October 7, 2012

Volume 12, Number 41

Give Me Mine!
Luke 15:12And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' Greed is an ugly thing. It is also a confusing thing. For, it seems to me that there is a very fine line that divides the aggressive approach to gaining what is rightfully yours, and self-serving gain for personal pride. The truth be known, most of us are not fully aware when we have crossed that line. We readily recognize it in other people, but rarely in ourselves. Generosity, that is seen in gracious behavior is a beautiful thing. Generally, it is not a confusing thing. There may be times that we wonder about the motivation of the generous person. We may want to assign some less than altruistic motive. Still, generosity is mostly seen for what it is. It may have a bit of a blurred line between forced expectations and benevolent desires, but generosity is still generous. So, where do you stand? From what has been explained to me about the parable in our text, the younger brother (the prodigal) was within accepted customs to ask his father for what was coming to him by way of inheritance. It was the attitude he appeared to have, and subsequent actions that showed the reason for wanting an early inheritance that revealed his selfishness. From the time we are like little children, we tend toward an attitude of making sure that we get what we believe is owed to us. We often try to find a kind of self-determined balance. In other words; if you got yours, I want mine. Just try to buy one child a candy bar without buying anything for the other children. You will hear the cry, Thats not fair! Generosity and greed of spirit are not polar opposites. They may sit in close proximity to one another and be somewhat difficult to discern. I have to admit that I am much more impressed with the attitude in the radio personality who commonly says, Better than I deserve. The elder brother of the prodigal was worried, but the father reminded him that all the father had was his all the time. Russ
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Keep These In Prayer

Happy Birthday to ...

10/7 10/9 10/10 10/11 10/11 10/13 10/15

George King is home, and gaining Talsie Downs - - strength every day. Karen Elmore - - Jeanette Mitchell - Hazel Ruminer received some good news. Some suspect spots Camron Jolliff - - were not cancer. They are though, Kari Dyer - - - the source of some severe nerve Levi Downs - - pain. Medication and some possiSherry McKiddy - ble surgery will hopefully offer some relief. Happy Anniversary

to ...

Hubert Nelson is having radiation Clyde & Jean Christian - 10/7 treatments for cancer on his nose. Blue & Linda Suarez - 10/7 Dwight & Sheryl Andrews 10/11 Norman Bagger had surgery at Deaconess Hospital on Tuesday to Handyman Corner remove the tumor on his kidney, and should be home very soon. If you are able to do the job, you Don and Jo Hutton have several can volunteer to take it. health difficulties. Linda Marcom & Letha Meador Riley Baldwin continues to have throat surgeries about every six weeks. Diane Murrell, Bob Murrells wife will begin cancer treatments this week. Don Fleming - Bills brother 1. Move grill from patio to garage. Heavy grill 2. Remove patio light fixture, clean, and replace. 3. Move leather recliner from sitting room to living room. Two man job. Remember: Any small job that you need help doing can be listed here. We will run them for a couple of weeks. Check the website (especially the calendar) for updates and events of interest to us all. Note: We will soon have a new - updated website. Watch for it.

Homebound or Limited:
Jean Christian Lorella Wilson Aline McDaniel Oklahoma Christian Lectureship October 7-9, 2012 Theme: In Him

There is a poster on the bulletin Copies of the Sentinel are available board and programs are available for download on the website, usuon the table in the foyer. ally before Sunday.

Announcements to Notice
Presentation of the OEP (Our Eternal Purpose) was postponed last

week and is presenting it today.

Sermons on ITunes. Did you miss a lesson that your would like

to hear, or want to record one and give it to someone? You can do that now. Josh is uploading the sermons to ITunes. With access to ITunes, you can go seek Southern Ridge sermons and you will be taken to the page with the recent sermons on it. You can play them, save them, or burn them to a disk to give to someone. There is no charge for this. If you need help, just ask Josh.
Don Fuchs of the Tipton Childrens Home is scheduled be with us

on Sunday evening, November 4.

Also: The Tipton Home truck will be here Thursday of this week.

Below is a list of items needed at this time. Green beans Cereal Soup Apple Juice Ibuprofen Powdered Sugar Brown Sugar Evaporated Milk Apricot preserves Toilet tissue Paper towels Toilet bowl cleaner HE laundry detergent Fabric softener sheets

Bring your purchase to the donation room and leave it. If you prefer, you can give a cash donation to Dwain Thacker and the money will be used to buy items from the list. Change for Children cans need to be given to Dwain Thacker or turned-in to the office today if possible. October Events:

Pumpkin Carving October 21 Following evening service. See Josh so that he can get a count of all who will need a pumpkin. Mens BreakfastSaturday, October 27at 8:00 am. Trunk or TreatOctober 30 Check the list on the bulletin board for the menu and needed food. Also, plan to decorate your trunk and bring treats to share with the children. Visitation: We will be rearranging our visitation teams in the next couple of weeks. If you are willing to take part in a visitation team, plan to stay for a short meeting following evening service on Sunday, October 14. Brothers Keeper Meetings: No meetings have been announced. Check with your group leader about when your group can meet.

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Scheduled to Serve Next Week (10/14/12)

Order of Service
Announcements & Scripture: Acts 26:24-29 Song 12 (vs. 1 & 4) Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed? Song 312 (vs. 1,2, & 4) Ill Be a Friend to Jesus Prayer Song 368 Jesus Paid It All Comments Lord's Supper Collection Song 783 (vs. 1 & 3) Will You Not Tell It Today? Sermon: I Would That You Were As I Song 454 Nothing But the Blood Song 872 (sing twice) I Am Crucified With Christ Prayer OEP Presentation Keith McDougal

Announcements
Kevin Keenan

Greeters
Michael & Kim Berry Joe & Talsie Downs Horace & Betty Phillips

Lord's Table (am) Prayers: Walter McFadden

DeWayne Ross Hubert Nelson Horace Phillips Wayne Haynes George Holmes Jerry Doyle Roger Scott Tom Elmore

Lord's Table (pm)

Darrell MacDonald Bryan Ausmus

Prayers (am)
Brian Jaworsky Chuck Cox Sunday Dan Jolliff Donal Ruminer

Prayers (pm) Schedule of Services Bible study Worship Worship

Wednesday 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM
Deacons Michael Berry Joe Downs Bill Fleming Walter McFadden

Bible Study
Elders Kevin Keenan Horace Phillips Roger Scott Bill Sherman

God Is Good Always!

Ministers George King Dwain Thacker Darrell MacDonald Randy Vance Keith McDougal Russell Dyer Caleb Eggleston

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