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Here and There by Wes Price
Thank you for the generous comments on my sermon Sunday morning. With your encouragement, I’m confident that it will be well received by the ones who will hear it on Wednesday at the Bridgewood church in Fort Worth.
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We extend our sympathy to the family of Mildred Harrison inthe death of her brother-in-law, Al Leguna. His services were held this past week at the Hickory Knoll Church of Christ in New Orleans. He preached for that congregation for a number of years and we were privileged to send assistance to them for use with the victims of Katrina this last year.
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As you know, we no longer mail out our bulletin to save on postage and printing. However, many of you are blessed to be receiving the bulletin due to the kindness of one of our elders and staff writers, Jack Armstrong. He mails out quite a number each week at his own expense and we commend him for his generosity. If you would like to be put on his list, just call the church office and we’ll be glad to add your name. It seems Jack’s articles are the high spot of many and they look forward to reading his column. You also know, of course, that he is a writer for the Duncanville paper each week. We try to post his article on the bulletin board in the Community Room each week, thanks to one of our members who brings us a copy.
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We look forward to having our fist student for Friendspeak this coming Sunday evening. One other had to cancel last week, but will be calling later for an opportunity to learn how to speak better conversational English.
As Tom Duvall has said many times, keep this effort in your prayers that God will open up doors of opportunity for us to share the message of truth with others.
By the time you read this, we will have two signs up, one out front and one on the side of our parking lot encouraging those interested to call for a class appointment.
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Next Sunday, July 29, Mack Lyonm will be speaking on “Teach Usd To Pray.”
A viewer of The Search has asked if we might be helpful. The request was simply “How to Pray.” The request isn’t unusual. Our Lord was once asked by His Apostles to “teach us to pray.” Join Mack on Channel 27, KDFI-TV Sunday morning at 7:00 a.m.
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Here and There – By Wes Price
A number of the Jefferson Boulevard members were present for a special anniversary program at the Edgefield Iglesia de Christo Sunday, July 8th, following our own services. We extend our congratulations to those brethren for the great work they are doing among the Hispanic population in their area. We felt honored to be asked to join them in this special service and enjoyed a delicious meal following the service.
Thank you to all who were able to go.
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Wednesday evening, July 18, it will be my privilege to be guest speaker at the Bridgewood Church of Christ in Fort Worth at one of their Wednesday Evening Series. You will have the benefit of my efforts for the lesson by hearing it first this morning.
Wednesday evening, July 18, the services will be dedicated to singing. Come and be part of a wonderful time in singing gospel hymns.
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Don’t forget to join Mack Lyon at 7:00 a.m. on Channel 27, KDFI-TV each Sunday morning. Sunday morning, July 22, Mack’s lesson will be “Maxims for Christian Living.”
He writes, “Yes! We believe the Christian life is the best way of life that’s ever been introduced to the family of man. Like any game, the “game of life” must be played by the rules. Punishment always awaits the game player who breaks a rule. Is that too confining? Too Restrictive? Is it narrow?
Join Mack and hear his answers to these penetrating questions.
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In addition to “The Search,” other programs that have been mentioned to me include the one that comes on Channel 52 entitled, “Christ’s Way,” with a group of ministers discussing various biblical topics. It is sponsored by the East Arlingon Church of Christ. You can check them out on the internet by clicking on metroplex@yahoo.com. Don’t forget that another good program follows “The Search” on the same channel at 7:30 a.m. with Eddie Parish.
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Our previous caller who signed up to begin lessons with Friendspeak failed to show up following our services last Sunday evening. We are still hoping to hear from her again. Keep praying for doos to open.
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ARE YOU FAITHFUL?
I have a feeling that if you would ask almost any member of the church if he considers himself to be faithful he would say “yes”. It might be someone who seldom attends the public assembly on the Lord’s Day. It could be someone who does not always tell the truth. It could easily be someone who incurs debts which he never intends to pay. It might be a person who abandons his wife and children, or a wife who leaves her husband and children.
It is easy to imagine ourselves to be faithful simply because we attend all the regularly scheduled services of the church. Being faithful should certainly include faithfulness in attendance but it is far more than than.
Paul said that Christ called him to be an apostle and put him into the ministry because he counted him faithful. 1 Timothy 1:12. At the time, Paul was not yet a Christian. In fact, he was persecuting Christians even unto death. How could he then be faithful? He was faithful in the sense that he was dependable. He was reliable. He was misled and greatly mistaken in his views of Christm, but he was honestly mistaken. He was very conscientious in what he was doing. He was very zealous in pursuit of the things in which he believed.
Would I be counted faithful in that same sense? Am I dependable, reliable? Do I zealously pursue the things in which I profess to believe? Are we faithful in being true to the Book? Do we take a strong stand for what the Bible teaches? Are we faithful in moral purity? Are we faithful in our stewardship? Are we faithful in giving back to God what belongs to Him?
“Examine yourselves whether ye be in the faith”, 2 Cor. 13:5
Lewis G. Hale
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