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M. I saacs
th ro u g h G o d ’ s W o rd says, “ W e are
dem ned w o rld ; these are c ritic a l tim es
Son o fG o d , has becom e clo u d e d and
its swords in to plow shares” . Isaiah
to “ d e fend the p o o r and fatherless:
hard to deal w ith .” 2nd. T im o th y 3:1
in some instances ceased a lto ge th er
2 4. O u r G od, through Jesus C hrist,
do ju s t ice to the a fflic te d and needy.”
T he end o f th is w o rld is spoken o f in
T h is w o rld has groups o f pe op le c a ll­
his Son, can and w ill solve a ll this
G o d ’ s W 'ord fo r the c o n s o la tio n o f
ing them selves C hurches on alm ost
w o rld s problem s. He w ill not allow
O ne reason is: M a n k in d has
PS. 8 2 "3 .
W o r ld r e lig io n s have fa ile d .
those w h o be lie ve M a tt. 24 :3. These
every co m e r, yet protestants k il l c a ll­
H is People to su ffe r o v e rly long. God
turne d fro m G o d and is re ly in g on
Id o ls have arisen a ll o ve r this w o rld
g ro w in g pro b le m s are evidence that
ing them selves C hurches on alm ost
w ill “ crush” a ll co rru p t governments.
m odem te ch n o lo g y to sol ve the p ro b ­
and are w o rship pe d day and n ig h t.
the end o f this system o f th in g s is
e ve ry co rn e r, yet P rote sta nts k ill
(D a n ie l 2:44; M att. 6:9,10)
lem s o f c rim e , w ar, e n viro n m e n t,
T h e jo y o u s
la u g h te r has ceased
upon us; the end o f “ w ickend ne ss in
protestants. C a th o lics k il l C a th o lics
p o ve rty, hunger, d ru g abuse, unwed
am ong the people and they weep and
hig h places” and those responsible
(R w a n d a ) by the hundreds o f th o u ­
People o f G o d are adm onished
m others, homelessness and im m o ­
m ourn, consoled o n ly by the k n o w l­
fo r it. M a tth e w 2 4 :3 - 14; R e vela tion s
sands. G o d ’ s W o rd te lls us “ the one
to “ w a tch , and be sob er” ; “ to endure
the L iv in g G od. O n ly G o d ’ s true J
C h u rch w ill see and be a pa rt o f the J
by
Serious social and s p iritu a l prob­
lem s are g ro w in g worse - W h y?
Alternatives to Destruction:
pie w h o trust in G o d in these p e rilo u s
tim es, and a ckn o w le d g e H im as the J
tru e G od: o n ly these people w ill have
eve rla sting life . John 17:3. O n ly these J
pe op le are able to cope w ith the J
p ro b le m s o f these last days and a ll j
problem s beyond th e ir a b ility to solve j
w ill be fu lly taken care o f by o u r L o rd j
and S avior, Jesus C h ris t, the Son o f ]
ra lity . W o rld go vern m ents w ro n g ly
edge th a t “ th is to o s h a ll pass” .
12 :7-12 ; I T im o th y 3 :1 -5 .G o d ,h im ­
w ho loves G od , sho uld be lo v in g his
unto the end” , “ to do the w ill o f
th in k that i f the y can fin d a cause fo r
“ Blessed are the y that hunger n o w ;
self, w ill soon in te rven e and c o m ­
b ro th e r a lso”
1 John 4 :2 0 ,2 1 . R e li­
G o d ” . G o d ’ s people w ill liv e fo re ve r
end o f the p ro b le m s o f th is w o r ld . ’
the pro blem s, the p ro blem s can be
fo r you shall laugh” . L u ke 6 : 2 1.
p le te ly solve a ll o fto d a y ’ s problem s.
gions declare that they k n o w G od,
in a place prepared b y Jesus, the
O n ly G o d ’s true C h urch w i ll re ig n ;
Je rim ia h 2 5 :3 1 -3 3 ; R e vela tion s 19:
but th e ir w o rk s d isp ro ve th e ir w ords.
C h ris t; where there w i ll be no m ore
w ith Jesus in peace. N o , T h a n k G o d ,;
1 1,12.
