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Zion’s Advocate“And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost….” 1 Nephi 3:187

VOLUME 95 INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI—November-December 2018 NUMBER 6

From the Editor - Elder Aadam Yates . . . . . . 125

The Christ of Chrismas - Apostle A. J. Moser . . 126

Bring Back to Me - Kathy Cloyd . . . . . . . . . 128

Loneliness - Steven Gill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Faith - Elder Bob Hedrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

GSSA—Tithing, Giving, Sharing . . . . . . . . 134

Laying on of Hands - Apostle Brian E. McIndoo . 136

NOTICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

INDEX to VOLUME 95 (2018) . . . . . . . . . . 141

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It is of the LORD’S mercies that weare not consumed, because hiscompassions fail not. Theyare new every morning:great is thy faithfulness.—Lamentations 3:22-23It is of the LORD’S mercies that weare not consumed, because hiscompassions fail not. Theyare new every morning:great is thy faithfulness.—Lamentations 3:22-23

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From the Editor:G reetings in the name of Jesus

Christ our Savior! The end of2018 is here, regardless of yourthoughts, desires or intentions.

For me, this year has been one that Iwon’t be able to forget. It has been onewhere I lost my job and am still prayingand seeking God’s plan for me in my fu-ture. And so, as you could imagine, thisyear has had stress, mental trouble, dis-couragement and all that often goes withsuch troubles. However, this has been ayear of great blessing. Without suchtrials my family and I have experiencedwe would have had no opportunity to en-joy such amazing blessings and mercyfrom God. So often this is how lifeworks…a trial presents a blessing.

2 Nephi 1:81-82: “For it mustneeds be, that there is an oppositionin all things. If not so, my first bornin the wilderness, righteousnesscould not be brought to pass; neitherwickedness; neither holiness normisery; neither good nor bad.”

As I visited with a dear brother at ourPhoenix Reunion we concluded this: dif-ficult doesn’t mean bad. The worlddoesn’t think so, but we know better.And without the difficulty we rarely haveour eyes open to see the blessing. So, Iam caused to consider that as I ponderthis unforgettable year for me.

We expect that during this time of yearwe will be encouraged to reflect on thepast. Certainly we should be reflectingall the time, but as this year concludeswe ought to look back. What were yourfailures this past year? What were yourvictories? Did you experience more of

one of these? Have you discussed thesethings with our Lord in the solitude ofprayer, whether in prayer of gratitude orprayer for strength? Take a few momentsthis season to consider these things.

I have appreciated your emails andcomments about the work we have beenendeavoring to present in the Zion’s Ad-vocate this year. I would be remiss with-out offering my thanks to those who havebeen contributing. I will again remindyou that I welcome your contributions.

In looking through past publicationsgoing back half a century, I note that atone time it was routine for the reader-ship to offer questions on scripture ordoctrine which would be answered andpublished. I would like to start a columnfor this very purpose. And so, if you havequestions you would like answered andpublished, please email them to us and Iwill endeavor to have them answered byvarious ministry from within the church.

As I conclude, I want to remind you ofmy emai l address [email protected], and also ouron l ine pub l i ca t ion a t advo-cate.churchofchrist-tl.org.

Jude 1:24-25: “Now unto him thatis able to keep you from falling, andto present you faultless before thepresence of his glory with exceedingjoy, To the only wise God our Saviour,be glory and majesty, dominion andpower, both now and ever. Amen.”

God bless you brothers and sisters,Elder Aadam Yates, Editor

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The Christ of

ChristmasApostle A. J. Moser

It’s easy to forget the Christof God in the Christmasseason, or at least to put

Him to one side while we busyourselves with meals, guests,decorations and presents.There is lots of driving; going tothe grocery store, relatives’homes and church. School pro-grams and church programsabound. Then there are thenaysayers…Bah, humbug! Acurse on all this commercialism!This is not what God had inmind! So says the critic. How-ever, perhaps the greatest sinwe commit is to pass by so manypeople that we hardly notice atall. We fail to see all those peo-ple that Jesus came to savewhile we busy our minds andtongues both for and against theSpirit of Christmas. So who isthe Christ of Christmas?

“For he shall grow upbefore him as a tender plant,and as a root out of a dryground: he hath no form norcomeliness; and when weshall see him, there is nobeauty that we should desirehim" Isaiah 53:2.

That short scripture is thesubject of this article… If youpassed by Jesus, would youknow who He was? Could youtell by what He wore? Wouldyou know Him by His hair? Mybelief is that Christians have animage in their minds of the wayHe should look; it’s probablywrong. The scripture saysthere is nothing we would seethat we would desire. Youcould pass by Him and Hewould be unnoticed. My per-sonal belief is that His is themost average of all men; aver-age height, weight and looks. Idon’t believe He stood out likeperhaps a man of great worldlypower would stand out .Worldly power attracts the at-tention of everyone. That is thesubject of all profane history.Position, eloquence, wealth orperhaps military conquest arewhat so many history books arefilled with. In the case of Jesusthere is nothing the world wouldwant from Him.

