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BulletinGold
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March
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Vol.
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Num.
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Editors:
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David Bragg
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Edward
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In
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Articles
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Nuggets
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Poems
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Quotes
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- My
Favorite Bible, Steve Higginbotham
- Authority in Religion
- Truth and Personal Experience, Dan Chambers
- Football Rules, OK? How About Football
WITHOUT Rules? OK? By Gerald Cowan
- We Can Know the Truth, Jimmie Z Gribble
- Is The Bible Complete? By Jimmy W. Cox
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- Amusing Musings
- The Silence of Scripture
- Truth Vs. Tolerance, Cecil May Jr
- The Old Paths, Cecil May Jr
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- You Ask Why I Follow This Jesus
- A Recipe for Happiness
- My Faith
- The Gospel Gives Us Wings |
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| Editorial by David Bragg |
There are
few topics so vital to successful Christian living, and a
congregation's life and growth, as the Bible. Its authority must be
respected and its instruction obeyed. This month's BulletinGold is
devoted to this very topic, and the following item by Steve
Higginbotham struck me as most appropriate as an introduction of that
great theme.
David
Bragg
http://www.davidbragg.org/
My
Favorite Bible
By Steve
Higginbotham
Through the years, I have owned quite a few Bibles. I have two
shelves in my office containing nothing but Bibles. They differ in
size, translation, and binding. But of all the Bibles I own, one is
particularly treasured by me. It is a little black Red Letter New
Testament (3"x4.5") that I have had for the past 39 years. You've seen
some like it before. It's the kind of Bible given to little children,
and it is small enough for them to hold it in their little hands. The
print in this Bible is just about too small to read. There are no study
notes in it. And it only contains the New Testament. So what makes this
Bible so special to me? Allow me to read the inscription on the first
page:
"This New Testament is being
presented to Steve Higginbotham for being
the first in his Bible Study class to be able to say from memory all
the 66 books of the Bible. Keep up the Good Work. God Bless you always.
Your Bible Class Teachers, Mrs. Hester Shultz & Miss Sandy Wilson"
Isn't it amazing the impact that a few words of encouragement can have
on a person's life? I was just four-years-old when this Bible was
presented to me, but thirty-nine years later, I still treasure, and
have this little Bible in my possession. My guess is that Hester (who
is now deceased) and Sandy have no memory of the presentation of this
Bible, or the message they inscribed in it. I'm sure they have no idea
that something done so long ago, and something that cost so little, and
took only but a moment of their time, would be so treasured by the
little boy to whom they presented it.
My point? There is life-time lasting power and influence in
encouragement! What takes us only a moment to say or do, can impact
another person for the rest of his life. Be an encourager! Take the
time and the little extra effort to compliment, commend, and encourage
another. Chances are, long after you've forgotten your words of
kindness, they will be locked-up, and cherished as a prize possession
in the store room of someone's mind.
- Copyright 8 2006, South Green Street Church of Christ, Glasgow,
Kentucky
Permission is granted to copy these articles.
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Authority in Religion
Only two sources of authority exist in religion.
Authority is “from heaven [Divine] or from men [human]” (Mat. 21:25).
Human authorities consist of such things as the rulings of one man or a
council/ convention of men, creed books, the majority vote of members,
and personal conscience. Such sources constitute no standard at all,
for they are all subjective, arising from the thoughts, desires,
philosophies, and whims of men. Human authorities in religion produce
doctrinal division and confusion and endorsement of such things as
sexual immorality, drinking, and gambling.
Jeremiah stated the fallacy of reliance upon human religious authority:
“O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in
man that walketh to direct his steps” (Jer. 10:23).
Right religion demands an objective standard, one
that originates apart from human thinking, desires, and opinions. The
Bible is verily that objective standard.
While approximately forty men were employed in its
writing, they did not write their own philosophies and thoughts. They
spoke “not in words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit
teacheth” (1 Cor. 2:13). The Bible came from men who “spake from God,
being moved by the Holy Spirit” (2 Pet. 1:21).
