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June 29, 2022 The Elk City News - 5 Call today to support the church page! 580-225-3000 LET = Yow Auto Supply 221 South Jefferson Elk City, Okiahoma 580-225-2166 1121 South Main, Elk City P.O, Box 2579, Elk City, OK 73648 FREEDOM Phone: 580-243-0466 + Fax: 580-243-0472 | J. Kollyet. Fuchs cpa Office: 80:225.8677 RING Fax:580.225.1183 |———————___—_ Company PLLC sonny, main Eikcty 710 Wore St, ee ony “My country ‘tis of thee, sweet land ofliberty, of Thee I sing...” ith God in our future, the God on whom our country was founded, our future is bright. We must incorporate Him FARM BUREAU into our lives and the lives of our children. Begin with weekly /ED.INSURANCE Great Plains Bank family worship and then make Him part of each day and each Randy Dupree, LUTCF Ete City decision. Keep His words in your heart, where they are safe from Life + Home + Ferm «Auto 886-449 2265 harm. When you hear the church bells ring this week on God’s day... remember that they are bells of freedom. Let them forever 503 West 3rd, Elk City grbarkokcore 580-2225-3330 ring in our great nation...the United States of America! Daily Bible Reading 1 Cor. 1Cor. 1 Cor. 1Cor. 1Cor. Deut. Deut. 21-11 12:12-31 13:1-13 141-25 14:26-40 31:1-13 31:14-29 Easier Isn’t Better Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society YX. Daily Devotional atDailyBible-AmericanBible.org ©2022 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.0. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com James 1:3-4; Hebrews 10: the human race. Life cannot “Understand that trials sim- ever be consistently easy or Area Chur irectory ply produce proof that your fair in a sin contaminated Seventh-Day Adventis faith exists, by bringing out world, but no matter how or First Baptist Church Canute endurance, _ steadfastness why the hard things come, Assembly of God 580-471-3688 Seventh-Day Adventist and patience... now you let God promises to be at work Pastor Martin Brown 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City this do a thorough work, Assembly of God 580-472-3472 in each one for our benefit— 115 W. Sth St., Brick Retrop Baptist Church Pastor Wes Via so that you'll be fully devel- not to make life easy, but Pastor: Gary Griffin oped, lacking in nothing...for better—by bringing us to Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 you need steadfast patience full maturity. Apostle Paul, Assembly of God 580-303-0791 United Methodist and endurance, so that you who wrote so much of the 7th and Locust St., Sayre 702.W. Country Club Blvd, Blk may fully accomplish the will New Testament had this to 580-928-4296 Queen ofAll Saints City of God, and thus receive fully say about the severe trials he Jimmy Blanken, Min. 914 N. Sth St., Sayre 580-225-0262 what is promised.” 580-928-2385 Scott Rodgers, Rev. faced: First Assembly of God Rev. Danny Grover 2701 S. Randall , Elk City United Methodist Dixie Yoder A strength trainer develops stronger muscles by lifting “Praise the God and Father 580-225-1167 St. Mathews Catholic 320 S. Magnoliea St., Erick increasingly heavier weights. of all comfort. He comforts Kevin Akins, Min. 3001 E. Hwy 66, Elk City 580-526-3949 “Dr. Dixie, I am so frustrat- In the same way, greater us in all our affliction, so that Grandview Assembly of God 580-225-0066 ed by how HARD things are. spiritual and emotional en- we may be able to comfort Rev. Danny Grover United Methodist Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City 802 N. 4th St., Sayre Parenting is HARD, work is durance grows as we respond those who are in any kind 580-225-7742 Christian HARD, marriage is HARD... in a Godly way to adversity. of affliction, through the Mark Little, Min. 580-928-2146 everything is HARD. I don't When we escape into TV, in- comfort we ourselves receive Antioch Christian Nazarene think I signed up for this!” 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City ternet, food or drugs in an from God. For as the suffer- 580-243-0066 First Church of The Nazarene attempt to avoid discomfort, ings of Christ overflow to us, Jeff McDowell 816 W. 6th St., Elk City ‘Americans relentlessly pur- or when we push our per- so through Christ our com- Great Plains Baptist Assn. 580-225-2026 sue “easy” because we believe sonal responsibilities onto fort also overflows. If we are 1902 Watts St., Sayre Christian Church Robert Barkely, Pastor 580-928-2585, “easy” and “better” are the others, we stay self-centered afflicted, it is for your com- 1S. Walnut, Erick Pentecostal same thing, Grimm's Fairy and