Jesus offered no wealth orpower to His followers. In fact,He offered them persecution,imprisonment and confronta-

tion. Who would follow that?Only those who wanted thewords of life would follow.Only those who felt His loveand holiness would follow.Many of those people gavetheir lives when they werefaced with the ultimate sacri-fice. After Jesus began tominister at the age of thirtyHe owned nothing other thanthe clothes on His back. Iteven gives the impressionthat He wore the sameclothes for nearly three tofour years. Did Mary andMartha launder his clothes?It’s hard to say. They mayhave done that when Jesusstayed in their home. He didhave a sufficient undergar-ment if He followed the cus-toms of the day, which I’msure He did. There are somany missing pieces to Hislife. Maybe that is becausethey didn’t even exist.

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Maybe there are only few de-tails of a worldly nature toshare other than what we readin the New Testament.

So, if you saw Him on thestreet would you know Him?Would you turn away from Himbecause you would think,“Here comes a man of thestreet, unwashed, with a spoton his garment from some mealof some other day.” He mayhave had a little soil around theedges of his garments. Re-member, He was often foundsitting and talking. Was thesurface where He sat alwaysclean and dirt-free? Whatwould we see if we could haveseen Jesus then?

The average height ofmen around the world throughhistory has been between 5feet 8 inches to 5 feet 9 inches.What has the average manlooked like through the millen-nia? Nothing truly handsomewould be noticed in the aver-age man. I think Jesus wasthe quintessential averageman. Today, the average mancan be seen everywhere andnot noticed. He could work ona house as a carpenter. Hecould drive a truck. He couldbe on a bus sitting next to you.He could be in the car besideyou on the road, standing on astreet waiting for the cross-walk light to change, dining ata restaurant with friends orany number of other places.Yet, from Him came the wordsof everlasting life and the blood

that washes mortals clean fromtheir sins.

Other than that there isnothing we would want fromHim if we passed near Him.

So now we come to eachone of us. Can you be just anaverage person and contentwith what God has made you?Can you work in life unnoticedor forgotten? Can you live withthe fact that you are nothingreally special in the eyes of theworld? Our place in the worldis to be average in every wayexcept spiritually. It is truethat others were very much no-ticed by the world for worldlythings. There were people no-ticed for great worldly thingswho were God’s servants.However, today let Jesus haveall the glory and ourselves beunnoticed for worldly things.Then how do we serve Godwithout being noticed forworldly fame, position orpower?

First, we can give to allaround us an example of ournoble born-again status. Wecan be a blessing wherever wego by not passing by all thoseaverage people without seeingthem.

We can be royal in trust-worthiness, helpfulness andGodly love. We can mournwith those who mourn and re-joice with those who rejoice.We can truly be present wher-ever we are placed. We canparticipate in every momentliving a life for the Christ of

Christmas.There are people with av-

erage lives and problems on allsides. They have friends andfamilies, fears and sins. Youand I have the words of life.We have the pathway to thetree of life and God’s love. Wehave the greatest gift above allgifts. We have His Spirit withus. We have the true Spirit ofChristmas. We have theChrist of Christmas to sharewith our families, our friends,strangers and our enemies.Let’s be humble enough toshare the Christ of Christmas.

Let’s be squarely in themiddle of all humanity, andreachable. Let the world touchyou when they need Jesus.Let the world see your goodworks and glorify your fatherin heaven.

Don’ t be known forcrossly spoken criticisms eventhough there are times whenthe truth must be known. Allfacts are not the truth, Jesus isthe ultimate truth. RepresentHim this Christmas season…

“Come unto me, all yethat labour and are heavyladen, and I will give yourest. Take my yoke uponyou, and learn of me; for Iam meek and lowly in heart:and ye shall find rest untoyour souls. For my yoke iseasy, and my burden is light”Matthew 11:28-30.

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Bring Back To MePlease throw out the jingle jollies,

The flying reindeer and the fa la la lollies.Even old Santa who started out jolly,

The twelve days of decadence,And the crazy kissing holly.

They are so ingrained in my psyche,Such an idol we cannot begin to discard lightly.

I would be viewed a beast, or worse than a villain,Even tried in court for a fairy tale killin’.It’s gone too far, we all know it,

Can’t it be rethinked, without killin’ the poet?Bring back to me the love of the Christ child,

That used to sweep through the land sweet and mild.Gifts to Him are repaid with interest,

Rejoicing with angels, helping others that need to be on the list.Give Him your love, not a cookie,

He’ll fill your heart with magical beauty.Happiness cannot be bought, but given,

He showed the way, and it points to Heaven.Giving is good, but to the needy,

It can be done all year, not forcefully but freely.Bring back to me the peace and the love

That Mary and Joseph and the angels by faith had begun,It’s what God wanted when He sent us His Son.

The Lamb of God, worthy to be praised… have a blessed season.

Kathy Cloyd, 2018

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LonelinessSteven Gill

My hope and prayer is to en-courage curiosity andstudying as a means by

which God will lead you in Hiswill. I will begin with a testi-mony: every year I spend timepraying about and looking formaterials God would have pre-sented to the young people theSunday before camp. Thisyear God put an article on mynewsfeed about loneliness, andI knew this was the subject tobe presented. After that morn-ing class I was recounting tomy wife how the class went.Afterward, she said I shouldwrite an article and submit it tothe Advocate. Then at the Mis-souri Reunion Brother Yatescame up to me and asked whenhe could expect somethingfrom me for the Advocate. Asthe word of God says in II Co-rinthians 13:1: “In the mouth

of two or three witnesses shallevery word be established.”So, I will share with you what Ilearned about loneliness.

