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June 22, 2022 The Elk City News - 5 Call today to support Devotional the church page! 580-225-3000 HAPPY UNIONS = Yow Auto Supply 221 South Jefferson 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 lim Kellye L. Fuchs CPA i Pamela J. Muncreif CPA Office: 580.225.8877 Fax: 580.225.1183 |__—_____&—______ oie Y Istootphoto noe mal Company PLLC 4000 N. Main tk city 716 W Src St, Elie City ad God felt that Adam could have accomplished his mission on earth alone, He would not have given him Eve OKLAHOMA DSS as a helpmate. The Creator chose to unite the two. “It is not good that man should be alone. I will make him a helper fit for him.” minnie Great Plains Bank (Genesis 2:18) Happiness finds a couple when they unite as one Randy Dupree, LUTCF Et Cily- spirit in God’s service. In the marriage vows themselves, we hear Die Herne * Farm Aut 888-449 22605 “...and the two shall be as one.” In this month of happy unions, 503 West 3rd, Elk City Gee core may you remember that God makes a good marriage great! Worship together and stay together. 580-2225-3330 Daily Bible Reading Galatians Galatians Galatians Galatians Galatians Galatians_—_ Galatians 1:1-24 2:1-21 3:1-14 3:15-4:7 5-31 5:1-26 When willpower isn’t enough Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society X. Daily Devotional at DailyBible.AmericanBible.org ©2022 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, PO. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com good, pleasing and complete This is exactly what is hap- purpose of God. (Romans Area Chur irectory pening to this young wom- 12:2). Seventh-Day Adventis en—she is trying to control Assembly of God First Baptist Church Canute her life with sheer willpow- The New Testament refers 580-471-3688 Seventh-Day Adventist er. We say, “I'll make up my Pastor Martin Brown 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City mind to eat less . . . exercise often to taking our thoughts Assembly of God 580-472-3472 captive in obedience to 115 W. Sth St., Brick Retrop Baptist Church Pastor Wes Via more...swear less Pastor: Gary Griffin Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 ing disorganized. Christ.. The Greek word is wife...stopfeeling anxious...” and literally means “a radical Assembly of God 580-303-0791 United Methodist and we can’t understand why change of mind”. We are to 7th and Locust St., Sayre 702 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk the anxiety increases and adopt God’s way of thinking 580-928-4296 Queen ofAll Saints City and sense of accomplish- about ourselves; sin; God; Jimmy Blanken, Min. 914 N. Sth St., Sayre 580-225-0262 ment and satisfaction de- other people; life; our fu- 580-928-2385 Scott Rodgers, Rev. creases. First Assembly of God Rev. Danny Grover Dixie Yoder ture—and everything else. 2701 S. Randall , Elk City United Methodist Changing our life course 580-225-1167 St. Mathews Catholic 320 S. Magnoliea St., Erick Kevin Akins, Min. 3001 E. Hwy 66, Elk City 580-526-3949 I received an email this does require making specific Changing the mind does take week from a frustrated choices. God isn’t going to effort. However, because the Grandview Assembly of God 580-225-0066 Rev. Danny Grover United Methodist “over-achiever” _ suffering do for us what He told us to choice to bring our thinking Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City 802 N. 4th St., Sayre from burn-out: “Dr. Dix- do, and His Word is clear—it into agreement with God is 580-225-7742 Christian 580-928-2146 ie, 've always been able to is our personal responsibil- energized with God’s power, Mark Little, Min. Antioch Christian Nazarene accomplish anything I de- ity to control our thoughts. the effort produces perma- 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City cide to do. But lately, I am However, willpower alone nent change in our behavior 580-243-0066 First Church of The Nazarene emotionally and physically produces only short-term Jeff McDowell 816 W. 6th St., Elk City results. It creates unremit- and life experience, rather Great Plains Baptist Assn. 580-225-2026 exhausted, and have panic 1902 Watts St., Sayre attacks. I can’t make deci- ting internal stress because than chronic fatigue and per- 580-928-2585 Christian Church Robert Barkely, Pastor sions about anything, let the spiritual root cause has petual anxiety, 1S. Walnut, Erick Pentecostal Bible Baptist Church 580-526-3284 alone accomplish something not been recognized. The at- Grace Temple that takes