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My Hero!
I.AY COUNSELORS
TRAINING WORKSHOP
by M attle Ann Callier-Spears
SPONSORED BY:
R O PH E A D O LE SC EN T T R EA TM EN T
G R EA TER FA ITH M IN IST R IE S INC.
O R EG O N CO U N SELIN G A SSO C IA TIO N (PO R TLA N D C H A PT E R )
WORKSHOP PRESENTERS:
M IC H A E L L E E. DAVIS, M.A.
EDW ARD B. V E R ST E E G , Psy.D.
Workshop participants will increase their knowledge and enhance their awareness of basic
counseling.
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6:30 - 8:30 PM, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1993
220 NE BEECH ST. (In the OB William’s Convention Center at the comer of NE
Garfield and Beech)
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Nation Of Islam
I bear w itness that there is no God
but Allah and I bear w itness that
M uham m ad is his m essenger.
A s Salaam -A laikum
(m ay peace be unto you)
In the article o f July-7-93 w e w ent
into the subject (theory) o f man evolv­
ing from the ape or direct descendants
o f G od? W e finished that article giv­
ing the clear argum ent that the Ape
cam e from m ankind not man from
A pe. T his is part tw o o f the article. In
this article we are to answ er the ques-
tion-Is m an the direct descendant o f
G od? The scientists o f this world o r­
der says that superior life forms evolved
from inferior life forms. But we (N a­
tion o f Islam) believe that G o d ’s best
(superior) creation is his first c re ­
ation. T hink about i t a believer in
G od know s that G od w as in the begin­
ning. A nd nothing w as created that he
did not create, directly or indirectly.
This basic belief is against the teach­
ings o f superior life form s evolving
from inferior life forms. W hy is this
basic belief against the teachings o f
superior life form s evolving from in­
ferior life forms? Because nothing
was before God and he is the m ost
superior in existence. So we can go a
little further in this reasoning; W hat
w asb efo reG o d ’s best creation (m an)?
God.
M an (hum anity) is G o d ’s first active
creation.
F urtherm ore, “m an ’s intelligence has
no equal in other than man. His w is­
dom is infinite; capable o f accom ­
plishing anything that his brain can
conceive.” M essage to the black man
page 6 Now we know why we read in
the scriptures (Bible and Q uran) about
G od using men and w om en for his
purpose and glory. The theories that
we have been entertaining was al­
low ed to influence the peoples think­
ing in fulfillm ent o f G o d ’s prom ise to
Im m anuel Free M ethodist C h u rch
let the Devil rule for a tim e period.--
Read Thessalonians 2:8,9 revelations
12:9 in Bible and chapter 2 in Holy
Q uran. — T he only w ay the devil can
rule is to make truth seem like false­
hood and to m ake falsehood seem like
truth. Believe it o r not, w e do not have
the right concepts o f G od and man.
“G od has placed his essence in man,
and the m ost profound statem ent that
the H onorable E lijah M uham m ad
m ade is that G od is a m an .” Study
G uide 10 M inister L ouis Farrakhan
L et us all pray and study to gain a
better understanding o f G od and Self.
A re you grow ing? D o you see things
the sam e way today as you saw them
yesterday? For further inform ation
on this subject get the book M essage
to T h e B la c k M an b y E lija h
M uham m ad an d g etall 18studyguides
w ritten by m inister L ouis Farrakhan.
T hank you for reading this.
311 N. Ivy, Portland, O R 97227
The Proper Event
Tom s R estau ran t
It has been a welcomed park rally ever
since its beginning three years ago.
Check it out! Preachers Reaching
Oppressed People Expecting Restora­
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W oodLawn Park
Saturday, July 31, 1993, 2 until
7pm
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First Service 8:45am
• Second Service 11:15am
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Sunday School 10:15am • Wednesday Prayer 7pm
Rev. Mark Strong, Pastor
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Morning Worship
Tuesday Bilble
Study and Prayer
Inter-racial Congregation
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SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Bible Study
9:30 am
Morning Worship
10:45 am
Men's Training Leadership
Women's Bible Class
5:00 pm
Evening Worship 6:00 pm
Attended nursery for all services
Wednesday prayer meeting
and Bible study
7 :00 pm
"Como to mo oil you who oro
weary and heavy laden and
I will give you rest."
9:45am
11:00om
7:30pm
W h y d o e s m an c h a s e , fo r a lif e ­
tim e , a im le s s ly a f te r th a t w h ic h
d o es n o t e x is t?
In a m is sio n m e e tin g , I a s k e d
ev ery o n e who had a hero to raise their
hands. Som e raised their hands and
eagerly announced the nam e o f the
person or persons they had chosen as
their h ero -w h e lh e r the person was
alive or deceased. W hile on the other
hand, several others had not raised
their hands because they felt having a
hero was against biblical teaching.
W e ll-I beg to differ with all w ho find
com fort in that belief.
You se e -Je su s C hrist is the ulti­
m ate hero. You need not search
through the com ics o r the cartoons or
the daytim e soaps or the m ythical
characters. You d o n ’t have to go out
and buy blue tights and a red cape or
cat cans-upon-cans o f spinach Jesus
C hrist perform ed feats that not one o f
the fictional characters can touch.
