Out of love for one another…….
“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)
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Scripture of the Week
“Praise be to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion, Who comforts us in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.” ~~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-5
Something to Smile About
A dog ran into a butcher shop and grabbed a roast off the counter. Fortunately, the butcher recognized the dog as belonging to a neighbor of his. The neighbor happened to be a lawyer. Incensed at the theft, the butcher called up his lawyer neighbor and said, “Hey, if your dog stole a roast from my butcher shop, would you be liable for the cost of the meat?” The lawyer replied, “Of course, how much was the roast?” “$7.98.” said the butcher. A few days later the butcher received a check in the mail for $7.98. Attached to it was an invoice that read: Legal Consultation Service: $150.
A linguistics professor was lecturing to his class one day. “In English,” he said, “A double negative forms a positive. In some languages, though, such as Russian, a double negative is still a negative. However, there is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative.” A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
Think About It
Think About It
You Can’t Push a Chain
A chain is a handy device. You use it to pull a car
out of the ditch. You can hoist a heavy item. You
can use one to anchor a boat or secure a gate.
But can’t push with a chain. It will pull or hold,
but try to push and it’s pretty much useless.
People are a lot like a chain. When linked
together they can be powerful, if you pull them and
don’t try to push. You start pushing them and the
links go every which way.
Too many times we try to lead folks by just
pushing them. We’re in the back trying to get things
moving and it rarely works well. All that shouting
and cajoling and needling might move things an
inch or two, but the bang for the buck is
underwhelming.
If we stand at the front and start pulling,
however, things change. Things snap into place.
The effort is multiplied. The strength of the whole is
unified.
In any role — parent, teacher, mentor, boss
— that we want to help lead others, we would be a
lot better off if we try pulling instead of pushing.
– Barry Haynes, Hope church of Christ, Hope, AR
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MY HEART GETS THERE FIRST
An elderly Christian lady, dreadfully crippled with rheumatism, used to hobble to the services of the church on two sticks. It was a great ordeal and required of her considerable toil and pain. A friend of hers observed her regularly … Continue reading
JANUARY 31, 2016 WEEKLY NEWS
Our Monthly Fellowship Meal . . . . . . is this evening after our worship assembly. Hosts and hostesses are Myron & Janet Fietz, Henry & Mary Kattner and Sherry Wills. Plan to come to this good fellowship! World … Continue reading
WOULD THEY NOTICE?
Many years ago, William Randolph Hearst, publisher of the San Francisco Examiner, offered one of his journalists a six months’ paid vacation! The journalist refused the offer! Why? He offered two reasons: “First, if I stop writing my column for … Continue reading
JANUARY 23, 2016 WEEKLY NEWS
“Afterlife” Bible Class Material Available Class worksheets and final chart from last years’ Wednesday p.m. class are available to anyone who might not have received all copies. See Ken Darnell. Upcoming Events! Sunday, January 24: Reorganization meeting for the Visiting … Continue reading
I WAS HUNGRY….
In Matthew 25:35 Jesus reminds us of our duty to help those in hunger. For this reason the church is proud to sponsor our Helping Hands Community Pantry. To do this work we are partnered with the Capitol Area Food … Continue reading
JANUARY 17, 2016 WEEKLY NEWS
WITH SYMPATHY Kay Parker’s daughter, Mary Kathleen Scholl, passed from this life unexpectedly on Thursday, January 7th. She was only 57 years of age and lived in Fort Worth. Funeral services took place on Tuesday, January 12th in Fort Worth. … Continue reading
THE GOOD LIFE
When our society speaks of success and the “good life”, it most often defines them in terms of what we have and where we are. These concepts rarely point to what we are. So it is important for us to … Continue reading
JANUARY 10, 2016 WEEKLY NEWS
VISITING FOR THE MASTER — 2016 Our visitation program has served us and the Lord well since its inception in 2007, and we desire to continue this ministry in 2016. A reorganization meeting is planned for Sunday, January 24, following … Continue reading
THE EVER-NEW PLANS OF GOD
“Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. Behold, I will do something new, now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the … Continue reading
JANUARY 3, 2016 WEEKLY NEWS
THANK YOU NOTES Teri and I would like to thank the congregation for the lovely money tree we received at the Holiday Fellowship. We enjoyed “plucking” it together. Our hope is that each of you had a joyful holiday with … Continue reading
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