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Worship this week and learn 503 West 3rd, Elk City grbarhoh.cotre 580-2225-3330 pee more about your Father’s eternal and unconditional love. Daily Bible Reading Deut. Deut. Luke Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm Imagination or fantasy 61-9 6:10-25 Scriptures Selected 111-13, 51 68:1-18 68:19-35 by the American Bible Society \ Daily Devotional at DailyBible.AmericanBible.org 7 ©2022 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, PO. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com rendered “imagination” in culminated in the mass mur- almost all other Old Testa- der/suicide of 918 people in Area Church Directo} Seventh-Day Adventis ment usage Use of the Guyana, South America in word “min in translation 1978. weakens the understanding Movies and video games are Assembly of God First Baptist Church Canute 580-471-3688 Seventh-Day Adventist that the imagination, used in fantasy. Because we aren't Pastor Martin Brown 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City agreement with the Word of Assembly of God 580-472-3472 taught to discern the differ- God, is powerfully good! We ence between the falseness 115 W. Sth St., Erick Retrop Baptist Church Pastor Wes Via could correctly read Isaiah's of fantasy and the reality of Pastor: Gary Griffin Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 statement, “God keeps in God-given imagination, mil- Assembly of God 580-303-0791 United Methodist perfect peace the one whose lions of children and adults ‘7th and Locust St., Sayre Catholic 702 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk imagination, concepts and are in bondage. Talking ani- 580-928-4296 Queen ofAll Saints City purposes are dependent on Jimmy Blanken, Min. 580-225-0262 mals, Santa Clause, Jesus, 914 N. Sth St., Sayre Him...” shooting people virtually and 580-928-2385 Scott Rodgers, Rev. We think in pictures. The First Assembly of God Rev. Danny Grover Dixie Yoder Empire State Building was healing miracles all end up in 2701 S. Randall , Elk City United Methodist conceived in the imagina- the same fantastical basket. 580-225-1167 St. Mathews Catholic 320 S. Magnoliea St., Brick tion of William F. Lamb in It’s no wonder Christians are Kevin Akins, Min. 3001 B. Hwy 66, Elk City 580-526-3949 ‘The major portion of the ac- living in deadly confusion. tivity of the mind is imagina- the late 1920's as he pictured Grandview Assembly of God 580-225-0066 tion. Today's behaviors come a tall building in his “mind's Imagination flows from Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City Rev. Danny Grover United Methodist eye”. He transferred the pic- confidence in absolute, un- 802 N. 4th St., Sayre out of past imagination. 580-225-7742 Christian 580-928-2146 What we do today is simply ture onto paper: a blueprint. changeable Truth. Fantasy Mark Little, Min. Antioch Christian Construction was completed flows out of the lie that Nazarene an announcement of where 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City our imagination has been. in just 15 months, and the there is no absolute truth— First Church of The Nazarene 580-243-0066 building officially opened “what's true fe Jeff McDowell 816 W. 6th St., Elk City The Hebrew meaning of May 1, 1931. Lamb's con- Great Plains Baptist Assn. 580-225-2026 relative” and “truth depends 1902 Watts St., Sayre Christian Church ‘obert Barkely, Pastor imagination is ‘framing or structive use of imagination | 580-928-2585 birthing place or boundaries; has resulted in years of busi- on circumstances” are exam- 18, Walnut, Brick Pentecostal where things are shaped be- ness benefit and personal ples of this deadly lie. Bible Baptist Church 580-526-3284 Grace Temple fore they appear in the physi- enjoyment as millions have “\..whoever chases fantasies 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City 601 W. 20th St, Elk City 580-225-5344 First Christian Church cal. Inspired by God, Paul viewed New York City from lacks sense.” Proverbs (Diciples of Christ) Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors wrote: “As it is written, ‘I the 86th floor observation We are like cell phone tow- 1500 N. Randall, Elk City (God) have made you (Abra- deck. ers, constantly transmitting Central Missionary Baptist 580-225-7801 Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La ham) the father of many na- Our imagination is a gift what we are imagining or 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City Pena tions.’ He was appointed our from God. When Adam fantasizing, and receiving 580-225-0212 First Christian 600 W. Main, Elk City father in the sight of God sinned, imagination became 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre Pastor, Jose Reyes, deception-filled fantasy. from others what they imag- Eastside Baptist 580-928-3639 580-799-2964 in Whom he believed, Who ine and fantasize. Goliath 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City gives life to the dead and Since fantasy is a lie, it inevi- was a terrifying monster. He 580-225-0742 Church of Christ Presbyterian speaks of the nonexistent tably produces anxiety and spent six weeks morning and Chris Carlisle, Min, First Presbyterian depression. Worry is fanta- evenings transferring his Church of Christ things that He has foretold Fairview Baptist 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City and promised as if they al- sizing “what if.” We plant the fantasy into the Israeli army. 580-225-0718 580-225-3130 ready existed.” Romans} seeds of worry. Those seeds 312S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City Imagination is the bridge grow up into behaviors that They received it, pictured 580-225-0203 Gantt Carter, Min. it in their “mind’s eye” and Non-Denominational from the unseen to the mature in the awfulness of Church of Christ cowered seen— a preview of coming fantasy. One who lives in day news media in terror. Modern- First Baptist 1600 W. 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