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T h e C o lo re d , N e g ro , B la c k
o r A fr o - A m e r ic a n f a m ily , ( w h a t ­
e v e r te rm y o u w ith to use ), e s p e ­
c ia lly those fa m ilie s w h o m ig ra te d
w e s tw a rd a n d e a s tw a rd d u rin g th e
d e p re s s io n e ra and d u rin g W o r ld
W a re I I , w e re ste e p e d in h a n d s -
o n r e lig io n . T h e y to o k lit e r a lly
th e te a c h in g s o f Jesus, (te ) c h a s ­
tis e y o u r c h ild r e n , h o n o r y o u r
fa th e r and m o th e r, h o n o r o f f a ­
th e r as head o f th e f a m ily , ta k in g
c a re o f fa m ily , d e m a n d o b e d ie n c e
o f y o u r c h ild r e n , w o rk w it h o u t
c e a s in g f o r fa m ily im p ro v e m e n t,
s tu d y o f the B ib le , ta k in g fa m ily
to C h u rc h and p ra y , p ra y , p r a y .
N o w i t se e m s m o s t B la c k
fa m ilie s ha ve a s s im ila te d th e m ­
s e lv e s so in te n s e ly in t o o th e r
A n g lo - P r o t e s ta n t c u ltu r e s th a t
th e se c o n c e p ts , a ttitu d e s a n d b e ­
h a v io rs m u s t be s o u g h t as a lt e r ­
n a tiv e s to m o s t o f the l if e s t y l e s o f
to d a y s B la c k fa m ilie s and B la c k
re lia n c e in e ffe c tiv e p ra y e r ceased
w h e n g ra n d m a a n d g ra n d p a d ie d .
A g re a t n u m b e r o f B la c k c h i l ­
d re n have n e v e r been to C h u rc h
a n d th o s e p la c e d in “ W h i t e ”
to m e s b y “ W h ite ” a g e n c ie s w i l l
a t i V e s
n e v e r e x p e rie n c e B la c k C u ltu re ,
n o t to m e n tio n th e in te n s e , s in ­
because they do not now kn o w the
G od o f our ancestors; the same God
c e re , o p e n , u n re s e r v e d , u n re ­
h earsed lo v e , tru s t a n d w o rs h ip o t
o u r L o r d and S a v io r, Jesus C h ris t.
who brought “ Coloreds out o t sla­
very, through effective prayers o f those
M o s t o f these c h ild r e n w i l l n e ve r
w ho could neither read nor w rite.
B lack fa m ilie s appear to have fo rg o t­
e x p e rie n c e the p o w e r fu l p ra y e rs
p ra y e d b y m e n /w o m e n ( o f m eager
e d u c a tio n ); Y e t so p o w e rfu l are
these p ra y e rs , th e y m o v e n a tio n s ,
c h a n g e d b ig o te d a ttitu d e s , and
b rin g tears to the eyes o f the b e ­
ten how to ask God. W e do not have
because we do not ask! Jesus to ld the
lie v e r a n d n o n - b e lie v e r a lik e .
M o s t o f these A fro - A m e ric a n c h il­
d re n w i l l n e v e r be f u l l y a w a re o f
given you liv in g w ater’ John 4:10.
The numerous tim es Jesus used
the w ord “ ask” in H is teachings are
p ro o f o f the divine w ill to give. W hat
w o u ld a w a itin g father th in k i f we
w h a t th e y are la c k in g , b u t w il l be
s e e k in g a lw a y s to f i l l the u n e x ­
p la in e d v o id in th e ir h e a rts. These
l it t l e ones w i l l be h in d e re d fro m
e ffe c tiv e p ra y e r because the B la c k
C u ltu r a l fo c u s is m is s in g fro m
th e ir liv e s .
W e cannot have effective prayer
unless we are aware o f the things that
hinder prayer. Prayerlessness, w rong
m otives, lack o f fa ith , re b e llio n and
sin, n o t a b id in g in G o d , a ll h in d er
prayer, especially e ffe ctive prayer.
