Page 6, Portland Observer, January 6, 1988
S c rip tu re
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RELIGION
Psalms: C hapter 91
God Will Show You How!
Prayer Changes Things
(Continued from last week)
A friend, past retirement age and
in need of employment, shared re­
cently how God had shown her how
to receive the help she urgently
needed. Holding fast to the faith
that God's love would guide her,
she was led through a series ol
events to "a wonderful job, just
what I wanted and more. Besides
having all expenses paid, I receive a
good salary every week. Only God
could have worked things out so
perfectly!”
Another friend said that God had
shown him how to meet the dis­
appointment over a delay in travel
plans — a trip that he and his wife
had looked forward to for over two
years — and an unexpected finan­
cial loss. He wrote: "From this
experience came a firm commit­
ment to 'let go and let God' and to
know that God's plans for us are
even better than we can humanly
picture. As a result, my wife and I
were shown how to handle every
detail with wisdom. The financial
loss was recovered, and exciting
new travel plans were set.
We
know God will be with us every
moment, assuring a delightful ex­
perience!”
God is always showing you how
to find the good in any challenge of
life. He will continually show you
how to grasp the best thoughts to
think, the right prayer to pray, the
most helpful attitude to assume,
and the wisest path to travel. The
loving Father does not expect you
to go through any experience of life
without His help and support. He
wants you to know that you do not
go through it alone. God is with
you always, helping you surmount
every challenge.
Jesus Christ gave to His followers
clear and specific examples of the
unlimited ways in which divine help
comes. These examples, which are
recorded in the Bible, are given to
you also. Today, He urges you to
rely on Him as a "good shepherd,"
always at hand to protect and com­
fort His flock. He asks you to think
of Him as a "d o or" that is always
open to anyone willing to walk
through into His ever-enfolding
love. He is saying, in effect, "The
Father and I will show you, always,
how to find, accept, and experience
every good you seek!"
By His own personal life-example
— His works and teachings — Jesus
Christ continually shows you how to
think as a child of God can think,
how to live as a beloved child of
God can live. He is reassuring you
that the Father will show you how
to do wisely and well anything re­
quired of you in this life. He is
showing you, as the Father showed
Him, how to move forward at the
right time, how to quietly trust, how
to constantly rely upon the Father's
love and direction.
If you feel critical of your ability
to hear and understand God's gui­
dance, take heart, for some of the
greatest leaders of all time felt the
same. Moses questioned how he,
feeling so incapable, could lead the
Israelites to freedom. Yet, as he
continued to pray, to listen, and to
In te r-D e n o m in a tio n a l
W o m e n 's Revival S em inar
and Roman Catholic churches and
will speak about the various aspects
of Hope in Jesus. Each session
will include music, testimony, and
teaching from the Word of God.
The REVIVAL is here! January 9,
10, and 11th at the Ramada Inn, 10
N. Weidler, Portland, OR.
Women from all denominations
will join together to host Portland's
first Inter-Denominational Women's
Revival." Every Christian woman is
hereby challenged to bring one non­
church female friend or neighbor to
the free meetings Friday, jan. 9th
at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10th
at 9:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 7:30
p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 11th at
2:00 p.m.
You won't want to miss even
one! The speakers from the Seattle
area fellowship at Christian Fellow­
ship of Assemblies, Episcopal,
Methodist,
Non-Denominational,
For more information, call Janis,
248-2812 or Mary Ellen, (206 ) 771-
4174.
This is the second Inter-Denomi­
national Women's Revival to be
sponsored by the non-profit organi­
zation of the same name. Already
the incorporated revival group,
which operates with a core of four
individuals representing different
denominations, is planning similar
revivals in Denver, Dallas, and De­
troit.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT
84 N E K illin g s w o rth • 281 0499
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D evelopm ent
Fund Keeping
In tere st Rate
— Interest paid to invest­
ors in the United Methodist Deve­
lopment Fund will remain for the
present at 6 percent.
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Directors of the fund said they
reaffirmed the rate because of un­
certainty about the future of the
stock market. Churches borrowing
from the fund are charged either 9
or 10 percent, depending on the
project. Associated with the Board
of Global Ministries' National Divi­
sion, the fund makes first-mortgage
loans to congregations for construc­
tion and major improvements of
church facilities.
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
The Mount Olivet Baptist Church
has planned a gala celebration for
the installation of their new pastor
and his family for the 16th and 17th
of January, 1988.
