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A Tailor-Made Crucifix (Cross)
[BASED ON MATTHEW 16:24-27]
E ven year, the Christian church
obsen es the Easter holiday by cel
ebrating the death, burial and resurrec
tion of Jesus Christ However, 1 wonder
how niany of us really sat and thought
about the profundity of this passage of
scripture which instructs every Chris
tian believer, as to
the what-to’s and
th e h o w -to ’s in
tru ly fo llo w in g
Christ.
T h e re
are
those who ha\e got
ten all "going-ho!”
to follow Jesus and
soon fizzled-out,
sat with long faces and some even
chose to drop out of the human ra c e -
all together
No matter what w e do in life, there
are criteria that must be met before
becoming successful in your quest
W e ll-it’s no different with being a
re a l, g e n u in e , d y e d -in -th e -w o o l
Christian As I stated before, the mean
ing of Christian is to be “Christ-Like”
How many times have you heard the
expression, “He wants the applause
without the performance” or "They’re
suffering from the Little Red Hen syn
drome”? These kind-o folks want to
achieve without doing the work
The scripture is very explicit in its
explanation on what we are to do to be
Christ-like and how we are to do it.
Just getting out there and smiling,
shaking hands with the homeless, go
ing to church on Sunday mornings,
singing good old fashioned gospels or
even going as far as volunteering to sit
in s hospital every day w ith the sic k -
does not make you Christ-like
There is a song that says, "Jesus
walked this lonesome valley. He had to
walk it by himself Oh! Nobody else
could walk it for Him He had to walk
it by himself.”
To become Christ-like, we must
take up our crosses
on a daily basis,
not just sometime,
and follow Christ.
We cannot do the
w ork of the world
and feel that we
can continue to fol
low C h r i s t - r e
gardless.
Be For Real!
The scripture says that we must
deny ourselves the world comforts.
"For whoever wants to save his own
life shall lose it; but whoever loses his
life for my sake will surely find it.
lv.25]
There are some who cannot go
w ithout for any reason; Yet, contend
that God is pleased. Regardless. Have
you ever heard these comment? “If you
think I’m going to deny myself of
_, you’ve got another think
my
coming.”
“You’ve got to be crazy if you
think that I’m going to short-change
myselffor the likes of him ’/hcr/them.”
"Regardless of what you think about
me, I am a Christian.”
Poor dears! To your dismay, Gcd
thinks not. Every man, woman, boy or
girl, who professes their acceptance
into the family of God, has a cross of
their own that each must carry while
on their journey to the kingdom of
heaven This cross is "tailor-made”
especially for them Sally may be good
with her hands but knows nothingabout
reading and w riting; yet, God has need
of her
“Take up your cross and follow
me!” Henry may have never married
and has worked as a machinist all his
life; Yet, God has need of him. "Take
up your cross and follow me!” Christ
denied himself so very much for the
likes of us. He went to the cross for our
sins” ...And he who knew no sin.”
[I Peter 2:22]
When we go to the tailor to get
fitted for a suit of clothing, the tailor
takes measurement so that this particle
of clothing will be especially made for
that person only. A n d -so is your cross
that you must carry . It is tailor-made
especially for you.
If you are who you say you are, it’s
about time you begin to act and live the
part.
“Keep alert and set your hope com
pletely on the blessing which will be
given you when Jesus Christ is re
vealed. Be obedient to God, and do not
allow your lives to be shaped by those
desires you had when you were still
ignorant Instead, be holy in all that you
do, just as God who called you is holy.
The scripture says. Be Holy because I
am holy.” [I Peter 1:13-16]
When we (Christian believers) are
able to work the work of our heavenly
father who sent us and carry the cross
which has been assigned to us, then and
only then will we be fitted for the sky.
Until that tim c-w e are wearing shoes
of sod and are going no place at all.
Ntaranatha Church
Presents
What's Easter AU About
A dramatic reenactment depicting the
biblical account of Easter.
