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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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