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Can you remember watching a
magic show as the magician chanted
some w ord' H waved his hands and
a magic wand over an object, said the
works, “Now you see it and now you
don’t!”--then--you were led to be­
lieve in the illusion?
W izardry has entertained and
overw helmed the world since the be­
ginning of tim e— from M erlin to
Houdini; from the Magic to the Great
Kreskin.
When Moses was chosen by God
to deliver warning after warning. Pha­
raoh commanded his sorcerers to du­
plicate the wondrous acts of Moses
and disprove God’s miracles as simple
acts of magic—which any accom­
plished sorcerer could perform. How­
ever, Pharaoh soon-after conceded
when he has pursued God too far.
You know that commercial that
says, “It’s not nice to fool Mother
Nature!’ W e ll-it’s not nice to even
try to fool God!
It was just too bad that Pharaoh
had to be forcibly coerced (just like
some of us). Time after time, God
presented himself to Pharaoh through
his messenger, Moses. Each time
Pharaoh w ould not believe, read exo­
dus eleventh through thirteenth chap-
ters.
I have come to realizf *,'3t we
(mankind) are a sorry bunch.
God created us to appease his
loneliness. He w ould have been better
off if he had just stopped with the
beasts of the field and of the air and of
the sea. [Gen. 1:24-25] The twenty-
fifth verse ends with,”.. And God saw
that it was good.” God should have
left well-enough alone.
Now—man and woman are on
the scene.
God created them and blessed
them. A n d -after giving to them and
giving to them, some more, the scrip­
ture says that God saw ev erything that
he had made, “...and behold, it was
very good.”
Not by magic; b u t by the power
o f God, man became a living soul.
Now—man and woman are on
the scene.
God created them and blessed
them, a n d -after giving to them and
giving to them, some more, the scrip­
ture says that God saw ev erything that
he had made, “. and behold, it was
Dianne
Danowski Smith
To Cover As Spokesperson
For Legacy Portland Hospi­
tals W hile Sue Klein On
M aternity Leave
D ianne Danowski Smith will
cover as Legacy Portland Hospitals
spokesperson while Sue Klein is on
maternity leave, August 6 - Novem­
ber 1, 1993. Legacy Portland Hospi­
tals includes Emanuel Hospital &
Health Center, Good Samaritan Hos­
pital & Medical Center and Holladay
Park Medical Center
Danow ski Smith can be reached
at the 280-4005 number during this
time. Jan Cook, 280-3399, will con­
tinue to answer patient condition in­
quiries and provide general public
relation support.
Danowski Smith had previously
provided public relations support to
the Devers Eye Institute at Good Sa­
maritan As part of ongoing efforts to
utilize centrally provided services
within Legacy Health System, public
relations support for the ophthalmol­
ogy program will now be covered
through Legacy Portland Hospitals
Public Relation Department
Office hours are 8 a m. - 6 p m.,
Monday - Friday. After hours (7 p m.
-7 a.m .) and weekends call 280-3200
for Emanuel, 229-7711 for Good Sa­
maritan, or 233-4567 for Holladay
Park and ask for the administrative
coordinator.
very good.”
Not by magic; but, by the power
of God, man became a living soul.
have you ever stopped to notice
how the Biblical language evolves as
man increased in number? First-w e
see God’s power, His instructions and
-th e n -H is anger (wrath) Second-
we see his mercy, power, selections,
instructions and w rath. Third—David
floods the pages, of the Psalms, with
adjectives, suchas: Most high, blessed,
deliverer, righteousness, peacemaker,
refuge, counselor, a shield, judge,
faithfiil, a rock, a strong and safe
fortress, the comfort and guidance of
a kind and watchful shepherd and
forever and forevermore.
Then—enters Jesus the Christ.
From that point on, the Holy Scrip­
ture boast of love and grace overflow­
ing, mercy, faith, justice and a loving
Saviours.
