November l3, 2019
PASTOR'S CORNER by Rev. Matthew bishop
God can restore a nation in a day
an a nation be born in one day?
I would think that would be a
hard thing to do. But for those of
us who are younger than 70, we
would not remember how Israel became a
nation again.
Growing up
studying the Bible,
I never paid much
attention to the
fact that Jesus lived
and died in a place
that was part of the
Roman Empire. I
remember study-
ing how Israel only
had three kings
that ruled over all
12 tribes. After
Saul, David, and
Pictured is Rev. Matthew Bishop holding the
Israel Medal of T962. On the back side is
ings to try to take back their land. The
Romans ultimately destroyed the temple in
Jerusalem and drove out the Jewish people
in 70 AD. The Romans had a coin minted
to celebrate this victory. One side of the
coin has a soldier
standing over a weep-
ing woman.
Ifthat is where the
story left off, it would
be just like any other
story of nations that
rose and fell through-
out history But this
is not like any other
story. The Lord told
his people in Ezekiel
11 that he would
scatter them and
later give them back
Solomon reigned an image of the Roman coin that celebrated their land, In
Isaiah
as kings in Israel, the fall of Judah in 70 AD. In the picture is 66:8—10
God told his
the nation divided, the side where a woman is holding a new people that he
could
The two countries babvahile a tree is being planted. do it in one day.
that formed from So what did God
the divide were do... He kept his
Israel to the north and Judah to the south.
Both of these countries would begin to
sin against God and turn towards false
Gods. Only eight of the 20 kings in Judah
were considered good, and none of the 19
in the northern kingdom were. The books
of the prophets in the Old Testament are
letters warning the two nations to turn
back to God and ask for forgiveness. These
warnings also warn of capture and destruc-
tion if they don’t listen.
When neither country heeded the
warnings, they were both captured and
destroyed. Neither of these two countries
would ever be a nation again. Or would
they?
Later the Romans would become the
ruling party over the land. The remnant
of the Jewish people who lived there
would long for a day when they could be a
nation again. There would be a few upris-
promise. On May 14, 1948, Israel did
what no other nation in histroy has done.
It became a nation again after being
destroyed. The only nation in history... and
the Bible said it would...
The hard thing about this is how many
generations of Jewish people throughout
the years lived their whole lives and didn’t
see it come about. But God keeps his word.
Ifyou are eagerly waiting for God to do
something in your life, remember God is
Faithful. Be Patient and watch him work
Rev. Matthew Bishop is the pastor of
Maynard Baptist Church, 1195 Juliette
Road, Forsyth. The Pastor’s Corner is spon-
sored by the Monroe County Ministerial
Association, which meets on the second
Thursday of each month at 8:30 a. m. at
Christ United Methodist Church, 417 N.
Frontage Road, Forsyth.
Rock Springs celebrates
Tate’s 3th An nivesa ry
Rock Springs Church
celebrated Dr. Benny
Tate’s 30th Anniversary
as Senior Pastor on Sun-
day, Nov. 3 at all of the
church’s campuses. Under
the leadership of Tate,
at right, membership
has grown from 35
members to over 8,200
members, and countless
souls have come to know
Christ through God's
work at Rock Springs.
Rock Springs has seven
campuses, including a
street ministry outreach,
two prison ministries and
live-streams its services
every Sunday at rock-
springslive.com.
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cuuncn CALENDAR
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Nov. T6
Pine Grove C.M.E. has
Fall Gospel Concert
Pine Grove C.M.E. Church,
554 Pine Grove Church Road,
Culloden will host the Fall Gos-
pel Concert on Saturday, Nov.
lb at pm. Special guests will
be Traveling Tone of Morrow
and Evangelist Ross of Butler
Local talent and choirs will
render a selection.
Nov. T7
Greater Friendship
Baptist has Men’s Day
Pastor Jarrell and the Greater
Friendship Baptist Church,
3242 Dames Ferry Road,
invite all to fellowship on
Sunday, Nov. T7 at 2 pm.
at the Annual Men’s Day
Celebration. The theme will
be "Reviving the Brotherhood"
Psalm l33zl. The speaker will
be Pastor Jeremy Head of
Piney Grove Baptist Church,
Senoia.
Hopewell UMC has
Family Friends Day
Hopewell United Method-
ist Church, 483 Hopewell
Road, Forsyth will celebrate its
Annual Family (3 Friends Day
on Sunday, Nov. T7 at 2:30
pm. Elder Charlotte Franklin
ot Griffin will deliver the mes-
sage. Everyone is invited,
Nov. T8 25
Dayspiing Presbyterian
is Operation Christmas
Child drop-off
Dayspring Presbyterian
Church PCA, lO45 Highway
4lS, Forsyth will serve as
the Drop-Off for national
collection week of Operation
Christmas Child. Collection
hours will be Nov. l8-22 from
4-6 pm, Nov. 23 from Q—ll
a.m., Nov. 24 from l»3 pm.
and Nov. 25 from Q—ll am.
