Happy New Year
2013 from up in the country, Enola, Arkansas.
I hope you are having a great 2013 so far. I am.
God is blessing us with a great beginning to this new year. This past Sunday we enjoyed a great Lord’s
Day with a pretty good crowd (123).
Several of our Christian brothers and sisters are sick at home battling
colds and various illnesses that come with the winter weather. If you are sick, stay home and get some
rest. As soon as you are well again,
come back for fellowship, Bible study, and worship. Let us know if you are sick. We want to pray for you.
Congratulations to
Richard Brown! Richard Brown is the fiancé
of Pam McEntire. Richard came before God
and the church on Sunday morning to confess Jesus Christ as the Son of God and
be baptized into our Lord. Upon his
baptism, Richard received forgiveness of every sin and was added to the church
by Christ Himself (Acts 2:47). We
welcome our new Christian brother into our family at Enola.
It could be that you
have been thinking seriously about your life and your relationship with
God. Are you a Christian? Sin separates us from God and causes so much
pain and suffering in our lives and in the world. Jesus Christ came into the world to save
every sinner from sin. Believe in Him
(Hebrews 11:6). Repent of your sin (Luke
13:3). Confess Jesus Christ (Acts 8:31). Be baptized in the name of the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:18-20).
I can certainly help you and answer any question you might have about
Christ and His church. All answers will
come from only one source, the Bible.
This past Sunday
we asked ourselves a question; “What Shall We Do?” Shall we walk in the light or in the
darkness? Shall we be in Christ or of
the world? Shall we be a sheep or a
goat, wheat or chaff? Shall we live our
lives on the path that leads to life or on the path that leads to death? This Sunday (13th) we will
continue in this line of thought with a lesson that asks: We know what we
should do, shall we do it? The Rich
Young Ruler who came to Jesus asking about eternal life said to our Lord, “Jesus,
tell me what I need to do. Tell me the
right way to go. Show me the way…But,
don’t ask me to change. Don’t ask me to
stop doing the things that I shouldn’t do.
Don’t ask me to start doing the things I should do. Don’t ask me to adjust my life and my
schedule to Yours. Don’t ask me to make
adjustments that are different from the way I’ve always lived.” Well, my friends; God always requires us to
adjust ourselves to His plans and purposes.
And whatever adjustments we are asked to make for God are well worth the
making.
On Sunday evening
at Enola we will begin a new series entitled “Jesus: The King of Kings.” This Sunday we will see that Jesus is the
King of Love.
The church of
Christ at Enola meets for worship, fellowship, and Bible study every Sunday
morning at 10 and 11 and on Sunday evening at 5. We also meet every Wednesday evening at 7. Members:
Are you where you need to be on Sunday and Wednesday? Make the decision once for all to be where
you need to be every week. We love you
and need you.
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