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SECOND’S GAZETTE STAFF Nadine O. Harris, MBA, Founder/Publisher Ferrari Y. Green, Production and Design
Editors: Sharon Durall, Jaylyn Harris, Kathy Jackson Sherry Joiner, Operations and Distribution
Contributors: Peggy LaBon, Lois Gaston, Jessie Anderson, Vanessa Jenkins, Vera Reeves, Betty Thomas, Felicia Dickson, Keith D. Holmes, Judy McCulloch, Donna Burke
Photographers: Adele Davis, Jerel McLendon
Children’s Church Consultant: Avian Westby
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A rotating wheel symbolizes God’s divine force. Wheels with flames shooting out often portray God’s throne, based on Ezekiel’s vision (see 1:1-18). Some artists also show a burning wheel when God sends Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.
Second’s Gazette Issue 140
A Word For The Year Every January, some people pray and ask God to provide a word for their year ahead. Friends have shared theirs with me, but I was hesitant to embrace the practice myself. I’d love to receive a word like flourish; then again, I might be like the friend who heard health and then faced many physical challenges that year. But I tried it for 2020 and heard prepare. My first reaction was that the word wasn’t very exciting, which possibly confirmed I hadn’t orchestrated it. Indeed, 2020 ended up full of significant, unexpected change for our family, with careers, school, church and friends. Prepare reminded me that amid chaos, God had prepared me for each moment and continues to prepare me for what’s next. Give it a try! Regardless of the word you receive or what lies ahead, you can trust that God loves you and is ultimately in control for 2021 and beyond.
140th Edition, Version 7 We welcome your comments: Contact us at: Secondsnewsletter@gmail.com
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A Call Robert & Jessie Anderson B Dennis & JoAnne Craig, or Betty Brown or Rodney Bough C A.G. Harrison, or Shirley Robinson, or Larry & Deborah Hayes D
James Harvey or Venda Hawkins E/F Ron & La Vonne Husband or Adrienne Hurst G Minnie Mannings or Valeria Burwell or Ellen Clark H George & Tamara Lewis or Thelma Jones I/J
Ellis & Thelma Johnson or Eva McLaurin or Walter McDonald K/L/N/O/T Terrence Williams or Lonnie & Josephine Stokes M Chuck Williams or Melva Hill P/Q Carrie Walker or Nadine Harris R/S Larry Willis or Oscar Woodard U/V/W/X/Y/Z Robert Hamilton or Ron Demps or Michael Dickson
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Award-winning filmmakers Alex and Stephen Kendrick announced they will be rereleasing their blockbuster film “Courageous” with new scenes and a new ending. The fourth film from Sherwood Pictures is scheduled to be rereleased next year in theaters. The brothers said viewers “will get to see what happens to many of the characters ten years later! It’s a new ending with a few surprises!” “Courageous” was originally released in 2011 and grossed a total of $35.2 million, over 17 times its $2 million budget. Reference: https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-moviecourageous-to-be-rereleased-in-2021.html
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“Off to A Great Start”
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he beginning of the of the New Year is usually a time to make plans for a fresh start. Many of us in the past may have made New Year’s Resolution. Cambridge Dictionary defines, New Year’s Resolution as “a promise that you make to yourself to start doing something good or stop doing something bad on the first day of the year. It often does not take drastic change to make a difference. God’s word encourages us to set goals as God guides our footsteps. (Proverbs 16:9) A man’s heart plans his way. But the Lord directs his steps.
An easy guide for goal setting is to use the acronym SMART.
To Get Started Pray-Start by asking God what your focus should be for the new Year, i.e personal growth, family, employment, health, spiritual and physical growth. (Proverbs 3:5-6) Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct your paths. Write it down! Writing your goals down make your plan visible and attainable. (Proverbs 16:3) Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established. Share your goals and vison with others, having someone by your side can provide support, helps hold you accountable and help you maintain focus. (Romans 1:12) That is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. Celebrate your success, tell others about what God has helped you to accomplish, Testify! (Jeremiah 29:11) "for I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Prayer: Dear God, We Thank you for helping us to make it through a difficult year. Lord help us to focus on healing ourselves through repentance and the renewing of our minds. We realize we cannot make it without you. We are dependent on you Lord. We trust you; you are or strength and our Redeemer. In Jesus Name Amen.
References: New Year’s Resolution (2020) Cambridge dictionary; Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/newyear-s-resolution SMART criteria(1981) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART(Accessed 12 December 2020) Anita J. McCulloch, BSN, RN, PHN
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Numbering our days
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o fix what they call a disorganized date-tracking system, professors Steve Hanke and Dick Henry have developed a “permanent calendar.” On it, January 1 is always a Monday, so holidays and birthdays occur on the same day every year. The 364-day calendar
eliminates leap years, time zones, Halloween and every Friday the 13th. Instead of leap days, “every
five or six years, we’ll have an extra week at the end [of December] when you can party,” says Henry. Because the permanent calendar is predictable, it reportedly would save money and time. Yet despite almost two decades of work, the idea hasn’t taken off. However we track our lives, we do well to remember this prayer: “Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. … Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:1, 12 NIV).
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
Scholarships in January 2021 $2,000 Nitro College Scholarship Eligibility: High school seniors and college students Amount: $2,000 Deadline: January 31 • •
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Ascent Social Cause Scholarship Eligibility: Students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and 18 years or older who share about how they support their communities • Amount: $1,000 Deadline: January 15 •