The article that appearedon my newsfeed was an op-edtitled, “God may have put youin a lonely place for an incredi-ble reason,” by RickMcDaniel FoxNews.com. Asthe article points out, the ef-fects of loneliness on a humanare well documented, and noneof them are good. The articleinspired me to study lonelinessin the word of God andre-frame it in my mind as a toolof positivity. I like to start mystudies by defining any keywords of my subject, and withthat loneliness is defined as,“solitude, retirement, seclu-sion from company.” I lookedfor every variation of loneli-ness I could think of in the con-cordance for both books, andfound only one verse refer-enced. Jacob 5:43-44 says,

“That the time passed away

with us, and also our lives

passed away, like as it were unto

us a dream, we being a lonesome

and a solemn people, wander-

ers, cast out from Jerusalem;

Born in tribulation, in a wilder-

ness, and hated of our brethren,

which caused wars and conten-

tions; wherefore, we did mourn

out our days.”

The negativity reflected inthose verses echoes thenegativity science puts onloneliness. God even said inGenesis 2:18, “it is not goodthat the man should bealone....” Does lonelinesshave to be negative?

To answer my question Ifirst have to find words to lookup that relate to or mean thesame thing as lonely or loneli-ness. The word I foundthrough the Hebrew and Greekdictionary at the back of theStrong’s Concordance that bestfit the criteria was, “wilder-

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ness.” Exodus chapters 13-19recounts the trials and bless-ings the children of Israel ex-perienced traveling in the wil-derness of Sinai after freedomfrom bondage in Egypt. Mosesleft the children of Israel aloneto talk to God on the mount,and they chose themselves andthus received the TaskmasterLaw. The gospels of Matthewand Mark recount Jesus’ fortydays in the wilderness. Jesus,while in the wilderness, whentempted chose God’s word andset an example of overcoming.The difference between thesetwo stories is the motivationbehind their actions. When ac-tion is driven by emotion weare thinking of ourselves, butwhen action is driven by theheart of a man we are thinkingspiritually. The big picture ex-ample I see in these two storiesof whether loneliness is goodor bad depends on the heart ofthe man experiencing the lone-liness.

In Proverbs 21:19 Solo-mon writes: “It is better todwell in the wilderness, thenwith a contentious and an an-gry woman.” I have found inmy life that the full truth is thewilderness is better than a con-tentious and angry person re-gardless of gender. The scrip-ture at the end of the book ofJacob I mentioned earlier re-flects the words of Solomon.In the class where my

co-teacher brother ShaughnSprague and I talked aboutloneliness, he chose to share afantastic example of the poten-tial loneliness has for good,and possibly what Solomonmeant in Proverbs 21:19. Hisexample is found in the Bookof Mormon, Enos chapter 1.There we find a story of a manwho went into the wildernessalone to hunt but did some-thing completely different.Verses 4-6 say,

“Behold I went to hunt beasts

in the forest; and the words

which I had often heard my fa-

ther speak, concerning eternal

life, and the joy of the saints, and

the words of my father sank deep

into my heart. And my soul hun-

gered; and I kneeled down be-

fore my Maker, and I cried unto

him in mighty prayer and sup-

plication, for mine own soul;

and all the day long did I cry

unto him; yea, and when the

night came, I did still raise my

voice high, that it reached the

heavens.”

What Enos received was aremission of his sins, verse 7,and a promise from God,verses 14-16 and 26, concern-ing his brethren. The experi-ence of Enos was supported byChrist in Matthew 6:6:

“But thou when thou prayest,

enter into thy closet, and when

thou hast shut the door, pray to

thy father which is in secret, and

thy father which seeth in secret,

shall reward thee openly.”

This scripture tells me thatsolitude, or loneliness, shouldbe used for the purpose ofprayer. These scriptures showa positive result of being aloneif one chooses God by praying,and even meditating on thethings of our souls. Since theword “meditating” has a differ-ent meaning in the world I willgive the scriptural definition.Meditate means, to “ponder orconverse with oneself” asgiven in the Hebrew and Greekdictionary in Strong’s Concor-dance. Enos’ activity in theforest was meditating, and theresult was a conversation withGod. These examples of inten-tional solitude have the com-monality of being closer toGod by getting away from dis-traction. When we are aroundcompany our focus is on theminstead of the still small voice.Psalms 46:10:

“Be still, and know that I am

God: I will be exalted among

the heathen, I will be exalted in

the earth.”

Being apart allows us to bestill and listen, which is a keyelement of a conversation.God said He will be exalted inearth; we are made of earth, sowe need to listen so God can beexalted in us. When I enteredthe wilderness of southern Illi-nois where I grew up, I felt aconnection to God and oftenfound inspiration and answersI could not hear in the day to

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day activities of life. I wouldgo fishing with a canoe, not forthe fishing but for the quiet,peace, and solitude. Seclusion,or solitude, is a way to tithetime to God so He can workand be exalted because of ourwillingness to be brave andhumble by listening to God.

