5/27/2004
Here and There
Ramsey Wright’s class got off to a good start on Sunday morning. We appreciate his wanting to take on this new responsibility. He placed an ad in the Oak Cliff Tribune this past week and plans on doing it for several weeks to invite men from the community to join them for this study. If you have friends who would be interested, please give them an invitation to attend.
We had a number of visitors with us for Sunday morning worship. One lady has been with us several times and she has commented about your warm and friendly acceptance of her being with us. Keep up the good work. We need to fill up the pews.
The elders want to express their thanks to Alma Fay Price for teaching the Ladies Class for this year. They concluded their class this past Tuesday and will resume studies this fall.
Alma Faye has also been substituting for Maurine Fleming while she recuperates from her broken arm. We thank her for keeping us up to date on the absentees and relaying messages
to our telephone committee.
My wife and I will be away most of the week attending a preaching seminar in Austin. Please keep us in your prayers for a safe and successful trip.
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday morning. I hope you will join us as we continue to look at the Sermon on the Mount. Sunday morning we will be discussing the very challenging verse 20 of Matthew 5: “For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of Heaven.” I’m sure you would join me in saying that this is a most difficult verse to understand. I hope you will be with us to learn how we might indeed exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees. A hint: It does not include a self-made, self-righteous scheme. In fact, the impossible part is done for us. It does leave us, however, with great responsibility as we learn how to respond to salvation by grace through faith. Join us for this study.
Wes Price