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14 - SANDY (Or« I POST Thurs.. Oct. 21. 1976 The soul searchers Filling of the s p irit p a rt of Pentecostal theology A change of commitment and priorities is necessary in the life of a "born again Christian'’ according to Sandy Assembly of God Pastor Raymond Alcorn. "Being born again is to accept Christ and His com mandments,” Alcorn said " This necessitates changing commitment.” Alcorn said that the true repentence needed to become a Christian is followed by a genuine change in a person s life. The 44 vear-old pastor and his fam ily have been at the Sandy Assembly of God for three years He says that he has seen growth in the church, but not in every depart ment of the church. " There’s been growth in new people,” Alcorn noted. "‘There have been a lot of visitors and many of them are staying.” Attendance in any church is hard to m aintain according to Alcorn At the Sandy Assembly of God Church the average a ttandanee ranges from 200 to 350 people • I ’m striving for a fam ily church, not just a revival center," said Alcorn. •‘I want them committed to the church," he added. “ It makes for a better community and citizens too." Alcorn said his church has two main priorities, the first being to maintain a place for families to worship. The second responsibility is to fill the great com ma ndment of the Lord to go out a nd spread the Gospel The Assembly of God Church does not consider itself a denomination. “ I t ’s a fellowship," said Alcorn A delicate balance is maintained between the local church and the national office. The local church is not required to pay any dues. The Sandy Assembly of God Church is what is known as a Pentacostal fellowship. According to Alcorn, Pentescotal churches differ from the charismatic movement Pentecostal worship, he said, has been "an established way of worship for some 65-70 years that’s proven to be harmonious and capable of expansion of the Gospel. Alcorn said the charismatic movement consists of many members of non-Pentecostal denominations who have “ received the Holy Spirit.” "They don’t have organization,” said Alcorn. He added that this "move of the Holy Spirit in all denominations has brought many people out of their denominations. ' Alcorn said many of these people don't know what todo with themselves after this experience. In Pentecostal theology, the “ infilling of the Holy S p irit" is different from the experience of being a "born again Christian.” "W e believe the infilling of the Holy Spirit is a second definite act of grace.” he said. Pentecostals often refer to this inffiling as an Acts 2 experience, named for the passage of the Bible which describes Pentecost. In that Biblical scene, some 120 disciples w ere in an upper room in Jerusalem when “ there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they w ere sitting. "And there appeared onto them cloven longues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. .And they were a ll filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them ut terance.” Alcorn differentiated between what he called the fruits of the spirit and the gifts of being The gifts of being, as listed in Galations 4:22 and 23, (love, joy, peace, faith, e tc .). should be in the life of every Christian. The gifts of the Spirit, which are given a fte r “ Acts 2 experience" and include speaking in tongues, a re gifts of m inistry, “ T h a t’s why many churches aren ’t doing anything,” said Alcorn. "They deny the gifts of m inistry ” Alcorn said that he has seen a hunger in people to come to God. s “ People want a place to worship now and w ant to know the truth. The truth is that Jesus Christ died to help them ." .Although Alcorn acknowledges that Assembly of God churches are sometimes exhuberent in their worship, he added that people do not make spectacles of themselves Most of the time the emotions showed are “ subtle and quieting ” Worship practices m ay vary. Alcorn recently had the 125 people attending an evening service stand around the front, join hands and pray for each other. “There is a lot of emotion when you pray for each other and their needs," said Alcorn. "B u t you’re going to have emotion and we’re not afraid of emotion. ” The local church activities are fam ily oriented, said Alcorn There is a Royal Rangers group for boys ages 5-13 years old. The Royal Rangers have activities such as camping which incorporates spiritual truths, said Alcorn. A group called the Miasionettes stresses homemaking skills and spiritual truths to girls ages 6-14. The church has a bus ministry which picks up patients from local nursing homes and brings them to the church each Sunday And a team from the church regularly goes to the rest homes for visits. The Women's Ministries of the church is also active. There are currently two adult Sunday School classes In the church One of these classes is geared toward newcomers Alcorn said he started the class four months ago with three people. Average attendance has now risen to 30 people The class consists of fundamentals of the faith, an in troduction to the church, and discussion of Bible truths to 7 / L TT • X V t W, - , ..