One of the most challeng-ing moments of loneliness I en-counter is when I am in agroup. It may sound strange,but sometimes we are in agroup of strangers or a groupdoing something we don’t en-joy or agree with, leaving usfeeling alone. When I thinkabout that situation I think ofAaron in chapter 32 of Exodus,when the congregation de-manded of him to “make usgods which shall go beforeus…” in verse 1. He was alone,confronted with this largegroup, and in his isolation ofmind and spirit he made a badchoice. His answer to Mosesmakes me think he was tryingto delay, or give the congrega-tion a price higher than theywere willing to pay by askingfor the gold off the wives’ears.Regardless of his motives,God’s wrath was directed at all,suggesting Aaron’s heart wasnot evil but his actions were re-lated to Matthew 5:25, “Agreewith thine adversaries quickly,whiles thou art in the way withhim….” This story is onewhere an individual was iso-

lated not physically, but men-tally or spiritually. In that situ-ation I would have done thesame as Aaron; complied withtheir wishes to keep peace andsave myself for the moment.This is why a strong relation-ship with God is important…tohelp us be influencers or lead-ers in a group rather than feel-ing isolated.

Concluding, I want toshare a time when my loneli-ness reached the level of de-spair, and the miracle I re-ceived from God. My com-pany sent me to Germany fortwo weeks to do a new machineinstall. I could not speak Ger-man, the company denied therental car, I could not figure outhow to make phone calls, thecompany credit card I had wasnot accepted at any location inthe area, and the two men I wasassigned to work with spoke noEnglish. By Wednesday eve-ning I was feeling very alone,isolated, and scared. As I lay inbed at my hotel that night mymind was filled with thoughts,of “what ifs” that all had terri-ble outcomes. I was despair-ing about how I was going toaccomplish my job. To helpwith understanding what Goddid it is important to note thatmy hotel had no air condition-ing, and I was there at the endof June so I kept the windowsopen while at the hotel. As Ilay in bed thinking of every-

thing that could go wrong withno answers for what to doabout it I heard sounds outsidethat caught my attention. Thesounds were a choir practicingat a nearby church, filling theair with hymns. Even thoughthey sang in German I recog-nized some of the hymns, in-cluding “Amazing Grace.” AsI listened I was filled with anoverwhelming peace, knewthat God was there with me,and started to cry. I had no an-swers for my fears, but I knewwith all my heart that it was go-ing to be alright. The rest of thetime was wonderful; therewere challenges, but solutionspresented themselves at everyturn and the required taskswere completed without dis-tress. I even had the opportu-nity to discuss the Gospel witha gentleman at the facilitythere!

Through the reading Ihave done and my own experi-ences, I believe loneliness is astate of mind we choose. Anydark moment, emotional orphysical, is a dark momentonly if we choose to see it thatway. Dark moments can befilled with miraculous bless-ings when we realize that Godis always with us and we letHim talk and lead. May Godbless each of you on your walkwith Him.

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Elder Bob Hedrick

There is a story I heardrecently about a manwho was the first to

walk across Niagara Falls on atightrope. As the story goes,he walked across the 1,100feet span, 160 feet above thewater several times, each timeadding an additional chal-lenge. He walked the narrowrope carrying various objects,riding a bicycle, even taking astove and frying and eating anomelet. This delighted thespectators who were amazedby the feats of this daredevil.

After pushing a wheelbar-row full of potatoes across thegorge on the tightrope to aroar of applause, the acrobataddressed the excited crowd.He asked if they believed hecould carry a person acrossthe gorge in the wheelbarrow.The crowd responded enthusi-astically that they absolutelybelieved he could perform thefeat. The man then asked whowould be willing to get intothe wheelbarrow. The crowd

fell silent. None were willingto get into the wheelbarrow.They had eagerly said they be-lieved he could do it, but theiractions showed that they didnot.

Faith is a unique attributein that it requires somethingto have faith in, and also re-quires an act to demonstrateevidence of its existence. Thisevent provides not only an il-lustration of faith, but an op-portunity for each of us to ex-amine our faith in God.

We say that we have faithin God, but what do we knowabout God? King Benjamindescribes Him as Omnipotent(Mosiah 1:116). This meansthat God is all-powerful. Buteven an all-powerful Godplaced limits on Himself. Hecannot lie (Hebrews 6:18). Hecannot change (Mormon4:82). He cannot take awayfree wil l (2nd Nephi1:117-121).

From the Scriptures wecan also learn that God isall-knowing. He can see thepast, the present, and the fu-

ture (Isaiah 46:10), becauseHe is not bound by the rules oftime (Alma 19:38). He is ableto discern the thoughts ofmen (1st Chronicles 28:9, He-brews 4:12).

