The Bible Belongs in Schools

From Christian History Institute

THE NARRATIVE of United States history is inex-tricably intertwined with references to the Bible. For instance, when the Pilgrims spoke of creating a shining city on a hill, they were alluding to words of Jesus. In the same way, when settlers of Virginia observed a day of thanks toward God on the an-niversary of their arrival, they were obeying Scriptural in-junctions to give thanks. Abra-ham Lincoln warned that a house divided cannot stand, knowing his listeners would immediately recognize Jesus Christ as the authority for those words. Readers of Harri-et Tubman’s biography would have recognized her prayer “Oh, Lord! You’ve been wid me in six troubles, don’t desert me in the seventh!” as an allu-sion to Job 5:19 “He will de-liver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you.” And, when slave owners referred to the curse of Ham as a justification for holding blacks in thrall, the story of Noah and his sons would leap to a Bible reader’s mind. Likewise, when abolitionists declared slaves to be brothers, Bible readers would also recognize the allusion to Philemon 15–16: “Perhaps the reason he was sep-

arated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever—no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother.” The Ten Commandments are chiseled into stone at the Supreme Court of the United States, and the very names of many American cities reflect Bibli-cal lore: Bethlehem, Philadelphia, Beulah, Zion, Hell, and many more. Presidents and other prom-inent individuals have worn biblical names: John

Witherspoon, Daniel Boone, Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, Abigail Adams.

Educators have argued that cultural literacy demands a basic knowledge of the Bible. For this reason, Time magazine joined the push for biblical literacy on April 2, 2007, when David van Biema argued “The Case for Teaching the Bible.”

“Simply put,” Biema stated, “the Bible is the most influen-

tial book ever written. Not only is the Bible the best-selling book of all time, it is the best-selling book of the year every year.”

Biema mentioned Shakespeare’s 1,300 allusions to Bible passages and other references to the Bible in literature. He also argued that we “need the Bible to make sense of the ideas and rhetoric that have helped drive U.S. history.”

Our History:

The Savage Street Church of Christ began on March 4, 1923

at 6th and H Streets. After sometime on Evelyn Street, we moved to our present location

on March 20, 1960

April 23, 2017

SAVAGE STREET Church of Christ

6:00 service

“Dealing with Life as Christians”

Whether with friends, traveling, or suffering remember that you are a

Christian

Acts 16

10:30 Service

“How to Do Well as a Christian”

Understanding our relationship to the Old Testament shows us how

to do well

Acts 15

Our Mission Works Outside of Josephine County, Oregon

April Activities

The 23rd: Deacons Meeting The 26th: Singing

The 30th: Elders Forum The 30th: Potluck

August Activities The 14th-18th: Vacation Bible School

Chimala Mission Hospital and Schools,

Tanzania, Africa

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10 Commandments

Attention Senior Saints,

We are wanting to involve our youth in some service projects this year. But...we need your help! Do you need some yard work, window washing, car washing, paint-ing, cleaning, etc. done around your house, but you’re finding it difficult to get it done on your own? We would like to be of assi-tance! “Service” is FREE and comes with a smile. Please see Mike or Andrea Crisp if you have a project for our youth. PLEASE don’t be shy! We WANT service projects! You’d be helping create ser-vant hearts in our youth!

Family Fellowship Night

The next Family Fellowship Night will be on Friday, May 5th, 6:00 pm. (Notice that this is on a Friday night instead of our usual Satur-day!) Come to the church building and weather permitting, we’ll have an outside BBQ, enjoy playground time, a devo, and...FUN GAMES & RELAYS! We could use the following items: hot dog buns, ham-burger buns, sliced tomatoes, chopped onions, pickles, lettuce, bags of chips, pota-to salad, and desserts. Please see Andrea Crisp to sign up to bring an item. If it rains? We’ll still have dinner and a devo and we’ll...IMPROVISE!

Chris and Toby Duliakas have placed mem-bership with our family here at The Savage Street Church of Christ. We welcome you, look forward to getting to know you, and

worshiping with you!!

Congratulations to all of our LTC students!

Please check out the LTC display table in the back. There are several items to look at and enjoy! Also, please stick around for an extra 10 minutes after morning worship today to

enjoy an LTC video of the kids’ trip!

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in

hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

(Romans 15.13)

2017 Contribution Open & Close Building

April Greeters Card Collectors Meet with elders & preacher

Weekly Average 2,979 ..................

