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From the Minister's Study,
God’s justice not ours
BLYTH CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCHA
By Pastor Tom Warner
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship
"What Greenhouse Effect" is on
my mind this month with the
record cold temperatures we've
been experiencing. This is not to
say I ignore the scientific
communities prediction of the
future of our planet. If anything it
calls me to the statement God made
over 3,000 years ago concerning
the future of the Earth.
Psalm 102 verses 25 and 26
speaks of the Earth and the heavens
growing old and wearing out and
changing them like old clothes into
new clothes. Now you may feel the
Bible has nothing to say to us in
our modem and scientific age. Yet
a 3,000-year-old teaching from the
Bible is showing us it knows what
it's talking about. The question is
then, "If God know 3,000 years ago
the Earth would wear out like old
clothes, what then would be His
solution?"
The answer is found in a passage
of the Bible written 2,000 years
ago. In the Bible book of
Revelation 21, verse one a new
heaven and new Earth are spoken
of. The old has passed away.
In this new creation, only those
who have made proper reservations
to be there will enjoy them. For in
Pastor’s sermon from Jonah
The Prayer of Approach,
repeated in unison and the Hymn
"God Reveals His Presence"
opened the Sunday morning service
at Bluevale United Church with
Rev. Banks officiating.
Scripture lessons were taken
from Jonah 3:1-10, 1 Corinthians
7:29-31 and Mark 1:14-20. Jack
Fischer assisted with the reading of
the Scriptures. Mel Craig and
Norm Skelton were ushers.
The children's message was
about Jesus' disciples, brothers
LENA MARYANN MUSTARD
Lena Maryann Mustard of Brus
sels passed away on Friday, Jan.
21, 1994 at Wingham & District
Hospital in her 73rd year.
She will be missed by her sister
Isabell Walsh of Mitchell and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
Miss Mustard was predeceased
by a sister, Freda Mowbray and a
brother Stanley Mustard.
A private family service was held
at Betts Funeral Home in Brussels.
Rev. Carolyn McAvoy officiated.
The interment will be in the
spring at Brussels Cemetery.
In remembrance, donations to
Melville Presbyterian Church,
Brussels or a charity of your choice
would be appreciated.
JIM DUNBAR
Jim Dunbar of Wroxeter passed
away suddenly on Monday, Jan.
17, 1994, at his residence, in his
71st year.
He was the beloved husband of
Reta (Earl) and the loving father of
Gail and Lloyd Martin of Listowel.
Mr. Dunbar was the loved grand
father of Mike and Stephanie Smith
of Listowel, Gary Smith of BC and
Daryl Smith of Listowel.
He was the dear brother of Jack
Dunbar of Toronto, Mary Richards
of Alliston and Doug Dunbar of
Engelhart.
Rev. Jeff Hawkins officiated at
the service which was held at Betts
Visitation Centre, Gorrie.
Spring interment will take place
the previous chapter of Revelation,
it talks of "looking into the books".
Every person is listed in these
books of good and evil deeds.
Now in our mind we believe that
the scales of justice would prevail
before God. That is, the more good
deeds I have will outweigh the evil
deeds and I will enjoy the new
heaven and Earth.
But God's justice is not our
justice. For there is yet another
book called the "Book of Life".
Only those persons whose names
are written in this Book of Life
enter and enjoy this new creation.
It has the final say. Anyone's name
not written in this Book of Life is
cast into the "Lake of Fire".
Sound to strong? Well think
about it Why would God want us
in that new place only to mess it up
like we've done to the Earth we
now live on?
God accepts all who come to
Him in true repentance and
believes in Christ Jesus as Lord.
They are to believe that when Jesus
shed His blood and died on the
cross of crucifixion, it was in our
place of our own death into the
Lake of Fire. It's true that
Christians are not perfect. We will
fight, argue, be at peace and love
each other. But the true Christian
recognizes his or her sin and seeks
Peter and Andrew and James and
John. These men were fishermen
on the Sea of Galilee and Jesus
spoke to them, asking them to
become his disciples and go out in
the world and encourage others to
be followers of Jesus.
The children's Hymn was "Teach
me God to Wonder".
Rev. Banks's sermon was from
the Book of Jonah, followed by
Prayers for the Family of God. He
told the congregation that $27,000
had been raised for the Food Grain
at the Wroxeter Cemetery.
In remembrance, donations to the
Wroxeter United Church or a chari
ty of your choice would be appreci
ated by the family.
IRENE JEROME
Irene Jerome of Fordwich Nurs
ing Home passed away Jan. 16,
1994 in her 71st year. She was one
of the nursing home's original resi
dents.
Miss Jerome is finally free of
handicaps which had made her life
a challenge. Despite her handicaps,
Miss Jerome always managed to be
a most cheerful and cooperative
member of the family residents at
Fordwich.
Miss Jerome enjoyed to sing. It
was her joy in life.
Nursing staff will recall that Miss
Jerome was one of the original
eight residents to come to the nurs
ing home on Jan. 17, 1966, under
the directorship of David Dins
more.
