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my terl "A man's heart plans his
'hitmore, ay, but the Lord directeth
Iwth and s steps (Proverbs 16:9).
acco' If we are trusting the
erly atrd, we need not panic or
that willspair when our plans fail
tizens 0ft! when our life abruptly
saySanges. It's wise to plan, but
[e Lord is the One who ulti-
mately directs us as He will.
d His way is always so
uch better than we could
ve chosen. - DCE
He leadeth me! O blessed
aim that!
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O words with heavenly
comfort fraught!
What'er I do, where'er I
be,
Still 'tis God's hand that
leadeth me. - Gilmore
Bro. Hill's text Sunday
morning was Zachariah 4:6-
9, "Not by Might, nor by
Power, but by my Spirit, saith
the Lord." Sunday evening his
text was from I Corinthians
11:24-26, "Remembrance."
Happy birthday wishes to
Eddie Williamson.
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1, a coic contests of our country,
radio anCmeone stands to sing the
tional anthem. The singer
llts out the words, "O can
say
see, by the dawn's early
To a lot of Americans,
brings chills to their
tears to their eyes, pride
itheir heart and a lump to their
A song that reveals much
.
thls nation's history, spirit,
)ride. But not only does the
ly in need States have an anthem
, in the describes her, so does the
urch of the living God.
Framing robably the most recognized
,Roofing
t n in all the world is Amazing
;ferene race. This past week as I sat
ia funeral service, a lady stood
ad sang beautifully the old
Ymn, Amazing Grace. As the
rds to that old song filled the
19 !apel, those chills, tears, and
nps filled my being. Truly the
them of the church is
L l!lazingd:gce.
i Mari may not understand
!by a sing'has'such an affect
people. To those that would
bubt the value of such a song,
y need only look at the grace
f God to understand why that
d song occupies the place it
es in the hearts of millions of
o.c.,. Ople. In order to find the true
eaning of grace, one simply
eds to go to the Bible. In 2
[uel 9, God's Word records
event in the life of King David
^. IIat is a beautiful illustration of
I, [race. The synopsis of the story
simple, but the meaning is
In short, David seeks
member from King
lUl's house that he may show
dr '*" [ grace of God. The one he
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finds is a lame man named
Mephibosheth. This young man
has been lame on his feet since
he was five years old. David
sends for this man, brings him
to the palace and gives him a
place at the king's table. This is
a wonderful illustration of
grace.
According to the late Dr.
Harold Sightler there are four
things in this story that relates
to us the grace of God. He says
first of all that grace is God lov-
hag unlovely sinners. The Bible
definition of grace is unmerit-
ed favor. Truly the love of God
is undeserved and unearned by
those of us who inhabit the
earth, but God "so loved the
world that he gave his only
begotten son that whosoever
believeth in him should not per-
ish." Next in this story, we find
grace is God lifting unable sin-
ners. Mephibosheth was lame
and unable to get to the king. So
the king brought Mephibosheth
to himself. What a picture of
grace, man could not get to God,
so God came to where man was
and brought unable humans to
himself. David said is Psalm 40,
"He brought me up also out of
an horrible pit..." God not only
reached down for fallen human-
ity, but he picked them up.
Thirdly we find in this story that
grace is God giving undeserv-
ing sinners. David restored to
Mephibosheth all that pertained
to his grandfather, Saul. Just as
Mephibosheth was blessed
because of his relationship to
Saul's son Jonathon, we are
blessed based on our relation-
ship to God's son, Jesus. All that
we have is because of Jesus and
his sacrifice on the cross of
Calvary. Lastly we find grace
is God keeping unworthy sin-
ners. Mephibosheth was given
a permanent seat at the king's
table. To those saved by the
grace of God, they are kept by
the grace of God.
The next time you hear the
word grace and some dear old
saint of God gets "happy," you
must remember Mephibosheth.
When you realize that grace is
God loving unlovely sinners,
lifting unable sinners, giving
Saturday Johnnie and
Mable Williamson, Judy and
Mike Thomaston, Charles and
Jennifer Shelnutt and Jessica
and Sam and Joyce
Richardson enjoyed the day
at Westville in Lumpkin.
I Shall Not List
My Troubles
I shall not list my troubles,
Instead I will recite,
Of beauty, fun and what I
love
Of everything that's right.
I shall not count my prob-
lems
Instead I shall add up
How friends and times and
memories
Still overflow my cup.
Don't detail flaws and
defects,
Instead elaborate,
In wonders of the universe
And how your God is
Great! - Jean Wood
In this world you will have
troubles but have courage,
for Jesus said in John 16:33,
"I have overcome the world."
"A man's heart plans his way,
but the Lord directeth his steps
(Proverbs 16:9).
If we are trusting the Lord,
we need not panic or despair
when our plans fail or when our
lifeabruptly changes. It's wise
to plan, but the Lord is the One
who ultimately directs us as He
will. and His way is always so
much better than we could have
Hogansville Elementary School
proudly announces Mrs. Kim
Holstun as Teacher of the
Month. Mrs. Holstun has shown
great determination this year
with all of her students, regard-
less of their difficulties. She is
alwdys positive and strives to
do her very best as a teacher.
chosen. - DCE
He leadeth me! O blessed
thought!
0 words with heavenly com-
fort fraught!
What'er I do, where'er I be,
Still 'tis God's hand that lead-
eth me. - Gilmore
Bro. Hill's text Sunday
morning was Zachariah 4:6-9,
"Not by Might, nor by Power,
but by my Spirit, saith the Lord."
Sunday evening his text was
from I Corinthians 11:24-26,
"Remembrance."
Happy birthday wishes to
Eddie Williamson.
Saturday Johnnie and Mable
Williamson, Judy and Mike
Thomaston, Charles and
Jennifer Shelnutt and Jessica
and Sam and Joyce Richardson
enjoyed the day at Westville in
Lumpkin.
I Shall Not List
My" Troubles
I shall not list my troubles,
Instead I will recite,
Of beauty, fun and what I
love
Of everything that's right.
I shall not count my prob-
lems
Instead I shall add up
How friends and times and
memories
Still overflow my cup.
Don't detail flaws and
defects, .
Instead elaborate,
In wonders of the universe
And how your God is Great!
- Jean Wood
In this world you will have
troubles but have courage, for
Jesus said in John 16:33, "I have
overcome the world."
Ill
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