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November 1 1 ,1992...The Portland Observer ...Page 9
• Portland Observer
Scripture o f the ‘Wkefz
RELIGION
Matthew 13:3
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BY MATTIE ANN CALLIER-SPEARS
b ir th d a y
As the season changed, different
kinds o f birds began to chirp their songs
in the crisp morning breeze.
In the cool spring mornings, you
can see and hear the robins as they call
out to one another and flutter from tree
to tree. Their bright red breast and
proud strut give to you a feeling o f
excitement. Their presence lets you
know that it is spring.
Another little bird, the sparrow,
w hich has placed its nest in the rafters
o f my front porch, makes its presence
known by loud chirping and busily
making its nest. Then, later on, you hear
constant chirping signaling the arrival
o f the babies.
As the crisp fall air briskly blows
through the fallen leaves, you can hear
the very loud “ caw, caw, caw” o f the
big, shiny black crows. And as w inter
approaches, you look up to see the
perfect flyin g formation o f the geese.
You knew to look up because o f their
“ honking” conversation. Tobe creative,
youcan imagine them saying,“ C ’ mon!
L e t’s stay together. Hey you back
there...tighten-up the ranks!”
The rob in ’ s bright coloring, the
sparrow ’ s efficiency, the preciseness o f
the geese and then-there is the crow:
loud, crude, obnoxious and nothing but
a big black hooligan.
Just last w e e k -I saw a crow flying
down to the sidewalk, across the street
from my house, to eat some crumbs that
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my neighbor had left out for the birds.
A fte r the one crow came, soon there
were three and then there were eight and
then there were more than twenty, by
m y count. I watched as (hey m ultiplied.
I t ’ s not like I had never seen a crow
before. It was something else that struck
me as 1 watched these big birds. When
the other crows had witnessed the first
one as he had made a safe landing and
seemed to be enjoying him self, then a
couple others carefully swooped down.
Sitting high and looking down were the
other crows, in the tree. They, too, soon
discovered that it was safe to jo in -in on
the feast. Other birds were not allowed
to jo in this gathering. I saw some smaller
birds attempt to jo in the feast but were
quickly put to flight.
The crows were content bickering
and eating; yelling and eating; biting
one another and eating. Som etim es-all
piled up on top o f one another, but still
eating.
The feeding frenzy continued.
I saw one crow pick up a large piece
o f crust and fly o ff w ith it in an attempt
to go o ff somewhere and eat quietly;
but, he lost his meal as he opened his big
mouth to yell back at the birds on the
ground.
Form this observed behavior, this is
what I saw.
Instead o f seeing birds, I was seeing
people. Many times we, as Christian
Believers, have a way o f being “ crowish”
in behavior. We have separated our
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selves from one another supposedly to
establish our own identities. But--we are
still Christians. We have our own brand
o f worship service because the other
people on the other side o f town don’t
know how to have church. B u t-w e are
still Christians.
B illy Graham came to Portland to
spread the Gospel Message; to make a
gigantic alter call. I heard Christians
say,
“ We don’ t need no high-falooting
white man coming here to tell us about
God. We already know about God. I f
you would just come to our church on
Sunday, you’ s see how you’re supposed
to serve G od.”
“ W ho’ s idea was that anyway? I
know that our pastor did n ’t have any
thing to do w ith him coming here.” “ I f it
was left up to me, the Indians would be
the ones to lead the people because they
are constantly in touch w ith God.”
Lord, have mercy on us. Please!
Segregation and d iscrim in atio n
among unbelievers is understandable;
but, among Christians it is un-Biblical.
Unbelievers don’ t understand the
dispensation o f God’ s saving grace.
God’ s grace is like a huge umbrella.
Believers are sheltered beneath this
umbrella w hile those outside this um
brella are being thoroughly soaked by
whatever is coming (evil).
Some Christians, like those crows,
are in the habit o f fighting among them
selves and w ith everybody else.
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M T . O L I V E T B A P T IS T C H U R C H
8101 N. Fiske Avenue • Portland, Oregon 97203
(F irst 2 nights)
116 NE SC H U YLER • P O R T LA N D , OR
C hurch Phone: 289-0147
&
Sunday Service
10:45
Sunday School
9:30
Bible Study
6:00
Evening Service
7:00pm
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“ HOLD-ON HELP IS ON THE W AY”
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(Each remaining night including the concert)
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S A T U R D A Y , November 21 at 7:00 pm
please c a ll M in. Lonnie Hosley fo r additional inform ation at 283-1524
US Bank/KXL Newsradio 750
Radiothon To Benefit Ecumenical
Ministries Of Oregon In Its 75th
Anniversary Year
Saturday, N ovem ber 21, 1992
marks a very important tim e for Ecu
menical M inistries o f Oregon. Thanks
to generous support from US Bank and
K X L Newsradio 750, we w ill broadcast
a “ liv e ” fundraising “ radiothon,: from
9:00 a.m. u ntil 12:20 p.m.
Called “ A Time for Thanksgiv
ing” , this fundraiser w ill support Ecu
menical M in istrie so f Oregon programs
in the critical areas o f health care, jo b
lessness, drug and alcohol recovery and
emergency food, particularly to small
children in need.
The radiothon w ill feature on-air
personalities o f K X L Newsradio 750,
including B ill Gallagher and Steve
Leader as hosts. It w ill also highlight
on-air profiles o f Ecumenical M inis
tries o f Oregon programs such as the
Old Town Medical C lin ic, Hopewell
House, Sponsors Organized to Assist
Refugees, (SO AR), the H IV Day Cen
ter, Addictions Recovery Association,
the Portland Housing Center, Job Op
portunity Bank and others.
