Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Martin’s Chapel General Baptist Church Rev. Terry Howser, Pastor

112 Old Martin’s Chapel, Portland, Tennessee 37148 Phone 615-325-4335

Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita

Victims and Families

People that are in sin.

Our Church, U.S. Soldiers, Our Missionaries,

Edna Earl and Virgil Cook, Faye Finn’s Family,

Paul & Nadine Crowder, Carlene McGuffey,

Johnny Jenkins, Tommie Brown,

Minnie Lee Perdue, Jewell Agee and Norma Jane Stanley.

Just For Laughs

A father was at the beach with his children when his four-year-old son ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore, where a seagull lay dead in the sand. "Daddy, what happened to him?" the son asked. "He died and went to Heaven," the dad replied. The boy thought a moment and then said, "Did God throw him back down?"

A father was reading Bible stories to his young son. He read, "The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned to salt." His son asked, "What happened to the flea?"

Another three-year-old put his shoes on by himself. His mother noticed that the left shoe was on the right foot. She said, "Son, your shoes are on the wrong feet."He looked up at her with a raised brow and said, "Don't kid me, Mom. They're the only feet I got!"

On the first day of school, about mid-morning, the kindergarten teacher said, "If anyone has to go to the bathroom,hold up two fingers."
A little voice from the back of the room asked, "How will that help?"

Our pastor recently started wearing a lapel mike, and one Sunday as every Sunday after services he was greeting everyone at the back doors as they left.It was our turn to shake the pastors hand, and after doing so, he pulled back his suit coat and removed the battery from the battery pack of his mike. He began to laugh and heask my son if he knew that pastors ran by batteries? My little boy looked at me with a puzzled look and I knew what was coming next. He so innocently asked, Mommy, does Pastor Don really need batteries?

One day after Church Joe Joe asked his mom, Sandy, if she would sing the Cherry Coke song. "The Cherry Coke song" Sandy asked not knowing what Joe was talking about. Joe Joe said, "Yeah mom the Cherry Coke song, Joshua fought the battle of Cherry Coke, Cherry Coke,..."

The 2 Minute Habit, Caught It!

Just take 2 minutes. Just 2 minutes. Stop what you are doing and listen. Close your eyes, outdoors is best, and think upon God. Think of all the blessings His has given you, and blessings on your family, think of all the stuff His has blessed you with. At this point if you have realized that you are very blessed, stop and think of all the people in the world that have nothing, no food, no place to sleep tonight, no one to tell them about Jesus, the children that will go to bed tonight with no one telling them “I Love You.” We are blessed. Just think about this, just give Him 2 minutes each day this week, just 2 minutes each day and our whole attitude about things just might change, we just might get humbled enough to be really blessed by our Lord. 2 Minutes.

Think About This………

A father wanted to read a magazine but was being bothered by his little
girl, Shelby. She wanted to know what the United States looked like.
Finally, he tore a sheet out of his new magazine on which the map of the
country was printed. Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to Shelby, and said, "Go into the other room and see if you can put this together. This will
show you what our whole country looks like today." After a few minutes, Shelby returned and handed him the map correctly fitted together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. "Oh," she said, "on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, then our country just came together."

Please, We Need Your Help!

Please Help, Please Help!

No one has stepped you yet and we still need the help!

Our Wednesday Night Youth Classes are growing at an overwhelming rate. Thank God for sending these young people to us but we need your help! We need the following, as soon as possible:

1. Van Drivers and Adult Riders

2. Back up Drivers

3. Adult Helper to watch the children from 6:00 to 7:00

4. Classroom Helpers

5. Back up Helpers

Please, Please, Please Help! Please Prayer for Our Youth and that God will send us the right man to lead this department.

"As a schoolboy, one of Red Skelton's teachers explained the words and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance to his class. Skelton later wrote down, and eventually recorded, his recollection of this lecture. It is followed by an observation of his own.

I - Me; an individual; a committee of one. Pledge - Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity. Allegiance - My love and my devotion. To the Flag - Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, "Freedom is everybody's job." United - That means that we have all come together. States - Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that is love for country. And to the Republic - Republic--a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people. For which it stands One Nation - One Nation--meaning, so blessed by God. Indivisible - Incapable of being divided. With Liberty - Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation. And Justice - The principle, or qualities, of dealing fairly with others. For All - For All--which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine. "And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:"

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country, and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: Under God. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools, too?" Red Skelton

Daily Devotion

By Charles Spurgeon

"The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life." (Psalm 128:5)

This is a promise to the God-fearing man who walks in the ways of holiness with earnest heed. He shall have domestic blessedness; his wife and children shall be a source of great home happiness. But then as a member of the church he desires to see the cause prosper, for he is as much concerned for the Lord's house as for his own. When the Lord builds our house, it is but fitting that we should desire to see the Lord's house builded. Our goods are not truly good unless we promote by them the good of the Lord's chosen church.

Yes, you shall get a blessing when you go up to the assemblies of Zion; you shall be instructed, enlivened, and comforted, where prayer and praise ascend and testimony is borne to the great Sacrifice. "The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion."

Nor shall you alone be profited; the church itself shall prosper; believers shall be multiplied, and their holy work shall be crowned with success. Certain gracious men have this promise fulfilled to them as long as they live. Alas! when they die the cause often flags. Let us be among those who bring good things to Jerusalem all their days. Lord, of Thy mercy make us such! Amen.

Martin’s Chapel Church Website

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Quotable Quotes

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
-- Charles Spurgeon

Bible Trivia

What's the most common name in the Bible?

Answer for Oct 12---Ten Commandments , II Chronicles 5:4-10

Scripture of The Day

Let the heavens rejoice,

and let the earth be glad;

let the sea roar,

and the fullness thereof.

Psalms 96:11

Keep On Reaching!

Each One Reach One!

Have A Great Day.

See You In Church On Sunday.

Please Invite Someone To Church.

In His Service,

Bro. Terry Howser