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November 2, 2022 The Elk City News - 5 Call today to support Devotional the church page! 580-225-3000 A LITTLE THANKS 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 |__—_____&—______ Company PLLC Photo GeditMelimage Canes Nase tons 1000 N. Main, Elk City 716 W 3rd St, Elk City 580-225-3442 hen “thank you” is said it is encouraging, whether it’s for Call today to support Great Plains Bank a small, routine matter or a large undertaking. A personal thank you also reminds us that a thank you to God is in order. the church page! -fth City As we pray each day and weekly at our house of worship, we can SEEFIDL2O05 thank Him for everything, big and small. With each thank you we 580-225-3000 grbarkokcore can acknowledge God’s love for us and our love for Him! Daily Bible Reading Ezekiel John Ezra Ezra Ezra Ezra Ezra 34:11-31 10:1-21 4:7-11 3:1-13 4:24-5:17 6:1-12 6:13-22 Easier Is Not Better ‘Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society \X Daily Devotional at DailyBible.AmericanBible.org ©2022 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.O. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com. who lack determination can- tance—the “easy button”— not effectively accomplish keeps us from soaring fully Area Chur irectory God’s work on earth because into God’s best for us. Seventh-Day Adventis their focus is on self, not King David acknowledged First Baptist Church Canute God. Difficult circumstanc- Assembly of God 580-471-3688 Seventh-Day Adventist the benefit accrued while 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City es—always caused by sin, Assembly of God Pastor Martin Brown not God—present us with the enduring sin-caused difficul- 580-472-3472 ties: “Before I was afflicted 115 W. Sth St., Brick Retrop Baptist Church Pastor Wes Via ‘opportunity to choose to fo- Pastor: Gary Griffin cus on God, just as Adam and I went astray, but after T was Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 Eve were allowed to choose afflicted, I keep receiving, Assembly of God 580-303-0791 United Methodist in Eden. Our choices, not loving, and obeying Your 7th and Locust St., Sayre 702.W. Country Club Blvd, Blk our circumstances, determine Word.” (Psalm 119:67) Da- 580-928-4296 Queen ofAll Saints City whether we grow up or con- Jimmy Blanken, Min. 914 N. Sth St., Sayre 580-225-0262 vid acknowledged that God’s tinue in childish frustration 580-928-2385 Scott Rodgers, Rev. and anger. role in affliction is to help! First Assembly of God Rev. Danny Grover 2701 S. Randall , Elk City United Methodist Dixie Yoder James 1:3-4; Hebrews 10:36: “The Lord helps the afflict- “Understand that trials sim- ed but brings the wicked to 580-225-1167 St. Mathews Catholic 320 S. Magnoliea St., Erick Kevin Akins, Min. 3001 E. Hwy 66, Elk City 580-526-3949 Working with people who ply produce proof that your the ground.” (Ps 147:6) It’s 580-225-0066 struggle with difficult life faith exists by bringing out important to recognize that Grandview Assembly of God Rev. Danny Grover United Methodist situations, I often hear state- endurance, steadfastness and Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City 802 N. 4th St., Sayre patience... now you let this God works in affliction, but 580-225-7742 Christian 580-928-2146 ments like this: “Dr. Dixie, do a thorough work, so that is never the author or source Nat Hicks Antioch Christian I am so frustrated by how you'll be fully developed, of it. If we are suspicious that Nazarene hard things are! Parenting is lacking in nothing...for you 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 580-243-0066 First Church of The Nazarene hard, work is hard, marriage need steadfast patience and God is the cause, we won’t be Jeff McDowell 816 W. 6th St., Elk City is hard...everything is hard. endurance, so that you may able to trust Him to help us Great Plains Baptist Assn. 580-225-2026 I don’t think I signed up for fully accomplish the will of move through the difficulty. 