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. » . « v H ” T he P ori and O bserver • WVW5» % • « « « « < HH * •* ♦ ♦ ’ ♦ ’ « « « ¿ » « • « . . y . . • • « ♦ » « ♦ ♦ • » ♦ » »«•«•»'•’ P age B7 M arch 24, 1993 ^ c r ip iu r e 7o)ee£ H e a r m y pra yer, 0 S o J; yio e ear to tfie words o f m y moulfi. fPsalms 54:2 H u inniiiiim im u itin ttUMllUUHHMHi ______ Bridging Troubled Times: A Way Across T ravellingacross the country, I’ve seen many bridges w hose construc tio n was as different as w hatever it w as that it bridged. Some bridges were ornate (glittering in the sun light) structures; w hile an o th er’s form loom ed om inously in the night creat ing a fearful heart as you approached it. H igh ones, long ones, w ide ones, narrow ones and rickety ones. However dif feren t, ea ch one w as built to pro vide a way across. Some bridges w ere u n d er co n struction and had lim ited accessibil ity. T ra ffic w as backed up for m iles as vehicles, o f all sizes, moved slowly in an im patient line. Some drivers attem pted to oc cupy them selves by reading or listen ing to music. You could sec their heads bobbing and swaying. An occa- s io n a lh a n d w o u ld g o u p w ith a rh y th - ntical m otion responding to the pulse o f the music. Still there were others w ho sat gripping the steering w heel in a big pile o f some real foul stuff and you fell likes ou were about Io go dou n for the third, and final tim e? You d id n ’t know w ho to turn to or who to ask or w ho could help—if at all. “Jesus is the answ er for the world today. Above H im there is no other, Jesus is the W ay”, are the w ords a s o n g w r ite r jo tt e d dow n one day.A nother w riter w ro te , “ W hen y o u ’re d ow n an d out, feeling small, a n d f r ie n d s ju s t c a n ’t be found...” In the midst oftrouble, d o n ’t hesitate. Call on the nam e o f Jesus Christ! He will hear you. Yes, He will! Jesus will bridge the gaps; the vast crevices; the deep holes, the per ilous situations; the exposed, ugly, risky areas in your life. O nly H e can heal d am aged em otions Only H e can draw the bitter poisonous venom from w ithin your sin riddled life Jesus is not like m an made bridges. Jesus w ill never need repairs. He will never get w ashed out. He will never get rickety readiness in hope that the line would move faster, But still crossing the bridge. O ther drivers, in their im pa tience, blew their horns to no avail. Just to be doing som ething, 1 guess. But still crossing the bridge. How many tim e has life dealt-up from w ear (usage) Jesus is the piobleni solver. If we could just rem em ber to, call on His nam e in troubled tim es But don tju st lim it your com m unication, w ith Jesus C hrist, to tim es of distress As born again, dyed in wool Christian belicv- Bethel A .M .E . C hurch will hold a H O LY W E E K R E V IV IA L "H E G A V E H IS L IF E , W H A T W IL L YO U G IV E ? " on April 5 ,6 & 7, 1993 with Rev. Grady R. Brow n (a form er P astor O f Bethel AMI Church) Also scheduled are: "M a u n d y T h u rsday P ascal l.a m b S e r v ic e " on April 8, 1993 and "Seven L a st W o rd s" on April 9, 1993 All services will begin at 7:00 p.m . at Bethel A M E C hurch, 5828 N.E. 8th A venue. Lor inform a tion call (503) 288-5429 THE GREATER SAINT STEPHENS BUILDING FUND COMMITTEE PRESENTS ers, the innerm ost room in our hearts ‘ •SINGING WITH GRACE“ should be filled, daily, conversing with COL: 3:16 the Lord. In the m orning, in the after noon, in the evening or late in the m idnight hours, call on Jesus and tell at fellowship baptist church 4009 N. MISSOURI him w h at’s going on in your life. DATE: APRIL 04, 1993 Allow Jesus to becom e your very best, TIME 3:30 our very intim ate friend. He w ill re store you. He w ill deliver you. -G UEST CH O IR- G od’s power is unlim ited. THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE T here are, however, some w arn GOSPEL CHOIR ings. Some who have found them selves in a stew pot, have called on the SEATTLE, WASHINGTON nam e o f Jesus, then, they m ake these For more information call em pty prom ises to the Lord. In other Greater Saint Stephens 3707 N. Williams Ave. words, they lied. I ca n ’t help shudder Pastor G.L. Black I ing at the profound foolishness of 281-8117 some, so-called “Christians.” God said that He is A lpha and O m ega; the beginning and the end. So-how does anyone think that he or she can lie to God, fool God, pull the wool over G od’s eyes? Stop playing games w ith the Lord! Believe me, it is not cute. A nd you d o n ’t w ant to experience the conse quences o f G od’s w rath. W hen all the feathers ftnally settle, you will find that you are only lying to yourself. Jesus C hrist w ill not be found in a lie Will He bridge “th at” gap? REVIVAL! REVIVAL! REVIVAL! No! Go to God w ith forgiveness in C elebration Tabernacle, 1505 N your h c a rt-n o t ju st in your mouth. Bryant on M arch 24 to 26 at 7pm. He will hear you. ( I John 1:5-10, 2:1-6) Jesus is your way across in The Evangelist will be Ruby Nelson from Shreveport Louisiana. troubled limes. 