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November 1, 2019 - Smyrna Baptist Church in Huxley is presenting, "The Porch Under the Stars" at Boles Field, November 11, at 7pm. Our guest speaker will be Rick Gage of Go Tell Ministries.
We will also have live worship music led by Paul, Brittany, Abigail and Hunter. We will have something warm to drink and sweets to eat.
Come and bring someone with you to hear God's word told in a mighty way.
Rusty Hall - Pastor
October 31, 2019 - Often we hear people talk about “choosing a church” or “looking for a church home” like they were doing their Christmas Shopping or buying a new suit of clothes. I have heard folks say, “I am shopping around for a church and when I find the one I want, I’ll join it”.
That statement prompts a question. Where are we shopping? By this statement, people mean they are going from one church to another. They attend services one place this Sunday, somewhere else next Sunday, and some place different the next Sunday. They base their decision on such criteria as friendliness, social activities, environment and “the meeting of felt needs.” They keep shopping until they have found these before settling down.
Yet, suppose we find everything in a church that we want, is that proof that it is what God wants? If we find what is pleasing to God, we must do our shopping in the word of God. There we will find all God wanted to say about the church. He will tell us about its beginning, its worship and its work. When it comes to choosing a church, let us make certain our criteria comes from the scriptures and not from men.
It’s something to think about…..TBP
Join us for worship this coming Lord’s day at the Center Church of Christ. 110 Hurst Street Center, Texas www.centerchurchofchrist.com
October 29, 2019 - Pastor Byron Coutee, Jr. and the members of the Blount Chapel Missionary Baptist Church would like to invite everyone to their Church Anniversary on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 3:00pm.
Guest Speaker is Pastor Dexter Yarbrough of the Star of Hope Baptist Church, Nacogdoches, Texas.
Dinner will be served.
October 29, 2019 - Pleasant Grove MBC will be having their annual Fall Fest, this Saturday, November 2, 2019! There will be several fun games, a cakewalk, a photo station, campfire, smores, food, and a hayride! Come join our Church this Saturday, beginning at 5:30 pm. We are located on CR 1470. Be sure to bring your coats to stay warm! We can't wait to see you there. For more information, please call Bro. Josh Crawford at 936-572-5303. God Bless.
October 29, 2019 - The Called Out Church would like to welcome all Spooks and Goblins to our Trunk or Treat! We will be passing out our Yummy Treats Thursday, October 31 from 7:00-8:30pm (as long as the weather allows!) We will post if we have to cancel! Hopefully not because we can't wait see to all the kiddos dressed up.
The church is located at 270 Hwy 96 N directly across from McAdams Propane.
October 14, 2019 - (Flier) - Mt. Calvary Full Gospel Church in Shelbyville will have a Revival October 30 - November 1, 7pm each night featuring Bro. Lamar Denby.
Friday night the New Day Spirituals will perform.
Mt. Calvary Full Gospel Church is located at 5527 FM 417 East Shelbyville, TX 75973.
October 28, 2019 - Shelbyville First Baptist Church will be hosting their annual Fish Fry and Trunk or Treat on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 from 6pm until 8pm.
October 28, 2019 - All things through Him-
For all who are Christian or to all who would become Christian, born-again followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.
"Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth." (Colossians 3:2)
In order to become one with our Lord we must die to this world and its evilness and be raised with him in righteousness, then we will seek the things that are above and not the things of this earth.
"If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is." (Colossians 3:1)
"When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory." (Colossians 3:4)
From the day of your new birth in Christ, the day when you are raised with him, these are the things you are to do to follow him.
"Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil, desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its Creator." (Colossians 3:5-10)
And that is the image that all Christians are to reflect, the image of the goodness of Christ Jesus to the world.
"Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive." (Colossians 3:12-13)
"And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony." (Colossians 3:14)
"So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." (1 Corinthians 3:13)
It is by our love for one another that we are known as the disciples of Christ Jesus our Lord.
"And let the peace of Christ rule in you hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." (Colossians 3:15-17)
Do these things as Jesus asks of you that you too can then say; "I can do all things through him who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13)
For we are weak but he is strong and it is only through his strength that we are able to stand for him and cast his light into the darkness that is this world...
Praise and glory to the name of the Lord Jesus Christ...
October 28, 2019 - “The Word of God is quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart”… Heb. 4:12
We got in a discussion after a church service last week about who said, “You can fool some of the people all the time and all of the people some of the time but you can’t fool all the people all the time”. One lady said it sounded like Will Rogers and another thought it was Shakespeare. I later checked the internet and found it was President Abraham Lincoln.
Fooling people is one of man’s favorite pastimes and P.T. Barnum was a master at it. He is responsible introducing more new expressions to the English vocabulary than any other modern person. “Jumbo” was the name of his elephant and now we have “jumbo shrimp,” “jumbo jets”, etc. etc. “Throwing your hat in the ring”, “grandstanding”, “let’s get this show on the road”, and “come rain or shine” are a few of his originals.
Strangely enough, his best-known saying, “there’s a sucker born every minute”, actually came from his competitor, David Hannum who was referring to the people that P.T. had fooled in his “Barnum and Bailey Circus.”
Barnum’s “What is-it Animal,”” “Feegee Mermaid,” and 161-year-old woman fooled a lot of people but he never tried to fool God. The inscription on his tombstone reads: “Not my will but thine.” He knew what all men should know:
You can’t fool God any of the time.
October 28, 2019 - Pastor Freddie Wilson and the Saint Paul M.B.C church family celebrates 110th Church Anniversary. Service will be Sunday, November 3rd, at 10am. Evangelist George Cartwright will be the guest speaker.
Everyone is invited to come help us celebrate 110 years!!!
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