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"Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, 'Don't be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed." (Luke 8:50)
Jesus gave us the real key to healing: "Just believe."
The problem is there are a lot of Christians who don't believe that God heals anymore. I used to be one of them, but God has brought too many accounts of healing my way for me to continue to doubt his healing power.

Life has seasons, some good, some bad. We look back at certain points of our existence and think, "wow, those were the best days!" Then there are some we think back, "Thank God that is over." Curious how our lives can be so up and down, yet our God is unchanging, faithfully faithful and abundantly present, regardless of the circumstances.

The following article comes from an excerpt from an article in a Faithlife magazine to which I subscribe. Though they are not my words, they speak to me and I pray they might benefit my readers, especially those who preach and teach.
"During my own desperate search for rest I felt as though the Lord asked me a direct and sobering question: "If I were to take away your ministry platform, would you still love and worship me with the same passion that you have right now?"

Coming soon! The Red Oak Bears 5K will be on Saturday, November 30! Event will begin at 11:00 am at Red Oak United Methodist Church and continue through the local neighborhoods. Register online at Eventbrite.com. Event is sponsored by the Town of Red Oak and Red Oak United Methodist Church. All proceeds go to the summer literacy camp.

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Sunday 11/9 was Pastor Appreciation Day for Pastors Reuben and Marie Batchelor. Rev. Jerry Braziel brought the morning message and the service was followed by a covered-dish lunch.

NASH COUNTY -- Each of Nash County's four high school football teams will be in action this Friday night -- with the possibility they could be meeting down the road.
In the Class 3-A bracket, Southern Nash, following an undefeated regular season, has earned the top seed and will host Fayetteville E.E. Smith at 7 p.m. at historic Firebird Stadium on the SNHS campus.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Three Nash Central High School standouts have earned recognition on the 2019 All-Eastern Plains Conference Boys Soccer Team.
Representing the Bulldogs on the prestigious squad were seniors Noah Tharrington and Noah Shelton and sophomore Matthew Walston.
North Johnston, the regular season EPC Champion, featured seven players on the list, including Player of the Year Ty Narron.

RED OAK -- The always-successful Red Oak Middle School boys and girls basketball teams will kick off their respective seasons on December 5 with a home doubleheader versus Edwards Middle at the ROMS Gymnasium.
Girls games start at 4 p.m. and will be followed by the boys events.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College football team used a strong defensive effort to upend conference leader Huntingdon College (Ala.) 23-7 on the road last Saturday afternoon.
Senior TE Ben Dorfman and junior RB Jeff Black led the Bishop offense with scores while Senior LB Antonio Johnson sealed the game with a 96-yard interception return touchdown late in the fourth.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash and Rocky Mount High Schools annually take part in one of the biggest rivalries in eastern North Carolina on the gridiron, but since 2012, it has been nothing but wins for the Gryphons.
Last Friday was no different, when in front of a capacity-Senior Night crowd at Northern Nash's "Death Valley", Rocky Mount spoiled the evening's festivities by knocking off the Knights 37-15.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are the brackets for the upcoming Class 2-AA and Class 3-A State Football Playoffs:

Jaquan Lynch and the Rocky Mount Gryphons will be in action this Friday night at home versus Southern Lee in the state football playoffs.

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The Jail Administrator for the Nash County Sheriff's Office recently graduated from an administrative officers course.
Captain Brandon Jenkins completed the 13-week 142nd Administrative Officers Course at Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville on November 7.
Southern Police Institute is an advanced educational and training institute whose mission is to enhance the professional development of law enforcement practitioners.

Nashville residents elected the town's first female mayor on Tuesday night.
Brenda Brown defeated incumbent Mayor Donald Street, becoming the first female mayor to be elected in Nashville.
Brown received 582, or 60.94 percent, of the votes. Street received 372, or 38.95 percent, of the votes.
Brown said she was surprised, yet thankful, to have won the race.