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Others shared Paul's faith and commitment, both in the first and
twenty-first centuries. It
is that faith in the unwavering presence and promises of God that shines
through the items which follow. These
are offered with the prayer that others will come to share such trust in
Him. David
Bragg, co-editor __________________________via BulletinGold Panning for more
Gold by: Jimmy W. Cox When a young lady marries, she
leaves her old name and adopts the name of her husband. She is called by
his name, writes, speaks, transacts business, and honors his name. In His name ---We assemble. "For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them." (Matt. 18:20). We proclaim the Word. "And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned." (Mark 16:15-16). We were baptized. "Repent and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38). We baptize believers. "And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord." (Acts 10:48). Also read Matt. 28:19,20.) We pray unto the Father, in the name of Jesus. (Read John 14:13‑14: John 15:16). We bow the knee and confess with the tongue. "That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess Jesus is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Phil. 2:10-11). We suffer persecution. " . . .rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name." (Acts 5:41). We glorify God. (Read 1 Peter. 4:15, 16). We enjoy salvation. (Read Matt. 1:21; Acts 4:11, 12). - Jimmy Cox lives in Sandy Hook, MS and attends the Columbia church of Christ in Columbia, MS. He may be contacted at coxsandyhook@yahoo.com __________________________via BulletinGold Are We Listening?by: Ron Thomason A couple of weeks back I preached from Hebrews 2:1-18
on "So Great a Salvation." I intended to express two primary
points; first, the Christian is in danger of losing his (her) soul if
that person does not take heed to the will of God and, second, that
God's love toward man is great. Let me take a few moments and review
some of these thoughts. The world in which we live sees disasters just
about on a daily basis. The 24 hour news channels give us images across
the world of some unfortunate people suffering hardships like we have
never experienced. We can become hard to it all. We won't become hard to
the experience as much as we can become hard to the images.
Unfortunately, by doing so we are encouraged to not look or consider
that a very real danger is ever before us. In the spiritual realm we
have similar problems. On one hand we know how frail life is and then on
the other hand we think we will survive for another day. This thinking
encourages us to live in such a way that we can put off making things
right with the Lord. We face a very real danger with this attitude. The
Hebrews writer spoke of this very real danger when He said,
"Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have
heard." If we do not, then, note, "For since the message
declared by angels proved to be reliable and every transgression or
disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we
neglect such a great salvation?" (from Hebrews 2:1-4) - Ron Thomas preaches for the Highway church of Christ in Sullivan, IL. He may be contacted at rthomas1@one-eleven.net __________________________via BulletinGold Busy Signalby: Rick Woodall Horrible malicious words often come to the surface
in this journey we call life. One can be endeavoring to do their very
best. They pour their heart into all they strive to do with a positive
spirit. The joy of the Lord's work is established in the fortitude and
strength we find in a right relationship with God. Yet, in the shadows
and cracks nearby we discover those who are fixed on quietly making life
miserable. Jesus had to deal with this situation many times in His short
3 -year ministry. - Rick Woodall is the minister for the Milan church of Christ in Milan, Michigan. His weekly devotional message, Life Thoughts, can be heard on the World Wide Web at this address: http://www.milanchurchofchrist.org/page3 __________________________via BulletinGold How Beautiful Heaven Must Beby: Stefano R. Mugnaini
What does God look like? Can anyone answer this question?
I John 3 says "When He appears we will be like Him, for we
will see Him as He is." The
implication is that we cannot see God as He is because we are mortal and
He is eternal. It is only
when we shed this earthly body for an eternal body that we will be able
to see and to contemplate God.
The same question can be asked of Heaven, and the same concept
applies: If Heaven is His dwelling place, than it must be that we cannot
truly picture or understand what it will be like.
It was with this knowledge of our own limitations that John,
through the Holy Spirit, described it this way: "Her
brilliance was like a very costly stone, as a stone of crystal clear
jasper. It had a great and
high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gate twelve angels, and names
were written on them, which ware the names of the twelve tribes of
This description of gemstones and precious metals is not intended
to make us believe that we are going to spend eternity in a high dollar
jewelry store: rather, to describe, in words we can understand, the
beauty, the perfection, the splendor of Heaven.