K X L has generously donated ma
jo r prizes that w ill be auctioned o ff
during the week preceding the radiothon,
to build listener interest in the event,
and to establish funding prior to the
radiothon.
For its part, US Bank is contribut
ing both a lead g ift o f $7,500.00 and
providing promotional materials in 140
o f its branches.
November 21, is also the day o f the
K X L broadcast o f the Oregon-Oregon
State Football “ C iv il W ar” game, and
the radiothon w ill serve as the lead-in to
this broadcast.
“ We are thrilled that US Bank and
K X L have taken a leadership role in this
fundraising effort: said the Reverend
Rodney I. Page, Executive D irector o f
Ecumenical M inistries ofOregon. “ It is
said that Ecumenical M inistries o f O r
egon squeezes 25 cents out o f every
dime contributed, to directly support
our programs o f care and compassion,
and donors can be assured the money
raised w ill be put to good use!”
M allory Avenue
Christian Church
D is c ip le s
of
9:45am
Sunday School
1 1:00am
7:30pm
M orning W orship
Tuesday Stlble
Study and Prayer
When All
G od’s Children
Get To Heaven!
I want to say thanks for your
support your tim e, presence and kind
ness to our Prince hall Grand Chapter
TeaandFashion Show,Oct. 18,1992.
“ You made our day”
God Bless each o f you.
Rubie Franklin Prince Grand
Chapter chairperson Frances Odom
Prince Hall Grand Chapter Co-Chair
person.
Friday, November 13, 1992
7:00 p.m.
First A.M .E . Zion Church
109 N. Skidmore St.
Portland, Oregon
Rev. W illie B. Smith, Pastor
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4236 NE Elgth Avenue
(corner of 8th & Skidmore)
Portland, Oregon 97211
Crusade for Christ Come!
(503) 287-0261
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Phillip S. Nelson Pastor
Everyone Welcome
14th Annual
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Thanksgiving Crusade
‘C ultivating A Spirit O f Thanksgiving’
Psalms 107:1,2
New Testament C.O.G.I.C.
1237 N.E. Failing St.
(Comer of 13th)
November 26-29
7:45 pm nightly/3;3O pm Sunday
(conducted by Elder Leon Brewer Jr.)
O give thanks unto the Lord,
for he is good...
MT. OLIVET
BAPTIST CH U R CH
Has moved Sunday sevices to
Stone T o w er C h u rch
N .E . Sandy Blvd. & 30th
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H oly R edeemer
C hristmas B azaar
& T urkey D inner
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Where:
When:
What:
Nov. 15:
9:00 6:00 Charge:
1:00 6:00
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Holy Redeemer School In Large Hall
Sunday Nov. 15 1992
9 AM to 6 PM
Breakfast Available
Home Made Goodies
Turkey Dinner (Home Made)
Adult $4:50 Child: 3:00
Christmas Treasures
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Church O ffice 116 N .E . Schuyler St. • (503) 284-1954
Plants, Ornaments, Floral Arrange
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Tuesday: Clothes • Friday: Food
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C h r is t
"Come to me o il y o u w h o o re
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Study Phone:289-1911
you into hating when you had not thought
o f hating. He can cause to do some very
foul deed. He can tempt you into think
ing about things that you know to be
wrong.... B u t-d o n ’t let him.
When you receivedChrist into your
life, you received His power right along
with H im . Utilize all attributes that Christ
has given to you.
Satan gives you all kinds o f excuses
as to the “ whys” --when it comes to
worshipping with other Christian breth
ren, such as:
“ They don’ t look right.”
“ You don’t expect me to attend
church with anybody who smells like
that do you? Be serious.”
“ Those people are just too loud and
you can’ t enjoy the service. I could
never...”
“ Have you ever been to any o f their
homes? You would be surprised what
they eat.” (What does this have to do
w ith anything?)
D on’t let anything make you com
promise your faith or God’s W ord or
your salvation!
Christ says, “ I f ye keep my com
mandments, ye shall abide in my love;
even as I have kept my Father’s com
mandments, and abide in his love.
These things have I spoken unto
you, that my jo y might remain in you,
and that your jo y might be fu ll.
This is my commandment, That ye
love one another, as I have loved you.”
[SL John 15:10-12 KJV]
B u t-th e y are still Christians.
Some Christians, like the crows,
gang-up on other Christians and talk
about them and just beat them to the
ground w ith their piousness. B u t-th e y
are s till Christians.
When w ill Believers act like what
their names signify? To say that you are
a Christian, is to say that you are “ Christ-
lik e ” . And being Christ-like to the Be
lievers mentioned above, is not how
The Lord God Alm ighty intended fo r us
to behave.Christ would never treat any
one like the crows did.
This article is not to say that crows
are bad birds and robins are good birds
and so-forth. O r-th a t Catholics are bet
ter than the Church o f God in Christ or
Baptist are better than the Episcopa
lians or Methodist are better than the
Lutherans...and the list goes on and on.
We have all sinned and have come short
o f God’s G lo ry.....B u t-le t us not throw-
up our hands and resolve to just conform
to whatever sin has beset us. Prejudice
and discrimination from one Christian
toward another Christian is not o f God.
We must pray fervently, one for the
other, that God w ill use us in a m ighty
way; that He w ill unite us into one
strong band o f Christian love and fe l
lowship; and, that he w ill empower us,
w ith His S pirit from on high, that we
may have the boldness and the strength
to go forth into all nations, and into the
world, to preachChristtoadying people.
Satan is ever present. He can coerce
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