October 2, 2019
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PASTOR'S CORNER by Rev. Keith Harris
What it means to
have Eternal Life
have a friend that seemed to know
everything there was to know about
Elvis Presley. She even had a room in
her house that was dedicated to Elvis.
She had all the records that Elvis had ever
recorded. She had copies of the movies that
Jesus says that eternal life is that we
know personally “the only true God and
Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” In this
passage Jesus uses the second Greek word
which means “to know experientially or
personally.”
Elvis had been in. She had Elvis posters John 17:3 “And this is eternal
life, that
and all sorts of memorabilia. The room was they may know you, the only true
God,
packed full. She seemed to and Jesus Christ whom you
know all about him. have sent.”
I have another friend that John 6:47 tells us how to
knew Elvis personally. She gain eternal life. “Truly,
dated him for several years. truly say to you, whoever
She knew how he thought, believes ‘trusts’ in me has
his mannerisms, the things Eternal lifi.” In other words,
he liked. She knew what eternal life begins when
would touch his heart and we genuinely trust in Jesus
what would not affect him. Christ.
She knew him experientially. Every healthy relationship
In the New Testament, is based on unselfish love,
which was originally writ- respect and trust. God loves
ten in Greek, there are two us unselfisth and uncon-
words that are translated ROV- KOiI'h Harris ditionally. God respects
our
“know” into English. One is right to accept him or reject
like my friend that knew a lot about Elvis.
It just means “to know about, to have
information about.” The other means a
deep personal experiential knowledge like
my friend who dated Elvis. She knew him
personally.
John 17 has recorded what is sometimes
referred to as the High Priestly prayer in
which Jesus is praying to His heavenly
Father for us. In this passage he defines
what it means to have eternal life. It is not
life that begins when we die. It is not just
some future eternal existence, though it
involves that.
BOLINGBROKE
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this landmark building shine once again.
If you are interested in going to the
Bolingbroke Community Club meetings,
give me a call. All are welcome; we meet
once a month for a potluck supper. We are
gearing up for the Annual Bolingbroke
Christmas Parade once again. This year’s
parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7th
(always the lst Saturday in December).
Mark your calendars and plan to attend.
I hear Santa will bring a few extra elves
along this year to help him visit with all the
children.
Fall Festival
Mt Zion Baptist Church Fall Festival will
be on Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 5 to 7 pm.
him. God asks us to trust him. When we
enter into relationship with God, he gives
us eternal life. Eternal life is life in eter-
nal relationship with God through Jesus
Christ
Rev. Keith Harris is pastor of Mt. Zion
United Methodist Church, Rumble
Road, Smarr. The Pastor’s Corner is spon—
sored by the Monroe County Ministerial
Association, which meets on the second
Thursday of each month at am. at
Christ United Methodist Church, 417 N.
Frontage Road, Forsyth.
Bring the kids and enjoy an evening of fun
and games and lots of candy. The church
is located at 7015 Rivoli Road just south of
Bolingbroke. See you there!
Pumpkin Time
Time to get your pumpkins! Go see
Hunter Benson at Country Oaks in
Bolingbroke and let him help you get
ready for fall! Despite Mother Nature’s
stubborn and heated resistance, autumn IS
coming! Hunter’s Pumpkins is at Country
Oaks in Bolingbroke, 5967 Highway 4,
open Monday—Saturday from 8 a.m.—6 pm.
Vicki Smith covers Bolingbroke for the
Reporter: She and her husband, Bobby Lee,
own at operate Properties Plus Realty, and
she is president of Bolingbroke Community
Club, which gives us the beloved Boling-
broke Christmas parade.
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705 Rivoli Road. Bolingbroke
will have a Fall Festival on
Wednesday. {liaise from
5-7 pm. Ali are invited.