The Bible is our Creator’s revelation of Himself and
His will to His rational creation. Men could not know the will or the
plan of God for us without the revelation of this mystery through the
inspired men (1 Cor. 2:7-10). No one knows one thing about how to
worship God so as to please Him apart from the New Testament.
Apparently, many think that God is somehow obligated to accept whatever
they choose to offer, but not so. We must worship Him “in spirit and in
truth” (John 4:23-24), and only the Bible tells us how to do so. Jesus
said that men who reject Bible doctrine for their own precepts worship
in vain (Mat. 15:9).
Likewise, the New Testament is the only source of
information on how God wants us to behave in our daily lives. The world
is drowning in its own moral filth because so many people have rejected
God and His will in favor of their own subjective, selfish lusts (Rom
1:21-32).
Without the Bible we would not know that we are
sinners in need of salvation. Moreover, we would never have known of
God’s gracious plan to save us had He not revealed it to us in His
Word, the only source of this information.
- Author Unknown; via the Belvedere Beacon, the weekly bulletin of the
Belvedere church of Christ, Belvedere, SC. Ken Chumbley preaches
for this congregation, and he may be contacted at their website: http://www.belvederechurchofchrist.org
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Truth and Personal
Experience
By
Dan Chambers
Last week the mayor of San Diego, California
abruptly reversed his public opposition to marriage for same-sex
partners and publicly revealed for the first time that his adult
daughter is a lesbian. The mayor said, “In the end, I could not look
any of them in the face and tell them that their relationships . . .
were any less meaningful than the marriage that I share with my wife,
Rana.” It appears that the mayor’s views on “gay marriage” changed
based primarily on his personal experience.
This reminded me somewhat of a question that is
sometimes asked in discussions on subjects like divorce and remarriage
or denominationalism. “How would your views on divorce and remarriage
change if your son or daughter were divorced?” “How would your views of
denominationalism change if your son or daughter decided to ‘join’ a
denomination?”
Questions like these seem to imply that personal
experience is the ultimate criterion in determining our views on any
moral or doctrinal subject. Scriptural data, it seems, is either a
secondary consideration, or it is twisted to support the inclinations
of personal feelings and experiences.
While we all have personal experiences and feelings
that help shape who we are and what we think, these things cannot be
the ultimate basis for determining our views. Scripture alone, not
personal feelings and experiences, must be, determined on God’s Word
alone.
So, how would my views about gay marriage, or
divorce and remarriage, or denominationalism change if my son or
daughter chose to embrace any of these things? I pray that my faith
would be strong enough that my views wouldn’t change at all. I pray
that my commitment to God and his Word would be deeper than my
commitment to my children. Isn’t that what Christ demands of his
would-be followers? “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to
the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come
to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person’s enemies
will be those of his own household. Whoever loves father or mother more
than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more
than me is not worthy of me” (Matt. 10:34-37).
- Dan Chambers; via The Encourager, the weekly bulletin for the Calvert
City church of Christ, Calvert City, KY. Lance Cordle preaches
for the congregation. He may be contacted through the
congregation's website: http://www.calvertchurchofchrist.com
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Football Rules, OK?
How About Football WITHOUT Rules? OK?
By
Gerald Cowan
About the turn of the twentieth century
there was a new game called football being played on American
college campuses. A lot of it was what we would recognize today:
four downs to make ten yards by passing the ball or carrying it
until one crossed the other team’s goal line. We would also
recognize the points scoring system. But beyond that we might not
recognize the game at all. There was no protective padding and no
rules to protect the players from each other. What today would be
called a foul was then just part of the game. If one person was
having a really good game and making a lot of progress for his
team the other team would “take him out,” any way they could.
Their coach might instruct them to do it. It was a violent game in
which bones were often broken, fingers and toes crushed, eyes
gouged out and ears ripped off. Some players were blinded or
deafened or crippled for life. Some actually died on the field,
or from injuries suffered in the game. Finally some major colleges,
including Harvard and Yale, decided to ban football. The pleasure the
game gave to spectators did not justify the risks taken by the
players. Football might never have become the major sport
it is today in schools, colleges, universities – to say nothing
of the prominent position it holds in professional sports – had
the decision of Harvard and Yale been the end of the matter.
