Church News
THE
JOURNAL, Thursday, June i0, 2010 - C3
The Church of Christ in Perkins
By Bob Penick
We were studying the story in Matthew 22 where Jesus said his
kingdom was like the one ruled by a king who prepared a feast
to celebrate his son's marriage. The special people he invited
to the dinner rebuffed his servants who were sent to invite them.
They mistreated them and continued doing other things that
they preferred to do. The king was so angry he sent his armies
to destroy those people and bum their cities. He then sent his
servants to invite everyone they could find, both good and bad,
to this feast. They came, but one thing spoiled the celebration.
One fellow had not put on his wedding clothes. The king had
him bound and thrown into a dark place where everyone was
crying and suffering. Why would he do that?
Ahhh, here is the lesson. Back then, the king provided wed-
ding clothes for everyone to wear for this special occasion. This
fellow seems to have decided to dress as he pleased, perhaps
more comfortably. Now, consider how this applies to the wed-
ding feast our King invites us to. In Galatians 3:26-27, Pad says,
"You are all sons of Cod through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of
you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with
Christ." So, we put on our Christian wedding clothes that our
King has provided when we are baptized, and we go to celebrate
Jesus' wedding with his wife, the church.
If you are one of those who do not see that as necessary to being
accepted to God's dinner, you might want to think again.
Having donned our wedding clothes, we celebrate with Jesus
every Sunday. We invite you to come join hs. The food is great.
We meet on Lover's Lane. Times are posted.
Good News Church
Sunday morning service at 10 A.M. at the comer of Third
and Kirk. Check out our website at goodnewsperkins.com.
Senior High Youth meet with Brent Niles at the Juice Box at
6:16 Wednesday evenings. The youth group is having a garage
sale this spring so save up those items you want to get rid of.
Bob Johnson Minister, Box 615, or 405-747-0448 and Brent
Niles Youth Minister.
A day of Bible school June 12, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Come and
experience being fishers of man. School age- 12 years old.
June 13 Steve Bredesen will be our guest speaker, presenting
his plans to go to Uganda as a missionary.
Commenting on Romans 1:19-20 G. Campbell Morgan the
great Biblical expositor of old wrote: "There is a crude paganism
a worship of graven images, but there is also a cultured paganism
where man worships his own godless image. Some worship an
idol others an ideal." No matter that the sophisticated westemer
looks down on the beliefs of what they may call the uncivilized
cultures the outcome in life is the same.
This outcome is graphically translated in The Message
(Romans 1:28-32 "Since they didn't bother to acknowledge
God. God quit bothering them and let them run loose. And
then all hell broke loose: rampant evil, grabbing and grasping,
vicious backstabbing. They made life hell on earth with their
envy, wanton killing, bickering, and cheating. Look at them:
mean-spirited, venomous, fork-tongued God-bashers. Bullies,
swaggerers, insufferable windbags! They keep inventing new
ways of wrecking lives. They ditch their parents when they get
in the way. Stupid, slimy, cruel, cold-blooded. And it's not as
if they don't know better. They know perfectly well they're
spitting in God's face. And they don't care-worse, they hand
out prizes to those who do the worst things best.
This is not a pessimistic approach to life because we have
to know what is wrong and address it before we are willing to
accept the love and power of God in our lives in the form of
Jesus Christ who not only died so that we could live but lived
so that we could have an example of how to live and apply the
power Christ's resurrection gives to our lives.
Rrst Baptist Church, Perkins
We were privileged to have Dr. Bobby Kelly, Professor of
Religion at Oklahoma Baptist University with us during the
moming services. His sermon was on forgiveness and he
used Matthew 18:21-35 for his text. His major points were 1)
How far is love willing to reach? God's love reaches as far as it
needsto. 2) How far does forgiveness extend? Jesus calls for
unlimited forgiveness.
Scott Philh'ps was here for the evening services preaching
on Unlimited Organizational Power. Genesis 11:1-9 was his
text. He made four points - 1) Effective communication, 2)
Commimaent to work on a goal, 3) Unity and 4) Oriented to
God's will.
Upcoming Activities:
Falls Creek Parent Camper Meeting - June 13th @ 7:30 pm
Vacation Bible School - June 14-18 9am-12:15pm Family
night will be June 18th @ 6pm!
