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Memorials, Good And Bad
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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We Welcome You To The
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‘Serving The L ord W ith Gladness” Psalm 100:2
Sunday School 10am
M orning Worship I 1:05
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Prayer & Bible Study 7pnt
Rev. G .L. Black I Pastor
3605 N.E. Mallory Ave.
281-811.7 Portland, n R 97212
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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
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T he L ords K itchen
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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
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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
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Church Phone: 289-0147 • Study Phone: 289-1911
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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
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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!
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103 NE Morris St., Portland, OR 97212
Pastor, Re. James C.E. Faulkner
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