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2010—APRIL 1 THE FAIRVIEWAN

S unrise services ,

crowded churches,

radiant songs of praise,

inspired messages—this is

Easter Sunday morning

throughout Christendom.

Every year it is the

same. As we ponder it,

the questions rise— “Why

this continuing interest?”

“Why the un-diminishing

crowds year after year at

Easter time.” Someone

explained it as the

crowds’ desire to display

their lovely Easter gar-

ments. Others come out

of idle curiosity to see the

sights. Still others come

out of force of habit, to

follow the crowd and to

do the popular thing.

Of course, I realize that

there is some truth in all

of these. But this is not

the whole truth. Some-

how I cannot escape feel-

ing that there is some-

thing deeper than this.

Somehow my soul senses

a greater concern than

this. A haunting, yearn-

ing quest for an answer to

the age-old question: “If

a man die shall he live

again.” Somehow there

haunts the soul of man

the conviction that God

has created us for eter-

nity. Our souls are not

destined for oblivion.

Life goes on.

Life goes on. Is not this

the message of Easter? Is

not this the assurance of

the Christian faith? Eter-

nal life belongs to the

Christian. His is life that

shall never end. This the

firm declaration of the

Gospel “He that believeth

on the Son has everlasting

life.” This was the de-

clared purpose behind

God’s gift of His Son.

Jesus so testified of Him-

self “Whosoever drinketh

of the water that I shall

give him shall never be in

thirst: but the water that I

shall give him shall be in

him a well of water spring-

ing up into everlasting

life.” “Yet a little while

and the world seeth me no

more; but ye shall see me:

because I live, ye shall live

also.”

So the Christian is firm

in the belief that for him

life goes on.

Life goes on. The

Christian life is not a re-

ligion of death, it is a re-

ligion of life. It did not

end on a cross or in a

grave. I know there was

a cross planted on the hill

and an occupied tomb

sealed on the hillside.

But the tomb is empty

now and that cross has

become a symbol of vic-

tory. For Christ is risen.

The darkness is gone.

Life goes on!

April 2010

Volume 17, Issue 4

From the Pastor’s Desk —

“Life Goes On”“Life Goes On”“Life Goes On” --- Colossians 3:1Colossians 3:1Colossians 3:1

Special points of interest:

Pastor’s Anniversary

Communications Conference

Ministry Focus

Upcoming Events: 66th Simultaneous Revival ~

W.O.W. Career Seminar ~ OBSC Prison Minis-

try Seminar ~ Western Region Conference

Dr. J. A. Reed, Jr.

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OUR CHURCH MOTTO:

GROWING OUR CHURCH—OUR PRIORITY

—Evangelism—Discipleship—Fellowship—

—Ministry—Worship—


Inside This Issue PASTOR’S MESSAGE

“Life Goes On” ............................................... Cover

MINISTRY HAPPENINGS

Fishes & Loaves Ministry ...................................... 2

Sunday-School Ministry High Attendance .......... 4

Women’s Ministry EZD Prayer Retreat ....... 9, 14

Camp Burge Report ............................................ 15

Media Ministry .................................................... 15

Men’s Ministry Corner ........................................ 16

Housing Workshop Prison Ministry ............. 17-18

SPECIAL FEATURES

Pastor’s Anniversary .......................................... 3-4

Make A Will ........................................................... 5

WOW-Achievement in Motion ............................. 5

WOW-Adult All-Nighter ....................................... 6

Communications Workshop ............................. 7-8

Music Ministry Workshop ................................. 14

APRIL BIRTHDAYS .................................................. 10

WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ............................. 11-13

CHURCH CALENDAR ............................................... 19

COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE/PASTOR’S

ANNIVERSARY PHOTOS .......................... Back Cover

FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH

1700 N.E. 7th Street P.O. Box 36188 - Oklahoma City, OK

73136

PHONE: 405-232-1621

FAX: 405-232-5459

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: www.fairviewokc.com

DO YOU HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP

WITH JESUS CHRIST?

If you believe in your heart that Jesus Is Lord, the Christ,

the Savior, the Son of the Living God, and you are willing to

turn from sin to God, then receive Jesus Christ now by faith

and pray this prayer:

Lord Jesus I am a sinner. Forgive me of all my sins, come into my heart

and save me. I do now confess you as my risen Lord.

Thank you Lord Jesus for saving me. AMEN

The Fairviewan is published monthly by the Fairview Baptist Church, 1700 N. E. 7th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1621. All articles submitted for publication are printed at the discretion of the Editor-In-Chief. Articles printed do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the staff.

Editor-in-Chief ................................ Pastor J. A. Reed, Jr. Editor .............................................. Maeleatha Patterson Managing Editor ........................................... Rose Partin Recorder/Librarian ................................. Charlene Ellison Staff Reporters .................. Theresa Kirklin, James Tobler, ............. Erika Alamah, Charles Hardrick, Sharon Guydon .................................. Cathey Thompson, Charlene Ellison ...................................... Monica Wilder, Linette Burton Staff Photographer ............................... Levi McCullough, ....................................................... .CarVell McCullough Layout ................................................... Cora Kemp Epps Duplication .................................................... Larry Epps Collation Managers ............... Rose Partin, Odessa Gaines Distribution ................................................. James Tobler ............. .Johnny Douglas ,Fairview Hospitality Ministry Mail Distribution ........ Johnny Douglas, Charles Hardrick Contributing Reporters ................................. (As Credited)

# Homes Served 156 # of Children in the Home s 86 # of Adults Served 176 # of Evangelism Contacts 3

MARCH 2010

But He saves the needy from the sword, From the mouth of the mighty, and from

their hand, and injustice shuts her mouth. So the poor have hope, and injustice

shuts her mouth. (Job 5:15-16)

THERESA KIRKLIN, MINISTRY LEADER


Pastor & Sister Reed’s

47th

Appreciation Service

Fairview’s beloved Shep-

herd, Pastor John, and Sis-

ter Pat Reed, were honored

during the week of March

21 through 28 for 47 years

of faithful service of feed-

ing the Fairview Flock.

The Fairview Family and

many other visiting Church

Families were there in large

numbers to join in the cele-

bration. The presence of so

many of the faithful was

testament to the quality of

service both have given

down through the years. The attendance this year was larger

than it had been during the past years, and that in itself dis-

played the love that the Fairview sheep and others have for

Fairview’s beloved first family.

