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PASTOR'S CORNER by Rev. Seth Hoover
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ug. 4, 2019. It was supposed
to be the day. We set the date
over six months ago, built a
Limeline around it, and have
been diligently executing all the details.
Everything was going according to the
plan until it wasn't.
You have experienced that
before, right? Those times
in life when you had hoped
something would turn out
a certain way; yet despite
your best efforts it didn't.
'It is easy in those moments
i to question God's presence
why he is not answer-
: ng your prayers.
' One of the men that was a
first-hand witness of Jesus'
life wrote about an encoun- Pastor
ter in which two sisters
came to Jesus, pleading
-with him to help their brother who was
gravely ill. qqais brother of theirs, Laza-
rus, was one of Jesus' good friends. Every
ounce of our human nature screams,
"No brained Go help the man!" because
ts humans we operate on such a limited,
and therefore urgent, timeline. We want
Shings done when we want and how we
%ant. And when they do not play out ac-
cording to our plans worry begins to set
in and frustration builds like a small fire
simmering in our chest.
The man that recorded this account
said that when Jesus heard that Laza-
rus w. as on his deathbed, he stayed two
days longer in the place where he was.
What?!? Who does that? By the time
Jesus got around to visiting Lazarus he
had been dead for several days, and his
sisters were heartbroken. Can }rou imag-
ine the anger and frustration and pain
that these two sisters felt? They had cried
out to God for help and he apparently
snubbed them.
Have you been there before? A time
when life was apparently spiraling out
of control and you cried out to God for
help and there was no apparent relief. Or
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maybe you are there right now - your
marriage is on the rocks, you are strug-
gling to make ends meet, or someone
close to you is sick.
What I love about the story of Lazarus
is that it shows that God's delays are
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not God's denials. Despite
showing up days after
Lazarus died, Jesus does the
incredible. He doesn't heal
him, but actually raises him
from the dead. It was the
move no one saw coming!
It is a reminder that our set-
backs are set-ups for God to
do something great! Maybe
that's what you need to hear
right now - that God has
not forgotten you. He sees
you. He feels your pare.
But he is not absent; he is
simply setting things up to
do the incredible in your life!
Oh yeah, back to Aug. 4. We are start-
ing a new church in Forsyth and have
been renovating the space at the other
end of the old Piggly Wiggly, aiming to
open on August 4. Then the construc-
tion delays started happening. Each time
there was a delay, we were optimistic that
we would catch up the next day. Over
time the delays started to compound,
and now we have officially moved our
opening to Sept. 8.
Disappointing? Yes. Frustrating? You
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July 21-24
ladcea BalrdSt hokls
Homecoming & Church, 5827 Highway 83,
Culloden wtt celebrate its
Laodicea Baptist Church,
101 Westbrooks Roaa.
Forsyth invites everyone to its
Homecoming & Revival Ser-
vices beginning on Sunday,
July 21 at t0 a.m. Revival
Services Will be Monday,
July 22-Wednesday, July 24
at 7:30 p.m. each night. The
guest speaker will be Rev.
J. Barrion of Brown Chapel
Baptist Church, Forsyth. Ev-
eryone is welcome any night
of the services.
192ndHom ng Rocky Mourn UMC has
Sharon PrimitiVe Be i~tist
July 24-26
New Ma(edonia
Missionary eap
has Revival
New Macedonia Missionary
Baptist Church 1510 Oxford
Road Culloden will have
Revival Wednesday, July
24-Friday, July 26 begin-
ning at 7:30 p.m. nightly. The
evangelist for the week will
be Rev. LJ. London of the
New Jerusalem Temple Bap-
tist Church of Detroit, Mich.
All are invited. 478-294-
192nd Homecoming on
Sunday, July 28 with services
starting at 11 a,m,] Lunch tn
the fellowship will follow
the morning service. All are
invited.
R ky
ist Church, 1387 Highway 4]
South, Barnesvtlte will: ha~
Homecoming Celebration at
11 a.m on Sunday, Aug 4.
speaker will be Pastor Cldi'e~e
E. Thrower Jr. Annual :Revival
will begin Monday, Aug. 5 with
services at 7:30 p.m. nightly
July 28-31 through Wedn~, Aug, Z
~1'~1~ ~ ~ The speaker for Monday will
Itomecomi & Revival be Rev. Rufus J. Whatley, Union
Hill Missionary Baptist Church,
Piney Grove Baptist Church, Forsyth; the speaker Tue@
98 Joe Chambers Road, will be Rev. Henry D. Leonard
Forsyth invites everyone to
Homecoming services on
Sunday, July 28 at 2 p.m.
with Rev. Carter Watts and
St. Mark Baptist Church of
Macon as special guests.