Call 478-394-0443 to assist
in collection of shoeboxes
that will bless children around
the world.
Nov. 24
Parker’s Chapel A.M.E.
has Men 81 Women’s Day
All are invited to Parker‘s
Chapel A.M.E. Church An-
nual Men Women's Day
Program on Sunday, Nov. 24
at 2:30 pm. The church is
at 5744 Highway 83 South,
Culloden. The theme 'is “Fifty
Men in Black White and
Fifty Women in Black with
Pearls." Guest speaker will be
Rev. 'Claude Franklin, pastor
at Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church, Griffin. Regular wor-
ship services begin at ll am.
on 2nd and 4th Sundays; at
l0 am. on every lst Sunday
there is an Hour of Power.
St. Phillip A.M.E. holds
Annual Women’s Day
St. Phillip A.M.E., 36 Fort Val-
ley Road, Culloden invites ev-
eryone to its annual Women's
Day Program on Sunday,
Nov. 24, at “:30 am. The
speaker will be Minister
Tonya Walker of Towaliga
County Line Baptist Church in
Jackson, where Rev. Dr. Ed-
die Collier is the pastor. The
theme is: “Our Exodus Faith,
Hope, Pray, Praise: Women
Standing In Prayer PUSH".
The colors are black and red,
Nov. 28
Forsyth UMC 27th
Annual Thanksgiving
Meal
For the 27th year Forsyth
United Methodist Church
will host those in need in the
community tor a Thanksgiving
meal on Thursday, Nov. 28
at l2 noon. Special guests
wilt be children from the
Methodist Children‘s Home in
Macon. Volunteers will also
deliver meals to the home—
bound, disabled and those
who are otherwise unable to
provide for themselves. Many '
volunteers are needed both
in the days before and on
Thanksgiving Day to make it
happen, including cooks, serv- i
ers, delivery drivers and those
who will pray. Call Forsyth
UMC at 478-994-5706 to
volunteer. Those in need may
sign up at Forsyth UMC or
Circle of Care.
Nov. 30
East Juliette Baptist
holds ’Raise the Roof’
Festival
East Juliette Baptist Church,
T83 JH Aldridge DE, Juliette,
will hold a "Raise the Root"
Festival on Saturday, Nov.
30 from ll am. to pm, Ac-
tivities will include a bounce
house, games tor children,
' Coke Walk, bonfire, silent
auction, face painting and T—
shirt sale. There will be a gos—
pel singing, and there will be
a special guest minister (4-5
pm.) There will be barbecue,
Brunswick stew, hamburgers
and hot dogs available. Bring
a lawn chair and enjoy a
tun day helping East Juliette
Baptists root fund. v
Dec. I
St. Paul A.M.E. has
Annual ChoirAnnwersary
Saint Paul A.M.E. Church,
57l Rumble Road, Smarr
invites everyone to its An-
nual Choir Anniversary on
Sunday, Dec. l at 2:30 pm.
to fellowship and celebrate
another year of God‘s Grace
and Mercy. Church choirs
are invited to render an A&B
selection.
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First Baptist Fall Festival
had lots of winners
T.J. Morgan
First Baptist Church
Forsyth’s Community Fall
Festival on Halloween was
latosha Proctor
a good time by all, despite
a last minute plan to more
indoors due to weather!
Monroe County Recre-
ation Department kindly
allowed the festival to take
place in the warm gym.
As part of the Festival
Elizabeth Mobley
there were three special
prize drawings. The win—
ners are: TJ Morgan Yeti
Cooler; Latosha Proctor
$50 Wal-Mart gift card;
Elizabeth Mobley Trac-
tor Supply Bucket with
$20 gift card.
Lee Smith
994- 1666
Mon Fri to 7
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name that can be trusted for funeral and burial arrangements
26 Brentwood Place - Forsyth
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Rock Springs Academy .
students compete at 4-H DPA
Rock Springs Christian Academy
students competed in the 4-H District
Project Achievement Competition at
Rock Eagle 4-H Center. DPA is one of
the largest and most exciting, challeng-
ing and rewarding programs offered by
edge. Competition begins at the school
level and advances to district competi-
tion at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center.
Pictured, left to right are: front row, _
Lillian Menard (lst Place), Kaleigh Kim-' '
bell (3rd Place) and Sadie Dutton (1st ’ ‘
Georgia 4—H.
4-H’ers choose a project area of interest,
research a topic, then write and present
an oral presentation to others. Competi-
tion is open to students in grades 5 and
6. This process is about hands—on learn-
ing, selfvconfidence, and sharing knowl—
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