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weekender august 154987 p25 religion page forgiving could cure your ills but if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your father forgive your trespasses matt 615 much of todays thinking is couched in terms such as the high cost of living the high cost of education and the high cost of religion to these we might add the high cost of hating hate with its unforgiving spirit has its price tag it isnt cheap for it shuts out the possibility of godjs forgiveness destroys happiness ruins health and robs us of our dearest possession character it has been said an unforgiv ing christian is a contradiction in terms to be truly christian is to be christlike and christ was and is all forgiving even in the agony on the cross he prayed father forgive them for they know not what they do according to jesus if you for give not men their trespasses neither will your father forgive your trespasses lord herbert expressed it in these words he whocannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass in the lords prayer when we pray forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors we are asking god to deal with us as we deal with others the mercy we show to others is really the mea sure of mercy we ask of god and to forgive and be forgiven opens the door to real joy and peace an unforgiving spirit shuts out the possibility of genuine happi ness for true happiness depends more upon a persons inner spirit than on external conditions furthermore to nurture thoughts of hatred and the desire for vengeance is to make ourselves more easily susceptible to mental and physical illness hate can and does ruin health some years ago life magazine said the chief personality char acteristic of person with hyper tension is resentment and when resentment is chronic chronic hypertension and heart trouble follow dale carnegie said that when jesus said love your enemies he was not only preaching ethics but also 20th century medicine when he said forgive 70 times seven he was telling us how to keep from having high blood pressure heart trouble stomach ulcers and many other ail ments dr e stanley jones in his book how to receive power cites several interesting cases he tells from the pulpit cfviand jaiiln jsnlsx of a man who had high blood doctor asked point blank pressure and a heart affliction- against whom have you resent- he hadnt worked for 10 years his ment two locations stouffville 1 monument works ltd s 81 hilltop memorials ltd 449 major mackenzie dr e allen court plaza at bayview l4c 1j9 8841393 services value for over 140 years 113 main st w stouffville ont l4a 2s5 6403643 the man replied against my nephew the doctor got him to fix matters with his nephew as a result the blood pressure drop ped his heart became normal and he went back to work a happy man anger resentment and the de sire for revenge are the major causes of the worlds ills in the little corpora adolph hitler a product of the first world war and an architect of the second world war we have a true picture of the destructive power of hate the forces of evil he set loose cost millions of lives and billions of dollars in property destruction in the end these same forces des troyed him to forgive is the quickest way to end trouble and to ha ve peace and unity for a forgiving spirit is by its very nature a unifying force it can remove the barriers of separation between peoples and nations and weld them together in peace and goodwill reverend martin k ressler is pastor of heise hill brethren in christ church stouffville christian school is now processing student ap plications for junior kindergar ten to grade 10 for 19871988 school year bus service avail able for stounvillemarkham unionville areas for more information please write or call stouffville christian school rr 3 claremont ontario l0h 1e0 4166403297 netherlands reformed congregation 14th ave west of markham road services on sunday btoy based retained aeadimg 4 teachings 1000am and 530 pm clerk r coates 2948462 markham missionary church major mackenzie half mile east of mccowan road 2945081 pastors grant sloss myles toop sunday aug 16 945 am family bible school 1 1 flo am guest speaker rev winston thurton grace memorial church don mills soloist erma neufetd st catharines 630 pm tony campolo rim are you having fun yet soloist mr thurton youre invited to be a pari of ah evangelical bible believing church a warni welcome awaits you stouffville missionary church 159 main street east 6103911 pasfonrcv james clubine assoc pastors douglas gray charles mashinter sunday aug 16th 1987 945 am sunday school hour 1100 am morning worship pas tor clubine speaking 630pmfilmsuperchristianll wednesday 730 pm adult and youth prayer bible study come to church 1 youre always welcome at ihc missionary church etc m memorial christian church sun aug 16th 1987 pastor calvin stone mainslouffer 10 am sunday school 11 am morning worship wed 730 pm prayer meeting st marks catholic church 345 glad park ave stouffville 6406665 sunday mass schedule saturday 5 pm sunday 830 am and 1030 am the anglican parish of christ church 254 sunset blvd rev paul d scuse 6401461 sun aug 16th 1987 800 1000 am holy communion guest preacher the rev barbara rhodes bethel assembly pentecostal wideman mennonite church hwy 48north of major mackenzie phone 6101227 pastor james r shantz sun aug 16th 1987 1030 am outdoor worship and sunday school picnic at willow grove camp i no evening service jesus a v f hwy 48 north of hwy 47 ringwood rev howard minakcr call 6105555 lords day 945 am christian education 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening service saturday 730 pm coffee house all roads lead to bethel jesus is the only way to heaven v stouffville baptist church a fellowship church 76 main st west sun aug 16th 1987 pastor m burger 950 am sunday school all ages nursery available 1100 am morning worship 650 pm warm fellowship service wednesday 800 pm prayer meeting at church for information call 6402911 a warm welcome at every service stouffville united church 34 church stn 6401163 rev wayne reed sun aug 16th 1987 1000 am morning worship baptismal service springvale baptist church gormleystouffville rd at kennedy rd pastor rev robt flemming 8875651 945 am bible school 1100 am morning worship 600 pm evening service wed 700 pm adult prayer bible study fri 700 pm youth alive heise hill brethren in christ church gormley ontario rev marlin k ressler pastor phone 8875489 sunday aug 16th 1987 christian education hour 1000 am worship service 1100 am no evening service due to camp meeting at niagara christian col lege fort erie ont a warm welcome awaits you at heise hill stjames presbyterian church 101 main ste 6403151 sunday aug i6th 1987 diane strickland 10 am morning worship nursery supervision and junior church provided bloomington christian gospel church sun aug iflh 1987 rev bryan coker 945 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship wed 800 pm bible study i nursery program available touffuille pcntccolol church 460 main st stouffville ont 6405696 945 am christian education 11 am morning worship 600 pm evening rally baker hill j baptist church on hwy 48 2 mi north of hwy 47 pastor dana strove 950 sunday school 1100 am morning worship wednesday 800 pm prayer bible study ser- vices at the oldhams all are welcome rev craig f pitts vivian mccormack pastor rev w gawa 945 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening service 4733543