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August 11,2021 Call today to support the church page! Devotional 580-225-3000 A PATH TO THE SEA eS Yow Auto Supply 221 South Jetferson Elk City, Okiahoma 580-225-2166 1121 South Main, Elk City P.O, Box 2579, Elk City, OK 73648 Phone: 580-243-0466+ Fax; 580-243-0472 Kellye L. Fuchs CPA Pamela J. Muncretf CPA. Office: 580.225.8877 Fax: §80:225.1183 Company PLLC “Ciohtec ale Acton 1000 N. Main, Elk City. 716 W 3r St, Elk City Photo Credit: bgstocghoto/Devinduotes 580-225-3442 long the boardwalk and over the dunes, suddenly the sea OKLAHOMA appears in all its glory. Hidden until you are almost on top of mp FARM BUREAU it, it is always there waiting. Our Creator is always there waiting, too, even though we may become tired and discouraged because Randy Dupree, LUTCF the path is not always clear. Learn more of God’s path for you at your house of worship this week. He can lead you to a life of Life + Home + Farm + Auto 503 West 3rd, Elk City beauty and peace; He will help you find your way. §80-2225-3330 Daily Devotional Reading Deut. Deut. Deut. Deut. Deut. Deut. Deut. We have what we say 5:23-33 71-26 8:1-20 9:1-29 10:1-22 11:1-32 12:1-32 Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society ©2021, Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.0. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com Through Biblical Guidance failure, horrible and terrible, Area Directory counseling, I find most peo- it’s a form of abuse and can ple are dissatisfied with life literally become daily torture. First Baptist Church Canute as they have it, but are con- How we talk to ourselves Assembly of God 580-471-3688 Seventh-Day Adventist fused and hopeless about how overflows into how we talk Assembly of God Pastor Martin Brown to change it—often blam- to family and friends and will Seventh-Day Adventist ing other people or circum- 115 W. Sth St., Brick Retrop Baptist Church 11375 N. 1990 Ra., Elk City stances. We may also fail to either build or destroy oppor- Pastor: Gary Griffin 580-472-3472 tunities and relationships. Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 change because we have the Assembly of God 580-303-0791 Pastor Wes Via American “instant gratifica~ The problem with self-talk 7th and Locust St., Sayre Catholic tion” expectation, and when is that we don’t question 580-928-4296 United Methodist an suggested solution doesn’t Jimmy Blanken, Min. Queen of All Saints 702 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk work by the second or third negative statements repeated 914 N. 5th St, Sayre City day, we sigh, and go back internally. We learn to be- First Assembly of God 580-928-2385 Rev. Danny Grover 580-225-0262 to the same old self-talk and lieve it’s true even when it’s 2701 S. Randall, Elk City Scott Rodgers, Rev. Dixie Yoder choices. So I’m challeng- completely a lie, or contains 580-225-1167 St, Mathews Catholic ing you to a six-week com- only a grain of truth, because Kevin Akins, Min. 3001 B. Hwy 66, Elk City United Methodist Part1 mitment to change your life. our emotions have come into Grandview Assembly of God 580-225-0066 320 S. Magnoliea St., Brick We'll start with words; look- agreement with our state- Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City Rev. Danny Grover 580-526-3949 ‘We have what we say! That ing at some specific thought- ments. “If it feels so true,” 580-225-7742 Christian United Methodist statement has probably al- them. and how to change we think, “it must be true.” habits Mark Little, Min, Antioch Christian 802 N. 4th St., Sayre ready raised some red flags, 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 580-928-2146 but I promise, this isn’t just Now, let’s replace the 580-243-0066 Nazarene Contrary to popular opinion, thoughts. For believers, ev- Jeff McDowell “name it and claim it,” so talking to oneself is not a sign ery statement we make has Great Plains Baptist Assn. First Church of The Nazarene please hear me out. of craziness! We all have to fit with “in Christ.” For 1902 Watts St., Sayre Christian Church 816 W. 6th St., Elk City 580-928-2585 1S. Walnut, Brick 580-225-2026 Proverbs 18:20-21 (Ampli- constant, internal mental con- versations with ourselves. example, “In Christ, I am 580-526-3284 Robert Barkely, Pastor fied) says: “A man’s moral worthless” doesn’t fit at all! Bible Baptist Church self must be filled with the This is called self-talk and 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City Pentecostal is natural and healthy. We Here’s the truth: “In Christ, 580-225-5344 First Christian Church fruit of his mouth; and with have about 50,000 thoughts T am worth the very life of (iciples of Christ) Grace Temple the consequence of his words 1500 N. Randall, Blk City 601 W. 20th St, Elk City he must be satisfied, wheth- a day, most of which are so Christ. He said so, and it’s Central Missionary Baptist 580-225-7801 Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors automatic, we really aren’t true whether I feel like it or 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City er good or evil. Death and aware of them. not.” Our internal self-talk 580-225-0212 First Christian Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Bs La life are in the power of the has to change to agree with 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre Pena tongue. They who indulge in Self-talk is a mixture of posi- the Word of God. When Eastside Baptist §80-928-3639 600 W. Main, Elk City it shall eat the fruit of it, for 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City Pastor, Jose Reyes tive and negative thoughts. that changes, how we feel 580-225-0742 Church of Christ death or life.” The self-talk of an emotion- about ourselves will begin Chris Carlisle, Min, 580-799-2964 ally healthy person is about to change as well. 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