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March 11,2012 Bulletin

March 11th, 2012

New Requests: Scott Cole Family, Althea Rommes Family, Mike Poynter

Continuing Requests: Jerry Love, Jason Cox, Ellen Moore

Cancer Patients: Lanny Cooper, Earl Cooper, William Jordan, Angie Bussell, Tara

McCann, Kathy Sower, Ruth Hurst, Edith Westfall, Karen Flannigan,

Alexandra Mason, Chris Frost, Ramona Lyle

Elderly and Shut Ins and their Families: Maxine Soards, Helen Dixon, Ina Hurst,

Sammy Ginn, Gardena Ginn, Flora Wells, Charles Riley, Donald Lykins, Sr.,

Lance O’Cull, Carol Wills, Teresa Gibson, Jenny Gilbert, Westy Adams,

Leland Roberts

Our Web Prayer Requests, Our Troops, Unspoken Needs, Missionaries, the

“Lost”, the Emotionally, Physically and Spiritually Troubled, Tornado Victims

 

 

 

Birthdays and Anniversaries

March 13 Melvin Wills

March 15 Gary/Joann Vergne

March 18 Jason Cox

REMINDERS

Bible Study Tonight— Daniel 3 & 4—6:30

 

Drink, Steal, Swear & Lie
A man in Albuquerque has a motto he lives by every day. He says to listen carefully and live by these four rules: Drink, Steal, Swear, and Lie. We shake or head “no”, but he then says to listen while he explains his four rules. So here they are:
1. “Drink” from the “everlasting cup” every day.
2. “Steal” a moment to help someone that is in worse shape than you are.
3. “Swear’ that you will be a better person today than yesterday.
4.  And last, but not least, when you “Lie” down at night, thank God you live in America and have freedom.
I am not as good as I should be. I am not as good as I could be.
But THANK GOD
I am better than I used to be!

 

Our Savior

He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the End!
He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all!
He is the Architect of the universe and
The Manager of all times.

He always was, He always is, and He always will be…
Unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone!
He was bruised and brought healing!
He was pierced and eased pain!

He was persecuted and brought freedom!
He was dead and brought life!
He is risen and brings power!
He reigns and brings Peace!

The world can’t understand him,
The armies can’t defeat Him,
The schools can’t explain Him, and
The leaders can’t ignore Him.

Herod couldn’t kill Him,
The Pharisees couldn’t confuse Him, and
The people couldn’t hold Him!
Nero couldn’t crush Him,

Hitler couldn’t silence Him,
The New Age can’t replace Him, and
Donahue can’t explain Him away!
He is light, love, longevity, and Lord.

He is goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, and God.
He is Holy, Righteous, mighty, powerful, and pure.
His ways are right,
His word is eternal,

His will is unchanging, and
His mind is on me.
He is my Redeemer,
He is my Savior,

He is my guide, and
He is my peace!
He is my Joy,
He is my comfort,

He is my Lord, and
He rules my life!
I serve Him because His bond is love,
His burden is light, and

His goal for me is abundant life.
I follow Him because He is the wisdom of the wise,
The power of the powerful,
The ancient of days, the ruler of rulers,

The leader of leaders, the overseer of the overcomers, and
The sovereign Lord of all that was and is and is to come.
And if that seems impressive to you, try this for size.
His goal is a relationship with ME!

He will never leave me,
Never forsake me,
Never mislead me,
Never forget me,

Never overlook me, and
Never cancel my appointment in His appointment book!
When I fall, He lifts me up!
When I fail, He forgives!

When I am weak, He is strong!
When I am lost, He is the way!
When I am afraid, He is my courage!
When I stumble, He steadies me!

When I am hurt, He heals me!
When I am broken, He mends me!
When I am blind, He leads me!
When I am hungry, He feeds me!

When I face trials, He is with me!
When I face persecution, He shields me!
When I face problems, He comforts me!
When I face loss, He provides for me!

When I face Death, He carries me Home!
He is everything for everybody, everywhere,
Every time, and every way.
He is God, He is faithful.

I am His, and He is mine!
My Father in heaven can whip the father of this world.
So, if you’re wondering why I feel so secure, understand this…
He said it and that settles it.

God is in control, I am on His side, and
That means all is well with my soul.
Everyday is a blessing for GOD Is!

 

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October 09,2011 Bulletin

October 9th, 2011

New Requests: Delores Pepoon Family, John O’Cull, Douglas Kiser, Sr.

Continuing Requests: Jason Cox, Carol Wills

Cancer Patients: Lanny Cooper, Earl Cooper, Maurice Kennedy, Joe Hewlett,

William Jordan, Paul Roberts, Stacy Pingleton, Andrew Grigson, Angie Bussell,

Kathy Sauer

Elderly and Shut Ins and their Families: Maxine Soards, Carrie Edington, Helen

Dixon, Ina Hurst, Sammy Ginn, Gardena Ginn, Flora Wells, Charles Riley, Donald

Lykins, Sr., Lance O’Cull, Joe Hardy, Emma Jordan, Wilson Moore, Malcolm Roe,

Mary Swearingen, Mitch Hickle

Our Web Prayer Requests, Our Troops, Unspoken Needs, Missionaries, the

“Lost”, the Emotionally, Physically and Spiritually Troubled

Birthdays

October 15 John Duff

October 15 Lauren Duff

 REMINDERS

Sunday Night Bible Study—Acts 18

Ladies Meeting—Thursday, October 13—6:00

No more excuses now.  God can use you to your full potential.
Besides, you aren’t the message — you are the messenger.

