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June 16, 2021 7 Call today to support the church page! Devotional 580-225-3000 A NEW FATHER Bigstockphoto/lludmila fadzeyeva T hrough the amazing miracle of birth, the father of a newborn is entrusted with an innocent spirit - what a great responsibility! Proverbs 22.6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” A father doesn’t have to do it alone; God is there with His sustaining guidance, He will be right alongside all along the way. Worship with your Heavenly Father this week; be thankful for His presence. Daily Scripture Readings Isaiah Isaiah Isaiah Isaiah Isaiah Isaiah Isaiah 25:1-9 26:1-19 35:1-10 40:1-31 42:1-25 49:1-26 51:1-23 Sodom and Gomorrah: Happily-Ever-After Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society z Daily Devotional at DailyBible.AmericanBible.org ©2021 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.O. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com their Bibles four times a year absence of consistent Bib- or less. lical teaching in our homes A r ea Chur ch Dir ector y • Only 26% read their Bibles and churches. four or more times weekly. Biblical illiteracy comes Assembly of God Seventh-Day Adventist First Baptist Church • 81% of American Chris- from feeding our spiritual Assembly of God Canute Seventh-Day Adventist tians believe that “God helps appetites like we feed our 580-471-3688 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City those who help themselves,” bodies. Fast food and colas 115 W. 5th St., Erick Pastor: Gary Griffin Pastor Martin Brown 580-472-3472 is a Bible verse. sweetened with ultra-sweet Pastor Wes Via • 12% of adults believe that sugar substitutes have dam- Retrop Baptist Church Joan of Arc was Noah’s wife. aged our physical taste buds. Assembly of God Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 Methodist 7th and Locust St., Sayre Many ask, “Does it really Consequently, fresh fruits, 580-928-4296 580-303-0791 Canute United Methodist matter if we don’t know what vegetables and whole grains Jimmy Blanken, Min. Quenn of All Saints Mains St. and Harton Ave, Canute the Bible says? We’ll do what created by God for our good 914 N. 5th St., Sayre 580-225-5080 First Assembly of God 580-928-2385 Timothy Israel, Min. feels right. God understands health, taste “bad” or “bor- Rev. Danny Grover we can’t know everything.” ing”. 2701 S. Randall , Elk City Dixie Yoder 580-225-1167 United Methodist But would we take that ap- Loud, fast paced TV, music St. Mathews Catholic 702 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk Kevin Akins, Min. “Dr. Dixie, I recently heard a proach if our heart specialist videos and video games have 3001 E. Hwy 66, Elk City City discussion between a “Bible neglected to study the latest destroyed the American abil- Grandview Assembly of God 580-225-0066 580-225-0262 research about A-fib treat- ity to sit quietly and know Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City Rev. Danny Grover Scott Rodgers, Rev. thumper” and someone who sees the Bible as just anoth- ment? Would it be accept- that God is. Our “spiritual 580-225-7742 Christian able for him to practice out taste-buds” must be healed Mark Little, Min. United Methodist er book. It bothered me that Antioch Christian 320 S. Magnoliea St., Erick the “thumper” was insistent of what he feels is right? and retrained to have a de- Baptist 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 580-526-3949 that the Bible is important, Taking a new Mercedes to sire for the quiet things of 580-243-0066 but didn’t have solid infor- the authorized service cen- God. Jeff McDowell United Methodist ter to have an engine noise Many complain the Bible Great Plains Baptist Assn. mation to back her claims. 