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Show __ 104 Saturday, Sept. 28, 1991 CHURCH Standard-Examiner Don’t let ‘toads’ block communication with God CHURCH BRIEFS An incidentis told of a certain college which was without anysup- ply of water one morning. The plumber was called and he From the © Pulpit © examined the plumbing but could find nothing wrong. Yet, there was David Duncan no water. Next the water department of Miller Anderson 0. West Barbara and Jim Choury Anderson to preach Sunday Missionaries to give speech LAYTON — Owen Anderson, a singing evange- SOUTH OGDEN — Missionaries to Concep- list from Alma, Neb., will be ministering at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Rosewood Lane Church of the Nazarene, 455 Rosewood Lane. cion, Argentina, Jim and Barbara Choury, will be He has been traveling and sharing his love of God through testimony and song in many areas throughout the United States for the past 15 years. Thepublic is welcome to attend. For moreinformation, call 544-1593. Rev. Miller to deliver sermon OGDEN — The Rev. Dr. Clyde H. Miller Jr., minister of the Rocky Mountain Conference,will be preaching Sunday at the 11 a.m. worship service at the United Church of Christ Congregational, 3350 Harrison Blvd. Miller has headed the Rocky Mountain Confer- ence composed of 92 congregations in Utah, Wyoming and Colorado for over 1! years. He previously served for 10 years as president of the Boston City Missionary Society. From Denver, he is a graduate of Talladega College and earned his doctorate of divinity degree from the Chicago Theological Seminary. A potluck dinner will follow the services. Participants should bring a covered dish to share. Meat will be provided. Wests to speak at devotional OGDEN — Owen Daniel West Jr., president of the LDS Utah OgdenStake, and his wife Geraldine, will be the speakers at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the OgdenInstitute of Religion devotional. Theinstitute is located at 1302 Edvalson St. He has served the church in the past as a stake president, bishop, Young Men’s president, stake missionary and was a full-time missionary to the Northwestern States Mission. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado and his master’s degree from the University of Denver. She was born in Preston, Idaho and served as a temple worker at the Chicago Temple and an early morning seminary teacher. She earned a nursing degree from St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing. Warren names newbishopric WARREN — The Warren LDS Ward bishopric was changed recently, with LaVell H. England being named bishop and O. Scott Wayment and Matthew Wayment selected as his counselors. George M. Cluster was named executive secretary, with Lee E. Black chosen as ward clerk and Russell C. Holmesasassistant clerk. Released were bishop LaMar W. Skeen and his counselors, Blaine H. Wade and Craig H. Nelson. Also released was Michael L. Wayment asassistant ward clerk. The ward meets Sundays from 9 a.m. to noon at 856 N. 5900 West. Diocese sets Oct. 5 assembly SALT LAKE CITY — The Diocesan Fall General Assembly, hosted by the Diocesan Pastoral Council, ‘will be celebrating its fifth anniversary Oct. 5 at St. Ambrose Parish with activities getting started at 8 a.m. This meeting is the second year of a two-year focus on evangelization, and Father John Norman, principal of St. Joseph’s High School in Ogden, will be the keynote speaker. Various workshops focus- ing on evangelization will follow. Registration is $15 and includes lunch. For more ee, call Kathy Hodges at 328-8641, ext. 334. Film series resumes Sunday NORTH OGDEN — The second of a four-part film series on “Hope”, featuring the Rev. Billy Graham, will be shown at 6 p.m. Sundayat Valley View Baptist Church, 2712 N. 400 East : Thefilm’s title is “Hope for the Lonely.” It is narrated in a way with which most viewers can identify, and each film has a message by Graham The public is welcome to attend LDS conference is next week SALT LAKE CITY — The 161st semi-annual general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be conducted Oct. 5 and 6 at the Tabernacle on Temple Square Presiding at the two-day gathering will be the church’s first presidency, with general sessionsat 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day. A general priesthood session will be at 6 p.m. Oct. 5. The conferencewill be televised live over KSLIV in Salt Lake City and to gatherings throughout the United States and in Canada, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and the West Indies First anniversary celebrated OGDEN — The Church on the Terrace, 3717 Grant Ave., will be celebratingits first anniversary at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday services he eventful year