The celebration began on Sunday Morning, March 21, with

the annual appearance of Rev. Reggie Payne – Son in the

Ministry to Pastor Reed and Pastor of the Full Gospel Baptist

Church, Los Angeles. Rev. Payne’s sermon was short, scin-

tillating, and to the point as he delivered a beautiful message

taken from the Old Testament book of I Chronicles 4:9-10.

This passage of scripture deals with a noted Biblical figure in

the person of Ja’-bez.

In reading the referenced scripture, we see that Ja’-bez was

honorably born, but Pastor Payne dug deeply into the mean-

ing of being honorably born and showed that it could be a

disadvantage to be born that way but did not disqualify him

from receiving the blessings of the Lord. Thus the title of

the message, ―Ja’-bez: Disadvantaged, But Not Disquali-

fied.‖ Just look into verse 10 and you can see that Ja’-bez,

himself, recognized the disadvantages that he faced, but like

young King Solomon, King of Israel, Ja’-bez prayed to the

God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to grant him the necessi-

ties to overcome all the disadvantages that he faced and

GOD ANSWERED THE PRAYER OF JA’-BEZ just as he

answered King Solomon by granting much more than the

original request. Pastor Payne pointed out that God can and

will do the same for you and I if we only ask Him in sincer-

ity and truth to do those things which we cannot do for our-

selves.

Young Derek Nettles, Children’s Church Pastor at Fairview,

gave a ringing declaration in his words of appreciation to

Pastor & Sister Reed and to the enhanced meaning that they

have given to his life through their love displayed toward

him and others.

We move to the Friday night portion of the celebration and

that evening, another of Pastor’s Sons in the Ministry was

the featured speaker. That person was Rev. E. Tyson

Jennings, Proud Pastor of the New Hope Baptist Church.

Pastor Jennings moved all of us on up a little higher with a

profound message entitled, ―The Challenge of Pastoring in

Times Like These.‖ He used as his text, Matthew 10:16-28.

Jesus warned his disciples that there would be wolves among

the sheep every where they went. The main thrust of his

message was that wolves would be in the government, in the

family, and in the church. He told them that they must be

wise as serpents, for when serpents sense danger, they

quickly remove themselves from that danger. He also told

the disciples that they must be innocent of all wrongdoing

when spreading the word. He emphasized the fact that they

would be hated of all men, but those that endured to the end

would be saved.

Notable that night was the enthusiastic welcome and ac-

knowledgement of guests, given to the large gathering by

Sister Janice Cook and in the words of appreciation given by

Sister Deborah Sancho. Sister Sancho said that she could

just imagine Jesus asking Pastor John at the outset of his

calling ―if he loved Jesus‖ and she could hear Pastor John

answering as the Apostle Peter answered, ―Lord, you know

that I love you.‖ Jesus told Pastor John to ―feed His sheep‖

and Pastor John has faithfully done that for the past 47 years.

Sunday Morning, the final day of the celebration was upon

us and from Chandler, Oklahoma, and the Central Baptist

Church, and Muskogee, Oklahoma, the Loving Mt. Calvary

Baptist Church, Pastors James E. Reed, Sr. and Rev. Gary

Hall brought their congregations to celebrate with us.

Pastor Reed, Sr. is the younger brother of Pastor Reed, Jr.,

and Rev. Gary Hall is the successor to the legendary Rev.

Dr. John A. Reed, Sr., long-time Pastor of Loving Mt. Cal-

vary. Pastor James Reed spoke on ―What has Happened to

Love?‖, using as his text Matthew 5:45-47. He emphasized

that no one individual is loved by everyone. Jesus Christ had

his distracters and each of us that follow Him certainly has

our distracters. Strangely enough, many of them are our

fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Both Pastors brought

their choirs along with them and each choir did their part in

preparing the exceptionally large congregation for the Spo-

ken Word.

At the grand finale on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM, the fea-

tured guest was the St. John Missionary Baptist Church of

Oklahoma City, pastored by Rev. Dr. Major Lewis Jemison.

They were joined by nine other guest churches. Musically,

First Baptist Church of Purcell, Pastor Ricky McNeal, Eman-

nuel Baptist Church, pastored by Rev. Chester West, and

Greater Antioch Full Gospel Baptist Church, pastored by Dr.

Lester Cezar, rendered some absolutely beautiful musical

selections, which again added to the worshipful atmosphere.

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At the grand finale on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM, the featured

guest was the St. John Missionary Baptist Church of Oklahoma

City, pastored by Rev. Dr. Major Lewis Jemison. They were

joined by nine other guest churches. Musically, First Baptist

Church of Purcell, Pastor Ricky McNeal, Emmanuel Baptist

Church, pastored by Rev. Chester West, and Greater Antioch Full

Gospel Baptist Church, pastored by Dr. Lester Cezar, rendered

some absolutely beautiful musical selections, which again added

to the worshipful atmosphere.

Then the large and beautifully prepared Senior Choir of St. John

Baptist took the choir stand and delighted the huge congregation

with two additional musical numbers, prior to Dr. Jemison deliv-

ering the sermon for the afternoon.

Dr. Jemison, as usual, saluted Dr. Reed and the family with a

warmness reserved for ―true friends.‖ That warmness is built on

mutual respect and trust for the position that Pastor Reed occupies

and for the way that he and his family have carried themselves

down throughout the years. Pastor Jemison launched into his

message and what a message. Using Matthew 25:14, he told us

in his message ―How to Handle The Lord’s Business.‖ I shall

only say that the answer to that question, which was the title of his

message, is found in verses 15 through 30 and suggest that you

open your Bibles and see what thus sayeth the Lord about it.

The end of the celebration drew near, but our Venerable Pastor, as

he is wont to do, surprised his long-time First Lady and his Fair-

view Family with something that neither of them had witnessed

before. Joined by musically talented Velina Davenport and with

instrumental support from Musician Anttwain Cox, Pastor sere-

naded the love of his life with ―WIND BENEATH MY WINGS.‖

Sister Davenport got him started, but once she put the wheels in

motion, Pastor took over from there and got on a roll. He had

Sister Pat wiping tears of joy from her cheeks and the audience

spellbound with his salute and tribute to one whom, through his

own remarks, HE COULD NOT HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR

WITHOUT HER.