    1. Dear God, I have a problem – it’s me.
    2. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.
    3. Growing old is inevitable . . . growing UP is optional.
    4. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.
    5. Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted.
    6. Do the math. Count your blessings.
    7. Faith is the ability to not panic.
    8. Laugh every day, it’s like inner jogging.
    9. If you worry, you didn’t pray. If you pray, don’t worry.
    10. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home everyday.
    11. Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.
    12. The most important things in your house are the people.
    13. He who dies with the most toys is still dead.
    14. A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.
    15. When we get tangled up in our problems,
      be still so God can untangle the mess.

      To Our Preacher (John Cordle)

      Our God has sent you to this place
      To lead us in the way
      That He would have us work and think
      And live from day to day.

      No matter the hour; whatever the need,
      You go the extra mile -
      Always ready and willing to share
      A comforting thought and a smile.

      We’re grateful that you’re here with us
      To teach us from His word,
      And we will try to do our best
      In service of our Lord.

      We thank you for your ministry,
      Your guidance and your care.
      His greatest blessings for your life
      Is our most humble prayer.

      The Messenger

      God, grant me the Serenity to accept the people I cannot change,
      the Courage to change the one I can, and the Wisdom to know it’s me !!!

      The next time you feel like GOD can’t use you, just remember . . .

      • Noah was a drunk
      • Abraham was too old
      • Isaac was a daydreamer
      • Jacob was a liar
      • Leah was ugly
      • Joseph was abused
      • Moses had a stuttering problem
      • Gideon was afraid
      • Samson had long hair and was a womanizer
      • Rahab was a prostitute
      • Jeremiah and Timothy were too young
      • David had an affair and was a murderer
      • Elijah was suicidal
      • Isaiah preached naked
      • Jonah ran from God
      • Naomi was a widow
      • Job went bankrupt
      • John the Baptist ate bugs
      • Peter denied Christ
      • The Disciples fell asleep while praying
      • Martha worried about everything
      • The Samaritan woman was divorced – more than once
      • Zaccheus was too small
      • Paul was too religious
        • Timothy had an ulcer . . . AND
        • Lazarus was dead!

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October 02,2011 Bulletin

October 1st, 2011

New Requests: Danny Buckner, Carol Wills, Phil Browning Family, Opal Bentley Family, Tracy Rickett Family

Continuing Requests: Jason Cox, Mike Kennedy

Cancer Patients: Lanny Cooper, Earl Cooper, Maurice Kennedy, Joe Hewlett, William Jordan, Paul Roberts, Stacy Pingleton, Andrew Grigson, Angie Bussell

Elderly and Shut Ins and their Families: Maxine Soards, Carrie Edington, Helen Dixon, Ina Hurst, Sammy Ginn, Gardena Ginn, Flora Wells, Charles Riley, Donald Lykins, Sr., Lance O’Cull, Joe Hardy, Emma Jordan, Wilson Moore, Malcolm Roe, Mary Swearingen, Delores Pepoon, Mitch Hickle

Our Web Prayer Requests, Our Troops, Unspoken Needs, Missionaries, the “Lost”, the Emotionally, Physically and Spiritually Troubled

 

Birthdays : Kevin Duff   October 7

 

REMINDERS

Sunday Night Bible Study—Acts 17

A BETTER LIFE

     “I want a better life.” That has become the slogan of our society today. Everywhere we look there are a thousand suggestions on how to live a better life. There are pills, exercises, and diet books to help us lose weight so we can live a better life. There are lotions, treatments, and surgeries to help us look better so we can live a better life. There are cell phones, computers, and televisions to keep us connected and entertained so we can live a better life. There are cars, clothes, and fancy homes to keep us feeling wealthy so we can live a better life. There are schools, classes, and colleges to get our kids ready to live an even better life than we do. There are also jobs, cash, and credit cards to keep us spending for all of these things so that we can one day, hopefully, have that better life we dream about.
I want a better life too, but I don’t think that any of these things will help me to get it. I have tried a lot of them over the years and while they may make you feel better for a moment they don’t bring you the lasting happiness you want. I have found for myself that the only way to have a better life is to live a better life, and only way to give your children a better life is to show them how to live a better life as well.
How do you live a better life? You start by living more for your soul and less for your wallet. You spend more time hugging and less time buying. You turn off the television and take a walk with your children. You smile more and worry less. You spend more time with your loved ones and less time at the office. You laugh longer and more often. You look in your heart more and in the mirror less. You make your first job spreading joy rather than earning money. You realize just how much God loves you and you spend your days sharing that love with everyone you meet.  And you always remember that your life is a gift from God and how you live it is your gift back.

~ Joseph J. Mazzella ~

Your Life Is Jesus To Someone
YOUR LIFE is Jesus to someone,
Though tattered and torn it may be.
Though often times weak and unstable,
You’re all of God someone will see.

YOUR TONGUE is Jesus to someone.
That idle, insensitive word
Reflects to at least one searching heart
An idle, insensitive Lord.

