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Church' N ews
Thursday, April 19, 1990 — The Albany News — Poge 5-A
WORDS theWORD
By David R. Ball
Minister of Youth & Education
First Baptist Church
Genesis 1:26, 2:15
This Sunday, April 22, we cele-
brate Garth Day. This is an obser-
vance of the fact that our earth is
very fragile and we must take
care of it. It is sad to see that we
must begin a special day to speci-
fically think about the pollution
and over-use of our natural re-
sources.
Here in Genesis, God tells man
to rule over the earth, this should
include being a wise user, not an
abuser.
What are we leaving behind for
the future generations? We must
do what God has commanded us
to do or we will leave a mess that
no living thing will be able to live
in.
We are a society of disposable
items: disposable "coke" bottles
that litter our highways, disposa-
ble coffee cups that virtually
never disintegrate, disposable
diapers that sometimes litter
highways and never dissolve.
What does this mean? It means
that unless we do something soon,
we will be going to the moon to
live hpcsiup our parth is tnrt
polluted to be inhabited.
This is a pretty silly statement
to make, but if we don't think
about our living conditions and
what we are leaving behind, we're
going to be a disposable race.
We as Baptists, both here in Al-
bany and in Moran have revival
beginning on Sunday. Think of
how revival and Earth Day could
tie in together: we must have
revival back to God's word in
order to survive here on earth.
We as Christians need to be re-
vived and lead the way for our
fellow men in setting the example
for taking care of our planet.
Chuck Swindoll said on his
radio broadcast last week that
"non-Christians can't be revived
because they don't have anything
to revive," which is very true. We
Christians need reviving first of
all so we can more effectively
share the love of Jesus Christ
with a world that is lost and going
to hell. We also need reviving so
that we can be in a more perfect
relationship with God.
Another reason for revival is
the fact that we need a refreshing
of our spirit so we will spend
more time in the Word of God.
Finally, as I've said previously,
DAVID R. BALL
we need revival so we can set the
example of how to take care of our
precious earth.
I know I need to be more dili-
gent in setting the example my-
self.
Pray for God to send revival
not only to the Baptists, but to
our entire community and our en-
tire world.
FBC revival to start this weekend
"Here's Hope: Jesus Cares for
You" will be the theme of the
revival Sunday, April 22 through
Wednesday, April 25 at the First
Baptist Church. Most Southern
Baptist churches in the western
half of Texas will be participating
in simultaneous revivals during
the April 22-May 6 period. Pro-
moted by the Home Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention the evangelistic em-
phasis will cover the whole nation
during the months of March,
April and May.
Dr. Gerald Edwards of San An-
gelo will be the preacher for the
First Baptist emphasis, according
to the Rev. Lloyd Conner, pastor.
A native of Orange, Texas, Ed-
wards is a graduate of Lamar
University at Beaumont, and
Southwestern Baptist Theologi-
cal Seminary in Fort Worth. He
holds the Doctor of Ministry
degree from Fuller Theological
Seminary in Pasadena, California.
Dr. Edwards was appointed as
a home missionary of the South-
ern Baptist Convention in 1982,
and has specialized in church
growth and church extension. He
was director of church extension
for the Gulf Stream Baptist
Association in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida from 1982-85. Since 1985,
he has been West Texas Regional
Field Consultant for Church Ex-
tension for the State Mission
Committee of the Baptist General
Convention of Texas. "He helps in
determining where new churches
need to be started, helps in find-
ing sponsors, and then building
the new work into a self-support-
ing church," Conner said. Ed
wards is the author of nine books
on church planting and church
growth, and leads seminars all
over the state about churches
meeting the needs of their com-
munities.
Music Director for the week
will be Derrel Thompson of
Stephenville. He is Minister of
Music/Youth of the Valley Grove
Baptist Church in Stephenville.
A native of El Paso, Thompson
is a graduate of Hardin-Simmons
University, and is currently a stu-
dent at Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Fort
DR. GERALD EDWARDS
Worth, where he will graduate in
December with a Master of Reli-
gious Education degree. He was a
member of the Cowboy Band
while at H-SU.
Sunday services will be at 10:55
a.m. and 7:00 p.m. There will be a
"pot luck" salad supper at 5:45
p.m. Sunday. Noon services will
be held Monday through Wednes-
day, with a "pot luck" meal each
day. The service will be concluded
in time for people to be back at
work by 1:00 p.m. Conner said.
Monday night will be "The Bat-
tle of the Banners" Night, as all
Sunday School classes and depart-
ments see who can have the high-
est percentage of their class pre-
sent for the service.
Tuesday will be "Youth Night,"
with a "youth joy explosion" and
spaghetti supper set at 6:00 p.m<,
and the service at 7:00 p.m. The
supper is for all junior high and
high school students.
Wednesday will be "Family
Night," with a "hot dog supper"
set for first through sixth graders
at 6:00 p.m. Families are encour-
aged to sit together, and to "bring
them all in," the pastor added.
"We invite everyone to join
with us for any or all of the ser-
vices," Rev. Conner said. "I know
that Gerald and Derrel will be a
blessing to us, and we will have a
spiritually enriching time this
week," he concluded.