9:45am 11:00am 7:30pm $2 ü I $1 w I $3 R t ■ S a V ! I I 11/ Speaking With God T he b est p a rt o f sp eak in g with God is to b e still long enough to listen to w hat He has to say. And if we listen closely w e may hear Him saying, “W hy are you p r a y in g ? do s o m e th in g ! ” For some o f us it’s much easier to p ray fo r s o m e o n e th a n to go take ca re o f an d help th a t person. The Bible tells us to pray w ith o ut ceasing, but it also tells us that faith w ithout w orks is dead. W hen Jam es wrote faith w ithout w orks is dead, I ’m sure he had the super pious in m ind, know ing that they w ould use prayer and m editation to dodge involvem ent in visiting the sick, lifting the fallen, clothing the poor, sheltering the hom eless, feed ing the hungry, listening to the lonely, assisting the elderly, or an y thing that w ould require w ork o r giving. How do we keep prayer, faith and w orks balanced? It’s easy. If we pray w hile working it shouldn’t be to hard. If we pray any and every w here, and not ju st on our knees, we should be in a position to help. T o my know ledge there is no signifi cance betw een our position and the strength o f our prayers. O therw ise, C hrist w ould have insisted that His disciples get on their knees and close their eyes when they prayed. G od focuses on our heart condition not our prayer position. CHRISTIAN CENTER / 7600 N .E. G LIS A N P O R T L A N D , OR. 97213 It’s contemporary! It's Multi-cultural! It's Spirit Filled! Larry & Tiz Ilu d i - c llM C ll f o r tile Senior Pastors . D ynam ic C hildren & Youth M inistries • Pow erful Praise & W orship • Street Reach & O vercom ers M inistries . Service Tim es: Sunday 10:30 am 6:00 p m 7600 NE Glisan Street 256-6050 503-288-7241 J H ts s ta n a r u ^ B a p tis t ( C lju r r lj "Serving The Lord With Gladness Psalm 100:2 Sunday School 10am Morning Worship 11:05 Mid Week: Prayer & Bible Study 7pm Rev. G.L. Black I Pastor I • A nointed P reaching & Teaching Place: Maranatha Church 4222 NE 12th St. Portland, Oregon 97211 (G re a te r J S a tn t JB te p tje n SI Are you tired of the same old thing? Then you are ready for New Begin nings! Come join the excitement as we take Portland for Jesus! Date: Sunday March 28, 1993 Time: 6:00 o'lock p.m. _____ We Welcome You To The Scott & Lydia Sigman Pastors MT. OLI VET BAPTIST CHURCH "Come Grow With Us" Has moved Sunday sevices to Stone T ow e r C hurch Piedmont Friends Church 3707 N. Williams Ave. (503) 281-8117 Portland, OR 97227 N .E . Sandy Blvd. & 30th 5736 N. Albina W o r s h ip S e rv ic e s 8 :0 0 a.m . & 11:00 a.m . $aul ^lisisitonarp ^Baptist Cljurdj 8101 N. Fiske Avenue • Portland, Oregon 97203 Sunday Service 10:45 Sunday School 9:30 Bible Study 6:00 Evening Service 7:00pm i lew s ,f& r Jesus 126 N.€. Alberto t Portland, OR 97211 t (503) 288-5173 Church Phone: 289-0147 S Christ in the Passover Sunday School Morning Worship Tuesday ßilble Study and Prayer Inter-racial Congregation 3 Hallelujah! M allory Avenue Christian Church "Como to me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest." REFLECTION! T r T iT r m / i / /■ Study Phone:289-1911 Worship Celebration 10:30AM Wed. Bible Study 7:30PM C h u r c h S c h o o l 9 :3 0 to 10:30 a.m . B ib le S tu d y , W e d n e s d a y s , 116 N .E . S c h u y le r "A Church where friends are friends Indeed" Michael DeJean, M. Dlv. Pastor 1 0:30 a .m . a n d 7 :0 0 p .m . Radio Ministry each Sunday, 8:00 a.m. on KBMS A T eaching Church \ \ ith A Reaching Ministry Dr. James E. Martin, Senior Pastor Jésus Loves Vou! Church Office 116 N.E. Schuyler St. • (503) 284-1954 Allen Temple CME Churcfi The People’s Church Psalms 34:3 4236 NE Eigth Avenue 1425 NE Dekum & 15th ((o rn e r of 8lh & Skidrnore) (Housed in the W oodlawn M ethodist C hurch structure.) Porlland, Oregon 97211 Pastor: Rev. Robert Probasco Sr. Sunday A M. Worship - 9 00 a m. Thurs. P.M. Bible Study - 7:30 p in. PM* Theme: Whatever you're going to do for the Lord, do it now (503) 287-0261 Phillip S. Nelson Pastor■ I Peter iv 11 A A A A a k » • < * * * • • * .* t * * ^ * * * * * A* - \ » s • » » » » » i. ♦ • N ■* 'W • » y» * • 5»,• * • ». ■ > »