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Who Will Roll The Stone Away
It m ust have been a lo ng , da rk
n ig h t fo r M a n M agdalene w h o, lik e
m any others, fa ith fu lly fo llo w ed Jesus
to Jerusalem fro m G alilee . G rie f-
s tn cke n , she m ust have risen before
o u r live s too M aybe we need to put
a ro ck somew here that we can see it
m o rn in g c h ill
heavy, b u t she moves w ith purpose
rem oved.
A s the w o m en m ust have stood
on the w ay to the to m b to a n o in t the
there p o n d e rin g w h a t to do, one o f
body o f Jesus before his b u ria l be
the g lo rio u s angels o f G od appeared
com es perm anent.
D arkness s till covered the earth.
and said to th e m “ He is ris e n !” C an
T h e arom a o f ric h spices hov ered in
fe lt'’ A s the firs t cree ping o f the da w n
the a ir as o th e r w om en jo in e d M ary
appeared and lig h te d the eastern s k y ,
M ag da len e and they w a lke d in si
lence, th e ir sandaled feet dam ped
and w ith each ray o f lig h t, as it g rew
can you hear the m e ch o in g the cry
fro m the dew on th e ir feet Suddenly,
H e ’ s a liv e !
one o f the w o m e n bro ke the silence.
“ W h o w i ll r o ll aw ay the stone fo r
us?” In th e ir desire to express th e ir
A L IV E !
A s each da w n b rin g s us a new
day, we have an othe r ge ntle d a ily
lo ve fo r th e ir c ru c ifie d frie n d , they
re m in d e r that “ He is a liv e ” . I t sho uld
had fo rg o tte n a ll about th a t one b ig
g ive us new hope th a t o u r fa ith w ill
you im a g in e ho w they m ust have
H e ’ s A L IV E !
HE’S
w ill k n o w n in the p o litic a l fie ld He
has been V ic e M a y o r o f T e x a rk a n a fo r
9 years and served as C ity C o u n c il
the late Rev John G a rlin g to n w h o
was k ille d in a car a ccide nt a lo n g
w ith h is w ife , Y vo n n e , in 1986.
Rev W h e a tfa ll has been an ac
tiv e leader in the N o rth /N o rth e a s t
He is also the firs t bla ck m an em ployed
fo r 25 years as a C la im s D e velo pe r fo r
D oubt som etim es w in s ove r fa ith in
clo a k to w a rm her against the early
Rev W h e a tfa ll began his m in
is te ria l tra in in g and d e ve lo p m e n t at
M a ra n a th a and was o rd a in e d un de r
is the firs t m in o rity ever elected c ity
C o u n c ilm a n in the State o f A rkansas.
the darkness o f n ig h t th a t they were
stunned to fin d the to m b e m p ty ?
know in g how the o b stru ctio n w ill be
ing. G ospel preacher and he is also
m an fo r 17 years R everend W illia m s
C o m m u n ity sp e a kin g a t v a rio u s c o n -
fcrences and retreats. He has f o r
the Social S ecu rity A d m in is tra tio n
m e rly served as y o u th d ire c to r at
M a ra na th a C h u rc h overseeing the
He is the present Pastor o f the Park
Avenue B a p tist C h u rch , w h ere he has
daw n, gathered her assortm ent o f o fte n enough to be re m inde d to go on
o ils a nd w rapped h e rs e lf tig h tly in a fa ith fu lly , even in the darkness, not
N o w h e r he art is
Maranatha Church
Announces Rev. Emmett
Wheatfall As Interim Pastor
Fellowship Missionary
Baptist Church Has Annual
Youth Revival Week
fu n c tio n s o f its yo u th d e p a rtm e n t
served as Pastor fo r 22 y ears. 1, R ever
Rev W h e a tfa ll has a stro n g c o m
m itm e n t fo r seeing souls w o n to
C h ris t and is dedicated to ou tre ach
end Johnny Pack IV , Pastor o f the
Fellow sh ip M is s io n a ry B a p tist C h u rch
w o u ld lik e to extend an in v ita tio n to a ll
m in istry in the co m m u n ity He serves
on the board o f the G a rlin g to n C e n
in the P o rtla n d -M e tro p o lita n area to
com e and hear th is great m a n o f God.
