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FAMILY NEWSHIGHWAY CLEANUP TIME CHANGED! Next Saturday, July 14, is our day to clean up the highway in front of our building. We will meet at 9:00 in the morning to avoid the heat. The more people show up, the faster it goes! Please give your morning to help us with this service to our community! UPDATE ON FAIR BOOTH. We have had some discussion during our Bible class times about what to do at the Cass County Fair this year. Our booth has to be up and running July 30, so we have to get busy on it. The consensus was that our question boards work better than our Bible character pictures of last year, and Richard Hoyt has a series of Bible questions he has been working on that would fit the boards that we already have prepared. One idea was that we have a “Bible Animals” question board for children. With three boards already wired, that is possible. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Bill Gibson or Richard Hoyt. THANKS to everyone who came to Timbers last Sunday. We continue to get positive feedback from the Fun Fair and from the folks at Timbers! Thanks for your help. TODAY'S LESSON
INTRODUCTION
A. Jeremiah and Lamentations weep as Israel leaves
I. THEY REFUSED TO LISTEN TO THE WORD OF GOD.
1. Gives five causes for people leaving God.
B. America today is very similar to Israel. 2. They are religious but leaving God — Jeremiah 2:13. a. Water — the salvation of life
b. A cistern collects water — cracks are fatal. c. Cannot be God's solution with cracks. A. Jeremiah 6:10
II. THEY WERE OBSESSED WITH MATERIAL THINGS.
B. Matthew 13:15 C. 2 Peter 3:3-5 D. Romans 1:21-32 — What does it take for us to listen? A. Jeremiah 6:13
III. THEY DELUDED THEMSELVES WITH FALSEHOODS.
B. Luke 12:15, 16-21 C. 2 Corinthians 4:18-5:1 A. Jeremiah 6:14
IV. THEY WERE NOT ASHAMED — COULD NOT BLUSH.
B. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 — We live in an age of scams. C. Isaiah 30:9-10 — They wanted smooth talking preachers. 1. Acts 8:9-11 — Simon and sorcery
2. Acts 17:18-21 — Intellectual sorcery 3. Acts 19:13-16 — Modern day religious con artists A. Jeremiah 6:15
V. THEY REJECTED THE ONLY POSSIBLE SOLUTION.
B. 1 Corinthians 5 — Is sin funny? Ephesians 5:12 — Is sin industry OK? C. Philippians 3:19 D. What does it take to make you blush? A. Jeremiah 6:16-19
B. Luke 15:11-32 — Verse 17 “He came to himself.” (see Under the Influence by Alvin Schmidt) C. What will happen to America? D. What will happen to us individually? (Revelation 3:15) THE BACK PAGEA PERSONAL MINISTRY STORYSeveral members of our congregation received an envelope this past week that had a $2.00 bill in it and a message from a sister in Christ in Carlsbad, New Mexico, named Ann Halford. This is quite a story and is a demonstration of what one person can do acting unselfishly on her own. My family met Ann Halford while on lectureships in Texas and New Mexico. My handicapped son Tim was with us, and he and Ann hit it off really well. She started sending him cards and gifts such as stuffed animals and spicy chips. She has encouraged Tim over the years, and his room is full of stuffed animals, almost all of which came from Ann. In 2007 Ann started sending $2.00 bills to young people to encourage them. On the bill she would write “You are special” on the face of the bill and have a smiley face on the right end, all put on with a black marker. She would also have notes written on the bill. She did this when she stumbled on a story of a child who either accomplished something great or struggled through hardship. Tim is just one of a number of young folks whom she has encouraged and who continue to have contact with her. Ann has a heart for mission works and for areas like ours where the church is small, but working hard to make an impact on the community. I have been sending her copies of our bulletin and special items like the program for our Fun Fair. She picked up on some of the workers that I mentioned concerning the fair and sent them a $2.00 bill with a note. I have placed a newspaper clipping from the Carlsbad newspaper which includes a picture of Ann. This clipping is from May 31, 2014 (Carlsbad, New Mexico, Current Argus) and Ann was 85 at the time, and she continues this ministry to this day. You never get too old to have an idea and to be able to use your idea to bless others and bring glory to God. Ann has three scrapbooks with cards and photos of children and teenagers who have written her after receiving a $2.00 bill. Thank God for brothers and sisters like Ann Halford! — John Clayton Our sign by the street!
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