10-THE PERKINS !OURNAIL, Thursday, February 6, 2003
First Baptist Church
by Kelley Spence
This past Sunday our Pastor, Albert May brought us the message
entitled, "God does the Unusual." The Biblical text used was from
Luke 24:14-18.
In this passage of Scripture we find the familiar story of two men
walking along the path to Emmaus. As these two men conversed
with each other about everything that had happened concerning
the crucifixion of Jesus. Jesus himself joins them along the path.
But the two men were unaware of whom it was walking and talk-
ing with them. They did not recognize that the Christ himself was
in their midst.
Is it possible for us to be just like these men? Not recognizing
one of God's greatest works while standing in the middle of it?
Is it possible to miss what He is doing? You bet it is. You might
think how could this be so. The answer is this, these men did not
expect that God did the unusual. Their expectations of God were
that He operated in their own sphere of the common and ordinary.
It's true sometimes God does work this way but let's never forget
that he also works outside of the box. He knows no boundaries.
He can do whatever He pleases.
Somehow, in the American Church we have lost our expec-
tancy of God to do anything out of the unusual. We instead have
embraced a "Safe God." One who expects nothing of us and we
in turn expect nothing of him, other than his providing for our
ultimate comfort.
Let me ask you this question. Is your too God safe? How do you
view him? Do you expect him to do the Unusual, if not you have
the wrong concept of who he really is? Our God is all about the
Unusual. Isaiah 55:8 says that his thoughts and ways are not like
ours. Instead they are vastly different they do not even compare
to the ways of man.
God is just as big as your expectation of him. If you expect that
He cannot or will not work in your life that is what you will get.
But it is not because he is not able or does not want to; it is because
of your own lack of expectation and disbelief. Our God is a God
who expects his people to operate in a particular way: The way
of faith. We must believe him, trust him, and expect him to move
as he says he will do. Faith and expectation go hand in hand. Our
God has not changed, we have. He is the same amazing God of
the Bible that did the spectacular.
Hopefully this raises your expectations for him to do the unusual
in your life and in the life of your church. Expect him to work
God sized and in GOd ways. Don't miss what He is doing. Be
open for him to work in the realm of the "unusual" in your life
and church.
, We invite you to come and join us at First Baptist Church. God
:is at work in this place and we want you to be involved in all that
:He is doing. We are looking with great expectation to what He
wants to do in and through us as we seek him in a love relation-
iship. Please come and join us.
Sunday school begins at 9:30am and our Worship service begins
at 10:45am. Wednesday services begin at 6:30pm. Everyone is
:welcome.
:Restoration Fellowship
iby Debbie Shipman
Elder Glenn Holderread brought the message to Restoration
Fellowship this past Sunday. His message centered on the offer-
,ings of Cain and Able, in the book of Genesis, and what made one
sacrifice more pleasing to God than the other. The key was whether
our sacrifices are made from a right heart. Where is your heart in
giving to the Lord of your money, time and talents?
Next Sunday our friends from the Prayer Center in Tulsa, Doug
and Lisa Zanstra, will be joining us again. We invite you to come
hear the word they bring to Restoration Fellowship. They are one
couple who truly immerse themselves in prayer and the Word of
God. We always feel the presence of the Lord when they visit.
We feel that we are seeing revival come to this city and indeed
to the Body of Christ as a whole. God is moved by prayer and we
invite you to agree with us for revival. We believe it will come to
pass with or without us and we want to be a part of it.
Restoration Fellowship is a non-denominational church. We
believe and teach the Bible is the infallible, inerrant, inspired Word
of our Living God. We invite you to come visit us anytime.
