Tom Bean church of Christ
June 14, 2020
209 South Brown Street
Tom Bean, Tx 75489
Phone: (903) 546-6620
Email: tombeancoc@gmail.com
Website: tombeancoc.com
ELDERS DEACONS PREACHER
Charlie Counts Greg Counts Kerry King
Robert Embry
Kerry King
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
SundayBible Study 9:00 AM
Worship 10:00 AM
Worship 6:00 PM
Tuesday Ladies Class 10:00 AM
Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PM
MONTH
June
ANOUNCEMENTS
Jerry Harris
SERVING THE LORD’S SUPPER
Greg Counts Kerry King
PRAYERS TODAY
MORNING EVENING
Robert Embry Kerry King
Jerry Harris AC Quinn
SCRIPTURE READING
Jerry Harris
PRAYER LIST
Don Baker is doing some better.
Leta Embry was given fluids Friday and also received blood on Saturday.
Greg Counts had a heart scan Thursday. Things went well and he should
have the results early next week.
Joy Fowler is not doing well.
Remember in Daily Prayer:
Cancer:
Kathy Hill, Elaine Yniguez, Joy Fowler, Betty Clark, Don Boyd, Lucus
Drews, Brayden Counts, Ruth Stone (Greg’s bosses’ wife), Sue Pray, Jesse
Farrer (Tom Bean schoolboard president), Sharon Ditto (friend of Jan), Gordy
Hicks, Mary Estep Leta Embry.
Macular Degeneration: AC Quinn, Beryl Miller
Others: Florene Griffin (back & hip), Beverly Roberts (MS), Scott, Judy & Tonya McMillen, Norma Garza, Carmen Loftice, Dannie Baker (severe allergies), Steve Dupuis (heart, AC’s son in law), Bill Davis (stroke), Walter McMillen (TIA), June Witaker (mini strokes), Darril Slone (Mysathenia Gravis), Don & Jewel Tarbet (Car Wreck), Orange Hughes (Stroke), Brenda Loftice (eye surgery).
Serving Our Country:
Cody Blomstedt (Korea), Kirklynn Hance, Kirk Johnson (Kuwait)
Tyler Davies has been deployed to South Africa, Jesse Thetford (deployed to Afghanistan).
Police & First Responders, Medical Staff & Doctors:
Travis Counts, Dalton Griffin, Chelsie Serrano
Men Serving Next Week June 21, 2020
Prayers:
Morning: Robert Embry – Jerry Harris
Evening: Kerry King – AC Quinn
Men’s Business Meeting – today after evening services.
Pantry Item: Paper Towels.
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another,
that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” (James 5:16)
The Sovereignty Of God
By Mike Riley
Several years ago, I remember a religious sign that was erected with only two
words printed in bold black letters which read:
“Try God.”
It wasn’t too long before someone had scribbled below it this question:
“On what charge?”
If we think that’s funny, let’s consider the man in California a few years back,
who actually tried to sue God for a storm that had caused him to suffer
uninsured loss. The judge threw the case out of court saying the sheriff’s
office was unable to bring the defendant to court.
Similarly, many folks have tried to call God into question for one thing or
another. Many play the game of “Whys.” “Why did God make me like this?”
(Romans 9:20; cf. Isaiah 45:9). “Why do You show me iniquity, And cause
me to see trouble?” (Habakkuk 1:3). “Why would a good God allow good
folks to suffer at the hands of evil men?” (Job 24:1-17).
Like the California man, the maddening thing to these folks, is that they can’t
get God into the courtroom. The concept of the sovereignty of God, is a hard lesson for mankind to learn (Jeremiah 32:17; Jeremiah 32:26-27; cf. Genesis 18:14). God moves and acts on His own authority (Daniel 4:8-25).
He does what He pleases when He pleases, and He refuses to stoop to the
curiosity of mortal men (Hebrews 2:6; cf. Psalms 8:4; Job 7:17-21). He will
not explain nor apologize for His actions, and He will not be brought up on
our charges (Daniel 4:35; Romans 11:33-35).
Rest assured, God is still on the throne and is still working things out for our
good (Psalm 45:6-7; Hebrews 1:1-8; Romans 8:28), even if we don’t
understand all the brush strokes going onto the Canvas of life’s portrait.
Therefore, let us trust ourselves to a God who knows and understands the
whole picture (Psalm 37:3-5; Proverbs 3:5-6).