YOUR GOALS are Jesus to someone.
What you put first, they believe,
Are the goals of God for the Christian.
Your life is all they receive.

YOUR FAITHFULNESS is Jesus to someone.
Their judgment of how God is true,
Rests unquestionably in the faithfulness
They see day by day in you.

YOUR LOVE is Jesus to someone
That someone who is seeking to know
That Jesus will follow and guide and
Befriend wherever in life they might go.

SO BEWARE lest others blaspheme
God by what you say or do,
For the only Jesus that someone knows
Is the Jesus they see in you.

DO YOU KNOW HOW THE APOSTLES DIED?

The disciples of Jesus gave their lives for the preaching of the gospel.

This will serve as a reminder that our personal and business sufferings are minor… compared to the intense persecution and cold cruelty the Apostles and disciples of Jesus Christ faced in those times… because of their undying Faith.

Matthew–Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, killed by a sword wound.

 

Mark–Died in  Alexandria, Egypt, after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead.

 

Luke–Was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the lost.

 

John–Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge basin of boiling oil during a wave of persecution in Rome. However, he was miraculously delivered from death. John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison island of Patmos. He wrote his prophetic “Book of Revelation” on Patmos. The apostle John was later freed and returned to serve as Bishop of Edessa  in modern Turkey. He died as an old man, the only apostle to die peacefully.

 

Peter–He was crucified upside down on an x-shaped cross. According to church tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die in the same way that Jesus Christ had died.

 

James–Just “The Leader” of the church in Jerusalem, he was thrown over a hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his enemies beat James to death with a fuller’s club. This was the same pinnacle where Satan had taken Jesus during “The Temptation.”

 

James the Great–Son of Zebedee, James was a fisherman by trade when Jesus called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of the church, James was ultimately beheaded at Jerusalem. The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial. Later, the officer walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.

 

Bartholomew–Also known as Nathaniel, he was a missionary to Asia. He witnessed for our Lord in present day Turkey. Bartholomew was martyred for his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.

 

Andrew–He was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras, Greece. After being whipped severely by seven soldiers, they tied his body to the cross with cords to prolong his agony. His followers reported that, when he was led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: “I have long desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it.” He continued to preach to his tormentors for two days until he expired.

 

Thomas–Thomas was stabbed with a spear in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church in the sub-continent.

 

Jude–Was killed with arrows when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.

 

Matthias–The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot, was stoned and then beheaded.

 

Paul–Was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor Nero at  Rome in A.D. 67.-Paul endured a lengthy imprisonment, which allowed him to write his many epistles to the churches he had formed throughout the Roman Empire. These letters, which taught many of the foundational doctrines of Christianity, form a large portion of the New Testament.

 

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This is an important message for all Christians, and a testament of faith for all others. Throughtout history, Christianity has proven to be the most loving, giving and profoundly devout religion known to man.

 

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“September 11,2011 Bulletin”

September 12th, 2011

“New Requests: Greg Moore Family, Doug Caseman Family

 Continuing Requests: Jason Cox,  John McLaughlin, Barbara Perry, Sherry Bentley Caudill, Kyle McCane, Jenny Jones.

 Cancer Patients:  Lanny Cooper,  Earl Cooper, Maurice Kennedy, Joe Hewlett, William Jordan,  Paul Roberts,  Stacy Pingleton.

 Elderly and Shut Ins: Maxine Soards, Carrie Edington, Helen Dixon, Ina Hurst, Sammy Ginn, Gardena Ginn,  Flora Wells, Charles Riley,  Donald Lykins,Sr.,  Lance O’Cull,  Joe Hardy,  Emma Jordan, Wilson Moore, Malcolm Roe, Mary Swearingen. Our Troops, Unspoken Needs, Missionaries, the “Lost”, the Emotionally, Physically and Spiritually Troubled”.

Birthday’s : September 15 —John Cordle, —Brandon Walker.

Reminders- Sunday night Bible Study—-Acts 11

GRANDPARENTS
Grandparents are special people
with wisdom and pride.
They are always offering love and kindness
and are always there to guide.
They often make you feel
so confident and strong.
Their arms are always open
no matter what you did wrong.
They try to help out
in every way they can.
They love all their grandchildren
the same whether you’re a child, woman or man.
They are always there to listen and to lend a helping hand.
They show you respect and they try to understand.
They give their love, devotion and so much more,
that’s easy to see.
Grandparents, what perfect examples
of the kind of person that we should be.
~Stacy Smith~

Meet Me In The Stairwell

‘MEET ME IN THE STAIRWELL’ – Tribute to 911

You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news On September 11, 2001. Neither will I.

I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say ‘Good-Bye.’ I held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the peace to say, ‘Honey, I am not going to make it, but it is OK..I am ready to go.’

I was with his wife when he called as she fed breakfast to their children. I held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn’t coming home that night.

I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a woman cried out to Me for help. ‘I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!’ I said. ‘Of course I will show you the way home – only believe in Me now.’

I was at the base of the building with the Priest ministering to the injured and devastated souls. I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven. He heard my voice and answered.

I was on all four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer. I was with the crew as they were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them.

I was in Texas , Virginia , California , Michigan , Afghanistan . I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news. Did you sense Me?