Revival will begin Monday-
Wednesday, July 29-31 at 7
p.m. nightly. Monday special
guests wilt be Rev. Gordon
and Mt. Airy Baptist Church:
Tuesday special guests will
be Rev. Barrion and Brown's
Chapel Baptist Church
Wednesday spec al guests
will be Rev. Proctor and St.
James Baptist Church.
Sc, Wrtghts Grove Baptist
Church, Forsvth; the
Wednesday will ae Rev. bnnie
B. Fletcher, Orange Grove
Baptist Church, Culloden.
hassle&
Revival
St.'Peter's Rock Bapti4 Church's
annual Homecoming service
will be on Aug. 4 at 11 a.m,
A three-day Revival will start
Monday-Wednesday, Aug.
5-7 at 7:30 p.m. nigNJy with
Rev. Tracey Bridges Sr. of
South River Baptist Church as
July 28, July 31-Aug. 2 guest speaker. St Peter% Rock
966t. Rev. Rubs J. Whatley Spdnghill e~pl~ h~s is located at 10496 ~ 8Z
is pastor Juliefle. For more infor~ion,
conrad Ruth MiddJebrook at
July 24-26, 28
St. Phillip AJ .E. holds
Summer Revival
St. Phitlip A.M.E, Church Fam-
ily, 36 Old Fort Volley Road,
Redding Road, Jutiette will
have Homecoming Service
478 986-5269.
Aug. 4-9
bet. But, we are excited about what God Cutloden wifl hold its Three July 31-Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Mt Giead Baptst Chu(ch,
isdoing because it is beyond what we Night Annual Summer Revival nightly Paster John W Carter 2~ Baxankte Road Forsvth
had planned! There is an old saying that on Wednesday-Friday, July s Lead Servant M n ster Jen- Annual Homec~ing i~';ice "
I have seen proven true time and time 24-26at7:30 p.m. nightly, niter L. Carter isRevivalist. will be Sunday. Aug. 4that
The guest preacher will be ll a.m. Homecoming revval
again: God is rarely early, never late, and Rev. Dexter A Jordan, pastor July 29-Aug. 2 service will be held nightly
always right on time! of Center Hill Baptist Church ~ ~l~l}t~ Monday-FT@ ~ ~.c~ at
in Macon Attire for ~ . ' "'.""r : ' 7:30 r,m ~ e'va~ st w tt
Seth Hoover is the executive pastor of week is casual and comfort- 110111 mg E Re,town
Momentum Christian Church, North Lee able, including Hbmecoming. Bethel Thomaston "
Street, Forsyth. The Pastor's Corner isThe Homecoming Service is bat. Pleasant Baptist Church "
spun sored by the Monroe County Min- Sunday, July 28 at 2 p.m. 863 Piedmont Road Barnes- Aug. 4, 7-9
The speaker will be Rev. ville invites everyone to its
isterial Association, which meets on the Robert Chatman pastor of anniversary Homecoming
second Thursday of each month at 8:30 the Forslyth Circuit, All are Revival from Monday July
a.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, welcome on any night. 29-Friday, ~g. 2 at 7:30
417 N. Frontage Road, Forsyth. p.m. nightly. The revivalists Hanson
July 26-27 will ~: Monday Rev. T.O~ Church. 60 Moreland Ave
Pictured at the Grand Opening fellowship meal of Forsyth New Life Mission are, left
to right, Will Davis, Reporter Publisher; Tyrone Harris, Pastor of Hour of Prayer Pente-
costal Church; Eddie Harris, Forsyth Chief of Police; Aubrey Duncan, Pastor of New Life
/ ission of Seventh-day Adventist; John Strickland, Pastor of Wimbish Road Seventh-day
dventist Church; Betty Harris, wife of Pastor Harris; Forsyth Mayor Eric Wilson: Angela
:lohnson, Ministry of Reconciliation.
