2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL August 10, 2016
IN MEMORIAM
Henry Hugh Martin
1937-2016
Are you a believer or achiever?
W
e have been saved by
grace…through faith.
What a wonderful gift! Sadly
though, too many Christians
live the way it’s described in
Galatians 3:3: …Having begun
[your new life spiritually] with
the [Holy] Spirit, are you now
reaching perfection [by depen-
dence] on the fl esh?
That’s a really good question
to ponder. How do we get our-
selves into that place? I think
whether we realize it or not,
many of us enter into a relation-
ship with God by faith, but then
try to maintain that relationship
by our own methods. We be-
lieved Him for our salvation but
try to make that salvation work
on our own.
It’s so sad too, because all
this effort is fruitless. We work
and work to change ourselves
only to end up frustrated time
and time again. Sure, maybe we
see some small changes here
and there, but only when we ask
God for His help and depend on
His Spirit to lead us will we be-
gin to see real, lasting changes
in our lives.
There’s a beautiful illustration
in the book of Zechariah of the
way things should be with us. It
describes a golden lampstand
with a bowl on top that is being
continuously supplied with oil
from two olive trees on either
side of it.
Now, most of us know that oil
represents God’s Holy Spirit.
And this lamp is being continu-
ously supplied with oil through
that bowl. That’s what we need,
a continuous supply of God’s
power. You see, we cannot fi x
ourselves; it just won’t hap-
pen by our strength or power,
our own effort, but only …by
My Spirit [of Whom the oil is a
symbol], says the Lord of hosts
(Zechariah 4:6).
That’s the power of grace.
And we certainly need this kind
of power to meet all our issues
and obstacles in life.
Here’s another illustration:
Think of a hot day…you’re un-
comfortable, sweaty and even
a little irritable. It’s hot! But
there’s a fan. You pick it up and
hold it up to your face…noth-
ing. It’s still hot! You examine
the fan…it has all the neces-
sary parts, but nothing is mov-
ing. You’re more uncomfortable
now. And then you see it…the
cord is not plugged in. That’s
what it needs—that continuous
supply of electric current to run
it. But it must be plugged in.
And that’s what we need—to
plug in. The Holy Spirit is our
continuous supply of God’s
power, His grace for our lives.
Our victory is not in the meth-
ods or principles we exercise.
You can’t buy grace by prayer
or study or confession. These
things may be benefi cial to you,
but your victory in life comes
from being plugged in to the
continuous supply of the Holy
Spirit.
Think of it like this: Farmers
have formulas for planting…but
not for harvesting. Our methods
and principles are like seeds.
But God’s grace produces the
harvest.
It’s our choice whether we
depend on humanism—our
own efforts…or grace—God’s
power. We can work in the fl esh
or let the Holy Spirit lead. We
can literally spend our entire
lives exercising our own efforts,
seeing only minimal change in
our lives. Or we can learn to de-
pend on the Holy Spirit to guide
us, according to God’s plan for
our life, and begin to see real
change. The sooner we realize
that we can’t do it without His
help, the sooner we will real-
ize that we can relax and “plug
in.” The pressure is not on us
any longer…it is God who will
fi nish what He started when He
saved us (see Philippians 1:6).
So you can be a believer or
an achiever. The achiever works
and works…saved by grace but
living by human effort. The be-
liever rests in the grace of God
and follows the leading of the
Holy Spirit into an abundant
productive victorious life.
We each have the choice be-
fore us. We can pray and study
and confess scriptures all day
long. There’s nothing wrong
with that. We will achieve a little
bit of change in our life. Or we
can pray and study and confess
God’s Word as the Holy Spirit
leads us—and believe Him for
not only lasting change, but ev-
erlasting life!
So, which one will you be…
believer or achiever?
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William Howard Fisher, 82,
of Creswell, Oregon passed
away Aug. 1, 2016.
He was born March 22, 1934
in Eugene, Oregon to Lawrence
Allen and Cora Alice (Neal)
Fisher.
