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Your church can make big difference against nation's violence, moral
ihave a
problem
with orga-
nized church-
es, said the
troubled
baby-boomer,
who in better
days had been
part of a IbfledJons on
church going faJ~
family. He
then went on
to explain R0ge Campbell
that he has
found no fault
in God but has seen many
inconsistencies in members of
churches so he rejects orga-
nized worship.
Are there hypocrites in
churches? Absolutely - no
question about it.
Jesus said there would be
tares growing among his
wheat (Matthew 13:25). Since
the tares represent counter-
felts of the real thing, they
symbolize hypocrites. When
hypocrisy is revealed in
churches it should remind us
that our Lord's prophecy was
true.
Churches are made up of
imperfect people: sinners who
have become the undeserving
recipients of God's love and
grace. Still, the gatherings of
these feeble forgiven ones are
part of God's plan to enable
them to reach the world with
the good news of his love. It is,
then, hypocritical to hide be-
hind the hypocrites, claiming
we are for God but against
churches.
"I will build my church,"
said the Lord (Matthew 16:18),
so we should not be surprised
to fred church officers named
in the Bible: pastors, deacons,
elders, etc. The plan for effec-
tive ministry in the church in-
cludes divinely revealed orga-
nization.
Some feel order in a church
service is too restrictive, too
formal for faith to grow and
express itself, arguing that one
is better off worshipping
alone or in small groups that
aren't bound by any fixed or-
der such as is usually found in
churches. But this view ig-
nores the fact that God is orga-
nized.
Have you noticed that the
sun rises in the east and sets
in the west every day?. That
the seasons Come and go with
precise regularity? That the
universe functions so orderly
that the laws of mathematics
and other sciences can be ob-
served and used to make com-
puters and other wonders of
invention work?
"God is not the author
of confusion."
- Paul
"God is not the author of
confusion," wrote Paul to the
members of the disorganized
and unruly church at Corinth
(1 Corinthians 14:33), calling
them to a more orderly pattern
of worship and life.
Tyrants know the liberating
power of faithful people gath-
ering regularly to worship, where
pray and encourage one anoth- ple meet
er, so they have historically
tried to stamp out such prac-
tices. Dictators always fear dy-
namic faith.
In her article, "Caesar's
Seminary," Mindy Beiz, World
Magazine's reporter in Nan-
jing, China, exposes and con-
demns the government-im-
posed restrictions on preach-
Ing, prayer and hymn singing
in campus meetings at Nan-
jing Seminary..
Why restrict preaching,
praying and singing?. Because
these acts of worship enlist And
the power of
socieW.
There are
the tide
of
both here and
world.
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Zion Lutheran Church, 309 S. Central,
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Christian Missionary Alliance Church,
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F/rst Lutheran Church, Sunday worship
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St. Theresa's Catholic Church, mission
church, 219 7th St. SE, Sidney, phone
482-1068, Fr. Greg Staudinger. Sunday
Mass 11:45 a.m.
American Lutheran Church ELCA, wor-
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Christian Missionary Allianoe, Pastor
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St. Frances Dem~es Catholic Church,
phone 4~-3520 for information, Circle,
Mont., Sunday 11 a.m. eucharistic ser-
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United Method~ Church, worship ser-
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Lambert
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Derwin Gray, speaker
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Sidney Middle School Auditorium
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F/rst Congregationa/Church, UCC 102
2nd Ave. S., 776-2218, or office 482-3707,
Interim Pastor Douglas Ostlund. Sun-
day morning worship and Sunday
school 9 a.m. Communion first Sunday
of every month & Holy Days.
First Lutheran Church ELCA, 294 4th
Ave. S., phone 776-2218. Sunday school:
9: 10:45 ram., Sunday worship: Ist,
3rd & 4th Sunday II a.m., 2nd Sunday
8:30 a.m. Pastor Betty K. Mawbey
St. Michael's Catholic Church, Sunday
Mass at 11 a.m. Father Greg
Staudinger, mission of St. Matthew's
Sidney, phone 482-1068.
Yellowstor~ Community Church, 173
Mesa, phone 776-2236, Sunday school
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Bible Baptist Church, 502 S. Central,
phone 482-3706, Pastor Mike ~ack~us,
Sunday worship, 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.,
Sunday school 10 a.m., Wednesday
Bible study 7 p.m.
Carpenter's Church, corner of 6th Ave.
and llth St. S.E., 482-3028, Sunday
school for all ages 9:30 a.m., morning
worship 10:30 a.m., evening worship 8
p.m., Wed. Bible study 6 p.m.
Church of Christ, 905 4th St. S.W., 433-
3456, Sunday worship 10:45 a.m., & 2
p.r~ Bible school 9:45 a.m., Wed. Bible
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter I)ay
Sa/nts, 1215 5th St. S.W., 482-3250
church office & Family History Center;,
482-6273 church building, or 482-6340,
Bishop Blaine Gifford, Priesthood &
Relief Society 10 a.m., Sunday school
11 a.m., sacrament meeting 11;50 a.m.
Church of Nazarene, corner of Lincoln &
9th St. S.W., phone 488-1956, Pastor El-
win Paulson, Sunday school 9:45 a.m.,
worship services U a.m. & 6 p.m.,
Wednesday worship service 7 p.m.
Wednesday youth meeting 7 p.m.
Ebenezer Co~gregat/ona/Church,
"Ebenezer- saying ffztherto hath the
Lord helped us." 1 Samuel 7:12,118 4th
Ave. N.W., phone 482-1574, Pastor Bob
Meeban, Sunday school 9:30 a.m., wor-
ship service 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible
study 6:30 p.m.
Faith AUiance Church, 201E. Main,
phone 433-1112, Pastor Paul Turek,
Sunday school ~30 a.m., worship ser-
vice 10:30 am. & 6 p.m., Wednesday
prayer 7 p.m.
Fellowship Baptist Church, 2181 W. Holly,
phone 4824316, Sunday service at 10:.45
a.n~ & 6 p.m., Sunday school at 9:45
a.m.; Wed. Bible study & prayer7 p.m.
Jehovah's Waness, 23013rd St. N.W. Sun-
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Pel/a Lutheran Church ELCA, 418 West
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Huskamp, church 433-7479, Sunday
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a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m.
Sidney Assembly of God, 414 E. Main,
phone 433-2550, Sunday school 9:15
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Family Night 7 p.m., Senior Pastor
Ran Masters, Associate/Youth Pastor
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