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Table of Content “It’s All About the Sacrifices” Page 1
Words to Ponder Page 2
Looking Ahead Page 3
Birthdays & Anniversaries Page 3
The Lite Side “When They Come Together” Page 4
Ministry Staff Information Page 5
Church Information Page 6
Monthly Bulletin
It’s All About the Sacrifices By Mel A. Perry Earlier this year I participated in the Texas Med 5K. I can’t say that my agreeing to take part in such a wonderful event was based on the fact that I was contributing to a well deserving cause. I agreed to do the event out of insistence of my best friend, and the knowledge I would get a cool t-shirt. Very sad reasons. Ok, the exercise would be great. However, after I did some research on what this race was really about, I realized that it was for a greater cause. A cause far beyond me. But once again a sort of selfish reason resurfaced. The benefit hit close to home. But this time it was not about me, but about those I care about.
sacrifices to advance the Kingdom of God and to help others. If the church looses this understanding, we have lost our whole purpose for existing. When we look at the Apostles and the early church, what we read on those pages are the accounts of men and women who made such great sacrifices, even the cost of their lives, so that the Gospel would reach all of the known world. How many lives are dependent on our sacrifices as a Christian? How many people have been denied their right to the Gospel because we have been negligent in our willingness to make sacrifices for the Kingdom?
Recently I received a postcard My reply to a Bishop who inviting me to take part in the 2010 apologized for not using “proper Texas Med 5K. I knew I wanted to do protocol” in addressing me was, “titles it, not because of the nice t-shirt or don’t matter, but rather how we live in because it would be another activity that Strongly encouraged for all members the office. If we can’t touch people, or my BFF and I would do together. make the sacrifice in serving people, the Instead it was the knowledge that I can title means nothing.” make a small sacrifice, a few dollars and my time and energy, that would help As we listen each week to the someone else. messages, we should ask ourselves what sacrifices will we make so that others That’s what outreach is. That’s what will hear this Word? our Christian walk is about. Making
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