First United Methodist Church
by Jim Shepherd
The First United Methodist Church of Perkins is pleased to
announce its schedule of services and activities for the upcom-
ing week. Sunday School begins at l0 a.m. and worship begins
at 10:55 a.m. The Chancel Choir will sing the anthem, "God Is
So Good." Liturgist Jim Kirby will read lessons from Psalm 147:
1-11,20; Isaiah 40:21-31, and Mark 1:29-39, and I Corinthians 8:
1-13. Pastor Jim Shepherd's sermon will be titled, "The Bad Thing
About Doing Good."
The church will sponsor a benefit pancake supper on Saturday,
5-7:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Gladys and Owen Morris and
Adam Grant, whose home was destroyed in a fire. The admission
charge will be your donation. Come and eat all the pancakes and
sausage you want. The Ladies Sewing Circle will meet Tuesday,
7 p.m., in the church fellowship hall. The Finance Committee will
meet Sunday at 6 p.m. The EduCare Board will meet Wednesday
at 5 p.m.
Agra Baptist Church
by Lois Sumrall
Have you ever dreamed of seeing your name in lights or in great
headlines, there is a place more wonderful than either to have your
name written. In Isaiah 49:16 God says "See I have engraved you
in the palm of my hand and your walls are ever before me."
Bro. Roger's message this morning, that many people today have
the idea that we got here by accident. Acts 7:49-51 tell us God made
all things with His own hands. If you believe in evolution you can
throw Acts 14:15 out of your Bible, as God made the heavens,
earth, and sea and every thing in them. Many seek God in all the
wrong places in the workplace, in relationships, in self, drugs, and
all the time God is right there waiting for them to understand He
is only thing that can truly fill the empty place within us. Even
though God knows all the good and bad things a person does He
still loves us, God sent Jesus Christ, his Son, to die for the sins of
all. We only have to admit we can not save ourselves, believe in
Jesus Christ as Lord and confess that we are a sinner, ask forgive-
ness and Jesus will give us the peace we are seeking.
Tonight Bro. Roger used I Peter 1:1-5 for text in the four aspects
of salvation. Verse 2 "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God
the Father," also in Eph. 1:4-6 tells of His choosing us. Also verse
2 continues "..unto obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of
Jesus Christ" we are kept from falling and in the presence of his
glory. We are begotten by the resurrection of Christ in verse 3,
Begotten by the gospel; I Cor. 4:15, begotten by hope, I Peter 1:
3 and begotten for safekeeping, I John 5:18. We are kept by the
power of God, verse 5, then John 10:28, "And I give unt0
eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any man
them out of my hand."
First Christian Church
by Charles Wall
Sunday Leonne brought a message, "Walking the Talk" from l
3:3-12. A Christian should try to control his tongue. Our
power for good or for evil. The tongue can be for good like
the horse's mouth or the redder on a ship. The tongue can
influence like a forest fire or a sah water spring
best cure for an unruly tongue is to become a peacemaker.
The Porter Trio brought our special
"I Don't Know the Answer." The group includes Lanny
Manning, Barbara Sumrall, and Doug Summil.
Our Quilting Club will meet Saturday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m.
Sunday evening, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. will be a special concert by
Craven.
Saturday, Feb. 8 at 5-7:30 p.m. will be a benefit pancake
First United Methodist Church for Owen and Gladys Morris and1
Grant who lost their home in a fire.
Work is progressing on the new beam that was installed
auditorium. We want to express our appreciation to some
construction men of our community who went beyond the
even though they
Tommy Roper and his crew and Bud Redus. Thanks and
you!
Mehan Union Church
Sunday School for all ages at 9:30. Morning worship at
Sunday evening worship at 7 p.m..
Sunday morning Pastor Larry Eslinger's message was "God
A Cheerful Giver" taken from U Corinthians 9:6 and Romans
Giving is an atitude and not an amount. It is being generous in
heart and not reluctant that is important!
Sunday evening we were blessed by a music program
Matt Maxwell.
Our Food/Clothing Day is Saturday, Feb. 8 from 9 a.m.
A catered Family Valentine Banquet is
at 6:30 p.m. Our Children's Christian Theater will present the
"O How I Love Jesus."