W i l -
liam was a
Janitor at
Lynx Hol-
low Grade
School
during the
1950s. He
did janitori-
al work for
Walker Cemetery up until the
time of his passing. He helped
with various cemetery duties.
He loved his cats and was a
collector of cat art. He enjoyed
being with his brother hunting
and fi shing and being outdoors
picnicking with his nieces and
nephews. He walked every day,
greeting people as he passed.
tainment on Friday, Aug. 12 at
6 p.m. at a block party at the
Brewstation in downtown Cot-
tage Grove. The music of “grass-
rock” band Deadwood Standing
follows at 8:30 p.m. The Brew-
station will donate $1 of every
pint sold to South Lane Mental
Health to support services for
children and adolescents.
Broh, of Eugene, is known
for her powerful, soulful voice,
while Deadwood Standing fea-
tures a “mix of mountain music,
punk attitude and rock beats.”
The event runs until mid-
night.
He was a long-standing member
of Dorena Grange.
Survivors include a sister,
Mildred (James) Boyce of Cot-
tage Grove, a brother, Delmar
“Bud” (Bernice) Fisher of Cre-
swell, and numerous nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his parents and a sister, Marian
Strong.
A funeral will be held at 10
a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016
at Walker Church, north of Cot-
tage Grove, with burial follow-
ing at Walker Cemetery.
Arrangements under the care
of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel, Cottage Grove.
Memorial/Death
Notice
Socorro Segovia Grace, 85,
of Cottage Grove passed away
Aug. 4, 2016. A memorial ser-
vice will be held at 3 p.m. on
Friday, Aug. 19, 2016 at Smith-
Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel, 123
S. 7th St., Cottage Grove.
Memorial Notice
rerouted on a detour using For-
est Roads 5850 and 1746. The
closure may continue through
Aug. 15.
The work site is about four
miles northeast of Lund Park
Campground and two miles
north of Upper and Lower Park-
er Falls.
Fred Sammut, 52, of Cottage
Grove passed away Saturday,
Aug. 6, 2016. A celebration
of life will be held Saturday,
Aug. 13 at 2 p.m. at Calvary
Chapel in Cottage Grove.
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closure
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temporarily close Forest Road
2216 at milepost 2.31 on the
Cottage Grove Ranger District
beginning Aug. 8 as a contractor
replaces a stream-crossing cul-
vert. Any through traffi c will be
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Henry Hugh Martin, 79, of
Eugene, Oregon passed away
Aug. 3, 2016.
He was born June 10, 1937
in Phoenix,
Arizona
to Alfred
and Pearl
(Thomas)
Martin.
Henry
p l a y e d
football for
and graduated from Cottage
Grove High School in 1956, the
same year CGHS won state. He
attended both Chico State and
California Baptist College.
Henry served as a yeoman in
the US Navy on the USS Hor-
net.
He married Rosanna V. Pat-
ton on Aug. 2, 1958 in Gridley,
Calif.
Henry began his career as a
fi reman in 1961, serving the
Eugene Fire Department for 31
years and serving the last 10
years at Station #3 as Captain.
He moved his family from the
city to the country to pursue
family farming initially as a
hobby, but later it led to a pros-
perous business.
He was a member of the First
Baptist Church in Eugene. He
loved fi shing, hunting and grow-
ing roses.
Henry is survived by his wife,
Rosanna V. Martin of Eugene,
two sons, Clayton Martin and
wife Pamela of West Linn, Ore.
and Todd Martin and wife Tan-
dy of Antelope, Ore., a daugh-
ter, Renee Dickson and husband
Dale of Eugene, Ore., two broth-
ers, Don Martin of Mill City,
Ore. and Larry Martin of Tem-
ecula, Calif., two sisters, Karen
Procter and Beverly Kelly, both
of Cottage Grove, seven grand-
children and two great-grand-
children.
A funeral will be held at 1
p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016
at Cottage Grove High School’s
Cafetorium, 1375 S. River Rd.,
followed by interment at Fir
Grove Cemetery. Arrangements
under the care of Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage
Grove.
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