Falls Creek June 28th - July 3rd
We have classes and actvifies for all ages! Please call the
church office at 547-2494.
Chdstian Church of Perkins
By Ralph Martin
Sunday, our Minister, David Massey, brought a message
"Spirit-Filled Christians" from Acts 6:1-8. When we read
descriptions about the early church - all the miracles, sharing,
generosity, and fellowship that went on - we kinda wish we
could have been there. The Good News was rapidly spreading
in ever widening circles - just like ripples in a pond. Sounds
like the perfect scenario.
However, no church has ever been or ever will be perfect. Back
then, just like now, believers lived in an "imperfect world" of
their own doing. Adam and Eve started the ball rolling and it
will not stop until judgment Day. Imperfection and discontent
are synonymous in meaning. Church congregations represent
the body of Christ yet are made up of imperfect believers. It is
also a cold hard fact of life that Satan is constantly stirnng up
discontent in the church.
One area of discontent in the early church occurred when two
groups of believers - the native Christian Jews who only spoke
Hebrew and the Christian Grecian Jews from other lands who
only spoke Greek - started butting heads over the daily distri-
bution of food to Greek widows. The Greeks felt favoritism
was being shown to the native Jews and said as much. There
is a strong possibility that the favoritism was not intentional but
caused by the language barrier. Just imagine what it would be
like if you couldn't understand what half of your congregation
was saying to you or about you. The apostles, needing to stay
focused on the spiritual needs of the early church, solved this
problem by putting seven Greek speaking men-each one highly
respected and filled with the Holy spirit and wisdom- in charge
of the food dislribution program. These men were to tend to the
physical needs of the church and became the first Deacons.
There is always going to be discontent in this physical world.
Just look at who is in charge (with God's permission that is)
- Satan himself. As Christians, we must each use our God-given
gifts to work together in the body of Christ. Otherwise, this
spiritual body will suffer strokes and heart attacks just like our
physical bodies do. When the Holy Spirit works in the body of
Christ, the church grows. Fortunately, a church does not have
to be perfect to advance the cause of Christ.
We are located at 121 E Stumbo in Perkins, OK, 405-547-
2004. christiachurchperkins@cox.org. Sunday School
9:45 AM. Worship 10:45 AM. Sunday School 7 PM.
Visitors welcome.
Immanuel Baptist Church, Perkins
By Claudia Andrews
WM&M ladies will hold a ministry projects workday on Sat.,
June 12 from 8:30 a.m.-12N. Encourager's Young Adult class
and friends will enjoy a cookout at 4 p.m. at the Foster's home
that same Sat. Children leave for Camp Lela at 8:30 a.m. on
Mon., June 14. Tues., June 15, at 6 p.m. ladies of the Martha
Class meeting will be held at Carol Dobbs' home.
Gale & Rim Cavanaugh sang a contemporary version of the
hymn"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" for those who came to
worship Jesus as Lord. Brother Robin's message"Qualification
of the Called" was taken from I Timothy 3:1-7 which speaks
of the qualifications of a pastor. Pastors do not have to and are
not perfect, but this passage sets the biblical standards for the
office. Although the gifts of men and women complement
each other in the work of the church, the biblical requirement
is that the pastoral office is for men. Part of the calling is that
he aspires to be a pastor. The passage shares what his tempera-
ment should be and his faithfulness in leadership and reputation
in the community.
Brother Robin evening message begins a series on some
doctrines of the chtuvh, with the first being "Why Congrega-
tionalism" taken from several scriptures references. Most of the
letters in the New Testament were written inslructing the local
congregations/churches. Baptist churches are congregationally
led meaning they are autonomous, serf-directing churches, under
the Lordship of Christ. A hierarchy or even pastor does not
have authority over the church because no one stands between
the believer and Jesus Christ. The local body of believers, as
a church, owns the church property, calls her own pastor, and
conducts her own business under the direction and leadership
of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
"Saddle Ridge Ranch" (VBS) is taking place at IBC June
28-July 2 and a special Family Night cookout, activities and
VBS registration is planned at the Camp LOL event on June
23 at 6:30 p.m. "Rotmd up" them Kindergarten thin Grade 6
cowpokes and join us then!
