Prayer
List
Butch
Balzen’s father is recovering from surgery.
James
Griffin is recovering from surgery.
Randy Miller
is scheduled to have surgery on his finger.
Joyce Rhoden
is in Homestead of Sherman room 401.
A friend of
Greg Counts’, Ronnie Brown is a diabetic and is having problems
with his sight.
Dale Brown a
friend of Kerry King needs our prayers. He is not doing good.
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 today after evening worship services. All men
are invited and encouraged to attend.
The Ladies
will have class Tuesday January 10th.
We need to
sign up for cleaning the building and grounds.
We are starting a program to
discontinue mailing the bulletin. Those who have internet can read it
on the WEB Site: tombeancoc.com. Those that do not have
internet or request us to mail theirs we will. Those who are not
here for services will be sent a bulletin.
Pantry
Item: Shampoo and Conditioner
Jan. 15th
Prayers: Morning: Greg Counts – Don Harrington
Evening: Robert Courtney – Don Hickerson
Scriptures: Robert Embry
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God
Bless America
By
Ronald Bartanen
“Blessed
is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalms 33:12a). While the
above words were spoken of Israel specifically, we make a mistake if
we assume they should have no application to any nation that would
choose to honor God, recognizing Him as sovereign and respecting His
laws. Our nation, from its founding, and contrary to the assertions
we hear so much today, has been one that has recognized God and
sought His blessings. I believe God’s protective hand has been on
this country through its long history. A South America president was
quoted as saying, “South America was settled by men who were
seeking gold, but North America was settled by men who were seeking
God.” Through our history we have been blessed uniquely. We take
for granted the freedoms we have, and the blessings other people can
only dream of. But who can doubt that the Christian ideals we once
honored are rapidly being eroded away? Someone once observed that we
have not only gone off the gold standard, thus weakening our economy,
but, more importantly, we have gone off the God-standard,
jeopardizing our nation. The religion of secular humanism has become
our state-religion. In our rush to “separate church and state”,
we have succeeded in separating state from God! Many countries, once
considered to be largely “Christian”, are now under the threat of
Islam, and our country may not be far behind. Should we be surprised
if the blessings we have cherished are lost? Are we not already in
the process? For God to bless America, it is vital that America begin
again to bless God.
“Righteousness
exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs
14:34).