He gave her a big ―buss‖ at the conclusion of the musical tribute

and Sister Pat, after regaining her composure, was serene and

composed in her remarks and gave equal tribute to THE LOVE

OF HER LIFE and thanked God for putting Pastor John there as

her companion. This was their 47th Pastoral Anniversary, but

come June 2010, they will have been betrothed 49 years, if it’s the

will of the Lord.

Sister Pat was resplendent in her dress, as she always is, and Pas-

tor was a proud husband, father, and grandfather as he paid tribute

to all of his family. Once again he reminded the Fairview Family

that they have a Pastor until God sees fit to call him to refresh-

ment from labor, for he had no intentions of going elsewhere.

Pastor & Sister Pat, Shai and Shree, Tony & Derrick, Tonia, Bri,

and DJ, Fairview adores you and we thank you from the bottom of

our hearts for your dedication. We give thanks to God for placing

you as First Family of the Fairview flock and our prayer is that

God continues to make his face shine upon you for many years to

come. Keep on serving the Lord with gladness. A crown of life

awaits you at the end. C. Meldon Hardrick, Staff Reporter

Event Photos by Levi McCullough are on the back cover.

We offer Christian Bible training for our New

Members and all age categories.

From Pre-

School and

Kindergarten

to Seniors.

Special groups are also sponsored by other

Ministries during the Sunday School hour in-

cluding Evangelism.

SUNDAY SCHOOL SUNDAY SCHOOL

MINISTRYMINISTRY

WE INVITE YOU

TO JOIN US FOR

HIGH ATTENDANCE DAYHIGH ATTENDANCE DAY

APRIL 11, 2010

8:30 A.M. – 9:45 A.M.

Our Objectives are:

To educate Christians to have an increased

consciousness of God, and develop a

personal relationship with Him.

To encourage Christians to seek to acquire

an understanding and knowledge of the

life and teaching of Jesus, truly making

Him Our Lord and Savior.

To demonstrate the need for God in our

daily lives.

Singles

Married Couples


Crucifixion was the worst method of

punishment when Jesus walked the

Earth. Unlike others condemned to

death on the cross, Jesus was nailed to

the cross by his wrists and feet with nails

6 to 8 inches long. The nails in his wrists

ripped the tendons so that his arms could not be

used. With both of His feet nailed together, He was

forced to support himself on the single nail, so He

had to alternate between arching His back and

then using His legs to continue to breathe. He had

already endured being beaten so severely that it

tore His flesh and His beard was ripped from His

face while He walked for 2 kilometers carrying His

cross. Throngs of people threw rocks

at Him and spat in His face. He

hung there 3 hours and died for

YOU, but He rose from the dead and

HE LIVES

Make-A-Will Sunday and Workshop

80 to 90 percent of African Americans do not take the simple

steps to protect their wealth by making a will. In an effort to

counter this unfortunate statistic, Fairview Missionary Baptist

Church in conjunction with the Southwestern Urban Foundation,

will sponsor a “Make A Will Emphasis Sunday” on April 18, 2010

during the regular morning service which will be followed by a

“Make A Will Workshop” which will be held on Saturday, April

24, 2010, at 9:00am at the Langston University Oklahoma City

Campus which is located at 4205 N. Lincoln Boulevard. The work-

shop will feature free legal consultation and service by the Legal

Aid Society, the Association of Black Lawyers, and attorneys from

the University of Oklahoma College of Law and the Oklahoma

City University School of Law. Since there will be a limited num-

ber of clients who will be serviced, please pick up a question-

naire that must be completed and brought to the workshop. The

questionnaire will be available of “Make A Will Emphasis Sun-

day” on April 18 at Fairview.

For more information, please contact Fairview’s coordinator,

Erick W. Harris, at [email protected]

"Don't worry about anything, but pray about everything.

With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God. Then, because you belong to Christ Je-sus, God will bless you with peace that

no one can com-pletely understand. And this peace will control the way you

think and feel."

Philippians 4:6-7 (Contemporary Eng-

lish Version)


The adult all nighter was a blast!!! We had over 30 young

adults attend the event with lots of food, fun and fellow-

ship. Rev. Derek Nettles blessed us with an amazing ser-

mon during which we had one W.O.W. participant come

down for Christian experience. We had a praise dance by

the Jesus Puppet and several games that got the young

adults up and moving! What an awesome way to spend a

Friday night, stay out of trouble, fellowship with your fel-

low Christian peers, and meet new friends! I hope this be-

comes an annual tradition for W.O.W.

The Young Adults lead a 'Town Hall' meeting where they

intensely discussed the issue of 'Role Models', should peo-

ple out front leading (in the spiritual world and in secular

world) be stripped of there honors, awards, when they

mess up, etc. Why or Why not? Also, the young men dis-

cussed what they value in young women and the young

women shared what they value in young men. Night at the

Apollo' talent show was unforgettable. A few had to visit

the 'Men's Party Pooper Area' and 'Women's Party Pooper

Area' before the night was over, but most hung all night,

watching movies, snacking, playing video and Wii games

and sharing and discussing issues faced by young adults,

until the wee wee hours of the morning. Everybody

headed home about 6 AM.

Sisters Marcy Turner and Sara Hill Reporting

W.O.W.’S Adult All-Nighter


Communications Conference

Communicating the

Gospel

to the Uttermost!!

Fairview Baptist Church held its 3rd Annual Com-munication Conference March 12 & March 13th.

The Conference was titled In it to Win In 2010;

Communicating the Gospel to the Utmost.

Mealeatha Patterson, Director of Communications, Public Relations and editor of the Fairviewan opened up the conference in the main sanctuary, followed up with a prayer from Rev J.A. Reed, Jr.

Rev. Cleo McGlory, Fairview’s Minister of Evangel-ism opened the session on Friday night concerning

our church’s theme, Winning Souls for Christ. Saving souls is a serious matter. The Lord is on his way back. (“He that shall come will come”.) We need to be about the Lord’s business and we need to be careful with our time, because the Lord isn’t go-

ing to give us any more time!” “What does it profit

a man if he gains the whole world and loses his

soul?”

You may be a servant with many talents, but wit-nessing to someone needs to be one of your duties.

We just can’t get by with doing “church work” if we are not doing the “work of the church!”