The Lord is also all-good(Psalms 34:8). Sometimes,however, we have a faulty un-derstanding of “good.” We ex-pect good to mean that wewon’t be uncomfortable. Wewill never experience pain orsuffering. As an illustration, adentist frequently makes usuncomfortable, inflicts pain,but caring for our teeth is ulti-mately a good thing. Coachesand athletic trainers causetheir athletes to suffer duringpractices in order for them tobecome stronger and ulti-mately successful on a field ofcompetition. In a similar way,God sees the big picture andmay from time to time allowus to suffer in order to becomestronger and be able to obtainthe future He has planned(Romans 8:18). The point ofour lives in this world isn’tcomfort, but training and

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preparation for eternity(Alma 16:228).

These characteristics ofGod we understand fromscripture form the basis of theobject of our faith. The peoplewho watched the tightropewalker were being asked toput their trust in a man, some-one who could make a mis-take, who could fail, whocould jeopardize their life.Placing our trust in any manputs us in a place of danger. Ifa man (like the tightropewalker) falls, we fall, too. Theomnipotent, unchanging,all-knowing, all-good God ofthe universe will never fall andwill never drop us. We cansafely climb into and ride inGod’s wheelbarrow.

Now that the object of ourfaith has been clarified, howdo we demonstrate evidenceof its existence? The ApostleJames addresses this issue inchapter 2 of his epistle. Inverses 14-26, he illustrateshow simply saying you havefaith is insufficient. Simplyput, acts of obedience arewhat complete faith (v22).Whenever we do what the Lordcommands, living our lives ac-cording to the instructionsfound in the scriptures, we areproviding evidence of ourfaith. It is the way we live thatothers see our faith in Godand, ultimately, the way weglorify our God (Matthew5:16).

In the Book of Mormon,when Alma is talking to theZoramites, he uses the illus-

tration of a seed to demon-strate both the power of theword of God and how faithplays its part. This illustrationis found in chapter 16, verses149-173. He likens the wordto seed which is planted in theground as an act of faith by afarmer. When the seedsprouts and begins to grow itconfirms the goodness of theseed and justifies the faith ofthe farmer.

In a like manner, when weobey a commandment such astithing, it is an act of faith.When we are blessed by havingour needs provided by God, itconfirms that our faith wasjustified. But just as the seedcouldn’t grow until it wasplanted and watered, our faithcan’t grow until we actuallyapply it by obedience to God’scommands.

Alma also illustrates thenecessity of continual careand repeated nourishing ofthe seed which has beenplanted. It’s not a one-timeevent. After the seed sprouts,it must be continually wateredand maintained in order for itto grow and eventually pro-duce fruit. He warns againstneglecting the plant, notingthe result is that it will die andyou will “never pluck of thefruit of the tree of life.” If we failto nourish our faith, it too willbegin to diminish and eventu-ally die. Nourishing our faithinvolves daily communicationwith God, personal study ofthe scriptures and regularchurch attendance and atten-

tion.The beauty of Alma’s illus-

tration is the simplicity of thepromise; “a tree springing upunto everlasting life.” Yes, ittakes work. Yes, it takes ef-fort. But he encourages usthat we have the opportunityto “reap the rewards of yourfaith, and your diligence, andpatience, and long suffering,waiting for the tree to bringforth fruit unto you.”

The biggest impedimentto faith is our pride and desirefor control. We want to be inthe driver’s seat of our lives in-stead of allowing God to bethe boss. We decide what wewant, what will bring us happi-ness, and what we should do toobtain it. We may exhaust our-selves trying, only to find ourlives empty. We may obtainwhat we wanted but havefound that it didn’t providethe joy we had hoped. It’s likeclimbing into our own wheel-barrow, trusting in ourselvesto navigate our life across thegorge on a thin rope.

Our faith is in the prom-ises made by our Lord, be-cause of who He is, the quali-ties of His revealed character.We provide Him evidence ofour faith by obeying and apply-ing His commandments in ourlife. We show our faith by be-ing willing to get into God’swheelbarrow.

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GENERAL SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

The General Sunday School Association (GSSA) is providing portions of lessons for several age groups on a common topic.

Please visit the Church of Christ’s Audio Visual Aid (AVA) committee website at www.cocsermons.net and click on the

“Resources” tab to view all complete lessons and studi es for children and adults. Contact Susan Porter at:

[email protected], or 9 Market Street, Middleville, MI 49333, for more information. The GSSA has a private Facebook

group for all members. If you would like to be added contact Betsy Trudgen at [email protected].

TITHING, GIVING, SHARING

A Penny for Jesus

By Sister Janeen Addie

A penny for Jesus, a penny I give,

For Jesus gave His life that I may live.

He loved me, so I love Him.

A penny I’ll give time and again,

to show my Jesus how thankful I am:

That He gave His life fo r me and md my friend Sd Sam.

My penny shows Him that I love Him too,

And that I’m willing to do;

All that He asks me to!

TITHE GIVE SHARE

In the Book of Alma, chapter 10, verse 8, it says:

“yea, even our father Abraham paid tithes of one ?tenth part of all that he possessed.”

This means that for every ten pennies he had, he gave one to Jesus. We should do the

same. We also give gifts to Jesus by doing good things for our church, our friends & family.

Young children can practice with pennies or ot her objects to learn what 1/10 of something

looks like. With older children, talk about using percentages; 10% is ten parts for every

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Jacob’s Story– A Lesson on Tithing by Heidi Jones

Read: “Stairway to Heaven” in the Action Bible by Sergio Cariello or a similar

version from another children’s Bible. Also read Genesis 28:22.

