Tom Bean church of Christ
March 14, 2021
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
Kerry King
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Sunday Bible Study 9:00 AM Worship 10:00AM Worship 6:00 PM
Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PM
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MONTH
March
ANOUNCEMENTS
Jerry Harris
SERVING THE LORD’S SUPPER
Kerry King Greg Counts
PRAYERS TODAY
MORNING EVENING
Don Baker AC Quinn
AC Quinn Robert Embry
SCRIPTURE READING
Jerry Harris
PRAYER LIST
Lucas Drew (friend of Frank) has been at home from Children’s Hospital in Houston, He will have to return soon to continue his treatment
Dannie Baker has been having problems with her blood pressure.
Dannie’s brother had 2 stints in his heart and is recovering from the surgery.
Eddie Hickerson has been diagnosed with Hyper Cholesterol.
Remember in Daily Prayer:
Cancer: Lucas Drew, Betty Clark, Ruth Stone (Greg’s bosses’ wife), Jesse Farrer (Tom Bean schoolboard president), Mary Estep.
Macular Degeneration: AC Quinn, Beryl Miller
Others: Florene Griffin (back & hip), Beverly Roberts (MS), Don Baker (back), Dannie Baker (severe allergies), Steve Dupuis (heart, AC’s son in law), Bill Davis (stroke), Bridgett Lee, Jennifer Campbell (Frank’s daughter - MS), Lovoe Harber (Charlie’s sister), Anna Lois Farris (heart), Kenya Hefner (AC’s niece), Gary Gibbs (friend of Frank) Ray Hall (leg surgery).
Serving Our Country:
Cody Blomstedt (Korea), Kirklynn Hance, Kirk Johnson, Tyler Davies
Jesse Thetford
Police & First Responders, Medical Staff & Doctors:
Travis Counts, Dalton Griffin, Chelsie Serrano, Kim Counts
Pantry Item: Paper Towels
Men’s Business Meeting After Services Tonight
Men Serving Next Week March 21, 2021
Prayers:
Morning: Charlie Counts – AC Quinn
Evening: Greg Counts – Jerry Harris
“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)
Satan’s Existence For The Glory Of God
By Curtis Ritchwood
It is fact that God has all authority not only on earth, but also in the heavens. Psalm 135:6. Therefore, God has authority over Satan. Revelation 20:10. If He has authority over Satan, then Satan’s functioning is not without permission. Job 2:6. In Luke 22:31 Satan had to get permission from God in order to meddle with the apostles. Why then is He allowing Satan to do what He does?
To comprehend what was aforesaid, we must realize that everything was made for the glory of God. Colossians 1:16, Isaiah 43:7. Seeing that God created all things for His glory and the devil is a created being, the conclusion must be drawn that the existence of Satan is for the glory of God. However, God did not create the evil, everything He creates is absolutely good. Genesis 1:31. The devil’s evil behavior is by choice. Like human beings, spiritual beings were created with the right to choose. 2 Peter 2:4, Jude 1:6.
Since Satan decided to behave in an evil fashion, God uses this behavior for His glory. This reaction by God is seen in the life of Pharaoh, “For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” Exodus 9:15-16.
Because God exhibited the power of Satan, we know His power is superior. Revelation 12:9. As a result, we wholly trust in Him as we fight the good fight without fear knowing that our God is all powerful even in the spiritual realm. Revelation 12:10-11.
The Bible says in I Peter 5:8 “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” Thus, as long as we stay alert and keep a sober mind, we have nothing to fear. Nevertheless, if we allow ourselves to get caught in the snare of the devil by being overcome by his temptation, we can rest assured that the escape that God provides is flawless. 2 Timothy 2:26, I Corinthians 10:13. In other words, we can count on our freedom!
“You belong to God, children, and you have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world,” I John 4:4, “Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil,” Ephesians 6:10-11.