But there was a certain influential man whose
son played football at Harvard. This man saw great potential in the
game and wanted it to continue. So he suggested that all the
schools get together and formulate strict rules that would
enhance the game, and would also protect players and not pose
such a risk to life and limb. They took him up on the suggestion
and formulated a comprehensive rule system. The rest, as we
sometimes say, is history. Do you wonder who the influential man
was who was so interested in sports that he made such a wise
recommendation, a man so influential that colleges and
universities were willing to listen to him? It was Theodore
Roosevelt, then president of the United States. Some may not have been
aware that the “rough riding Teddy” of military fame had another
side, a side that loved sports and education, a side that valued
an nurtured the young people of the country, that valued rules
above everything and thought everybody should obey the laws
governing everything. He did some other things while he was
president to establish law and make sure others obeyed it, especially
in business and politics.
That is a really good thing, isn’t it? I mean,
that there are rules and laws that everybody has to obey. Can you
imagine what it would be like if there were no laws, no rules, no
standards? Anyone could do anything he wanted to, without restriction
or punishment. That may sound OK if you’re thinking about no
restrictions on what you ear or how you spend your time, no
curfews, no chores to do, no traffic laws and no restriction on
who could drive a car, no school unless you wanted to go, and no
job unless you wanted to work. But it would also mean that anybody
who wanted to could bring a gun to school or to the work place
and just start shooting everybody, including you. Anybody who
wanted to could beat you up, take your money, take your car – do
just about anything else you can think of and not worry about
being caught or punished. I’m really glad there are laws to
restrict others, even though the same laws restrict me too.
It works the same way in religion. There are
rules, laws, restrictions and commandments. You have to do it God’s
way or it will not be accepted. Jeremiah 10:23 is still valid:
“The way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to
direct his own steps.” But Judges 17:6, 18:1, 19:1, 21:25 where
it says, “There was no king in Israel; every man did whatever
seemed right in his own eyes” is not valid. Notice these New Testament
references: “Make disciples...teaching them to observe all
things that I have commanded” (Mt. 28:18-20). It is when “you
obeyed from the heart the doctrine delivered to you” that you
became “free from sin and servants of righteousness” (Romans
6:17). “Be doers of the word and not hearers only” (James 1:22
and Rom. 2:13). We learn from 2 Tim. 2:5 and 1 Cor. 9:24-27 that we
must contend lawfully and exercise self-control in
everything, sports and everything else. Those who are righteous
are “scarcely saved” – they have no more than is needed for their
own salvation. So where will the disobedient sinful person
appear? (1 Peter 4:17-19).
Football without rules, the family without
rules, the school, the nation and the world without rules, or
religion without rules – it will not work in anything. So let’s
admit that God rules. OK?
- Gerald Cowan preaches for the Dongola church of Christ in Dongola,
IL. He may be contacted at Geraldcowan1931@aol.com
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We Can Know the Truth
By
Jimmie Z
Gribble
Knowledge is extremely important in many fields. If
we are in need of surgery, we want a doctor that is very knowledgeable
of the procedure that we need. If we are in need of a lawyer, we want
one that is very knowledgeable in the area of our need. A commercial
advertises, in a humorous way, that staying with them makes you very
knowledgeable. And, most of us remember the joke concerning a repairman
and a bill. The repairman comes, repairs a product, and sends the bill:
replacing the part, $1.25, knowing which part to replace,
$125.00. Knowledge is extremely important in many fields.
We have heard the phrase, “Jack of all trades, and
master of none.” None of us can know everything. However, all of us can
know God’s word. And, of all the fields where knowledge is extremely
important, this field surpasses them all. The knowledge of medicine and
the human body enables us to live longer on this earth. Many of us,
without this knowledge, would have left this life long ago. However,
the knowledge of God’s word has eternal value and benefits associated
with it.