Activity #1: Act it out the action rhyme with the kids. It would be a fun one to do

in the front of the congregation as well! Optional Materials: Small,

kid-safe step-ladder, angel wings, building blocks or bricks.

Activity #2: An introductory lesson on tithing.

Materials: Chocolate gold pirate coins; ten for each child.

1. Give each child ten “coins.” (Don’t eat yet!)

2. Now ask each child to give you back one coin.

3. Tell the children that just like you, God gives us all that we

have. Just like Jacob did, He wants us to give back a small

amount to show our love and thankfulness to Him.

4. Re-read Genesis 28:22.

5. Eat your chocolate coins!

Tithing lesson written by Apostle Brian McIndoo for advanced teens & adults.

I. PAY TITHING ?GENERALLY CALCULATED AS BEING 10 PERCENT OF YOUR INCREASE

Hebrews 7:1?9 – “To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all;…” Alma 10:8,9 ?“And it was this same

Melchisedec to whom Abraham paid tithes: yea, even our father Abraham paid tithes of one tenth part of all

that he possessed.”

PAYING TITHES WAS PRACTICED THRO UGHOUT TIME, AND IS GIVING BACK TO GOD A POTION OF WHAT HE

HAS GIVEN YOU. Genesis 14:17?20 – “And he gave him tithes of all.” Exodus 23:16 ?19 – “The first of the

firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God.” Leviticus 27:30 ?33 – “And all the tithe

of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's…” Deuteronomy 12:6 – “And

thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, “ Numbers 18:24?28 – “But the

tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the Lord” Nehemiah 13: 10 ?14 – “Then

brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.” Proverbs 15:16 –

“Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith” Amos 4:4 – “… bring your

sacrifices every morning, and your tithes ” Malachi 3:7?11?“Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye

say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.”

To get the rest of this lesson, go to cocsermons.net >Resources>Adult lessons. There

are 2 pages for this lesson online.


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Apostle Brian E. McIndoo

The author who wrote to theHebrews admonished themto move towards perfection,

leaving the principles of the doc-

trine of Christ. Certainly, this ad-

monishment was not asking theHebrews to abandon these prin-

ciples, which are later enumer-

ated; rather, he is telling themthat these truths should alreadybe understood, applied to theirlives and ingrained in them, asthey should be in all those whocall themselves Christians.

Hebrews 6:1-3: “Therefore

leaving the principles of the

doctrine of Christ, let us go on

unto perfection; not laying

again the foundation of repen-

tance from dead works, and of

faith toward God, Of the doc-

trine of baptisms, and of laying

on of hands, and of resurrec-

tion of the dead, and of eternal

judgment. And this will we do,

if God permit.”

According to New Oxford

American Dictionary – the wordprinciple as used in this referencemeans: “a fundamental truth orproposition that serves as thefoundation for a system of beliefor behavior, or for a chain of rea-soning:”

This passage in Hebrews 6 isoften referred to as thePrinciples of the Gospel, of whichthere are six. There is much to besaid about each of these funda-

mental truths; however, in thisarticle we are going to focus onone: laying on of hands.

This principle, also being anordinance of Christ’s gospel, hasmany aspects. It is an ordinancethat is to be performed only bythose called of God, ordained byone with authority to the officeof an Elder. These Elders are touse this authority, to lay theirhands upon others, to bless andto serve the congregations of be-

lievers in the following ways:

1To ordain other men, called of

God, to the various offices of

the ministry.

As with all manners of gov-ernment and business, it re-quires authority to give author-ity, unless taken by force, whichis not the way of God. We see ex-amples of this very practice inthe scripture. One in particularthat comes to mind is found inActs 13. Here in Antioch thechurch was meeting in fastingand prayer, and among the con-gregation were prophets as wellas Paul (Saul) and Barnabas. TheHoly Spirit spoke, calling out Pauland Barnabas to occupy as minis-try. In verse 3 it states: “And

when they had fasted and

prayed, and laid their hands on

them, they sent them away.”

This practice of one with au-

thority ordaining others to haveauthority can also be found inthe Book of Mormon:

Alma 4:1: “And now it came

to pass that after Alma had

made an end of speaking unto

the people of the church,

which was established in the

city of Zarahemla, he ordained

priests and elders, by laying on

his hands according to the or-

der of God, to preside and

watch over the church.”

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2The healing of the sick.

As we consider this opportu-nity to be healed, we need to un-derstand that the elders must ex-ercise their faith as they performthis ordinance. Those who aresick also have a duty to exercisetheir faith, and seek the elders topresent their need or infirmitybefore God to obtain the bless-ing. James puts it best:

James 5:14-15: “Is any sick

among you? let him call for the

elders of the church; and let

them pray over him, anointing

him with oil in the name of the

Lord: And the prayer of faith

shall save the sick, and the

Lord shall raise him up; and if

he have committed sins, they

shall be forgiven him.”

We must not overlook theadded benefit to exercising ourfaith under the hands of the El-ders, for it says not only will Godheal us, but also our sins will beforgiven.

3The blessing of little chil-

dren.

