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August 30, 2020
CORONA VIRUS ISSUE 14

FAMILY NEWS OF
THE M-51 CHURCH OF CHRIST

This is the church bulletin for the congregation of the Church of Christ that meets in Dowagiac, Michigan, on M 51 just south of the city. Ordinarily we meet on Sunday morning for Bible study and worship and also on Sunday evening and Wednesday night for a Bible study. Since the pandemic forced us into not having meetings at our building we have been meeting via Zoom on our smartphones, tablets, and computers. When weather permits we are also meeting under the trees behind our building. If we meet under the trees we still have our Zoom meetings, and the plan is that once we are allowed back into our building we will have our Zoom meetings for those who are not able to meet in person. Everyone is welcome to participate in this worship service at 11:00 on Sunday morning. If you want to participate with Zoom, contact Karl Marcussen at 574-514-1400 to get the information to join us.

DUE to the COVID-19 pandemic
and government mandates we
will not have Bible classes until further notice.

FAMILY NEWS

WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS: We are meeting under the trees or on ZOOM in obedience to the requests of medical experts and legal authorities. We ask everyone to keep six feet from others and wear a mask so that no one becomes ill by attending worship. If in the future you wish to participate in ZOOM contact Karl Marcussen at 574-514-1400 and he will help you join us.

SHULTS-LEWIS COMMODITY DRIVE: Shults-Lewis has moved our date to October for them to pick up the commodities to use in their work with children. Our commodities are paper towels and canned fruit. We encourage you to get these items when you can and eventually get them to the building. If no one is there when you come, put them on the pew in the lobby of the auditorium.

GOSPEL MINUTES: The little four-page periodical mailed weekly by David and Clem Thurman is having financial problems due to the virus. They are soliciting donations so they can continue, but our discussions so far have indicated we probably have reached the point where we need to drop the magazine. Very few are taken and the content is not well suited to a mission field congregation like ours. If you have concerns about this, please let them be known. See one of the men you see leading worship.


TODAY’S LESSON

HEAVEN AND HELL
PART 2

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John Clayton
INTRODUCTION — Last Sunday we studied the words in the Bible in Greek and Hebrew that relate to heaven and hell. We saw that a careful study of the words in the original language concluded:
A. Eternal and infinite are two different things.
B. Time is eternal but it is not infinite — it will end.
C. The soul is eternal, not infinite — it can die.
D. Rapture is not a future political historical event.
E. Tribulation is not a onetime event.
F. No one is in heaven now.
I. SO WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HEAVEN AND HELL?
A. Beyond our understanding — 2 Corinthians 12:1-10.
B. Sheol (O.T.) and Hades (N.T.) — abode of the dead
1. Sheol used 67 times in O.T. Hades used 6 times.
2. Never associated with hell.
C. Paradise — Luke 23:43 — part of Hades for righteous.
D. “Bosom of Abraham” — Jewish synonym for Paradise.
E. Tartarus Greek mythology only used in 2 Peter 2:4.
F. Heaven — the abode of God.
G. Gehenna — Jewish place of fire and destruction.
1. Jewish word for a dump — for garbage.
H. Lake of fire — Jewish lake in Sheol — Revelation 20:14-15
I. Second death — death of body and soul — Matthew 10:28; Revelation 2:11; 20:6, 14.
II. THE MESSAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL IS SPIRITUAL.
A. 2 Peter 3:7-12 — the physical universe dissolves.
B. 1 Corinthians 15:44-55 — we are all changed.
C. Mortals cannot even describe heaven — 2 Corinthians 12:1-10.
1. Analogy — describe life after birth to a baby.
2. Being free of time frees us from all negatives.
D. Hell separates us from God and all God gives.
1. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 — spiritual death.
2. Worse than any heartbreak
III. HOW DOES GOD JUDGE US? See THE BACK PAGE below.
A. List compiled by Douglas Jacoby — 7 left out.
1. These are the things God looks for.
2. Do you do them all 100%? Read Matthew 25:31-46.
3. Philippians 2:12 — We are to work at them.
B. THE KEY PASSAGE — EPHESIANS 2:8-10!
1. God wants us all to be saved — 1 Timothy 2:4.
2. God's grace fills in our failures.
3. God knows what he built into us. He has a purpose for us. He molds us, provides for us.
4. THE BACK PAGE below gives us things to work on — to do!



THE BACK PAGE

THE BASIS OF GOD’S RIGHTEOUS JUDGEMENT

Basis Scriptures
Faith Romans 3:26; Revelation 21:8
Openness John 3:19-21; 1 John 1:2-10; 2:1-2
Words Matthew 12:37; James 1:26
Lifestyle 1 Timothy 4:16; 1 John 2:3-6
Obedience John 14:23-24; 2 John 1:6
Love of truth John 4:23; Romans 2:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:10
Example to others Matthew 18:6-7; Luke 17:1-3
Following the Word John 8:31-32; James 2:14-26
Responsibility Luke 12:48; James 3:1
Perserverence Hebrews 3:14; 2 Peter 2:20-22
Knowledge Luke 12:47-48; John 9:41
Sexual Purity Matthew 5:29; Hebrews 13:4
Forgiveness Matthew 6:14-15; James 2:13
Care for the needy Matthew 25:31-46; James 1:27
Honesty James 5:12; Revelation 21:8
Sincerity Matthew 7:1-5; Romans 2:1-4
Standing for Christ Matthew 10:32-33; Revelation 21:8

— John Clayton

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09/01/2020