Sullivan church of Christ – Sullivan, MO
Date: July 24, 2005
WHAT A BIBLE TRACT CAN DO
When is the last time you took a tract off of the tract rack to give to a friend?
Have you ever used one? Did you know that a tract is a great worker?
IT IS:
—> A silent missionary
—> A faithful missionary
—> A sower of God’s word
—> A tireless worker
—> A very economical worker
—> A worker that repeats many times
—> A worker that may touch multitudes
—> A worker that stays on the job
—> A worker than needs no vacation
—> A worker that goes where you cannot
—> A worker that never gets sick
—> A worker that is easily available
—> A worker that heeds no opposition
—> A worker that travels in pockets
—> A worker that speaks many languages
—> A worker that takes no offerings
—> A worker that has much patience
—> A worker that never talks back
—> A worker that will talk when you have time to listen
WHY NOT PUT THEM TO WORK?
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SHALL I FORCE MY CHILDREN TO GO TO CHURCH
J. Edgar Hoover
“Shall I make my child go to church?” Yes, and with no further discussion about
the matter. Are you startled? Why? How do you answer Junior when he comes
to breakfast on Monday morning and announces to you that he isn’t going to
school any more? You know! Junior goes! How do you answer him when he
comes in very besmudged and says, “I’m not going to take a bath?” Junior
bathes, doesn’t he?
Why all this timidity, then, in the realm of his spiritual guidance and growth?
Are you going to wait and let him decide what church he will go to when he is old
enough? Quit kidding yourself. You didn’t wait until he was old enough to
decide whether he wished to remain dirty or clean. Do you wait until he is old
enough to decide if he wants to take medicine when he is sick?
What will you say when Junior announces he does not like to go to church? That’
s easy to answer. Just be consistent. Tell him, “Junior, in our family, we all go
to church, and that includes you!” Your firmness and example will furnish a
bridge over which youthful rebellion travels into rich and satisfying experiences
in personal religious living.
The parents of America can strike a telling blow against the forces which
contribute to our juvenile delinquency, if our mothers and fathers will take their
children to worship our Lord regularly. —SELECTED
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SCIENTIFIC FACTS THAT PROVE EVOLUTION
Listed on this page are all of the known scientific facts that can be used to prove
evolution is an established fact of science, as commonly taught:
—adapted from Scott Huse, The Collapse of Evolution, Pg. 161
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SOME PENETRATING QUESTIONS
1.) Is our desire for material things so great we take jobs (and keep them) that
make it impossible for us to fully serve and worship God?
2.) Do we work so hard at secular employment and say we are too tired to study
the Bible, visit, spread the gospel, and worship God?
3.) Do we ever partake of the Lord’s Supper on Sunday night knowing we could
have been present Sunday morning?
4.) Do we place our Savior in the background when we go on vacation by never
inquiring concerning places to worship?
5.) Do we allow our children to attend dances and other places of iniquity? Do
we place our stamp of approval on such sin?
6.) Have we ever told the Lord inclement weather made it impossible to attend
and then go to work on Monday in the same kind of weather?
7.) Parents: Do we ever place the Master behind the children God gave to us?
8.) Do we put behind a worldly, unconverted view of Christianity? Is He buried
beneath a sectarian outlook? Behind flimsy excuses we would not use at work or
play?
9.) Has it occurred to us we are talking about things that are sinful and will
keep us out of heaven?
10.) Do we ever deliberately miss a worship service?