Bulletin / Prayer List 5-12-19


Prayer List
Don Hickerson had bad chest pain last Sun. & went to ER. Dr & test results did not determine what was wrong.

Charlie Counts is having breathing problems & a high heart rate. He is awaiting his ankle infection to heal so he can get a pacemaker installed.

Monte Randolph is undergoing treatments for a brain tumor.

Kathy Hill will have a minor procedure on May 12. She is continuing chemo treatments.

Ruby Slone will have a scan on May 14.

Eddie Roland is scheduled for hip replacement surgery May 17th.

Rebecca Van Deren is still having tests for complications of diabetes. She has trouble eating.

Zack Folkes, from Howe, has asked for our prayers. He is having tests done.
Gary Yowell's wife, Debbie, has had pancreatitis & is waiting to have gall bladder surgery soon. She is in room 605 at TMC.

Billy Joe Wheeler (Mark Bickenbach’s father in law) from Howe is in TMC ICU. He had blood vessels bleeding in his esophagus. During surgery he through up and aspirated blood into his lungs.

Our sympathy to the family & friends of Jerry W. Foster.
Jerry passed away on May 8th. His body will be cremated. A Memorial Service will be held in June.

Our condolences go out to the family & friends of Daley Stephens. He was a 16 yr old student at Tom Bean High School & worked at Romanos Pizza. He passed away on May 6. Funeral was held on May 10.

Nonie Tucker (hip replacement) AC Quinn (macular degeneration) Ben Harrington (diabetes complications), Billie Bradford (in nursing home), Betty Clark (in remission from cancer), Beryl Miller (macular degeneration).

Serving in the military: Tyler Davies, Josh Van Deren, Kirklynn Hance and Kirk Johnson in the USA. Cody Blomstedt is in Korea.

Men’s business meeting is scheduled for tonight after evening services.

Reba’s Ranch House will host a banquet for all meal providers May 30th from 11:30 am-1 pm at the Municipal Ballroom 405 N.Rusk. Call 903-463-7322 to RSVP before May 20th.

    Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
    James 5:16 (KJV)

Pantry Item: Brownie Mixes - or other non-perishable items.

Men Serving Next Week May 19, 2019
Morning Prayers Don Harrington, Jerry Harris
Evening Prayers Kerry King, Walter McMillen
Scripture Jerry Harris

Faith

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Heb 11:1-6 (ESV)
The common, secular, explanation for the existence of the world is that the universe is billions of years old and that all that exists came into existence through natural processes.
Sadly, some in the church have attempted to accommodate this godless outlook by twisting Scripture to allow for the “days” described in Genesis to not be “days” but something other than what the text describes.
In contrast to this secular approach which is borne of disbelief, the Bible calls us to understand, through faith, “that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.”
Faith is essential to our spiritual lives, for “without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”
Believing God requires a commitment that whatever Scripture says — about baptism, about marriage, or about the creation of the world — is exactly true. We must not find ourselves in the position of second guessing God.
The Lord, in His grace, has provided us all spiritual guidance we need through the work of the apostles and prophets — ultimately providing His complete revelation in His Son, Jesus Christ.
Being a Christian requires an attitude of repentance, placing God’s truth as the guiding principle of our lives. Following the teachings of Scripture, we can be sure of pleasing God and of being the people He wants us to be.