Worship
Schedule For 6/4/06
Announce
– Larry Powell
Sing
A.M. – Maurice Powell
Read
– Stephen Powell
Pray
– Oscar Parton
Table
– Jerry Powell
Brady
Bogle
Bob
Hayes
Danny
Powell
Dismiss
– Johnny Powell
Sing
P.M. – Stephen
Powell
Pray
P.M. – Maurice Powell
Wed.
Night Schedule For 5/31/06
Sing
– Maurice Powell
Read
– Stephen Powell
Prepare
Communion For June
Jerry
Gilley
Last
Week's
Attendance
- 70
Contribution
- $1216.00
Visitation
Team This Week
Odell
Powell, Doris Hibdon
Visitation
Team Next Week
Oscar
Parton, Larry Powell
4th
Sunday Speakers For May
A.M.
– Brian Witty
P.M.
– Larry Powell
Get
Bible
Study Stand This Week
Brian
Witty
Get
Bible
Study Stand Next Week
Maurice
Powell
Prayer
List
Sick
Leburn Pelham, Lisa
Renegar, Ann Parker,
Jennie Lance,
J.L. Parton
Shut-Ins
J.D.
Lorance, Ona Prater, William Condra,
Alice
Youngblood, Josephine Ferrell, Leburn Pelham,
Mary Prater,
Annette Payne, Christine Ash
Military
Duty
Mark
Byars, Eric Burke
Birthdays
and Anniversaries This Week
Sun.,
May 28th – Holly
Powell
Mon.,
May 29th – Doris & Linda Hibdon
Last
Week’s Bible Question
Q: What
grandson of Saul was crippled in both feet?
A:
Mephibosheth (2 Sam. 4:4)
This
Week’s Bible Question
Who
wept at thinking her son would die of thirst in the desert?
Current
Events
Vacation
Bible School
Ivy
Bluff Church of Christ
Sun.,
May 28th – Thurs., June 1st
Theme:
Miracles of the Old Testament
Evening
Services: 7:00 P.M.
Family
and Friends Day
Elkins
Church of Christ
Sun.,
June 4th
Speaker:
Charlie Pierson
Sunday
Bible Study: 9:15 A.M.
Sunday
Worship: 10:00 A.M., 5:00 P.M.
I
have only just a minute,
Only
sixty seconds in it.
Forced
upon me, I can’t refuse it.
Didn’t
seek it, didn’t choose it.
Must
give account if I abuse it.
Just
a tiny little minute,
But
eternity is in it.
Paid
In Full
A young man was getting ready to
graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports
car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it,
he told him that was all he wanted.
As
Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father
had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his
father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud
he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He
handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious,
and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a
lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold.
Angry, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your
money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house.
Many
years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a
beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very
old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since
that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a
telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his
possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care
of things.
When
he arrived at his father's house, a sudden feeling of sadness and regret
filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important
papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had left it
years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.
His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt.7:11, "And if
ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much
more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who
ask Him?"
As
he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It
had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car
he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words
PAID IN FULL.
How
many times do we miss God's blessings because we can't see past our own
desires?