1902 Watts St., Sayre Christian Church Robert Barkely, Pastor 580-928-2585, this!” God, and thus receive fully Every person “signed up for 1S. Walnut, Erick Pentecostal We Americans relentlessly what is promised.” Bible Baptist Church 580-526-3284 pursue easy because we be- A strength trainer develops this” simply by being born Grace Temple 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City 601 W. 20th St, Elk City lieve “easy” and “better” are stronger muscles by lifting into the human race on a 580-225-5344 First Christian Church Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors the same. This attitude was increasingly heavier weights. sin-broken earth. No matter (Diciples of Christ) summed up several years In the same way, greater spir- how or through whom the Central Missionary Baptist 1500 N. Randall, Elk City Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La ago in a commercial for of- itual and emotional endur- hard things come, God prom- 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City 580-225-7801 Pena fice products that featured an ance grows as we respond ises to be at work in each one 580-225-0212 First Christian 600 W. Main, Elk City “easy button”. Push the but- in a Godly way to adversity. 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre Pastor, Jose Reyes Eastside Baptist 580-799-2964 ton and PRESTO! All prob- When we escape into TV, for our benefit—not to make 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City 580-928-3639 lems are solved. Grimm's internet, food or drugs in an life easy, but better, by bring- 580-225-0742 Church of Christ Presbyterian Fairy Tales and 30-minute attempt to avoid discomfort; ing us to full maturity. Chris Carlisle, Min. Church of Christ First Presbyterian sit-coms reinforce the lie that ‘or when we push our personal Trusting the unfailing, un- 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City there is a magic word, wand responsibilities onto others, Fairview Baptist 580-225-3130 or pill that will fix everything we stay self-centered and im- changeable goodness of God 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City 580-225-0718 Gantt Carter, Min. in an instant, with no effort or mature; spiritually “flabby” is absolutely essential to 580-225-0203 Non-Denominational change on our part. and weak. walking in victory through Church of Christ We quickly become offended Power and resistance are life’s most difficult challeng- First Baptist Erick ‘The Way Church 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City and disappointed when we two essential ingredients es, We cannot trust a strang- 580-225-7951. 580-526-3397 discover life really doesn’t for flight. As the engines er! We must know God in have an “easy button”; that push the aircraft against the Church of Christ Elk City Elk City Community First Baptist Meets at Pioneer & Bell 120 S. Randall Ave., Elk City we have to exert more effort order to trust Him. Learning 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Brick wind, lift is created and the 580-225-5295 580-225-1184 than we want to in order to plane soars into the sky. The of the Living Word—Jesus— 580-526-3375 get what we think we de- awesome power of the Holy and the written Word—the Jason Klechner, Min. Northeast Church of Christ Gateway serve. But the Bible indicates Spirit cannot operate when Bible—is the Way trust and First Baptist 616 N. Locust Avenue 4227 W. 3rd St., Elk City that an untried, unchallenged we continually try to travel peace. 580-225-4395 580-225-1184 life always produces a lack of “downwind”, — sidestepping Send your questions and 504 N. 4th St., Sayre Curtis Newton, Min, 580-928-5518 spiritual and emotional tenac- the resistance of discomfort Westside Church of Christ ‘The Link ity. and difficulty. Always look- comments to: drdixie@drdix- First Hispanic Baptist 580-225-3052 200 S. Main, Elk City Untested, weak believers ing for the path of least resis- ieorg 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 i TERR FURNITURE One Church 120 N. Main, Elk City Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness 580-210-8881 SHOWROOM 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. Hwy. 34, Blk City Christ Lutheran 310 N Washington, Weatherford 580-225-2844 1023 W. 2nd St., Elk City 580-772-7327 580-225-2266 al, 100% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Walmart *)\~> Job Opportunities Available 210 Regional Drive. 580-225-3003 Your Hosts: The Phillips Family Elk City Tag Agency Bank Of Western Oklahoma Elk City « Vici « Condell « Geary + Weatherford « Woodward 201 F tke City, OK 2009 South Main Street Phone: S80- 434 + Fax: 580-2 Me here People Came Hours of Operation: Elk City * 580-243-1200 Daher DNC Lobby: 9 + 3:00pm (Monday - Friday) Drive-Tho: se) - 5:00pan (Monday-Friday Drive Thr: 0am -12-00nm (Satay) Locally owned and operated for over 30 years/Equal Opportunity Employer