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Joshua Joshua We have what we say 26:1-19 27:1-26 28:1-14 29:1-29 30:1-20 6:1-27 21:43-22:9 Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society ©2021, Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.O. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com. might He increases strength, religious, gender and ethnic Area Church Directory making it to abound....those labels. who wait for the Lord, who This destructive habit of la- expect, look for, and hope beling produces binocular Assembly of God First Baptist Church Canute Seventh-Day Adventist] in Him, shall change and re- 580-471-3688 new their strength and power; thinking: We maximize our Assembly of God Pastor Martin Brown, 115 W. Sth St., Erick Seventh-Day Adventist they shall lift their wings and own strengths and qualities, Pastor: Gary Griffin Retrop Baptist Church 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City mount up close to God as ea- while magnifying the weak- Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 580-472-3472 gles mount up to the sun; they nesses and mistakes of those Assembly of God 580-303-0791 Pastor Wes Via shall run and not be weary, ‘7th and Locust St., Sayre they shall walk and not faint whose labels are different 580-928-4296 Queen ofAll Saints United Methodist or become tired. than ours. Labeling is sim- Jimmy Blanken, Min. 914N. Sth St., Sayre 702 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk 2. We talk ourselves into the ply a politically correct form 580-928-2385 City fearful bondage of rejection of name-calling, which very First Assembly of God Rev. Danny Grover 580-225-0262 and failure, or into the free- 2701 S. Randall , Elk City Scott Rodgers, Rev. Dixie Yoder often leads to shame and re- dom of knowing we are ac- jection; or at the other end of 580-225-1167 St. Mathews Catholic cepted in Christ. Kevin Akins, Min. 3001 B. Hwy 66, Elk City United Methodist Part2 Proverbs 12:13: “The wicked the spectrum, entitlement and Grandview Assembly of God 580-225-0066 320 S, Magnoliea St., Brick is dangerously snared by the blame-shifting. Scripture is Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City Rev. Danny Grover 580-526-3949 1. We talk ourselves into en- transgression of his lips, but clear that because believers 580-225-7742 United Methodist ergy or exhaustion. As we ofthetrouble. righteous shall come out are filled with God’s kind of Mark Little, Min. Antioch Christian 802 N. 4th St., Sayre listen to someone who drags Black and white thinking love, there is no room for that 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 580-928-2146 through life, and every other brings bondage. In this all- kind of thought and behavior. 580-243-0066 Nazarene word they speak is some form or-nothing-thinking, we tend 1 Corinthians 13:5-7 (Amp): Great Plains Baptist Assn. Jeff McDowell of “tired” or “weary” or “ex- to see things, ourselves and First Church of The Nazarene Love is not conceited, ar- 1902 Watts St., Sayre Christian Church 816 W. 6th St., Elk City hausted”, sometimes we get other people as being all 580-928-2585 1S. Walnut, Brick 580-225-2026 tired just listening to them wrong or all right; all good or rogant, rude or unmannerly. 580-526-3284 Robert Barkely, Pastor talk themselves into being all bad; total success or total God's love in us does not in- Bible Baptist Church tired! sist on its own way. It is not 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City First Christian Church Pentecostal Over time, negative thoughts failure. This mindset quickly filters out the good and fo- controlling, touchy, fretful or 580-225-5344 (Diciples of Christ) Grace Temple and statements become a hab- cuses on the negative, and resentful; and love keeps no Central Missionary Baptist 1500 N. Randall, Elk City 601 W. 20th St, Elk City it, persistently encroaching we begin to predict what will 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City 580-225-7801 Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors into our mental space with- happen in the future based on record ofthe evil done to it... 580-225-0212 First Christian Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La out our deliberately choos- our past fear. Love bears up under anything 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre na ing them. These negative The reality is we all make and everything that comes. Eastside Baptist 580-928-3639 600 W. Main, Elk City thoughts are usually based mistakes. Bondage and It is always ready to believe 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City Pastor, Jose Reyes on changeable circumstanc- hopelessness are like con- 580-225-0742 Church of Christ 580-799-2964 the best of every person, its Chris Carlisle, Min. es, not eternal truths. They joined twins. Hopeless think- hopes are fadeless under all Church of Christ Presbyterian feel totally believable, even ing must be replaced with Fairview Baptist 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City though often unrealistic and Romans 15:13 (Amp): “May circumstances; it endures ev- 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City 580-225-0718 First Presbyterian unreasonable. They pull us the God of your hope so fill erything without weakening. 580-225-0203 Gantt Carter, Min. 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City 580-225-3130 into a whirlpool of weary de- you up with all joy and peace, Biblical Guidance counseling Church of Christ spair. through the experience of offers life-changing teaching First Baptist Erick Non-Denominational But when we've identified your faith, that by the power 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 580-526-3397 these automatic thoughts, we of the Holy Spirit you may about how our self-talk af- 580-225-7951 ‘The Way Church can challenge them and re- abound and be overflowing, fects life and relationships. First Baptist Church of Christ Elk City 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City place them with truth from bubbling over with hope.” Join Dr. Dixie each Monday 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Brick Meets at Pioneer & Bell Elk City Community God’s Word. 3. We talk ourselves into liv- evening, 6:30-8:00 for an in- 580-526-3375 580-225-5295 120 S. Randall Ave., Elk City Isaiah 40:28-41: Have you ing from labels and suppos- depth study of the Biblical Jason Klechner, Min, 580-225-1184 not heard? The everlasting edly unchangeable conclu- principles she uses in coun- Northeast Church of Christ 616 N. Locust Avenue God, the Lord, the Creator sions. This takes away our seling. 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