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Sunday, January 19 10:00am Worship Announce.: Greg Peterson

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Sunday, January 26 10:00am Worship Announce.: David Brown

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David Brown
Greg Peterson Merle Roehr John Alexander
Ephesians 1.20-23

Merle Roehr
David Brown Jovito Sabal Sonny DeLong
Acts 2.1-4

Hosts (and Chefs!) for the Teen Devo on January 9, 2014 Salad and Lasagna without plates or forks . . . Bravo!

Karen, John & Jordan Alexander

Communion:

Jim Christian Harry DeLong Sonny DeLong Lonnie Martinez Jeff Foster Seven Days That Changed The World:
Day 4 (New Testament)

Communion:

Norman Atchison Will Barbour Virgil Morgan Jim Wilson Jeff Foster Seven Days That Changed The World:
Day 5 (New Testament)

God WILL Give You MORE Than You Can Handle: I Guarantee It T
by Kayla Lemmon (from lemmonythings.com 1-13-2014)
heres a certain phrase Ive come to really dislike. All my life, Ive heard this phrase whenever I go through a rough patch. And by rough patch, I mean a prickly, gnarly patch that leaves me bleeding to near death. (Youre probably familiar with those kids of patches.) That phrase: God will never give you more than you can handle. And its a sweet sentiment, really. The people who say it are speaking from caring and concerned hearts. BUT . . . it isnt true! I know that sounds harsh, but I promise I havent suddenly lost my mind or have become an angry-with-God bitter woman who hates the world. Actually, when I realized the simple fact that God canand WILLgive us more than we can possibly bear, it got easier. And it all started to make sense. Ive often trudged through trials that overwhelm me. Ever since my childhood there have been trials that have made me grow up pretty fast. But granted, I know for a

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fact that youve had your own share, too, because thats the reality of life. But this last trial is the one that shook me to my core and had me searching like a mad woman for answers as to why it was happening . . . and how I could possibly even survive it. I lost my Dad to cancer last month. And it was absolutely horrific. Every day leading up to his death was like walking through every level of hellslowlyfor lack of a better term. Theres no other way to describe it. The images, the sounds, the sleepless nights . . . the cries for God while we look on . . . helpless . . . the torment of rubbing morphine in his cheeks, praying itll absorb . . . but to no avail. The horrible, wrenching pain that came with lifting him up, laying him back down, lifting him up, laying him back down . . . because he became so restless and cried out for home every few minutes. And all along, in the back of my mind, I reminded myself that millions of people go through this, and have already gone through this very thing. And it is simply unbearable. If you disagree . . . its because you havent been there. This trial was so consuming that I hate to put it in the past tensesometimes it still consumes me. Yesterday, at my Dads memorial service, it consumed me all over again. Ive suffered from nightmares where I relived the memory over and over mercilessly. I sometimes see his face on strangers that pass and worry that Im going crazy. I cry over sad songs in the car and torture myself with stacks of pictures and yellowed photo albums. Its just beyond missing him. And even with a firm testimony of the gospel and with peace that he is exactly where the Lord prepared for him to be, it is still too much for me to
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Sunday, January 19 6:00pm Worship Aaron Kays David Brown Jeff Foster Speaking To Trees And Mountains
Matthew 21.18-22

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Matthew 21.23-32

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handle at times. It steals my breathand it can steal my joy.

So, the other day, I turned to the Scriptures. I needed help. I wanted to know where that phrase was that people kept repeating to me in church and at work and over the phone. Why did the Lord trust me so much?! Why did He think I could handle these kinds of trials? And then I realized: I couldnt find that quote . . . because it ISNT there. It never mentions anywhere in the Scriptures that the Lord WONT give you more than you can handle. Yes, in 1 Corinthians 10.13, it speaks of Him giving us an escape from temptations so that its not too much to bear. But when it comes to pain, trials, heartache, and burdens . . . NOT ONCE does it say it wont be more than we can bear. Instead, our Lord Jesus beautifully says, Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light (Matthew 11.28-30). These words struck my heart, as you can imagine. Christ is speaking to those of us who are carrying burdens much too heavy for our own shoulders. And in that one verse He simply states the reason when we are given more than we can handle: Its so we can come to Him. Its so we can trust Him enough to hand over our heavy, crippling burdens and let Him carry the load. I didnt really know what needing Him meant until I had no other choice. I didnt know what it meant until I wrapped my arms around my middle so I wouldnt fall apartor the time I choked on tears and yelled toward Heaven . . . or the times I was utterly alone, and the silence was too much to bear. Those are the times that taught me Hes not just a WANT or a convenient symbol of love or a reason to do good deeds. No, Hes the very air we breathe. And Hes the only one who can make it bearable when Life is simply anything but.

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Michelle Albert & Gaylin Blackgoat
were baptized at our building on Sunday, January 12 by Terry Laurence, minister for the Ft. Defiance Church of Christ. Pray for these women as they begin their Christian walk. They are from the Ft. Defiance area.

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Cheryl Harrel, mother of Kim Brown, will

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David Holt, a friend of Merle & Annette

Roehr, has an inoperable brain tumor. He lives in Silverton, Texas.
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Murphy, former superintendent of Manuelito Navajo Childrens Home, will be going on a mission trip to England and France on March 21-29. Can you help support Blake financially? He and his father will be assisting churches in Northampton, England and Paris, France. Blake is a senior in high school and will be attending Crowleys Ridge College in Arkansas in the Fall. He will be majoring in Bible, and wants to become a preacher. If you can help Blake financially for this mission trip, please put your gift in the collection plate during the regular offering. Please mark your gift as support for Blake.

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Bev Henderson has pneumonia and her

heart is in arrhythmia. She is on medication to treat the heart problem. Last Monday, a procedure to shock her heart into rhythm was not affective. Another procedure will be done soon. She was able to return to her home in Amarillo, Tex. on Wednesday. 1 KNOWS We are updating our church member directory. Please take a Member Information Sheet available on the back table, provide the information requested, and return your completed form to Jeff Foster. Photos will be taken soon. Each family will be given copies of the new directory when it is finished.

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