HAPPY
NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE
Prayer
List
Joyce Rhoden
is in Homestead of Sherman room 401.
Brenda
Williams, A.C. Quinn’s daughter is home recovering from a heart
attack. She is improving.
A friend of
Greg Counts’, Ronnie Brown is a diabetic and is having problems
with his sight.
Dale Brown a
fried of Kerry King needs our prayers.
Andy LeDane,
Eddie Griffin, James and Florene Griffin, Jimmy Griffin, Jerry and
Betty Harris, Don Hickerson, Lester and Billie Phillips, Mark Morris,
Dan Tucker, Mary Jean Turner, Aramanda family, Jack and Diane Arnold,
Betty Clark, Doris James, Gary Hickerson, Bobbie King, Dan LeDane,
Carol Moore, Beryl Miller, and Don Boyd.
Serving in
the military:
Dakota Smitherman is back in the U. S...
Travis Counts
has been deployed to Kuwait.
Faith Balzen is in California.
Cody
Blomstedt is in El Paso, Texas.
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…
Men’s
Business Meeting is next Sunday after evening worship services. All
men are invited and encouraged to attend.
Pantry
Item: Paper Towels
Jan. 8th
Prayers: Morning: Butch Balzen – Kerry King
Evening: Charles Counts – Jerry Harris
Scriptures: Robert Embry
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Changing
Seasons
By
Kerry King
When
God created the earth and all things therein, He created the changing
seasons, each with a special purpose. Spring is time for planting
and of new life. Flowers bloom and show their beauty. Trees put on
leaves, begin to bud and pollinate. Life is brought back to many
things that seemed lifeless. Summer is the time of growth. It is
also a time of preparation. Wood is cut and stockpiled for the
winter. Hay is baled and stored to feed the cattle. The days are
warm and long. When the sun disappears beyond the horizon, the night
creatures sing us to sleep. Fall is the time of harvest. Plants are
gathered and taken to market. The days become shorter. The nights
are cooler. The leaves of the trees become a blanket of color in the
forests that slowly begin to fall to the earth. The animals start
growing their heavy coats for winter. The bear starts his
preparation for his long nap. And then winter is here. The wind
turns around from the north and becomes bitter cold. The snow starts
falling. The trees have lost all traces of life. They look like
skeletons that are waiting to be buried. The migratory birds have
all flown south to escape the harshness that winter brings. And then
spring comes again and the cycle starts over.
So
it is with our lives (James 4:11-14). We are born into this world
needing the care and love of a mother and father (Eph. 6:2-4). We
are constantly growing and our needs are continually changing. At
first we need only milk (1 Pet. 2:2), then as we grow we need more
and more nourishment (Heb. 5: 12-14). Then we become full-grown and
have to make preparation for our later years (2 Pet. 3:18). Finally,
we are old. Our life is almost over and we look back to see what we
have accomplished. We see the children and grandchildren that are
our legacy and wonder if they will survive. They will if we have
made the right preparation (Mt. 6:33). A life lived according to
God’s word can and will leave a legacy of obedient children that
will continue to work, labor and grow throughout the changing seasons
of life. May we never forget to teach our children the way of truth
(Jn. 14:6), always being the living example (Mt. 5:16). Training
starts early and continues for a lifetime, so let’s get started.
As long as we have breath left in us it is not too late (Phil. 1:21).