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In their book, “The Day America Told the Truth”, authors James Patterson and Peter Kim revealed
some shocking statistics on how far people in this country would be willing to go for money. When
asked what they’d do for $10 million dollars: (25%) Would abandon their entire family, (23%) Would
become prostitutes for a week or more, (16%) Would give up their American citizenship, (16%)
Would leave their spouses, (10%) Would withhold testimony and let a murderer go free, (7%) Would
kill a stranger, (3%) Would put their children up for adoption.
As one cynic put it: “everyone has their price.” As the above survey indicates, some people will sell
just about anything to gain financial security. But certainly Christians wouldn’t act like that. Christians
wouldn’t have “a price” for which they’d sell themselves for, would they?
"Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many
grief's." (I Timothy 6:10) What Paul was saying was, some Christians had walked away from their
faith, their salvation, their relationship with God - to pursue financial gain. And in the end they would
realize what they had lost. Why would Christians even consider casting away their faith for the sake
of earthly riches? What mysterious power does money have, that it could cause someone to do a
thing so foolish?
Eric Hulstrand writes in Leadership magazine: "While I was preaching one Sunday, an elderly
woman, Mary, fainted and struck her head on the end of the pew. Immediately, an EMT in the con-
gregation called an ambulance. As they strapped her to a stretcher and got ready to head out the
door, Mary regained consciousness. She motioned for her daughter to come near. Everyone thought
she was summoning her strength to convey what could be her final words. The daughter leaned
over until her ear was at her mother’s mouth. ’My offering is in my purse,’ she whispered."
What does money do? It may bless you or curse you. The choice is yours. But God constantly re-
minds us that we are not the owners, but temporary stewards.
For all who enjoy going out to eat at noon with oth-
ers, there is usually a group doing that on most ♦ Oct 7 at 6– pm Worship
Sundays. Ask for Carol, Lisa or Jesse if you want 7- pm-Finance
to be included in this "Dutch treat" activity.
Check the calendar in this issue of KAIROS for in- ♦ Oct 9 at 8- am-UM Men’s Breakfast
formation on the various opportunities' that are at IHOP
available here at San Marcos United Methodist.
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October 2010
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2
9-11:30 am Leadership
Meeting
3 WORLD COMMUNION
4 5 6 7 1:30 Fitness 8 9
11:00 Worship
10:00 Worship
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September Prayer Vigil Bible Study Groups
We had a very successful September Prayer Vigil There are presently two Bible Study groups meet-
this year. Our members prayed every day of the ing at the church. If you would like to participate in
week, all month for our pastor, his family and min- one, they are on Sunday Evenings at 6:30, taught
istry, our church, our community, our nation and by Pastor Dave Walker. They are taking a break
the world.
and the next study will be on September 19th. The
study is the Prophets. They will study 1st Peter
Thirty-one people prayed throughout the month. next.
They were:
Lorene Mendenhall, Lisa Abel, Gay Hamby, Dave
Walker, Donna Blanche, Paul Butler, Barbara Pug-
liese, Jesse Abel, Myrna Baker, Rose DeLeon,
Florence DeLeon Bernal, Felipe Bernal Jr., Flor-
ence Ferguson, Betty Chaffee, Christina Wilde,
Noni Essert, Merry Williams, Dwain Allen, Carol The second group meets on Wednesday mornings
Oakley, Mary Simelton, Ione Head, Elsa Singh, at 9:00 . They are studying “The Purpose Driven
Inez Williams, Christina Wilde, Laurel Plagge, Life” led by Pastor Tae Kim. There is space avail-
Charlie Gragg, Georgianne Brewis, Janice Walker, able if you would like to join either group. Contact
William Simelton, Francee Colace and Sophie Kim.
Pastor Dave at 760-752-1409 or Pastor Tae at 760
-304-4428.
We asked for Peace, Purpose, Power and Bless-
ings. Thank you to all who signed up and to those SAVE THESE IMPORTANT DATES !
who prayed but did not sign up!
October 3 at 11:00 AM —World Communion
Sunday we will have a joint worship service with
the Korean Congregation with lunch to follow.
Please bring a friend or neighbor.
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ROGER WILLIAMS, Pastor Do you doubt that anyone who uses this way of
Presbyterian Church U.S.A. introducing themselves has a sense of hu-
mor? It is not that I tell a lot of jokes, but that I
find humor one of the best ways to communi-
cate with people. If we can laugh together we can cry
together, and if we can cry together and laugh together
I was asked to give a brief we can grow together to be what The Lord
wants us to be. I have served the following
introduction of myself for the
parishes in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.
Spiritual Retreat.
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The cost of $20 per person, or $30 for the family {2
adults + one child} includes lunch and helps pay for
the use of the Retreat Center. Scholarships are
available.
- Merry Williams
OMISSIONS
This year’s speaker is pastor Roger Wil- It is not so much the things I do that cause me to regret.
liams. He and Merry have been married for 44
years, and make their home in San Marcos. It’s the little things I leave undone, the things that I forget.
~Anonymous
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