It wasn’t by any act of magic that
Jesus suffered, bled, died, was buried
and rose from the grave for our sins;
even though the Scribes and Phari­
sees made a frail attempt to make the
people believe that it was by magic
that these wonders had taken place.
However, it wasn’t through any
act of magic that the angels rolled the
stone away. Nor was it by magic w hen
the women found the tomb empty.
Oddly enough—God chose to
have someone present at each miracle
as a kind of documentation. Mankind
is riddled-full with doubters say ing,
“Prove it!” And God has prov en him ­
self over and over again. So—w hat is
causing all the problems? Why can t
mankind simply believe in The God
of gods who is also the King of all
kings and The Lord of all lords ? Just
look around! Everything that was
made was made by God; not by some
magic act but by divine power.
Vanessa Williams a (gospel vo­
calist) sings a song which asks, “If we
are children of light, why is there so
much darkness in the world?” .
When God said. “Let there be
Light!”, he didn’t wave a magic wand.
When a person receives Christ, unto
their life, that person also receives
that light. Collectively—we (Chris­
tian Believers) should appear as a
blinding presence to this world of
darkness; however, getting us together
and operating on one-accord is a
shameful problem
Many believers place more cre­
dence in "hocus pocus” than they
place in “Praise the Lord!”
I can remember a talk show,
hosted by Phil Donahue. On this par­
ticular program, there was a woman
who practiced black m agic-but-she
claimed that she was a Christian; and,
her Christianity assisted her in mak­
ing successful portions and spells for
her paying clients. Well—I am here to
tell you, the readers, that all the candle
lighting and kissed crosses in the
world cannot help this woman. And if
you know of anyone who fosters a
belief in palm reading, horoscopes,
tea leaves, killing chickens and hang­
ing them on their doors, saving one’s
own blood or hair or toe nails because
someone may put a hex on them -and
they are going to church every Sun­
day claiming the power of the Holy
Ghost, tell them that God refuses tobe
mocked by their foolishness. They
must make a choice between God and
magic. The scripture [I John 1 and 5]
clearly states that darkness and Light
cannot co-exist. A person must love
one and hate the other. Light will
never help darkness in it’s sinful prac­
tices. So—why would a person even
try anything as silly as that? Igno­
rance and the presence of evil.
Every Sunday, pastors preach the
W ord from the pulpits; people
changed. This is not done by magic
but by the divine power of the Holy
Spirit who is alive and dwells in all
w ho believe.
Regarding the Holy Trinity—
God has to give himself to us in three
different doses (the Father, the Son
and the Holy Spirit) and at three
different time periods And we are not
well yet M ankind's resistance pre­
vents him from being healed. B u t-
tne last dose will be the judgement.
Man will be all out of choices.
Now is the time to make the right
choice because this world’s clock is
winding down fast. Look around you.
NE Portland Church Leaders Respond
To AMA Head Start Tragedy
The murder of Christina Clegg
and the w oundi ng ofTemcea Amos at
the Albina M inisterial A lliance’s
Head Start Program in NE Portland,
has both deeply saddened and out­
raged church leaders in NE Portland
But this senseless violence has also
renewed their desire and determina­
tion to deepen cross-cultural commu­
nity commitment to on-going trans­
formation of the social and economic
dynamics that foster such acts of vio­
lence.
“The murder of Christina Clegg
was a tragedy, not just for those who
know and loved her but for all of us,”
said Christine Chakoian, Associate
Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian
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Study Phone: 289-1911
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in redeeming Christina Clegg’s mean­
ingless death.”
Jack Kennedy, Coordinator of
Ecumenical Clusters for Ecumenical
Ministries of Oregon, said that this
experience stirs him to never accept
the levels of violence in this city. “We
need to commit ourselves to feeling
our anger and grief because of this
pattern of tragic violence until we,
together, do something more about it.
Vibrant people’s fives are being treated
as waste, and our culture goes on
tolerating the intolerable.”
Mr. Kennedy said that Ecumeni­
cal Ministries of Oregon expresses
solidarity with all those w ho are suf­
fering because of this tragedy.