I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name – though not all know Me. Some met Me for the first time on the 86th floor.

Some sought Me with their last breath. Some couldn’t hear Me calling to them through the smoke and flames; ‘Come to Me… this way… take my hand.’ Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me. But, I was there.

I did not place you in the Tower that day. You may not know why, but I do. However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have reached for Me?

Sept. 11, 2001, was not the end of the journey for you. But someday your journey will end. And I will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are ‘ready to go.’

I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.

<< God>>

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May 08, 2011 Bulletin

May 8th, 2011

Prayer Request

New Requests: Jessica Pugh,  Johnny Cook
Continuing Requests: Bill Tom Clark,   Lance O’Cull,  Terri Howard,  Steve Applegate,
Cancer Patients: Tammy Doyle, Lanny Cooper,  Earl Cooper, David Howard, Maurice Kennedy, Chief Little,  Steve Harris
Elderly and Shut Ins: Maxine Soards, Carrie Edington, Helen Dixon, Ina Hurst, Leland Roberts, Sammy Ginn, Gardena Ginn,  Flora Wells, Charles Riley
Our Troops, Unspoken Needs, Missionaries, the “Lost”, the Emotionally, Physically and Spiritually Troubled”

Birthdays/Anniversarys

May 9 – Mike Edington

May 15 – Jerry and Carmaleta Miller

 

Reminders

Sunday Night Bible Study – Genesis 28

Ladies Meeting Thursday, May 12 – 6:00pm.

Bring in Napkins for camp by – May 15

 

Mothers Are Earth Angels

Mothers are an exciting blend,
Of tough love and compassion,
Of honor, truth, and feeling,
And all things ‘old-fashioned’.

They teach forgiveness and patience,
And God’s Golden Rule…
To always love one another,
And to never be mean or cruel.

Mothers love to talk with Jesus,
She’s always careful to say,
That we should be obedient,
To keep us from going astray.

When her children are sad and lonely,
Or they are sick in bed,
She’s always there to help them,
Through those times they dread.

If they get smart and sassy,
She will give them that “look”
And send them to their room,
To read God’s Good Book!

And when they say they are sorry,
She gives a big, bear, hug…
Life with mothers is interesting,
It’s never dull or humbug!

So, take the time to tell her,
How she has helped you through,
All those ‘growing-up’ years,
Whether happy or blue.

Mothers are earth angels,
Their love will never end…
Treat her with respect and kindness;
She is your closest friend.

Give her the hug of the century,
And a fragrant rose bouquet…
There’s no need for many words,
Just, “HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!”

~ Eva May Young ~

 

WHO IS MOTHER?

Mother is half of the Father/Mother team, the one who gave birth to you as a child. When she first held you in her arms, she fell madly in love with you! She is the one that changed your diaper, gave you your bottle, bathed and dressed you. She is the one who tended to you when you were sick, wishes she could have bore your pain, but unable to even share it with you. There is none like a Mother.

If you have children, then you know what it’s like to be a Mother. Often, it’s a tough job, with unruly children, and many heartaches before they are grown. Sometimes a Mother is lucky that she has well-disciplined children, but only because she has done her best in order for them to be well-adjusted teenagers and later adults. Mostly, Mother sits and worries that she hasn’t done her best with her children, especially if they don’t turn out as she thought they should, with all the training she had given them.

Mother is a human being, capable of making mistakes. She is not perfect, just as none of us are perfect. But she is the one that we picture as being perfect during our childhood. As we become older, we realize that Mothers are capable of right and wrong ways of doing things, missing the mark, just as much as the next person. But she is still Mother. The thing that sets her apart is her everlasting love for her children and her intent that they lead normal, well-adjusted lives.

Not until we become adults, do we really begin to appreciate WHO Mother really is. She has nurtured you through your childhood, put up with your sassy ways and times of being lazy during your teenage years, and cried through your becoming an adult. But Mother was always there to encourage you when you made a mistake, although sometimes it’s hard not to show disappointment {I am sure I’ve done that}.

As we grow older and have our own children, we realize that Mother was a very strong person, and we begin to wonder can we ever fit into her shoes. No, we wear our ‘own shoes’……..we can never do things the same as our Mother, although she has given us the pattern from which to build. IF we have a Godly Mother {I did!}, then we can bring up our children in the ways of God, so that when they grow older we have the assurance that some day they will live for God. After all, Proverbs 22:6 says “Train up a child in the ways he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

Mothers are special. Is your Mother living today? If so, try to make this Mother’s Day the most wonderful day of her life! Show her you care if only by telling her you love her. Take her out to eat, take her flowers, but show up on Mother’s Day, if possible. You will never know how much this helps Mother to realize her family still cares. Sometimes we get busy doing the usual things in life, and lose sight of the most important aspects – loving our family. And Mother happens to be where that ‘family’ began. Without Mother, there would never have been a family. You might also tell Daddy that you are so happy that he chose Mother to be his wife. Make his eyes light up as well!!

M – Messenger, relaying God’s Word

O – Outpouring of genuine Love

T – Trusts in God

H – Heart set on things above

E – Earthly saint

R – Rescuer of the Wayward

 

Mother is half of the Father/Mother team, the one who gave birth to you as a child. When she first held you in her arms, she fell madly in love with you! She is the one that changed your diaper, gave you your bottle, bathed and dressed you. She is the one who tended to you when you were sick, wishes she could have bore your pain, but unable to even share it with you. There is none like a Mother.