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' The Forsyth New Life Mission of Seventh-day Adventists held a Grand Opening at
North Frontage Road on Saturday, July 13. The mission is an outreach ministry of
Wimbush Road Seventh-day Adventist Church of the Georgia Cumberland Confer-
ence in Macon. Services will be every Saturday from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m with praise and
.testimony from 10:35-10:55 a.m. and sabbath school from 9:15-10:30 a.m. Pastor Aubrey
Duncan invites all to attend. For more information, visit https://forsythmission.adventist-
hurch.org/
on Friday and Saturday
nights, July 26 and 27
starting at 6 p.m. The theme
is "Put on the Full Armor Of
God." Calling alt men to war- night; Friday, Rev. T. Bridges
ship and fellowship with us! of South River Baptist of
Great speakers both nights, Jackson.
live music, and good food,
sanctuaryjuliette.
July 27
Rws New L'~ 3147 Hwy 83 North Forsyth
Mission has Back to
invited.
Grace Fellowship
Sdlool Gh !way
Forsyth New Life Seventh-day
Adventist Mission will have a
Back to School Giveaway on
Saturday, July 27 beginning
at 1 p.m. at 281 S. Frontage
Road. Forsyth. Free school
supplies wit/be given to the
first 50 students who come
including pencils, crayons and
notebooks For more informa-
tion call 404-322-5683.
Liberty Bapti has
Church, 186 Coltege Drive,
Barnesvifle and Rev. Willie J.
Colbert invite everyone to
invites everyone to Home- Homecoming and Revival.
coming & Revival Services HomecOming will ~ Sun@,
beginning on Sunday Aug. Aug. 4 at 11 a.m. Pastor Col~rt
4 at 11 a.m. Revival set themessage. Rev.
vices witJ start Monday, Johnny Sanders and the Great-
Aug. 5- Wednesday Aug. er St. James AM.E. Church
7 at 7:30 p.m. nightly: The family wilt be guests at 2 p,m
guest sloeaker will be Rev. Revival wilt begin on Wednes-
Demonstray Head, pastor of
Faith Tabernacle ED.H.C of
Jackson, All are welcome.
day night, Aug. 7 at 7.'30 p,m
and continue Thursday and Fri-
day nights. Guests will be Rev.
Arthur Gordon and the New
Bethel Baptist Church family
from Macon. Dress code for
seniors luncheon ing and Revival services. Aug 9
& Bingo The homecoming message
on Sunday, Aug. 4 will be Enjoy worship, music
Liberty Baptist Church. 3043 brought by Pastor Paul Wafts 81Yc~l~J ~he ~
High Falls Road, Jackson wilt Sr. ai the regular tl a.m. set- w~jly
host a seniors luncheon and vice. Revival services wilt be"Unplug & Worship" wlll be
Bingo contest at 11 a.m Sat- Aug. 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. nightly, Friday, Aug. 9 from 8 p.m.-12
urday, July 2Z Food & drinks with three dynamite speak- midnight. Unplug, relax, worship.
will be provided. To qualify ers for the week: Monday, watch a movie ~ the Once
to win prizes the Women's
Missionary Union is asking for
a finger food item and/or a
cleaning supply item dona-
tion. For further information.
contact Brenda Crowe at
478-972-0730.
Homecoming&Revival the week is casual. Eve neis
Midway Baptist Church, welcome. For more information.
Highway 4t, Smarr invites call 478-993-5580,
everyone to its Homecom-
July 28
Sharon Primitive
Baptist celebrates
"Servicing Each Family With Equal Respect"
Aug. 5 Pastor Carter Watts
and the St. Mark Baptist
Church of Macon will be
the special guests. Pastor
David Blalock and the Mr.
Pleasant Baptist Church of
Barnesville wilt be bringing
the word on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
and on Wednesday, Aug. 7
Revival will climax with Pastor
T.J. Head and the Laodicea
Baptist Church of Forsyth.
Upon a Time Weddings venue,
807 Thorpe Road, Musetla:
Admission is free: concessions
wilt be available br sale. Bring
a chair or blanket for movie
seating. Enioy WR Naz Worship
Band. Rev. Quinton Jones will
speak after the band sings and
before the movie. For more
information visit the Once upon
a lime Weddings Facebeok
page.
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