Prayer
List
Don
Hickerson is recovering from cataract surgery.
Don
Hickerson’s brother-in-law Louis Horn is in rehab.
Jack and
Ardina Butler from Wolfe City church Christ need our prayers.
Corey Miller
is having problems with his throat.
We need to
keep Kerry King’s mother in our prayers.
Greg Count’s
cousin Jim Hallman is having back problems.
Tabitha
Griffin has begun taking cancer treatments.
Gary
Hickerson is recovering from surgery.
Gary Hodges
is not doing well.
Eddie
Griffin, Florene Griffin, Jimmy Griffin, Jerry and Betty Harris,
Billie Phillips, Billie Bradford, Betty Clark, Doris James, Jo
Gordon, , Thomas Mako, Audrey McKin, Beryl Miller, Carol Moore, Della
Price and Loretta Rhoden.
Serving in
the military:
Faith Balzen,
Cody Blomstedt,
Travis Counts, and
Dakota
Smitherman all are in the U.S. . .
Chris Johnson is in Kuwait.
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…
Fellowship
is next Sunday after morning worship services. Everyone is invited
and encouraged to attend.
Annual
Texomaland Summer Youth Series will be at Central church of Christ
July 25 at 7:30pm.
Pantry
Item: Diced Tomatoes We need to fill up our pantry.
It is really low.
July 30
Prayers: Morning: Robert Courtney – Robert Embry
Evening: Charles Counts – Kerry King
Scriptures: Greg Counts
SECRET SINS
By Robert Courtney
There are many examples in the Bible that deal with
sins that we believe are kept secret. In the very beginning Adam and
Eve believed their sin was kept in secret (Gen.3). However, their
conversation with God revealed their sin. Abel’s murder by Cain in
Genesis 4:1-16 was not known by anyone and Cain believed he could get
away with the murder of his brother. Another example is David and
Bathsheba found in 2 Samuel 11, 12:1-24. David sin with Bathsheba
and the murder of Uriah was known by others but they kept David’s
secret. However, 2 Samuel 12:12 Nathan tells David while he did this
in secret God knew what David did.
Each of these examples were done in secret. However,
God knew what these individuals did and knew their reasoning. We are
just like them. We believe that no one knows what we did and that
may be true; but, God knows. “If He goes by me, I do not see
Him;If He moves past; I do not perceive; If He takes away, who can
hinder Him?” (Job 9:11-13).
God is everywhere! He sees all things and knows all
things. “…He who formed you from the womb;”(Isa.44:24)
From our conception He knows us. Throughout our lives He knows
everything about us; hence we do not hide anything from Him.
It is through His love for us that He allows us to
repent of our sins and helps us to walk worthy of Him.
‘…
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of
glory may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the
knowledge of Him” (Eph. 1:17).