Jesus said that we can know the truth. John
records, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you
free” (John 8:32). The word of God is given to us in words that we can
understand and know. Peter tells us that we need to grow in this
knowledge. He penned, “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever.
Amen” (2 Peter 3:18). It is through this study that we can present
ourselves approved unto God. Paul wrote to Timothy, “Study to shew
thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
To those that “know not” there is punishment
waiting, 2 Thessalonians 1:7ff. However, God wants us all saved.
Inspiration said, “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as
some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing
that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2
Peter 3:9).
Beloved, knowledge is extremely important in
many fields. The most important field is concerned with God’s word, our
knowledge of it, and our application of it to our lives. Know the TRUTH!
Beloved, listen to all of God's word; God will
do thee good!
- Jimmie Z. Gribble, Portsmouth, VA; Thought For Today, 06/28/2006; via
the Belvedere Beacon, the weekly bulletin of the Belvedere church of
Christ, Belvedere, SC. Ken Chumbley preaches for this
congregation, and he may be contacted at their website: http://www.belvederechurchofchrist.org
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Is The Bible Complete?
By
Jimmy W. Cox
For most of us, such a question is not necessary.
For the Bible is the "Word of God". It contains 66 books, starts with
Genesis, and ends with Revelation. It gives instructions for three
different ages– Patriarchal, Jewish, Christian. We live in the
Christian age– Read Acts, chap. 2, for its beginning.
However, some religious groups, and many individuals
claim that the Holy Spirit has appeared unto them, and gave them
certain messages. However, if such messages in any way are different
from the Word of God, then we know they did not come from the Father,
the Son, or the Holy Spirit.
Let us notice 2 Tim. 3:16-17– All Scripture is given
by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof,
for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God
may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." The phrase,
"all scripture", includes all the inspired words of God.
2 Peter 1:20-21– "Knowing this first, that no
prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy
never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were
moved by the Holy Spirit." Also read John 6:63.
2 Peter 1:3– As His divine power has given us all
things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him
who called us by glory and virtue." The "knowledge" of Christ (2 Peter
1:2), can be fully known by a study of both Old and New Testaments,
which contain the totality of inspired scripture (Psalm 119:160, Psalm
139:17). Without a knowledge of the totality of the inspired
scriptures, how could we have been given "all things that pertain to
life and godliness."?
Jude 1:3 tells us that the faith was "once for all
delivered to the saints." The meaning here is that God’s truth has been
"once" delivered for all time. It is a permanent delivery from God that
will never be superseded, amended or modified. (Deuteronomy 4:2,
Proverbs 30:6, Rev. 22:18-19; Gal. 1:6-12).
James 1:25– "But he who looks into the perfect law
of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a
doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does." The word
"perfect" is from a Greek word meaning "finished, complete, perfect."
If you add to, or take away from that which is "perfect", then it is no
longer perfect. Obey God’s "perfect word."
- Jimmy W. Cox lives in Sandy Hook, MS and attends the Columbia church
of Christ in Columbia, MS. He may be contacted at coxsandyhook@yahoo.com
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Amusing Musings
A teacher who was an atheist was trying to
destroy his pupils' faith in the Bible as God's word. He was
emphasizing that Moses and the children of Israel did not cross the Red
Sea on dry ground. He said they waded over six
inches of water. A little boy in the back of the room who was
familiar with the story yelled out an "Amen!"
The teacher asked, "Why did you say amen? That
was not a miracle."
The boy retorted that the miracle was not in
the people wading in 6 inches of water, but it was a miracle that God
drowned Pharaoh's army in 6 inches of water!
A boy was watching his father, a preacher,
write a sermon. "How do you know what to say?" he asked.
"Why, God tells me."
"Oh, then why do you keep crossing things out?"
