The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1968

O.A.R.B.C. Youth Presents His Testimony As Eai or of The Oho Independent Baptist1 we ~e come articles that have to do with the young people of our O.A.R. B.C. fe' fov.,sh ~p . We present here one sent us by Rev. C are nce Townsend of Minford Ohio. One of cl1e outs tanding )'Oltng 111e 11 of Grace Baptist Ch i,rch , Minford, OJ1io, and ,,1inford High S chool is R odne}' 1 iney. It /1as been my prf,,_ i/ege no t only to be his Pastor f o r the past three years, but also to be one of h is teachers during his last year in H ig/1 S chool . As Pastor and teacher I l1ave fo und R od of excep– tional sensitivity and ability, and of th, h igl1est Christ ian character. Among his sc/100/ accomplishments and/ or actii,f t ies, such as being president o f his class for the past three y ears, serv– ing as president o f the National H onor Society chapter, and participating as a 1 1:e,11ber of tl1e c/1001 track 1ea111. Rc 1 1.J 1, as , 01ed bJ 1/1e ~1i11f ord Higl1 tac 1,/r,· as tl1e 011tsra11di11g se11ior of 196~. R od l1as J1a1 eel ,,·irJ1 111e tJ1e Jotlo,vi11.; 1esti111011) 1 a11d poe,11. \\-hen a ked t ,,,r1t a po n1 for Engli h cl . I ,,,anted t ,,·rite it about on1eone I kne,,· be t - Je u Chri t. Of the e,·enteen , ear f n1,, life. hri t has been ffi)' a,·iour for ten. I t i hard to d cribe the ,,,av He has been leading and directing my life . It i in1po ible t t ll of the many ble ings He has given me. H i.. the be t F riend a fella\ can ha,~e. If ou haven't accepted Chri t. you don t know what r al living i . Today' world is full o f wars and riot • but Chri t can give you me– thing to live for . I n life we ill h ave heartaches and trou ble , but Chri t gives u reas urance in J hn 16: 33: ~· . . . In the wo rld ye shall h ave tr ibul atio n : but be f good cheer; I h ave overcome the world .' ' Christ will work m ny dif ferent way in your life, but put all of your faith in Him. As Christia n , look to– ' ard heaven and pray ·oh, G od , Thy will be done ." salm auh A by Ralph T. Nordlund (Read Psalm XXI V in your Bible f irst) In the e .. rJ,, 1 llf" "'f n1orn no J ~ \\ hen "' leep hard t c n1~ l Jie 1n bed JU t th1nk.ing tt r a ~1ard da, · ,, \. r i d\.')·1t! .. r out into .. n ther ,, rld, J think. f thing to n1e. - \\' hat' t) hlppen , hen life' .. i l ed. .. \nd death' ., the on},, n ? - It n1att rs n t the tre ure gained, Or plea ur "' of th1 "' ear.th, Onl) the ul we·, e \\ n. nd if \\ e ha\ 1 e ne,v bir.th . Chri t. the One ,,·ho died for me pon the ruel cro , Died that we might ran omed be. nd not a ul be lo t. A l ng treet f g ld I 'll meday ,,,alk. In a land that' bright and fair. I'll be there f r eternity, After meeting Chri in the air. In the earl ' hour of the mor nino ~ ~ When Jeep i h ard to ome I lie in bed, ju pra)ring, "Oh . God, Thy v ill be done.' ' . . . by Rodney Nrney nem The eanth i t he Lord 's, and all its abundance, The \.\'orld and its people who over it dwell; He laid its foundations do\\·n deep in the ocean , And anchored it fa t \.\- here the a currents \\ 1 ell. grace f entering the tah rna I~ or '<.)111ing tcn1pl\; a11d being accepted and blc ".. ed f "i :i . ) 111.. tn\ in ht, ti.1,, . a no,,. nl}· e11ter d \\ith th\;1r ft.: t. an:l tl1 tl1"1r Cl)n dt.:n1nat1on rather than hi ') ing. 0111\ th~ co111111g It:" tl h. O v.'ho hall a cend to the Mount of Jehovah Arid tand in the temple of holine~ t here? ' l1e n1an \l.'i lh clean hand . the t1 ue and pure heart d, or onl)' t1ch anctificd cekers w ttld dJrc . 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