W e w e lcom e a ll to com e and be a pa rt
R e v . L o n d e ll W illia m s
o f th is d y n a m ic re viva l.
te r and W o o d la w n L o c a l S cho ol
R e v . E m m e tt W h e a tfa ll
M a ra n a th a C h u rc h recently a n
nounced the selection o f Rev. E m m ett
advisory.
Rev W h e a tfa ll is c u rre n tly e m
W h e a tfa ll as its in te rim pastor Rev
ployed by P ortla nd G eneral E le c tric
W h e a tfa ll has been a m em ber o f
T h e F e llo w s h ip M is s io n a ry B a p
M u c h Prayer, M u c h P ow er, L ittle
tis t C h u rc h w elcom es to the C ity o f
Prayer, L ittle Pow er, N o P rayer, N o
P ortla nd , Reverend L o n d e ll W illia m s ,
Power.
low ship are honored to hav e R everend
M a ra n a th a C h u rc h since 1976 and
as the E qual E m p lo y m e n t O p p o rtu
n ity (E E O ) S pecialist a nd resides in
W illia m s as o u r guest e va n g e list and
attended M o u n t H ood C o m m u n ity
the P o rtla n d area w ith his w ife ,
we are p ra yin g , th a t a lo n g w ith us, you
the p u b lic w o u ld h e lp m ake th is a
C ollege, W a rn e r P a cific C ollege, and
K are n, and three c h ild re n : F elecia,
N o rth P o rtla n d B ib le C ollege
19; A b rin a 7; and Jonathan, 5.
son o f the late R everend G eorge W il-
lia m s o fT e x a rk a n a , A rkansas. R ever
end W illia m s w ill be in the C ity fo r
o u r A n n u a l Y o u th R e v iv a l the w eek o f
A p r il 26 th ro u g h A p r il 3 0 ,1 9 9 3 , start
in g at 7 :0 0 P M . n ig h tly . W e at F e l-
m em orable v is it fo r R everend W il
lia m s H e is an o u ts ta n d in g G o d -fe a r-
obstacle. N o w the im p o s s ib ility o f o v t rcom e the darkness o f o u r doubts
m o v in g it set in , b u t they kep t g o in g w h en w e rem em ber and believe H is
anyw ay.
Soon they reach the tom b and
prom ises S om etim e, o th e r tha n Eas
ter, we need to get up before da w n
stone is already ro lle d aw ay, T H E
and w a tch the sunrise, and renew o u r
fa ith th a t Jesus is a liv e s till g iv in g us
T O M B IS E M P T Y , A N D J E S U S
hope and purpose fo r o u r lives. H is
IS G O N E !! W here? H ow ?
Easter m o rn in g pro m ise com es a liv e
stand there in shock and dism ay. T he
Had M a ry M ag da len e and the w ith each new da w n , and re m in d s us
to keep on g o in g th is side o f
w om en forgotten w hat Jesus had said ?
H ad th e ir doubts g ro w n so b ig d u rin g
T rue V ine M issionary B aptist C hurch
(503)335-3085
Sunrise Service 6 am/Free Breakfast
Sunday School Service 9.30am
Morning Worship 11 00am
Evening Service 7:00pm
Pastor Raymond Edwards
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^Baptist (¡ÏÏjurd}
8101 N. Fiske Avenue
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3624 N . V an cou ver A ven ue
P o rtla n d , O R 97227
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5138 N E 2 3 rd A venue • P o rtla n d , O R 97211
Sunday School Service 9:45am
M o rn in g W o rs h ip 11:00am
E v e n in g W o rs h ip 6pm
M id -W e e k S ervice 7pm
Portland Oregon 97203
Study Phone: 2 8 9 - 1 9 1 1
Church Phone: 289 -0 1 47
Sunday Service
1 0 :4 5
AJ1 night Friday Prayer Service April 9, 9pm to 8am
Easter Service 11:00am Rev. Steven Holt speaker
Pastor James Coleman, Emmanuel Hospital Chaplain
V a n n & V a n n
f u n e r a l
d ir e c t o r s
M allory Avenue
Christian Church
Sunday School
9 :3 0
Fam ily Owned a n d Operated Since 1954 Serving
Bible Study
6 :0 0
the City o f P o rtla n d fo r over 3 7 years In your
Evening Service
“Com« Io m« all you who ara
weary and heavy laden and
I will give you rest."
hour o f need Vann & Vann are there to serve.
