May 11^th, 2014

Today’s Services:

10:00 am........................................................................A Few Little Fishes (Bread in The Wilderness) -- Matthew 15:32-39

10:30 am .....................................................................................................Wilt Thou Be Made Whole? -- John 5:1-9

Birthdays: May: 16^th -- Melanie Hudson, Olivia Holland -- 18^th, Ed Berry -- 23^rd, Jeannette Berry -- 29h

To Our Congregation: GRADUATING!! Lauren Parks and Elizabeth Torrence from college. We love you girls and are thankful for you. And our hope and prayer is that the Lord will lead, guide and direct you all the days of your life.

A STRANGE MESSAGE!

“And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and

will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.” Exodus 33:19!

The message of the Bible (Christ and him crucified) may be unfamiliar to the ears of those who do not hear Christ

preached consistently, and do not study for themselves, and take someone’s word for the truth. The religion of multitudes

is superficial, to say the least. When most people hear the true message of the Gospel their response is, “What in the world is he saying, I have never heard anything like that!” Without taking the time to inquire and study and seek God to see if these things be true, they usually become angry and offended and judge it not to be so. I feel that I can speak freely concerning this because I was once there myself.! The heart of false religion is focused upon SELF. The theme of a false Gospel is GOD LOVES EVERYONE; CHRIST DIED FOR EVERYONE; SALVATION IS UP TO ME; I AM A GOOD PERSON;AND I KNOW I AM GOING TO HEAVEN BECAUSE I AM DOING GOOD THINGS. The glory of God, the effectual work of Christ, the depravity of the human heart, and the sovereign grace of God is a strange message to those that are strangers to the truth. The great concern of the flesh is health and prosperity here, and heaven and hell hereafter. The great concern of the Christian message is the! glory of God, here and hereafter.! If it were not for the programs, recognitions, theatrics, entertainment, pastors telling stories and dealing with moral issues, and telling people how good they are and begging for

money, most church services could be cancelled. Contemporary religion’s purpose is to make their message and methods

palatable to fallen creatures at the expense of the glory of God and truth. The message of the Gospel is as old as God

himself and has never changed and never will. May God in grace and mercy reveal to this generation his sovereign glory

in Jesus Christ our Lord.! “…I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy” (Ex 33:19).

-- Tommy Robbins

THE FELLOWSHIP OF BELIEVERS

I know that most of you are faithful to the Sunday worship services, and you tarry after services to visit and talk with one another. But what about the other six days of the week? Do you have much fellowship with those whose conversation is seasoned with grace and who are a good influence on you and your children? The people of the world (religious world and social world) ARE NOT an influence for good or spiritual growth. "Evil companions and associations corrupt good character" (I Cor. 15:33). But our brethren comfort us, encourage us, instruct us, and regular fellowship with them and their families will be a great blessing to you and your children. Do not spend your social and family time with these who do not know God (86% of the week) and expect to correct the effect with a couple of hours on Sunday. As much time as you can devote to good fellowship in Christ with other believers will reap great blessings to you and your family. -- Henry Mahan

Overcoming The World . . .