physical energy. tempt to change direction is God’s command to stop 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City 601 W. 20th St, Elk City What's wrong with me?” unnatural and exhausting, thinking in agreement with 580-225-5344 First Christian Church (Diciples of Christ) Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors so we eventually give up and Imagine you are driving a revert to our old worried, ap- the devil and the world sys- Central Missionary Baptist 1500 N. Randall, Elk City Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La tems—instead training our- 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City 580-225-7801 Pena powerful boat on a lake, with athetic, defeated habits. Our selves to think in agreement 580-225-0212 600 W. Main, Elk City the automatic pilot set to go life direction cannot change First Christian west. If you suddenly realize because nothing has changed with Him—is not a vague 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre Pastor, Jose Reyes Eastside Baptist 580-928-3639 580-799-2964 you need to reverse and head on the inside. We cannot, suggestion we can do if we 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City east, you have two possible for example, continue to feel like it, but isn’t really im- 580-225-0742 Church of Christ Presbyterian ways to change the boat's di- hold the “steering wheel” ina portant. Renewing our mind Chris Carlisle, Min. Church of Christ First Presbyterian rection, ‘he first is to grasp cheerful direction when our is the most important thing 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City the steering wheel and turn Fairview Baptist 580-225-3130 we can do after receiving sal- “autopilot” is set on self-pity. 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City 580-225-0718 it, physically forcing the boat vation, If we don’t discipline 580-225-0203 Gantt Carter, Min. to travel in a direction oppo- ‘The second—and only tru- Non-Denominational site to the one fixed by the ly effective—way to change ourselves in the power of the First Baptist Church of Christ Holy Spirit to take thoughts Erick ‘The Way Church autopilot’s programming. By course is to change our 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 580-526-3397 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City sheer muscle power you can thinking or “renew the captive to the obedience of 580-225-7951. overcome the autopilot, but mind”. This is changing our our Lord Jesus Christ, we Elk City Community forfeit the peace He provided First Baptist Church of Christ Elk City the resistance on your arms “autopilot”—the part of us 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Brick Meets at Pioneer & Bell 120 S. Randall Ave., Elk City is unremitting, Your muscles that determines the direc- for us at the Cross. We'll live 580-225-5295 580-225-1184 will soon tire of the stress tion we take each day. The in same level of lack and dis- 580-526-3375 and you'll have to let go of Bible says, “...and do not let Jason Klechner, Min. Northeast Church of Christ Gateway the steering wheel. Because your behavior be like the tress as an unbeliever. First Baptist 616 N. Locust Avenue 4227 W. 3rd St., Elk City there has been no change unsaved world. Instead, 580-225-4395, 580-225-1184 in the autopilot setting, the be changed and made new Call 580-774-2884 to learn 504 N. 4th St., Sayre Curtis Newton, Min, more about this essential 580-928-5518 Westside Church of Christ boat will instantly head back in your thinking so that in your life experience you may part of growing up spiritu- 580-225-3052 ‘The Link west, the way it was internal- First Hispanic Baptist 200 S. Main, Elk City ly programmed to travel. have actual knowledge of the 919 W. 8th St., Blk City Church of God 580-225-7901, Church of God Trinity Fellowship 501 W. 1st, Elk City Sayre Main Street Baptist 580-225-0227 580-928-2345 Call today to support 1101 N. Main St., Elk City 580-225-2938 Joe Thompson, Min. Christ Ministiries the church page! Mt. Carmal Baptist Jehovah’s Witnesses 804 W. 6th St., Elk City 580-243-9708 1801 W. A Avenue, Elk City Jehovah's Witnesses 580-225-3000 580-225-2061 402 E. Washington Ave., Sayre 580-928-9330 One Church 120 N. Main, Elk City Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's J TERRY FURNITURE —= 580-210-8881 Brannan Duncan, Min. Witness 627 E. Benton Ave., Sayre SHOWROOM Sears Hometown Stores 2821 W 3rd St, Elk City 580-225-2131 Prairie View Baptist 1-40 S. 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