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Smarter Than God?

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Assistant Pastor Horace Cutter preaches a message of hope and encouragement.

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• The Song

We Will Understand It Better By And By

We are often tossed and driven
on the restless sea of time;
Somber skies and howling tempests
oft succeed a bright sunshine;
In that land of perfect day,
when the mists have rolled away,
We will understand it better by and by.

By and by, when the morning comes,
When the saints of God are gathered home,
We’ll tell the story how we’ve overcome,
For we’ll understand it better by and by.

We are often destitute of the things that life demands,
Want of food and want of shelter,
thirsty hills and barren lands;
We are trusting in the Lord, and according to God’s Word,
We will understand it better by and by.

Trials dark on every hand, and we cannot understand
All the ways that God could lead us
to that blessed promised land;
But He guides us with His eye, and we’ll follow till we die,
For we’ll understand it better by and by.

Temptations, hidden snares often take us unawares,
And our hearts are made to bleed
for a thoughtless word or deed;
And we wonder why the test when we try to do our best,
But we’ll understand it better by and by

• The Author

Charles Albert Tindley
Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley (July 7, 1851, Berlin, Maryland,  – July 26, 1933) was an American Methodist minister and gospel music composer.  Often referred to as “The Prince of Preachers”, he educated himself, became a minister and founded one of the largest Methodist congregations serving the African-American community on the East Coast of the United States. The Tindley Temple United Methodist Church in Philadelphia was named for him.

Tindley’s father was a slave, but his mother was free. Tindley himself was thus considered to be free, but even so he grew up among slaves. After the Civil War, he moved to Philadelphia.  God had placed within Tindley a desire to excel, and by age seventeen he had taught himself to read and write. At this young age he married Daisy Henry, who bore him eight children, several of whom would later show some musical ability. The young Tindley family moved to Philadelphia where Charles obtained a job as a hod carrier, conveying mortar and other supplies to bricklayers. He later became a custodian of the John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, a church that was to play a major role in his life.

He attended night school for a time, and because he felt called of God to preach, he enrolled in a correspondence course from Boston School of Theology. Along with his other courses, he studied New Testament Greek. He also found a Jewish rabbi in Philadelphia who would tutor him in the study of Hebrew. In 1902, he became pastor of the church where he had served as janitor 25 years earlier.  The church experienced rapid growth and by 1906 had a congregation of five thousand members. Tindley’s sermons reflected his study and attention to a quality ministry. He was an eloquent speaker who was heard enthusiastically by people of all races.  In the early 1920s, the church built a new sanctuary and the congregation named the new church the Tindley Temple United Methodist Church. Tindley also became a leader within the denomination. His wife, Daisy, passed away in 1924, the very day the congregation entered the new sanctuary for the first time. Three years later, Tindley remarried.

Tindley was a noted songwriter and composer of gospel hymns and is recognized as one of the founding fathers of American gospel music. Five of his hymns appear in the revised Methodist hymnal, which is used worldwide.  His composition “I’ll Overcome Someday” is credited by some observers to be the basis for the U.S. Civil Rights anthem “We Shall Overcome,”.  Tindley was the first hymn writer to have a hymn copyrighted.  He never intended for his songs to be sung in formal worship services, but rather on informal occasions.  He published a hymn collection in 1916, titled New Songs Of Paradise.

Guest Pastor Dan Steere puts on a path towards better faith.

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This is the May / June 2010 issue of the Women’s Ministry Newsletter.  Please take a moment to look through the publication for ministry information as well as other topics.   In this issue, we feature another wonderful article written by our First Lady, recommended reading, a salute to mothers, an article on dealing with emotional bailout, and more.  Our featured recipes are Strawberry Buttermilk Sherbet and Double Barbecue Bacon Wrapped Grilled Chicken.

Included also is information about our upcoming Annual Ladies High Tea, which takes place on Saturday, May 8th from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Redemption Fellowship Church.  Ladies, please mark your calendars, buy your tickets, and plan to join us to share and connect with other women during this time of encouragement, fellowship, and fun.  We hope to see you there.

Be mindful that previous copies of the Women’s Ministry Newsletter can be found here.

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Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord; it is fitting for the pure to praise him. Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.  Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.  For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does.  He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth. ~ Psalm 33:1-5

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POSITION AVAILABLE AT MISSION TO THE WORLD

Full-Time Web Developer/SharePoint Administrator

The IT Department at Mission to the World is seeking a SharePoint Web Developer/Administrator.

The primary focus of this position is the development, maintenance and security of all MTW web implementations, particularly built on and related to Microsoft SharePoint.  The person in this position reports to the IT manager but must also support the leadership of the webmaster.

Ideal candidates will have experience with computer programming and understanding of web security technologies and threats (firewalls, SLL, etc.). Previous experience with installation, configuration and support with Microsoft SharePoint is a must. Candidates must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as an aptitude for and enjoyment of technology.

If interested, please mail, FAX, or email your resume and cover letter to:

Brianna Torrey
Personnel & Office Operations

Email:  work@mtw.org
FAX:  678.823.0027

Mission to the World
Attn: Personnel
1600 North Brown Road
Lawrenceville, GA  30043

To see if this position is still available and to see other open positions with our organization, please check out www.mtw.org under “About MTW”.

They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village.  When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”   He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”  Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.  Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t go into the village.”

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Pastor Mike discusses proof of Faith.

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Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written, “Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.” At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him. Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. Many people, because they had heard that he had given this miraculous sign, went out to meet him. So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”

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