will be reviewed using pictures and videos, and Pastor Steve Pike will share a message on “Looking Back — Pressing On.” 4 fellowship dinner will be served followingthe service, : The public is welcome to attend. For moreinfor- mation, call 393-2518. Chicago Temple reunion set SYRACUSE — Anyonewho served as ordinance workers at the Chicago LDS Templeareinvited to a reunion at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Syracuse LDS 2nd Ward, 2500 S. Bluff Road. Dinner will be served at 6 with a menuof cold cuts and a salad bar, catered by the Red Flame Restaurant. Cost for the event is $5 per person and “The Four R’s” will provide the program. For reservations or information, call I. John Thayne at 776-4586; Ashton Smith, 292-8524; Blaine Thomson, 295-2189; or by mail to Chicago Temple Reunion, 2410 S. 1800 West, Syracuse, Utah 84075, as soon as possible speaking at the Washington Heights Baptist Church, 1770 E. 6200 South, at 6 p.m. Sunday. The Chourys started a Baptist church in Concepcion. They were appointed to serve in Argentina by the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society of Wheaton, IIl. Theyarrived in Argentina in 1983 and began working with a core group offive local Christians. From that group a growing church wasestablished. During their next term of service, the Chourys will work alongside an Argentine couple and several seminary students. They anticipate the church membership will grow to about 300. The public is welcome to attend these services. the city was called and they sent men to investigate the trouble. After much searching theyfinally found the cause. A mile away from the college, where the large line goes into thelittle city, there at the junction, they found a huge toad which had been sucked partlyinto the small line and which hadliterally shut off all the water. The men who removedthe trou- 2 Valley View is causing you to be unconcerned and uninterested in the things of to remain in our lives and be al- lowed to grow and grow, thereby cutting off the flow of communications with the Lord. Satan never wants us to take giant steps. He is very contented to have us take a series oflittle steps, all in his direction, of course. tadpole, but had fed upon the wa- Satan works on our weaknesses; on our desires. To offset this we must call on the Lord. We must ter until it grew and shut off the water. Wecan shut the Lord out of our very present help in trouble.” Isa- blemaker suggested that it had most likely got in first as a little lives the same way. A “little” act of dishonesty; a “little” act of lying; a “little” act of immorality; a “little” act of any sin. Then the “little” becomes bigger and bigger and soon seck his strength. Psalm 46:1 says “God is our refuge and strength, a iah 41:10 says “Fear thou not; for | am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right we totally shut ourselves off from hand of my righteousness.” Smith is topic of LDS lecture the Lord. OGDEN — Susan Black will be the speaker at the next LDS “Know Your Religion” lecture at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Ogden Utah Weber Heights Stake Center, 1401 Country Hills Drive. Hertopic will be “The Life and Contributions of the Prophet Joseph Smith.” Black is an associate professor of church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University. She has written several books and articles, including a 50-volume work entitled works. We need to betotally on our guard that we do notallow sin Satan promises pleasure and brings pain; the Lord promises peace and providesit. Satan promises rejoicing and producesregrets; This is the way Satan and sin By TONY CATTERALL London Observer Service BONN — Judas never received Latter-day Saints 1830-1848.” Cost for the lecture is $4. For more information, his 30 pieces of silver, according to a new bookby a Jewish theologian. Rummage, bake sale offered LAYTON — The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and Good Shepherd women haveplanned a rummage and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Trinity Lutheran Church, 385 W. Golden Ave. For more information, call Margaret Nath at 825-3918. SOUTH OGDEN — A Utah Youth Rally is planned for 7 p.m. on Oct. 5 at the Combe Road Foursquare Church, 6545 Combe Road, sponsored by the Utah Division of Foursquare Churches. All Utah youth and their parents are welcome to attend the event which will feature an inspirational message from Jim Adams, director of Youthwest Foursquare in Modesto, Calif. Music for the event will be by Bob Andrade, a trumpet player who is traveling with Adams. Dave Gallegos and the worship/celebration team of the church will be leading the worship, which will be attended by teens from Logan, Brigham City, and Salt Lake City churches. A donation of a $1 is requested. For more information, call the church office at 479-1052. Single adult fireside Sunday OGDEN — Norman Baird, president of the Ogden LDS Temple, and his wife Lenora, who is the matron, will be the speakers at an area single adult fireside at 7 p.m. Sundayat the Ogden East Stake Center, 1314 E. 27th St. Musicfor the event will be provided by the TriValley Choir. All single adults age 40 and older are welcome. Veterans groups meet weekly LAYTON — The Veterans for Christ International and Active Military and Veterans’ Christian Fellowship of Utah continue to meet at 7 p.m. Thursdays at La Quinta Motel in Layton, off Interstate 15, Exit 335. Theme for the next six weeks will be “The Habitation of Spirits in Our World,” with the text taken from the Book of Daniel, Chapter 7. For more information on the group, call 5470635. Tours of log church available SOUTH OGDEN — Tours of the uniquelog facility of Combe Road Foursquare Church, 6545 Combe Road, have been scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 and 4; from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m and | to 4 p.m. on Oct. 5; and from | to 4 p.m. on Oct. ¢ The church is located on U.S. 89 between South Ogden and East Layton. Refreshments and information about the church and its various ministries will be provided. The tours are open to the public Adult religion classes offered OGDEN — Four newadult religion classes are being sponsored by the LDS Church Educational System in the Ogden area. On Tuesdays, Don Colvin will teach a class on the New Testament at the OgdenInstitute of Religion. On Wednesdays, anotherclass on the New Testament will be taught by Jeffrey Chadwick in Pleasant View. On Thursdays, those interested in a class on the anti-Jewish elaborations of the New Testament, probably inserted around the end of the First Century. He explains that those he calls And, moreover, Jesus Christ may the “editors” of the Gospels embel- never have been betrayed in the lished Matthew’s account, as was so often done in the New Testament, “so that the Scriptures (the Old Testament) could be fulfilled.” Thus, well-known words were taken from two booksof the Old Testament “to construct the Judas betrayal story.” Ecclesiastes notes the lowest price for a slave as “30 shekels” while in Zachariah, enemies of the prophet attempt to humiliate him by first place. Pinchas Lapide, in his book “Jesus, Money and World Peace” (published recently in Germany), says that in Palestine at the time “there were no fewer than 19 different currencies in circulation.” But “there was no coin known as the silver piece; they fell out of use Youth rally scheduled Oct. 5 the Lord? Be careful, that is just what the devil wants. He doesn’t care how large a “toad” he hascreated as long as he blocks your com- munication with the Lord. He is readyfor your call. He will assess the damage, provide the repairs and give you an unconditional guarantee. Isaiah 40:31 says, “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.” Jesus said in John 4:14, “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water sprnging up into everlasting life.” My friend, I encourage you to drink from the fountain that will never run dry. Book: Maybe Jesus wasn’t betrayed “The Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of call Arthur Budge at 621-7017. the Lord offers joy and provides it. Satan offers delights and yields disappointment; the Lord offers satisfaction and provides it. Satan’s offerings are but for a season; the Lord’s offerings are for eternity. Do you havesin in yourlife that about 300 years previously, as did the system of ‘weighing out silver pieces.’ ” Lapide, 68, an acknowledged Bi- trayer” because his secondary name,Iscariot, is an Aramaic cor- ruption of the word for dagger, a term the Romansused for activists in the Zealotsect. The Judas story had led to uncountable Jews being slandered as “traitors’ and “venal Jews,” but he suggests that Jesus Christ voluntarily sacrificed himself, with no need for any “betrayal.” The writer says that perhaps the most-cited evidence that Jesus despised Mammonis,in fact, a translation error. Christ reportedly quoted the adage: “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a “weighing out 30 silver pieces” as needle than for a rich man to enter his price. Lapide says that Judas was no more than the “treasurer” of the the kingdom of God.” But Lapide the theological faculties of several universities in Germany and Swit- “wandering kibbutz” that Christ says one letter in the original text was confused, and that the quote actually reads: “It is easier for a zerland, argues that the story ofthe silver pieces is only one of many gathered around him. He implies that Judas was selected as the “be- a needle ...” Preach Morphew From 