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Schedule Of Services:
Sunday Morning:
Bible Study 9:00
Worship 10:00
Sunday Evening:
Worship 5:00
Wednesday Evening:
Bible Study 7:00
Jackson Drive's Address:
| 1110
Jackson Drive |
| Athens,
Alabama 35611 |
| (256)
232-1609 |
Preacher:
David Deason
Elders:
Malcolm Andrews
Owen Griggs
Billy Lovell
Deacons:
Tim Hamilton
Paul Loggins
Dwight Thompson
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November 20, 2005
Courage
David
stood in the battlefield, looked at Goliath of Gath and said "You come
to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of
the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have
taunted" (I Sam. 17:45). That took incredible courage! Mark
Twain said, "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not
absence of fear." David had the courage to face Goliath because
he had confidence in the Lord. Christians need to have this same
courage every day of our lives. Consider this:
| 1. |
We need courage to
change when it's easier to remain comfortable. When the
world is heading full speed one direction, it takes courage to shift
our course and "swim upstream." |
| 2. |
We need courage to
express our convictions when others challenge us.
Sometimes the easiest thing to do when we see sin is remain
silent. The Christian is called to have courage and take a
stand! |
| 3. |
We need courage to
overcome obstacles when progress will come no other way.
Satan places stumbling blocks in our way every day. He hates
the progress of the Gospel. Will we stumble or stand? |
| 4. |
We need courage to take
the high road when others treat us badly. Sometimes our
natural reaction is to repay evil with evil, an eye for an
eye. However, Christ did not leave us this example.
"He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death,
even death on the cross" (Phil. 2:8). |
| 5. |
We need courage to lead
when being in front makes us an easy target. When we are
out in front living a different life, people are quick to point out
our faults. Though we will fall, we still must get up and
continue to strive to lead people to Christ. |
It took
courage for Peter and the rest of the apostles to stand up on the day of
Pentecost and say, "Therefore let all the house of Israel know for
certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ - this Jesus whom you
crucified" (Acts 2:36). It took courage for them to later say,
"we cannot stop speaking what we have seen and heard" (Acts
4:20). Can you follow their example today? Can you work to
develop this same level of courage?
--David Deason
Those
In Need Of Our Prayers...
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At Home |
In The
Nursing Homes |
| Wayne Barksdale |
Rosella Pugh |
| Valerie Franklin |
Marjorie Gray |
| Doug Grubbs |
Opal Johnson |
| Hiram Hutto |
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| Bennie Lovell |
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| Betty Montgomery |
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| Ules Reid |
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"Things
may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those
who hustle"
-Abraham
Lincoln. |
Hiram and Rachel Hutto will be
in Jackson, TN for a few weeks. Their address will be:
| Hiram and Rachel Hutto |
| c/o Gary and Susan Kerr |
| 245 Chickering Road |
| Jackson, TN 38305 |
Gospels
Meetings & Singings...
| November 20th |
Carriger |
Singing - 3:00 p.m. |
| November 20th - 22nd |
Eastside |
Meeting - Monday -
Tuesday 7:00 p.m. |
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