celebration let’s all grab a jar of peanut butter and celebrate!

Dr. Harold Fanning

and his wife, Debbie, are the parents of a son and a daughter, and have two grandsons and three granddaughters.

He is a retired pastor who currently serves as a Hospice Chaplain. Harold speaks each Wednesday night at WBC’s Prayer Meeting service and is a hotrod enthusiast.

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It’s not the big things, but the little things that can mean enough A lot of prayers to get me through And there is never a day that passes

by I don’t think of you You were always there for me Pushing me and guiding me Always to succeed You showed me When I was young just how to grow You showed me Everything that I should know You showed me Just how to walk without your hands Cuz mom you always were The perfect fan God has been so good Blessing me with a family Who did all they could And I’ve had many years of grace And it flatters me when I see a smile on your face I wanna thank you for what you’ve done In hopes I can give back to you And be the perfect son You showed me how to love You showed me how to care And you showed me that you would always be there I wanna thank you for that time And I’m proud to say you’re mine I love you, Mom Written by Thomas Bryan Smith, Thomas L. Smith & Brian Thomas Littrell Recorded by the Backstreet Boys

Vacation Bible School June 5 - 9 Vacation Bible School (VBS) offers an active 3 hour (9 am - noon) program where kids learn truth from the Bible in stimulating and fun activities. Ages 4 (before Sept. 1, 2016) thru grade 5 completed will rotate through sessions of games, Bible stories, musical movement, fun crafts, creative snacks and worship.

On VBS Family Night, families will enjoy seeing the kids perform on stage and have an ice cream party!

Register online at WhitesburgBaptist.org/camps.

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Kid’s Space

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Over the last 8 years, Winshape Camp for Communities has become the largest day camp in North Alabama. Parents love its 8 to 5 schedule and the excitement and enrichment this camp brings with its 21 athletic and nonathletic skill offerings (every child chooses 3 skills for daily participation). Each day offers a spiritual theme that helps the kids grow in their faith.

Parents may register their kids in Grades 1-9 with a deposit of $50 and pay off the balance by May 26. This community camp is sponsored by various churches and the Chick-fil-A stores in our area and held at the Whitesburg Baptist Church South Campus.

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A Portrait of

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Amazing Wife

At our house, every day is

“Mother’s Day” but not the kind where mom receives flowers and priceless handmade cards and gifts from the kids. As the mother of seven children with one on the way, “mother” is an inescapable (not that she ever would) reality for my amazing wife. Let me paint you a picture.

Waking up earlier than she wished and later than she feels she should, she is greeted with the sounds of a sibling squabble that needs to be broken up and a flurry of activity getting everyone’s preferred breakfast

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in front of them. Next she retreats to her only “me” time of the day with a quiet relaxing shower.

That is until someone needs to tell on their mean brother, or ask if they can put their pj’s in the hamper and the list goes on. Out of the shower and a couple of diaper changes later it’s time for a morning devotion from the scriptures. Now on to homeschooling, from preschool to middle school she jumps from counting objects and tracing numbers to helping our oldest master square roots. And this is all before lunch! I could go on but April/May 2017 | Whitesburg

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A PORTRAIT OF MY AMAZING WIFE I think you get the picture.

You may be asking yourself, “Where did I find this amazing woman?” or “How did we end up here?” We started out as high school sweethearts. We dated for seven years before taking the plunge into marriage. While in college I began praying through and seeking God’s Word on some of life’s big issues. One topic in particular was God’s perspective on marriage and family for my life. Through lots of prayer and searching of scripture, I knew that God was leading me to trust Him with the prospect of children: to include when and how many my future wife and I

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would have. This was all well and good, but then I was concerned with what my girlfriend, who had grown up an only child, would think. I knew I had to share my personal convictions with her and see if God had given her a like mind. The good news is that she didn’t run out of the restaurant screaming and crying! Fourteen years later, we are married and loving our family with which God has gifted us, so I guess you could say it went alright.

I think it’s obvious that ours is not a perfect home. The kids are not always smiling and their outfits aren’t always matching.

Some days Jamie may lose her

patience with the children, have a day where she just can’t seem to get things on track, or in exasperation say, “We gotta do something different!” But at the end of the week she is often telling me something funny that our six year old said, or laughing about misunderstanding something in the history lesson that afternoon, or tearing up when she tells me about snuggling on the couch and reading with one of the children “who is growing up way too

fast.” In the end we both realize that we are overwhelmed with the overflowing blessings of the Lord.

