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Auditorium Class: Jack Mattingly, Sr.

AM: Arpoika Daniels— Jesus: Light Of The World

Young Families Class: Jon Cloud

Single Adult Class: Palmer Smith

PM: Alan Eck—A Practical Plan

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Ezekiel 30-32 & 1 Timothy 1

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FAMILY NEWS September 18, 2016

OC LECTURESHIP 2016

OCTOBER 2-4

“TO GOd’s ElEcT” PETER’S MESSAGE FOR TODAY’S CHRISTIANS

FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.oc.edu/lectureship

Do not ask God

to guide your footsteps . . .

if you’re not willing

to move your feet.

You are invited to the

Bridal Shower

honoring

Haylee Daniels

Sunday, September 18

at 2:00 p.m.

in the Fellowship Room.

Attention Ladies:

Don’t miss out on the Wednesday night Ladies’ Prayer Class! Each Wednesday evening after the devo-tional the ladies will be meeting in class room 1 for a time of prayer and fellowship. It is a wonderful time devoted to prayer and the edi-fication of one another. Make plans to be there each Wednesday evening!

In Our Hearts:

Please continue to remember those of our number with lingering health issues who are in need of prayer.

Bobbie Clifton, Howard Vanlandingham, Noah Branscum, Ted Criswell, Gayle Hadley, Maria Martin, Brenda Hankins, cousin of Wayne Max-well, Joe Spears, Millie Whitlow, sister-in-law of Norita Morgan, Annie Gillespie, sister-in-law of Auttis Johnson, Cecil Sullivan, Sharon Smith’s son, Carl Smith, Fred and Velma Baxter, brother and mother of Debbie Crane, Joseph and Nicole Ernst, nephew and niece of Larry and Debbie Ernst, William McDonald and Betty Boggs, son and daughter of Bill McDonald, Ola Davis and her son Doyle Davis, Shirley Carson, sister of Wayne Max-well.

Let’s remember the shut-ins: Ola Davis, Norma Johnston, Sue Lofton, Billie Richardson

Sympathy: We extend sympathy to Jenny Bryant in the death of her brother Sherman Stout. Sherman passed

away in Indiana on Thursday, September 8th.

Ladies: There will be a Secret Sister Brunch on Saturday, October 1st, at 10:30 a.m. in the fellowship room.

Secret Sisters will be revealed at that time. All ladies of the congregation are invited.

Tipton Children’s Home: The grocery truck from Tipton Children’s home will be here the last week of Sep-

tember to pick up the grocery items we have collected for them. A list of suggested items can be found on the

kiosk in the foyer as well as posted on the office window.

Archaeology and the Bible: Dr. Dale Manor, Professor of Archaeology and Bible at Harding University, will

be teaching a series of presentations showing some of the archaeological evidence for believing in the Bible.

The series will be offered September 23-25 at the Southwest Church of Christ, 3031 SW 104th Street in Okla-

homa City. For more information go to www.swcoc.org.

YOUTH

AWTG

We will be leaving today at 3:30 for the first

Area Wide Ten Gathering of the School year.

The Blanchard congregation will be our host. I’m

not sure if they are feeding us this year so please

bring a few dollars just in case we stop to eat on the

way home.

We should be back to our building between 8:30-

9:00.

FALL RETREAT

Our Fall Break Retreat, scheduled for the week-

end of October 14th-16th at Lariat Creek Christian

Camp, is rapidly approaching.

I must have applications turned in by Sunday,

October 2nd in order for t-shirts to be ordered. If you

don’t turn in your application by then you will NOT

receive a shirt. We are not ordering any extras.

There are plenty of applications, so please get one

and get it filled out and get them to your friends

also. Cost is $40 for every camper.

Prime Timers

As a mature Christian, what type of behavior glorifies God? The

theme of the entire Bible is the salvation of man, through Christ, to

God’s glory. How can we fulfill our purpose and glorify Him in our

lives during the autumn years of our life? Matthew 5:16 mandates, “Let

your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and

glorify your father which is in heaven.” Our godly lives and good works

turn the spotlight on our Father.

Paul gives more specific instructions about the kind of lives that glo-

rify God based on both gender and chronology (Titus 2:2-9). Chrono-

logically, Paul goes in reverse order, from the older to the younger in

this passage. What kind of traits would an older Christian need in order

to glorify God? Today we will address the first trait only in this passage.

The first thing Paul mentions is to be “sober.” The word means to be

“vigilant, abstinent in respect to wine, watchful.” This person watches

out for his soul and the souls of those around him-especially his family.

Job is an example of this, “And it was so, when the days of their feasting

were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in

the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of

them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed

God in their hearts. This did Job continually.” (Job 1:5)

The Scriptures do not say the social events of his children were mor-

ally or sinfully wrong. Job simply offered sacrifices to God as a precau-

tionary measure in case his children had inadvertently done wrong when

having a good time. Sometimes our children are careless with their

thoughts, words and behavior. Job was concerned his children had

sinned in their hearts, that they had failed to conduct themselves like

they should—righteously.

