But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23
"HE'S GOD'S MAN! HE CAN'T QUIT"
A young man taught a class of boys in a mission Sunday school. He won their hearts by his love and sincere interest. In time, he became discouraged because of criticism from others. He decided to resign as teacher.
Arriving early one Sunday to get his records in shape for his successor, he overheard a conversation by two of the boys of his class.
One said, "I'm not coming anymore because our teacher is going to quit."
The other boy said, "Why, he can't quit. I was the first boy in his class. One Sunday he told us that God sent him to teach us, and he said that God was his boss and he had to do what God said. He's God's man! He can't quit."
The teacher's eyes filled with tears. Silently he thanked God for the encouragement imparted to him by the saying of a trusting boy: "He' God's man! He can't quit."
Alice Marie Knight
"BUT GOD GAVE THE INCREASE"
New Members
BY BAPTISM
January 2, 2011 - OLIVIA LIKENS
January 9, 2011 - SETH FULCHER
May 22, 2011 - JENNIFER LEMON
June 19, 2011 - JADEN MOORE
BY LETTER
July 24, 2011 -FREDDIE JONES
BY STATEMENT
Feb. 12, 2012 - BRIAN ROBERTSON
Feb. 12, 2012 - JUDY ROBERTSON
Feb. 12, 2012 - SARA BETH ROBERTSON
BY BAPTISM
Feb. 19, 2012 - LOGAN SESSOMS
Mar. 2, 2012 - KYRA BROWN
BY STATEMENT
Apr. 8, 2012 - JAMES SESSOMS
Apr. 8, 2012 - SUSAN SESSOMS
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"DOES JESUS CARE"
When Rev. Rrank E. Graeff went through sorrow and suffering, he began to feel that God had forgotten to be gracious. In his extremity, his thoughts turned to the Saviour. Instantly his burdens became lighter. Emerging triumphantly with the knowledge of Christ's entrance into his sorrows, the exclaimed, "Oh yes, He cares, I know He cares!" The words of the sorrow easing song came to him as if by divine revelation:
Does Jesus care when my heart is pained
Too deeply for mirth or song,
As the burdens press,
and the cares distress,
And the way grows weary and long?
Oh yes, He cares, I know He cares;
His heart is touched with my grief.
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PRAYER LIST
CHURCH MEMBERS
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Earl/Jenny Eanes |
Michelle Carter |
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Lacy Mays |
Robby Kerrick
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Louise Minter |
Anna Wilson |
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Mattie Davis |
Burton Lester |
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Chris/Christine Huffman |
Arlen/Patricia Hampton |
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Julie Meador |
Jim/Marlyn Clifton |
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Pee Wee & Louise |
Libby Gower |
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Roger Winn |
Brenda Briggs |
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Christine Peters |
Bob/Gloria Sizemore |
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Frances Kendall |
Rives Holland |
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Shirley Morton |
Etta Gregory
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FRIENDS AND FAMILY
| Vickie Duncan
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Carrol Barker |
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Inez Rains |
Stanley Manning
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| Carolyn Stone
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Diann Hollingsworth
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| Louise Spenser
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Jessie Lemon |
| Roger Lemon |
Marie/Frank Foley |
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Thelma Holiday |
Herbert/Brenda Martin |
| Tony Llord |
Vickie Byrd
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Connie Greenwood |
Sergio/Dyan Pacheco
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Joyce Williams |
Carol Akers
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| Stacey Hall
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Britt Tuttle |
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David Bailey |
Natasha Dawdy |
| Monty Roye |
Barbara Lewis |
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Eddie Lewis
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Wayne Peters |
| Raleigh Rigney
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ruth Matherly
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Jackie Morton
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Bobby Freeman |
| James Reynolds
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Howard Freman |
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Doris Howell |
Betty Lewis
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| Sherry Stanley
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Eddie Lewis
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Katherine Byrd |
Barbara Burton |
| Mildred Burton |
Ray Barker |
Dorothy Martin
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Karen Reed |
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Paul/Doris Martin |
Basil Bollings |
Beverly Fulcher |
Mildred Fulcher |
Frank/Carolyn Kidd
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Dorothy Martin |
Rhonda Towler |
Brenda Wall |
Kaye Edwards |
Eunice Jones |
Dorothy Howell |
Rhonda Martin |
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ARMED FORCES
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Brain & Amber Lawrence |
Alan Fulcher |
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Kelvin Gravely |
Richie Donley |
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C.T. Crenshaw |
Carlton Morton
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Cameron Bolling |
Jason Stone |
Josh Amburn
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Shawn Barbour
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Michael Foley |
Shiloh Polzella |
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The Parable of the Five Sponges
There are 5 sponges laying on your kitchen counter top.
Each member of your family has been cleaning up different
areas of your home, but all the sponges look the same.
