WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Wednesday, July the 21st is the anniversary of classmates:

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. .Rick and Beverly Davis

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GOD SAVED YOU BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU

The sole reason that God sent His Son, Jesus, to this world to die for your sins and mine was because He loved us. God forgives us, grants us eternal life, and gives us the gift of His Holy Spirit out of His immeasurable love and grace. There is no other reason. Many people seem to believe that God saves a man or woman because of the person’s good works or service. Nothing could be farther from the truth. There isn’t any amount or any type of service that can earn salvation. The apostle Paul made this very clear when he wrote to the Ephesians: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Eph. 2:8–9). Even the faith by which we believe God forgives us and saves us is a gift of God that flows from His love!

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Stanley, C. F. (1997). Developing a Servant's Heart (electronic ed.). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.

THE AUTHORITY OF CHRIST

Since “Christ is the Head of every man,” He is uniquely the Head of the church as its Savior and Lord, having redeemed and bought it with His own blood. But in His divine authority Christ is Head of every human being, believer and nonbeliever alike. “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth,” Jesus declared (Matt. 28:18). Those who willingly submit to His authority are the church, and those who rebel against His authority are the world.

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MacArthur, J. (1997, c1994). Different by design. Includes indexes. Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books.

TENNESSEE BAPTIST CONVENTION

Please check out the new Listing on "Sites of Interest"

Lower right of main page. I wish we had thought of this earlier, but the credit goes to Bro. Ken Coleman for such a nice addition to our Class Website. You can also just double click on the TBC logo and go straight to their site. Joe and Brenda both recommend checking it out as soon as you have time.

THE PURSUIT OF TRUE HAPPINESS WILL LEAD YOU ULTIMATELY TO JESUS CHRIST

The fifth chapter of Matthew records the words of Jesus regarding happiness. He was an extremely happy man, and His inner joy no doubt came partly from relationships. He had a group of friends who loved Him, and He was endowed with the ability to speak and to heal. If you have a ministry, you know what great joy can be derived from it. Yet over time, the ministry of Jesus Christ shrank. Fewer people followed Him, until the night of the Last Supper when there were just His twelve disciples close by. Knowing that He was about to die and witness the desertion of even His closest friends, Jesus still was able to tell them, “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full” (John 15:11).
Jesus, with everything about to come undone, was still able to tell His disciples that He wanted them to be joyful. Can you imagine a man about to die the most terrible of deaths talking of His joy and gladness? Either He must have been insane, or He had an incredible resource of happiness about which our world knows very little. The verses in Matthew chapter five explain His joy, and His words can change our lives. It may not immediately change the way you outwardly live, but it will help you find the inner peace and happiness that makes it possible to find joy in the midst of trial.
When the business in which you have invested your life savings fails, you can still find joy. When the child in whom you have invested your life turns south instead of north, there will still be gladness. When people begin to reject you and turn against you, you can still find happiness in Him. As we work through this study, may each of us discover the joy of knowing the Lord, having our sins forgiven, and being confident that He has a plan for our lives, and heaven is on the agenda. May we find happiness as we look to the words of Jesus Christ in the Beatitudes.

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Jeremiah, D. (1996). How to be happy according to jesus : Study guide (14). Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

CLASS VISITOR SUNDAY 7/4

Emmalee Hummel

(Burgess Granddaughter)