Prayer
List
Charles
Counts being treated for a skin condition.
Gary
Counts is recovering from surgery.
Frank
Rhoden is scheduled to have surgery Dec. 15th.
Hudson
Hill, is scheduled to have surgery Dec. 7th.
Eddie
Hickerson needs our prayers.
A
friend of Leta Embry, Kylie Painter is to have back surgery Dec. 6th.
Eddie
and Tabitha Griffin, Florene and Jimmy Griffin, Jerry and Betty
Harris, Billie Phillips, Billie Bradford, Betty Clark, Carl Hall, Jim
Hallman, Gary Hickerson, Dorothy Hodges, Ron Hunter, Bobbi King,
Audrey McKin, Beryl Miller, Corey Miller, Ryan Patti, Della Price,
Jessica and Loretta Rhoden, Eddie Rollins, and Jerry Stice.
Serving
in the military:
Faith Balzen,
Cody Blomstedt,
Travis Counts,
Tyler
Davies,
Josh Van Deren, and
Dakota Smitherman all are in the U.S...
Chris Johnson has been deployed to 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…
Ladies
Bible Class will have a guest speaker, Brenda Williams (A.C. Quinn’s
daughter). Class is Tuesday December 5th
at 10:00am. Class and luncheon will be held at the house next door.
The
Men’s Business Meeting is next Sunday Dec. 10th
after evening services. All men are invited and encouraged to
attend.
December
10: Prayers: Morning: Don Harrington – Don Baker
Evening:
Jerry Harris – Charles Counts
Scriptures: Robert Courtney
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Making
Moral Decisions in an Immoral Society
As Christians, we must seek
those things above, set our mind on spiritual things, and put to
death immoral things (Colossians
3:1-7); rightly transforming our mind (Romans
12:2); rightly letting Christ’s word dwell within us
(Colossians
3:16); rightly dividing God’s word (2
Timothy 2:15); and rightly discerning right from wrong (Hebrews
5:14). Some questions we should ask when making moral decisions:
Does it bring glory to God (Matthew
5:16)? Does it conflict with the Christian’s priorities
(Matthew
6:33)? Is it according to God’s will (Matthew
7:21)? Would it cause someone to sin (Romans
14:21)? Would it violate one’s conscience (Romans
14:23)? Is it most helpful (1
Corinthians 6:12)? Would it bring harm to the Christian’s
temple/body/mind (1
Corinthians 6:19-20)? Could it corrupt good habits/morals (1
Corinthians 15:33)? Does it violate the Christian’s holy nature
(1
Peter 1:15-16)? Does it go beyond the doctrine of Christ (2
John 9)?
As godly males, we must act upon
our God-given role to reverse the immorality in our society through
our homes and through the church. God designed the male to have a
good work ethic and, if married, to be head/leader of his home
(Ephesians
4:28; 5:22-23; 1
Thessalonians 4:11-12; 2
Thessalonians 3:6-11; 1
Timothy 3:4, 12-13; 2
Timothy 2:15; Titus
2:7). Christian men must set the right example (Matthew
5:16; Philippians
3:17; 2
Thessalonians 3:9; 1
Timothy 4:12; 1
Peter 2:21; 5:3).
By implication, the male is the stronger vessel (1
Peter 3:7). Unlike what society and even some in the church have
taught, God’s male is called to a holy way of living and thinking
(pure heart and self-control; Joseph fled from impure sin, Genesis
39:2-12; Matthew
5:8; Romans
1:7; 1
Timothy 3:2; Titus
1:7-8; 2:2, 6; 1
Peter 1:13-16). In order to combat the moral collapse of
societies, faithful Christian males need to rise up and lead.
Otherwise, we are cowards, heading for the eternal hell and leading
many in the home and the church with us (Mark
9:42-48; Revelation
21:8). (From the Gospel of Christ – lesson #11)