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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
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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
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$1
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$3
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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
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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
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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.
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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 .
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^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
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lew s
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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
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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
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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
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