should know that “What God has for you is for you and nothing that anyone can say or do can take God’s Plan away from you.” If u do not know God, then that green-eyed monster will upset your life. Get to know God and this peace will chase those demons away. Repent and accept Christ today. Min. A.A Have you ever gone to work, do your job, and mind your own business, and find out that someone was discussing you for no reason? Is it Jealousy? What is Jealousy? The dictionary says it is “a secon- dary emotion and typically refers to negative thoughts, feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety, an anticipated loss of something that a per- son values, particularly in reference to a human connec- tion.” This “green-eyed” mon- ster, as it is commonly re- ferred to, often rears its ugly head and causes problems in many situations. I tend to believe that your faith and trust in God will overcome your fears of anxi- ety and mistrust. Christians Jealousy Worship Places on Edisto Island Christian Newsletter October/November 2011 Volume 1, Issue 9 Visionary “Good News” Gazette Inside this issue: Wisdom From Annie 2 Prayer for September/ October 3 Something to Ponder 4 Martha’s Christian Journey 5 CrossWord 6 Inspirational Message 7 Teen Scene 12 Edisto Beach Baptist Church (843) 869-2662, 414 Jungle Rd Allen AME Church (843) 869-3715, 8060 Botany Bay Catholic Church-St. Frederic (843) 869-0124, 544 Hwy 174 United Church of Christ (843) 869-9202, 209 Lily St. Presbyterian on Edisto (843) 869-2326, 2164 Hwy 174 Zion Reformed Episcopal Church (843) 753-2273, Hwy 174 Edisto Island Community Church (843) 869-4216, 908 Hwy 174 Edisto Island Methodist Church (843)869-3456, 3319 Palmetto Rd Calvary AME Church (843) 869-3672, 8321 Pine Landing Rd Greater Galilee Church of Our Lord (843) 869-1138, 8006 Steamboat Landing Road Bethel AME (843) 869-1961, 945 Highway 174 New First Baptist 803-869-2432, Hwy 174 Trinity Episcopal Church (803)869-3568, 1589 Hwy 174 Edisto Presbyterian USA 843) 869-2300, 1890 Hwy 174 Mount Olive Baptist (843) 869-0990, 2779 Hwy 174 Bethlehem Church (843) 577-5521, 8017 Pt. of Pines Rd Happy Thanksgiving! Thank God for your many Blessings!
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should know that “What
God has for you is for you
and nothing that anyone
can say or do can take
God’s Plan away from
you.” If u do not know
God, then that green-eyed
monster will upset your
life. Get to know God and
this peace will chase those
demons away. Repent and
accept Christ today.
Min. A.A
Have you ever gone to
work, do your job, and
mind your own business,
and find out that someone
was discussing you for no
reason? Is it Jealousy?
What is Jealousy? The
dictionary says it is “a secon-
dary emotion and typically
refers to negative thoughts,
feelings of insecurity, fear,
and anxiety, an anticipated
loss of something that a per-
son values, particularly in
reference to a human connec-
tion.” This “green-eyed” mon-
ster, as it is commonly re-
ferred to,
often rears its
ugly head
and causes problems in many
situations.
I tend to believe that your
faith and trust in God will
overcome your fears of anxi-
ety and mistrust. Christians
Jealousy
Worship Places on Edisto Island
Christian Newsletter October/November 2011 Volume 1, Issue 9
Visionary “Good News” Gazette
Inside this issue:
Wisdom From Annie 2
Prayer for September/October
3
Something to Ponder 4
Martha’s Christian Journey 5
CrossWord 6
Inspirational Message 7
Teen Scene 12
Edisto Beach Baptist Church
(843) 869-2662, 414 Jungle Rd
Allen AME Church
(843) 869-3715, 8060 Botany
Bay
Catholic Church-St. Frederic
(843) 869-0124, 544 Hwy 174
United Church of Christ
(843) 869-9202, 209 Lily St.
