b'BIBLE TRUTHS SERMONWho are theOur God has a Book of Descendants of Shem?ccordingtoZondervan\'sPictorialfather; and their faces were backward,RemembranceA BibleDictionaryNegrosarenotand they saw not their father\'s naked- ThentheythatfearedtheLord thedecendantsofHam.Furtherness".spake often one to another:and the investigation proves that we are infact(Gen. 9: 20-23),So what does theLordhearkened,andheardit,and the decendents Shem. biblesaythefather\'snakednessis,a"bookofremembrance"waswrit-1. The youngest son of Noah, born"8Thenakednessofthyfather\'stenbeforeHimforthemthatfeared probablyabout96yearsbeforethewife shalt thou not uncover: it is thytheLord,andthatthoughtuponHis Flood;andoneoftheeightpersonsfather\'s nakedness". (Lev. 18: 8)name!to live through the Flood. He becameShem must have been a dark race, Malachi 3:16the progenitor of the dark races; NOTbecauseJosephaswellasMoses THENEGROES,buttheEgyptians,(bothofShem)werethoughttobeBy Dr. Sandra PowellEthiopians,LibyansandCanaanitesEgyptian,(Gen. 42), (Exodus 2:16-19) (Gen. 10: 6-20). His indecency, whenthebiblesaysthattheEgyptian\'s hisfatherlaydrunken,broughta(Mizraim\'s)arethedescendantsofO urwordsandthoughts\'and curseuponCanaan(Gen.9:20-27).Ham (Gen. 10: 6).\'deeds\' of love are monumentally 20And Noah began to be a husbandimportant to God!!(gardener), and he planted a vineyard:For more information on the where- Whenwereadverses13through 21Andhedrankofthewine,andabouts of the children of Israel read15, before we delve into the meaning was drunken; and he was uncoveredDeuteronomy 28 : 15 - 68 and seeforof Malachi 3 verse 16, we find these withinhistent.22AndHam,theyourself what group of people on earthversesdescribethepeoplesarro-father of Canaan, saw the nakednessfit ALL of theses Prophecies. gant attitude toward God during this of his father, and told his two brethrentime!When theyasked what goodSandra Powellwithout, 23And Shem and Japhethsource:Zondervan\'sPictorialBibledoesitdotoworshipGod!?They took a garment, and laid it upon bothDictionaryfirstprintedin1963onwere really asking what good does itbrance"isfoundonlyhereinscrip-their shoulders, and went backward,page 330, and the King James Bible.do for me?Their focus was selfish,ture, although the idea of God having andcoveredthenakednessoftheirandtheirunderstandingwasdull and hypocritical!! a book in which he recorded entries is also found elsewhere in his word! CHURCH NEWS TheyspokeagainstGod,inreflec- (E.G.,Ex32:32;ps139:16;isa4:3; tionuponHim,incontradictionto65:6; ezek 13:9).Him, as their fathers did back in the New President for Aurorawilderness (ps 70:19); yea, they spokeScripturesays,itstaysconstantly againstGod!!Whathesaid,andbefore God, wide open, as a reminder what he designed, they opposed, asof those who remain faithful to Him, Minister Wives and Widows if they had been retained of counseland who love, fear, honor and respect against Him and his cause!In verseHim!!Understand that God loves us 13, the Lord says, your words havesomuchandhe\'truly\'valuesour been stout against me!They camelove and loyalty to Him!!!By Selena Byrd fromtheirpride,andhaughtiness,People of faith, throughout the day, andcontemptofGod!!Thentheybe determined to keep God in your G raceandPeaceEveryone.Withplayed "crazy" like they didn\'t remem- thoughts!!!Meditateonhisprom-gratitudeandhonorIhumblyber saying it!!! isesandthankHimforhisgood-acceptthepositionofpresidentforBut verse 16 says then \'they thatness!!!AuroraMinistersWivesandWidows.fearedtheLord\'spakeoftenonetoWhenwekeepourmindsfocused to serve the great city of Aurora andanother:andtheLordhearkened,onHim,wewontbedistractedby the great peoplehere, and to returnand heard it, and a book of remem- the cares of this world!!!the favor of kindness. bracewaswrittenbeforeHimfor IamveryhumblethatGodwouldthemthatfearedtheLordandthatWhenyouletyourloveforHim allow me to serve the city of Aurora. thought upon his name!! show in word, thought, and deed, it andthecommunity.Ithinkthekeypleases his heart and draws you clos-Beloved,thisbookofremem- er to Him each and every day as we all of being a good servant is about lis- brancemeansthatapermanentstrive to faithfully endure life until our teningandunderstandingthecity.Irecordofourfaithfulandreverentjourneys end here on earth!!!wouldliketoacknowledgethemenresponses are kept in heaven!!This and women of God who has served theprovidesassurancethatwhenGodWe must not close without reading city greatly.deals with us individually, he will nottheverynextverseafterverse16, With25yearsofservingwithmyforget our submission to Him! verse 17:husband and family, I accept the chal- Selena Byrd 17Andtheyshallbemine,saith Theexpression"bookofremem- the Lord of hosts, in that day \'when i lenge that is put before me, My Goal is to make this city better, with Godfriends, and colleagues for an opportu- make up my jewels;\' and i will spare on my side. I give thanks to my family,nity to serve. them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth Him!!!A permanent recordOurprayer:father,helpmeto consistently turn my heart and mind of our faithful andtowardyou,thankingyouforyour reverent responses aregoodness and faithfulness in my life! Iblessyoutodaybecauseyouare kept in heaven! worthy!I hold your truth close to my heart so that i can always be pleasing to you in jesus name Amen!10 DECEMBER 2019 BOCNEWS.com'