For the past 28 years, Fordwich
Village Nursing Home had been
both family and home to Miss
Jerome.
The funeral service was conduct
ed at the Betts Visitation Centre,
Gorrie, in the most loving manner
by Rev. David Jagger of Fordwich
United Church, on Jan. 18.
Interment was at Gorrie Ceme
tery.
GEORGE A. JOHNSTON
George Alexander Johnston of
Belgrave, passed away at Wingham
and District Hospital on Sunday,
Jan. 23, 1994. He was in his 78th
year.
He was the beloved husband of
the former Freda Johnston and the
repentance and forgiveness in the
blood of Christ. That means one is
truly sorry for messing up their
lives and the world they live in
with sin and selfishness, which in
the long run has caused the Earth to
grow old and wear out.
By repenting and seeking
forgiveness, I am telling God I
wish to reserve a place in the Book
of Life so I might enter and enjoy
His new creation. God in turn sees
me from the inside out and knows I
am sincere. He then can trust me to
enter this new creation and not
mess it up. Only on the basis of the
blood of Christ will I be written in
this book and not because of my
good deeds.
Remember, alongside those good
deeds in the other books there are
recorded my evil deeds, unless of
course they have been covered by
the blood of Christ. When this is
the case, then God sees no reason
to not write my name in the Book
of Life.
Science today is discovering
what God said 3,000 years ago
would happen now. Think about it
now. Do you want to spend your
time of forever in the new heaven
and new Earth of the future? Or do
you want to spend it in the Lake of
Fire, where all hell and pollution
exists forever?
HIGHWAY 4, BLYTH--523-9233
Sunday 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Guest Speaker
Mr. Rob Datema
The Church of the "Back to God Hour" and "Faith 20"
Back to God Hour 10:30 a.m. CKNX Sunday
Faith 20 5:30 a.m. Weekdays, Global T.V.
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HURON CHAPEL MISSIONARY
CHURCH
PASTOR JAMES H. CARNE AUBURN 526-7515
Sunday 10 a.m. -
11 a.m. -
8 p.m. -
Wednesday 8 p.m. -
Friday 7:30 p.m. -
Family Bible Hour
Morning Service
Evening Service
Prayer & Bible Study
Youth - Pastor Bob Lewis, 526-7441
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BLYTH CHURCH OF GOD
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for Children and Adults
11 -12:15 - Morning Worship
Bible Studies - Wednesday 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Phone 523-4590 McConnell St., Blyth
Bank to which the congregation
had contributed. Anyone wishing
to donate to this worthy cause may
do so through their own church
treasury.
The Bible Study entitled "Light
and Dark" on the Gospel of John
which was cancelled last week will
be held at Bluevale, Jan. 26 at 8
p.m.
The Annual Meeting will be held
on Sunday, Jan. 30, following
morning service and a potluck
lunch.
dear father of Doug and Sue John
son of Lucan and Brenda and Brad
McCann of Brampton.
Mr. Johnston was the loving
grandfather of Rodney and Shelley
Johnston and Jacqueline McCann.
He was the brother of Charlie
and Laurette Johnston of Wood-
stock, Fleming Johnston and
Dorothy Johnston, both of Morris
Twp.
Mr. Johnston was predeceased by
one brother, Edward.
In his early years, Mr. Johnston
was a farmer. He also drove a bus
for East Wawanosh Public School
and worked at the UCO in Bel
grave.
He was a member of the Bel
grave United Church.
Funeral services were held at the
McBumey Funeral Home on Jan.
26, with Rev. Paul Boughton and
Rev. John Roberts officiating.
Spring interment will take place
in Brandon Cemetery, Belgrave.
Memorial donations to the Heart
and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
would be appreciated as expres
sions of sympathy.
Seaforth hosts
info night
Parents interested in the opening
of a Seaforth area non-denomina-
tional Christian School are invited
to an information night on Feb. 3.
Guest speaker, Phil Conley,
Administrator of the Christian
Academy of Western Ontario will
discuss the advantages and
importance of Christian education.
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BRUSSELS UNITED CHURCH
Rev. Cameron McMillan
Church Office 887-6259 Manse 887-9313
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship
- “Jesus - Teacher and Healer”
- Church School - Nursery
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9:30 a.m. - Ethel Morning Worship
- Church School
Come, gracious Spirit, with light and comfort from above
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
You are welcome this Sunday
January 30 - 4th after Epiphany
Holy Eucharist - BCP
Blyth - Vestry & Pot Luck at 4:00 p.m.
Trinity, Blyth St. John's, Brussels
9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Rector, The Rev. E. Paul Acton, 887-9273
MELVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BRUSSELS
Rev. Carolyn McAvoy
11:00 a.m. - Morning Service
- Sunday School
9:30 a.m. - Belgrave Service
We welcome you to come and worship with us.
BRUSSELS MENNONITE
FELLOWSHIP
Invites You To Worship
Saturday, January 29: Community Praise - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 30: WORSHIP SERVICE - 9:25 a.m.
Sunday School For All Ages -10:30 a.m.