If you have children, then you know what it’s like to be a Mother. Often, it’s a tough job, with unruly children, and many heartaches before they are grown. Sometimes a Mother is lucky that she has well-disciplined children, but only because she has done her best in order for them to be well-adjusted teenagers and later adults. Mostly, Mother sits and worries that she hasn’t done her best with her children, especially if they don’t turn out as she thought they should, with all the training she had given them.

Mother is a human being, capable of making mistakes. She is not perfect, just as none of us are perfect. But she is the one that we picture as being perfect during our childhood. As we become older, we realize that Mothers are capable of right and wrong ways of doing things, missing the mark, just as much as the next person. But she is still Mother. The thing that sets her apart is her everlasting love for her children and her intent that they lead normal, well-adjusted lives.

Not until we become adults, do we really begin to appreciate WHO Mother really is. She has nurtured you through your childhood, put up with your sassy ways and times of being lazy during your teenage years, and cried through your becoming an adult. But Mother was always there to encourage you when you made a mistake, although sometimes it’s hard not to show disappointment {I am sure I’ve done that}.

As we grow older and have our own children, we realize that Mother was a very strong person, and we begin to wonder can we ever fit into her shoes. No, we wear our ‘own shoes’……..we can never do things the same as our Mother, although she has given us the pattern from which to build. IF we have a Godly Mother {I did!}, then we can bring up our children in the ways of God, so that when they grow older we have the assurance that some day they will live for God. After all, Proverbs 22:6 says “Train up a child in the ways he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

Mothers are special. Is your Mother living today? If so, try to make this Mother’s Day the most wonderful day of her life! Show her you care if only by telling her you love her. Take her out to eat, take her flowers, but show up on Mother’s Day, if possible. You will never know how much this helps Mother to realize her family still cares. Sometimes we get busy doing the usual things in life, and lose sight of the most important aspects – loving our family. And Mother happens to be where that ‘family’ began. Without Mother, there would never have been a family. You might also tell Daddy that you are so happy that he chose Mother to be his wife. Make his eyes light up as well!!

M – Messenger, relaying God’s Word

O – Outpouring of genuine Love

T – Trusts in God

H – Heart set on things above

E – Earthly saint

R – Rescuer of the Wayward

 

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April 17, 2011 Bulletin

April 18th, 2011

Prayer Request

New Requests:   Bonnie Ferguson Family,  Doug Hester,  Charlie Thompson

Continuing Requests:  Richard Vergne,  Steve Hampton,  Joyce Hampton,  Terri Howard,  Steve Applegate,  Lance O’Cull

Cancer Patients:  Tammy Doyle,  Deena Taylor,  Lanny Cooper,  Jay Iery,  Earl Cooper,    David Howard,  Maurice Kennedy,  Chief Little,  Alexandra Mason,    Randy Bartee,  Doug Caseman,  Ruth Hurst,   Sue Calvert

Elderly and Shut Ins:  Maxine Soards,  Carrie Edington,  Helen Dixon,  Ina Hurst,   Leland Roberts,  Sammy Ginn, Gardena Ginn,  Don McCann,  Malcolm Roe,   Flora Wells,  Delores Pepoon,  Charles Riley

Our Troops, Unspoken Needs, Missionaries, the “Lost”, the Emotionally, Physically and Spiritually Troubled

Reminders

Sunday Night Bible Study—Genesis 26
Easter Egg Hunt after church next Sunday
Bring in napkins for camp by May 15

 

T.G.I.F. (Easter version!)

“T.G.I.F.,” under normal circumstances, means “Thank God, it’s Friday!” – we smile, relax and look forward to a much-needed weekend break. Well, today is Friday, but it’s no “normal” Friday – it is Good Friday, the day we commemorate our Lord’s death on the Cross. Let us acknowledge THIS day–with holy awareness and heart-felt thanksgiving…
For it’s Friday…and He’s faithful! It’s Friday…and He’s forgiving! It’s Friday…and He’s my Friend! All because of the Cross; all because on that momentous day in history when He defeated sin, death and hell forevermore. Our Lord came face to face with His foe–and ours. He has “bruised the serpent’s head” and He’s become our conquering King! We can shout today, wherever we are and wherever we go, Thank God, It Is Finished!

What does that mean to ME this day? The finished work on Calvary frames the portrait of my life. And as I live within its boundaries, I am “free, yes, free indeed!” When Satan, the accuser of the brethren, rears his ugly head in my face, I can say, “Devil, it’s Friday, and He’s faithful! It’s Friday, and I’m forgiven! It’s Friday and my Friend has set me free! It’s Friday–and IT IS FINISHED! T.G.I.F.!! Believe it–and have a wonderful day!

 

Wet Blankets/Joyless religion: Luke 15:21-32

The tragic story was going to have a happy ending after all. The prodigal son returned home, repentant. A celebration was called for. Jesus says that a homecoming banquet was being arranged. It was a time for rejoicing in the life of a family whose wayward son had come home.

