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PASTOR'S CORNER by Matthew Bishop
at 10 a.m.
In the world of Amazon Primes two-
day shipping and
text messages that
are expected to be read and responded
to immediately, I sometimes find
myself very impatient, wanting things to
happen in the time frame that I am expect-
ing. So when things don't go as planned,
frustration can quickly show in my life.
I then have to remind myself that God
has plans and they don't always, or really
ever, revolve around me. He reminded me
of His great timing this past week in my
nation again till 1948 A.D. So during Jesus'
time on earth they were in the Roman Em-
pire. The disciples were expecting Jesus to
now rise up and become the savior of their
nation. But Jesus responds to them with a
reminder that God the Father has His tim-
ing for things like that and it is not for them
to know. He then redirects them back to
the purpose He called them.
"But you will receive power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you, and you will be
my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea
studies, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
In the book of Acts Luke condudes Acts 1:8 ESV
his story of what Jesus began and would This brings me to the second thing that
continue to do through the Holy Spirit. He stood out to me. Jesus asked them to stay
states in the first chapter that Jesus contin-
ued to present Himself to the disciples and
many others for 40 days after being cruci-
fied and resurrected. On a side note, Paul
states in his first letter to Corinth that up to
500 saw him all at once during this time.
Luke records Jesus' last face-to-face con-
versation on earth with the disciples.
And while staying with them he ordered
them not to depart from ]erusalem, but to
wait for the promise of the Father, wherein,
He said, "you heard from me; for ]ohn
baptized with water, but you will be baptized
with the Holy Spirit not many days from
now'Acts 1:4-5 ESV
Jesus starts off with instructions to the
disciples to not leave Jerusalem until he
sends the gift from the Father that he had
promised earlier. He reminds them of how
John baptized with water but they would be
baptized with the Holy Spirit in a few days.
Two things stood out to me that I would
i like to share with you now. First, Jesus told
his disciples they would be baptized with
the Holy Spirit. The Greek word for baptize
is "BAPTIZO" which means to immerse.
PLEASE understand my intent. I am not
trying to argue or even influence you on
shower vs. dunking baptisms. What is so
encouraging to me about this point is that
Jesus just told his disciples that he was go-
ing to immerse them with the Holy Spirit.
Having read when it does happen to
them and having experienced it in my own
life after receiving forgiveness through
Jesus, I have a better understanding of
the awesomeness that is about to happen
to them. Can you imagine, though, what
they were hearing from Jesus? Trying to
understand what this meant. They obvi-
ously didn't really understand what He was
saying because the next thing they asked
in verse six is if Jesus is about to restore the
kingdom back to Israel.
After the fall of Judah in 586 B.C. to the
Babylonians the Israelites were allowed to
stay in the region but were not their own
Nov. 12-19
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Dayspring Presbyterian Church. 1045 High-
way 41 South, Forsyth will serve as drop-off Nov. 22
location for Opera.on Christmas Child. Col- UM vnpl ,wolua n
lection w~lt be Nov.1 2-19 from 9-11 a.m. t~r meal
on both Mondays, 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Forsyth United Methodist Church, b8 West
Wednesday and Sunday, 5-7 p.m. on Thurs- Johnston Street, will again prepare Thanks-
day and Friday. Call Mary Ellen Strickland giving meals 'for those less fortunate in the
at 478-394-0443 for more information, community. The church, in cooperation with
other groups and individuals, w II prepare
hundreds of trad tlonat Thanksgiving meals
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in Jerusalem for a few days until what he I re-llmn iv g day, Nov. 25 at 2 p, ml PaStOr
was sending them arrived. Why did they Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 299 Henry D. leonard St, and i~ WrigS}~ Gro~e
have to be in Jerusalem to receive the Holy Union Hitl Dr Forsyth invites everyone to its Faro y w be special guests
Spirit? Couldn't they have been anywhere? Pre,Thanksgiv ng service on Monday, Nov.
You see God had a great plan! Seven
weeks after the Passover is celebrated the
Jewish people celebrated Shavuot or Sha-
vuos which means "weeks" This is when ! il;
they would gather at the temple in Jerusa-
lem and thank God for the first fruits of the
harvest. This holiday is also on the same
day of the year that the Law or Torah that
was received by Moses at Mt. Sinai 50 days
after they left Egypt.
