Prayer
List
Faith Balzen
is scheduled to have foot surgery April 10th.
Lisa Gaston
has been released from the hospital and is home.
Dale Brown a
friend of Kerry and Carla King is in hospital.
Don Boyd’s
cancer has returned.
Andy LeDane,
Eddie Griffin, Florene Griffin, Jimmy Griffin, Jerry and Betty
Harris, Don Hickerson, Lester and Billie Phillips, Dan Tucker, Mary
Jean Turner, Armanda family, Jack and Diane Arnold, Ronnie Brown,
Betty Clark, Doris James, Gary Hickerson, Bobbie King, Dan LeDane,
Carol Moore, Beryl Miller, Thomas Mako, and Della Price.
Serving in
the military:
Faith Balzen,
Cody Blomstedt,
Travis Counts, and
Dakota
Smitherman all are in the U.S..
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…
This month’s
Fellowship has been moved to April 2nd; the first Sunday
in April.
There will
be a Workday April 1st to prepare the building and grounds
for our meeting. Everybody needs to be here by 8:30am.
Our Spring
Meeting begins April 2nd, and will go to Wednesday April
5th. Services will be at 7:30pm each night.
Pantry
Item: Cream Style Corn
April Announcements: Don Harrington
Lord Supper:
Butch Balzen, Robert Courtney, Robert Embry,
April 2nd
Prayers: Morning: Greg Counts – Butch Balzen
Evening: Robert Embry – Robert Courtney
Scriptures:
“Yeah
But”
By
David Shearer
Do any of
you know anyone from of the “Yeah But” family? I do. They are
the ones who are not short of talking. You know what I mean, the
people who do more talking than listening. These folks talk, argue
and but in to make sure they are heard. A lot of times they are
trying to show you how smart they are and in so doing demonstrates
what little they actually know. Ponder Romans 12:3.
Of course
we must self examine or judge ourselves, too, because it is easier to
see the faults and sins in other lives then to come to the
realizations we have faults, too. Take note of Matthew 7:1-5 for
Jesus addresses this issue.
When
Jesus walked here on earth he encountered folks such as I mentioned.
From this we can deduce that this is an age old problem common to
mankind today. In John 8:42-47 Jesus says this kind of an individual
is a child of the devil. This scares me.
Some
surprise me by being totally indifferent to what the Bible teaches.
I’m not sure, I think they believe the Bible; however, they have
the misconception that it doesn’t apply to them. Here is what
scares me: that I could fall into this same trap. That is why we
need to examine ourselves, carefully, correctly, repentantly, and
regularly.
In John
8:43, Jesus said, “Why do ye not understand my speech? even
because ye cannot hear my word.” Doesn’t that sound like
Jesus had the same trouble with people as we do today?
As a
preacher, a lot of my sermons are pointed at me as well as the
congregation. On occasion I have given a sermon pointed at a few
individuals hoping that they will subtly pick-up on what I’m
teaching, only to have them say afterward, “That was a good sermon
preacher. I hope so and so heard it.” Now I can tell you that
will deflate the preacher’s ego to know the one that you wanted to
hear sermon didn’t. However, it is comforting to know that Jesus
had the same problem.
The
sobering fact is that as much as I want to make someone listen or
change, I cannot. I can teach and show them what the Bible revels;
nevertheless it is their decision, their destiny. Oh, how I wish I
could make one listen.
Are you
listening? If not, start today and make the appropriate changes.