People die everyday and the Lord puts people in our path so that we can witness to them. We can’t sit on our Christianity when people are going to Hell. Faith comes by hearing and the Gospel has to be proclaimed and communicated to the lost while we have the chance.

The keynote speaker of the Friday night session was Dr. Lee Cooper, Jr. Pastor Prospect Baptist Church.

Dr. Cooper’s mes-

sage was, Excel-

lence in the King-

dom of God.

We need to be moti-vated to operate in excellence. When we come to church, we think we can just

get by. But we can’t. When excellence is your goal,

good enough is not good enough!

Dr. Cooper talked about being SAVED, SANCTI-

FIED AND SEALED, a phrase that he learned

from his Uncle Tipton. Saved: Being born again.

Sanctified: Having God change and rearrange your

life. Sealed: Covered by the Holy Spirit. This shows

that you belong to God.

Dr. Copper also left the audience with these words: Live for the future and not in the past. Challenge yourself to do things a better way. Your method should never change but your methodology needs to change! Be motivated to reflect on something bigger then yourself. Dr. Cooper quoted E.K. Bailey, “If

you are your only cause, then you have a mighty little cause.”

The Friday night session concluded with a panel that included Rev. Arthur Crawford, Fairview Asso-ciate Pastor, Rev Michael Cooper, Producer, Direc-tor, and Announcer, (the son of long time member Mrs. Lillian Williams), Levi McCullough, Church Photographer/Musician and Joey E. Parker. Jamar Patterson was the moderator for the panel discus-sion.

-SATURDAY- The conference continued bright and early Saturday

morning in the Fellowship Hall with a continental breakfast and prayer. There were eight classes for the attendees:

Photography 101 (Levi McCullough, presenter),

Developing/Formalizing Your Church Commu-

nications Ministry, (Maeleatha Patterson, pre-senter),

Flyers, Poster & Brochures that Sell, (Jamar Pat-

terson, presenter),

The ABC’s Of Communicating Through Print:

How Do I Get Published? (Angela Monson, pre-senter),

Websites, Web pages, E-newsletter: Accessing

Need: Affordable Resources; Keeping it Fresh (Joey E. Parker, presenter).

Interpersonal Communications (Laree Rei-

denbaugh, presenter),

Social Networking: Do You Twitter, Use

MySpace, Blog? (Joey E. Parker, presenter).

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Continued from Page 7– Communications Conference

Saturday’s keynote speaker was Fairview’s very

own, Rev. J.A. Reed, Jr. His message was

Burning the Candle at

Both Ends. Rev. Reed explained how easy it is to burn the candle at both ends and not even realize this is happening. So what do you do when this happens? Pastor

said he takes his ad-vice from “the book”

and applies it to his own life.

Pastor Reed’s message came from the Mark 2:7. But

Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the

sea. The reason Jesus withdrew himself was be-

cause he was dealing with the Pharisees, who were a bankrupt people. They were also conspiring to get rid of him.

Jesus, in the midst of serving God, was battling op-position. Jesus had a rhythm and balance of life. Work and rest; worship and play. At this point, he was tired, weary and he was stressed out, so Jesus

withdrew.

We also learn this lesson in our own lives. Too much work or even worship can stress you out. There needs to be a balance in your life. Without rest, Jesus would both burn out and accomplish very little. So, he withdrew himself. Some of us don’t know how to rest. Jesus set the example!

Once you are restored, you can come back and be better. We as a church need to learn how to handle stress. We have to understand we are not super hu-man: there are no super human Christians!

Burned out Christians are tired and numb. Stressed out Christians are not fun. Health surveys state that two-thirds of doctor’s visits are stress related. Our lifestyles are making us stress out. Stress is the wear and tear of life. Stress shows up in our behavior by overeating, smoking, temper tantrums, taking pre-scription and illegal drugs and making sloppy deci-sions. Then, you end up with a sense of hopeless-ness. All of this affects your health and shows up as heart attacks, diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure

and the high percentage of suicides in our commu-nity. Stress-free living is impossible. So we need to learn to deal with our stress. Stress management is impor-tant for every individual. The best formula is doing it Jesus’ way. You can’t be effective in your ministry if you can’t even handle your personal life. Everyone on earth has the same 24 hours. It’s not that you need more time, but rather you need to make better use of the time you have. Stress can rob you of your joy. Jesus went through all of this stress and He is our supreme example.

When Jesus was stressed out he left the scene. The land represented work, and the sea represented rest.

Jesus went to the sea for rest. We all need to find

Our Sea.

Laree Reidenbaugh, Human Relations Coordinator for OKDHS, was the final presenter of the day. This motivational session explored the attributes

and behaviors that relate to becoming successful in all relationships, both personal and professional.

This was a great conference and all the attendees left armed with ways to promote their ministries.

The Communication and PR ministry will continue to bring you new formats to assist you in helping you promote and uplift your ministries and commu-nicate to win the campaign for Christ.

Monica Wilder, Staff Reporter


On January 16th, 2010 the Women's Ministry of Fairview joined with the other women of the East Zion District in the annual Prayer Retreat and Con-ference. The theme of this year's conference was "Now Faith Is". taken from, Hebrews chapter 12. The conference was held at the Langston Uni-versity-OKC campus. Four different classes were offered: (1) A Time for Balance: Family, Work, and Minis-try, facilitated by Sister Jacqeline Horton of Follow-ers of Christ Baptist Church. (2) A Time for Praise for Who God is, facilitated by Sister Mauree Stanfield, Greater Fellowship Baptist Church. (3) A time to Continue: It Ain't Over Until God Says So, facilitated by Sister Odette Scobey of North-east Missionary Baptist Church. (4) A Time for Prayer, facilitated by Sister Elizabeth Dungan.

Session III - "A Time to Continue: It Ain't over Until God Says So" - Sister Scoby used her life as an example of continued service. She showed how her retirement as a teacher was continued in service to God. She stated we must use the rest of our lives in service until God says time is out. She said that every woman should die empty. She should give until she is given out. When we teach we touch lives of people we have never met before. We must be careful how we live before them. When God gives us a task to do He equips us for it and we must continue the work until it is finished. (II Timothy 4:5). He gives us spiritual gifts to accom-plish what He has for us to do. These spiritual gifts are given to every believer not to unbelievers. Everyone is given some talents. Nonbelievers use their talents for the world. Believers use their spiritual gifts for God's Kingdom work. I must work the work of Him who sent me while it is day; for when the night comes no man can work. It ain't over until God says so.