immature; spiritually fort and salvation. If we are Bible Baptist Church 580-526-3284 Grace Temple Tales, 30-minute sit-coms “flabby” and weak. comforted, itis for your com- 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City 601 W. 20th St, Elk City and mysteries-solved-while- fort, which is experienced in 580-225-5344 First Christian Church Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors you-wait reinforce the lie Power and resistance are your endurance of the same (Diciples of Christ) that there’s a magic word, two essential ingredients Central Missionary Baptist 1500 N. Randall, Elk City Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La wand or pill that will fix ev- for flight. As the engines sufferings that we suffer... for we don’t want you to be 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City 580-225-7801 Pena erything in an instant, withpush the plane against the unaware of our affliction in 580-225-0212 First Christian 600 W. Main, Elk City no effort or change on our wind, lift is created and the Asia: 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre Pastor, Jose Reyes part. So we're offended that plane soars into the sky. The we were completely Eastside Baptist 580-928-3639 580-799-2964 overwhelmed — beyond our 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City we have to exert more effort awesome power of the Holy 580-225-0742 Church of Christ Presbyterian strength — so that we even than we want to get the easy Spirit cannot effectively op- despaired of life. Indeed, we Chris Carlisle, Min. Church of Christ First Presbyterian life we think we deserve. But erate when we sidestep the 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City personally had a death sen- Fairview Baptist 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City the Bible indicates that an resistance of discomfort and tence within ourselves, so 580-225-0718 580-225-3130 untried, unchallenged life al- difficulty. Always looking for 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City Gantt Carter, Min. ways produces a lack of spir- the path ofleast resistance— that we would not trust in 580-225-0203 Non-Denominational itual and emotional tenacity. ourselves but in God who the “easy button”—keeps us First Baptist Church of Christ from soaring fully into God’s raises the dead. He has deliv- Erick ‘The Way Church ered us from such a terrible 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 580-526-3397 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City Untested believers cannot best for us. 580-225-7951. effectively accomplish God’s death, and He will deliver us. Elk City Community work on earth because their King David acknowledged We have put our hope in Him First Baptist Church of Christ Elk City Meets at Pioneer & Bell 120 S. Randall Ave., Elk City focus is on self, not God. the value of hard things: that He will deliver us again 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Brick 580-225-5295 580-225-1184 Difficult circumstances pres- “Before I was afflicted I went while you join in helping us 580-526-3375 ent us with the opportunity astray, but after I was afflict- by your prayers.” 2 Corinthi- Jason Klechner, Min. Northeast Church of Christ Gateway to choose to focus on God. ed, I keep receiving, loving, ans First Baptist 616 N. Locust Avenue 4227 W. 3rd St., Elk City Our choices, not our circum- and obeying Your Word.” 580-225-4395 580-225-1184 stances, determine whether 504 N. 4th St., Sayre Curtis Newton, Min, (Psalm 119:67) Call 580-774-2884 to learn 580-928-5518 we mature or continue in how to rise above life’s hard- Westside Church of Christ ‘The Link childish immaturity. We all “signed up for this” ships. First Hispanic Baptist 580-225-3052 200 S. Main, Elk City simply by being born into 919 W. 8th St., Elk City Church of God 580-225-7901 Trinity Fellowship Church of God 501 W. 1st, Elk City Sayre Main Street Baptist 580-225-0227 580-928-2345 Call today to support 1101 N. Main St., Elk City 580-225-2938 Joe Thompson, Min. Christ Ministiries the church page! Mt. Carmal Baptist Jehovah’s Witnesses 804 W. 6th St., Elk City 580-243-9708 1801 W. A Avenue, Elk City Jehovah's Witnesses 580-225-3000 580-225-2061 402 E. Washington Ave., Sayre 580-928-9330 One Church 120 N. Main, Elk City Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's J TERRY FURNITURE 580-210-8881 Witness SHOWOO Brannan Duncan, Min. 627 E. Benton Ave., Sayre —= Sears Hometown Stores Prairie View Baptist 2821 W 3rd St, Elk City 580-225-2131 1-40 S. 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