Klock to lead local revival
Missionary evangelist Chris
Klock will lead a revival at the
First Assembly of God Church
beginning Sunday, April 22, and
continuing through Wednesday,
April 25. Services will be held
each evening at 7:00 p.m. and the
public is encouraged to attend.
The Rev. Klock is a native of
Tucson, Arizona, and graduated
from Southwestern Assemblies of
God Bible College in Waxahachie
in 1980.
"Chris and I attended school
together, and I am so pleased that
he will be leading our worship in
Albany," said the Rev. Don
Clevenger. "He plays the piano
and sings beautifully and I think
everyone will enjoy hearing his
message."
As a missionary evangelist,
Rev. Klock is always "on the
road," traveling frequently to
Mexico.
CHRIS KLOCK
"Chris is my personal friend,
and I am looking forward to hav-
ing him in Albany."
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Missionary to speak here Sunday
Rev. Robert Millsaps, recently
appointed Assemblies of God mis-
sionary preparing for ministry in
Colombia, will be the featured
guest speaker at First Assembly
of God in Albany, Sunday, April
22 at 10:45 a.m., according to Rev.
Don G. Clevenger.
"Our ministry has always been
geared to reaching the lost,"
Millsaps explains in reference to
the ministry he and his wife,
Jureen, have pursued together in
churches in Iowa and Texas. They
have explored a wide variety of
outreach methods including tent
crusades, bus ministry, door-to-
door evangelism, and radio pro
gramming. Millsaps' broad base of
pastoral ministries has been com-
plimented by his wife's emphasis
on children's evangelism.
"My missionary call came as a
result of a gradual growing desire
to share my faith and what God is
able to do with others," Millsaps
noted. He conducted a crusade in
Kingston, Jamaica and spent a
week in Guadalajara, Mexico with
missionaries. "After preaching in
Jamaica and seeing the great
needs in Mexico, God began to
deal with my heart in regard to a
call to Latin America."
Colombia's internal strife has
repeatedly made international
headlines in recent months. This
nation of 32 million located on
South America's northwest shoul-
der is faced with a mountain of
social unrest. Political and legal
measures have repeatedly failed
to restore peace. But the truth of
Christ can succeed where national
programs fail.
"God has called me to be a
church planter," Millsaps se,ys
when explaining his plan for
outreach. "We will present the
unchanging gospel through the
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THE ROBERT MILLSAPS FAMILY
preaching of God's Word in areas
where there are no churches by
either renting a building or set-
ting up a tent and holding nightly
evangelistic services." These ser
vices will be Pentecostal in na-
ture, with emphasis being given
to salvation, divine healing, the
baptism in the Holy Spirit, and
the rapture of the Church. Mrs.
Millsaps, at the same time, will
conduct services for the children.
Eventually, churches will be
established and given over to
local leadership.
The public is invited to hear the
Millsaps on Sunday, April 22. Col
ombia can become more than just
another news story to those will-
ing to support the evangelistic
outreach there in prayer.
'Hymn Sing' set April 29
A fifth Sunday "Hymn Sing" is
scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Sunday,
April 29, at Trinity Lutheran
Church. The event is sponsored
by the Albany Ministerial Alii
ance, and the public is invited to
attend.
"We encourage everyone to at
tend this special service," stated
the Rev. Charles Mangone, Trini
ty Lutheran pastor.
Several of the "hymn sing"
events have been held in the past,
and have been very successful.
Members of various Albany chur-
ches prepare solo and group num
bers to perform, and audience
participation is also encouraged.
One special performance
planned is by "The Ensemble" of
Zion Lutheran Church in Abilene,
according to Rev. Mangone.
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"OUR GREAT COMMISSION"
Much is said of the "great commission"
which our Lord gave to His apostles just
before His ascension. We wonder whether
our listeners have ever examined the vari-
ous records of this commission carefully.
This "great commission" does not say
one word about "the preaching of the
cross" or "the gospel of the grace of God."
The "gospel" which they were sent to
preach was very evidently the same
"gospel" they had been preaching—the
Gospel of the Kingdom—only they could
now declare, as Peter did at Pentecost, that
the King had risen from the dead and would
still some day occupy the throne of David.
The "great commission" demanded faith
and baptism for the remission of sins (Mark
16:15,16); it included the power to heal the
sick and work miracles (16:17,18), but it did
not include the glad message that "Christ
died for our sins" (I Cor. 15:1-3). At
Pentecost, when Peter began to carry out
this commission, he rather blamed his
hearers for the death ot Christ and when,
convicted ot their sins, they asked: What
shall we do?" he did not say: "Believe on
Christ who died tor your sins." He rather
commanded them to "repent and be bap-
tized every one...for the remission ot sins"
(Acts 2:38).
But after Christ and His Kingdom were
again rejected, God interrupted the pro-
phetic program and sent Paul forth to pro-
claim "the preaching ot the cross" and "the
gospel of the grace of God." In II Cor.
5:14-21 this apostle proclaims "the love of
Christ" who "died for all" and instructs us
to our "great commission."
"And all things are of [provided by] God,
who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus
Christ, AND HATH GIVEN TO US THE
MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION;
"To wit, that God was in Christ, reconcil-
ing the world unto Himself...AND HATH
COMMITTED UNTO US THE WORD OF
RECONCILIATION" (II Cor. 5:18,19).
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