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w *- •< * W* ♦ li ♦ A L T E R N A T IV E S Memorials, Good And Bad bv M. I sa v s Manx interp retatio n s o f the W ord o f God are done by people who attempt to justify how they live and what they want and desire. For ever goes beyond this world, howev er and what we "do , "think , re mains as a memorial to us. whether it be good or bad. We ask why people always re member the bad things we do, espe cially the bad things women do? A good report is hard to come by among men, but it is not impossible. The Bible says these things: Practice pure things, just things, lovely things. "M eekness and temperance": against such there is not law' . Gal. 5:23. This tvpe o f mind tocus is not a one time event, nor is it brought torth. upon and, to secure a good goou report icp u u demand, among certain people, nor when we desire to make ourselves look good: but this type o f thinking must be present in us at all times, to meet all types o f situations. The woman, waiting patiently in Bethany with her precious ointment, to anoint the head ot Jesus, should he come, was prepared to do the "good thing, at her ow n expense, should the opportunity arise. Jesus came and the woman took the expensive oint ment (some say it cost a years salary) and poured it on the head ot Jesus. The Disciples were horrified at what they thought to be w asteful, stating it might have been sold for much, and given to the poor; but Jesus said unto them, "Why trouble ye the woman ? For she hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the poor al ways with but ....... me j ye have not ...... j you; —, — - Facts can be “locked in and made a permanent part of our supply o f know ledge. They can be put into books, but for generations to remem ber and find these facts can be an "iffy” business. On the other hand, the human memory can recall the name and appearance o f another hu man long departed and remember their mannerisms, their smile, their walk A walk, a smile, a mannerism cannot be written down alphabeti cally for indexing or for computer retrieval, 6ut keeps alive that person as a living memorial in the hearts o f those loved ones left behind. God gave us the pow er to build memories, but he did not provide an eraser that we can use as we choose. We can be forgiven for what we ought not to do. but can we and others forget? Let us make sure that the memorials we always. For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. "Verily, I say unto y ou, w heresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial o f her." Matt. 36:6-13. Priorities must be set in our lives if we would build "good" memorials. There is a time for family, for friends, for the poor and homeless, for the naked and hungry. A season for all things....but....God must be first in all things. Forget and put aside the re wards of this world, the praise of peo ple: seek not the accolades of men; trump not your own cause; for if you receive your rewards, praise, back patting here on earth, there will be none in the glorious hereafter; so states the Bible, the Word of the living God. build are those with which we will wish to live, and which we will be proud to take with us into eternity. Holy, Godly followers o f God, are ordinary' people building extraordi nary memories as spiritual founda tions for future generations. What is it that inspires us to make ourselves and others wise and better? What is it that moves us to help our youth learn the timeless messages o f life by their involve ment in various services to m ankind.’ The answ er is simple .... it is the Spirit o f God. Our service, compassion and fulfillment unites this spirit in each of us and makes it a dynamic force which creates a good report among men. To be kind, gentle and truthful; To make our family happier for our presence, to renounce evil when that shall be necessary and not be embit- tered, to keep a few friends, but these without capitulation; Above all, on the same condition to keep friends with ourselves This task faces all people, hut more so ify e be tollowers o f God.. To build we must use our memo ry and reinforce our memory by fre quently verbalizing among ourselves the good traits of those we are memo rializing. Memory not only gives us bare facts, but the feelings associated with them. After a lifetime of other events and activities, it is easy to readily recall the mannerisms, voices and teachings of those family members and others, who with their patience and love guided us through the lessons of Faith, wisdom, truth and charity, thus continuing their “good report long after they have departed for a "better” home in glory. Mayors' (Prayer (Breakfast O f Washington County .. . . The T enth A nnual M ay o rs’ Prayer B reakfast o f W ashington County will be held at the Green wood Inn on Tuesday. April 18,1995. The breakfast serves as a nonde nominational, public prayer forum for all o f the professional, political, pastoral, and business leaders w ithin Washington County. Beaverton May or. Rob Drake, will be the principal host representing all of-the mayors and other chief executives o f munic ipalities located in Washington Coun ty. The public is invited More than 400 attended this inspirational event last year. Danny O 'N eil, Rose Bowl quar- f terback from the University o f Ore gon will present his personal testi mony and his Christian witness lead ing the team on the gridiron. Wally Amos, also known as "Fa mous Amos", author, humanitarian, and founder o f Hawaii-based Uncle Noname (pronounced No-N aw-M ay) Cookie Company , will be the fea tured speaker. He has received the Caring Award from the Caring Insti tute, and is active supporter o f liter acy and drop-out prevention pro grams. Amos is widely acclaimed as a speaker and his topic w ill be Turning Lemons into Lemonade. (Very ap . 1 . .I, . i t . . : . . I* . propriate. given that the University' o f Oregon colors are lemon and green!) In addition, Jan Smith, widely acclaimed for her musical talents, will provide special music. The executive leadership and sponsor o f the Breakfast is the Full Gospel Business M en’s Fellowship International. FGBMFI is a nonprof it, nondenominational organization o f Christian laymen linked in a spir itual community o f more than 4000 Chapters around the world transcend ing all racial, cultural, and national barriers to reach men and women for Jesus Christ. The Fellowship was J z -J 4 1 v u n r c o n n o n J nrvxx, founded 43 years ago and now has local chapters in over 120 nations. T his tw o -h o u r ev ent, w hich is open to the pu b lic, w ill begin shortly a fte r 7:00am and close at 9:15am sharp. It will be held at the G reen w o o d Inn lo c a te d at 10700 SW A llen Blvd in B e a v e r ton. T ick ets are S 15.00, w hich includes a d e lic io u s b re a k fa st, are available from Arlen and N ora at P ro g re ssiv e C o m p u ters (6 2 5 - 26 0 9 ) at 27264 SW 147th A v e nue. S herw ood, 9 7140. C o rp o rate sp o n so rs are en c o u ra g e d to su b scrib e to a T able o f 10 for $15 0 .0 0 Koran, Jesus Topic Of Evening An evening of inquiry into the Holy Koran and the belie! that the prophet Jesus is still alive will be held Saturday at 4:30p.m . at the Portland Riz.wan Mosque, 9925 S W. 35th Ave. A dinner will be served. Call 645- 4772 or 245-9041 for reservations or leave a message at 246-0813. ÇospeU Music Workshop Of A mcrica The Portland V ancouver Component ot the Gospel Music W orkshop« O f America is organized, working and making ready tor our installation on April 8, 1995. "The Lady" Helen J.H. Stephens from G M W A ’s National Board Ot Directors, will officially install the component as a Chapter for this area '■ • W ! •T ' . V? T v .,, / 1 / ’ uU •.?* •v ?