But then, just as the festivities were getting under way, the older brother of the prodigal son arrives to play the ignoble part of the wet blanket (an image of being less than enthusiastic; it comes from fire fighting use where a wet blanket effectively quells small fires).

Unwilling to forgive his brother and jealous of the attention being showered on his sibling, this older brother feels he is owed some kind of payment for his ethical and moral stability and superiority. To those listening to the story unfold, that happy ending now begins to turn sour.

There is a reason, of course, why Jesus includes the part of the older brother in the story of the prodigal son. He includes this wet blanket to do far more than add interest to the story. There is scarcely a fault more common than jealousy or the begrudging of good to those we deem less deserving than we think we are. It is entirely possible that the story of this elder brother is a mirror in which we will discover ourselves.

Among the many lessons to be learned from the story of the prodigal son is the one that it is not enough merely to have “stayed with the supplies” (a phrase from 1 Samuel 25:13 and 1 Samuel 30:24 ). The attitude with which you did it counts as well. As always, Jesus is honing in on attitudes as much or more than actions.

When forgiveness is based on repentance, there just ought not to be any wet blankets in the church. We must be willing to accept as brothers all those who repent and receive God’s forgiveness. And we must do so joyfully, unless we want to find ourselves in the place of the older brother.

 

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March 06 2011 Bulletin

March 6th, 2011

Prayer Request

New Request:  Kevin Duff,  Helen Ginn,  Noretta Bloomfield

Continuing Request:  Lance O’Cull,  Alexandrea Mason,  Barbara Jordan,  Stephanie Thornton,  Nancy King,  Parker Adoption

Cancer Patients:   Tammy Doyle,  Deena Taylor,  Lanny Cooper,  Jay Iery,  Earl Cooper,  John Warren,  David Howard,  Bonnie Ferguson,  Justin Brown,  Maurice Kennedy,  Chief Little

Elderly and Shut Ins:   Maxine Soards,  Carrie Edington,  Helen Dixon,  Ina Hurst,  Leland Roberts,  Sammy Ginn,  Gardeana Ginn,  Don McCann,  Malcom Roe,  Flora Wells,  Delores Pepoon,  Charles Riley,  Debbie Kegley,  Emmy Hamilton

Our troops,  Unspoken Needs,  Missionaries,  the “lost”,  the Emotionally,  Physically and Spiritually Troubled

Birthdays/Anniversary

March 7 – John and Jacqui Cordle

March 13 – Melvin Wills

Reminders

Tonight Bible Study – Genesis Chapter 16

Ladies Meeting – 6:00Pm – Thursday – Chapter 2 – Melissa – Hostess

 

Who And Why Is God?

When did God begin to rule?
It was ‘ere eons old;
Before He set the firmament
And formed earth’s veins of gold. 

He was King before He molded man,
Or even shaped the stars,
‘Ere a cloud He placed in clear blue skies,
Or set the oceans in their bars.

When did my God begin to be?
When spoke  He the angel’s laws;
Or threw Satan out of paradise,
Or made the thunder pause?

In the beginning He began,
He always and ever was
Father, Son and Spirit, He,
Why was He?  Just because!

It is not for man to know His ways,
Or ask of Him a reason,
For God was always, and forever is,
And man is for just a season.

He need only say to sinful man
I AM the great I AM.
Never has there been another God,
Nor another sacrificial Lamb.

All you have and all you are,
You owe it all to me.
Just believe in all I say,
For my truth will set you free.

You need not know when I began,
Or even why or how;
Just simply bow the humble knee
And begin to worship me just now.

~ Joyce Guy ~

 

 

No More With Me

“I’m sorry. Please forgive me! I don’t mean to hold you up,” he said as he struggled to get off the escalator.

I’ll admit to it. There have been times when walking or driving behind an older person I’ve gotten impatient and upset. I’ve huffed and zoomed around them because I was in a hurry to get nowhere.

Perhaps I’m more aware of it now because I see myself there one day soon. Today I saw myself in this old man’s shoes and it caused me to slow down, stop and ask for his forgiveness.

He was about five or six people ahead of me. I was in a hurry and saw him as an obstacle. I’ve seen people get off the end of an escalator and stop dead in their tracks, gather their things and suddenly there’s a pile up of angry people behind them. You can’t stop an escalator full of people behind you. Like the Energizer bunny, they keep on goin’.

This man was well aware of the challenge. He tried desperately to step aside. Fumbling with his small packages, struggling to gain his footing, you could see how troubling this was for him. “I’m sorry. Please forgive me! I don’t mean to hold you up,” he said as he struggled to get off the escalator.

I suddenly saw this in a whole new light. It was like I was watching my future. I felt sorry for him. I felt sick to my stomach because this man was apologizing to everyone, when we should have been helping him and calming his fears.

One by one, people zipped around him. I heard a few angry comments whispered as one lady passed by him.

I saw me.

By the time I got to him he was just about steady on his feet.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know there was more,” he said.

“No, sir. No more with me,” I said. This really hit me hard. I realized right then how sad it was that the world was in such a hurry. That, of course, included me. But…no more with me. Count me out.

This wonderful man paid his dues. For whatever time he had spent on this earth, he most likely walked many rough roads and too many important miles. Now he should be apologizing for moving slower?