Such is the fate o f numbers o f B la ck
fa m ilie s today; no fa ith , re b ellion
against parental guidance, la w , g o v ­
ernm ent and G od; n o t a b id in g in G od
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“Serving The Lord
With Gladness”
w om an at the w e ll, “ I f you knew the
g ift o f G od, and who it is w ho says to
you, “ G iv e me a D rin k ” you w ould
have asked H im , and He w ould have
G o d ’ s promises lik e H is com ­
mands are not optio n a l. O u r refusal to
pray is an a ffro n t to a fa ith fu l G od,
w ho has in vite d us to ask, seek, and
knock. “ G o d is s p irit” John 4 :1 4 , and
it is He w h o has determ ined how His
w o rld w ill fu n ctio n . There is a s p iri­
in o u r c o m m u n itie s c a n n o t p ra y
in d iv id u a lly & c o lle c tiv e ly fo r the
p re s e rv a tio n o f o u r fa m ilie s and
th e a d v a n c e m e n t o f G o d ’ s K in g ­
d o m , w e c a n n o t expec t o u r e ffo rts
tual hand w h ich never goes w ro n g ; A
sp iritu a l M in d w hich a lw ays fu n c ­
tions back o f the fu n ctio n in g o f this
w o rld . I f we believe that G o d is in
co n tro l o f this w o rld , then o u r effe c­
tive prayers w o u ld secure a “ tra n q u il
and q u ie t life in a ll G odliness and
B la c k F a m ilie s . I f w e w i l l n o t
d ig n ity ’ 1 T im . 2:2.
T h e e is o n ly one k in d o f s p ir i­
tu a l g re a tn e s s th a t q u a lifie s as
greatness in d e e d . A lif e f ille d w ith
T h e S p ir it c a n n o t be e m p ty o f
ested in sp iritu a l progress o r else that
we intend to spum the very W o rd o f
p r a y e r . P ra y e rle s s n e s s is s in .
“ M o r e o v e r, as fo r m e , fa r be it
God. It is indeed true that we are not
to test G od (D eut. 6 :16), but neither
are we to spum H im . Get rid o f pre­
tentious p io u s a ttitudes and “ ask
fro m m e th a t I s h o u ld s in a g a in s t
the L o r d b y ce a sin g to p ra y fo r
y o u ” 1 S am . 1 2 :2 3 . T h e A p o s tle
pious attitude tow ard fa m ily m em ­
bers w h o have taken a w ro n g path. “ Is
it to s lig h t a thing fo r you to try the
w o m e n o f th e B ib le . I f the B la c k
to be e ffe c tiv e in re s c u in g th a t
fa m ily w h o uses d ru g s , ste a ls,
refused to ask? The o n ly possible
conclusion is that we are not in te r­
G o d ” ! W e B la ck adults m ust rem em ­
ber never to assume a superficially
tc re d in a n y o f the g re a t m e n /
P a u l w as n o t g u ilt y o f th is sin:
N o te h o w he p r a y e d f o r th e
C h u rc h e s : “ u n c e a s in g ly ” (R o m .
1 :1 9 ), “ A lw a y s ” ( P h il. 1 :4 ), and
“ N ig h t a n d D a y ” (1 T h e ss. 3 :1 0 ).
p ra c tic e s i l l i c i t se xu a l a cts, m u r­
d e rs ra p e s and c o m m its o th e r
a tr o c itie s a g a in s t us and o th e r
b rin g s o u rs e lv e s b a ck to o u r ro o ts
and p ra y w e w i l l n e ve r be e ffe c ­
tiv e in d ra w in g m en, fa m ily m e m ­
b e rs , c h ild r e n , b ro th e rs /s is te rs
n e a re r to G o d and s a lv a tio n .
A sk God, through effective prayer
w h ich is the o n ly alternative a v a il­
able fo r the survival o f the A fro -
A m erican fa m ily u n it and is the on ly
a lte rn a tive w h ich enemies cannot
subdue. A g a in st prayer, those who
w o u ld destroy us, have no weapons. It
is im perative that a ll o f us (B la ck,
C olored, A fro -A m e rica n , N egro) re­
mem berthat prayerlessness is deadly.
Jesus’ lif e w as so p r a y fu l the D is ­
patience o f men, that you w ill try the
patience o f m y G od as w e ll? ” Isa.
c ip le s w e re m o v e d to a sk H im to
teach th e m to p ra y ( L u k e 1 1 :1 ).