Session IV - "A Time for Prayer - Sister Dugan started by stating the importance of coming into the presence of God. She said that in order for us to be affective prayer warriors we must be in agreement with the third person of God, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit lines us up with God's way of thinking. Our thoughts can defeat

our lining up with God's thoughts. She then discussed strong holds of the mind. If we have a mindset of hope-lessness we can cause other believers to have the same sense of hopelessness. This creates a sense that things cannot be changed. To overcome this feel-ing we must know we are loved by God uncondition-ally. Our prayer life won’t be what it should be until we receive the love of God. Then comes forgive-ness. Until we can receive forgiveness we will not be what we should be in Christ. In this case we will not have a strong prayer life. Some of the other strong-holds discussed were: fear, intimidation, generational strong holds, traditional strongholds, and slave mental-ity. A strong prayer life and faith that God will deliver from all entrapments is the only way we can overcome these strongholds. We must be assured of God's un-conditional love. We cannot do the work of God unless we are in the presence of God. We must have a hun-ger and thirst to be in God's Presence.

Submitted by Mary Jones, Women’s Ministry Director

Young Adult Session Submitted by Denise Patterson

The Young adult break-out session consisted of three classes:

"A Time for Balance: Family, Work and Ministry" .

Sister Laura Brothers, St Jude Baptist Church

"A Time for Praise for Who God Is", Sister Dana

Brothers, Antioch Full Gospel Baptist Church

"A Time for Financial Matters", Sister Della Dean,

SBDC Langston University.

A Time for Balance : Family, Work, and Ministry - Sister Laura discussed how God should be an asset and not a liability and that self, family, job, church, bills, etc. should be liabilities and not assets. The next topic was presented by Sister Chrystal Heard, she stated prayer is two parts: your part in the doing and God's part of granting the ability. She provided the following website for helping with prayer: www.ChristianWord.com.

The final topic was presented by a representative from Langston University (OSBDC) Oklahoma Small Busi-ness Development Center. Sister Dean discussed "A Time for Financial Matters". This included life skills on

Continued on page 14

Sessions 1 & 2 were featured in the March Issue of the Fairviewan and the remaining sessions are featured in this month’s issue.

http://www.ChristianWord.com


HAPPY BIRTHDAY

APRIL!!

We extend birthday greetings to the

following members of our Church

Family known to be born in the

month of April.

Food for Thought — “Go ye therefore, and tech

all nations, baptizing them

in the name of the Father,

and of the Son, and of the

Holy Ghost… and, lo, I am

with you alway, even unto

the end of the world. Amen.”

Matthew 28:19-20b

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Michelle Brown ............................ 4/ 1