T itu s 1:16. T h e y are “ k n o w n b y th e ir
death, neither w ill there beany m ou rn­
W e A re N o t A ll S p iritu a lly B a n k -;
fru its ” , and th e ir fru its w i ll destroy
in g o r o u tcry, n o r pa in anym ore.
ru p t. G o d ’ s T ru e C h urch A re T h e y ;
them. T h is w o rld is s p iritu a lly bank­
R e ve la tio n s 21:4. Even the dead in
O n ly People W h o D o N o t, A n d W ill;
rupt because it does not, w ill not “ beat
C h ris t shall rise. A cts 2 4 :1 5 A ll peo-
N o t S u ffe r S p iritu a l B a n k ru p tc y !
W h y H a ve T h e se P ro b le m s
handled. G ove rn m en ts are no long er
“ b y the people and fo rth e p e op le and
G ro w n W orse?
O u r m an ufacture r says “ W e are
o f the p e o p le ” . M o st o f them now
ru le the pe op le w ith an iro n hand,
liv in g in the last days.” W e are o b ­
w ith o u t com passion and lo ve ; even
serving the d y in g spasms o f a con-
W h y Have T h is W o r ld ’ s R e li­
g io n s F ailed?
T h e ir focus on Jesus C h ris t, the
‘Ecumenical¡Ministries Awarded
ELI E /A I DS Service (¡¡rants
E cu m e n ica l M in is trie s o f O re ­
gon has been aw ard ed three Ryan
ton.
S ervices w ill be p ro v id e d at the
W h ite G rants to f u lf il l unm et needs
E c u m e n ic a l M in is tr ie s ’ H I V
fo r services to persons and th e ir fa m ­
C e nter in S ou thw e st P ortland.
ilie s liv in g w ith H IV /A ID S .
Day
C E L E B R A T IN G
YOUTH
Sunday * June 25,
1 9 9 5 • 3 to 5 pm
O lm e rt, held a press conference on
3 0 0 0 o f O re g o n a n d th e B o a rd '
s u ffe rin g and is o la tio n due to the
days o f th y Y o u th . ..”
T hursd ay m o rn in g , June 1 5 ,1 9 9 5 , at
m e m b e rs o f th e E c u m e n ic a l M in ­
E cciesiates 12:1
the F irst C h ristia n C h urch , 1315 SW
is tr ie s o f O re g o n an d th e I n s t i­
B roa dw ay.
tu te
nature o f th e ir disease.”
S in c e
1 9 8 1 , 2 ,2 6 8
O re g o ­
E veryo ne is in v ite d to com e
celebrate w ith Y o u th fro m the
S ervices in c lu d e health in s u r­
m e n ica l M in is trie s o f O re g o n ’ s E x ­
m a te d 2 0 ,0 0 0 o th e rs are in fe c te d
C o m m u n ity as the y use th e ir
ance c o n tin u a tio n assistance, n u tr i­
e cu tive D ire c to r, T he Rev. R o d n e y
w it h H I V .
tio u s m eals and d ie ta ry assessments,
Page, stated, “ These grants are w e l­
B y the yea r 20 00 , the W o rld
say and resp ite care. T he G rants to ta l
com e r e lie f fo r persons and th e ir
health O rg a n iz a tio n p ro je cts that the
54 67 ,0 00 .
fa m ilie s fa cin g the m ost d e va sta tin g
c u m u la tiv e w o rld w id e to ta l H IV in ­
m e d ica l cris is o f m odern tim e .”
fe c tio n s a m o ng m en, w o m en and
talents and g ifts to G lo r ify
es m ust have H I V o r A ID S , m eet
A c c o rd in g to Rev. Page, “ R yan
in com e c rite ria , and reside in M u lt ­
W h ite G rants are enacted by C o n ­
nom ah, Y a m h ill, C lackam a s, W a sh ­
gress to im p ro ve the a v a ila b ility , o r ­
Persons d e s irin g m ore in fo rm a ­
in g to n o r C o lu m b ia C o u n tie s in O r ­
g a n iza tio n and q u a lity o f health care
tio n can c a ll the H I V D ay C e nter at
egon o r C la rk C o u n ty in W a sh in g -
and support services fo r persons w h o
2 2 3-3 444 .
