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Saturday, March 2, 2019 EL DORADO NEWS-TIMES — 3C
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IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Jimmy Meek
3209 West Hillsboro St | El Dorado 870-862-4264
Matthew 28:18-20
Immanue’ Missio:
Making disciples of Christ and equipping them for the lifelong journey of reaching the nations for the glory of King Jesus.
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www.ibceldorado.com Visit our website for service times
• The Commanding Officers •
Captains Jason and Elyshia Perdieu, ordained and commissioned from the Evangeline Booth College in Atlanta, Ga. Captain Elyshia received her calling in 2001 and was Commissioned in 2003. Captain Jason received his calling in 2005. They were married in 2006 and Jason was Commissioned
in 2010. Elyshia is a third generation Salvationist and Jason is a fourth generation
Salvationist. El Dorado is the couple’s third appointment also having served in Washington, D.C. and Waynesboro, Va. Called by God, the Perdieu’s desire to see men, women and children come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ by witnessing and preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
• Murphy Red Shield Diner •
Our dining area is open to the public 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We serve breakfast M-F at 7:30-8 am and Sat- Sun. at 8:30-9:00 am. We serve lunch M-Sat. 11:30-12:30 pm and on Sun. from 12:00-1:00 pm. We serve supper M-F from 4:15-5:00 pm. The MRSD has been in operation for over 30 years and continues to be a safe place for the community to eat, due to our partnership with United Way and all our other sponsors, and their continued support. If you would like to adopt a night and provide, prepare and serve an evening meal please contact the main office and let us know!
• Community Care Ministries •
It is through our Community Care Ministries that we go to local nursing homes and visit the last, the lost and the least. Whether it is through music, gift-giving or even
devotionals, we take one Sunday a month and minister in this capacity.
• The Salvation Army •
We work diligently to obey the charge of Christ when He said to house the homeless, feed the hungry and clothe the naked. We do this in a multi-faceted and holistic approach. Our goal is to be a hand up to people who find themselves in some of life’s difficult circumstances, and to help them heal physically
and spiritually. We can’t
meet this goal alone. To
truly meet this great need it
takes a community with all
the varied talents, abilities
and gifts God has given to
each of us.
Serving Our Community Since December 1922
419 South Madison El Dorado
863-4830
• Pathway of Hope •
This program is designed to walk hand in hand with families in order to promote self-sustainability. A requirement of the program is that there must be a child under 18 years of age as part of the household. Other points of the program include the following: Hands on approach to helping; Clients will have 2 or 3 meetings before getting into the program; 2 case managers/ social service workers ; 8 families per case manager; not huge numbers, but huge impact; Clients set their own goals with case managers help; also Community effort in helping them to learn how to write resumes’, train for interviews, develop budgets, etc. The Salvation Army’s Pathway of Hope initiative marks a pivotal shift from treating the symptoms of poverty to preventing the epidemic at its root. By helping families overcome barriers like unemployment, unstable housing, and lack of education, we can break the cycle of crisis and vulnerability, leading families instead down a path toward increased stability and, ultimately, self-sufficiency – a Pathway of Hope that will profoundly affect generations to come. The Pathway of Hope
is an initiative to break the cycle of: intergenerational poverty; Addressing the root causes of poverty in addition to our history of compassionate serving and Using evidence-based interventions and measuring outcomes.
We are very thankful for the numerous volunteers that have helped us and who have dedicated the countless hours serv- ing at our main office at 419 South Madison and our Family Store located at 1324 NW Avenue. We are amazed at seeing people and organizations that are dedicated to helping those that are in need. Whether it is through serving in our annual Thanksgiving meal to helping us in our Client Choice Food Pantry, our volunteers are filled with hearts of compassion and love without discrimination.
Our social services are a vital part of what we do. With the economy constantly in a state of decline, our efforts contin- ue to rise in order to be a helping hand to those struggling in our community. The elements of social services include our Client Choice Food Pantry, Murphy Red Shield Diner, Financial Assistance and the Emergency Red Shield Shelter. We also help with free community laundry; free hygiene packs; Clothing Work Orders in which we can help families with free slightly used clothing from our Family Store if they do not have funds to take care of basic needs and purchase clothing.
Thursday night is a fun filled night for men and women ages 16 and up from 6:30- 7:30 p.m. It is a unique interactive ministry where men and women come together for fun and fellowship. There are Spiritually based games and competition between the men and women of Biblical Proportion! After the games and fun we all spend time in the Word with a devotional lesson and then combined prayer time, where we share prayer concerns and then pray over them.
Sunday School10:00 am • Worship Service11:00 am
96 years of service for Union, Ouachita & Calhoun Counties
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• Volunteers •
• Social Services •
• Women’s & Men’s Ministries •
TAn Annual Review: The Church Reflection
he book of Revelation, the last testament given are not man-made. They In church language this is called — blessings!
by Jesus (through His angel) to his Apostle are a derivative of a Spirit- New sanctuaries have been built in El Dorado and John, was written about AD 100 on the small led and controlled life. the picture looks like progress.
island called Patmos, just south of Sicily.
After the opening statements by John, Jesus appears
and actually gives a review of seven churches in seven cities or towns located in present day Turkey. In this review, Jesus promotes the good the church has done, chastises the bad, then offers a way to correct and improve their service in that community.
The church in El Dorado, the composite body of believers, has been a contributing factor to the exercise of decency and morality for all the decades of its existence. The organization of mayor, city council and various city services provide for the leadership, safety and welfare of the community at large. Schools teach, educate and develop our young men and women to assume proper and civil behavior and integrate responsibly into society. Local businesses provide for the capital goods and services which all citizens need to enjoy and sustain livelihood within our town.
Church denominations exist since freedom of worship and expression allows folks to render service and reverence in formats they understand as acceptable to the one, and 3-in one, God of heaven. God’s Spirit energizes citizens with what is called fruits — fruits of the Spirit: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance (Gal 5.22- 23). These attitudes, qualities and characteristics
They are not developed or created by the human being. They are a product of God, our eternal Father and Creator, expressed through His earthly Son, Jesus, and imparted by the power and dynamic intervention of the Holy Spirit.
As the Holy Spirit
envelops a community, like
El Dorado, the outcome
should be and in fact will be greater efficiency in community operations. As these so-called fruits of the Spirit are exercised, there will be less incidents in the categories called works of the flesh: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings and such like (Gal 5.19-21). As these characteristics (works of the flesh) of a town are reduced and decrease, productivity and achievement and prosperity (fruits of the Spirit) will increase for the common good of all — efficiency and productivity of community operations will abound.
Prayer walks have been organized in El Dorado and the picture looks like progress.
Church meetings occur on Sundays in El Dorado and the picture looks like progress.
Yet, with the pictures of progress, our community is still plagued with irresponsible behavior (works of the flesh) which produces a crime report, written or unwritten, every week that are detrimental to the common good.
Fruits of the Spirit need to be more at work, in every level of our community government, in every level of education, in every level of business and in every level of churches. In particular, all those who belong to Christ Jesus, are to demonstrate that we have crucified the sinful nature — the works of flesh — and that we live by the Spirit and keep in step with the Spirit.
We do not become conceited, we do not provoke and we do not envy each other. El Dorado can and should be a light, a city on a hill, setting an example for others to follow.
Led by the Spirit of God, all things are possible.
Scott Johnson ministers with East Faulkner Church of Christ and BRG Bible. Bible questions can be sent to brgbible@gmail.com.
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