7:12-13.
P ra ye rle ssn e ss is n e v e r e n co u n -
©7/z Offemjrp of
Nona S. Burton
B o rn : M a rc h 3, 1920
Worship Services 8:00am & 11:00am,
Church School 9:30 to 10:30 am,
Bible Study, Wednesdays, 116 NE Schuyler, 10:30am <fe 7:00pm
Radio Ministry each Sunday, 8:00am on KBMS
A Teaching Church With A Reaching Ministry
Dr. James E. Martin, Senior Pastor
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Bible Study
9:30 am
Morning Worship
10:45 am
Men's Training Leadership
C H R IS !
M U SIC
Fae B u rto n ; son, E dgar R. B u rto n ,
Jr.: son, E ddie Frank B u rto n ; daugh­
ter, G ris e ld ia M a ria B u rto n ; sister,
Wednesday prayer meeting
and Bible study
7:00 pm
DRAMA
thew 17:20
I te ll you the tru th , unless you
change and become lik e little c h il­
dren, you w ill never enter the K in g ­
I ’ l l te ll you the tru th , i f you have
dom o f heaven.-M atthew 18:3
The W o rd became flesh and
fa ith as sm all as a m ustard seed, you
can say to the m ou n ta in , M o ve fro m
made his d w e llin g among us. W e
have seen H is g lo ry . The g lo ry o f the
here to there and it w ill m ove. N o th ­
ing w ill be im possible fo r yo u .-M a t-
one and only who came from the Father
fu ll o f Grace and truth. -John 1:14
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c h u rc h is c o m p le te ly a cce ssib le
to th e p h y s ic a lly c h a lle n g e d .
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■ Sunday School -9:30am
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Meeting Tues - 6:30pm
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287-7457
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Women's Bible Class
5:00 pm
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re tire d B is h o p o f O re g o n .
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a ll are w e lc o m e to a tte n d re g a rd ­
MARANATHA CHURCH
4 2 2 2 NE 1 2 T H AVENUE
PORTLAND, OREGON 9 7 2 1 1
R E V . EMMETT W HEATFALL,
death in 1978. She leaves to m ourn
d a u g h te r, H e le n Jo y c e B u rto n ;
B u fo rd L . B urto n ; daughter, A u d re y
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H I V / A i d s C o m m is s io n . T h e
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T h e R t. R ev. W illia m S p o ffo rd ,
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was m arried to E dgar Ross B u rto n
fo r 34 years. He preceded her in
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tis t C hurch, m rs. N o n a S. B u rto n
great g ra n d ch ild re n .
is h , the C a th e d ra l o f the E p is c o ­
p a l D io ce se o f O re g o n , is jo in e d
REVEREND JOHN W. GARLINGTON, JR.
was a m em ber o f M o rn in g Star Bap­
Family Life Center,
8725 N. Chautauqua Blvd.,
at Willis Blvd.
is te rs , so cia l s e rv ic e p ro v id e rs ,
the bereaved and a n y o th e rs w h o
w is h to p a rtic ip a te . T r in it y P a r­
A ND
W hen she firs t came to P o rtla n d , she
L ilia n T h o m a s ; b r o th e r , Jo h n
Edw ards; 13 g ra n d ch ild re n and 8
e a se , th e ir p a rtn e rs , s p o u s e s ,
fa m ilie s , frie n d s , ca re g iv e rs , m in ­
Martin
Luther
King, Jr.
attended G ib b o n H ig h School, and
became a N u tritio n is t there, she also
w o rke d at the O regon S hipyard.
Has moved Sunday services to
o f E vensong and S e rv ic e o f H e a l­
in g fo r those liv in g w ith H IV d is ­
Dr.
departed th is w o rld on Decem ber
27, 1993, in P o rtla n d O regon. She
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BABTIST CHURCH
O n S u n d a y, Ja n u a ry 9 , 1993
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8TH ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO
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Rev. and Mrs. G.L. Black I
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THE
N ona S. B u rto n w as b o m on
M arch 3, 1920 in P aris, Texas, she
Sunday School 10am
Morning Worship 11:05
Mid Week:
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Rev. G.L. Black I Pastor
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(503) 281-8117 Portland,
OR 97227
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