Prophecies of Peace in Isaiah The Messiah Promise
The article reviews Isaiah as a major Old Testament prophet, noting his message of peace, his role in proclaiming divine truth, and his Messianic prophecies fulfilled in Jesus Christ. It discusses Isaiah's vision of light for Israel, the prophecy of the Son of the virgin, and the imagery of Judah as a dead stump from which a Branch grows.
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R. H. Ramsey
Isaiah
Israel
God
Jesus Christ
Judah
Benjamin
Jesse
David
Prophetic Portrait of the Messiah’s Rule and Peace
The text outlines the predicted Messiah as Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace. It envisions a universal, righteous government established by God, with divine wisdom and a secure peace that ends violence and predation, bringing global knowledge of God.
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National Council of Churches of Christ
Methodist Men Annual Christmas Party at Lebanon Church
The Methodist Men of Lebanon Methodist Church host their annual Christmas party on Saturday at 6 30 in Fellowship Hall. Guests include wives and lady friends with Senator Ed Kemp of High Point as speaker. Kemp is a Methodist layman and newly elected state senator representing Guilford and Randolph counties.
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Methodist Men of
Lebanon
Peace Priest Wins Pope Paul VI Peace Award
The Rev. Daniel J. Berrigan, Jesuit priest and outspoken Viet Nam war critic, received the first Pope Paul VI Award for Peace from the National Federation of Catholic Sodalities for his "witnessing by the world" in peace efforts. He said the church must uphold the gospels in war times.
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Washington, D. C
Daniel J. Berrigan
Viet Nam
National Federation of Catholic Sodalities
Methodist Conference Scheduled in High Point
Rev. Ernest A. Fitzgerald of Winston-Salem will be principal speaker at the High Point District Conference at Central Methodist Church. Dr. Philip L. Shore Jr. says about 400 members are expected for the 3 p.m. meeting featuring district reports and officer elections. Fitzgerald will discuss evangelistic work and the Venture in Faith program set for March next year. He has 20 years of Methodist service and recently served Grace Methodist Church before his current assignment.
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Asheboro
Ernest A. Fitzgerald
Centenary Methodist Church
Winston-Salem
High Point
The
Methodist Church
Philip L. Shore Jr
Central Methodist Church
Mr. Fitzgerald
Grace Methodist Church
Missionary Conference Planned at Mount Calvary Church
A full missionary conference is set for December 9 to 11 at Mount Calvary Baptist Church. Speakers include Rev. J B Williams and Rev Grady Clark of Baptist Mid Missions, both with Sudan experience. Special music and slides will be shown each night at 7. Mount Calvary supports six missionaries in their fields.
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Mount Calvary Baptist Church
Newell C. McMahan
J. B. Williams
Baptist Mid-Missions
Grady Clark
mid-West
Baptist Mid - Missions
Sudan
Africa
McMahan
Mount Calvary
Christmas in the Market Place play at First Methodist
The Senior High Methodist Youth Fellowship presents Christmas in the Market Place at First Methodist Church Sun day night at 7 30 in the sanctuary. Director Donald Drapeau of High Point College leads a cast including Marty Hedrick Jane Weant Devair Cater Eddie Nease and Scott Walker.
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Market Place
Conference to Consider Licenses to Preach in Charlotte
Greensboro and Purcell Methodist churches in Charlotte highlight tomorrow's conference agenda with licenses to preach to be considered and the licensing service to confer those licenses.
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Greensboro
Purcell Methodist
Charlotte
Preaching Mission Starts at Oak View Methodist Church
Rev Henry F Flowers of Oak View Methodist Church will open an advent preaching mission tomorrow at 7 30 p m The mission runs through Thursday with daily services at 7 30 p m Special music will accompany each service and a nursery will be available for infant and child care The pre Christmas services are open to the public
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Henry F. Flowers
Oak View Methodist Church
Advent
Mr. Flowers
Holiday Worship Services Begin at Green Street Baptist
Green Street Baptist in High Point plans an active three week period of worship and events. The Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions runs Dec 5 through Dec 11 with guest speaker Dr Harold Basden on Dec 11. A White Christmas service and food gifts for underprivileged families are featured.
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High Point
Green Street Baptist Church
Foreign Missions
Training Union
Brotherhood
Charles Neill
J. C. McAllister Jr
Harold Basden
Baptist Foreign Mission Board
Prayer Week Planned at Archdale First Baptist
Archdale First Baptist Church opens a week of prayer for foreign missions starting tomorrow and ending Sunday, December 11, with daily services. Pastor James C. Alay says 2,200 Southern Baptist missionaries in 63 countries will be prayed for, and Rev. Worth Grint from his Japanese mission field will speak Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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Archdale
First Baptist
James C. Alay
Southern Baptist
Worth Grint
High Point
Ferioush
Minister Uses Sales Tricks to Boost Church Attendance
G B Stanley pastor of the San Pedro Church of Christ in San Antonio Texas has taken a sales training course to sell his church program. He claims the course shows how to identify a person’s needs and buyign urge and then motivate them to want what is offered. He says the methods have raised Sunday school attendance and offerings by about 50 percent.
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San Antonio, Texas
G. B. Stanley
San Pedro
Texas
Church of Christ
Duke Professor to Speak at Forest Hills Church Service
Dr. James M. Efird, an assistant professor of Biblical studies at Duke Divinity School, will preach at 11 AM Sunday worship at Forest Hills Presbyterian Church in High Point. He trained at Louisville Seminary and earned a Duke PhD in 1962, and has served as an ordained Presbyterian minister in Orange Presbytery.
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James M. Efird
Divinity School
Duke University
Forest Hills Presbyterian Church
High Point
Efird
Davidson College
Louisville Presbyterian Seminary
Orange Presbytery
New Pastor Sessoms Takes Charge At Archdale Nazarene
Rev Willian T Sessoms from Jacksonville accepts call to Archdale Church of the Nazarene and begins ministry there tomorrow. He previously served in Winston Salem and studied at John Wesley Bible College and Trevecca Nazarene College. He is married to Joan Maguire of Ontario and they have daughter Melody Joy 2. they reside at 116 Julian Ave church parsonage.
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Archdale
Willian T. Sessoms
Jacksonville
Archdale Church of the Nazarene
Melody Joy
Julian Ave
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Trinity Baptist Church
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High Point Bank and Trust CO
Calvary Assembly OF God
Guyer Street
Daniel R. Duncan
Tabernacle Bible Conference
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Tabernacle Bible
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Ohio
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