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OUR PRAYER REQUEST
Pace-maker put in on Monday,
November 18th
at St.John Hospital
Neil Richey, Shreveport, LA
Via Bulletin Digest
OUR PRAYER REQUESTS John Murray’s cancer has progressed and
there is a new chemo the doctors have
prescribed for him. He received 2 units of
blood on Thursday to help with his fatigue
and it will also boost his blood count. He
will start the new intravenous chemo
program on August 20th
. Please keep John
in your prayers.
Pam Howard is home after being
hospitalized at St. Francis Hospital in
Tulsa. She needs plenty of rest.
Ronda Moss is now home. The results of
her heart tests came back good.
Charles Finney was taken to Hillcrest
Hospital with high blood pressure.
OTHERS TO PRAY FOR
Bess Brooks, Carl Best Sr., LaVerne
Boren, Carol Downs, Jeanetta Clark, Judy
Coppedge, Craig Coppedge, Sue Finney,
Lauren Graves, Luke Graves, Ronald
Hamm, Carol Hall, June Hester, Bradley
Monett, Carolyn Nelson, Carol Reiner,
Beverly Stout, Brannon Scrivener, Betty
WHO IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD?
Jesus said, “You are the light of the
world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.”
Mt. 5:14.
We normally apply His statement to
ourselves. We say, “ Christians are the light of
the world.” But are we? If, on a dark night, the
lights go out in a large auditorium full of
people, all it takes to get their attention is one
tiny candle. If someone lights a candle, it isn’t
long until every eye is on it. It’s like Jesus said
of the city on the hill; it cannot be hidden, it will
not go unnoticed.
The world is in darkness, spiritual
darkness, that gets blacker every year. If we are
the light of the world, why isn’t the world
looking our direction? Can it be that we have
been wrong in applying Jesus’ statement to all
Christians? When we look at the context of the
statement, it becomes obvious that Jesus was
speaking of those who hunger and thirst after
righteousness, those who are merciful, pure in
heart, peacemakers, and those who have been
persecuted for the sake of righteousness. It is
these of whom He says, “You are the salt of the
earth, you are the light of the world.”
Unless the attributes of the beatitudes
are ours, is it not questionable for us to claim to
be the light of the world? The light of the world
is what we ought to be, the light of the world is
what the Lord wants us to be. But it is not
necessarily what we are and it will not be what
we are unless we start living God’s way.
via Drexel Church of Christ, Oklahoma City,
OK
PRAYER REQUEST
BIBLE TRIVIA -Question of the
week
Why did God send fiery serpents
to plague the Israelites?
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Write your name below. Then cut or tear this out
and hand to D.J. or Jean.
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Congratulations to: Joel Dunham and Gracie Vivion
for answering last week’s trivia question correctly!
COMING EVENTS
August 9 – Love Meals served
August 9 – Power of Prayer – 6:00 p.m.
August 15 – Ladies’ Night Out 6:00 p.m.
August 20 – Men’s Breakfast – 7:30 a.m.
August 23 – Power of Prayer – 6:00 p.m.
BIBLE READING PLAN FOR 2016
July 31-August 6 – Joshua
Kara McCoy – August 1 Linda Pogue -August 3
Cassandra King – August 4 Linda Applegate – Aug. 5 Ilena Ramsey – August 6
Carl and Dana Best – August 6
IN NEED OF OUR PRAYERS/
ENCOURAGEMENT Health Concerns/Long Term Illnesses
Teresa Stafford had surgery on July 27, to
insert a feeding tube.
D.J. Castoe will be having a scope
procedure on August 1.
Keith Martin received some good news in
Houston last week. Some of his tumors
have shrunk. He will be continuing his
treatments.
Nathan Tears, one of the missionaries we
support, has requested prayers for his wife
and baby who have malaria.
Carol Reiner had to have another blood
transfusion this week. Her blood count
numbers continue to drop.
OUR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS Laverne Boren – Nursing home in Texas
Colonial Terrace-Pryor
Carol Reiner, Sue Finney, Sammie Casey
Shady Rest, Apt.C-10 - Oliver Elliott
Avondale Cottage– Pryor - Edith Radschweit
Cancer/Cancer Treatment
Colt Rowland Eric Yoder Patty Clawson
Monty Stipes Charles Finney Beth Monett
Others to Pray For Joyce Anglin, Gary and Cathy Boren, Don and Norma
Foster, Louis Gabbard, Debbie Hamill, Taylor Kegley,
Lynn King, Margie Kinion, Jerry McNickle, Juanita
McNickle, Cara Renbarger, Payton Stanley, Joe and
Beverly Stout, Chester Thompson, Gertrude Teague,
Tucky and Bev Tucker, Katie Vickery
NOTICES
Sunday, July 31, is the last day to
contribute to Hope Harbor’s perishable
food drive.
August 7, is the deadline to bring school
supplies for the fifteen children we are
helping. You may also give a cash
donation to Linda Pogue or Toni Vivion.
