+ Church Directory
+ Read the Bible Online (Link)
Contributing Writers: David Mathis | Tim Perkins
Past Contributing Writers: Mike Mills, Spring Hill Church | Doug Fincher | Pastor Randy and Sue Smith | Mike Belgard
Faith
September 25, 2025 - Faith is a common denominator in all of our lives. We daily express faith in something. In fact, we cannot live a single day without exercising faith. To be sure, we have faith in the physical world.
When you woke up and went into the bathroom this morning, you flipped a switch and you had faith the light would come on. When you get in your car, you have faith that it will start. When you mail a letter, you have faith the postal system will get it to the right address. When you go to the pharmacy, you have faith that the pharmacist will give you the right drugs. When you get in an elevator in a high rise building, you have faith in the low bidder on the construction project.
In his first epistle, John writes of victory in overcoming the world. The world to which John refers are those things which are in the world. John writes in I John 5:4-5, “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the word, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God.”
Our faith must be a faith that leads us to live Jesus’ kind of live, His way. Jesus said, “Not every one that saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21)
Faith in Jesus that leads to victory must come from the Word of God. We must spend time letting God speak to us through His word and speaking to God through prayer. There can be victory in overcoming the world. This victory is the victory of faith.
It’s something to think about... tbp
Center Church of Christ
www.centerchurchofchrist.com
September 22, 2025 - David Mathis is spending time with family this week and his Daily Devotion will return on Monday, September 29.
September 22, 2025 - The historical Old East Hamilton Cemetery will have its annual Homecoming and Dinner on the grounds on September 28, 2025, from 11am to 3pm. This is always a wonderful time of visiting, honoring our loved ones, and singing, as well as conducting the annual business meeting for the cemetery.
As always, donations are welcomed and encouraged for the upkeep and maintenance of this beautiful cemetery. We look forward to seeing everyone this year!
If you are unable to attend but would still like to donate, please contact Doyle Miller at 936-368-2246, and he will be glad to accept your donation on behalf of the cemetery. For those who may not know, Dudley Cox passed away on August 21, 2025. He very diligently took care of the cemetery many years, and will certainly be missed.
September 19, 2025 - Did you ever wake up early Sunday morning, the neighbors are all in bed, the streets are quiet and the yards are empty? The world is asleep as you prepare for worship on the Lord’s day. That’s what you get for being a Christian.
Did you ever leave dishes in the sink, a blouse un-ironed and the floors un-swept to visit a sick friend or run an errand for someone confined to home? That’s what you get for being a Christian.
Did you ever work with a group of people who use profanity and live loose lives morally who think you are strange because you are a Christian and not like they are?
All of that is what you get for being a Christian. Yet, think what is yours for being a Christian:
- You are a child of the King.
- You are loved and cared for.
- You have a peace and happiness the world does not know and cannot take away.
- You shall inherit eternal life.
- You have a Father to whom you can take all your unresolved problems. A Father who abolishes fear and doubt.
All of those things are yours when you become a Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ, living His kind of life, His way.
It’s something to think about... tbp
Center Church of Christ
www.centerchurchofchrist.com
September 16, 2025 - The Lily of the Valley Church of God in Christ will be celebrating their 111th Church Anniversary on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 3pm. Guest speaker will be Supt. Fremon Bryant, Superintendent of the Shelbyville District. Come and celebrate together!
The celebration will be held at 620 Greer Street, Center, Texas 75935 with Elder Cleon D. Williams, Sr., Pastor.
September 16, 2025 - Homecoming for Mt. Herman Cemetery located on Hwy 7 West in the Mt. Herman community in Center, Texas will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 12-Noon.
We will also be have the Historical dedication of the cemetery and the new marker will be unveiled. We invite you to come see the new marker and enjoy food and fellowship. The cemetery will be taking donations as well for the yearly upkeep. You may give to any board member or if you cannot make it but would like to donate please mail to:
Mt. Herman Cemetery
c/o Deanne Sample
1106 CR 4314
Tenaha, TX 75974
We are also collecting names and addresses of those whose loved ones are buried here so please get with a board member to leave your info. Hope to see you there.
Deanne Sample- Secretary/Treasurer
September 15, 2025 - The Askew reunion will be held Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 10am to 2pm in the Clever Creek Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.
All Askews and those related are invited. Bring your favorite dish and join the fun. Meal served at 12 noon.
September 15, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, September 15.
“Tinkers to Evers to Chance”. If you’re a fan of baseball, you know that those three names mean only one thing - double plays! In the first decade of the 20th century, these three infielders turned over 500 of them for the Chicago Cubs. The very first one came on September 15, 1902. And they led their team to four pennants and two world series victories.
Their names, over a century later, continue to be a metaphor for smooth efficiency and successful teamwork. Fittingly, Joe Tinker (shortstop), Johnny Evers (second baseman), and Frank Chance (first baseman) were inducted into the Hall of Fame together. An interesting side note - the three great players weren’t great friends. Tinker and Evers frequently feuded and once came to blows on the field during a game! Somehow, though, they put all that aside to reach a common goal.
The two greatest characters in the New Testament (after Jesus) are Peter and Paul. These two men, more than any others, shaped and inspired the new faith that they called “The Way”, and that we call Christianity. But they were two very different personalities, and scripture tells us that they clashed, sometimes publicly. They were both A type guys and so conflict was probably predictable.
What wasn’t predictable, was that Peter and Paul worked out their differences and found a way to work together. In his second book, Peter calls Paul his “beloved brother”. We, too, can work through our differences. We can choose to see value and humanity in each other. We can find common ground. Our success depends on it.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
cindertex50@yahoo.com
September 14, 2025 - A prayer service will be held on the Downtown Shelby County square at 6pm on Sunday, September 14, 2025. This is a multi-church event and everyone is invited.
September 12, 2025 - First Methodist Church of Shelbyville would like to invite anyone in need of a loving and supportive church family to come grow with us. We are a church that loves God and stands firm on his word.
We meet each Sunday with Sunday School Classes starting at 10am and Worship at 11am. The church is located at 252 FM 417 West, Shelbyville, Texas 75973.
The church's mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ who worship passionately, love extravagantly, and witness boldly. For more information, contact Pastor Sherry Harding at saharding1969@gmail.com.
Pages