Á . • • ' /A ’ >T; < on April 8th. Leading up to the Installation. PVC will be sponsoring a Gospel Music W orkshop with Mrs. Helen J.H. Stephens as conductor April 6th & 7th. 6:30 PM at the M orning Star M B. Church; 106 NE Ivy The Installation Services will be held at New Hope M B. Church, 3625 No. Gantenbein Ave. Featured as Special Guests will be Heaven Bound, Inspirational Sounds, Eugene. OR. I he A A State Chapter GM W A, Portland M etropolitan Youth Mass Choir and the Workshop Choir with Mrs. Stephens. G M W A ’s motto is, "W here Every body Is Somebody;. Our purpose is to establish a fellowship among the various Music Ministries throughout the Portland Vancouver area, to enhance and upgrade the religious music in our churches, give scholarships & unite gospel singers/musicians on the local, state and national level. Anyone who loves Praising our Lord, or just loves Gospel singers musicians is encouraged to come and share in this time o f Fellowship & Praise. M ore information about GMWA. the local PVC and the National Convention held in L.A., C alif this year, will be available April 6-8th. M other: Shannon L. Elmore: o f Portland, Oregon F ather: Paul W. Elmore; o f Portland, Oregon B aby’s Name: Elmore. Mychal Kristine G ender: FM D ate of B irth: 02-23-95 Time 11:06 a m. L ength: 20 Weight 7 lbs 8 M o th e r's P aren ts: Bill & Betsy Haggerty. Oxnard, CA F a th e r’s P arents: Clyde & Shirley Elmore. San Diego, CA G re a t-G ra n d p a re n ts: Betty Gerdeman, Battleground, WA Ed & Betty' Searcy, Portland. OR n o w o pen and M oore hunt. We Welcome You To The (Greater Jsmint JBtrptjen ¿{Missionary ^Baptist (¡II|urrI| ‘Serving The L ord W ith Gladness” Psalm 100:2 Sunday School 10am M orning Worship I 1:05 W EDNESDAY Prayer & Bible Study 7pnt Rev. G .L. Black I Pastor 3605 N.E. Mallory Ave. 281-811.7 Portland, n R 97212 P/fa/f Cue o f a 'fin id i > decorno iof - dfto -rd n ied ca n Wr/td) 7 Pßoohf • "ifn - , J m ru ra n YOU NAME IT, THEY GOT IT K ileingsworth Portland Blvd). We would like to extend an invitation to a ll youth ages 1 thru 10 to come with the ir baskets or containers to participate in the o. T he L ords K itchen the corner of On Saturday, A p r il 15, 1995 at 10:00 a.m. the members o f LES F E M M E S and Prince H a ll Masons Beaver Lodge No. 3 w ill sponsor the ir annual Easter Egg H u n t in the Rose Garden o f Peninsula Park at 700 N. Portland B lvd (North A lb in a and 2fa:>/acit s ta te m e n t B ar - b - que D inners $6.00 S oul D inners and M ore ( on em m e 6 S i ree i ) (503)331-5955 (fo n M edneteiay - d a c /a y / :OO-f:OOftm FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH Mt Olivet Baptist Church 4224 S.E.62nd Avenue (between Powell & Foster) Portland, Oregon 97206 SUNDAY Sunday School 9:30am Morning Worship 10:45am Evangelistic Service 7:30pm Tuesday Pastoral Teaching 7:00pm FRIDAY Evangelistic Service 7:00pm D A ILY Prayer 12:00pm & 6:00pm 8501 N. Chautauqua Blvd., at Willis Blvd. Worship Services 8:00am & 1 1:00am. Church School 9:30 to 10:30am. Bible Study. Wednesdays, 10:30am & 7:00pm Radio Ministry each Sunday, 8:00am on KBMS ¿Teaching Church With A Reaching M in istry Dr. James E. M artin, Senior Pastor (503) 240-PRAY . ^ a u l ^M issionary ® aptist (Cintre!) « « X » y V 8101 N. Fiske Avenue • Portland Oregon 97203 Church Phone: 289-0147 • Study Phone: 289-1911 • x • **’!> s* - • T , Í Â ' ■ '■ Sunday Service 10:45 Sunday School 9:30 Bible Study 6:00 Evening Service 7:00pm • • ? , ! •. - •? J (503) 774-5470 PASTORS: Bishop Robert Simpson, Jr. • Dr Ida M Simpson <£t. . • • • • ^4 • 2 8 0 8 > I f - (fa ttiti R afftet TJtitiy d d n f . f f.a'c V •. I f a n a y f a d « a (ö 0 3 ) 2 8 8 -5 2 4 6 Lighthouse Church Of God In Christ 8138 N Hudson Portland, OR 97203 (503) 283-3558 * Church (503) 283-0169 * Home Elder Tom Moore, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 A.M (Baptist Ciuciali Sunday School - 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service - 11:00am Sunday School Teacher’s Meeting Tues - 6:30pm Bible Study Wednesday 6:00pm Prayer Meeting Wednesday - 7:00pm Church Phone Number 287-7457 Sunday Morning Worship 11:45AM YPWW 6.30 P M Sunday Evening Worship 7:30 P M Tuesday Prayer/Bible Band 7 30 P M Friday Worship Service 7:00 P M "Come Unto Me All Ye That Labor And Are Heavy Laden. And I Will Give You Rest. Take My Yoke Upon You And Learn Of Me " Matt. 11 28 29 We Invite You To Come And Worship With Us. The Church Where Everybody is Somebody And Chris! Is All. We have a place for you Come fellowship with us! Dr. Joe S. Hardie, Pastor A Welcome Is Awaiting You! * / «.,4 J « JO: 0 0 a m - 6: OOft m 103 NE Morris St., Portland, OR 97212 Pastor, Re. 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