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October 19, 2022 The Elk City News - 5 Call today to support Devotional the church page! 580-225-3000 PUMPKINS & TULIPS 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 | J. KellyeL. Fuchs cpa Office: 580.225.8877 Fax: 580.225.1183 |__—_____&—______ Photo Creitcavioand pkruger Company PLLC Canes Nase tons 1000 N. Main, Elk City 716 W 3rd St, Elk City 580-225-3442 umpkin seeds planted in the spring produce bright orange orbs come autumn. Tulip bulbs placed in the ground in the autumn produce vibrantly colored flowers come springtime. There is another Call today to support Great Plains Bank seed...the seed of faith...that may be planted in the springtime of the church page! -fth City youth or the autumn of life. Whenever faith is planted, God has promised love and mercy when we accept Him as our Father. Visit SEEFIDL2O05 your house of worship this week; plant your seed of faith in the care 580-225-3000 grbarkokcore of the Creator. He tends pumpkins...and tulips. Daily Bible Reading Leviticus Leviticus Leviticus Leviticus Leviticus © Numbers Numbers 25:1-22 25:23-38 25:39-55 2715 27:16-34 271-11 3 God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle 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 nator of hard things. Sinful 1. God is always trustworthy. choices and the impact of 2. Satan uses hard times to Area Chur irectory original sin on God’s entire tempt us to doubt God’s faith- Seventh-Day Adventis creation, produce difficult fulness. Assembly of God First Baptist Church Canute circumstances in life. Birth 3. God uses the hard times 580-471-3688 Seventh-Day Adventist Pastor Martin Brown 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City defects occur because genes as an opportunity for us to Assembly of God 580-472-3472 and chromosomes are flawed examine our responses and 115 W. Sth St., Brick Retrop Baptist Church Pastor Wes Via and cannot produce flawless growth; for the purpose of re- Pastor: Gary Griffin Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 babies. Imperfect people do finement and purification. Assembly of God 580-303-0791 things imperfectly or care- 4. God will never leave His United Methodist 7th and Locust St., Sayre 702.W. Country Club Blvd, Blk lessly; and machinery creat- children alone in a test of any 580-928-4296 Queen ofAll Saints City ed by imperfect people mal- kind. Jimmy Blanken, Min. 914 N. Sth St., Sayre 580-225-0262 functions, causing injury and 5. Every test has the potential 580-928-2385 Scott Rodgers, Rev. First Assembly of God Rev. Danny Grover death. Disease is the result of for benefit and victory. 2701 S. Randall , Elk City Dixie Yoder United Methodist living in a sin-infected world, 580-225-1167 320 S. Magnoliea St., Erick 6. God deals with our ability St. Mathews Catholic in sin-weakened bodies. to withstand the test. Kevin Akins, Min. 3001 E. Hwy 66, Elk City 580-526-3949 Dr. Dixie, people often say, Second, if God “gives” or 580-225-0066 “God won't give you more “allows” these things, why 7. We must deal with our Grandview Assembly of God Rev. Danny Grover United Methodist than you can handle”. If willingness to trust God in Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City 802 N. 4th St., Sayre ask Him to remove them? If the time of testing. 580-225-7742 580-928-2146 God knows we're weak, why these are good gifts from a God promises to provide “a Nat Hicks does He give us hard things Antioch Christian Nazarene loving Father, why not just 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City to begin with? I feel so over- receive them, thank Him and way to walk out” of each tri- 580-243-0066 First Church of The Nazarene whelmed! al victoriously. Jesus is the Jeff McDowell 816 W. 6th St., Elk City accept as normal a life filled This statement is an unfortu- Way; the road; the means Great Plains Baptist Assn. 580-225-2026 with pain, loss and inade- 1902 Watts St., Sayre Christian Church Robert Barkely, Pastor nate and popular misquota- (John 14:6). “In the world quate provision? Why fight you have tribulation, trials, 580-928-2585, tion of 1 Corinthians 10:13: 1S. Walnut, Erick Pentecostal disease and poverty? Why distress and frustration; but 580-526-3284 “No trial has overtaken you pray, if our difficult circum- be cheerful, confident...un- Bible Baptist Church Grace Temple 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City 601 W. 20th St, Elk City that is not common to man. stances are from God? 580-225-5344 First Christian Church (Diciples of Christ) Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors God is faithful, and will not The first twelve verses of 1 daunted! I have deprived the allow you to be tested beyond Corinthians 10 describe the world of power to harm you. Central Missionary Baptist 1500 N. Randall, Elk City Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La what is possible to endure, trials of the Israelites in their Thave conquered it for you!” 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City 580-225-7801 Pena but in the trial will provide 40-year wilderness journey. (John 16:33b) 580-225-0212 First Christian 600 W. Main, Elk City the way of escape...” God knows far better than we 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre Pastor, Jose Reyes This context determines that Eastside Baptist 580-928-3639 580-799-2964 Misquoting this verse and in verse 13, the word peiras- do that we cannot “handle” 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City taking it out of context, mos, should be trial or test, anything on our own! But 580-225-0742 Church of Christ Presbyterian wrongly communicates that not temptation. Paul says He guarantees His immediate Chris Carlisle, Min. Church of Christ First Presbyterian God is the originator of hard they failed the testing of their and constant work in what- 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City Fairview Baptist 580-225-3130 things and will hopefully stop faith because they “passion- ever situation we face. “Be- 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City 580-225-0718 allowing difficulties to pile up ately craved evil things.” cause God is a partner in their 580-225-0203 Gantt Carter, Min. Non-Denominational on us when He realizes we're (Wuest) labor, all things are fitting They complained Church of Christ constantly; therefore “God into a plan for good for those about to collapse; decreasing First Baptist Erick ‘The Way Church 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City burdens at the last second so was not pleased with the who love God and are called 580-225-7951. 580-526-3397 we won’t cave in, But since great majority of them.” God according to His purpose.” Church of Christ Elk City Elk City Community we all know people who have was at work in their journey (Romans 8:28) First Baptist Meets at Pioneer & Bell 120 S. Randall Ave., Elk City collapsed under the pressure, to bring them to maturity and Infinite Grace Ministries has 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Brick 580-225-1184 580-526-3375 580-225-5295 there’s really no assurance the fullness of the Promised taught thousands over the Jason Klechner, Min. Land. Their wrong response years how to trust God in dif- Northeast Church of Christ Gateway in the statement “God won't 616 N. Locust Avenue 4227 W. 3rd St., Elk City give us more than we can kept them in immaturity and ficult times; to triumphantly First Baptist 580-225-4395 580-225-1184 handle.” So, what does 1 lack. overcome discouragement 504 N. 4th St., Sayre Curtis Newton, Min, Corinthians 10:13 mean? Here are some practical truths and depression. Call 580- 580-928-5518 Westside Church of Christ First, we must stop believing from to be gained from 1 774-2884 for your personal 580-225-3052 ‘The Link First Hispanic Baptist 200 S. Main, Elk City the lie that God is the origi- Corinthians 10; 1-13: appointment today! 919 W. 8th St., Elk City Church of God 580-225-7901 Trinity Fellowship Church of God 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 Witness SHOWOO Brannan Duncan, Min. 627 E. Benton Ave., Sayre —= Sears Hometown Stores Prairie View Baptist 2821 W 3rd St, Elk City 580-225-2131 1-40 S. 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