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April 28, 2021 7 Elk City Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center 301 Garrett St, Elk City 580-225-2811 SPIRITUAL CONDITIONING FEEL THE BURN Bigstockphoto/megaflopp 716 W 3rd St, Elk City 580-225-3442 W A ll of the skill and technology in an operating room is physical hen we feel dedicated fitness. to our onemuscles Building “burn” assurance purpose…the spiritual we know we fitness is similar. that improving arethe There patient are times will be restored to health. There is one condition, however, that we the all feel skill emotional of theand spiritual surgical teampain, but often cannot through control - the these painful condition of challenges the patient’s wespirit. exercise our been It has faith in God’sthat proven wisdom thoseand increase patients withour a spiritual positive, hopeful, strength.and Increase your faithful spiritual attitude haveenergy each weekgreater a significantly as you worship the One who strengthens you. Welcome challenges with chance of survival and recovery. We can learn a faithful attitude by an attitude of acceptance for you’ll know it’s working when you studying God’s Word. A practice of positive spiritual conditioning feel the “burn”. at your house of worship each week could save your life. Daily Scripture Daily Readings Bible Reading Psalm Matthew Psalm Matthew Psalm Mathew Psalm Acts Psalm Acts Psalm Acts Isaiah Acts 57 17:1-27 91 20:1-19 102 20:20-34 103 3:1-26 121 4:1-22 130 4:23-37 6:1-13 5:1-16 Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society z Daily Devotional at DailyBible.AmericanBible.org Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society z Daily Devotional at DailyBible.AmericanBible.org ©2021 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.O. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com ©2020 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.O. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com Are you dressed to kill and who the enemy is we are prayer and entreaty. To that to kill. end keep alert and watch with “Put on God’s whole strong purpose and persever- armor—the armor of a ance, interceding in behalf of heavy-armed soldier which all ofGod’s consecrated people.” God supplies—that you may (Ephesians 6:11-18 417-737-477 be able successfully to stand Pastor: Gary Griffin In reality, we cannot kill up against ALL the strategies satan because he is a spirit and the deceits of the devil. being and spirits can’t die. For we are not wrestling with 580-472-3472 However, we can “kill” his at- Pastor: Wes Via flesh and blood—contending only with physical opponents, tempts to steal, kill and destroy but against the despotisms, our lives (John 10:10). We are Dixie Yoder against the powers, against to take our authority over the Dressed to kill—a phrase the master spirits who are the demonic realm—establishing used to communicate fancy or world rulers of this present the Kingdom of God on earth attractive attire. We aren’t told darkness, against the spirit everywhere the devil tries to who it’s designed to kill, but in forces of wickedness in the infiltrate with evil, destructive our death-soaked language, we heavenly, supernatural sphere. intent. Scott Rodgers, Rev. don’t question what it means. Therefore put on GOD’S “Casting the whole of your 10:30 Phrases like, “I nearly died…I COMPLETE ARMOR, that care—all your anxieties, all just about died laughing…it you may be able to resist and your worries, all your concerns, scared me to death…it just kills stand your ground on the evil once and for all—on Him, for me when…” indicate a deep day of danger, and, having He cares for you affectionately and unconscious preoccupa- done all the crisis demands, and cares about you watchfully. tion with death. to stand firmly in your place. The Bible tells us that death Stand therefore—hold your Be well balanced, temperate, is the last enemy we overcome, ground—having tightened the sober of mind! Be vigilant and 421 N. Booth Ave. and that Jesus came to set us BELT OF TRUTH around your cautious at all times; for that free from the fear of death. loins and having put on the enemy of yours, the devil, “Since, therefore, [these BREASTPLATE OF INTEGRI- roams around like a lion roar- His] children share in flesh and TY and of moral rectitude and ing in fierce hunger, seeking blood—in the physical nature right standing with God, and someone to seize upon and de- of human beings, He Himself having SHOD YOUR FEET in vour. Withstand him; be firm in a similar manner partook of preparation to face the enemy in faith against his onset— the same nature, that by going with thE firm-footed stability rooted, established, strong, 601 W. 20th St., Elk City through death He might bring of the Gospel of peace. Lift up immovable, and determined, to nought and make of no ef- over all the covering shield of Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La Peña knowing that the same identi- 600 W. 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