Jesus knew that the city and temple
would be filled with people celebrating this
holiday. So when the Holy Spirit descended
the disciples went boldly out prodaiming
the name of Jesus. It says in Acts chapter 2
that after Peter preaches they were cut to
the heart and asked him what they should
do. Peter responded, "Repent and be bap-
tized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and
you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
So on the holiday that celebrated the law
of God being given, and later the golden
calf was made, this resulted in "about 3000"
being killed. On the holiday celebrating the
the Torah, 1,400 years later, the Holy Spirit
came down and it said that ''about 3000"
were saved. (Exodus 32, Acts 2) God has
amazing plans! He can be trusted!
Jesus knew what was going to happen
in Jerusalem in a few days when He told
the disciples to stay there and wait. What
Volunteers pack Thanksgiving meals for delivery at Forsyth United Methodist Church.
is God telling you? Seek Him and you will
find Him! God has a plan for you!
Rev. Matthew Bishop is the pastor of May-
nard Baptist Church, 1195 ]uliette Road,
Forsyth. Maynard The Pastor's Comer is
sponsored by the Monroe County Ministe-
rial Association, which meets on the second
Thursday of each month at 8 a.m. at The
Pickled Okra, 33 W. Johnston St. on the
Square.
Appreciate our animal shelters
By Donna Vandable your pet is the most important thing you
can do to reduce the number of homeless
Nov. 4-10 is designated as National
Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, a week
set aside to recognize the many contribu-
tions made by animal shelters. In Forsyth
we are privileged to have SAVE A PET,
Monroe County's only no-kill dog shelter
to provide care and bridge the gap to adop-
tion for abandoned and stray dogs. SAVE
A PET has been saving lives since 1998.
Bringing "hopeful" dogs together with
"forever homes" is one of the things
SAVE A PET does best. However, it is by
no means the only thing this organiza-
tion does. SAVE A PET staff, along with
volunteers, work 365 days a year to rescue
stray and abused dogs giving them shelter,
food, water and veterinary care. National
Animal Shelter Appreciation Week is
perfect time to recognize this organization
for its efforts. There are many ways to help.
BE COMMITTED - be a responsible
and caring pet guardian. Ensure your pet
has current identification tags and is prop-
erly confined when outdoors. Keep your
pet healthy and up-to-date on all vaccina-
tions with regular veterinary visits.
DO YOUR PART - Spaying or neutering
pets in our community.
ADOPT A RESCUE DOG - Dogs make
great companions. Consider adopting if
you are looking for a "forever" companion.
Find out ifyou have what it takes to pro-
vide a safe and loving home. Learn more
about adopting from SAVE A PET staff.
SPREAD THE WORD - Have you
adopted a SAVE A PET rescue? Tell your
friends, family, co-workers and neighbors
about your adoption experience.
KEEP ON GIVING -All donations help.
Donating to SAVE A PET is as simple as
writing a check or picking up an item on
the shelter's wish list.
SAY THANK YOU - These are two
simple, powerful words. Since rescue
dogs can't speak, it is up to community
members to let SAVE A PET staffknow
just how much their commitment is ap-
preciated. Send a letter, card or e-mail to
SAVE A PET and let them know you care.
Mailing address: P.O. Box 933, Forsyth,
GA 31029. Send an email to HYPERLINK
"mailto:saveapet2017@gmail.com" savea-
pet2017@gmail.com to receive Wagging
Tails, their monthly newsletter.
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
ForsythUnited Methodist Church, 68
West Johnston Street, will again pre-
pare Thanksgiving meals for those less
fortunate in the community. Volunteers
from various churches and other groups
will begin preparations three or four days
in advance for hundreds of traditional
Thanksgiving meals. There will be turkey,
dressing, green beans, mashed potatoes,
cranberry sauce, all the trimmings and
homemade desserts.
More volunteers are needed to pack
the meals for delivery starting at about
11 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning, Nov.
22. Then volunteers will take meals and
routes for delivery around the city and
some out in the county.
A little later, Forsyth UMC will wel-
come about 30-40 young people from the
Methodist Children's Home in Macon
for dinner at the church. Others who do
not have a place to go for a Thanksgiv-
ing meal are also invited to share dinner,
also. Volunteers who would like to serve
the meals and help dean up are also
welcome.
All who would like to help, through
donations and/or volunteering are
encouraged to do so. Help is needed
especially with packaging and delivering
the meals, which will only take an hour
or two of your Thanksgiving day. Come
to the church at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday;
Nov. 22 or call 478-994-5706 for more
information.
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