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Lessons from a week of Preaching school offered by the church at Oldham Lane in Abilene. Thanks to the church for offering this week for young men around the area to grow spiritually, develop skills and confidence to preach God’s Word.
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Lessons from a week of Preaching school offered by the church at Oldham Lane in Abilene. Thanks to the church for offering this week for young men around the area to grow spiritually, develop skills and confidence to preach God’s Word.
2nd Sunday, June 10, 2018
Sermon: AM: Tyler Jones, Branton Huff & Austin Petree
PM Service: 6:00 in the FC: Short Worship & learn new songs
Song Leader: Shelton Boyd
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Devo: Stan Burge
Song Leader: Shelton Boyd
3rd Sunday, June 17, 2018
Sermon: AM & PM Jay Do Poindexter
PM Service: 6:00 in the FC: Short Worship & sing new songs
Song Leader: Lou David Allen
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Devo: Joel Owens
Song Leader: Burl McCoy
4th Sunday, June 24, 2018
Sermon: AM & PM Jay Don Poindexter
PM Service: 6:00 in the FC: Devo, Singing & Fellowship
Song Leader: Joel Owens
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Devo: Shelton Boyd (Boy’s Night)
Song Leader: Lou David Allen
-Dear Church Family, We would like to thank all of you for your prayers, visits, phone calls, and texts with concern for Corky and myself during the last couple of weeks. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated! We pray that God richly blesses you for your loving support. We covet your continued prayers as we travel this unknown road! Trusting in His Grace, Corky and Lila Cox
-I too would like to thank you all for the love and support I’ve seen for years from this community towards my mom and dad! I thank God every day for the friendships they have here and I pray He richly blesses each one of you! Thank you! Standing in His Grace,
Dana Goad (Daughter of Corky & Lila)
We are collecting the following for the Homes:
–Children’s Home of Lubbock: Girl’s L/XL Overnight Diapers (pick-up June 15th)
–Arms of Hope: 3 & 5 subject spirals & mechanical pencils (pick-up July 9)
A shower planning meeting Sunday after evening worship for Ciara Cope. Shower will be July 22, 2:00-3:00 at Angie’s.
Three young men from the Oldham Lane Preacher Training Camp will speak Sunday morning during our worship service. One of our youth Tyler Jones, son of Billy & Tressie Jones and grandson of Shelton & Joetta Boyd will speak. The other two are Branton Huff and Austin Petree who both attended the camp. We welcome all three young men, look forward to seeing them and hearing their message from God’s Word.
Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.” . . . strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said (Acts 14:17, 22).
Life in this world is always, and only, by God’s own kindness. It is by the kindness of God that anyone in this world can survive and find the relief of joy in the midst of it (Acts 14:17). However, God’s greatest kindness to man is found in His salvation, kingdom, and the authority of His Christ (Acts 14:22; Rev 12:10). People have always tried to misinterpret the blessing that comes in the former and the hardship that accompanies the latter:
8 In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked. 9 He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed 10 and called out, “Stand up on your feet!” At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.
11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!” 12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker. 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.
14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting: 15 “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. 16 In the past, he let all nations go their own way. 17 Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.” 18 Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.
19 Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead. 20 But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.
21 They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. (Acts 14:8-22 NIV84).
Join with me in thanking God for the blessings of life that we enjoy as relief from the struggles we face and drawing near to Him through the hardships we face as those pursuing His kingdom.
Peace,
Jay Don
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Do you remember, as a little child, how simple the Bible narratives were for you? God was more powerful than anything, no matter what. When people chose to trust and obey God, they would overcome any obstacles of life. This has never changed. God still keeps His promises, those who accept His promises find life in them!
14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” (Mark 10:14-15)
Jay Don Poindexter
