Sovereign God,
We open our hearts to You. May Your grace and peace fill us to overflowing. O Lord, You are generous beyond our comprehension. Please forgive us when we take our blessings for granted. May our words and actions be vehicles of praise and thanksgiving. Work through us, Loving God, so that Your will may be done in our lives and in the world. This is our prayer in Jesus’ name. AMEN.
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Myrtle May Atkinson’s son, Jeff Gorton, died Saturday morning. Please pray for Myrtle Mae and all of Jeff’s family. Her address is:
Myrtle Mae Atkinson 4305 Oakcrest Avenue Enid, OK 73703.
Fig Newton has asked for prayers for one of his best friends who was the best man in the Newton’s wedding. Please pray for Fig and Barb’s friend.
The Prayer Chapel is closed today but will be open again at 7:00 in the morning.
The second session of “Does God Exist?” is this evening at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Please make an effort to greet and welcome our members and guests in Sunday School and Church today.
May God bless us as we move from a culture of fund raising to a culture of generosity.
The scripture for today is 1 Timothy 6:1-10:
Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be blasphemed. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful to them on the ground that they are members of the church; rather they must serve them all the more, since those who benefit by their service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these duties. Whoever teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that is in accordance with godliness, is conceited, understanding nothing, and has a morbid craving for controversy and for disputes about words. From these come envy, dissension, slander, base suspicions, and wrangling among those who are depraved in mind and bereft of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment; for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
The Psalm for this week is Psalm 128:
Happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways. You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be happy, and it shall go well with you. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. Thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. The Lord bless you from Zion. May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. May you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!
Grace and peace,
John McLemore
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