Presbyterian on Edisto
(843) 869-2326, 2164 Hwy 174
Zion Reformed Episcopal
Church (843) 753-2273, Hwy 174
Edisto Island Community
Church (843) 869-4216, 908 Hwy 174
Edisto Island Methodist Church (843)869-3456, 3319 Palmetto Rd
Calvary AME Church
(843) 869-3672, 8321 Pine Landing Rd
Greater Galilee Church of Our Lord
(843) 869-1138, 8006 Steamboat Landing Road
Bethel AME (843) 869-1961, 945 Highway 174
New First Baptist
803-869-2432, Hwy 174
Trinity Episcopal Church
(803)869-3568, 1589 Hwy 174
Edisto Presbyterian USA
843) 869-2300, 1890 Hwy 174
Mount Olive Baptist
(843) 869-0990, 2779 Hwy 174
Bethlehem Church (843)
577-5521, 8017 Pt. of Pines Rd
Happy Thanksgiving! Thank God for your many Blessings!
Truth, Commitment, and Purpose are three facets needed for our personal growth.
We should live our lives in Truth, being honest, and loyal with the ones we love.
Commitment represents attachment and responsibility to situations and people.
The Purpose or plan for our lives was designed prior to our existence.
It represents our destiny, God’s reason for placing us on this earth.
These three facets are an integral part of our being — making our lives com-plex, yet doable.
Life cannot be life without being true to ourselves, committed to God and oth-ers, coupled with the desire and motivation to fulfill God’s purpose in our lives.
Min. A.A
Poetry of the Month
Three Facets of Life
TO ALL MY PEOPLE 50+ PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR YEARLY FOR BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL,
COLONSCOPY AT 50, UNLESS FAMILY HISTORY DICTATES OTHERWISE.
*YOU SMOKERS PLEASE.(CIGS. ARE MORE THAN A GALLON OF GAS) try to stop smok-ing.
*PROSTATE EXAMINATION FOR MALES
*MAAMMOGRAMS STARTING AT AGE 40 FOR FEMALES,UNLESS FAMILY HISTORY DICTATES OTHERWISE.
IF ALL OF THIS IS FOREIGN TO YOU, THEN HURRY TO YOUR DOCTOR’S OFFICE.
IF YOU DON’T HAVE A DOCTOR, OR NO MONEY, THEN LOOK FOR FREE CLINICS.
REMEMBER LIFE IS ABOUT CHOICE....
GOD LOVES YOU!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE LOVE YOURSELF.
WE ARE NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER. THINGS YOU DID AS A KID IS OVER.
ALL THE FRIED, GREASY, SALTY FOODS WILL SNEAK UP ON US WITHOUT NOTICE IN THE FORM OF A HEARTATTACK. OR SOMETHING WORSE!
SOMEONE TOLD YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ANNIE
Wisdom From Annie
Page 2 Newsletter Title
How Do I Get into Heaven?
A teacher asked the children in her Sunday School class, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale
and gave all my money to the church, would I get into heaven?" "NO!" the children all answered.
"If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would I get into heaven?"
Again, the answer was "NO!"
"Well," she continued, "then how can I get to heaven?" In the back of the room, a five-year-old boy shouted out,
"You gotta be dead!"
Author is Unknown
Humor
Prayer for October/November Dear Heavenly Father,
We thank you right now for all you have done in our lives! Thank you, most of all for your Dear Son, Jesus the Christ, who sacrificed His life so we can live. Help us Father to under-stand that there are seasons in life and that noth-ing remains the same. According to Ecclesias-tes 3:1, “To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven…” So, as we move through the different seasons in our life help us to keep our faith and not only praise you when things are going well, but also praise when we feel things are not going our way.
Help us to do this remembering what Jeremiah 29 :11 says “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” So, help us Father to enjoy the jour-ney called life knowing that through it all, you said you would never leave us, nor forsake us. We thank you Father for being the author and finisher of our faith.
We love you! In Jesus name we ask all these things; Amen!
Sister SJ
“To every thing
there is a season,
and a time for every
purpose under the
heaven…”
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Young men in the past and even
more so today are very active. Their
hormones are raging and they do not
know how to control of their desires.
