HANCOCK
COUNTY
CHURCH
OF
CHRIST
www.hancockcountychurchofchrist.com
Bulletin Editor:
Donald P. Ames
June 16, 2013
Vol. 3, No. 11
V. B. S.
July 15-17 (Mon. – Wed.)
7:00 – 8:30 PM
P. O. Box 560
(4197 S. 600 W.)
(1 block S. of U.S. 52)
New Palestine, In. 46163
(317) 840-6778
WORSHIP SERVICES:
SUNDAY:
Worship…….......9:30 AM
(Extended Service)
Bible Classes..11:35 AM
WEDNESDAY:
Bible Classes…...7:30 PM
EVANGELIST:
Royce U. DeBerry
Keeping It Simple
In Heb. 5:9, Jesus is referred to as “the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” Now, if He is the author, that means
He wrote the book, and is the source of eternal salvation to all who
“obey Him.” Who could know more than the author, the Son of
God, who came down from heaven to show us what is necessary to
get right with God?
Heb. 12:2 says He is “the author [“originator”] and finisher
[“perfecter”] of our faith.” So He not only drew up the blue print, He
also fine-tuned all the points to make sure they would accomplish
what He desired of them. Do you really think man could do a better
job than the Son of God?
And how does this measure up with other important Bible passages? Let’s see!
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Matt. 28:18—“All authority has been given unto Me in heaven
and on earth.”
Jn. 3:34—“He whom God sent speaks the words of God.
Jn. 12:48-49—“The word that I have spoken will; judge him in
the last day.”
Jn. 14:6—“No man cometh unto the Father except through
Me.”
Matt. 17:5—In the presence of Moses and E-lijah, God spoke
and said, “This is My Be-loved Son, in whom I am well-pleased..
Hear Him.”
Gal. 3:23-25—“The law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that
we might be justified by faith … but after [the] faith has [P. 21]
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come…we are no longer under a tutor.”
Gal. 2:21—“If righteousness comes through
the law then Christ died in vain.”
Gal. 5:4—“You have been severed from
Christ, you who would be justified by the law.”
Eph. 1:23-25—He was placed “far above
all principality, power [“authority”], might and
dominion that is named, not only is this age
but also that which is to come…And He put
all things under His feet and gave Him to be
head over all things to the church.”
Col. 1:15-18—He is “the firstborn over all
creation…For by Him all things were created… That in all things He may have the
preeminence.”
We could keep on going a long time. But if
Jesus us the author and finisher of our faith,
and no one can get to heaven but through Him,
then why would anyone put any man, group of
men, pope or even a false prophet (Gal. 1:8-10)
above Him? More importantly, why wouldn’t they
obey Him?
--DPA
GOSPEL MEETING
Speaker: Greg King
July 21-23
(Jamestown, Ind.)
(Sunday through Tuesday)
Time: 7:30 PM Night
(Sun. regular time)
Public Invited!
Come, study the word of God with us!
When Your Heart Is Broken
The God who knows how many stars are in
the heavens; the God who gives each one of
them a name , is the same God who not only
knows about your broken heart, but heals it. “He
heals the brokenhearted and binds up their
wounds. He counts the number of the stars, He
gives names to all of them” (Psa. 147:3-4). He is
the same God who sent His Son to accomplish
this (Isa. 61:1; Lk. 4:14-22). “Sing to the LORD
with thanksgiving” (Psa. 147:7). –Bryan Bickford
(Plano, Ill. bulletin)
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2 Thess. 1:6-9
“Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay
with tribulation those who trouble you, and to give
you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord
Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty
angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those
who do not know God, and on those who do not
obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These
shall be punished with everlasting destruction
from the presence of the Lord and from the glory
of His power.”
“When the Lord Jesus is revealed from
heaven.” Jesus IS coming again! He will be revealed from heaven. He promised, “And if I go
and prepare a place for you, I will come again
and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there
you may be also” (Jn. 14:3). After Jesus ascended to heaven, to those who saw Him an angel
said, “This same Jesus, who was taken up from
you in-to heaven, will so come in like manner as
you saw Him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11).
It is easy to get so involved in everyday life
that we forget that He is going to come again.
The importance of many things is lessened when
viewed from the perspective that Jesus can come
at any time. Putting up with suffering, persecution, and sacrifice becomes more bearable if we
keep in the forefront of our minds that Jesus will
come again to reward us. Life is not just a string
of problems with death being the only relief.
But remember, Jesus will come with rest and
punishment in His hand. His “mighty angels” will
be with Him, there will be no one or no thing able
to stand against Him. He’s coming! Now is the
time to choose to be on His side so as to receive
rest from Him, not punishment.
–David Diestelkamp
(Westside; Aurora, Ill. bulletin)
When life’s problems seem overwhelming,
look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate.
---0--Trouble is always easier to get into than to get
out of.
---0--A gardener is one who believes what goes
down must come up.