See CHURCH, page C4
Perkins Spiritual Community Directory
sponsored by these fine local businesses
Ckurch of Christ
1200 Lover's Lane, Perkins • 547-5393
Elders: John Bale, Jerry Wilson, Mike Bale
Minister Richard Poe
Sunday School..9 a.m.. Sunday Services 10 a.m.
Bible Study - Sunday evening 6 p.m., Wed, 7 p.m.
Church of the First Born
Perkins • 54%54
54%11'79, Stephen Bredesen, Past
Sunday w¢qhip...9:30 a.m. • Sunday SehooL,] I am.
Wednesday...Choir practice... 6:23 p.m., Youth... 6:30 p.m.
UM Women... Third Sat. 9 a.m.
First Assembly of God
304 North Main, Perkins • 547-5111
Sunday Schoo1,..9:45 a.m.,Moming Worship., 10:45 a.m,
Evening Worship.. 6 p.m.,Wed. Worship...7 p.m.
First Baptist Church
500 E. Knipe Street, Perkins • 547-2494
Sunday School..,9:30 a,m..Moraing Worship..10:50 a,m.
Friends Chapel
l/2mile south of SH 33, 7 miles west of Perkins Road
Meal
Sunday School.,.10 a.m..
Choir Practice,.6
Wednesday Bible Study..7 p.m.
www.lostcreekumc.org
Ministec Max Rudd
3 mi. north of SH 33 on US 177 and 1 mile west
Wottip tim--8:30 and IL-00
Sunday Sehool-9:45
Youth-Sunday evenings--5:30
Claoir -- Wednesday - 7:00
River of Live
2 miles north of SH 33 on US 177, .'V/7-8855
Don Russell, Pastor
Sunday School,,, 10 a.m., Worship.,. 10:45 a,m.
Sunday evening 6 p.m.s Wed. 7 p.m.
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Discipleship Training..5 p.m..Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Wednesday GAs, RAs, Mils YouthGroup,.6:30-7 p,m.
Praise and Prayer Time...6:30 p.m,.Bible Study,.7 p,m.
The Christian Cherch of Perkins
119 E. Stumbo. Perkins • 547-2004
David Massey
Sunday Schoo1...9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship..lO:45 a,m.
Wednesday Evening..7 p.m.
Good News Community Church
C¢ner of Third and Kirk
747-0448
Worship & children's church.,. 10 a.m.
Immanuel Baptist Church
2415 E. 104 St, Perkins
Pastor. Robin Foster
Sunday Schoo1.,.9:30 a,m., Worship 10:,45 a.m,
Discipleship Training,.5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m.
Wed, Prayer/Bible Study..6:30 p,m. & Awana Club
Melum Union Church
Mdlan Road ' 372-4544
Rcv. Larry Eslinger
First United Methodbt Church
1005 E. Kirk, Perkins • 547-2481
Stephen Bredesen, 1tar
Sunday School..&30 a.m., Suday Fellowship.,. t0:30 a.m,
SundayWorship.. 11 a,m,
Wednesday Youth... 6:30 p.m., Wednesday choir.., 7:30 p.m,
623 S. West St., Stillwater. 372-6886
Father Ken Harder, 1. C. L.
Mass times: Saturday 5 p.m,. Sunday 8 and I0 a.m.
TuesdayJl"nursday 8 a.m. • Friday 12:i0 p.m.
Seventh Day Adventist
213 S.W. Second. Perkins • 377-2533
Pastor Stanley Buckmaster
Saturday Services begin at 3 p.m.
Tryon Auembly of God Church
302 S, Main • 918-374-2683
Pastor Lore Starling
Sunday Sch0oL.,9:45 a;m., Wotzhip Services 10:45 a,m,
Children's Churda,,ll a,m.*Suay Evening..6:30 p.m.
Wednesday.,7 p.m.
1st Baptist Church, Tryon
918-374-2496
Pastor Bob Fowler
Sunday Schooi..9:45 a.m,, Morning Worship 1 ! a.m.
Sunday Evoning.. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,. 7 p.m,
Greatm. Vision Christian Worship Center
1104 Pogue St., Fkins
Sunday Sdzool,,.9:45 a,m,
Liberty Char
109 s. Main St., Perkins
Sunday Schoo1...9:30 a.m.. Church Service 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Night Service.,6:00 p.m.oWed. Bible Study..7 p.m.
246 S. Main. 547-2414
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