My heart ached as I looked into his eyes. I wished that I could see what he had seen all those years. His face weathered from life itself, was creased and wrinkled. The small soft pockets under his eyes and the gentle lines that curved up and around them told me he had many happy moments, too. Those were traces left behind from laughter and a smiling, happy man.

“My friend, can I help you with those things?” I asked.

Hesitant at first, he finally said, “Well, yes, thank you!”

I placed my hand under his left arm and walked with him a safe distance away from the rush of people.

“So what are you shopping for, sir?”

“Oh, just a little something for my neighbor. She’s a young mother raising kids on her own. She’s always so nice to me. I thought a box of candy for Mother’s Day…” he said, stopping suddenly as he searched his inside pocket of his sport coat.

“Do you need something?” I asked.

“Oh, no. Here. I think I have it right here. I always carry them with me,” he said. Then pulling out a hand full of papers he shuffled through them and handed me a business card that read:

“John A. Pomicter
Friend to all…enemy to no one!
I said a prayer today and you were the answer. Thank you!”

“That’s for you,” he said. “Thanks for stopping to help an old man.”

“My friend, you helped me. I discovered that I was unhappy with the world and I was part of the problem. Now I’ll be part of the solution. No more with me!”

“Then this was meant to be,” he said smiling.

“You know God sends me gifts every day and always at least one special person. You were my gift for today! Let’s go get some chocolates, my friend.”

Written By Bob Perks

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February 6 2011 Bulletin

February 6th, 2011

Prayer Request

New Request:   Jerry Wilburn

Continuing Request:   Wanda Cox,  Lance O’Cull,  Shannon Gilbert,  Betty Porter

Cancer Patients:   Tammy Doyle,  Deena Taylor,  Lanny Cooper,  Jay Iery,  Earl Cooper,  John Warren,  Bill Scott,  David Howard,  Bonnie Ferguson,  Justin Brown,  Maurice Kennedy,  Erin Thomas,  Chief Little

Elderly and Shut Ins:   Maxine Soards,  Carrie Edington,  Helen Dixon,  Ina Hurst,  Leland Roberts,  Sammy Ginn,  Gardeana Ginn,  Don McCann,  Malcom Roe,  Flora Wells,  Delores Pepoon,  Charles Riley

Our troops,  Unspoken Needs,  Missionaries,  the “lost”,  the Emotionally,  Physically and Spiritually Troubled

Birthdays/Anniversarys

February 8 – Bailey Duff

February 11 – Tammy/Jason Cox

February 12 – Jerry Miller

February 13 – Betty/Willie Wills

 

Reminders

Tonight Bible Study – Genesis Chapter 10

Ladies Meeting – Thursday Night 6:00 PM

 

 

Take Up Thy Cross and Follow Me

I walked one day along a country road, And there a stranger journeyed, too,
Bent low beneath the burden of His load: It was a cross, a cross I knew.

“Take up thy cross and follow Me,” I hear the blessed Savior call;
How can I make a lesser sacrifice, When Jesus gave His all?

I cried, “Lord Jesus,” and He spoke my name; I saw His hands all bruised and torn;
I stooped to kiss away the marks of shame, The shame for me that He had borne.

“Take up thy cross and follow Me,” I hear the blessed Savior call;
How can I make a lesser sacrifice, When Jesus gave His all?

“Oh, let me bear Thy cross, dear Lord,” I cried, And, lo, a cross for me appeared,
The one, forgotten, I had cast aside, The one, so long, that I had feared.

“Take up thy cross and follow Me,” I hear the blessed Savior call;
How can I make a lesser sacrifice, When Jesus gave His all?

My cross I’ll carry till the crown appears— The way I journey soon will end—
Where God Himself shall wipe away all tears, And friend hold fellowship with friend.

“Take up thy cross and follow Me,” I hear the blessed Savior call;
How can I make a lesser sacrifice, When Jesus gave His all?

Words and music by Alfred Ackley

 

 

The Smallest Snowflake

Christiana was the smallest of all the snowflakes. It seemed she and her family, along with many other snowflake families, had been floating always through the long day as she tumbled delightfully about with her friends. But their journey took them as well through seemingly endless freezing cold and darkness. Sometimes the north wind blew them along their way so hard she could scarcely breathe. At these times, as much as the bracing wind would permit, Christiana huddled close to her parents, Celeste and Chaucer, completely unaware that they were as uncomfortable as she.

At other times they were assailed by a gust of warmer air up in the atmosphere that threatened their very lives. Afraid, the little crystalline beauty would bow her minuscule head and cry. Celeste and Chaucer tried to shield and protect their little progeny as best they could.

Sometimes however, it was all they could do to hold on themselves. The beloved but naive little snowflake was oblivious to everything but observances from her youthful perspective and her own unreliable emotions and feelings. Life seemed to her a series of events: those that made her feel good, the ones she relished with great glee, and those that were so traumatic they drove her to despair. These ups and downs were punctuated with exasperating periods of sheer boredom.

Between the frigid wind that blew them, forcing them along in their descent to the earth, and their greatest foe, the warm counter-winds that swished by occasionally and threatened to dissolve them, the snowflake life was much more treacherous than observers might perceive it to be.