We can't picture the real thing, but we can all get a taste of
it. It is incredible to
think that it will be even more beautiful than it is described!
Perhaps most significant and encouraging to the faithful is the
passage that precedes this one, in verses 3-4: "Behold,
the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and
they shall be His people and God Himself will be among them. And He will
wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will no longer be any
death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain, for the
first things have passed away." This
is truly the promise of Heaven, and that which we can understand now: an
end to sorrow, to mourning, death and suffering.
There is much we cannot know until we get there, but of this we
are sure: Heaven is where the faithful will spend eternity in the
presence of the Creator free from death and sorrow.
How beautiful indeed. - Stefano R. Mugnaini preaches for the Cairo church of Christ in Cairo, GA, He may be contacted at ssmugnaini@syrupcity.net __________________________via BulletinGold Husbands and Wivesby: Mike Sullivan
Eph
5:24-33: [24] Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so
let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. [25] Husbands,
love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself
for it; [26] That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of
water by the word, [27] That he might present it to himself a glorious
church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it
should be holy and without blemish. [28] So ought men to love their
wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.[29]
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth
it, even as the Lord the church: [30] For we are members of his body, of
his flesh, and of his bones. [31] For this cause shall a man leave his
father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall
be one flesh. [32] This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning
Christ and the church. [33] Nevertheless let every one of you in
particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she
reverence her husband. -
Mike Sullivan lives in Winfield Pa (central Pennsylvania) and attends
the Susquehanna Valley church of Christ.
He may be contacted at dnddad@yahoo.com __________________________via BulletinGold |
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Nuggets and Quick Riches by: Ron Adams But
Peter and the apostles answered and said, "We must obey God rather
than men." Acts 5:29 Standing
firm for what is right in the face of opposition will probably result in
persecution. However, it also produces: -
intensified confidence -
strengthened faith -
satisfaction in the soul -
indefatigable spirit -
joyful countenance -
peace within -
peace with God Be
on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 1
Corinthians 16:13 Consider
it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that
the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its
perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in
nothing. James 1:2-4 - Ron Adams, Editor of Thursday's Thoughts, a weekly inspirational message. He may be contacted through this website: http://thursdaythought.homestead.com __________________________via BulletinGold How Important is "Attending Church?"by: Ron Bartanen
Many reasonably good people seldom, if ever, "attend
church". Meeting with
others to study God's word and to worship Him is something easily
dispensed with in our busy world. To
these, church is where you go for a wedding or a funeral, but little
more.
The early Christians didn't just "go to church" -they
were the church. They were
a community of believers, commonly referred to as the body of Christ.
In Christ they were bound together in the bonds of a common
faith. As such, meeting
with other Christians to encourage one another and express their
devotion to the Lord was not considered an option.
Had not their Lord said, "Where two or three are gathered
together in my name, there am I in the midst of them" (Matthew
18:20)? Had He not instructed them in the partaking together of the
Lord's Supper, saying, "Do this in remembrance of me" (Luke
22:17-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26)?
From the first the church "continued steadfastly in the
apostles' doctrine, in the fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in
prayers" (Acts 2:42). Acts
20:7 says that "On the first day of the week, the disciples came
together to break bread." Christians
who were becoming neglectful were admonished, "Not forsaking the
assembling of yourselves together as the manner of some is, but
exhorting one another." (Hebrews 10:25).
