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E. MacArthur Ministers James Cole Darrell Roe |
Today Mission Committee Meeting at 3:45.
Listed below are the REGULAR times for SHARE group meetings. (Locations are for today only.) Your group may change a time as needed for some special reason. Your Facilitator will keep you informed.
SHARE GROUPS BEGIN TODAY 1. Bill Schweikhard 5:00pm Church Bldg. 2. J. Cole & J. Dupy 5:00pm Dupy’s 3. Shelburne-Youth 5:00pm Cartwright’s 4. Tate & A. Buck 4:00pm Buck’s 5. Stillwell & Stephens 5:00pm Stephen’s 6. Matthews &Bailey 5:00pm Bailey’s 7. Longest & Craig 5:00pm Jones’ 8. Brand & Estes 12:30pm B Hembree’s 9. Rowley & Martin 5:30pm Martins 10. Smith & Haslam 5:00pm Roe’s
SHARE Group Facilitators Remember to pick up your Bible Study Guides in the office. If you collected SHARE covenants from your group and want them to have copies, then make copies.
FAITH PROMISE of Shawnee A program to give real help to homeless families in our community was presented Wed. night. The brochure describing it, “Interfaith Hospitality Network”, is on the foyer table. If you have an interest in being a part of such a ministry, please sign the tablet on the table. This Week
Bible Study Class at 6:30am on Thursday.
Ladies Bible Class at 10:30am, Thursday.
Coming Up Mixed Chorus Wednesday, Feb. 18th at 6:15 in the annex. |
February 08, 2004 Vol XXV # 06 Teens Teens that are planning to attend the Area Wide at Westside in Norman today will be leaving at 4:45pm. For those that don’t attend there will be a SHARE Group meeting at the Cartwright’s house at 5:00pm. There are directions on the foyer table. News Welcome Our New Member & Family We are pleased to announce that Paula Sutton was baptized here Jan. 30th. Her children are Jeffrey and Mollie. Her address and phone are 34995 Sandy Rock Rd, Tecumseh 74873, 598-9430.
Thank you so much for the helps, offers and money aid after my apartment fire. It makes me realize how Northridge is still Family, Gratefully, Pete Craig
Check out the foyer bulletin board for thank you cards that have been given.
THANK YOU Our thank you this week goes to Debbie Martin for always being such a great hostess and inviting members into her home. |
| Remember in Your Prayers Robin & Shahiv Farooq, Gary and Linda Smith’s daughter and son-in-law found out from an ultrasound that the baby has critical complications, will be doing weekly ultrasounds. Chris Estes came forward last Sunday asking for prayers. Winona Morgan came forward last Sunday asking prayers. Alicia Frazier needing prayers for God’s truth and righteousness to prevail for the students of Wanette schools. Cheryl Cowden parents need prayers for their health. Cecil Pensoneau had back surgery, there were complications, he will now be on oxygen all the time.
Cracked Pots?
I recently came across an interesting story about a water bearer in India. The man had two large pots, each of which hung on the ends of a pole, which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect. This perfect pot always delivered a full portion of water, but upon arriving home each day, the cracked pot would be only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.After 2 years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you. I have been able to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work and you don’t get full value from your efforts” the pot said. The water bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your flaw, and I planted seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you’ve watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.” Moral: Each of us has our own unique flaws. We’re all cracked pots. But it’s the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You’ve just got to take each person for what they are, and look for the good in them. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. Remember to appreciate all the different people in your life! Blessings to all my crackpot friends! In Christian love, Darrell Roe Isaiah 64:8 – “Yet, O Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, you are the potter, we are all the work of your hand.” Romans 9:21 Jeremiah 18:4
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