Religion

“O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD” (Jer. 22:29). These words, spoken so long ago, reflect what God wants more than anything. His desire is for His creation to hear His spoken word which is “quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Heb.

The Old Testament consists of thirty-nine enlightening books broken down into four sections. There are five books of law, twelve books of history, seventeen books of prophecy and five books of poetry (also known as Hebrew wisdom literature). The book of Ecclesiastes is one of the five books of poetry inspired by the Holy Spirit.

The book of Proverbs gives us some of the best council when it comes to daily Christianity. Solomon said, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6). The Godly life is truly the happiest and best way of life.

A candymaker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would remind people of the true meaning of Christmas; so he made the candy cane to incorporate several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy. White to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus, and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the Church, and the firmness of the promises of God.

It is said that a doctor can tell a great deal about our physical condition simply by looking at our tongue. The same is true of our spiritual condition. How we use our tongues is a great indicator of our spiritual status. Did you know that all of our religion amounts to nothing if we do not learn to bridle our tongues?

During the time of the American Revolution a story is told of a commander of the British troops who was playing a game of cards when a courier arrived with an urgent correspondence addressed to the colonel. Upon receiving the letter, the British colonel put the letter in his pocket and waited to read it until the card game was finished.

When Paul preached on "Mars’ Hill" to the Epicureans and the Stoic’s in Acts 17 He encouraged them to seek the Lord "if haply they might feel after him, though he be not far from every one of us" (Acts 17:27). In that beautiful sermon the Holy Spirit made it clear that God has been revealed through His creation (Acts 17:24; also see Psalm 19:1-6 & Romans 1:20).

The annual Johnson City Thanksgiving service led by the Ministerial Association will be held Sunday Evening November 20, 7P at Trinity Lutheran Church outside of Stonewall. The individual congregations will provide music with a message from Lee Romero Pastor of our Methodist congregation. After the service there will be a time of fellowship at the Trinity Fellowship Hall.

GriefShare Support Group meets on Tuesdays, September 13th through December 13th, 2011 7-8:30 PM at Community Church of the Hills GriefShare is a non-denominational, Biblically-based seminar and support group. For more info call church at 830.868.7667 www.griefshare.org

Members and guests of the First United Methodist Church of Johnson City re-dedicated their church sanctuary Sunday following the extensive remodeling work done to the building. Although an early completion allowed the congregation to move last week’s Sunday services from the temporary worship space in the Activity Building, this was the first look at the renovations for many of the members. The former pastors of the church were invited to return for the occasion, and se ...