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THIS WEEK
5/11/25
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THIS AND THAT Our sister Jean Norman passed on to be with our Father in Heaven early Thursday morning. Our prayers and support go out to her family on their loss.
Our sister Brenda Smith also passed on to be with our Heavenly Father Satuday. Our prayers are also extended to her family on their loss.
May: Communion Preparation - Wylie Collection Counting - Jack/Chris
“For if, after they have escaped the
pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the LORD and SAVIOR
JESUS CHRIST, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter
end is worse for them than the beginning.” ( II Peter 2:20.)
“Many grew up attending Bible
classes, worshiping, and reading the Bible at home, but somewhere in
college or in the busy years of the twenties, they grew lax and quit
attending services. GOD
wants each one back. HE
accepts prodigals every week.
HE rejoices when the new generations of children grow up with a
knowledge of GOD.” (House to House)
“For
a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the
government will be on His shoulders. He will be named Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
Written seven hundred years before Christ, this verse caps a remarkable
passage of prophecy about the Messiah to come. Isaiah 9 predicts He will
headquarter in Galilee (v. 1), will be a light that dispels gloom and a
liberator who brings joy (vv. 1–5), will come as a child born, as a son
given. He’ll permanently occupy the throne of David, and there will be
no end to His rule (v. 7). We’re then given a set of majestic titles
that describe His role. He will be:
The Wonderful Counselor.
We sometimes need a financial counselor, a legal counselor, a career
counselor, or perhaps a marriage counselor. Jesus is the
Wonderful Counselor, and we
can study the Gospels to see how unfailingly He counseled all who came
to Him. As He prepared to return to heaven, He told His disciples, “I
will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with
you . . . the Holy Spirit” (John 14:16, 26).
The Mighty God.
In the Bible divine characteristics were assigned to Him, divine works
credited to Him, divine worship rendered to Him, and divine titles
ascribed to Him. He is both God and man.
The Everlasting Father.
This doesn’t mean that Jesus is the first person of the Trinity. Jesus
is God, but He isn’t the Father or the Holy Spirit. He’s the second
person of the Trinity; and from everlasting to everlasting, He exercises
fatherly care over us as One who perfectly represents the Father’s love
for us.
The Prince of Peace.
He possesses infinite peace, which He imparts to His own. In Him we have
peace with God, peace throughout life, peace at the moment of death, and
everlasting peace in heaven. These four titles are given so we can know
Him better, worship Him fully, and enjoy Him as our Counselor, God,
Father, and Prince. (Thomas Watson, seventeenth-century Puritan)
PRAYERS NEEDED: Cancer
Always remember our young people who have grown out of the family home and are pursuing studies and careers, that they continue to seek wisdom from the omni-present Father. And that they continue to hold Him first in their lives.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“Life is not a spectator sport.” This quote
from Jackie Robinson says a lot!
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