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April 27, 2022 Call today to support Devotional the church page! 580-225-3000 IN TIMES OF nce a necessity, NEED the little outhouse e stands now as a reminder Yow Auto Supply of times past. Today, the 221 South Jatterson outhouse has been replaced Elk City, Oklahoma by modern conveniences. 580-225-2166 There are some necessities 1121 South Main, Elk City P.O, Box 2579, Elk City, OK 73648 that can never be replaced 580-243-0466. + Fax: 580-243-0472 or improved upon; they are not tangible, but of og Kellye L. Fuchs CPA the heart and the spirit. dT Pamela J. Muncreif CPA | One of these is prayer...as ‘Office: 580.225.8877 necessary in our lives today Fax: 580.225.1183 as it was a thousand years ——————_>—____ ago. When we go to God in Company PLLC prayer, we take time from 1000 N, Main, Elk City t, Elk 580-225-3442 our busy lives to listen for His ever-present guidance. Our Heavenly Father | Randy ft Dupree, LUTCF Great Plains Bank -Fthe City can never be replaced by modern conveniences. Give your attention to prayer and weekly worship, put your Life + Home + Farm + Auto: EEEFIDZZES faith in the unchangeable, 503 West 3rd, Elk City Gb put your faith in God. 580-2225-3330 Daily Bible Reading Romans Romans Romans Romans Romans Romans Romans W121 131-14 14:1-23 Sin, pain, death and God 11:1-24 11:25-36 ‘Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society XX. Daily Devotional 15:1-13 15:14-33 at DailyBible.AmericanBible.org ©2022 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, PO. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com John 10:10 says that “the His life. Death exists every- thief comes only to steal, where that life is not chosen. Area Chu h Directory kill and destroy...” but that Seventh-Day Advent Jesus came visibly to earth Evil presses in wherever hu- First Baptist Church Canute to neutralize the works of man beings refuse to em- Assembly of God 580-471-3688 Seventh-Day Adventist the devil, including the hor- brace God's perfect goodness Pastor Martin Brown 11375 N. 1990 Rd, Elk City ror of sin, sickness, accidents and design. People murder, Assembly of God 580-472-3472 and death. By saying an ab- not because they are imitat- 115 W. Sth St., Brick Retrop Baptist Church Pastor Wes Via solute NO to satan in the ing God, but because they Pastor: Gary Griffin Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 wilderness (Luke 4:1-13); by are imitating satan, the liar, Assembly of God 580-303-0791 United Methodist taking all of humanity's sin murderer and thief. 7th and Locust St., Sayre Catholic 702 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk into Himself and putting it 580-928-4296 City to death in His body (Colos- Jimmy Blanken, Min. Queen ofAll Saints 580-225-0262 914N. Sth St., Sayre sians 1:13-22), He has over- Jesus’ death—His choice to First Assembly of God 580-928-2385 Scott Rodgers, Rev. come sin, satan and death be drained of His life-blood Rev. Danny Grover Dixie Yoder (Colossians 2:13-15). Jesus 2701 S. Randall , Elk City United Methodist decisively won the war. Our for us—IS holy and good. 580-225-1167 Kevin Akins, Min, St. Mathews Catholic 320 S. Magnoliea St., Brick “Dr. Dixie, I can’t understand bodies are mortal, and we The process of His death is 3001 B. Hwy 66, Elk City 580-526-3949 why it pleased God for Jesus still fight the “skirmishes” hard to think about, just as Grandview Assembly of God 580-225-0066 Rev. Danny Grover United Methodist to die the way He did. How of putting our selfish flesh it’s hard to watch or experi- Pioneer and Country Club, Blk City 802 N, 4th St., Sayre is torture and murder pleas- to death, even while believ- ence the strain, pain and ugly 580-225-7742 Christian 580-928-2146 ing? Why didn’t God just ing God in the middle of dif- suffering of childbirth, even Mark Little, Min. Antioch Christian ficult situations, but the war Nazarene kill Adam and Eve instead of ‘is won. knowing that new life is be- 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City First Church of The Nazarene punishing all of us in other ing produced. 580-243-0066 816 W. 6th St,, Elk City ways? God is Almighty, the Great Plains Baptist Assn. Jeff McDowell Jesus wasn’t murdered. He 580-225-2026 Creator and the rule mak- gave Himself willingly for God the Almighty, the Cre- 1902 Watts St., Sayre Robert Barkely, Pastor er. Why would He commit us (1 Timothy 2:6) in agree- ator, designed rules of love 580-928-2585 Christian Church 1S. Walnut, Brick Pentecostal homicide against animals ment with Father God be- to keep us safe. In order for Bible Baptist Church 580-526-3284 Grace Temple in Eden to appease His ap- cause of their infinite love 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City First Christian Church 601 W. 20th St, Elk City us to freely return His free- 580-225-5344 petite? Maybe that’s why for humankind. Rather than (Wiciples of Christ) Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors people murder, because they homicide, it was the willingly given love, God gave us 1500 N. Randall, Elk City giving of one life in order the marvelous privilege of Central Missionary Baptist Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La think they're being like God. 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City 580-225-7801 Pena I find it hard to believe that that many would be saved, choice. We are able to reject 580-225-0212 600 W. Main, Elk City torture and murder are holy.” somewhat like a hero on a His love, protective rules First Christian 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre Pastor, Jose Reyes battlefield throwing himself and all that He offers. When Eastside Baptist 580-928-3639 580-799-2964 We won't fully understand on agrenade to save the lives we do, we experience conse- 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City some things about our re- of his fellow soldiers. 580-225-0742 Church of Christ Presbyterian demption until we are re- quences. Consequences are Chris Carlisle, Min. Church of Christ First Presbyterian ceived into God’s arms. But I God’s sorrow must have been simply a harvest of seeds Fairview Baptist 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City find it helpful to read Scrip- deep when His creatures had sown, not God's angry pun- 580-225-0718 580-225-3130 312, Lusk Avenue, Elk City Gantt Carter, Min. ture through the “grid” of to die to provide life for the ishment. 580-225-0203 Non-Denominational John 3:16: “For God so dear- rebellious man and woman. Church of Christ ly loved and highly prized But because human life is Tender mercy and infinite First Baptist Brick ‘The Way Church the world that He even gave of such immeasurable value, 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 580-526-3397 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City up His precious and only grace is God's idea; a gift pre- 580-225-7951. God chose for the animals to unique So! rather than pared for us in Christ long Church of Christ Elk City Elk City Community die in their place in payment First Baptist 120 S. Randall Ave., Elk City through the grid of an angry, for the awfulness oftheir sin; before time began. (2 Timo- 400 8. 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