Last Week April 16 1,965 ..............

Total After 16 Weeks 47,666.........

April 16: Gene Tomlinson

April 23: Rick Calvert

No VolunteersNash Crisp

Dominic Meyer

The elders and

preacher have

regular meetings.

You may come

Mondays at 1:30

PM to Don’s office.

Call first. Or they

can meet with at

another time.

Pray for Elzie and Jean Parker. Elzie suffered a heart attack last week and has pneumonia. He is current-ly at the Highland House.

Pray for Wouida Curtis that she will have strength, comfort, and healing.

Pray for healing for Rose Cossairt. She had surgery on her shoulder and it went well.

Pray for our mission works outside of Josephine County.

Genesis 15.2, 3 – Speak to God about the promises in His word, and that you are seeking Him to fulfill those promises.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

OTHER NEWS If you would like to receive the bulletin as a PDF, please see Rebekah Calvert. If you would like to have your an-nouncement run in our bulletin, please place it on the secretary’s desk before Friday morning or email it to Re-bekah Calvert: Novesker@gmail.com

Potluck Next Week

Deacons meeting after evening services.

Elders Forum April 30

Graduation Ceremony There is a card from Kailey Marie Parker on the foyer bulletin board.

So good to see you!! We are so happy to have Gloriann back with us last week and glad she is doing good!!

Church Camp There is a flyer up on the foyer bulletin board for Southern Oregon Christian Camp. The theme this year is “I NEED YOU”. For any questions call Brian Pannell at West Main Church of Christ: 541-772-9640 More information to come soon!

Suggested Good Work Take the time to pray for your brothers and sisters in Christ all around the world who are perse-cuted for their faith.

Control Your Tongue When you are tempted to joke about sin: “Fools mock at sin, but among the upright there is favor” (Proverbs 14.9).

The Wisdom of George Washington: On honesty, justice, and minding your own business “In politics as in philosophy, my tenets are few and simple. The leading one of which, and indeed that which embraces most others, is to be honest and just ourselves and to exact it from others, med-dling as little as possible in their affairs where our own are not in-volved. If this maxim was general-ly adopted, wars would cease and our swords would soon be con-

verted into reap hooks and our harvests be more peaceful, abun-dant, and happy.”

The Wisdom of Augustine of Hippo: On whether you truly believe the Gospel “If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.”

Do you want a life without struggle? “Success is sweet, the sweeter if long delayed and attained through manifold struggles and defeats.” –A. Bronson Alcott

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” –Frederick Douglass

“Do not feel entitled to anything you do not sweat or struggle for.” –Marian Wright Edelman

“Strength only grows from strug-gle.” –Louis L’Amour

“The reward is not so great with-out the struggle…The triumph can’t be had without the struggle.” –Wilma Rudolph

“We take no delight in existence except when we are struggling for something.” –Arthur Schopen-hauer

“I’ve never forgotten for long at a time that living is struggle. I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for—whether it’s a field, or a home, or a country.” –Thornton Wilder

“Nothing, I am sure, calls forth the faculties so much as the being obliged to struggle with the world.” –Mary Wollstonecraft

“We glory in tribulations, know-ing that tribulation produces per-severance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope” (Romans 5.3–4).

“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and com-plete, lacking nothing” (James 1.2–4).

Our Mission Works Outside of Josephine County, Oregon

Chimala Mission Hospital and Schools,

Tanzania, Africa

Wayne Jackson & ChristianCourier.com, Stockton, California

Brad Harrub & Focus Press, Franklin, Tennessee

Don Iverson’s India Work

Don Patton’s archaeological work, especially Noah’s Ark

Mountain States Children’s Home, Longmont, Colorado

OUR SHEPHERDS: Wayne Duncan Dan Calvert

OUR PREACHER: Don Ruhl

OUR DEACONS: Gene Tomlinson Michael Crisp, Jr. Carl Peugh

OUR SONG LEADERS: Larry Amberg Phil Joseph Kevin Michael

OUR WEB SITE: GrantsPassChurchOfChrist.com

CONTACT INFORMATION: 220 NE Savage Street Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 541-476-3100 GrantsPassCofC@iCloud.com

WORSHIP AND CLASSES:

Sunday Classes 9:30 .......... Worship 10:30 ........ Worship 6:00 ........

Wednesday

Classes 7:00 ..........

RUHL’S RULES