P lu s-h e w a s flesh andblood. Helived,
breathed, loved, w ept and He died;
but, H e arose from the grave. Jesus
C hrist took upon him self the sins of
the entire world.
N ot even Superm an can m ake that
claim .
C hrist lives in the hearts/souls of
all w ho believe in His gospel. His light
o f love shines through the lives o f the
righteous. C hrist is able to heal the
sin-sick soul. He is able to deliver man
from the pressures o f the world. Jesus
the L iving C hrist is one with G od the
Father.
Yes! Jesus C hrist is my hero. Right
now. T oday.”W hen I was a child, I
spake as a child, I understood as a
child: but, when I becam e a man
(w om an), I put aw ay childish things” .
[I C orinthians 13:11 KJV]
D o n ’t g e t c o m fo rta b le in th e
i d e a o f h a v in g fa ile d in y o u r q u e s t
fo r a s u ita b le h ero . S eek Je su s! H e
is n o t far. J u s t a b re a th a w a y .
P ra is e th e L o rd !
A True Soulful Experience
T he P R O P E R, event is a sum­
m er park rally held to unite inner-city
neighborhoods w ith its various gospel
choirs, groups and m inisters from lo­
cal churches Individual speakers of
Portland also participate, m aking the
event com plete by sharing th eir testi­
monies o f how they've overcome gang,
drug, and/or prostitution inv olvement.
“Building Bridges By His Spirit"
As I sat pondering, my m ind drifted fell, over thirty feet to the ground, from the
back to my early teenaged years. I can roof while walking backwards. The kite
rem em ber how the girls, o f my age, never did get airtxme. He was blessed-
would ju st swoon over courageous bccausc, he fell in soft soil and it aided
fellows who had accom plished darign in breaking his fall. T he im pact o f his
fcatso fstren g h L itc o u ld h av c been by body left a big dent in the ground.
the use o f their m ind or by their
In the cartoons, the characters can
brawn. H ow ever, the one w ho arose w alk in the air or fly or get blow n-up
victoriously was the one that we would an d n o td ie...A n d the list goes on. But-
ju st fall out over; and o f course, this -this is not so in real-life.
person was totally unaw are o f how we
These invincible, fictitious ch ar­
felt. B u t-n o matter. We w ould ju st acters are the ones our children are
scream, “My hero!” A n d -w e w ould looking to as their heroes.
even go as far as arguing o ver w hich
C hildren do these kinds o f things
one he loved more.
because they believe w hat they see on
W hen I look back on that, it sounds television or hear on the radio or read
so silly.
in the com ic books or in ch ild ren ’s
T h e n -th e re w ere the com ic book books to be true.
characters. My brother, Billy Boy,
The song says, “E verybody’s
and my cousin June, were playing searching for a hero. People need
Batm an and S uperm an in the b ac k ­ som eone to look up to...” - T h e G reat­
yard. They had attached a tow el to est Love O f A LL.”
B ill’s back and an apron to Ju n e’s
W e m ust engage in a positive e f­
back. They used the sw ing, in the fort that w ill teach o u r children the
yard, to assim ilate flight. T h e n -o n c e difference betw een fact and fiction.
they had reached a certain height, in W e are losing our children to com ic
the sw ing, they w ould spread their book characters and m ovie stars.
arm s and leap into the air. A big sm ile
T here are no heroes at hom e; so,
was on their faces. T hey soared with the children look for them in the
confidence. U n til-g rav ity took over. m edia. The gam e o f pretend has taken
R eality was the hard ground w hich on a new tw ist and a different d im en ­
caused cuts and bruises and scrapes sion.
on their hands and legs an d arm s. Children, from a very early age, should
W ith all the “o w - e e s ” their bodies not be allow ed to view program s on
sustained, you would com e to the television or in the m ovie theater w ith­
conclusion that they w ould never, ever out parent supervision. T here are a l­
attem pt such a foolish feat again. w ays questions; and the parent should
W rong! T hey did this m any times. be the one w ho provides the answ ers.
And w hen M om m ic stopped them
T h e n -w h e n a discussion arises,
from ju m ping from the sw ing, they you w on’t be shocked out o f your
jum ped o ff the roof o f the shed and shoes from the responses com ing from
from the big plum tree and from the your ch ild ’s mouth.
top o f the fence w hich stood betw een The quest continues.
our house and our n eig h b o rs’, the T h e r e a r e p e r s o n s w h o h a v e
Browns.
r e a c h e d a d u lth o o d a n d w h o are
My brother Ronald, w ho is the s till “ L o st In S p a c e ! ” T h e y are
next sibling younger than I, felt that s till s e a rc h in g fo r th is illu s iv e
he too was invincible. He decided to h e ro ; p r e te n d in g to b e s o m e th in g
launch his kite from the ro o f o f our th a t th e y a re n o t; th a t th e y n e v e r
house HemetwilhanabruptacvidenL He can an d n e v e r w ill b e c o m e .
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