You are curious as to what was cleaned in your home, but
you can't tell by looking; they all look the same, so what
do you do? You squeeze each sponge to see what comes
out.
As you squeeze the first sponge, you see that cola comes
out, so you decide that someone cleaned the kitchen with
that one.
Upon squeezing the second sponge, you find tub and tile
cleaner--that one was used to clean the bathroom.
In the third sponge, you find motor oil--hubby was cleaning
the garage!
In the fourth sponge, baby powder puffs out when it is
squeezed--yep, the baby's nursery was done with that one!
In the last one is floor wax--that was the one you used on
the hall floor!
As you lay the last sponge down, you look again at their
similarity--and they all look the same until they're squeezed.
Christians are the same way. As life squeezes us, different
things come out--anger from one, a need for revenge from
another, tears from one, remorse from yet another, greed,
untruth, lust; finally, some saints pour forth the love of
Christ. Just like the sponge, we can only squeeze out
what is put in. Stay in the God's Word daily and be in
continuous prayer, so that when life puts the squeeze on
us, and it WILL, Jesus and Jesus ALONE will shine forth
from us! Have a blessed, squeaky clean day!
Author Unknown
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HYMNOLOGY
"I'D RATHER HAVE JESUS"
At the age of 23 George Beverly Shea (1909 - ) had a hard decision to make. He could accept a job offer in a secular singing position in New York City with a great salary and wide respect; or he could continue singing in
churches and for Christian radio programs. While sitting at the family piano, he started to prepare a special hymn for the Sunday service. On the piano he found a poem by Mr. Rhea F. Miller. He immediately began to compose the music for the poem and used the song that same morning in his father's church service. He also used those words to direct his life and has shared his song, "I'd Rather Have Jesus" with audiences around the world.
WHERE IS THE PATH?
E. Stanley Jones tells of the missionary in the jungle. He
got lost with nothing around him but bush and a few
cleared places. He finally found a small village and asked
one of the natives if he could lead him out of the jungle.
The native said he could. "All right," the missionary said,
"show me the way." They walked for hours through dense
brush hacking their way through unmarked jungle. The
missionary began to worry and said, "Are you quite sure
this is the way? Where is the path?"
The native said. "Bwana, in this place there is no path. I
am the path."
The path to God out of the jungle of this world is Jesus
who said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one
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BIRTHDAYS
| May 1 |
Hayden Dillon
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| May 10 |
Louise Minter
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Tosha Porter
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Linda Creasy
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Scott Porter
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| May 15 |
Michelle Carter
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Jennifer Hanes
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| May 16 |
Nathan Ballard
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Zachary Porter
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| May 17 |
Tony Lundy
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| May 18 |
Rhonda Robertson
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Steven Byrd
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Mattie Davis
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Anna Wilson
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Jonathan Barker
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Jackie Morton
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Rhonda Martin |
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Geraldine Webb
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Etta Gregory |
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ANNIVERSARIES
| Kenny & Beth Inman |
May 6, 1988 |
| Earl & Jenny Eanes |
May 6, 1996 |
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THE BIBLE AND IRAQ
ISRAEL IS THE nation most often mentioned in the
Bible...
But, do you know which nation is second? Iraq! However,
that is not the name that is used in the Bible. The names
used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar, and
Mesopotamia. The word Mesopotamia means "between
the two rivers," more exactly between the Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers. The name, Iraq, means "country with
deep roots." Indeed, Iraq is a country with deep roots and
is a very significant country in Scripture. Here's why:
Eden was in Iraq (Gen. 2:10-14), Adam and Eve were
created in Iraq (Gen. 2:7-8), Satan made his first recorded
appearance in Iraq (Gen. 3:1-6), Nimrod established
Babylon, and the Tower of Babel was built in Iraq (Gen.
10:8-9; 11:1-4), the confusion of languages took place in
Iraq (Gen. 11:5-11), Abraham came from a city in Iraq
(Gen. 11:31; cf. Acts 7:2-4), Isaac's bride came from Iraq
(Gen. 24:3-12, 10), Jacob spent 20 years in Iraq (Gen.
27:42-45; 31:38), the first world empire was in Iraq (Dan.
1:1-2; 2:36-38), the greatest revival in history was in a city
in Iraq (Jonah 3), the events of the book of Esther took
place in Iraq, and the book of Nahum was a prophecy
against a city in Iraq.
No other nation, except Israel, has more history and
prophecy associated with it than Iraq. Who would have
guessed?! (David Brown).
On the Lighter Side
After starting a new diet, I altered my drive to work
to avoid passing my favorite bakery.
But this morning I accidentally drove by the bakery
and as I approached, there in the window were a host
of goodies.
I felt this was no accident, so I prayed, "Lord, it's
up to you, if you want me to have any of those
delicious goodies, please create a parking place for
me directly in front of the bakery."
And sure enough, on the eighth time around the block,
there it was!
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