•<'*’ 7 ' 1/ I live by. " I don’t care two hoots for Bible truths you can't live by," said Alcorn The church recently gained the services of a full tim e minister of music, T im DeRusso There has been growth in both the sanctuary choir and the youth choir since he came to the church A vocal ensemble which could perform at various functions of the city is also in the plans of the church and Alcorn said the church is also working on setting up a junior choir program, Alcorn said the Sandy of Assembly of God Church is one of the most generous churches he has ever pastored Out of 8,000 Assembly of God churches in the United States two years ago, the Sandy Assembly of God Church was 70th in giving to world missionaries with 828,000 worth 7? a A fe » SA of donations. Alcorn said he would like to see the ministers of the community working together in their common concerns One of the first ways he would like to see this happen would be in playing a larg er role in the high school bac- calaurate ceremonies in the spring “ I just want to help, not take over.” “Z/Z Pastor Raymond Alcorn Community School programs geared to holidays For Solo 76 Chev Cars and Trucks While They Last! This heading is not very original and it may sound like a come- on, but it is a sincere invitation for you to save a bunch on 44 left over 7 6 Chev. cars and 6 trucks. In addition, we have 11 new LUV trucks that need new homes also. You'll also save the *150 or more factory bonus discount on several Nova, Vega and Monza models. Our special sale price, plus the large 7 7 price increase makes these left over 76s super bargains. We do have a good selection of 1977 Chev cars and trucks in all models in stock or coming, but you should compare the 7 6 & 7 7 models both in appearance and price because the 7 6 just might be your best buy. PETE CA 4 888-4111 RLSON SANDY The Sandy C o m m un ity School has announced several a c tiv itie s to h elp people prepare for the holidays. A C h ristm as o rn a m e n t workshop will be held on Monday afternoon, Nov. 1. Demonstrations w ill be given on how to make calico wreaths, recycled Christmas cards, dough a r t , broken glass wreaths and be-jeweled or naments. ’Fun night’ set for grange The Sandy Grange w ill host a “ fun night” on Saturday, Oct. 30. The evening w ill begin with an old-fashioned box social afte r which there will be games such as pinochle, 500, Yahtze, checkers, etc. The "fun night" w ill be held a t the Sandy Grange H all on Kelso Road. F o r further information call Adela Reck man at 668-4866. $10 million for new offices?* Those w ith fa v o rite o r naments have been asked to bring their ideas to the class A Christmas card clinic w ill be held on Monday, Nov. 8 in the Community School trailer. Demonstrations w ill include linoleum block printing for cards and gift wraps as well as cards designed w ith con struction paper Participants in the 1 p.m. Nov. | 5 bread basket class w ill make a basket to take home. Class members will design baskets out of a special dough which looks like bread after baking. Leader Kathi Hedin w ill demonstrate a variety of dough weaving styles during the clinic. Supply lists for the class are available at the Sandy Com munity School trailer. Pre-registration is required for the corn husk wreath class scheduled Monday, Nov. 22 at 1 p m in the Community School trailer Dorothy M ills w ill demon strate a traditional Bohemian roll that can be filled with a variety of toppings in the7 p.m. Monday Nov. 1 Kolacheclass The class w ill be held in the Sandy Upper G rade home economics room and pre- registration is requested A Christmas tree holiday bread class w ill be held on Monday. Nov. 15, at 7 p m in the Sandy Upper Grade home economics room. Joann Seeger will teach this class and will use a basic recipe and filling to create a Christ mas tree which w ill be suitable for eating. The basics at dry flower arranging w ill be given in a Tuesday. Nov. 23 to be held at 7 p.m. in the Community School trailer. Dried items w ill be available for purchase at a nominal fee and students are requested to bring a container and dry flowers or “ weeds" to use in the class. Christmas swags and cen terpieces will be the topic of a session sponsored by the Sandy Garden Chib on Tuesday. Dec. 7. F res h greens w ill be available at a nominal fee during the class and these greens w ill last through the holidays Community School Coor dinator Judy Sheppard has asked that participants register Sandy 4-H clubs reorganizing Most Sandy 4-H clubs w ill be reorganizing in the next weeks for the current club year, ac cording to Sandy 4-H coor dinator Ellen Ten Eyck. Mrs. Ten Eyck said that last year Sandy had 17 clubs led by 24 leaders with 236 total members. She added that many of these members belonged to more than one club so the ac flo w er g ard en ing and photography Mrs. Ten Eyck said there is sufficient interest for clubs in outdoorsmanship, geology and bicycling if a leader can be found. Anyone wishing to take over a 4-H club m ay contact Mrs Ten Eyck at 668-7326. tual total of members was somewhat lower. T h is year leaders are availalbe in the following areas: dogs, beef (three clubs), sewing (three clubs), cooking (two clubs), horse (five clubs), leathercraft and rabbits. Other chib leaders are available in sheep, dairy goats, tractor, swine, archery, vegetable and Cut along dotted line and mall ¡AIRUNE SURVEY; ■ ■ Suburban and Community newspapers across the country are asking Pau! 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