Job presents a powerful example of righteousness. What better exam-

ple of concern could he show for God’s Holy Name than to offer aton-

ing sacrifices in the event his children had sinned.

Trending: . . Building Security: September: Jon Cloud, Doyle Wolfe, and Jerry Renner. . . Youth:

AWTG September 18th at Blanchard . . . Prime Timers: Thursday, September 22nd, Will Rogers Mu-seum. . . Secret Sisters: Saturday, October 1, 10:30 brunch in the fellowship room . . . Pot Luck: Sun-day, September 25th, sandwich fellowship meal after evening services, group 2 in charge. . . Food Pantry Item: Soup

You Don't Know What You Are Missing

by Palmer Smith

We all have experienced being urged by friends to do something against our will. There are

times we are influenced to do things that we know are against our own best interests, and in

violation of our own consciences. The instigator may say, “Oh come on try it once, you don’t

know what you’re missing.” It may be that we have been introduced to some pretty good

things this way, but probably most of us have been led down a primrose lane to do some

pretty horrible practices. The power of suggestion is difficult to handle at times.

The reasoning behind such an appeal is faulty to the core. The truth is that you don’t have to

try something before you know whether you will like it or not. For example, those who have

never been incarcerated for a crime don’t have to wonder whether they would like it or not. If

you’ve never jumped out of an airplane without a parachute, I doubt that you would wonder

what you may have been missing all these years.

The existentialist view of life which advocates “just do your own thing” is very faulty also. Should you really have to taste the full cup of life before you know what is bad and what is

not? Do we really need to “taste the devil’s wine” as well as the good life in order to be a

whole person? It is faulty to think that one can experiment with things that endanger the soul

and destroy the health in order to live a full life. Who would believe it? A truly intelligent

being knows that is not true.

Many things lure all of us into sin. Falling for the stupidity of “Try it, you don’t know what you’re missing,” has led a host of people to smoke their first “joint” of marijuana. That first

sip of alcohol could be the result of listening to the same stupidity. Ask a heroin addict how

much fun he is having. Ask him if he wishes now he had not been so foolish as to take his

first halting steps into the misuse of drugs. Before you fall for such stupidity, remember:

“Abstain from every form of evil” (1 Thess. 5:22, NASB).

Think about just how really dumb it is to do anything without first researching the experi-

ence. Foolish people usually do not understand when a situation is dangerous, so they are not afraid to do things that would frighten more sensible people. The age old adage which says,

“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” is wise advice to follow. It is also wise to ask ques-

tions before being deceived into doing something such as, Would God approve this? Will this

be good for me? How will this affect me now and in the future? Is it something I want every-

one to know that I do? Will it damage my health? Could I recommend it to others? Will it

cause me to violate my conscience? Will it cause me to grow in Christ? Will it hurt my repu-

tation with good people? Why should I do it anyway?

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Seminole, OK

Permit No. 155

ORDER OF WORSHIP AND OTHER DUTIES

In Charge of Services Jim Hardin (405-380-7335) (If unable to serve please contact the one in charge for the month)

Minister Arpoika Daniels

(cell) 625-2323

Minister Palmer Smith

(cell) 595-9900

Administrative Lynn Grimes

(office) 382-0548

Elders: Alan Eck (home) 405-257-3519

(cell) 405-315-5068

Jack Mattingly, Sr. (home) 382-2893

(cell) 380-2510

Syd Morgan (home) 382-3404

(cell) 380-7406

Mike Vanlandingham (home) 382-1919

(cell) 380-2284

Deacons: Jon Cloud, Ken Crane, Jim

Grimes, Ed Hardin, Clint Jackson,

Steve Johnson, Steve Lashley, Ed-

ward Marshall, Wayne Maxwell, Dan

Reynolds, Bob Swearingen

Sunday Bible Study 9:30 am

Worship 10:30 am

Evening Worship 5:00 pm

Wednesday Ladies’ Class 9:45 am

Devotional 7:00 pm

Bus Driver: Ken Crane

405-808-8394 (Please call if you need a ride.)

Heritage House Delivery:

Jim and Donna Hardin

Nursery: AM: Pam Welch

South North

Ryan Christ—Bread Cup—Jon Cloud

Alan Eck—Offering Bob Griggs

Jim Grimes Bob Harber

Jim Hardin Leon Hughes

PM: Kieran Marshall Mike Vanlandingham

Bible Class Greeters:

South: Bob & Glenda Griggs

North: Leon & Shelby Hughes

Worship Greeters:

South: Archie & Maxine Yeager

North: Ryan & Stacy Christ

Welcome: AM Alan Eck

PM Don Martin

Prayers:

AM Opening: Paul Alexander

AM Closing: Clint Jackson

PM Opening: Bob Swearingen

PM Closing: David Combs

Scripture Reader: Jack Mattingly, Sr.

Song Leader: Steve Lashley

Church of Christ at Seminole, 12040 Hwy 99 N, Seminole, OK 74818-1723, 405-382-0548.

E-Mail: [email protected] Web-site: www.churchofchristatseminole.org

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