Traci Burton .................................. 4/ 1

Pamela Germany ........................... 4/ 1

Natoia Halstied ............................. 4/ 1

Darryl Jackson .............................. 4/ 1

Travis Morgan ............................... 4/ 1

Valerie White ................................ 4/ 1

Verna Fulsom ............................... 4/ 3

Chametra Holloway ...................... 4/ 3

Willard Jones ................................ 4/ 3

James Smith .................................. 4/ 3

Bernadette Renee Walker ............. 4/ 3

Myrtle Holloway .......................... 4/ 4

Rosslyn Hudson ............................. 4/ 4

Joann Morgan ................................ 4/ 4

Tanjanique Reed ........................... 4/ 4

Daryl Davis ................................... 4/ 5

Manilla Fields ............................... 4/ 5

Kay Harris ..................................... 4/ 5

Johnnie Vick .................................. 4/ 5

Evalia Darling ............................... 4/ 6

Carol Watkins ............................... 4/ 6

Frankie Black ............................... 4/ 7

Steven Westbrook ........................ 4/ 7

Erma Coburn ................................ 4/ 8

Florene Coley ............................... 4/ 8

Dania Pettit ................................... 4/ 8

Raymond Harris ........................... 4/ 9

Mark Johnson, Jr. ......................... 4/ 9

LaShawnda Morgan ..................... 4/ 9

Vickie Searcy ................................ 4/ 9

Brandon Davis ............................ 4/10

Tyreshia Fisher ........................... 4/10

Kerrita Jordan ............................. 4/10

Donovan Smith ........................... 4/11

Vickie Staten-Ford ...................... 4/11

DeKelisha Williams .................... 4/11

Stella Carter ................................ 4/12

Steffon Lewis, Sr. ........................ 4/12

Lewis Stratford, Jr. ...................... 4/12

Damaion Sumpter ........................ 4/12

Queen E. Wade ........................... 4/12

Anthony Carter ........................... 4/13

Tammy Gates .............................. 4/13

Enolia Everett ............................. 4/13

Tawny Franklin ........................... 4/13

Cheryta Lane ............................... 4/13

James Miller, Jr. .......................... 4/13

Melva Franklin ............................ 4/14

John Laviolette, Jr. ...................... 4/14

Tremaine Pruitt ............................ 4/14

Justin Williams ........................... 4/14

Raychelle Breaux ......................... 4/15

Kathryn Cudjoe ........................... 4/15

Pamela Ferguson ......................... 4/15

Donnie Ingram ............................ 4/15

Tiffany Rideaux .......................... 4/15

Delores Stephens ........................ 4/15

LaFayette Williams ..................... 4/15

Rachel Wilson ............................. 4/15

Cierrah Young ............................. 4/15

Robert Dorsey, Sr. ...................... 4/16

Lottie Douglas ............................ 4/16

Sharon Parker.............................. 4/16

Tanya Reed ................................. 4/16

Dorothea Pruitt............................. 4/17

Avyon Campbell .......................... 4/18

Michelle Hawkins ........................ 4/20

Mitch Wilson .............................. 4/20

Lynn Hall ..................................... 4/21

Tony Heard ................................. 4/21

Kocee Jackson ............................. 4/21

Rita Wommack ........................... 4/21

Clay Bell ...................................... 4/22

Collet Darling .............................. 4/22

Zyonya Perry ................................ 4/22

Diane Robinson ............................ 4/22

Edmond Alexander ..................... 4/23

Sarah Cudjoe ............................... 4/23

Romero Lewis ............................. 4/23

Kirk Washington .......................... 4/23

Catherine Williams ..................... 4/23

Alayshia Lewis ............................ 4/24

Cornelius Russell ........................ 4/24

Teco Thomas ............................... 4/24

Bobby Thompson ........................ 4/24

Corey Williams ........................... 4/24

John Anglin, Sr. .......................... 4/25

Corey Baker ................................ 4/25

LaQuisha Walker ........................ 4/25

Dessirae Walter ........................... 4/25

Teddy Nealy, Jr. .......................... 4/26

Rilicia Stoner .............................. 4/26

Ron Coffey .................................. 4/27

Rodrick Gold ............................... 4/27

Clarence Mason............................ 4/27

Rose Partin .................................. 4/27

Shamika Burden .......................... 4/28

Aubery Cole ................................ 4/28

Raquel Lennox ............................ 4/28

Richard Mason ............................ 4/28

Monica Wilder ............................. 4/28

James Williams ........................... 4/28

Shinika Williams ......................... 4/28

Dominique Thompson.................. 4/29

Joshua Walckhoff ........................ 4/29

Lois Holland ................................ 4/30

Karen Johnson ............................. 4/30

Bobbie Tillis ................................. 4/30

Welcome, New Members

The following members have

recently become a part of our

church family. Please greet

them with a hearty

Fairview Welcome!

Dashawna Clark

Erick Harris LaNita Wright


Resurrection Sunday! - April 4 Today we celebrate Resurrection Sunday! We welcome our guests who have come to share with us in this observance! We invite you to be an active part of our worship. If you are unsaved, we offer you Christ; if you are unchurched, we invite you to be a part of our church family. Join us each Sunday as we celebrate the event of this day, a Risen Savior! Simultaneous Revival—April 6—11 The 66th Annual Simultaneous Revival will be in session Tuesday—Sunday, April 6—11. See detailed information elsewhere in this issue. High Attendance Day — April 11 April 11 is HIGH ATTENDANCE DAY for the Sunday School. See additional information on page four of this issue. New Member Fellowship - April 11 On Sunday, April 11, we will hold a conti-nental breakfast and fellowship period, honor-ing all new members that joined Fairview from

October 2009 to the present. The reception will be held between Sunday School and 10:00 a.m. worship. The Church Family is asked to attend that you might greet our new members and welcome them to the Family. Ministry leaders might use this opportunity to enlist members for ministry work. Redeemed Missionary Baptist Church—April 18 We have been invited to share with the Redeemed Missionary Baptist Church, 2122 Drinkwater Drive, on Sunday evening, April 18, 3:00 p.m., for the celebration of Rev. Dr. L. R. Drinkwater’s 50 years in the preach-ing ministry. Pastor Reed will bring the message and the JR Inspirational Choir, Usher and Nurse Ministries are scheduled to accompany him. Galilee Baptist, Shawnee - April 25 We will worship with the Galilee Baptist Church, Shawnee, on April 25, 3:30 p.m., for the Anniversary Celebration of Pastor Tony Rhone. Pastor Reed will bring the Message and the JR Inspirational Choir, Ush-ers and Nurses will accompany him. Lunch will be served. Monthly Staff Meeting—May 3 The Monthly Staff Meeting for May will be held on Monday evening, May 3, at 6:00 p.m. Music Committee Meeting—May 3 The Music Committee will meet at 7:00 p.m., immediately following the staff meeting. Noonday Worship Service—May 5 We will resume our monthly Noonday Worship on Wednesday, May 5, from 12:00 noon—1:00pm. The message will be brought by Pastor Reed. A light lunch will be available. For transportation, call the church by Tuesday, May 4.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORSHIP and fellowship —


Dr. Tom E. Diamond

Revival Evangelist Senior Pastor

Abyssinia Baptist Church Jacksonville, FL

Instructor, Ministers

Division, National Bap-

tist Congress of Chris-

tian Education

Author

Lillian Lilly

Revival Soloist Brookhaven, MS

Recording Artist—Malaco Records;

Principal Soloist with

Mississippi Mass Choir

Dr. J. A. Reed, Jr. Revival Host Pastor

President, BMA; Senior Pastor,

Fairview Baptist Church;

Vice President—Western Region, National Baptist

Convention, USA, Inc.

THE BAPTIST MINISTERS ASSOCIATION, LED BY FAIR-

VIEW’S PASTOR J. A. REED, JR., is preparing to bring

preachers from across the United States to Oklahoma

City, the week of April 6—11, for the 66th Annual Simulta-

neous Revival. Over 30 churches will be participating in

this massive, city-wide evangelistic effort.

This year’s evangelist will be Dr. Tom E. Diamond,

Senior Pastor of the Abyssinia Baptist Church, Jackson-

ville, Florida. Dr. Diamond served as the evangelist for

the 64th Revival in 2008 and returned in 2009 as an in-

structor, teaching on Christian Discipleship.

Also returning to Fairview and as a guest soloist for the

Mass Services will be recording artist Lillian Jointer Lilly

Brookhaven, Mississippi. Lillian is an original member of

the Mississippi Mass Choir, featured as principal soloists

on all five widely successful albums by the Grammy-

nominated choir. Additionally, she has two solo albums,

“Gotta Have Faith” and “The Other Part of Me.”

Worship at Fairview will be Tuesday through Friday,

beginning at 7:00 p.m. nightly with music Sister Lilly and

Fairview’s Music Ministry.

The participating churches and evangelists will meet

Tuesday through Friday at mid-day, 11:30 a.m., and late-

night, 10:00 p.m., for joint worship. There will also be a

8:00 a.m. Revival Breakfast on Friday morning at St. John

Baptist Church, 5700 N. Kelley Avenue. Rev. L. K. Curry

of Chicago will be the messenger.

The youth will be in charge of Friday night's late-night

service, which will be held at Fairview. Rev. B. Bailey,

Dallas, Texas, will preach. A mass youth choir will pro-

vide music for the service.

The Revival will close Sunday, April 11, at 3:00 p.m. at

St. John. Rev. Sedric Veal, Cleveland, Ohio, will bring

the closing message. A mass choir, which will be com-

prised of members of all participating churches, will sing

for the closing service. Pastor Reed is asking that all adult

choir members of Fairview's Music Ministry would partici-

pate in the choir. Rehearsal will be Saturday, April 18, at

1:00 p.m. at St. John.