1902 Watts St., Sayre 802 N. 4th St., Sayre Her statements were mostly checked, is it acceptable for is too difficult to under- Christian Church 580-928-2146 580-928-2585 religious clichés. I was em- the mechanic to have gradu- stand, although most En- 1 S. Walnut, Erick ated from a Snapper mower glish versions are written 580-526-3284 Nazarene barrassed—she just sounded Bible Baptist Church service center? Won’t the on fourth-grade level. The 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City First Church of The Nazarene ignorant.” quality of his work be affect- difficulty actually comes in 580-225-5344 First Christian Church 816 W. 6th St., Elk City Although American evangel- (Diciples of Christ) 580-225-2026 icals are rightly concerned ed by his lack of knowledge the self-discipline and con- 1500 N. Randall, Elk City Robert Barkely, Pastor about societal rejection of about a Mercedes engine? Of centration required to focus Central Missionary Baptist 580-225-7801 course. Likewise, the Chris- and comprehend; as well as 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City Pentecostal Biblical Christianity, our 580-225-0212 concern must shift to the tian life cannot be lived and willingness to obey correc- First Christian Grace Temple more urgent and scandalous corrected effectively without tive admonition from our Eastside Baptist 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre 601 W. 20th St, Elk City problem of Biblical illiteracy accurate knowledge of our Heavenly Father. 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City 580-928-3639 Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors within the Church. If believ- owner’s manual, the Bible. Teaching is first the responsi- 580-225-0742 Church of Christ ers are carelessly ignorant of America’s Christians know bility of parents. Continued Chris Carlisle, Min. Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La less than ever about the Bi- learning becomes the daily Church of Christ Pena Scriptural instruction about 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City ble, and it shows in life choic- responsibility and joy of each Fairview Baptist 600 W. Main, Elk City life, we certainly cannot fault 580-225-0718 Pastor, Jose Reyes unbelievers for dismissing es. Sexual immorality and individual. When we meet 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City 580-225-0203 Gantt Carter, Min. 580-799-2964 that same spiritual compass. broken relationships have Jesus and He puts His scared Millennials (the generation exploded among evangelical arms around us, what depth Church of Christ Presbyterian First Baptist aged 18-29) are leading the Christians. Realistically, our of grief we will feel when 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City Erick First Presbyterian accelerating dash toward understanding of human we say, “I was too busy with 580-225-7951 580-526-3397 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City Biblical skepticism. Two pre- sexuality cannot possibly be sports, work and my video 580-225-3130 vious generations, Busters Biblically accurate when Bi- games to learn of You. You First Baptist Church of Christ Elk City and Boomers, sadly, are not ble knowledge is so lacking just didn’t seem important.” 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Erick Meets at Pioneer & Bell Non-Denominational 580-526-3375 580-225-5295 familiar enough with Scrip- that a poll of high school Please join Infinite Grace Jason Klechner, Min. The Way Church ture’s truth and power to seniors showed 50% believe Ministries in the fight to Northeast Church of Christ 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City stem the tide. Sodom and Gomorrah to be restore and strengthen fam- 616 N. Locust Avenue First Baptist Christians claim to revere a married couple that lived ilies through Biblical knowl- 580-225-4395 Elk City Community 504 N. 4th St., Sayre the Bible, but mostly ne- happily-ever-after! Sin- edge of God’s great love. For 580-928-5518 120 S. Randall Ave., Elk City glect to read it. A Barna poll ful choices and brokenness more information, check out Westside Church of Christ 580-225-1184 shows: among Christians of all ages our website at infinitegrace. First Hispanic Baptist 580-225-3052 • 57% of Americans read is directly connected to the com or call 580-774-2884 919 W. 8th St., Elk City Church of God Gateway 580-225-7901 4227 W. 3rd St., Elk City Church of God 580-225-1184 Main Street Baptist 501 W. 1st, Elk City Curtis Newton, Min. 1101 N. Main St., Elk City 580-225-0227 580-225-2938 Joe Thompson, Min. The Link Jehovah’s Witnesses 200 S. Main, Elk City Mt. Carmal Baptist 1801 W. A Avenue, Elk City Jehovah’s Witnesses Trinity Fellowship 580-225-2061 402 E. Washington Ave., Sayre Sayre 580-928-9330 580-928-2345 One Church 120 N. Main, Elk City Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Christ Ministiries 580-210-8881 Witness 804 W. 6th St., Elk City Brannan Duncan, Min. 627 E. 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