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TIIEEVDEXOIIMAL Page 10A FRIDAY EUGION Oct.4,199 revivals scheduled United Methodist Church will have a yard and bake sale Saturday MA -r MINISTER'S DESK No greater love By DR. CLIFF VICARS Pastor, Trinity Church Feb. 3, 1985, was a typical Sunday. I had been guest preacher for a youth revival in Batesburg, S.C. After the evening service, the pastor and his wife asked me to stop by their home for supper.

As we sat around the family table. I was impressed with the close relationship these people enjoyed. The center of attention that evening was their teen-age son. He was an affable young man. I laughed at his humor and enjoyed his presence.

I last saw him about a year ago. He had become a man of faith. His name was Russ Sorrow. Russ was killed recently while on duty as a Greenville city policeman. In speaking of Jesus, John wrote, "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." Most of us spend our lives struggling to be relevant.

We want to make a difference, a contribution to the greater good of society. Often this struggle tempts us to take a shortcut to fame and fortune, neither of which are relevant. It is in the death of Christ that we find the true meaning of our own significance as people. By living like Jesus we learn how to make a difference. Russ Sorrow learned how to make a difference.

And now he teaches us. Oct 11 at 7:30 p.m. at South Greenwood Assembly of God on Highway 34. For more Information call 227-1983. be in concert Abbeville Civic Center ABBEVILLE A "Woman Thou Art Loosed" program will be Oct 11-13 at the Abbeville Civic Center, sponsored by the Cross Roads Ministries International.

Bishop TD. Jakes will be the narrator of a video tape, subjects being "If It's Dead Get Rid of It." "Give the Man What He Wants," and "Azuza 93 The event, which will include special music guests, will start at 7:30 p.m. Oct 11, 7 p.m. Oct 12 and 6 p.m. Oct.

13. A free will offering will be received. Abney Memorial Baptist GREENWOOD Abney Memorial Baptist Church will observe homecoming Sunday morning. The guest speaker will be Bryant Sims, a church related vocation major at North Greenville College and a member of the church. He has spoken in churches in South Carolina, North Carolina, Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts.

He is a graduate of Greenwood High School. There will also be a 2 p.m. service when the Haynes Brothers will give a gospel concert All former members and friends are invited to attend both services. Lunch will be served after the morning service. Butler Memorial PH SALUDA The Butler Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church will have its annual harvest on the Ground Festival Oct 18 starting at 7 p.m.

and Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For information call 445-8589 during the day and 445-3674 at night Church of Nazarene GREENWOOD Community Church of the Nazarene Pastor Bob Albert will be bringing his second message of the series "Piecing Together Our Vision for the Future" on the topic "Our Vision for the Adults." Guest speaker, Mrs. Dee Hook, director of "Summit of Greenwood" will also present the needs of senior adults from her experiences working in assisted living facilities at the 10:45 service Sunday.

Cokesbury Baptist COKESBURY The Missionary of Cokesbury Baptist Church will present a Women's Day program Oct 13 at 3 p.m. The speaker will be Evangelist Mary Thomason of Spartanburg. Sister Edith Quids will be the mistress of ceremony. Various choirs have been invited. Craft bazaar CALHOUN FALLS The Calhoun Falls Church of God will have a Christmas craft bazaar from Holy Spring Baptist GREENWOOD Holy Spring Baptist Church will have a musical program Oct 12 at 6 p.m.

Various groups have been invited to provide music. Lakeview Baptist GREENWOOD Lakeview Baptist Church will have Children of the King meetings Sundays from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. for ages 3-12. Beginning Sunday, it will feature music, Bible stories, arts and crafts, puppets, snacks, prizes and recreation. Contact Tracy Ferguson at 223-8648 for information.

Mt. Herman Baptist GREENWOOD ML Herman Baptist Church have observe Friends Day Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. The speaker will be the Rev. Arthur Kemp, pastor of Mine Creek Baptist Church of Johnston and Bethlehem Baptist Church of North Augusta.

Various choirs have been invited. Mathews Methodist GREENWOOD Mathews In concert Karen Peck and New River will 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Calhoun Falls Civic Center.

Call 942-6266 for more information. Dixie Gospel Fest NEWBERRY The Greenes, a Southern gospel trio from Boone, N.C., will appear at the next Dixie Gospel Fest planned for Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church. New Way will open and a love offering will be received.

For more information call 803-276-8169. Faith Assembly GREENWOOD The youth group of Faith Assembly United Pentecostal Church will have a car wash at Advance Auto on South Main Street Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Faith Temple SALUDA Revival will begin with Family Day Oct. 13 at Faith Temple Holiness Church.

Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. and Evangelist C. B. Turner will speak at the 11 am. service.

Dinner will be served at 1 p.m. and a gospel singing will follow at 2, featuring Heavenly Hope Singers of Johnston and the Soldiers of the Cross from Johnsoni The night service starts at 7 and will continue each night at 7:30 through Oct 20. The church is on Highway 702, seven miles northwest of Saluda. First Baptist Church GREENWOOD Dr. R.

from 7 a.m. until noon. Mt. Pisgah AME GREENWOOD A ore- annual Conference Harvest Song-j fest and Praise service will be sun- day at 6 p.m. at Ml Pisgah AME Church.

The speaker will be the Rev. Carrie Samuel, pastor or urownon- Jacob Chapel ame cnurcnes. Mt Zion Baptist CORONACA ML Zion Bap-I list Church annual missionary I program will be Sunday at 4 p.m. The speaker wilt be ueorge lom- lin of Greenville. New China Baptist TROY New China Baptist! Church will have Family Night I Sunday.