Minister Cleo McGlory, Evangelism Minister at Fair-

view, will give direction for the simultaneous Evangelism

effort. The Pastor is asking that each member would sup-

port the revival through prayer, finance and presence.

For more information on the revival or transporta-

tion, call the church at 405-232-1621.

Tues, April 6—Wildewood Baptist Church

Rev. Reginald Reid, Sr., Texarkana, TX

Wed., April 7—Ebenezer Baptist Church

Rev. Sir Walter L. Mack., Jr., Winston-Salem, NC

Thurs., April 8—Tabitha Baptist Church

Rev. A. B. Sutton, Birmingham, AL

Fri., April 9—Tabernacle Baptist Church

Rev. Lemuel Wynn, Kansas City, KS

Tues, April 6—Paradise Baptist Church

Rev. Gregory Macom, Chicago, IL

Wed., April 7—Prospect Baptist Church

Rev. Bernard Yeats, Pensacola, FL

Thurs., April 8—Gtr New Zion Baptist Church

Rev. Stephen Thurston, Chicago, IL

Fri., April 9—Fairview Baptist Church

Rev. Choo Choo Bailey, Dallas, TX




The ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE WESTERN REGION OF THE

NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION, USA., INC. will meet in

Oklahoma City, May 10—12, 2010. The Oklahoma Baptist

State Convention and the East Zion Consolidated District As-

sociation will host the Conference with Fairview serving as

Host Church. Fairview Pastor and National Convention Vice

President, Dr. J. A. Reed, Jr., is serving as Host Chair. Dr. Reed

has oversight of the Western Region, which is currently consti-

tuted by the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colo-

rado, Kansas, Nevada, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah,

and Washington.

The Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2945 N. W. Expressway, will be

the Conference Headquarter. All of the day sessions of the Con-

ference will be held at the hotel. The three night sessions will be

held at Fairview.

There will be a Pre-Conference Musical at Fairview on Mon-

day night at 7:00 p.m. The choir will be made up of singers and

musicians from across the state. Choir rehearsals will be held at

Fairview on April 12, 19, 26 and May 3 and 9. Rehearsals will be

at 7:00 p.m. Velina Davenport of Tabitha is Chair of the Music

Committee with Anttwain Cox and Valarie Howard assisting.

Auxiliaries listed on the above flyer will meet at the hotel

Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. National Convention leaders

will be attending the session. On Tuesday night, National Con-

vention President, Dr. Julius Scruggs, will address the Conference

body and will bring the evening worship message.

Fairview members are encouraged to participate in the Con-

ference and support the night services. For more information, call

the church at 405-232-1621.

Remember to visit our church website

www.fairviewokc.com New enhancements are coming! You don’t want to be left out of the loop!!


(Continued from Page 9—Women’s Prayer Re-treat financial success such as: paying tithes, money management, and free credit reports. The ses-sion was concluded with a prayer by Sister La-trina Rich, EZD Young Adult President.

After the delicious luncheon was enjoyed by everyone, the second part of the conference was opened by Mistresses of Ceremony, Sis-ters Carzetta Threats and Tara Wooten. Sister Maxine Thurman gave the opening prayer. The

program consisted of: A selec-tion by Sister Latrina Rich, and a selection by Unified Spirit. It was now time for one of the highlights of the day, the fash-ion show. The ladies came forth dressed in their very best

Sunday-Go-To-Meeting attire. Everyone was dazzled by their splendor. The second highlight of the day was our dynamic guest speaker, Sis-ter Elizabeth Dungan. Sister Rhonda Mitchell, EZD first vice president presented our guest speaker.

Sister Dungan gave a prophetic message 333, taken from Isaiah 33:3. Sister Dungan told the ladies, "You are women of unmerited favor. We have a shield of favor.” She stated that 555 stands for grace, unmerited favor. 555 also means empowerment. We are to elevate our walk with the Lord. We have become partakers of His divine nature. We must get this into our spirit. She stated that God's kingdom can be displayed through our spirits. She said that the number 5 represents a higher standard. We are redeemed, we are justified and we are empow-ered to move from glory to glory. God's children must be prepared to be the voice of change and remember that God supplies “all our need ac-cording to His riches in glory.” She then told us to not let strongholds hold us back. She then talked about the Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. THE GOOD: The family who is always loving, who tells you the truth even when you are wrong. THE BAD: You don't see them until they want something from you. They are never there when you need them. THE UGLY: They add to your problems. They are super criti-cal. Ugly won’t let you get up, it has no feelings and offers no encouraging words. Ugly never stops coming, but God is there through the good, the bad, and the ugly.

The conference ended with prayer and remarks from President Olivette Brothers

FBC Music Ministry Workshop 2010 February 10-13, 2010

6:30pm nightly

THEME: “The Heart of Music Ministry - In it to win - In

2010”

SCRIPTURES: Psalm 107:2; Psalm 150; Matthew 28:19-20

Our Guest Clinicians were

Sis. Norma Noble and Bro.

Dennis Scott What a dy-

namic workshop we had!!!!

We thank our Pastor for hav-

ing a vision for the people.

Our Objective

Our Minister of Music, Sis Shree Walter, started the workshop

by asking us this question: Does your conduct come in line with

God? She reminded us that we should realize that

worship is not something we do just on Sunday, but

it’s a lifestyle change that is outwardly expressed

everyday. Through this ongoing expression, God

will be glorified, Saints will be edified, Sinners will

be mystified and Satan will be horrified.

The Conversion

We must confess with our mouth to the Lord

and believe with all our heart. When we repent, we are changing our

ways to be stewards for Christ. This is found in Acts 3:19. She en-

couraged us to present ourselves as Christ would in our, attitude, ap-

pearance, and timeliness.

Our Commitment

We must commit, count the costs, believe and keep our word

with honor. A person who is not committed to God will not be com-

mitted to ministry. Sis Norma Noble added that God’s Word is

equipping a changed people to change the world! We meditated

on Psalm 27 (A Prayer of Praise), focusing on verse 4, ―I ask only

one thing, LORD; Let me live in your house every day of my life, to

see how wonderful you are and to pray in your temple‖.

