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August 17, 2022 The Elk City News - 5 Call today to support Devotional the church page! 580-225-3000 BUILDING GOD’S HOUSE = 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 Phone: 580-243-0466 + Fax: 580-243-0472 | Kellye L. Fuchs CPA Office: 580.225.8877 Fax: 680.225.1183 |__—_____&—______ Company PLLC 4000 N. Main tk city Phot eeitieva 716 W Src St, Elie City aith is the foundation of God’s house; love and forgiveness are important building blocks. God can work through us to build FARM BUREAU and repair His kingdom...when we shine with the love of God it /ED.INSURANCE Great Plains Bank is reflected onto everyone we meet. With God’s spirit dwelling Randy Dupree, LUTCF Et Cily- in us, we can construct and restore His kingdom on earth...one Life + Home + Ferm «Auto 8EB-49D L265 soul at a time. Invite a friend to church this week so that they can 503 West 3rd, Elk City G4 CONTE experience the peace, hope and love that are found there. 580-2225-3330 Daily Bible Reading Genesis Genesis Genesis Genesis Genesis Genesis Genesis 37:12-36 39:1-23 40:1-23 41:1-36 41:37-57 421-24 42:25-38 Urgency of praise Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society \X Daily Devotional at DailyBible.AmericanBible.org ©2022 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.O. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com. righteously, is powerfully In 1956, Jim Jones began to good! We could correctly imagine he was the second Area Chur irector read Isaiah’s statement, “God incarnation of Jesus Christ, y Seventh-Day Adventis keeps in perfect peace the one and established the People’s whose imagination, concepts Temple organization. Twen- Assembly of God Beet Rapes ire Comte Seventh-Day Adventist and purposes are dependent Pastor Martin Brown, 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City on Him...” ty-two years of evil imagina- Assembly of God 580-472-3472 Humankind is created in the tion culminated in the massa- aieWi pee Hace Retrop Baptist Church Pastor Wes Vie very likeness of God, and we cre of 918 people in Guyana, ey Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 Methodist have been invited to co-create Assembly of God 580-303-0791 with Him in at least two very South America, in November United Methodist 1978. 7th and Locust St., Sayre 702 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk specific ways: Everything we say and do— 580-928-4296 Queen ofAll Saints City We co-create life in human Jimmy Blanken, Min. 914 N. Sth St., Sayre 580-225-0262 babies through the gift of sex both good and evil—begins Scott Rodgers, Rev. First Assembly of God 580-928-2385 (Genesis 4:1) in the creative womb of our Rev. Danny Grover Dixie Yoder ‘We co-create life experience minds called the imagination. 2701 S. Randall , Elk City United Methodist through the gift of words God gave supremacy over 580-225-1167 St. Mathews Catholic 320 S. Magnoliea St., Erick Kevin Akins, Min. 3001 E. Hwy 66, Elk City 580-526-3949 When we were little, we had (Proverbs 18:21) the earth into the hands of vivid imaginations, but often Whether we use these power- Grandview Assembly of God 580-225-0066 humankind at creation (Gen- Rev. Danny Grover United Methodist whenever we tried to share ful gifts constructively or de- esis 1:28-30), When the first Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City 802 N. 4th St., Sayre our stories, adults scold- structively depends entirely couple began to imagine they 580-225-7742 580-928-2146 ed us, saying, “That's not ‘on how we direct our imag- Nat Hicks Antioch Christian could become gods, through Nazarene real. You're just imagining inations. Evil imaginations 3200W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City things.” Recently someone create carelessness, confu- pride and disobedience, they 580-243-0066 First Church of The Nazarene had this question: “I heard sion and death, Misuse of the placed that supremacy into 816 W. 6th St, Elk Cit Great Plains Baptist Assn. Jee MeDowall saossaee, you say that our imagination gift of sex always begins in the hands of the satan. His eed > Sayre Christian Church Robert Barkely, Pastor is where we create. I’ve al- the imagination. Righteous imagination is only evil con- ways felt foolish and wrong imagination creates life. Be- “ee 1S. Walnut, Erick Pentecostal tinually, and those who serve 580-526-3284 for imagining. So isn’t it cause of God’s perfect, eter- satan reflect that same evil Bible Baptist Church Grace Temple childish or wrong after all?” nal, faithful goodness, He 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City First Christian Church 601 W. 20th St, Elk City Part of the reason for our does not take His gifts back in their imaginations (James 580-225-5344 iciples of Chris) Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors 1:14-15). ci , BeaneN. sat 1500 Randall, ElkCitee critical view of imagination even when we misuse them. is that many Scriptural ref- Romans 11:29 (Amplified) God clearly acknowledged Central Missionary Baptist, Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City Pena erences to imagination are says, “For God’s gifts and His the tremendous power He in- 580-225-0212 600 W. Main, Elk City negative. An example is the call are irrevocable. He never vested into the human imag- First Christian 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre Pastor, Jose Reyes statement found in Genesis ination when He said, “If, Eastside Baptist 580-799-2964 8:21, “for the imagination of withdraws them when once as one people all having the 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City 580-928-3639 man’s heart is evil from his they are given, and He does 580-225-0742 Church of Christ Presbyterian youth...” However, the word not change His mind about same language, they have be- Chris Carlisle, Min. imagination is the Hebrew those to whom He gives His gun to do this, then nothing Church of Christ Se a ay they plan to do will be im- on Fairview Baptist N. 216 Ciity Adams Ave., Elk seeeO7a Se re 580-225-3130 ve EY word yay’-tser; a neutral grace or to whom He sends word which simply means “a His call.” possible for them.” Use this 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City Gantt Carter, Min. forming ; conception or pur- The Empire State Building 580-225-0203 great gift, but use it wisely! Non-Denominational pose”. The imagination can was conceived in the imag- First Baptist Church of Christ be used for good or evil. We speak life or death, bless- Erick ‘The Way Church ination of William F. Lamb ing or cursing, construction 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 580-526-3397 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City Isaiah 26:3: “You will keep in the late 1920's. Construc- 580-225-7951. in perfect peace the mind that tion was completed in just 15 or destruction into our life experience, and it all begins Church of Christ Elk City Elk City Community is dependent on You, for it is months, and the building of- First Baptist 120 S. Randall Ave., Elk City trusting in You.” The word ficially opened May 1, 1931. in the imagination. 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Brick Meets at Pioneer & Bell 580-225-5295 580-225-1184 translated “mind” in this Lamb's constructive use of Dive deep into the Word of 580-526-3375 verse is also yay’-tser—the imagination has resulted in Jason Klechner, Min. God and leam how to grow Northeast Church of Christ pocoeray cae word rendered “imagination” years of business benefit up spiritually. Call 580-774- First Baptist 616 N. Locust Avenue 50. 2081184 ity in almost every other Old and personal enjoyment as 504 N. 4th St., Sayre 580-225-4395, ‘Testament usage. Use of the over 10 million people have 2884 to learn more about how Curtis Newton, Min, knowledge and consistent 580-928-5518 Westside Church of Christ — word “mind” in translation viewed New York City from weakens the understanding the 86th floor observation application of God’s Word Sra First j Hispanic Baptist 580-225-3052 oa 200 S. Main, that the imagination, used deck. changes our life experience. 919 W. 8th St., Elk City Church of God ain ElkCiey 580-225-7901 Thank a Ged Tinity Fellowship Main Street Baptist BOL, abs Be Clty 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 eee Piel 402 E. 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