Out of love for one another…….
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“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35 ESV)
Scripture of the Week
“Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” ~~ Matthew 11:28-30
Something to Smile About
A little boy was in a relative’s wedding. As he was coming down the aisle, he would take two steps, stop, and turn to the crowd. While facing the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws and roar.
So it went, step, step, roar, step, step roar, all the way down the aisle. The crowd was near tears from laughing so hard by the time the little boy reached the pulpit. The little boy, however, was getting more and more distressed from all the laughing, and was also near tears by the time he got to the pulpit. When asked what he was doing, the child sniffed and said, “I was being the Ring Bear.”Think About It
YOU ARE GOING TO FAKE IT AFTER ALL
In his youth, the grandson of John Philip Sousa made large sums of money as a guest bandleader. He knew it wasn’t because of his talent. Since he shared the same name as the great American composer and conductor, he knew that this was what impressed the crowds. His invites were about his name not his abilities. He knew these because he could not read a single note of sheet music.
He wasn’t the first or the last person to lean on their heritage rather than their abilities. Just because you carry a name, however, doesn’t mean you are the real thing.
Lots of people call themselves Christian. Lots of people claim a heritage with the Lord. But that claim isn’t what will get us a place in the kingdom: it is what we do.
“Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord,‟ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven will enter” (Matthew 7:21).
The crowds may cheer for us. The funds may come rolling in. But the true name bearers of Jesus Christ aren’t found by those things. They are found in those that do His will. The ones that are keeping his commandments, not just faking their way through it.
Fakes will be found out in the end. He will know or not know us not by the name we claim, but the life we live. – Barry Haynes, Hope church of Christ Hope, AR
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WORDS OF TRUTH
The people of God desire and strive to honor Him above all else. We wake each morning with the call to “love the Lord your GOD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind … Continue reading
WEEKLY NEWS, MARCH 7, 2021
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“AND ON EARTH PEACE….?”
More than 25 centuries ago, the prophet Isaiah hailed the coming Christ as “The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). On the night of His birth the angels sang, “On earth peace, good will toward men…” (Luke 2:14). Yet since that … Continue reading
WEEKLY NEWS, FEBRUARY 28, 2021
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RULES OF HAPPY LIVING
1. Count the blessings not the troubles. If we are not careful, we will let our minds dwell on trouble. 2. Live one day at a time. The past is over, the future is not yet here, but today is … Continue reading
WEEKLY NEWS, FEBRUARY 7/14, 2021
THANK YOU NOTE“Dear Church FamilyWe thank you for the prayers, cards and text messages after Dad’s surgery. He continues to recover. We are grateful for the support.”Bless you all! – Valerie & Dale Cook & Billy Hazlewood. WEDNESDAY PM BIBLE … Continue reading
UNSHAKEABLE FAITH IN THE IMMOVEABLE KINGDOM
In the heat of the Civil War, Moses Lard penned this “Note to the Brotherhood” to encourage Christians: “More now than ever before in this country do even Christians need to be placed completely under the influence of Christianity. In … Continue reading
WEEKLY NEWS, FEBRUARY
WEDNESDAY PM BIBLE CLASS Feb. 10 . . . . . . . . . .Troy Futrell Feb. 17 . . . . . . . .Kynn Maxwell WITH SYMPATHY We feel deeply with Tina Brewer, Lesa Ledbetter and John … Continue reading
THE END OF THE MATTER
Stephen Covey famously suggested that one of the habits of highly effective people is that they “begin with the end in mind.” I was thinking of that phrase recently while studying the book of Ecclesiastes at the very time that … Continue reading
WEEKLY NEWS, JANUARY 31, 2021
THANK YOU NOTEJanuary 18th, 2021Hello —Thanks so much to Mary Smith to reach out to me regarding my dad, Carroll Norman. We continue to speak of the kind and caring people there that were so loving to my mom, Dorothy, … Continue reading