So, this May I will thank the Lord for two wonderful grandmothers and an unbelievably caring and encouraging mother. But that day and every other day I will thank Him for my amazing wife for “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.” Proverbs 18:22

Josh Elmore is a Christ-follower, husband, father, and engineer. He teaches a family Life Group at 11:00 on Sundays.

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She is clothed with strength and dignity;she can laugh at the days to come.

She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Her children arise and call her blessed;her husband also, and he praises her: “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.�

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

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You know the moment when three of your children get stuck in the revolving door of a really expensive restaurant? … And you aren’t even eating there – just passing by!

Confessions

of a Busy Mother

by Cristy Pilgrim

Before Allen and I were

married, he asked me how many children I’d like to have. Quite confidently, I told him six would be a nice number. He thought I was kidding! Twenty-eight years later, I am blessed beyond measure to be the mother of six

rambunctious and irrepressible, “learning the ways of the Lord” children. And while I originally had three boys and three girls in mind, God’s perfect plan for us was five boys and one girl … and I wouldn’t change a thing.

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CONFESSIONS OF A BUSY MOTHER with Nerf gun battles, Legos, dolls, lots and lots of pets, and surprisingly, only one trip to the emergency room. I treasure the memories of pretend games and dress-up. While we’ve guarded the time our children have to be kids, to just play and use their imagination, our lives have also been filled with countless hours of structured activities such as music lessons, sports, and church activities. One way we minimize conflicting schedules and time away from one another is to choose, as often as possible, those activities that the entire family can be involved in, in one way or another. Upward Sports is one such ministry. When the children were little, Allen coached while the little ones and I cheered from the sidelines.

As the older children became too old to play, we each began serving as assistant coaches, referees, or devotion speakers.

Children of any age are able to help in some way with set up and clean up. Awana is another great ministry for families. From age two to eighteen, the children have age appropriate devotions and Bible memory work. Once they reach ninth grade, they also have the opportunity to put all they’ve learned into practice by 22

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serving as Leaders in Training and mentoring younger children.

My constant prayers for my children have been, “Draw their hearts to You, Lord. Grow them up to be godly men and a godly woman.

And please, please make them love each other.”

Many, many times I’ve claimed the verse from Isaiah 40:11, “He tends His flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young.”

Several years ago I was awakened in the middle of the night by a knock on the bedroom door. This was not your timid, “Mom, I want a third drink of water because really I’m just bored and want to talk to you” sort of knock. No, this was an urgent, purposeful, “something bad and probably unpleasant has happened” knock. I opened the door to the news from my twelve year old son that his little brother was throwing up.

As we went up the stairs, three thoughts were running through my head: Oh my poor, sweet baby is throwing up and that’s such an awful feeling. What can I do to comfort him?

Why is he throwing up? Was

it just something he ate? Or does he have a virus that will start the plague at our house?

Please, dear God in heaven, let him have made it to the bathroom!

Once upstairs, I help the sick child and then start to clean up the mess. But guess what?? I’m not cleaning up alone. My fourteen year old son has already begun to clean the bathroom floor. My nineteen year old daughter is cleaning up the bedroom floor – both without being asked and with good attitudes!! Proverbs 22:6 promises, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Take heart. The lessons you teach them now really do bear fruit.

Now that the oldest is twentytwo and the youngest is nine, the days of diapers, car seats, and sleepless nights seem long ago. Yet I still cling to that promise. Even as young adults, our children crave conversation, although usually at 1 am over coffee rather than two in the afternoon over milk and cookies.

The topics of conversation now are more along the lines of college and career rather than imaginary friends and playground woes.

When they were little, every time we went out, at least one person would say with pity, “You sure have your hands full.” At the time, I didn’t quite know how to reply to such an inane remark. If someone said that to me now, my answer to them, with a big smile on my face, would be, “Why yes!

Yes I do!”

Cristy Pilgrim is wife to Allen and mother to Nick, Spring, Seth, Micah, Elias, and Reyn. She loves reading, flowers, travel and serving as the hands and feet of Jesus.