The fact is, if one truly believes and loves the Lord, meeting
with the church in study and worship is much easier. - Ron Bartanen preaches for the Arthur church of Christ in Arthur, IL. He may be contacted at ron33dor@one‑eleven.net __________________________via BulletinGold 23 Reasons to be Baptizedauthor unknown 1. Baptism stands between the sinner and salvation. (Mark 16: 16) 2. Baptism stands between the sinner and remission of sins. (Acts 2:38) 3. Baptism stands between the sinner and the washing away of sins. (Acts 22:16) 4. Baptism stands between the sinner and rejoicing. (Acts 8:39) 5. Baptism stands between the sinner and calling on the name of the Lord. (Acts 22:16) 6. Baptism stands between the sinner and the death of Christ. (Romans 6:3) 7. Baptism stands between the sinner and the blood of Christ. (Romans 6:3) 8. Baptism stands between the sinner and getting into Christ. (Romans 6:3; Galatians 3:27) 9. Baptism stands between the sinner and the resurrection. (Colossians 2:12) 10. Baptism stands between the sinner and the new life. (Romans 6:4) 11. Baptism stands between the sinner and putting on Christ. (Galatians 3:27) 12. Baptism stands between the sinner and cleansing. (Ephesians 5:26; Rev. 1:5) 13. Baptism stands between the sinner and sanctification. (Ephesians 5:26) 14. Baptism stands between the sinner and justification. (1 Corinthians 6:11) 15. Baptism stands between the sinner and becoming a new creature. (2 Corinthians 5:17) 16. Baptism stands between the sinner and the one body. (1 Corinthians 12:13) 17. Baptism stands between the sinner and receiving the blessings of the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:13; Acts 2:38) 18. Baptism stands between the sinner and regeneration. (Titus 3:5) 19. Baptism stands between the sinner and entrance into the Kingdom of God. (John 3:3‑5) 20. Baptism stands between the sinner and relations with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matt. 28:19) 21. Baptism stands between being called ‑ faithful and unfaithful. (John 14:15,23) 22. Baptism stands between the sinner and the example of obedience set by Jesus our Lord. (Matt. 3: 13‑17) 23. Baptism stands between the sinner and Christ because He commanded it. (Acts 28:20)
- Via the Belvedere Beacon, the weekly bulletin for the Belvedere church of Christ in Belvedere, SC (Ken Chumbley, minister and editor, may be contacted at church@belvederechurchofchrist.org ). __________________________via BulletinGold Hearts of Gold by: H. L. Gradowith When you've given your best To stand up to life's test, And you wonder just how long you can go on; When your heart is breaking And your soul is aching There's nobody who can help you like God's Son! Through it all He'll be there, Anytime, anywhere, And He'll give you the strength you need to go on; Carry on, take your stand, For He's holding your hand: He can help you; He can, for He is God's Son!
When you're tired and weary, And your eyes are teary, And you wonder just how long you can go on; When your friends turn away, And you're filled with dismay, There's nobody who can help you like God's Son! Through it all He'll be there, Anytime, anywhere, And He'll give you the strength you need to go on; Carry on, take your stand, For He's holding your hand: He can help you; He can, for He is God's Son!
When you're bowed down in grief And you find no relief And you wonder just how long you can go on; It's then you really know, The One Who loves you so There's nobody who can help you like God's Son! Through it all He'll be there, Anytime, anywhere, And He'll give you the strength you need to go on; Carry on, take your stand, For He's holding your hand: He can help you; He can, for He is God's Son!
- For more information on H. L. Gradowith and GRADOWITH POEMS e-mail group visit http://www.geocities.com/fp5699/ - the website of Tim Smith, minister of the Enon Church of Christ in Webb, AL __________________________via BulletinGold Open My Lifeby: Gerald Cowan Open
my eyes Lord, help me see People
in need where e're they be. Enlighten
me and fill my mind That
I may be eyes to the blind. Open
my ears to all thy truth And
to the souls who cry to thee, And
may their cries so touch my heart That
I to them will grace impart. Open
my heart to share thy grace With
all the world so loved by thee, And
from my heart lift up my voice With
all who weep, all who rejoice. Open
my hands and let me work That
I may give to those in need. Shelter
and food so let me share That
none can doubt how much I care. Open
my eyes, my ears, my mouth; Open
my hands, open my heart; Open
my life that all may see The
blessed Christ who lives in me. *
Can be sung to the tune of "O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee" - Gerald Cowan lives in Marion, IL. Gerald remains actively involved in mission work and preaching. He may be contacted at Olprchr@wmconnect.com __________________________via BulletinGold Step By Stepby: Helen Inwood If
I can't give You all my heart, Lord,
please accept a little part, And
let your love transform it till It
yields entirely to Your will. If
I can't give You all my days, Please
work through me in little ways, And
let a fragment of Your light Illuminate
my mortal night Until
I gladly give the whole All
my life and all my soul. __________________________via BulletinGold Gold Mines In a few minutes a computer can make a mistake so great that it would have taken many men many months to equal it. Remorse is the egg that pleasure laid. He who holds the stars in space will not let go of His promises to us. Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought (Henri Bergson). __________________________via BulletinGold |
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