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December 16, 2018; Volume 95, Number 50

SAVAGE STREET Church of Christ

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. Join us in 2023 when we celebrate our 100th anniversary!

In William Hendriksen’s commentary on the Book of Revelation, he provides a chart that I have duplicated below (although minus some details, otherwise it gets busy). It shows that truly the Book of Revelation is a serious of parallel visions like the ones God gave Pharaoh and Joseph interpreted or the ones that are in the Book of Daniel. Notice that each vision goes a little bit further than the previous one. Revelation makes sense this way rather than viewing it all as one big chronological timeline. Unfortunately, the present chapter and verse division hides these visions.

The Way to Look at the Book of Revelation

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Chapters 4–7

Chapters 8–11

Chapters 12–14

Chapters 15–16

Chapters 17–19

Chapters 20–22

6:00 Service

A New Breed of Outlaws

10:30 service

What Do You Want? Are you willing to forsake

anything to achieve your goal?

Philippians 3.8–11

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God's creation articles

Beauty in a Snowflake

Snowflake

"Great things doeth He [God], which we cannot comprehend.

For He saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth..." Job 37:5-6

People in warm climates are often thankful they do not have to experience winter. But one lovely thing they miss out on is the beauty of a snow-covered landscape when much of the grime and unattractiveness of the earth is covered over with the beauty of a soft white blanket of snow.

Millions of tons of snow fall over large areas each year. We are filled with wonder when we stop to realize that all of the snow is entirely made up of delicate, beautifully designed snowflakes, so small that one would scarcely cover your little fingernail. And such beautiful designs! People who study and photograph them continually prove, to their amazement, that no two snowflakes are alike.

With few exceptions, snowflakes are always six-sided. Sometimes the six sides are flat and straight, but more often they have six beautifully designed arms coming out from a circle, forming a common center which has its own design. Each spear-like arm matches the others on the same flake, but, as mentioned above, no two flakes have been found that are exactly alike. A scientist who made photographs of more than 400,000 snowflakes verified in his pictures that this was truly so. Isn't that amazing! No one but the Lord God could create so many different designs.

Snowflakes form in the clouds. They begin as tiny specks of dust surrounded by little droplets of water that change into flakes as freezing air blows on them. As they fall, many collide, changing the shapes from which they started and landing on earth with sometimes less than six sides, or becoming long and narrow. But each snowflake has its part in forming the snowy landscapes that attract skiers, tobogganers and photographers.

Even more important, the snow on mountains, that becomes deeper with each snowfall, is held in the cold temperatures of these high altitudes until hot summer months. Then a gradual melting releases snow in the form of water into streams and rivers to supply necessary moisture to forests, meadows and farms in the lower areas — wise planning by the Creator of all things.

In the Bible there is a lovely verse which says, "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow" (Isaiah 1:18). By "reasoning together" we understand that the Lord Jesus died on the cross to wash away our sins, and any who will confess to God that they are sinners and accept His offer to be their Saviour are saved

The Wonders of God's Creation (Volume 1-4) by Sidney R. Gill, also published by Bible Truth Publishers.

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UPDATE

“Here’s a short update on Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort’s work in Chico, CA, to assist the victims of the fires in Paradise, CA.

We’re sending the third truck full of supplies to the Chico church of Christ today (December 10th). The congregation is doing a great job distributing supplies. Plus, many churches of Christ in California have sent volunteers to help the Chico church. James Paine, from Hollister, California, flew back to Nashville today (December 10th), to drive the truck to Chico. James helped in 2017, after Hurricane Harvey, by driving 6 loads to the Houston area. Thanks for your prayers and support.”

Dale Linge

Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort

Hubbard, S., Ritzema, E., Watkins, C., & Wentz, L. with Logos Bible Software and KarBel Media. (2012). Faithlife Study Bible Infographics. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.

