The Jackson Drive Reporter - December 11, 2005

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David Deason

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Malcolm Andrews

Owen Griggs

Billy Lovell

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Tim Hamilton

Paul Loggins

Dwight Thompson

December 11, 2005

Living One More Night With The Frogs

When the Lord called Moses from the burning bush, He promised Moses that there would be no mistaking the power of the Lord in this adventure. The plagues that came upon the land demonstrated that power in an awesome way. All of the plagues were interesting in their own way, however one stand out in my mind among the rest: the plagues of frogs. One reason that it stands out in my mind is that, to me, a frog is just a funny looking creature. Another reason is that Moses gave Pharaoh the choice as to when this plague would be ended. Where one or two frogs might be considered cute and funny-looking, frogs all over the land and in every place, (houses, bedrooms, beds, ovens, and kneading bowls) would be horrible! It would be an annoying, loud plague and it was up to Pharaoh when it would be over. If it had of been me, I would have said "Right Now!" But not Pharaoh. Rather, he said, "Tomorrow." Why? Why would anyone choose to live with this plague another night? It just doesn't make sense!

Well, I don't know why he made his choice then, but allow me to suggest that we do the same thing today. The plagues were sent upon Egypt because Pharaoh refused to submit to God's supreme power. We can be guilty of this very thing today! We may reject the Lord and sin, then we must pay consequences for those sins. The worst consequence of sin is death, not physical, but spiritual. However, this is something that the Lord has provided for by sending Jesus to the cross. Therefore, when we are faithful Christians, we won't have to pay this penalty. So why then choose to live one more night with the frogs? If we know that we can be forgiven and we know that we can be rescued from this eternal death, why wait until tomorrow? Perhaps it is because we enjoy the sin and we don't want to give it up? Perhaps it is because we believe that we will have tomorrow? What ever the case is, we need to understand that the outcome of our tomorrow's depend on our today's! Do you want to go to Heaven? If that is the goal for your eternal future, then you must start working for it today! Be the Christian that God's desires you to be! Don't spend another night with the frogs!

--David Deason

Today’s Lesson:

The Family Of God

Introduction...

I.	Matthew 12:________
II.	I Timothy 3:________

Discussion...

I.	In a family, ______________________________________________
	Matthew 25:21; I Peter 2:2; II Peter 3:18; Colossians 1:28

II.	In a family, ______________________________________________
	Matthew 6:14-15; Matthew 18:21-22

III.	In a family, ______________________________________________
	I Thess. 5:11; Eph. 4:29; Heb. 10:24-25; I Cor. 3:9; I Cor. 13

IV.	In a family, ______________________________________________
	Heb. 12:7-8; II Tim. 3:16-17

V.	In a family, ______________________________________________
	I Cor. 12:26

VI.	In a family, ______________________________________________
	Acts 6; 15

VII.	In a family, ______________________________________________
	Acts 11:26; I Peter 4:15-16; Gal. 3:26-27

VIII.	In a family, ______________________________________________
	Rom. 8:31-39; Acts 4:12

IX.	In a family, ______________________________________________
	Rom. 14:1; 15:7; John 3:17; Matthew 19:13-14; Luke 19:1-10; John 8:1-11

X.	In a family, ______________________________________________
	II Cor. 1:3; I Thess. 5:14

Conclusion...

I.	As a family of God:

	A. _____________________________ I Cor. 15:58

	B. _____________________________ Isaiah 6:8

	C. _____________________________ James 1:27

	D. _____________________________ Hebrews 3:13

II.	The church works well when the family aspect is working well!

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Those In Need Of Our Prayers...

At Home	In The Nursing Homes
Bennie Lovell	Rosella Pugh
Buford and Valerie Franklin	Marjorie Gray
Gwen Thomas	Opal Johnson
Hiram Hutto	Doug Grubbs
Ules Reid
Betty Montgomery

“Few are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change.”

– Robert F. Kennedy

“Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.”

– Francois, Duc De La Rochefoucauld

For further study:

Consider Romans 13:13-14 in the context of this quote.

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