Birthdays Anniversaries
CALENDAR
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Roadshow", the public is invited
to bring artifacts to be identi—
fied and dated by members of
the Ocmulgee Archaeological
Society, There will be several
artifact collections on display,
as well as otI-otl, flintknopping
and other displays in the mu-
seum. The event is sponsored
by Butts County Historical
Society, Ocmulgee Archaeo-
logical Society and The Village
at Indian Springs. For more in-
formation, contact Jim Herbert
at iimherbertbchscom or call
770-775—338
Oct. 7
Historical Sodety hears
about bladrsmithing
Elton (Buster) Grubbs of the
Ocmulgee Blacksmith Guild
will present the program at the
Monday, Oct. meeting of
the Monroe County Historical
Society. The Society meets at
the stone depot on East Adams
Street at p. m. Its meetings
are open to the public. The
speaker will bring examples
of blacksmithing fools, explain
their use, and discuss the histor-
ic role of the blacksmithing art.
Oct. 9
Conversations Coffee
Forsyth-Monroe County
Chamber of Commerce will
host its quarterly Conversa-
tions and Coffee at 7:30 am.
on Wednesday, Oct. 9 with
discussion on the value of
good customer service. It will
be at LaOuinta Inns Suites
conference room, 400 Russell
Parkway, Forsyth with Volume
Chevrolet as sponsor.
Oct. TO
Mammogram Marathon
In recognition of October
as National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month, Navicent
Health will offer a Mom—
mogram Marathon at five
sites on Thursday, Oct. IO
from am. — 6 pm, including
Diagnostics Monroe, Navicent
Health IIZO North Lee Street,
Suite B, Forsythl. No appoint-
ment necessary for screening
mammograms. Door prizes and
refreshments.'These locations
also offer 3-D Mammography.
For a complete list of events,
visit wwwnovicentheolthorg/
pttp.
Oct. l5
Authors present readings
The Jackson-Butts County
Council for the Arts is sponsor-
ing An Evening of Southern
Fiction featuring William W
Garland IWiIII on Oct. l5 at
6:30 pm at the Jackson Library.
Garland will be reading a
selection from one of his short
stories which have appeared
in numerous academic and
literary journals including The
Tulane Review, Real South
Magazine, and The Dead
Mule School of Southern Lit-
erature. Doyle Renolds, author
of Three Apache Arrows, will
also share a reading from one
of his most recent works.
Garland holds an MFA in
Creative Writing from the
University of South Caro-
lina, where he was editor of
Yemassee, the school's literary
magazine. Garland teaches
literature at The John Cooper
in Woodlands, Texas. He is the
son of Byrd and Tyler Gar-
land of Jackson. The Council
will also welcome two young
writers from Jackson High
School to share selections from
pieces for which they have
. Won awards. There will be no
admission fee, but Garland
and Renolds are asking that
you consider donating to the
Hawkes Library Remodeling
Project. For more information
call 770-757-2806. Will Gar-
land will also read on Monday,
Oct. l4 at 6:30 pm at The Art
Box/218 Forsyth St, Monticello.
Iwww.theortboxgallery.netl
Octz Vinson Stan 8: Julie Stuart
Mable Josey Darlene Pritchett
Josh Thompson Nathan Elizabeth 0d.6 0d.8
Wood Barbara Clarke Lynn J. Elsberry
Oct. 3
Kasey Smarr 0d. 5 0d. 0d. 9
Donald Mathis Bryce Davis J_ Raymond Vinson Julia Jenkins
Joel Denise
o This week's birthdays and anniversaries are courtesy ofForsyth Lions
Club calendar. To have your name
added to the calendar, contact Virginia Remick at 994—5426.
0 Children's birthday notices through age l2 and birth announcements
are published free of charge for
the community. Email Diane Glidewell at news@mymcr.net with information and
picture.
Life Chain will be Sunday
Monroe County Life
Chain will be Sunday,
Oct. 6 from 2:30—3:30
pm. Those participat-
ing are asked to meet at
BB&T Bank on North
Lee Street in Forsyth.
Signs will be provided.
Life Chain is a peace-
ful and prayerful public
witness of pro-life indi-
viduals standing for 60
minutes praying for the
nation and for an end
to abortion. It is a visual
statement of solidarity
by the Christian com-
life from the moment of
conception until natural
death. This is a family
event.
munity that abortion
kills children and that
the Church supports
the sanctity of human
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