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December Activities: 16th: Deacons Meeting 21st: Hannan's Christmas Party 26th: Singing 30th: Potluck

January Activities: 18-19: Church Photos 27th: Potluck 30th: Singing

Please remember Connie Porter; she fell on December 9th and broke her leg in two places. She had surgery and a biopsy done this last Friday. Pray for her as she heals from surgery and pray that her leg will heal quickly.

Pray for Elzie Parker; he is getting weaker by the day and is having stomach pain. Also, pray for Jean that she will have strength as she cares for him.

2018 ContributionOpen & Close

BuildingDecember Greeters Card Collectors

Meet with elders & preacher

Weekly Average 3,267 ..................

Last Week December 9, 3,393 ......

Total After 49 Weeks 160,088.......

December 16: Wayne & Gloriann

December 23: Larry & Diane

DuncansNash Crisp

Jacob Noveske

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.

PRAYERS:

Deacons Meeting Tonight

Church Directory Please stop at the table in the foyer and select a time slot for the January Life Touch photos that will be taken for our new pictorial directory. We'd real-ly like to have EVERYONE photographed!

Snowflakes and a Snowman Kids: How many snow flakes can you find? Where is the mini snow man? He is hiding in the bulletin.

Christmas Break Youth Fun A Christmas Break Field Trip for 6th-12th graders (4th & 5th graders with a chaperone) will be on Thursday, January 3rd, 2019 from 2:00 pm -7:00 pm. We will be touring a historic home and having a New Year's party. Cost for the afternoon

is $5. Please see Andrea Crisp for a flyer with all the info and don't forget to RSVP!

Substitute Teacher Needed A substitute teacher is needed for the junior high/high school class on Sunday, December 30.

LTC Puppets Just 3 weeks until LTC Puppet practice begins! Our first practice will be Sunday, January 6th from 4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Happy Birthday! Elzie Parker celebrated his 94th birth-day on December 13th.

CALENDAR:

Pray for these caretakers and the shut-ins:

Phil Friesen as he cares for Diana Jean Parker as she cares for Elzie Glenda Brazil as she cares for

Mildred Jack Collier as he cares for Marie Cliff & Eve Hanson

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 If you would like a CD with any recorded sermons or adult classes please see Don.

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Doing Good Works: Create care kits to keep in your car to hand to those in need. Include a comb, a new pair of socks, tooth-brush/paste, a granola bar, a fast food gift card, and don’t forget to include a Scripture verse that communicates God's hope and love. Wisdom from Proverbs 16.3: Remember Who Is Lord “Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will be estab-lished.” We get frustrated that our plans do not come to pass, yet, did it occur to us that we should submit our plans to the one who runs the universe? Do you think that might help us? Wisdom from Abraham Lincoln “This habit of uselessly wasting time is the whole difficulty; and it is vastly important to you, and still more so to your children that you should break this habit. It is more important to them, because they have longer to live and can keep out of an idle habit before they are in it; easier than they can get out after they are in.” In a letter to his stepbrother, John D. Johnston, December 24, 1848

President Bush and His Eulogy J im Denison wrote : “Whi le Meacham and others who delivered tributes to the president have been applauded for their eloquence, the truth is that George H. W. Bush wrote his own eulogy with his life. H e a u t h o r e d n o f o r m a l autobiography (All the Best, a book of his letters, diary entries, and memos, comes the closest), but he lived with such courage, patriotism, and integrity that his life became his legacy. Charles Spurgeon advised us:

‘Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.’” Killing a Woman’s Baby From Pro Life Central: “How does killing a baby help a woman in poverty? How does killing a baby help a woman who is being abused? How does killing a baby help a woman who has been raped? She will still be poor, but with a dead child. She will still be abused, but with a dead child. She will still be a rape survivor, but with a dead child.

RUHL’S RULES

Our Mission Works Outside of Josephine County, Oregon

Chimala Mission Hospital and Schools,

Tanzania, Africa

Wayne Jackson & Chris-tianCourier.com, Stock-ton, 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

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 ..........

Caleb Parker Bear Valley

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