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Free Child Care
For Low Income
Families
4 $ îts s tu n a r y
Sunday Service
10 :4 5
Sunday School
9 :3 0
Bible Study
6 :0 0
Evening Service
7:00pm
Pastor. Re. JamesC.E. Faulkner
Theme: W hatever your going to do fo r th e Lore, do It now.
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MT. OLIVET
BAPTIST CHURCH
Has moved Sunday sevices to
S to n e T o w e r C h u r c h
N .E . S a n d y B lv d . & 3 0 th
The Mt. Hood Community Col­
lege Head Start child care program is
currently enrolling children at the
Child Development Center located at
the main campus in Gresham.
The comprehensive preschool
program, now in its second year, pro­
vides no-cost services to three-and
four-year-old children and their fami­
lies who meet federal poverty guide­
lines and live within the MHCC dis­
trict. The program also provides ser­
vices to handicapped children and
families with special needs.
To be eligible, families must be
low income and parents must be em­
ployed a minimum of 20 hours per
week. Children must be three or four
years old by Sept. 1,1993, and attend
school at least 20 hours per week, a
minimum of 80 hours per month.
Parents must provide their child s
transportation
The program is run year-round
from 7am to 6pm, Monday through
Friday. For more information call the
MHCC Head Start program at 256-
3436.
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Worship 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.
Celebrate
Diversity
Church, which is a member of the
Northeast Cluster of Churches.
“It is terribly ironic that she of all
people was killed through her work
at Head Start she was giving children
in the community a chance to break
out of the trap of depriv ation and the
lure of violence.
“This violence is not just a prob­
lem for North Portland. It is a call for
the whole community to wake up.
Together we must find the creativ ity
and resources for change. Churches,
government, schools, businesses, resi­
dents: all of us must work together to
stop the violence at its source. May
God give us new vision and fresh
courage for change. It is our only hope
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weary and heavy laden and
I will give you rest.”
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The Lords Prayer: Our Prayer
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name; They kingdom come; They will
be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive
us our debts as, we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and glory, forever.
Amen! Amen!
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SCHEDULE OF SERVICES FOR AUGUST, 1993
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SUBJECTS TO BE TAUGHT & PREACHED - AUGUST, 1993
CHURCH
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A V E N U E
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Bible Study
9 :3 0 am
M orning W orship
10:45 am
M en's Training Leadership
W om en's Bible Class
5:00 pm
Evening W orship 6 :0 0 pm
Attended nursery for all services
W ednesday prayer meeting
and Bible study
7 :0 0 pm
288-1092
Restoring New Testament Christianity
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3:00 P.M.
AUGUST 29
10.00 A.M.
10:45 A.M.
"WHY EVERY CHRISTIAN SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN H.O.M.E.
M INISTRY*
Speaker: Booker Wells, Associate Pastor
MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE
Speaker: Ulf Spears, Executive Pastor
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"EQUIPPING EVERY BELIEVER AS PARTNERS IN MINISTRY
Speaker Isham Harris, Associate Pastor/Evangelist
-W HAT CAN A 20TH CENTURY CHRISTIAN LIKE ME LEARN
FROM A FIRST CENTURY CHRISTIAN LIKE PAUL? PART 3
Speaker Wendell H. Wallace, Senior Pastor
-CHURCH IN THE PARK* - AT DAWSON PARK
(With the "New Azusa Gospel Funk Band" and "New Azusa Singers )
"HOW TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE MEN'S MINISTRY"
Speaker Ocie Webster. Director of Men's Ministries
-W HAT CAN A 20TH CENTURY CHRISTIAN LIKE ME LEARN
FROM A FIRST CENTURY CHRISTIAN LIKE PAUL? PART 4
OUR VISION:
R eaching the unreached
E quipping C hristians for ministry
A ssimilating new members into the family
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CHRIST BY OUR LIPS AND BY OUR LIFE
H ealing for all
of life ' s hurts
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