November 3, 2019

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WELCOME!
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE

We are a group of believers who simply try to follow the Bible as a guide for all we do. Everything done in our worship service is something for which we have a Bible basis. You are welcome to participate as much or as little as you wish. We will sing hymns together and we will observe the Lord's Supper or Communion together. We will also have an opportunity to give to the work of God in this area. This collection is for the members here, and if you are visiting you should not feel any pressure to give. Our lesson time will be divided into two groups. The young children can go to our classroom area in the basement where they will be taught the Bible at a level they can understand, while the adults stay in the auditorium for a lesson at their level. We do try to serve the community, and if you have some needs that we can provide, mention it to one of the members. Thank you for worshipping with us.

FAMILY NEWS

THANKS to everyone who made it possible for Samantha Wheeler to go to the Dominican Republic as a mission outreach to assist in eye surgeries. We raised the $800 needed for the starting expense along with her family and friends. We will all be blessed by this work.

POTLUCK TODAY! This is a soup potluck with all kinds of soups and things to go with them. The soups are here, we just need you. Please stay and enjoy an afternoon of food and fellowship. Part of that is our monthly worship service at Timbers Nursing Home at 2:30 P.M. We need all the singers we can get. Make a day of it!

SENIORS! The area-wide fellowship will meet at the Golden Corral at 11:00 A.M on Tuesday morning, November 5 (Election Day). Come and enjoy time with Christians throughout the area.

OPPORTUNITIES. We have had a lot of folks with some serious medical issues and several with surgeries. These folks not only need cards and phone calls, but they need meals, transportation and visits. Patty and Bill Gibson are aware of these needs and to avoid duplications and people being missed check with them. For addresses and specific needs see the prayer sheet that Julie and Karl have prepared.

TODAY'S LESSON

WHY IS SUNDAY IMPORTANT?
John Clayton

INTRODUCTION — What do you think about Sunday?

A. Catch up day for a busy week? Part of 24/7?
B. Do you call it “the Christian Sabbath”? Not true.
C. “Sabbath” means cessation — Exodus 16:23.

1. For Israel there were many Sabbaths.
2. Mark 2:27 — Was not to run lives, but to provide.
3. Mark 3:4 — Even in Jesus' day it had changed.

I. SUNDAY HAS ALWAYS BEEN SPECIAL.

A. The day of creation — Genesis 1:1-5
B. Jesus rose on Sunday — Mark 16:1-2; Luke 24:1-6.
C. Jesus first met with his disciples after his resurrection on Sunday — John 20:19-21.
D. The church began on Sunday — Pentecost — 50th day from the first Sunday (first day of the week) after Passover — Acts 2.
E. John received Revelation on Sunday — Revelation 1:10.

II. THE FIRST CENTURY CHURCH MET ON SUNDAY.

A. Acts 20:7 was not a meal, that came in Acts 20:11. Paul was preaching.
B. 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 — Giving is an act of worship.
C. Sunday was not instituted by the Catholic church.

III. JUDAISM AND ITS RULES WERE NULLIFIED BY JESUS.

A. Colossians 2:12-23

1. Colossians 2:14 — “Written code canceled. Nailed to cross.”
2. Colossians 2:16 — Old Law judgments canceled including food restrictions and Jewish celebrations.
3. Colossians 2:21-22 — Human commands and teaching end

B. Matthew 11:27-30 — Yoke of Jesus is easy; Hebrews 4:9-11 — “Sabbath rest” = freedom.
C. Did not God make eternal promises/covenants?

1. Promises are always conditional — no force — Deuteronomy 28:1, 30 — examples.
2. Old Testament Promises — all fulfilled by Solomon's time — 2 Chronicles 6:15.
3. Promises to us — Acts 2:38

IV. SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO ON SUNDAY? Hebrews 10:23 and Romans 14:5-23

THE BACK PAGE

THE COMMITMENT TO GRATITUDE

What do you know about the “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier” in Arlington National Cemetery? It all began in 1921 when an unidentified soldier killed in France in World War 1 was given a special tomb in the cemetery. There are very special and strict rules for the service of those who are on guard at the cemetery. They are all part of the 3rd U.S. Infantry. They must be from 5' 10" to 6' 2" in height with waistlines not to exceed 30 inches. They serve a two-year tour of duty, living in barracks under the tomb. They are to drink no alcohol — on or off duty — for the rest of their lives. For the first six months of duty they are to speak to no one or watch television. Their off duty hours are to be spent studying the lives of all those buried in the cemetery, and they are to memorize who they are and where they are buried.

A soldier takes exactly 21 steps as he walks in front of the monument. He then pauses for 21 seconds before walking the other direction (this is related to the 21 gun salute often given to special dignitaries). Guards are changed every 30 minutes.

The tomb has been guarded continuously, 24 hours a day, since 1930. In 2003 permission was given to suspend duty during the worst of Hurricane Isabelle, but the men refused to do so. After finishing their two years each soldier is given a wreath pin for wearing on his lapel. He must give this up if he ever breaks the rules to which he originally agreed.

Countless of this country's soldiers have given their lives through the years in defense of our country, frequently never found or identified. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is one small way for us to express the appreciation of a grateful people.

The above description is from Marion Owens who is one of our workers in the Does God Exist? ministry. Marion is in the final stage of a battle with cancer, and lives in Lancaster, California. We are going to be celebrating Veteran's Day on November 11, and there has already been quite a bit of attention given to national security and how much has been sacrificed in the past to give us the freedom that we all enjoy today. Why would anyone want to be a part of such a rigid set of requirements as the soldiers who are in the 3rd Infantry and volunteer to serve at this monument?

I would hope that it is obvious that some people believe very deeply that the sacrifices made in the past by soldiers who gave their lives are important to remember. The commitment of the soldiers at the Tomb is for their entire lives. That seems absurd to many people in the selfish, materialistic world in which we live. When we become Christians, we should have an even deeper commitment to God, one that is for life and is repeated and strengthened each time we partake of the Lord's Supper.

— John Clayton

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