These Dry Bones

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Have Enough Faith To Give It All

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Finding the Answers

I never knew how beneficial Bible school would be. I've been reading the Bible since I was a child and thought I had a pretty good grasp on it, but it never occurred to me that I could be missing something. Reading God's Word and searching it out is two different things. Many of us read the Bible, but how many of us search for the revelations, meanings, etc in the Word?

Needless to say, after but just a few weeks of classes, I have more of a desire to get in there and see what I may had been overlooking. God's Word is an everlasting tool for marriage, love, friends, and life in general. You never know how it benefits you unless you "dig deep". You can only gain so much from the sermons at church and the Sunday school lessons. You have to find out for yourself, what God is trying to say about your life. If you've been reading it awhile, read it again...slowly. Take the time to pull the words out and to feel what the writer felt.

What if you was taking a test at school and the teacher gave you the answer sheet? I believe you wouldn't have a problem with Ace'ing the test. In this life, there are test that we all march through, and God's Word gives us the answers we need to pass.  "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:" I Peter 1:7 Gold has to go through an extreme amount of heat, twice, to reach it's purest form (Ehow.com). Your faith may have to go through some trials or "tests" that feel like you're in "hot water" or in a place of difficulty, but those trials are more precious than the purest forms of gold because it strengthens your faith in God. Ehow or Wiki may tell you that Gold is incorruptible but that's their term for "not rusting". Gold, as Peter stated will pass away, but your faith in Christ should remain constant. You can find answers on how to overcome your trials by reading God's Word and having faith in them. Always remember the key to power in the scriptures..."But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." James 1:22

Just a little food for thought

WHERE DID IT ALL BEGIN?

by Clarence Schultz

Let's see...I think it started when Madeline Murray O'Hare complained that she didn't want any prayer in our schools, and we said, OK.

Then someone said you had better not read the Bible in school-the Bible that says Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said, OK.

Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem. And we said, an expert should know what he's talking about, so we won't spank them anymore.

Then someone said that teachers and principals better not discipline our children when they misbehave. And the school administrators said no faculty member in this school better touch a student when they misbehave because we don't want any bad publicity, and we surely don't want to be sued. And we accepted their reasoning.

Then someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want, and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said, that's a grand idea.

Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys and they're going to "do it" anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms they want, so they can have all the "fun" they desire, and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we said, that's another great idea.

And then some of our top elected officials said that it doesn't matter what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. And agreeing with them, we said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President, does in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.

And then someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women and call it wholesome down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty of the female body. And we said we have no problem with that.

And someone else took that appreciation a step further and published pictures of nude children and then stepped further still by making them available on the Internet. And we said they're entitled to their free speech.

And the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. And let's record music that encourages homosexuality, rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes. And we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect, and nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.

Therefore, now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with... "we reap what we sow."

Thank You

We are thankful for all the prayers given to my wife and her family during their time of loss. We had a safe trip to Savanna, Ga and had a great time speaking with friends and family about Christ. We appreciate the love gift from the church that enabled us to get from point A to point B. Financially, we wouldn't had been able to make the journey without your support. Most importantly, over 200 people were able to hear the gospel so those seeds have been planted. I'm excited about service tonight and hope you will be able to attend. God bless you all and thank you. -The Monhollen and Cantrell families.

Christmas Service Tomorrow!

Tomorrow morning is our annual Christmas Dinner! We will have Puppets With A Purpose performing their Christmas program and then immediately after we will serve dinner to all attendees. I'm looking forward to a good time and I hope you are too. Service is at 11am and there will be no evening service tomorrow. God bless you all and I hope to see you there!