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.
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“ 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
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" 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
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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
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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.
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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
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