Norma also reminded us about the scripture Psalm 63:1-4;

―God, You’re my God! I can’t get enough of you‖. Remember, God

always keeps his promises to us. He will always equip us with what

we need, and he promises to never leave or forsake us. We must

remember to obey his commands.

Bro Dennis directed the choir with the power of God in his

spirit, and all the directors encouraged us as we gave our best. We

had some long and prosperous nights with the help of the most awe-

some Directors.

The four-day workshop culminated with the Musical on

Saturday night, giving us the opportunity to sing new praises to His

Holy Name. Thank God for what he prepares for us. Linette Burton, Reporter

Our apologies for missing this article in the

March issue of the Fairviewan.


MEDIA MINISTRY ORDER FORM

NAME: __________________________________________________________________________ MAILING ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________ PHONE: _________________________________________________________________________

MONEY ORDER ___________________________ CHECK NO.___________________________

Fairview Baptist Church Media Ministry

Circle the desired media

type(s) and submit ap-

propriate donation.

*CT=cassette tape

The following media is currently available through Fairview’s Media Ministry. Simply complete the order form and mail with donation to Fairview Baptist Church, ATTN: Media Ministry, P. O. Box 36188, Oklahoma City, OK 73136. Media may also be obtained by visiting the church at 1700 N. E. 7th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Date Event Presenter Title Donation Amounts—CT-$5;

CD-$8; DVD-$10

03/03/10

NOON

Fairview Morning Worship Pastor J.A. Reed, Jr. ―When Your Castles Crumble‖

Job 1: 21-22

CT CD DVD

03/07/10

10:00am

Fairview Morning Worship

Rev. Derrick Walter ―The Antidote for the Trials of Christian Life‖

James 1: 2, 7, 12

CT CD DVD

03/14/10

10:00am

Fairview Morning Worship Pastor J.A. Reed, Jr. ―The Compassion of the Church‖ Acts 3: 1-8 CT CD DVD

03/21/10

10:00am Pastor’s Anniversary

Rev. Reginald Payne ―Disadvantaged But Not Disqualified‖

1Chronicles 4: 9 & 10

CT CD DVD

03/26/10

10:00am Pastor’s Anniversary Rev. E. J. Tyson ―Challenges for Pastors in Times Like These‖

Matthew 10: 16-28

CT CD DVD

03/28/10

10:00am Pastor’s Anniversary Rev. James Reed, Sr. ―What Has Happened to Love‖ Matthew 5: 43-45 CT CD DVD

03/28/10

3:00pm Pastor’s Anniversary Dr. M. Jemison ―How to Handle the Lord’s Business‖

Matthew 15: 14

CT CD DVD


We greet you once again in the Matchless and Eternal Name

of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus, The Christ.

God keeps on blessing the Ministry in many ways. Our efforts

in recruiting men to become actively involved in the plans and

programs keeps on increasing. We are adding new members

to our Singing Churchmen and continue to seek others who

will become a part of the group. The effort to train our young

boys and men through the Royal Ambassador/Junior Laymen

programs is going well.

I want to address the next few comments to the parents and

guardians of our young boys and men. The best efforts of the

Senior Laymen to teach and train our future Senior Laymen

will utterly fail if we cannot get the cooperation of the parents

and guardians to see that the young men will be there to be the

recipients of the training that is offered.

We have heard many comments from some of our young men,

among them is that ―we do not want to become Jr. Laymen.‖

Young men, the Senior Laymen, through its Executive Com-

mittee Members, have no requirement for you to serve as Jr.

Laymen. We are foremost and primarily interested in you

being available to us to receive biblical training from the Holy

Bible. We recognize that only The Holy Spirit can change

your life and have you become all that the Holy Spirit would

have you become. But we believe just as fervently that the

Holy Spirit uses dedicated Sr. Laymen to facilitate the spiritual

growth that you must undergo to become all that The Holy

Spirit would have you become. We are commanded to plant

the seed, but it is God who will give the increase. Parents and

Guardians, please assist us by seeing that the young charges

that are under your care be in attendance at these much needed

training sessions. Indirectly, you will benefit for you will have

a young charge that will not present as many problems to you

as they do by leading a less Godly life. I have talked with

some of you individually about your sons and grandsons that

are not attending the training sessions and it is my intent to

talk to more of you.

Please get your sons & grandsons involved for there are many

activities, other than the Bible training that is incorporated in

the programs that we have for them. All of these activities are

intended to make better young citizens and to have them grow

into adulthood and become all that God would have them to

become. If you need to know more about the program agenda,

please contact Brothers Terry Peeler, Walter Ellison, James

Tobler, Vince Guydon, or Larry Epps. Each of these Brethren

are committed and dedicated to helping shape the lives of our

boys and young men.

The Ministry wishes to add its voice to the throngs of mem-

bers and well wishers to congratulate our beloved Pastor for

completing 47 years of dedicated service to the Fairview

Church Family, the Oklahoma City local area, the State of

Oklahoma, and the Nation. Pastor, you have our continued

support and our desire is that God will allow you to serve for

many additional years, laboring in the vineyard.

Once more we call upon each of you to become actively in-

volved in the activities of the Ministry. God wants you to get

off the bench and in the fray. As Jesus said in Matthew 9:37:

―The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.‖ As God

has promised, your service will be rewarded with untold bless-

ings.

PLEASE JOIN US AS WE PRAY FOR PRESIDENT

OBAMA. GOD PLACED HIM IN THAT HIGH OFFICE,

AND HE NEEDS OUR UNSWERVING PRAYERFUL SUP-

PORT.

Scripture for the Month: And God said,

let us make man in our image, after our likeness.

So God created man in his own image, in the im-

age of God created he him; male and female cre-

ated he them. Genesis 1:26a, 27.

Charles M. Hardrick, Director – Men’s Ministry

MEN’S MINISTRY CORNER

More Beautiful Advice

Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house

key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.

K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can

prevent an enormous amount of trouble.

Do something for the kid in you everyday.

Carry a bible with you to read while waiting in line.

Get enough rest.

Eat right.

Get organized so everything has a place.

Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your

quality of life.

Write down thoughts and inspirations.

Every day, find time to be alone.

Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small

problems in the bud. Don’t wait until its time to go to bed to

try and pray.

Make Friends with Godly people.

Submitted by: C. Meldon Hardrick

Staff Reporter


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