The young men do not know that it can
and needs to be controlled and that they
need to remain celibate until they are
married.
These desires cause tremendous is-
sues for young girls who are not active.
The young men are teased by their so-
called friends, if they are not active, so
they lie about it. They put pressure on
their girlfriends or any girl to have rela-
tions with them and it is not because
they love them or are in love with them.
They only want these girls to brag
about them and to have their needs met
(1 Corinthians 16:13).
them all."
There will be victory for
you in whatever situation you
are going through. Even
when your dreams seem unat-
tainable, don't give up. It's in
your perseverance that you
will gain victory - your fam-
ily, children, and descendants
are depending on YOU.
You must believe that it's
not just for your sake that God
manifest His promises, but for
You can't give up on the
promises of God. You've
waited too long, you've
sowed too much, and you've
believed that He would come
through. So, what hampers
your faith now? God didn't
promise us that we wouldn't
have trials, however He re-
minded us in Psalm 34:17
that -"many are the afflic-
tions of the righteous, but the
Lord shall deliver him out of
Something to Ponder—Young Men and their Desires
Encouraging Words
Are you a BIBLE Scholar?
1. What year was Jesus crucified?
2. What is the shortest scripture in the Bible?
3. What was the musical instrument played by David?
4. What was Peter’s occupation?
5. Amoz had a son who was the famous prophet?
6. What does the word Immanuel mean?
7. What does Yahweh mean?
8. What are the names of Lazarus’ sisters?
How well
do you
know the
Bible?
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the sake of your relatives -
just as He gives you power to
get wealth, that He may estab-
lish His covenant which He
swore to your fathers - so
does God want to establish
His covenant with you!
Be encouraged to stay in
the fight until you wit-
ness the goodness of God in
the land of the living!
Sister DJM
Victory in Jesus’ name!
Since the young men do not know
that they should have control over their
desires, the young girl get tired of being
pressured by the young man and she
gives in to his harassment and begging.
The key is “I love you”. The young men
know that once they say that to the
young girls, it makes it easier for the
young girls to submit because the young
girls want to feel loved. The problem is
that young men do not mean it. It is only
to satisfy his desires at that time and
after the encounter is over, the young
girl is history and she is called demean-
ing names.
Once the young girl has given into
his advances, she is impregnated after
having relations for the first time in se-
cret. (Mark 4:22). The young man
immediately says that it is not his and
that she is a whore. He knows that is not
the truth. He does not want the responsi-
bility of being a father. He will say
things like “I'm too young to be a father”
or “I have my future to think about.”
What about the young girl? What about
her future? What about the responsibility
of being of mother by herself?
Her life has been changed forever. In
some cases, the young girl is in a state of
confusion, anger, loneliness, and fear,
and some do not recover from that trau-
matic experience. It also puts undue
strain on the family. Sometimes the par-
ents put the daughter out of their homes
to fend for herself and the baby.
Continued p. 7 (Young Men)
Christian
Move — Mercy Me
The Way — Jeremy Camp
Hold Me — Jamie Grace/tobyMac
Strong Enough — Matthew West
Do Everything — Steven Curtis Chapman
Lift Me UP — The Afters
Blessing—Laura Story
Turn Around — Matt Maher
My Hope Is In You — Aaron Shust
I Lift My Hands — Chris Tomlin
Christian/Gospel Music
Martha’s Christian Journey Short Story—Series 5
her pain. She thought briefly about drinking the bottle of gin hidden in her kitchen cabi-net. As she tried to decide, Martha woke up and began to pray.
Martha told Kathleen that she was feeling better since she prayed and asked God to help her through this situation. Kathleen began to ask ques-tions about God. She asked the following questions: How can I become saved? She wanted to know if God would forgive her if she divorced her husband? She wanted to know if God answered all prayers? Will God take away the ache in her heart?
Martha took her hand and they began to pray. After the prayer, she explained that she
Kathleen contacted the police and reported the at-tempted rape of Martha. She tried to calm her to no avail. The police eventually came by the home, but Mark was no where to be found. Kath-leen stayed by Martha’s side until she fell asleep.