On the 16th, which is a Sun­
day, there will be a concert fea­
turing a choir from California at
7:00 p.m., and then on the 17th,
the 11:00 worship speaker will be
the Rev. Curtis Mitchell. At the
3:00 service the same day, there will
be the installation ceremony of the
new pastor. The speaker of the
evening will be the Rev. Dr. O.C.
Jones.
Rev. Dr. James Martin and his
family arrived in Portland, officially,
on New Year's Day. He, his wife
and their three young daughters
have come to a brand new city with
brand new* people and brand new
concerns.
Why do more
families call
Cox
This Is The Day
"This is the day . . ."
As the moon-deep night
Breaks into tawny gold,
As stars fade away in the
dawning light,
1 wonder what it will hold.
"Which the Lord has made. . ."
Each magic word
Gives courage to face
new hours,
As God's sun wakens the
sleeping birds,
Dew bonnets the nodding
flowers.
"Let us rejoice . .
God is in me
I'm filled with thanks for
this day!
May 1 help someone some-
how to be
Happy 1 came his way.
"And be glad in i t . . ."
As hours and days
and bright years come
and go,
With God'sloving hand may 1
Help someone God's love
to know.
This is the day which the Lord
has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad
in it.
Psalms 118:24
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The Eyes and Ears ot the Community
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M o rn in g Prayer
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choir. His four sons — Wayne,
Larry, Steve and Ray — have all
worked dutifully helping their father
with his Kingdom building.
Three years ago, from a sugges.i;
tion of one of the members, Mis
sionary Melvina Jackson, the Prayer
Room was born.
In this room,
many have been saved, filled with
the Holy Ghost, demons cast out,
people have been healed and many
miracles have been worked. You
don't even have to be a member of
the St. Luke COGIC to use this'
room. All that is required is that
you have a need that you cannot'
handle.
The power of prayer is wonder
fully real — just ask some of the per­
sons who have experienced the
Prayer Room at St. Luke. Mother
Bromfield was healed from terrible
headaches and Mother Brock
couldn't walk — but now she can.
"Prayer is the Key to heaven
but Faith unlocks the door. Words
are so easily spoken — for prayer
without Faith in like a boat without
an oar. Have faith when you speak
to the Master. That's all He asks
you for! Yes, Prayer is the Key
to heaven but Faith unlocks the
door."
(Unknown)
The results of prayer are strength,
reassurance, energy, joy, peace, or­
der, prosperity, security,
love
understanding and much, much
more. Try it!
N oon Day
Prayer
Friday
The Pastor Speaks
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Leanell Adams came to Portland,
Oregon, 23 years ago, became or­
dained by the Bishop W.L. Mc­
Kinney (now deceased), and then
began his associate pastorate under
Rev. Roosevelt Thomas. Rev.
Adams served in this position for 18
years until the Lord called Rev. Tho­
mas home — seven years ago.
The St. Luke Memorial Church of
God in Christ, located on Northeast
Sumner Street and Northeast 27th
Avenue, has been blessed by and
has been a blessing to Rev. Leanell
Adams and his family.
While serving as a pastor and
driving a bus for the Tri-Met Transit
Company, Rev. Adams and his
family set about doing good in the
sight of the Lord.
His wife, Mrs. Pinkie Ridgle
Adams from Montrose, Arkansas,
serves as Sunday School teacher,
State Mission Board member. Trea­
surer of the Mother's Aid Board
and the Program Director of the
States Women's Department. His
brother, Eugene Adams, serves as
Deacon; and his sister, Mrs. Gloria
Adams Jones, serves as Church
Secretary.
The other members
make up the congregation and the
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by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
move forward, he found God was
showing his how. Joshua doubted
that he was wise enough to follow
in Moses' footsteps, yet he, too,
was shown how, as he daily listen­
ed and did his consistent best to
"be strong and of good courage”
(Deut.31:8).
It is not always easy to persist in
listening, in speaking positively, in
praying with absolute conviction of
your oneness with God when life's
challenges keep clamoring for atten­
tion. Pain is distracting, and so is
anxiety about those you love. Be­
cause of such distractions, it is
especially important to have a
strong idea to affirm and reaffirm
until your faith begins to speak
louder than your misgivings. The
words "G od w ill show me h o w !"
will serve this purpose and keep you
centered, focused in the direction of
healing, ready to receive your gui­
dance, help, and other blessings.
If you find yourself becoming im­
patient because there seems to be
no outward evidence of change, no
indication of immediate improve­
ment to your human eye, remember
that every prayer is productive.
Release all judgement regarding
your efforts. Focus you attention
upon knowing again and again,
God is show ing me how ! You
will find that whatever is best for
your personal help and progress
will be shown, and that good will
result.
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