A History Lesson
"The people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel," but " there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor the works which he had done for Israel" (Judges 2:7,10). Does this not portray many in the church today? Over and over again, we can see how the Israelites would fall away from God after a period of being faithful. They continually fell into apostasy, and likewise, a number in the church find themselves following the exact same pattern. Why have we allowed ourselves to repeat this detrimental cycle of history? Well, there can be a number of reasons as to why the children of God fall into apostasy:
A Lack of Belief Hebrews 3:12; 4:11
A Lack of Spiritual Maturity Hebrews 5:12-14
A Lack of Obedience to God's Will Judges 21:25
A Lack of Testing The Doctrines of Men I John 4:1
A Lack of Physical Contentment I Timothy 4:3-4
A Lack of Separation from the World Romans 12:1-2
A Lack of Knowledge Hosea 4:6
A Lack of Humility I Corinthians 10:12
A Lack of Conviction Matthew 26:69-75; 10:33
A Lack of True Love John 14:15
Beloved, the body of Christ needs to learn the valuable lessons history has to offer (Romans 15:4). Perhaps by recognizing some of the reasons why God's people fell into apostasy, we can better strengthen the ranks against such attacks and stand bold in His Word (I Corinthians 15:58). May the Lord help us not to repeat history!
Allen Weakland
Current Concerns
Bill Butler had a pet scan on Wednesday, February 20th.
Danny McCright, brother of Fran Arbuckle, has been diagnosed with Melanoma. He has it in his mouth, throat, and shoulder.
Cecil Hext is at Medical Center Hospital in room 653. No visitors at this time.
Russell Montgomery, brother of Devida Montgomery, has returned to the Pleasant Hill Nursing Home in Waverly, Ohio and will stay there until he is completely recovered from his staff infection .
Dana Erwin, grandmother of Haley Erwin, went into a diabetic coma on Saturday, February 16th. She is out of the coma now and back at home.
Prayer List
Bill Arbuckle; Avenell Holloway; LeeRoy Bell; Mildred Bell; Yvonne Howard; Bethany Lewallen; Barbie Robinson; Dolores Sanchez; James Smith; Nick Smith; Chuck Weaver; Debbie Williams; Dorothy Williams; DeLora Wood.
Shut-ins
Mary Dunn; Fay Gann; Cecil and Mildred Hext; Virgie Price; Charles and Pearl Tucker.
Events
Watch In Search of the Lord's Way with Mack Lyon every Sunday morning at 7:30 am on CBS, channel 7. This week's topic will be entitled,
"If I Be Lifted Up."
There will be a men's breakfast coming up on Saturday, March 8th in the annex. There will also be a business meeting to follow.
More details to come.
FYI
The Wednesday morning Bible Class subject will be the book of Revelation.
Please join us for our annual Ladies' Day on Saturday, March 1st here at the Eisenhower Church of Christ. There are flyers on the tables
with all of the information. Feel free to take one for yourself and some for your family and friends that you would like to invite.
We hope that all of you can join us!
The New Mexico Christian Children's Home will be conducting their needs drive.' Their truck should be here on Monday, March 3rd. They have suggested sugar, Ritz crackers, and foil. Monetary donations are also accepted.
Odessa Christian School is accepting applications for a P.E. coach for next year. They are also accepting applications for a part time secretary.
Thank You
To our Christian family at Eisenhower,
Nick and I would like to try to express our thanks for the prayers and support during the last year on his father's behalf. Prayer works and he is continuing to improve on a daily basis. God saw fit to bless his Daddy with improving health as we were finding out about Nick's lung cancer. As we have been dealing with Nick's personal health trials; you have been there with open arms and unconditional love and support. You are the best support group a couple could wish for in time of need. The outpouring of prayers, love and support prior to Nick's surgery, the day of his surgery, and during his recovery has been phenomenal. We only hope and pray we can do the same for you some day.
In Christian love, Myndi and Nick Smith
Youth
We are needing hosts for the monthly youth devotionals. Please sign up to host one or more on the sign up sheet on the bulletin board in the east foyer.
Office News
Our food coordinators for the month of February are Robbie Butler and Nancy Easlon.
We are trying to fill our pantry. Every two weeks we will have new suggested items. This week's suggestions are corn meal, soups, instant mashed potatoes, and pickles. Thank you!
Bible Class materials for the Spring Quarter are available. Teachers may pick them up from the table in the foyer.
| February 24, 2008 | Morning | Evening |
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Announcements | Bill Brown | Bill Brown |
Song Leader | Ronnie Lane | John Carroll |
Sermon | Allen Weakland | Allen Weakland |
Opening Prayer | Bill Brown | Bill Brown |
Scripture | Don Easlon | Ben Ellison |
Second Prayer | Burt Groves | Ronnie Lane |
Closing Prayer | Harmon Rex | Frank Vargas |
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West |
Tony Marrs |
Trini Wood |
East |
Alex Martinez |
Craig Wesson |
Other Responsibilities: Elder: Bill Brown ~ Deacon: Juan Morolez
Pulpit: Juan Morolez ~ Table: Richard Siler ~ Song Leaders: Ronnie Lane
Sunday AM
"Determination of Christ to Suffer"
(Mark 15:15-39)
Sunday PM
"Reasons to be Ashamed"
(Jeremiah 6:9-17)
Our Records
Bible Class... 104
Morning Worship... 158
Evening Worship... 124
Wednesday... 127
Contribution $4,467.58