Lord.” Psalm 122:1
Prayer
List
Greg Counts
is home recovering from shoulder surgery.
Jack and Kay
Cawthon’s grandson Gabriel is better but will have additional
tests.
Christel
Balthrop a friend of Leta’s is having difficulty carrying her baby
full term.
Leta Embry,
Jerry and Betty Harris, Nell Hall, James and Florene Griffin, Eddie
Griffin, Ben Harrington, Don Hickerson, Andy LeDane, Lester and
Billie Phillips, A. C. and Shirley Quinn, Jack and Diane Arnold,
Betty Clark, Steven Courtney, Jerry Foster, Debbie Kluge, Sonny and
Doris James, Beryl Miller, Wanda Peterson, Dean and Della Price, and
Terry Turner .
Serving in
the military: Travis Counts Cody Blomstedt Dakota Smitherman
Let us pray
for our country and government leaders and those who are in harms
way, military and civilian personnel.
“The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much…
Our prayers and
sympathy go out to Mark Bickenbach in the loss of his father.
Services is Monday Dec. 21at 2:00pm at Turrentine -Morrow in Allen.
There will be
no Ladies Bible Class’ until January 5th.
Pantry
Item: Canned Chicken
Dec. 27th
Prayers Morning: Robert Courtney – Robert Embry
Evening: Jack Cawthon – Charles Counts
Scriptures: Butch Balzen
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What
Is Faith?
By
Steven F. Deaton
Many in the world – both secular and denominational –
think faith is an ambiguous belief in something that cannot be
proven. Because of this, people who have faith are viewed as
believing in far-fetch things; things that lack real proof. It is
sad that many people in denominations have bought into this idea,
because it is totally false.
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen” (Heb. 11:1, KJ). True faith
is based on evidence.
“So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the
word of God” (Rom. 10:17, KJ). There are things we believe
because of the evidence given in God’s word.
Think about this. How do we know Washington crossed the
Delaware? There is no video footage or even a picture. No one alive
can tell us about the events, not even Washington. There is no
scientific evidence, no formula that proves the crossing. So, what
do we have? We have testimony. We have the accounts that were
written near the time of the event. These accounts are preserved for
us today. The same is true for the adventures of Alexander The
Great, Hannibal, and Caesar. We know about their livers, their
words, and deeds from written evidence. In fact, what we know about
history is based chiefly on what was written long ago. Archeology
serves to buttress the written evidence, it helps clarify some
things, but by itself it does little to help our understanding of the
past.
The Bible is written evidence of real events in times
past. It claims to be a revelation from God. When tested, it is the
most accurate, reliable, and best preserved set of ancient documents.
It is better attested than any other historical writings which men
accept as true.
A
Christian’s faith is not based on fantasy or wishful thinking.
Rather, it is based on evidence; chiefly writings, that are supported
by archeology, science, and other writings. Do not buy into the
notion that faith is belief without proof. It is not. It is a
well-grounded conviction; otherwise it is not faith, but myth.
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“You
are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your
hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in
the sight of God” (Luke 16:15).