- via THE SOWER, a weekly publication of the Arthur church of Christ,
Arthur, IL. Ron Bartanen, who serves as minister and editor, may be
contacted through their
website at http://www.arthurchurchofchrist.com
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The Silence of Scripture
The well-known Bible expositor Leon Morris once said
the silence of the Scriptures are just as much due to inspiration as
are its statements (commenting on Hebrews 7:3). This is an important
recognition by him (many other Bible students have recognized the
same). For unity to be maintained by God’s people, they must go to the
Scriptures and be unified on what is said, not on what is not said.
Unfortunately, many want people to be unified when they go beyond what
the Scriptures reveal. It can’t be done.
What this great Bible expositor said did not
originate with him; it was true long before he lived. In Hebrews 7:14,
the Scriptures said that Moses spoke nothing concerning the priesthood
of Jesus. Under the old covenant, God’s priests came from Levi. When
God said the tribe of Levi would be His priestly tribe, He did not need
to say who was excluded—it was understood (cf. Leviticus 10:12 and
strange fire). We, on the other hand, seem to want God to specify that
which is forbidden before we accept it as something to not be done.
Many feel as if man has not enough information to make good judgments.
Evidently, the Lord thought He said all He needed to say on particular
topics. For us to go beyond what He said is to be presumptuous.
When God has revealed Himself on a topic, He is
obligating us to follow His lead. He has not given us the prerogative
to lead where He did not express himself, that is, in things religious.
- Ron Thomas serves as preacher and an elder for the Highway church of
Christ, Sullivan, IL He may be contacted via the congregation's
website: http://www.highwaycofc.com
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Truth Vs. Tolerance
By
Cecil May Jr
The primary virtue of the postmodern age is
tolerance, but with a new definition. Tolerance no longer means
allowing legal religious freedom for all, treating people of different
religions with respect and gentleness, and opposing persecution or
discrimination.
The “modern’ definition of tolerance in this
“postmodern age means considering all views equally valid. We must not
only accept and be nice to those with different views, we must refrain
from any attempt, however gently or reasonably (a “bad word” to
postmoderns), to change their mind. Any suggestion that one view is
better than another or, especially that one is true and the other is
false, is “intolerant.”
Influenced by this prevailing attitude, many
modern evangelicals in television interviews equivocate when asked
whether Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. Jesus, of course,
said he was. Some of “us” equivocate when asked whether baptism is
necessary to salvation.
Presenting a positive image has become more
important to some than biblical truth.
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The Old Paths
By
Cecil May Jr
“Thus says the Lord: ‘Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the
ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest
for your souls.’ But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’” (Jer. 6:16)
A good preaching text, often used! I like the ESV
translation, “ancient paths.” Jeremiah’s paths were the ways of the law
of Moses.
The paths that some would call us to take as our
model for today are not “old” enough. The ways of the 1940’s and 50’s
are not our standard.
Neither are the paths discovered and trod by the
Stones and Campbells . We are not called to restore the 19th century
restoration movement.
What we should restore is what those Christians of
the 19th and 20th centuries were trying to restore: the church as Jesus
and the apostles were calling it in the Scriptures to be.
Only paths as ancient as the New Testament are old
enough to require that we walk therein.
- Both articles above were written by Cecil May Jr. and appeared in the
July issue of Preacher Talk, a newsletter edited by brother May.
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You Ask
Why I Follow This
Jesus
You ask why I follow this Jesus?
Why I love Him the way I do?
When the world’s turned away from His teachings
And the people who serve Him are few.
It’s not the reward I’m after
Or gifts that I hope to receive
It’s the Presence that calls for commitment,
It’s the Spirit I trust and believe.
The Lord doesn’t shelter His faithful
Or spare them all suffering and pain.
Like everyone else I have burdens,
And walk through my share of rain.
Yet He gives me a plan and purpose,
And that joy only Christians have known.
I never know what comes tomorrow,
But I do know I’m never alone.
It’s the love always there when you need it;
It’s the words that redeem and inspire.
It’s the longing to ever be with Him
That burns in my heart like a fire.
So you ask why I love my Lord Jesus?
Well, friend, that’s so easy to see.
But the one thing that fills me with wonder
Is why Jesus loves someone like me.
