2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL June 1, 2016
Pupkes celebrate 68 years
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What you must do to be right
with God
I
’ve discovered that noth-
ing in life is right – noth-
ing feels right, nothing works
right – until you know you are
right with God. When you really
know God loves you and accepts
you, then you can overcome sin,
the rejection and judgment of
others and any other opposition
that comes against you in this
life. This is the inheritance God
promises His children in His
Word.
We see this truth in Isaiah
54:17, which says, “No weapon
that is formed against you shall
prosper, and every tongue that
shall rise against you in judg-
ment you shall show to be in the
wrong. This [peace, righteous-
ness, security, triumph over
opposition] is the heritage of
the servants of the Lord [those
in whom the ideal Servant of
the Lord is reproduced]…”
(AMPC).
Our inheritance in Christ is
peace, righteousness, security
and triumph over opposition.
Another way to say it is we get
everything Jesus worked and
died for when He took the sins
of the world upon Himself. And
when we accept His sacrifi ce
and believe God has forgiven
our sins, we no longer have to
bear the reproach – the shame,
guilt and blame – for our sin.
We can have a personal, in-
timate relationship with God,
through our faith in Christ, and
have real peace, security and
confi dence that we are right
with Him. We can begin to see
ourselves the way God sees us,
and trust that He has given us
everything we need to be who
He has created us be.
Reproducing what’s
downloaded in you
It’s important to notice here
that this inheritance is prom-
ised to “the servants of the Lord
[those in whom the ideal Ser-
vant of the Lord is reproduced].”
This means they are people who
are committed to God and seri-
ous about having an ongoing re-
lationship with Him.
While our salvation is a gift
Jesus freely gives us, we do
have to put effort into our walk
with God, developing our faith
in Him. That means we have to
cooperate with the Holy Spirit
as He works in us, so that every-
thing God is – everything that
was downloaded in our spirit
when we accepted Christ – can
be worked out through us and
the world can see what He is re-
ally like.
First John 3:9 explains what it
means to have “everything God
is” downloaded in our spirit:
“No one born (begotten) of God
[deliberately, knowingly, and ha-
bitually] practices sin, for God’s
nature abides in him [His princi-
ple of life, the divine sperm, re-
mains permanently within him];
and he cannot practice sinning
because he is born (begotten) of
God” (AMPC).
This scripture says the seed
of Almighty God is planted in
us through salvation. God’s na-
ture abides in us, and we cannot
continue to practice sinning and
be satisfi ed to stay the way we
are. It’s not saying that we will
suddenly do everything right,
but our attitudes and behavior
will change little by little as
we learn to hear God’s voice
through His Word and we are
obedient to Him. Over time, as
we persist in spending time with
God in prayer and studying His
Word, we will develop more of
the character and qualities of
Christ.
God would never expect us
to become like Him if He didn’t
equip us with everything we
need to do it. With the seed of
everything God is planted in
your spirit, you have everything
you need to become what He
has created you to be and do
what He’s created you to do.
As we water the seed with
the Word of God, spending time
with Jesus in prayer, all of the
things He has invested in us
through salvation grow and we
eventually give birth to them
– we see them produced in our
thoughts, attitudes and behav-
ior. Now, giving birth is not
comfortable, and sometimes as
we let God change us, we go
through pain in the process. You
may even have times when you
feel that it’s too hard and want to
give up. But don’t give up! Be-
cause once the “baby” is born,
you’ll know it was worth it.
I know what this is like. I
was so messed up after going
through years of abuse in my
childhood. I was hard to get
along with, angry most of the
time, controlling and thought I
couldn’t be happy unless every-
thing went the way I wanted it
to. I can honestly say that I’m
not remotely like the person I
used to be today because of the
amazing healing and restora-
tion God has done in my life.
It wasn’t easy to get from there
to where I am today – enjoying
my life and having God’s peace
– but it was worth it!
If you’re struggling to believe
that God will use you because
you haven’t “arrived” yet, I
want to encourage you. God has
a good plan for your life, and He
will take you right where you
are and get you where you need
to be if you are willing to take
the journey with Him. Choose
to believe God’s Word and re-
ceive His righteousness by faith.
Know that because of what Je-
sus has done for you, you are
right with God.
on and Glade-
us “Sim”
Pupke
of Cottage Grove will
be celebrating their 68th
wedding anniversary on
June 5, 2016. The couple
was married in 1948 in
Portland.
Their children are
Shauna, Renn, Vonn,
and Camee. A daughter,
Starly, is deceased. The
couple’s one granddaugh-
ter is Mariah.
They met while attain-
ing their teaching degrees
from the University of
Oregon. Ron served in the Marine Corps during WW II and
the Korean War, reaching the rank of captain. He was a teacher,
coach and athletic director for 35 years. Sim was a teacher and
coach in the Estacada and Springfi eld Districts. She substituted
for the South Lane School District and worked in the Latham
Elementary School Library for a total of 29 years. Sim volun-
teered for the American Cancer Society for 30 years. They both
retired in 1984.
They attended Dixieland jazz festivals for more than 35 years.
They traveled in the U.S. and Canada and enjoyed Dixieland
cruises. Both are members of First Presbyterian Church.
To Antonia Sierra of Cre-
swell, a son.
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Death/Memorial
Notices
Robin Dale Radonski, 59,
of Eugene died May 19, 2016.
A celebration of life will be
held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June
4 at the Quality Inn Conven-
tion Center in Cottage Grove.
Arrangements under the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Lester Dean Stewart, 53, of
Cottage Grove died May 21,
2016. Arrangements under the
care of Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Robert Victor Steinhilber,
90, of Cottage Grove died
May 25, 2016. Arrangements
under the care of Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage
Grove.
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Committee seeks members
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he Lane County Board of
Commissioners is seeking
applications from citizens
interested in serving on the
Lane County Animal Services
Advisory Committeem which
advises the Parks Man-
ager and the Board of County
Commissioners on matters
of animal service operations,
program improvements,
model and state of the art
animal welfare, care control
programs and facilities.
he application deadline is
Friday, June 17 at 5 p.m.
Applications are available in
the Board of Commissioners'
Offi ce located on the Plaza
Level of the Public Service
Building located at 125 East
8th Avenue in Eugene. To re-
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