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BEACH CAMP 17 JUNE 19-23

for middle and high school students grades 6-12 In addition to five days of worship, teaching and Bible study, Student Life Beach Camp will move you to the sand and surf, where you will experience a combination of God’s beautiful creation and an unforgettable time in Christian community!

Register online at WhitesburgBaptist.org/camps

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Mom,

My Mentor

Moms take on many roles:

caretaker, nurse, referee, judge, jury, and countless more. They feed, clothe, and love us. They teach us right from wrong.

Our mothers raise us to be who we are. Even if they don’t necessarily feel like it, they’re the boss – ‘cause if momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.

Right?

But what happens when

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a child learns to take care of his or her own boo-boos or when they figure out how to prepare a halfway decent meal for themselves? What happens when the child considers marriage or a mortgage? What happens to the mother and child relationship when the child isn’t a child anymore?

This is something I’ve had to contemplate.

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MOM, MY MENTOR This upcoming May, my final steps into adulthood will be ushered in by my graduation from Samford University. I can’t help but laugh because as I write this, I am 22 years old at home and helplessly glued to my bed with the flu and the first person I called was, of course, my mom. I didn’t call my mom asking her to come get me from Birmingham because I wanted to be in my own bed (though that is definitely a perk).

I called because when I’m sick, I want to be close to my parents – I want to be close to my mom. In short, no matter how “adult” I think I am, I’ll always need my mom.

However, for the most part this need for her has changed from a caretaker role to more of a mentor role. Rather than calling for help due to an ailment, more often than not, I find myself calling to ask her opinion on professional things like, whether or not I should get a credit card or what I should include in my resume and cover letters.

More importantly, I can go to mom for advice on my personal life like how to deal with relationship issues or how to address the hiccups in my spiritual walk.

In my opinion, this is where mothers seem to emulate Christ the most. I can go to my Savior with anything that is on my heart and I know I can do the same with my mom. Not only that, but my mom wants me to come to her. Just like Christ, she yearns for her child to come to her and, deep down, her child desires to be listened to and guided. So if you’re a mom, your job is never done – it just changes a 26

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bit. But, no matter when the full transition from caretaker to mentor happens, we will always need our moms.

Anna Isom is a senior English major at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Anna’s aim in life is to bring glory to God through all that she does, both professionally and personally. Her loves include literature, film, theater, spending time with family and friends, and eating awesome (usually unhealthy) food.

“There never was a woman like her.

She was gentle as a dove and brave as a lioness...

The memory of my mother and her teachings were, after all, the only capital I had to start life with, and on that capital I have made my way.”

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April-June 2017 Calendar April

1-2 Middle School Choir Tour 2 Discover Whitesburg Class 5 pm 8 Singles 35+ Coffee House 10 Senior Day at the ROC 16 Easter 16 Lord’s Supper in Evening Service 22 Singles 35+ Coffee House

May

7 Discover Whitesburg Class 5 pm 7 Children’s Choir Spring Program 12 Date Night 13 Singles 35+ Coffee House 14 Mother’s Day 14 Baby Dedication 14 No Evening Service 21 Graduate Recognition Breakfast and Services

June

2 LIFE Group Fellowship Night 3-12 Israel Mission Journey 4 Discover Whitesburg Class 9:30 am 4 No Evening Service 5-9 VBS 10 Singles 35+ Coffee House 11 No Evening Service 12 Senior Day at the ROC 18 Father’s Day

23 LIFE Group Leader Appreciation Day 24 Whitesburg Christian Academy Golf Classic 27-May 9 Romania Mission 28-29 Men’s Retreat 30 AWANA Awards

21 Academy Graduation in lieu of Evening Services 26 South Campus closes at noon and reopens May 30 27 Singles 35+ Coffee House 28 No Evening Service 29 Office closed for Memorial Day Weekend 31-June 4 Choir and Orchestra New York Mission Trip

18 No Evening Service 19-23 Student Ministry Beach Camp Grades 6-12 (completed) 24 Singles 35+ Coffee House 25 No Evening Service 26-30 WinShape Camp 26-30 Appalachia Mission Trip 28 No evening activities at the South Campus

For more details on these and other events, visit WhitesburgBaptist.org.

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Blended Traditional Service 9:30 am with Dr. Jimmy Jackson

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