Prayer
List
Frank Rhoden
needs our prayers.
Dale Brown a
friend of Kerry and Carla King is in rehab.
A friend of
Butch Balzen’s, Thomas Mako has begun radiation and chemo.
A friend of
Kathy Hill, Della Price is in 7 Oaks Nursing Home, room 14 in Bonham.
Robert
Embry’s niece Yvette Steward is recovering at home.
Don Boyd
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, Betty Clark,
Doris James, Gary Hickerson, Bobbie King, Dan LeDane, Carol Moore,
Beryl Miller, and Ronnie Brown.
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…
The Mem’s
Business Meeting is next Sunday after evening worship service. All
men are invited and encouraged to attend..
Pantry
Item:
Mar.12th
Prayers: Morning: Robert Embry –Don Harrington
Evening: Jerry Harry – Charles Counts
Scriptures: Robert Courtney
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As the
deer panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O
God. My soul thirsteth for God, the living God; when shall I come
and appear before God? (Psalm 42:1-2)
ONE EXCUSE
IS JUST AS
GOOD AS ANOTHER
By Freddie
Clayton
The matter
of excuse making is common diversion of mankind to avoid
responsibility. Many believe that an excuse is a good defense and
acceptable justification for the failure to do this or that. We are
not talking about valid reasons, but excuses. While there are
justifiable reasons for many things not accomplished, we are
examining the excuse which is, as brother Mid McKnight used to say,
“the skin of reason stuffed with a lie.”
Notice the
excuse used in Proverbs 22:13: “The slothful man saith, There is a
lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.” The idea was not
that the circus had come to town and wild animals had escaped,
therefore it was dangerous to go outside. This is comparable to
saying: “I will not go to work today because I might have a flat,
which would cause me to be pulled in the path of a tractor trailer
that I might be meeting whose driver is exceeding the speed limit.
So you see the possibility exists for me to be killed on the way to
work. I better stay at home today for my own good.” Ridiculous
you say? Not any more so than excuses people give for failing to
obey the gospel or return to faithfulness.
Jesus spoke
of excuse makers in Luke 14:15-24. Excuses are less than honest
answers and Jesus showed that to be the case. If a person were
honest in his refusal to obey the gospel, it would be something like
this: “I know I must obey the gospel to be saved, but I rather
enjoy the approval of my friends and family that are lost than to
inherit heaven.” In matter of excuses, one is just as good as
another. All are worthless. The fact is, NO EXCUSE IS A VALID
REASON FOR FAILURE TO DO WHAT ONE KNOWS TO DO, HAS THE ABILITY TO DO,
FAIL TO DO IT.
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“It is the
duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to
obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore
His protection and favor.”
George
Washington