May 8, 2016

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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 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. Thank you for worshipping with us.

FAMILY NEWS

LOTS TO PRAY ABOUT: There is a lot going on among our members and their families. We all need to keep the Marcussens (Karl's sister), Gibsons (Bill), Tracey Brewer (Mom), Claytons (John's brother), Hoyts (Tina), and Will Rogers (the Rogers are in the Gibson's campground and his brother in Niles is facing problems with blood clots). Lana Fox and Harold Mathis have had good reports, and we praise God for that. We will update you this morning.

PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR — JULY 10 — Congregational Picnic: We have reserved a pavilion at Madeline Bertrand County Park south of Niles for a special area-wide meeting of Christians. Lunch will be at 1:00, a singing at 3:00 followed by a devotional. We are inviting sister congregations to join us for a time of fellowship, singing, and unity. A flier is available in the lobby for you to take to give to friends and to remind yourself of that date. We are the host, so we all need to be there. Our thanks to Lana Fox for making the arrangements.

TODAY'S LESSON

WOMEN OF FAITH
John Clayton

INTRODUCTION

A. Today is “Mother's Day.”
B. Jesus Christ had a unique relationship with women.

1. Not sexual — was never married.
2. Treated women with dignity and respect.

C. Not true of other religious figures
D. Had a special relationship with Mary — his mother

1. Care of her given to John — John 19:26 – 27

E. Under the Influence by Alvin Schmidt, Zondervan

I. THE WOMAN WHO MADE HER FAITH WORK

A. Mark 5:25 – 34
B. Women are able to get past prejudice and legalism.

1. She was unclean — Leviticus 15.
2. She had tried to take care of her own needs.

C. Her faith worked to find a solution.

1. She knew she needed divine help.
2. Jesus called her “daughter.” (verse 34) Special
3. Where do you go in crisis?

II. THE PERSISTENT MOTHER

A. Matthew 15:21 – 28 — Jesus went outside Palestine.
B. Woman goes past all mores and tradition.

1. Jesus frequently violated these — John 4.
2. Disciples try to send her away (verse 23).

C. Persistence wins out (verses 25 – 27). Never give up!

III. WOMAN WHO SOUGHT FORGIVENESS

A. Luke 7:36 – 50 — She knew where to go for help.
B. She prepared to reach out to and honor God (verse 37).
C. She sought forgiveness God's way.
D. The problem with men today — too weak to do this.

IV. HOW DO THESE EXAMPLES FIT YOU?

A. Do you seek real solutions?
B. Do you persist and get past prejudice, tradition?
C. Do you have the courage to seek forgiveness?

1. Are you afraid to be a Christian ?
2. Do you have the courage to be unselfish?

THE BACK PAGE

WHY I LOVE MY MOTHER

Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said “I'm tired, I think I'll go to bed.” She went into the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches, rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer, filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.

Then she put some clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes in the wash, ironed a shirt and fixed a loose button on Dad's shirt. The next thing was she watered the plants, emptied a waste basket, hung up a towel to dry and finally headed for the bedroom.

She stopped by the desk on the way and wrote a note to the teacher, counted out some cash for a field trip, signed a birthday card, addressed and stamped it and wrote a grocery list. Dad called out “I thought you were going to bed!” “I'm on my way” she replied as she put water in the dog's dish, called the cat in and locked the doors. She looked in on the kids, hung up a shirt, threw dirty socks in the hamper, had a conversation with one doing homework and a prayer with another.

In her own room she set the alarm, laid out clothing for the next day, straightened up the closet, and added three items to her list of things to do the next day. About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular “I'm going to bed,” and he did.

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When I read this article* I thought of Proverbs 31:10 – 31 in God's Word where “a virtuous woman” is described. We have a lot of twenty-first century women who are virtuous and who make our homes and the work of the church function. Thank God for virtuous women.

— John Clayton

Our sign by the street!

Our sign on the street says, BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED, PHILIPPIANS 4:11!

* From the Internet via several Ann Landers' columns, published at different years and through various newspapers, the author is anonymous to us.