On their flight to the earth, the snowflake highs were very high indeed. It was almost like a symphony as they floated along together when none of their enemies were nearby. The sound of snowflake laughter and singing were delightful to the ear. But, as quickly as they had begun, these delightful times became a memory, as worries and trials became their portion once more.

Each time these difficult periods came ’round again, the music ceased and tension, fear, and strife shoved aside the joy and began to rule. Christiana and her peers lived only for the times of joy, pouting and resisting those that kept them from their fun. At one particularly dark and trying hour, Celeste and Chaucer, who had been on this flight much longer and had learned to take things more in stride, hovered near their lovely and delicate daughter. “How do you manage to remain so calm when our enemies are near?” Christiana asked.

“My dear”, said her father, “When we began this journey, before you were born, the father of snowflakes, the one who formed us, spoke a promise for us to hold close to our hearts along the way.”

“Long ago,” he said, “because the snowflake journey is fraught with enemies, I sent my perfect snowflake to the earth. He made the same journey that all snowflakes make, but because of who he is, he defeated the foe of the snowflakes and took away his power. And, if you will but trust in him and in me, and keep us at the center of your hearts, and if you will remember that we are with you at all times, a special wind you haven’t known will keep you safe, guiding you, teaching you, and giving you peace along your way.

Then, no matter what tactic your enemy may use to try to destroy you, when your traveling days are done, you will make your landing in a new and better world. I myself will be there to welcome you. At that point your life here will be at an end, but you will have fulfilled your purpose and you will have joy, for from the clouds I will lift you up to myself once more as I did the perfect snowflake.”

by Daphne Harrington

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January 16 2011 Bulletin

January 16th, 2011

Prayer Request

New Request: Reno McGlone, Dora Johnson Family, Wanda Cox
Continuing Request: Lance O’Cull, Shannon Gilbert
Cancer Patients: Tammy Doyle, Deena Taylor, Lanny Cooper, Jay Iery, Earl Cooper, John Warren, Bill Scott, David Howard, Bonnie Ferguson, Justin Brown
Elderly and Shut Ins: Maxine Soards, Carrie Edington, Helen Dixon, Ina Hurst, Leland Roberts, Sammy Ginn, Gardeana Ginn, Don McCann, Malcom Roe, Flora Wells, Delores Pepoon

Our troops, Unspoken Needs, Missionaries, the “lost”, the Emotionally, Physically and Spiritually Troubled

 

Birthdays/Happy Anniversary

January 16 – Dean/Melissa Ginn

January 20 – Ritchie/Carol Cunningham

Reminders

Tonight’s  Bible  Study – Genesis Chapter 4

If anybody would like to have an email account set-up with any name @aillschristianchurch.com just contact me and let me know.

Prayer request can be done here

Joy For The Future

Troubles and trials bring us way down,
And we drag our chin on the ground.
But think about life forever more,
Life forever on that far distant shore.
When I think of everlasting life,
My heart fills with joy and drives away strife.
My savior who died for all our sins,
Will say, “Welcome home, just come on in!”
Many years have come and gone,
Yet it doesn’t really feel so long.
Life sometimes is hard and hurts our soul,
The Jesus comes and gives back control.
I know now that I love him so much,
And always look forward to his loving touch.
Accept him into your heart today,
He really loves you don’t turn Him away.
The older I get the stronger I believe,
And I think back to when I did receive.
Christ in my heart and then it was done,
Now I eternally belong to God’s only Son!
by Dot Wilson

 

 

Thoughts To Ponder

  1. Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.
  2. You can’t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.
  3. Love….and you shall be loved.
  4. God always gives his best to those who leave the choice with him.
  5. All people smile in the same language.
  6. A hug is a great gift, one size fits all. It can be given for any occasion and it’s easy to exchange.
  7. Everyone needs to be loved, especially when they do not deserve it.
  8. The real measure of a man’s wealth is what he has invested in eternity.
  9. Laughter is God’s sunshine.
  10. Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.
  11. It’s important for parents to live the same thing s they teach.
  12. Thank God for what you have, TRUST GOD for what you need.
  13. If you fill your heart with regrets from yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.
  14. Happy memories never wear out……Relive them as often as you want.
  15. Home is the place where we grumble the most, but are often treated the best.
  16. Man looks at outward appearance but the Lord looks within.
  17. The choice you make today will usually effect tomorrow.
  18. Take time to laugh for it is the music of the soul.
  19. If anyone speaks badly of you, live so none will believe it.
  20. Patience is the ability to idle your motor, when you feel like stripping your gears.
  21. Love is strengthened by working through conflicts together.
  22. The best thing parents can do for their children, is to love each other.
  23. Harsh words break no bones but they do break hearts.
  24. To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it.
  25. We take for granted the things we should be giving thanks for.
  26. Love is the only thing that can be divided, without being diminished.
  27. Happiness is enhanced by others but does not depend on others.
  28. You are richer today if you have laughed, given or forgiven.
  29. For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back.
  30. Do what you can, for who you can, with what you have, and where you are.
  31. The Best Gifts to give:
  • To your friend, loyalty;
  • To your enemy, forgiveness;
  • To your boss, service;
  • To a child, a good example;
  • To your parents, gratitude and devotion;
  • To your mate, love and faithfulness;
  • To all men and women charity;
  • and to God, your life.

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