- via THE SOWER, a weekly publication of the Arthur church of Christ,
Arthur, IL. Ron Bartanen, who serves as minister and editor, may be
contacted via their
website at http://www.arthurchurchofchrist.com
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A
Recipe
for
Happiness
Happiness is something we create in our mind,
It’s not something you search for and so seldom find---
It’s just waking up and beginning the day
By counting blessings and kneeling to pray--
It’s giving up thoughts that breed discontent
And accepting what comes as “heaven sent.”
It’s giving up wishing for things we have not
And making the best of whatever we’ve got.
It’s knowing that the future is secure for us,
And pursuing our tasks without fret or fuss.
For it’s by completing what God gives us to do
That we find contentment and happiness, too.
- via The Central Message, the weekly bulletin of the Central church of
Christ in Paducah KY. Jim Faughn serves as an elder and preacher
for the congregation. He may be contacted through the church’s
website: http://www.centralchurchofchrist.org
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My
Faith
My faith lies in sharing
All that I possess,
That it may bring to others
A bit of happiness.
My faith lies in caring
For anyone who needs
The hope that I may give them
In love, and words, and deeds.
My faith lies in declaring
Jesus, the Heavenly Son,
That He’s the only Way,
Eternal vict’ry can be won.
- Selected and adapted by Edd Sterchi, who preaches for the Jackson
church of Christ in Jackson, MO. He may be contacted through the
congregation's website: http://www.jacksonchurchofchrist.com
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The
Gospel Gives Us Wings
Far better news the Gospel brings
it bids us fly and gives us wings.
Doubt not His sacrifice can save.
God sealed it with an empty grave.
And by His blood He did forgive,
and now we have new lives to live.
- Adapted; via the weekly bulletin of the Harrisburg church of Christ
in Harrisburg, IL. You may visit their website at http://www.harrisburgchurchofchrist.org
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| Gold
Mines ---- quotes, sayings & sign messages |
Sermon a little too
long?
The
preacher asked a man who got up
to leave during the service, “Where are you going? “Out to get a
haircut,” the man replied.
“But why didn’t you get it before you came here?” “I didn’t need
it then.”
Happiness is in the heart, not in the circumstances.
Just suppose "church" was like "school" and you 'had to maintain a
passing grade to stay in. How many would "graduate?" How many would
"drop out?"
If absence makes the heart grow fonder, some members must be deeply in
love with the church.
Most of the world does not read the Bible, but reads carefully the
lives – the attitudes and actions – of those who claim to follow the
Bible’s teaching.
Religion should be a steering wheel, not a spare tire.
One of the best evidences of the inspiration of the Bible is the fact
that it has survived the fanaticism of some of its friends.
- via The Encourager, the weekly bulletin
for the Dongola church of
Christ, Dongola, IL. Gerald Cowan serves the congregation as
minister. He may be contacted at Geraldcowan1931@aol.com
“The church is the glue that keeps us together when we disagree.
It is the gasoline that keeps us going during the tough times. It
is the guts that enable us to take risks when we need to.” (Mary
Nelson)
- From Leadership Magazine
“Pray” is a four – letter word you can say anywhere – except in public
schools.
In our town where I held a meeting the paper reported—”Leon Hill came
to our town for a revival meeting and did nobody any harm.”
My faithful and wise maid said in response to the question of what
keeps people from praying, "To stiff to bend, I guess."
“Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.”
- via THE SOWER, a weekly publication of
the Arthur church of Christ,
Arthur, IL. Ron Bartanen, who serves as minister and editor, may be
contacted via their
website at http://www.arthurchurchofchrist.com
"Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is
impassioned, small speech cantankerous." [Chuang-tzu (369
BC - 286 BC), On Leveling All Things]
“The true American religious tradition, the one that disciplines power,
subjugating it to reason, truth and, ultimately, an all-powerful God,
is not a threat to liberty but its best defender.” [Judge Janice
Rogers Brown]
“No small concern of those who created the Constitution was the
prospect of legislative tyranny, the exercise of power for illegitimate
purposes carried out in the name of the majority.” [Gary McDowell]
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