Wednesday, March 21, 2001

Bruce Wilkinson, founder of Walk Through the Bible Ministry, has become very effective in calling the church's attention to two verses of the Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 4: 10,11. The two verses contain what Wilkinson has popularized in a book as The Prayer of Jabez. The New American Standard Bible (Update Edition) translates the two verses as: "Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, 'Because I bore him with pain.' Now Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, 'Oh that you would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm that it may not pain me.' And God granted him what he requested.

Christian music concert planned at Holy Trinity Church Saturday

Jerry Aull of Peachtree City and Denis Grady of Calgary, Canada, will perform a free concert of Christian music Saturday, March 24, at 8 p.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City.

Religion Briefs

Antioch Baptist plans Easter musical, sunrise service

Members of Antioch Baptist Church will present a musical entitled "Hail to the King" during their service on Friday, April 13 (Good Friday), at 7 p.m. The Lord's Supper also will be celebrated.

Garner assumes pastorate at Antioch Baptist

The Rev. Jerry Garner was recently welcomed to Antioch Baptist Church in Fayetteville as its new pastor. Garner lives in Senoia with his wife, Dena, and two children, Zane and Kara Ann.

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