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Six things Satan wants more than anything else

Whether we like it or not, every Christian must come to terms with the fact that there is a real enemy. Known by many names, including Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, and the devil, which he makes it clear from his first encounter with mankind in Genesis 3 that he has nothing but malicious intent for God’s creation. So much so that Jesus says this regarding his character, “He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” (John ...

St. Paul’s homecoming service is Oct. 2

PHOTO PROVIDED The annual St. Paul’s EUB Homecoming Service will be held on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 2:30 p.m. Join members on this blessed autumn day with special music provided by Fishers of Men, a group from the Sugar Valley Church of the Brethren. The message will be brought by Pastor Dan ...

Local church briefs

Fall festival JERSEY SHORE — Pine Creek Valley Christian Church will be hosting a Fall Festival Oct. 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. All are welcome and encouraged to come, there will be free food, free drinks, and free games for young and old alike. The festival will be held at the Pine Creek Valley Christian Church, 26 Locomo Lane, Jersey Shore. Bring your friends and family to enjoy hot dogs, hot chocolate, apple cider and more. And bring a chair to sit around the campfire. Fall bazaar RAUCHTOWN — St. James Lutheran Church, 3242 Middle Road, Rauchtown, will hold its annual Fall ...

The Kramers to perform at Beech Creek Wesleyan

BEECH CREEK — Beech Creek Wesleyan Church is hosting The Kramers in concert. This free concert is happening Sunday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m. This event is open to the public, everyone is welcome. The Kramers have maintained a high quality of musical excellence with an unquenchable passion to see ...

Wright Street Church to host special gospel series

PHOTO PROVIDED The Wright Street Church of Christ, 426 Wright St., Flemington, will host a special series of Gospel Meetings beginning Wednesday, Oct. 5 and ending on Sunday, Oct. 9. The guest speaker will be Matt Trent from Norman, Oklahoma. Services will be held nightly at 7 p.m. with ...

PA Jehovah’s Witnesses return to door-to-door ministry after 30-month pandemic pause

LOCK HAVEN — Jehovah’s Witnesses have resumed their trademark door-to-door ministry; the two-and-a-half-year suspension of the work ended just in time for the launch of a global campaign featuring an interactive program for Bible study. The decision to resume their door-to-door ministry marks the complete restoration of all pre-pandemic in-person activities for the nearly 1.3 million Jehovah’s Witnesses in the 12,000 congregations in the United States. Houses of worship (called Kingdom Halls) were reopened on April 1, witnessing in public places resumed on May 31 and in-person ...