ELDERS & DEACONS MEETING TONIGHT AFTER SERVICES

GOSPEL MEETING @ NEW HOPE NOV 11-14

JASON MOORE WILL BE TEACHING BIBLE CLASS & PREACHING SUNDAY MORING NOV 18

REMEMBER MID-WEEK SERVICES THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT

NOVEMBER

7—Chris Robbins 11—Kerry Honeycutt 28—Bobbie Dailey 29—Brandi Preston

NOVEMBER

2—Neil & Carolyn Myers

22—Ben & Jincy Wright

April Lazenby, Sue Hinds, Joshua Jackson,

Debra Webb, Patsy Tucker, Debbie Odom, Rob-

ert Turner, Ricky McDonald, David Brown, Kim

Elliott, J.D. Dailey, Donna Laratta, Kathy Wind-

ham, John Pruitt, Madison Banks, Martha Ann,

Margie Thomasson, Micah Earnest, Vonciel Phil-

lips, Wanda Self, Bruce Windham, Raymond

Johnson, Joyce Jacobs, Mike Miles, Marvin

White, Jimmy Harrison, Angie Jones, Victor

Crosby, Brianna Cordell, Bud Howell, Margaret

Henson, Judith Homer, Mason Chambers, Dan-

ielle Dodd, Mike Myers, Renea Lawson, Chuck

Peltz, John Aldridge, Tommy Pope, Byron Leith,

Jan Sims, Jean Griffith, Randy Mays, Lynn Hon-

eycutt, Pete Griffin, Mary Barton, Mason

Scruggs, Barry Sims, Pauline Lockhart, Sandra

Hunt, Ray Haygood

Nov. 11, 2018

AM: THE PRESCRIPTION FOR PROB-

LEM SOLVING

PM: SON OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Fred & Romaine Elliott, Wilma

Brown, Neil Myers, Georgia Rushing

westwalkerchurchofchrist.org

Times of service:

Sunday: Bible Class: 9:30 AM Worship: 10:20 AM & 5 PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7 PM

Elders: Carl Myers 221-0637 Neil Myers 924-9289 Bruce Windham 221-2348 Deacons: Danny Busby 300-0966 David Preston 300-1927 Kevin Richardson 295-8864 Chris Robbins 388-1354 Vince Roden 471-3747 Preacher: Ben Wright 522-8004

A Spoken Word Ron Thomas

Proverbs 10:19 says, “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.” any years ago I learned that the value of a word fitly spoken pene-trates powerfully. Though I learned this I did not always do what I learned. While I was in the USAF, stationed in Guam, I heard a brother in the Lord answer someone’s question about why he spoke so little. He responded, “I’m tired of eating my foot.” Those few words said more to me than all the philosophy classes I took in college. What is your impression of a person who seems to always be talking? My impression, sometimes, is that the person doing all or nearly all the talking doesn’t have much to say, but it is going to be said anyway. The context, of course, of the circumstances (and words) will determine how this is to be interpreted. The proverb writer does not speak anything profoundly spiritual. He simply utters a truth that any mature adult can understand. I wish, though, that many adults would transfer this understand-ing of theirs into actions. Someone has said that if you give a man enough rope and he will hang himself. I think I’ll carry a short rope!

ORIGINAL SIN Mark Lindley

Many people of the religious world believe in the doctrine of “Original Sin.” This doctrine is also Referred to as “Total Hereditary Depravity.” This doctrine suggests that babies are born with a sinful nature, not because of their “personal” sin, but because of “Adam’s sin” (sin of the first man). It is believed that babies inherit this “depraved nature” from their parents, grandparents, great grandparents, all the way back to the first man, Adam. Those who believe this doctrine believe that because babies are born “totally depraved,” then a person will not and cannot believe the Gospel without a miraculous intervention from God. Unless and until God performs a miracle upon the depraved heart of an individual, the alleged “inherited depravity” will prevent that person from believing in Christ and being saved. However, the Bible does not teach this doctrine. No verse from Genesis to Revelation teaches that babies are born “totally depraved.” Think about the consequences of such a doctrine: 1) The doctrine implies that babies are as wicked as the devil, himself; for, if babies are born “totally” depraved, then surely they cannot get any worse, but would be as wicked as Satan; 2) if babies are born depraved and a baby dies in infancy, then infant damnation is the inescapable conse-quence of the doctrine. How could one who dies, being totally depraved and as wicked as Satan himself, be saved? How could parents whose little baby dies, ever find comfort in believing their baby died in a state of total depravity? 3) This doctrine makes God responsible for the damna-tion of souls. If one does not receive a miracle from God so that one can overcome his depraved nature and respond to the Gospel, then who is responsible? It would surely be God’s fault! Therefore, God would be responsible for the damnation of souls, never giving some people a chance to respond to the Gospel (cf. II Peter 3:9). The good news is that the doctrine of “Original Sin” is a false doctrine. People sin today in the same way Adam and Eve sinned: we choose sin, just as Adam and Eve chose sin (Genesis 3:1-6). Adam and Eve were not created depraved. They had free will, just as people today have free will. Let me assure you that babies are not born depraved (cf. Matthew 19:14; Ezekiel 18:20). Sin is committed, not inherited (I John 3:4). Thanks be to God that He has provided a way for all to be saved from sin (Matthew 11:28; John 3:16-17; John 3:3-5).

THE PRESCRIPTION FOR PROBLEM SOLVING

(1 Corinthians 13:4-7)

I. The ______________.

A. __________ (1).

B. Leaning on man’s ____________ (2).

C. Being __________ minded (3).

D. __________ (4).

E. Tolerating _____________ (5).

F. Going to _________/____________ (6).

G. ___________ problems (7).

H. Christian ____________ (8-10).

I. _________ ____________ abuses (11).

J. Spiritual _________ (12, 14).

K. _____________ (15).

II. What ___________ nothing.

A. Lack of ___________ profits nothing.

B. Ability to speak in other languages is like a street ______________ (vs. 1).

C. Great ____________ abilities are nothing (vs. 2).

D. Deeds of _____________ and ___________ profit nothing (vs. 3).

III. What is _____________.

A. Is slow to anger and is _________ in bearing the offenses of others.

B. Mild in ____________ to others.

C. Is not __________ over with envy.

D. Is not __________ about itself.

E. Is not __________ of itself.

F. It doesn’t cast a bad light on the ___________ ____________.

G. Is not ___________.

H. Is not easily __________ or stirred up.

I. Is not keeping a ___________ of ____________.

J. Has no _________ in the sins of others.

K. Has joy when __________ is done by others.