437¢4 T ey iS Vol. 137 No. I JANUARY 27-28, 2013 First CHURCH RICHLAND, Mississippi PPsa 7 ia = 5 i = eSpamete MondayAfternoon 83 1:30-1:45p.m. Praandiwosrsheip 1:45-2:30 JuniorHill Hartselle,Ala. q (JuniorHilt Ministries) Praandiwosrsheip BobPitman MuscleShoals,Ala. (BobPitman : ‘Ministnes) i1 i it, fj iii the culture with the Gospel of capen Senveseappreciates Seminaryin Memphis, and re- Jesus Christ,” Lum said. “His i ip andability tocall tired longtime pastor of Kirby message will be timely and Mississippi ists to action Woods Church in Memphis, inspiring.” with clarity and confidence,” whohaspreachedinmorethan et jus. 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Globally, abouthalfof‘all legaldirectoorrattheAmericanCenterfor LawandJustice(ACLJ),whichisrepre- sentingAbedini’sAmericanfamily,told FoxNews. — s InanACLJnewsrelease,theorgani- church,told MorningStarNews. Sean Ani “Thoseclosetothecasebelievethisis aeeeGantthe U.S. State adeliberatea tobringaboutthe ae it,andtheU.S.Congresstode- conditionssothat PastorBehnamwould mandAbedini’srelease. : dieinprisonas a resultofhissickness,” t According to Morning Star News, a Iraniwasarrestedin2006for“actions Hil( ianstfinvaet-iyoenaralssuesc)urity” ledansdentheanncde-, whichapala orderedhimtoserve in ii 2011duetochargesofleadingahouse OTs fetescise balallinalinn e al an“apos- tate”—-_ whichcouldpotential- lyleadtothedeathpenalty. Ina letterreleased ntTruth ies, Irani said has learned moreaboutextendingtheloveofChrist while in prison. “Here, I livewithcell- mates that you can hardly see some- i itive in their lives anda ”hewrote.“Theydon’t think aboutanything but negativevalues,ab- horrent acts, learning newexperiences incrimes,andnastyliterature. “Immediately,IrememberthatJesus “The rist was sacrificed fortheir sins too. 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BoSSS"oOw2 1YtSECOiXES YSXCCA SCPEGL SEG _ }2carereformlaw,whichhasbeen giocuslfiernteTehedcouortimsn.ot F ese A ee. Ee slide mannewen eeame i ane ae 604i P < n E3 e G L ae L i(nora neoeeewointh jugsthegerne wont ‘AWHYGRKCOD:SLC thegovernment enceed themandate. nsanne ee u nonprofits and would and,xcatve detiof providenewruletoguatrhedir u reDligiousfreedom. h u Co lenae o h h u ee a eethaee)ee aS ~ ee aer r bl f e S l E H L iH a E l i aS H 1 eT A n e is 1 B u3 e y t | e h e i i e gP H a Ii a ia i l f h TER s : EH ie rw S POSITIONS ls ih P s f i t st at s a I l i1 H a i e ] E m c ba i Ie T l e January3,2013 TreBartistRecorp ~ _2a . _— 13 46. 29oe ’ i i afi BaH i e an asai e W e Wisdomof hi l (Hosea14:9) ee fi Hosea ends his with an e fineredible call to God’ to live oemil 7ssHa pra(ylsHeorvoe=fsrg,e1op4il:e:ntaincwee, : aLtihoersodeae.teh“irLnieggtsh,wth,oaenaavrdnneeddrbwitehtshlhoeleeFivoegurswsiatsuymsbletihnite- | E r rAgteen 14: 9 HCSB) Hosea is sta i g teustopay attention! God has a : r n rourlives. Thewiseunderstand a p p andrecognHiiszwea areriight.Those U b t pa e e arerighteoaursewsatlukmbinliGnogdb’lsocwkasyst,o d ya ii sesag a n thtaiitooGnsolhdispetwanintdhosrehH}rbiieseamlwdlyeiifetoowkuesrihenwasisstlpolisrrseihitoo.nucwrenrreuelsy a etaii atf i yl oef,éin cbMuoatmnettoronylHytiromemaalwkfiretehsahafstraersthscttoaamrntetsihnwehalrieften., s a seapna ned weconfessoursinbeforeGodandexpe- ii a inthepast,but riencetrueforgiveness. i il repentof His 3a whowillrepent their DedmonisAssociatePastorforEdu- 8 acceptHisloforvtheem. — at Brandon Church, ourrepen'tainsacfreesh : nS shN,ahum 1:1-3:19 i i 4 a 4 :e individuals and/or nations Stand ee ” willperish. Ipraythat v eee eee eeroe eeeoe eian thatourownbelovedAmerica erasaconfrontation Holy H i God cannottoleratesin e i a u i s h ut ii a ns n y l a i t ! l T ea ai i a l b a l H a i a t v w k t i l H BileavesEno i e uunturned tojusthowcruelthe Ha etnemies. The Po theirtreatmentof H s a i it3 eithdepth i i Fn ctountof todworwitiitnhgst.he andword n i& ah-hJ-uud-amh.,howdoyouspellcomfort? N- h Brown isthestaffevangelistatFirst Church,Richland. beenawonderful host. This is ofthe Mississipi Cooperative thechurch's first time to host Program. For more informa- e theState Evangelism Confer- tion, contact Lum at P.O. Box —_ andtheyhavegoneoutof 530,Jackson,MS39205-0530. l im ageao te ae ms” T me; (601) 292-3278, or toll- outsideJackson(800) Tshei State Evange- 748-1651, ext. 278. E-mail: lism Conference is a ministry [email protected]. TueBapnistRecorp January3,2013 - 7 BUNKERHILLCHURCH,COLUMBIA,presentedTheSecretofSnowflakeCountyDec. 16. SissyWilks,CarmenDuncan,andBeckyWilks,leaders. Thechildren’schoirotGOODWATERCHURCH, |oon presentedThe SecretofSnowflakeCounty ‘| Dec. 2. : Sie " TheyouthofCALVARYCHURCH,BOGUECHITTO,had aprogressivesupperasthejyChrist- masparty,vistihrteeihonmegs. 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