The Rev. Lieon of Ml I Oliver Baptist Church will bring I the message at 6 pjn. New Freedom Church GREENWOOD New Freedom Church will have a "Celebration on Sunday" Ocl 29 beginning at 10:30 a.m. The Joint Heirs will present a program with testi mony and song. A covered dish meal in the fel lowship hall will follow.

For information call 223-0254. New Holly Light PENDLETON The ushers of The New Holly Light Baptist Church will celebrate its anniversary Sunday during morning wor ship services. Ernest Jefferson Ware Shoals native and Lander University alumna, will be the speaker. Music will be by Minorities On The Move Gospel Choir of Lander University and The New Bethlehem Baptist Church in Princeton. New Jerusalem GREENWOOD New Jeru salem Deliverance Evangelist Temple will be in revival Ocl 7-11.

The speaker will be Evangel ist Janice Williams. Services begin at 7:30 p.m New Market Baptist GREENWOOD There will be a hot dog sale Saturday at 11 a.m. at New Market Baptist Church. For large orders call 227-2251 by 10 am. See HOMECOMINGS, Page 11A We went to dinner with some friends a few nights ago and after we all had ordered and were served, one of the members in our party remarked that maybe he should have ordered the same meal as one of the other guests because it looked better than his.

Whether it's the dinner, the neighbor's grass, or your friend's car. we should try to be content with what the good Lord has blessed us with. It is perfectly natural to admire someone else's possessions or attributes and a sincere compliment to them is a nice gesture: however, there is a great difference between admiration and jealous coveting. Covetousness is a deep desire to have something that belongs to someone else, and it is a sin against God. Every day we can read in the newspaper of crimes committed by people cheating 1 and stealing from others.

We should pray for God's grace to help us realize how green our grass truly is. OAKBROOIC MEMORIAL PARK Hwy. 25 N. 229-1559 Keith Parks will preach Sunday at First Baptist Church. He is Global Missions coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

Dr. Parks has served as a missionary and seminary president in KEITH Indonesia. PARKS He has also served as president of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He will speak on global missions. The congregation will also celebrate communion as emphasis is given to unity and the sharing of the gospel.

First Baptist, 96 NINETY SIX The fall meeting of the Abbeville Baptist Association will be Oct 21 at First Baptist Church. Pre-session music begins at 2:30 p.m. and the annual sermon will be given by Terry Greer of Midway Baptist Church. Fraser Presbyterian GREENWOOD Fraser Presbyterian Church will have homecoming services Oct 13 at 11 am. The Rev.

John McLean of First Presbyterian Church, Greenwood, will be guest minister. A covered dish luncheon will be in the fellowship hall following worship. Hodges Church of God HODGES The Hodges Church of God wl observe homecoming Sunday. The Rev. Tim Shirley will speak at the 11 am.

service. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. followed by singing at 2:15 p.m., featuring The Faith Singers of Georgia Holy Redeemer GREENWOOD The Holy Redeemer Youth ministry will have a youth program today at 7:30 p.m. The speaker will be Minister Tony Foster. Holy Springs Baptist GREEN WOOD Holy Spring Baptist Church observe Pastor Delores Henderson's second anniversary Oct.

13 at 4 p.m. The Rev. Jerry Aiken will speak. DELORES HENDERSON 0 IS THE GRASS REALLY GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE? Blackwood Brothers at West Side GREENWOOD The Blackwood Brothers will be in concert at West Side Baptist Church, 230 Kilson Monday at 7 p.m. The Blackwood Brothers were organized more than 60 years ago.

Evangelist Roy Blackwood, the oldest brother in the Blackwood family, formed The Blackwood Brothers Quartet in 1934. At that time, they all lived in Choctaw County, Miss. Roy Blackwood, Doyle Blackwood, their youngest brother, James Blackwood, along with Roy's oldest son, R. W. Blackwood, composed the original quartet Cecil Blackwood's older brother, by 13 years, R.

W. Blackwood was killed in the tragic airplane crash on June 30, 1954 in Clanton, Ala. In the early 50s, Cecil organized a teen-age gospel group called the Songfellows. Among the names associated with this quartet was Jimmy HammU, now with the Kingsmen Quartet, and Elvis Presley, who later became the famous Rock Roll legend. Cecil Blackwood and The Blackwood Brothers organized the National Quartet Convention in 1956.

They also organized the Gospel Music Association, were founders of the Skylite Record Company and many other music companies. Cecil Blackwood formed the Evangelistic Association in the 1970s and has continued to lead the Blackwood Brothers toward World Evangelism in nearly 60 countries. The Blackwood Brothers were winners on the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts show in 1954 and 1956, and have been a part of the Billy Graham crusades. The group has been special guests on National TV shows such as the 'Tomorrow Show" on NBC, the "Tennessee Ernie Ford Show," "PTL," "Dinah Shore Show," and the "Barbara Mandrell" show. A nursery will be provided.

Call the church at 229-3103 for more information. Fall Festival Mary Hannah, Janie Sweezy, Anzo Boggs and Sib Crowe show some of the items that will be included in the Fall Festival Saturday at Hodges United Methodist Church. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Included in the items available will be crafts, ham biscuits, hot dogs, soup, cakes and peanuts.

Proceeds go to the building fund. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife. nor anything that is thy neighbour's. KJV Exodus 20:17 THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES URGE YOU TO ATTEND YOUR HOUSE OF WORSHIP THIS WEEK: BADCOCIC HOME GLASGOW FURNISHINGS PRINTING CO. Hwy.

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