A pril 11,1993
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
M aranatha Church
4222 N.E. 12th
Free will offering accepted
This program is dedicated
to the memory of
Gloria Golden
Activities For The Week
Sunday, 9 :1 5 a m Sunday School
10:30am Morning Worship
6:00pm Evening Worship
Tuesday 7:00-8:00pm Miracles Choir Rehearsal Ages 4-11
Wednesday 7:00pm Mid-Week Service
Thursday 6:00pm-8:00pm Junior & Senior High Open Gym
6-12th grades
7:00pm Choir Rehearsal
Saturday 11:00am 1st Saturday of each month Women’s Meeting
Maranatha Church
4222 N.E. 12th
Portland, OR 97211
(503) 288-7241
St. Mark Baptist Church Is Sponsoring
“T ir e 1 3 ili A n n u a l C h r is tia n L if e C o n fe re n c e
Monday-Friday, April 12 to 16, 1993
Dr. Jot S. Hardie, H ost Pastor
G u e st S peakers
Rev. Charles L. Jackson
THE CITY OF PORTLAND
IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND
Rev. Johnny Pack IV
3:00 PM
Night Speaker & Seminar Leader
Houston, Texas
Noon Day Speaker & Seminar Leader
Portland, Oregon
M inister’s Seminar, Tuesday-Thursday 10:30 AM
Lay Person Seminar M onday-Friday 6:0Q PM
Noon Day Service 12:00 PM
Evening Worship 7:00 PM
Them e:
Practical Im plem entation O f Diseiplcship/Evangelism
M atthew 28:19-20
Guest Choirs Singing N ig h tly
"T h e Church Where Everybody Is Somebody And Christ Is A ll”
103 N .E. M orris Street • Portland, Oregon 97212 • 503-287-7457
New Azusa
AT THE PIONEER SQUARE
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND
T he P eople ’ s C hurch
SPONSORED BY
1425 NE Dekum & 15th
THE NEW AZUSA CHURCH
SUBJECT:
(Housed in the Woodlawn Methodist Church structure.)
Pastor Robert Probasco, Sr.
'THE MESSAGE FOR THE MESS-ACE'
PASTOR W E N D E LL H . W ALLACE
SONGS OF INSPIRATION WILL BE
PROVIDED BYTHE NEW AZUSA CHOIR.
INVITE FRIENDS, RELATIVE, NEIGHBORS
A N D GO-WORKERS TO BEAR WITNESS
TO THE MIRACLE, HEALING POWERS OF
JESUS CHRIST
Christian Training Center
Sunday Morning Worship
9:00am
Thursday Evening Bible Study
7:30pm
Easier
(fërerttttgs
Join Us This Sunday For
Palm Sunday
44 NE Morris St. (1 Block East of Williams Ave.)
"The church that love is building in the heart o f north/northeast Portland.
Sunday Message:
Sermon For Easter Sunrise
“As He Said He Would”
"Seven Guarantees Easter Assures To Me"
What makes New Azusa The
Church That It Is?
MT. OLIVET
BAPTIST CHURCH
•
T he P e o p le ..E v e ry Sunday
people who love people come
from all around to worship at
NACTS
• The Power...of God is alive and
■- manifested in a real and tan
gible way
• T he P resen ce...o f the Lord
through the ministry of the word
and the manifested presence of
the Holy Spirit is in every ser
vice.
Join with us in worship this
Sunday at 10:45 AM
Night Talk Show
Every Sunday Night
10:30 to 12 midnight
KPDQ 93.7 FM/800 AM
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Has moved Sunday seviees to
Stone Tower Church
N.E. Sandy Blvd. & 30th
W orship Services 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Church School 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study, W ednesdays, 116 N .E. Schuyler
10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Wendall Walace. Sr.
Paslor/Founder
Radio M in is try each Sunday, 8:00 a.m. on KB M S
Wednesday
Teaching & Training
7:00 PM
Classes for all ages
Child care available
A T eaching C hurch W ith A Reaching M in is try
Dr. James E. M artin, Senior Pastor
Church Office 116 N.E. Schuyler St. • (503) 284-1954
For Easter We Welcome
You With Open Arms
We Welcome You To The
(G r e a te r J sh x tn t
^ fflis s ta n a r y
^ B a p tis t (fllju r tl)
“Serving The Lord With Gladness”
___ _
Psalm 100:2
L.-J
Sunday School 10am
Morning Worship 11:05
Mid Week:
Prayer & Bible Study 7pm
Rev. G.L. Black I Pastor
3707 N. Williams Ave.
(503) 281 -8117 Portland, OR 97227