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Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Family Life Center
87 2 5 N. Chautauqua
by the yo u n g adults w h ic h w h o m he
w ho came asking, his dislike o f giving in to
bodily i nfirm i ties and his unshakable belief
need and ju s t as q u ic k to speak out
A m an w h o kept busy in m in d
and b o d y; w o rk in g as lo n g as his
p h y s ic a l strength w o u ld a llo w .
u n tru th s, and fle s h ly appetites. He
expected m en and w o m en w h o e x ­
G o d , staunch in his b e lie f, u p rig h t
pressed a b e lie f in G od , the C reator,
in church and community and I w ill re­
G o d , fo r a jo b w e ll done here on
and fa ir in character, lo v in g to frien ds,
to liv e a c c o rd in g to the teachings o f
member him fondly as long as I live. His
earth. I f w e striv e to liv e as he live d ,
fa m ily and strangers, and fa ith fu l in
the S crip tu re s and to a llo w the H o ly
witness, his confidential council to those
the p ro m o tio n o f the du ties o f a f o l­
o u r blessings are assured.
s p ir it to lead them in d a ily liv in g .
15th at C o n g re g a tio n N e veh Sha­
J e r u s a le m ’ s p la n s f o r its 3 0 0 0 th
lom . A t that tim e he spoke on the
A n n iv e r s a r y
B ro th e r D a v is was a deacon o f
reasonable s o lu tio n s to d a ily p ro b ­
lem s. B ro. D a vis was esp ecially loved
spoke
s ig n ifica n ce o f Jerusalem to the w o rld
c e le b r a tio n
at n o o n
a t th e
a t th e
F ir s t
in its 3 0 00 years o f h isto ry.
In a tte n d a n c e
J e ru s a le m is at th e s to rm c e n ­
a t th e lu n c h e o n w as V e r a K a tz ,
te r o f th e Is r a e l- P a le s tin ia n n e ­
M a y o r o f th e C ity o f P o r tla n d ,
g o t ia t io n s , so th e o p p o r tu n it y to
a n d m e m b e rs o f P o r t la n d ’ s C it y
d ir e c t q u e s tio n s to th e M a y o r o f
C o u n c il. In v it e d to th e lu n c h e o n
J e ru s a le m w a s v e ry s p e c ia l.
E ly l i i t e
A great m an w h o has gone to
receive his rew ard fro m o u r C reator,
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H e liv e d as he taught, g iv in g
St. Paul M is s io n a ry B a p tist C h u rc h
p u b lic le ctu re on the afte rn o o n o f the
on
in life after death, w ill keep his memory
true frie n d , in s tru c to r, c o u n s e lo r and
lo w e r o f C h rist.
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W e w o u ld lik e to s o lic it y o u r prayers fo r th is lo n g -tim e c o m m u n ity
lla lte u la y
a c tiv is t.
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M a y o r O lm e rt also d e live re d a
alive among many, many people.
m y S unday S cho ol teacher; a m an o f
M r. Davis preserved a ‘ ‘good name’ ’
o f the
•faa/iirm ¡flalentvnt
cam e in contact.
against vain thin gs, u n g o d ly things,
S tu d ie s
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He was q u ic k to o ffe r he lp to those in
in to m y life in A p r il, 1993, and made
O lm e r t
C h r is t ia n C h u rc h
and cha ire d the finance co m m itte e .
a la s tin g im p re ssio n , and becam e a
land d u rin g his term o f o ffic e .
f o r J u d a ic
P a c ific N o r th w e s t.
rent M a y o r o f Jerusalem vis ite d P o rt­
lu n c h e o n
c h ild re n w i ll range between 30 and
40 m illio n .
T h is is the firs t tim e that a c u r­
M ayor
G od !
A Tribute And A Fairwell
A m an ca lle d H a rd ie D a v is cam e
w e re th e p a tro n s o f J e ru s a le m ¡
"Rem eber th y C re a to r in the
n ia n s h a v e had A I D S and an e s t i­
B y M. I saacs
The M a y o r o f Jerusalem , Ehud
endure in c re d ib le circum stances o f
In a n n o u n c in g the aw ards, E c u ­
C lie n ts e lig ib le fo r these s e rv ic ­
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