Unl i ke some otherChrist-based religions that prac-

tice infant baptisms, the Churchof Christ adheres to scripturewhich tells us before anyone canbe properly baptized they mustfirst repent and have a change ofheart by having no more desireto do evil. Scripture also tells usthat little children have no needof repentance because they areperfect in Christ:

Moroni 8:11-16: “Behold I

say unto you, that this thing

shall ye teach, repentance and

baptism unto they which are

accountable and capable of

committing sin; yea, teach

parents that they must repent

and be baptized, and humble

themselves as their little chil-

dren, and they shall all be

saved with their little children:

and their little children need

no repentance, neither bap-

tism. Behold, baptism is unto

repentance to the fulfilling the

commandments unto the re-

mission of sins. But little chil-

dren are alive in Christ, even

from the foundation of the

world; if not so, God is a partial

God, and also a changeable

God, and a respecter to per-

sons; for how many little chil-

dren have died without bap-

tism. Wherefore, if little chil-

dren could not be saved with-

out baptism, these must have

gone to an endless hell. Be-

hold I say unto you, that he

that supposeth that little chil-

dren need baptism, is in the

gall of bitterness, and in the

bonds of iniquity; for he hath

neither faith, hope, nor char-

ity; wherefore, should he be

cut off while in the thought, he

must go down to hell. For aw-

ful is the wickedness to sup-

pose that God saveth one child

because of baptism, and the

other must perish because he

hath no baptism.”

Being alive in Christ, they areloved dearly by Christ. For thisreason, in both the old land ofPalestine and the new land of theAmericas, Christ took the littlechildren in his arms and blessed

them:

3 Nephi 8:23-26: “And when

he had said these words, he

wept, and the multitude bear

record of it, and he took their

little children, one by one, and

blessed them, and prayed unto

the Father for them. And when

he had done this he wept

again, and he spake unto the

multitude, and saith unto

them, Behold your little ones.

And as they looked to behold,

they cast their eyes towards

heaven, and they saw the

heavens open, and they saw

angels descending out of

heaven as it were, in the midst

of fire; and they came down

and encircled those little ones

about; And they were encir-

cled about with fire; and the

angels did minister unto them,

and the multitude did see and

hear, and bear record; and

they know that their record is

true, for they all of them did

see and hear, every man for

himself;”

One might ask why we as achurch practice this ordinancetoday; the answer is we are com-

manded to do all those things ofwhich Jesus gave us the example:

3 Nephi 12:34: “Verily, verily

I say unto you, This is my gos-

pel; and ye know the things

that ye must do in my church;

for the works which ye have

seen me do, that shall ye also

do;”

4The conferring of the Holy

Ghost.

Receiving the Holy Ghost is a

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necessary and a scriptural part ofthe ordinance of Baptism:

2 Nephi 13:24: “For the gate

by which ye should enter is re-

pentance and baptism by wa-

ter: and then cometh a remis-

sion of your sins by fire, and by

the Holy Ghost.”

Most humans like the idea ofgetting gifts. If you doubt that,consider the vast amount ofmoney spent on gifts at Christ-mas time! The Holy Ghost is a giftfrom God that works marvelousthings in our life; helping us walkin the path of righteousness thatwe witnessed to God and beforethe world we were willing to doas we entered into the waters ofbaptism. The disciples of Jesuswere concerned and worriedabout their future, not knowingwhat they would do without Je-sus there to give them constantinstruction and guidance. Jesustold them, “I will not leave you

comfortless.” He went on to ex-plain:

John 14:26-27: “But the

Comforter, which is the Holy

Ghost, whom the Father will

send in my name, he shall

teach you all things, and bring

all things to your remem-

brance, whatsoever I have said

unto you. Peace I leave with

you, my peace I give unto you:

not as the world giveth, give I

unto you. Let not your heart be

troubled, neither let it be

afraid.”

In Christ’s restored church,the Elders are commissioned tolay their hands upon those whohave repented and been bap-tized by water. As they lay handsupon them, and call upon theLord, this gift of the Holy Spirit isbestowed upon them as an abid-ing Comforter. It is a gift abidingwithin to direct their paths andguide them through this life to

help keep them in the rightcourse that leads to eternal life:

Moroni 2:1-3: “The words of

Christ, which he spake unto his

disciples, the twelve whom he

had chosen, as he laid his

hands upon them. And he

called them by name, saying,

Ye shall call on the Father in my

name, in mighty prayer; and

after that ye have done this, ye

shall have power that on him

whom ye shall lay your hands,

ye shall give the Holy Ghost;

and in my name shall ye give it,

for thus do mine apostles.

Now Christ spake these words

unto them at the time of his

first appearing; and the multi-

tude heard it not, but the disci-

ples heard it, and on as many

as they laid their hands, fell the

Holy Ghost.”

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While Summer may be drawing to a close and cooler tempsfinally reaching Phoenix, we certainly haven't slowed and

have been keeping busy as usual!

