Prayer
List
Gary Counts
is recovering from knee surgery.
Corey Miller
is home recovering from surgery.
Kathy Hill’s
sister Billie Bradford needs our prayers.
Don Baker’s
brother-in-law Jerry Stice is having eye problems.
Bobbi King
is scheduled to have surgery.
Gary and
Dorothy Hodges need our prayers.
Jim Hallman
is having severe back pain.
A friend of
A.C. Quinn Carl Hall needs our prayers.
Eddie
Griffin, Tabitha Griffin, Florene Griffin, Jimmy Griffin, Jerry and
Betty Harris, Billie Phillips, Betty Clark, Doris James, Jo Gordon,
Gary Hickerson, Thomas Mako, Audrey McKin, Beryl Miller, Carol Moore,
Ryan Pattie, Della Price, Jessica Rhoden, 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
will be next Sunday September 24 after morning worship services.
Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend.
Pantry
Item: Canned Whole Tomatoes
September 24
- Prayers: Morning: Butch Balzen – Greg Counts
Evening: Don Harrington – Kerry King
Scriptures: Robert Embry
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Those Who
Endure Will Be Saved
We are told in
Revelation 21:7 that “He that over cometh shall inherit all
things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.”
How
wonderful it is to know that if one remains faithful and obedient to
God, He will be their God and you will be His son/daughter. To
remain one with God (1John 2:16-17, 24) one must overcome worldly
ways (John 16:33) just as our Lord and Savior did. One can overcome
if one applies oneself (2 Tim. 2:15). However it is assuring that we
have others to help when we fall short. Paul tells us in Gal. 6:9-10
not to lose heart when we grow weary but do good to all men
especially Christians.
There are
many things in our life we worry about. We worry about the needs of
our family, health problems, close friends, our jobs, how our
children are doing in school and in sports, and many other things.
We need to stop worrying about tomorrow; today is difficult enough to
live (Matt. 6:25-32). We worry about our worldly personal needs, not
our daily spiritual needs. God already knows what we need so why
worry? Let us live our life as God wants us to (Matt. 6:33-34).
Let us take
our minds off our own needs and help those who are in need (Gal.
6:9-10). Let us encourage one another least one hardens their heart
and turns from God (Heb. 3:13). Stimulate one another to love and do
good deeds (Heb. 10:24). Let us take heart and follow examples of
those who endure and encourage one another (Matt. 6:15). Let us
follow our Lords and Job’s example (James 5:11). Let us ley aside
worldly things that encumber us and let us run the race that is
before us (Heb. 12:1).
Let us
attend worship services (Heb. 10:25). Worship services is one of the
most important ways that we can receive and give encouragement
(Heb.10:25; Col. 3:16). How often we have come to worship tired and
discourage only to leave lifted from our burdens and rejoicing.
We need to
believe that God will never forsake us but He is our helper (Heb.
13:5-6). Let us be patient and strengthen our heart believing that
the Lord will come and those who have endured will inherit the
kingdom (James 5:7-8). Let us overcome the world (1 John 2:15-17)
and its ways. Let us have love in our heart for God and one another
(Matt. 22:36-40). It is the one who endures to the end that will be
saved (Matt. 24:13)
(Robert Courtney)