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October 28, 2012

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 and pressure to give. Our lesson time will be divided into two groups. The young children will go to our classroom area in the basement where they will be taught the Bible at a level they can understand. The adults will stay in the auditorium for a lesson at an adult level. We do try to serve the community, and if you have some needs that we can help you with, mention it to one of the members.

FAMILY NEWS

POTLUCK NEXT SUNDAY — The time is flying by, and soon we will be talking about having a float in the Christmas parade as we have done the past several years. Next Sunday being the first Sunday of the month, will be our regular potluck dinner together. Plan to stay and enjoy other people's special cooking and quality time with brothers and sisters in Christ.

THANKS — Our thanks to everyone who participated in the “Kid's Day” at the Gibsons. The weather cooperated and we heard that everyone had a fantastic time. Our special thanks to Bill and Patty who put so much work into getting everything ready for the day of fun which everyone had.

UNDER WAY — Our area for the kids is under construction, and we are still working on the furniture and how to use the kids area and our Bible school to reach out to the children we have access to. We have some ideas for next spring and summer, so keep thinking and give us your ideas.

LOTS OF SICKNESS — among us. Study the sheet Karl and Julie make available and use your prayers, card writing, and calls.

TODAY'S LESSON

THE "TWOS" OF JESUS

Matthew 7:13 – 27

INTRODUCTION
A. Most things in life come in twos.
1. We choose between two things.
2. Especially true spiritually, morally, emotionally
B. We need to look at and understand our choices.
THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO APPROACH LIFE — Matthew 7:13 – 14
A. “Strait gate” — disciplined life
1. Controlled, purposeful, directed
2. Narrow the path — to an end point
B. “Broad” — Go with the flow
1. Driven by emotion, passion
2. Feelings control values
3. Jesus says this will destroy you.
C. It is never too late to make a change.
1. Have a purpose to life — physically and spiritually.
USE THE TWO FRUIT TESTS TO SEE HOW YOU ARE DOING — Matthew 7:15 – 20.
A. Look at the fruit of your life — what surrounds you?
1. Galatians 5:22 – 23 — good fruit
2. Galatians 5:19 – 21

Adultery Idolatry Wrath Drunkenness
Fornication Witchcraft Strife Revellings
Uncleanness Hatred Seditions  
Lasciviousness Variance Heresies  
  Emulations Envying  
    Murders  
SEXUAL FRINGE PSYCHOLOGY ABUSE SUBSTANCE

B. YOU GO TO THE ORCHARD KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT TO PICK!
1. What surrounds you?
2. Do you need to change your orchard?
TWO CHOICES ABOUT THE RIGHT FOUNDATIONS — Matthew 7:21 – 27
A. We sing the song to our kids about the wise man and the foolish man. — do we listen?
B. Jesus says there will be storms in life.
C. Romans 6:3 – 7; Joshua 24:15 — Your foundation?

THE BACK PAGE

PERSONAL

We just returned from an unusual meeting in Holmdel, New Jersey. This is a new congregation that is in the middle of the New York City metroplex. The congregation was started a little over a year ago and is meeting in a town hall. My presentations were a Saturday/Sunday program including worship on Sunday morning. This new congregation has grown from a dozen people to around 50, and we had well over 100 at the program. I love doing this type of evangelistic outreach, and we had great response to the program. The church had done a great job of advertising, and about 80% of those in attendance were visitors.

Our next program will be different. If all goes as planned, we will leave Thursday for a lectureship in Daytona Beach, Florida, area, which will be November 4 – 8 and will be in a church meeting house. This is a city wide “fall conference” and again will be an outreach to the community. After we leave Florida we will go to Lafayette, Louisiana, for a meeting with a congregation there for one evening, and will meet with Glynn Langston. You may remember Glynn — he is the blind evangelist who is reaching out to the blind and visually impaired. We work with Glynn and are trying to find some more support for his work, and he is in high demand but does not have a sponsor.

We will leave Lafayette on the 15th, and while we are in the area will visit my two daughters who live in Texas near Abilene and in the Dallas area, spending Thanksgiving with the grandkids. We expect to be back with you by the first Sunday in December and do not have to travel again until February when we are scheduled to be involved in a campaign in Equador, South America, and are to conduct a tour of the Galapagos Islands where Charles Darwin did his work. I want to thank those who are filling in for us in preaching, teaching, and doing the sign work, while we are gone. Keep us in your prayers.

John & Cynthia