The Welfare committee has had no shortage of goals to tackle,including drives to collect water for the homeless, toys for chil-dren and school supplies as well. A Senior Coffee get-togetherwas held on September 15th with seven of our 80-and-up club inattendance. Brother Andrew Brown started off the morning withsome words of encouragement and spiritual wisdom, and Aadamand Katie Yates performed a special. There was also a SeniorSupper held on October 20th, with a nice dinner consisting oftwo types of smoked chicken, roasted potatoes, salad, and deli-cious homemade cheesecake. To our senior Brothers and Sistersin Christ: we love you and want you to know how much we appre-ciate you!

On September 1st-3rd, we held the annual Scripture Camp upat the Ranch. It was a wonderful time of fellowship and servicesheld outdoors in the cooler temps of northern Arizona, withmountain views by day and campfires and sleeping under thestars by night. There was also a Parents’ Retreat on September29th, and was a time in which parents could dive deeper into thescriptures, learn more about God’s plan for us as parents and

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spiritual mentors, and not tomention take a well-deservedbreak from having to watch thelittle ones!

The Young Peoples’ groupshave been keeping busy as well;studying scriptures and playinggames and activities indoors tostay out of the last bit ofArizona’s brutal heat for theyear! But, with temps coolingdown the Intermediate and Ju-nior Young Peoples’ groups hadan adventuresome outing toTolmachoff Farms on October27th for a Pumpkin Patch day.With eleven children in atten-dance, it was a fun time of cornmazes, pedal cars and bouncyhouses. What better way to getin the Fall spirit!

Our church family is alwaysgrowing, and this time we arevery happy and excited to an-nounce the arrival of RileyWalker Herd! He was born onSeptember 22 at 11:13 AM,measuring in at 22 inches longand a whopping 8lbs 9oz!Aaron and Niki Herd are theproud parents, and we congratu-late them and wish them manyyears of happiness as their fam-ily continues to grow.

The next few months are go-ing to be an exciting time for thePhoenix Local as we prepare forReunion and the upcomingChristmas season! Please keepour brothers and sisters inChrist in your prayers as theytravel from all over the country(and the world) to come fellow-ship and worship our Lord andSavior with us during this spe-

cial time. Also, please remember to keep in your prayers those insearch of employment opportunities, physical healing, and theLord’s guidance.

God Bless,Katie Ely

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ARTICLES

The Christ of Christmas - Apostle A. J. Moser 6 . . . . 126Faith - Elder Bob Hedrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . 132A Few Thoughts About Marriage & Counseling -

Priest John Gill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . 86Filled with Desire - Elder Gordon McCann . . 1 . . . . . . 4A Hope List - Elder Chris Moran . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . 72How Do We Minister to a Fallen World?

Part 1 - Apostle Alvin Moser . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . 69How Do We Minister to a Fallen World?

Part 2 - Apostle Alvin Moser . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . 98How to Know God’s Will, and What to Do

While You Wait - Elder Aadam Yates . . . . . 5 . . . . 103Laying on of Hands -

Apostle Brian E. McIndoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . 136Loneliness - Steven Gill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . 129Why Doesn’t the New Testament Church

of Christ…? - Elder Ronnie Gill . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . 100

BIBLICAL CITIES WHERE CHRISTIANS LIVED

Thessalonica and Berea -Apostle Don McIndoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 6

Rome - Apostle Don McIndoo . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . 47

EDITORIAL

From the Editor - Elder Aadam Yates . . . . . . 5 . . . . . 97From the Editor - Elder Aadam Yates . . . . . . 6 . . . . 125What’s Facing Our Youth and

What Do We Do? - Elder Aadam Yates . . . 2 . . . . . 21Searching for, then Retaining, the Truth -

Elder Robert Dewaele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 3Zion’s Advocate - Elder Aadam Yates . . . . . . 3 . . . . . 45

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Conference 1954 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . 37


Be a Witness, Be a Friend, Let Your Light Shine . 5 . . . . 108

Learn, Change, Grow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . 106Parables - Joyce Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 8Sunday School Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . 38Sunday School Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . 50Tithing, Giving, Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . 134

OBITUARIES

Terry Affholder (9/17/1954 - 2/25/2018). . . . 3 . . . . . 65L. Marlene Cobb (2/25/1932 - 6/19/2017) . . 1 . . . . . 16Diana Dewaele (9/8/1951 - 10/18/2017). . . . 1 . . . . . 17

POETRY

Bring Back to Me - Kathy Cloyd . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . 128Nothing - Elder Donald Gill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . 71A Random Prayer - John Gill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . 110

REPORTS

2017 Teen Camp - Bob and Liza Hedrick . . . 2 . . . . . 232018 Church of Christ Solemn Assembly

and Conference - Deb Haines . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . 532018 Missouri Reunion Report July 27-29 -

Deb Haines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . 115Brant-Norfolk Church of Christ

Reunion 2017 - Sue Porter . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 10Church of Christ 2018 New York Reunion

Report - Terry Waldruff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . 113Kenya Youth Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . 26Philippine Youth Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . 28

STUDY

The Law of Moses Fulfillment, Part 1 -Elder Aadam Yates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . 52

TESTIMONY

Confess. Pray. Be Healed. - Sr. Erica Lavin . . 4 . . . . . 81Is Your All on the Altar? - Elder Bob Hedrick . 5 . . . . 112Testimony - Sharon Leikness. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . 111

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