If any ladies would like to help with the
Love Meals by making a salad on August
9th, please see Lelia or Arlene. Thank
you!
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COME WORSHIP WITH US
SERMON TOPICS FOR JULY 31 Sunday AM –“Reckless” Matthew 7:13-14 Sunday PM – “Words Hurt” James 3:1-12
LIGHTS IN THE DARKNESS (from Ephesians 4-6)
Lights in the darkness are Christians who: Walk worthy of their calling (4:1) Are humble (4:2) Are gentle (4:2) Are patient (4:2) Bear with one another in love (4:2) Are eager to keep unity and peace (4:3) Are no longer children, spiritually (4:14) Speak the truth in love (4:2) Are renewed in the spirit of their minds (4:23) Put on a new self (4:24) Honest (4:24) Do not sin when angry (4:26) Are kind to one another (4:32) Imitate God (5:1) Avoid immoral thought and conduct (5:3-5) Conduct themselves carefully and wisely (5:15) Seek to understand God’s will (5:17) Worship God wholeheartedly by singing (5:19) Submit to one another in respect for Christ (5:22) Love and respect their spouses (5:33) Honor their parents (6:2,3) Raise their children in a Godly manner (6:4) Respect their employers (6:5) Respect their employees (6:9) Stand firm, in the armor of God, as soldiers of God (6:13) Lance Cordle, Calvert City, KY
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.pryorchurchofchrist.com
Phone: (918) 825-2539
Deadline for school supplies: Aug. 7
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Bible Class – 9:45 a.m.
Worship – l0:35 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday
Bible Class and Devotional – 7:00 p.m.
MINISTER
D.J. Castoe, Pulpit Minister
ELDERS
Carl Best Tom Coats
Gary Risner Don Stafford
Freddie Vivion
DEACONS Don Foster Rick Howard
Louis Gabbard
MISSION WORKS OUTSIDE OF
PRYOR Hope Harbor Claremore, Ok
Ghana Outreach Ghana, West Africa
Tent City & Last Water Village Papua, New
Guinea
Church of Christ
605 South Coo-Y-Yah
Pryor, OK 74361
Bible Study……………………………………..108
A.M. Worship…………………………………..135
P.M. Worship…………………………………....79
Contributions………………………………..$3,204
Budget…………………………………........$3,400
Budget-Up-Date…………………..…….....+$1,602
LORD’S TABLE
Prayers: Don Stafford
Wendell Kropp John Robert Reist
Benjamin Reist Carl Best Jr.
SUNDAY NIGHT LORD’S TABLE
Carl Best Jr./Don Stafford
PRAYERS
Jeff Lair James Hays
Carl Best Sr. Freddie Vivion
ASSIST DURING SERVICE
Charles Longenbaugh/Don Stafford
Darrell Applegate
SOUND BOARD OPERATORS
7/31 Mike Bartgis 8/7 Mike Dunham
SONG LEADER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Rick Howard D.J. Castoe
VAN DRIVERS
Darrell Applegate /Don Stafford
COMMUNION GREETERS
Martha Floyd Roberta Mitchell
BAKE BREAD
7/31 Regina Kropp 8/7 Toni Vivion
7/31 Regina Kropp 8/7 Toni Vivion
July 31, 2016
EXCLUSIVE CLUB
I am not really the bragging type, so I didn’t say a whole lot or tell a lot of people when I
joined a pretty exclusive club back in the spring. I know you probably don’t see me as the club
type, but I am quite the clubman I must say. Back in about March, as I was pre-fishing on Grand
Lake, I joined a club. As my buddy and I were cruising across Grand Lake at about 50 mph, we hit
a wave hard enough to shift one of my fishing poles from its protective strap. I have straps that
keep my fishing poles from being bounced around or flying out of the boat while we are going
down the lake. When this shift happened, the pole moved below where the strap was covering it
and because this happened, I lost one of my fishing poles in Grand Lake in about 80 feet of water.
Now I know I am not the only person that this has ever happened to. In fact, I have a
couple of buddies who have done the same thing. But as you read this, you can see why I didn’t
brag about this or say a whole lot about it when it happened a few months ago. But, now I am a
part of a club that I am pretty sure has a few hundred or more members.
While I do not brag about being a part of a club where you have to lose a fishing pole in
Grand Lake, I do like to talk about a different group or “club” that I am a part of. I am a Christian.
I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I have gone down into the watery grave of baptism and come up as
a new creation in Christ Jesus. I have had my sins washed away. I have received God’s
forgiveness. I have the hope of spending eternity with God!
Again, I know I am not the only one who is a part of this group. Since the Day of
Pentecost, people have been making the decision to be a part of this group. And while this is an
exclusive group, since you must be covered by the blood of Christ, it is open to anyone who would
believe and be obedient to God! If you haven’t made the decision to believe and be obedient, why
not make the decision today to become a follower of Jesus Christ and be a part of his exclusive
club?
Matthew 7:13-14, “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that
leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 For the gate is small and the way
is narrow that leads to life, and there are few that find it.”
D.J. Castoe