While she sat on Martha’s bed, Kathleen began to think about God. She was furious with her husband and needed a way to help ease
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Gospel
I Need Your Glory—Earnest Pugh
I Smile—Kirk Franklin
Nobody Greater—VaShawn Mitchell
Be Still — Yolanda Adams
Over & Over—Trin-i-tee 5:7
In the Middle — Isaac Carree
He Has His Hands On You—Marvin Sapp
Spiritual — Donald Lawrence
Well Done—Deitrick Haddon
My Heart Says Yes — Troy Sneed
Should visit her church and her pastor could answer all of her questions. Just as she was talking, in walked Mark.
Will continue in Decem-ber’s issue. Min. A.A.
CROSS WORD
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H A K A N R Y M S U F F E R I N G Y O P
E H Q Y K A T Z I F U T U R I S T I C O
B P P R E O H F E E H Q S Y J N H Z I E
E H H S H D E P C S B Z E U J M X K H S
X P S E E E M C L G I T H C C Z U D X O
M H V R S A L V I A L D C A N G E L S M
O I A W E U L U R Y D O R K Y L C M D T
H L P T K D S S K Q Y E U A P R A I S A
H A A I G U L U T E O C H T S K Z W L P
T D P R Z P F E H R W N C K E L T E A K
I E O I C W A X Y J F A B N R R A E O P
A L P P M J K C A H A W R A E C V R D Z
F P P S L M K C T N W T K M V O X A I H
F H R Y W X K A I C E W N F E L N F C E
W I O L M A O I R J S D B O L D O R E P
U A P O S N W W A O D I A N A J H A A P
S R H H F O R Q S H M A U O T S W W E A
G J E X G O P F Z N X A B S I U Z X T R
M Y C O M E G A Y W H Z L L O R C S K K R M Y D S P M A L O U H X H N T T O D Y
Alpha
Angels
Asia
Churches
Cold
Elders
Ephesus
Faith
Futuristic
Holy Spirit
Hot
Lamps
Laodicea
Lukewarm
Omega
Patmos
Philadelphis
Prophecy
Revelation
Sardis
Scroll
Seals
Smyrna
Son of Man
Suffering
Thyatira
Warfare
John
REVELATION
As I was trying to decide
what topic to discuss in this
month's issue of The Visionary
Good News Gazette, it became
clear to me that we as Christian
brothers and sisters need to
really focus on letting go of an-
ger and bitterness against one
another. The Christian commu-
nity is supposed to be about
sharing the love of Christ with
others in our day-to-day lives.
Unfortunately, that love isn't
always visible to others who
may not understand the things
of God. Many times, those who
may have considered possibly
attending church or even be-
coming a Christian, are jaded by
what they see “true” Christians do-
ing. Believe it or not, your anger
does indeed affect those around you.
The root of anger can often be cor-
related with unforgiveness. God
commands us to LOVE one an-
other...and if we say that we love
Him, we are to keep His command-
ments. Therefore, when we practice
unforgiveness and harbor anger and
bitterness in our hearts, we are dis-
obeying God, and not displaying our
love for Him. A clear example of
this is when we choose to remain
angry at those who are close to us,
whether in proximity or relation-
ship. 1 John 4:20-21 tells us that we
should be loving toward our
neighbors if we are to call ourselves
lovers of God and that if we are
not loving toward them, then we
are LIARS. Of course, no one
wants to be dubbed a liar, but this
is why it's important to be who
God has commanded us to be.
James 1:22 says it best “Do not
merely listen to the word, and so
deceive yourselves. Do what it
says.” (NIV) We must remember
that this life is NOT about our
own agendas, it's NOT about what
we want or even our own comfort,
but about glorifying Christ in eve-
rything that we do to the best our
ability.
God Bless!
Sister BJ
Inspirational Message — True Christians
Something To Ponder cont. from p.4 Young Men and their Desires such a young age. Children