9A From 9A What sort of people should we be? These are some of the things we are exploring.” The celebrity ministers take over That’s why SKI the clown wants religious people to get involved on Halloween night. The world, he ble scholar who has guest chairs at the whole hour of service, not just to provide a sermon. All prayer or no prayers, Music or no music — it’s up to the celebrant. Jay Stevens, author of “Drum- ming on the Edge of Magic” with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and “Storming Heaven: LSD and the American Dream,” incorporated rhythmic bongo drumming in his service in July. Stevens’ lecture was a mix of religion, utopianism, Freud, the “Earth goddess” and Tibetan lamas. “It’s all part of the New Age supermarket,” said Stevens, who lives in Weathersfield. “We can stroll down the aisle and pick what we want.” Hunter said the experiment is not an attempt to proselytize, but a resource for others who might be turned off by traditional services. Ministers from other churches also filled in the gaps. A medical doctor, a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and a jazz bandcalled the Retreads are also on theroster I like going to an unorthodox service as opposed to the formal- says, is not a safe place for children. “We're trying to get rid of not the witches and goblins, but this Freddyfrom Elm Street stuff,” SKI said, referring to Freddy Krueger, the horror film character who stalks children in their dreams. “I don’t know if we’re scaring kids,” SKI said over his car phone, “but we’re scaring me. You know what kids can see on television, bodies being cut up — all kinds of frightening stuff.” SKI has been in the clown business for about 10 years. He performs in a baggy suit and a sorrowful look — sort of a tramp clown that everyone pities. And in that way, he cheers up people in hospitals, nursing homes and churches all over the Indianapolis area. This Halloween, SKI will join 20 other clowns for a visit to Moscow, Budapest and Warsaw. Theywill share clown tricks with their counterparts from Eastern Europe and ship’s rope to go through the eye of the Soviet Union, perform in hospitals and orphanages and, if they get lucky, do a few somersaults for the Moscow Circus. SKI also is the founder of Smiles Unlimited and president of Clowns of America International, with a membership of 6,000 funny people. He says he hastrained about 3,500 clowns during the past decade. SKI is not worried about the Halloween inventions: witches riding on broomsticks, Casper the friendly ghost, mischievous goblins and black cats howling at the moon. He’s concerned about real horrors, the true stories that may warp children forever. “Psychologically, I don’t know,” SKI said. “It has to have an impact somewhere in life. You look at these mass murderers and thelike. It has to harm children somehow. Television has such an impact.” So, SKI wants to help you create a fun Halloween for the children of your church, synagogue, mosque or temple. He’ll put you in touch with a clown group near you. Then the fun part — the creation ofa great party — is up to you. For more information, write to Don “SKI” Berkowski, 4149 Golden Eagle Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46234, “= LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED, SINCE 1961 ized church service,” said Robert O’Brien of Springfield. “I cameto listen to people’s ideas, not out of a sense of obligation.” Hunter said it is important to reach out to a group that has been unresponsive to traditional religion GREAT NEW BOOKS ESPECIALLY FOR YOUTH “If a person lives in a community like ours there are umpteen chances for them to find mainline churches, but not a church where this sort of thing is explored,” Hunter said. “We're lookingfor religious people who don’t have muchtruck with that church stuff.” Doctrine and Covenants may attend one taught by Alan McKayin Plain Cit), Also on Thursdays, Alan Beardall will instruct a | 1 the Doctrine and Covenants at the Weber For information on thestarting times and addresses of each class, call the BYU Ogden Center at 399-4455 between | and 6 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday Bible study at Baptist Church OGDEN — ABiblestudy is planned for 7 p.m Thursdays at First Baptist Church, 2519 Jefferson Ave., in the library 4 combination of background informationalong with in-de exploration of various passages is the format for this study of Old Testament literature Using atext titled “The Layperson’s Introduction to the Old Testament,” (Judson Press, 1991), students will consider the historical setting andliterary forms of certain portions of scripture one week, and the next week will use various resources to explore a specific text. 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