Mehan Church is located five miles south of Stillwater and siX
east on the Mehan Road for from Ripley two miles north and two
west, where "God Is Good All The Tune" and "All The Tma
Good." We invite you to come and be a part of this active,
church. May God bless you.
fffte Jsen;ation dec
Trees are the earth's endless effort
to speak to the listening heaven.
Rabindranath Tagore, Fireflies, 1928
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Bible Evangelistic Temple
1102 Pogue Street, Perkins • 547-5076
Jerry Sparkman
Sunday School...9:45 a.m.
Morning Service... 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m.
Wed. Service...7:30 p.m. Thurs....7:30 p.m.
Church of Christ
Terry Tharp, Minister
! 100 Lover's Lane, Perkins ° 547-5393
Church of the First Born
Perkins ° 547-5406
Eden Chapel United Methodist
Two mi. east of Perkins on SH 33 & two mi. north
Sunday morning worship...9:30 a.m.
Sunday School...11 am. Youth...4 pJrL at Lost Creek
Sunday Evening..6 Classes (At Lt (Seek)...6:45 Wotip
Wednesday...Choir practice
Third Saturday...9 a.m. UM Women
547-5207
Max Rudd, minister
First Assembly of God
304 North Main, Perkins • 547-5111
Gene Herndon, Pastor
Sunday School...9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship... 10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship...7 p.m.
Wednesday Worship...7 p.m.
First Baptist Church
500 E. Knipe Street, Perkins ° 547-2494
Albert May, Pastor
Sunday School...9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship... 10:50 a.m.
Discipleship Training...5 p.m.
Evening Worship...6 p.m.
Wesnesday GA's, RA's, MiF's Youth Group...6:30-7 p.m.
Praise and Prayer Time...6:30 p.m.
Bible Study...7 p.m.
First Christian Church
119 E. Stumbo, Perkins ° 547-2004
Leonne Worchester
Sunday School...9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship... 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Evening...7 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
1005 E. Kirk, Perkins ° 547-2481
Jim Shepherd, Pastor
Sunday School...10 an% Morning Worship... 10:55 am.
Youth Activities...4:30 p.m. Children's Choir...6 p.m.
Friends Chapel
1/2 mile south of SH 33, 7 miles west of Perkins Road
Merl Kinser
Sunday School... 10 a.m. Morning Worship... 11 a.m.
Choir Practice...6 p.m. Evening Service...7 p.m.
Wesnesday Bible Study...7 p.m.
Lost Creek United Methodist
3 mi. north of SH 33 on US 177 & 1 mi. west
Sunday School...9:45 a.m. Worship... 11 a.m.
Youth...4:30 p.m. Sundays
Sunday evening classes...6 p.m.
Sunday evening worship...6:45 p.m.
Wednesday Childrens Choir...6:45 p.m.
Ladies Ensemble...7:15 p.m. Choir...7:45 p.m.
Wed. morning Bible study...9:30 a.m.
Men's Prayer Breakfast-Last Sun. of each month...7 a.m.
Max Rudd, minister...547-5207
Mehan Union Church
Mehan Road ° 372-4544
Rev. Larry Eslinger
Restoration Fellowship
Main & Thomas ° 547-1294
Pastor Chris Baumgarner
Sunday...Pre-service prayer...9:30 a.m.
Worship service... 10:30 a.m. ChildamCs Church... 11 am.
Wednesday - Bible Study...7 p.m.
River of Life
2 Miles North of SH 33 on US 177 ° 377-4896
Don Russell, Pastor
Sunday School... 10 a.m. Worship... 10:45 a.m.
Sunday Evening...6:00 p.m.
Wednesday...7 p.m.
Seventh Day Adventist
213 S.W. Second, Perkins ° 377-2533
Pastor Stanley Buckmaster
Saturday Services begin at 3 p.m.
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