7 -0 0n m
S unrise Service 8am C o n tin e n ta l B re a kfa st
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Pastor, R h . JamesC.t. Faulkner
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E v e n in g S ervice 6 to 7 p in
Theme: Whatever your going to do for the Lore, do It now.
503/281-2836
I^lerriinj S ta r B a p tist Cliurcli
106 N .E . IV Y STREET, P O R TLA N D , O R E G O N 97212
Church £ 0 3 ) 281*4925
Inter-racial Congregation
5211 N. Williams Portland, OR 97217
126 N.E. Riberta
Reverend A. Wayne Johnson, Pastor
WHAT:
PASTOR INSTALLATION
W HEN'
April 23, 1993 at 7:00 P.M.
Guest Speaker:
Rev. Robert Jointer - New Hope Baptist, Portland, OR
April 25 1993 at 3 00 P.M.
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Frank Pinkard - Evergreen Baptist, Oakland, CA
Rev. D.E.C. Matthews - Greater ML Baker 8aptisL
Seattle, WA
WHERE:
Morning Star Baptist Church
106 N.E. Ivy Street
Portland, Oregon 97212
Church Phone: (503) 281-4925
1425 NE Dekum
Portland, OR 97211
(503) 289-0284
CHRISTIAN CENTER
7600 N .E . G LISA N
P O R T L A N D , OR. 97213
Sunrise Service 5:30am Joint with
Peoples Church at Woodlawn
Rev. Luther Sturtevant pastor
n Hughes Memorial Church
111 NE Failing St.
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 281-2332
L a rry & T iz 1 lu th
Senior Pastors
It's contemporary!
It's Multi-cultural!
It's Spirit Filled!
A church for the 90's!
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Sunday School Service 9:45am
Morning Worship 11 OOant Sermon “The Angel In Our Life
Sunrise Service 6 30ant/Frcc breakfast sponsored by United
Methodist M ett at 7:30am
Sunrise Sermon “He Is Risen”
Public Service Announcement:
"E x p e rie n c e The E xpe rie nce ( io ip e l M u s ic a l
Clay & Tami Drayton
Pastors
5736 N. Albina
Worship Celebration 10:30A M
Wed. Bible Study
7:30P M
"A Church where friends are friends indeed"
Michael DeJean, M. Div.
Pastor
(503) 289-0143
St. Marks .Baptist Ok litre ¡h
. Dynamic Children & Youth Ministries
103 N.E. Morris
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 287-7457
Sunrise Service 6am/Going out tor breakfast
Sunday School Services 9.30am
f I Morning Worhsip 11:00am Sermon: |~J
. Powerful Praise & Worship
• Street Reach & Overcomers Ministries
A p r il 25. 1993
. Service Times: Sunday 10:30 am 6:00 pm
2:4 5 to 4 30pm
Special guest ch o irs fro m N e w Song C h u rc h and St Paul (. OG1C
D ucts A Soloists
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7600 NE Glisan Street
256-6050
V e rn o n B ra zzlc
Hosted bv
Im m aculate Heart C a th o lic C h u rc h G ospel C h o ir
Free w ill o ffe rin g w ill be taken
F e llo w s h ip and R efreshm ents fo llo w in g in (he Parish H a ll
Piedmont Friends Church
• Anointed Preaching & Teaching
2926 N W illia m s
P ortla nd . O R 97227
and
“ T h e S in g in g M a ilm a n '
"Come Grow With Us"
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!
at
Immaculate Heart Church
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Following Morning
>rship/
Easter Egg I lutr for the Children
The church where everybody is somebody a n d
Christ is all!
Scott & I.yrlia Sigman
Pastors
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