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January 11, 2023 ‘The Elk City News - 5 Call today to support Devotional the church page! 580-225-3000 MAKE SOMEONE’S DAY e Yow Auto Supply 221 South Jefferson Elk City, Okiahoma 580-225-2166 4121 South Main, Elk City P.O, Box 2579, Elk City, OK 73648 »: 580-243-0466 + Fax: 580-243-0472 Photo Credit: stockphoto/AlesRaths Wis was the last time someone beamed at you and said, “You made my day!”? Whatever’s going on, it is important Call today to support Great Plains Bank to realize that we never know when we might be making a life- altering impact with a small kindness or an extra consideration. the church page! Ete Cily- God may be using you for His particular purpose. Would you like EEEFIDZZCS to learn more about God working through you? Worship at His 580-225-3000 grbartokcore House this week, it will make your day! Daily Bible Readings Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew Matthew Designing Your New Year 10:32-42 11:1-19 11:20-30 16:1-12 16:13. 3-28 171-23 181-14 Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society \X Daily Devotional at DailyBible.AmericanBible.org ©2023 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.0. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com mouths. Whatever our pri- intelligent thought or reason- mary influence is will move ing, and encourages stupid Area Church Directory us in particular direction, staring. Louder noise and good or bad, brighter lights neutralize in- Assembly of God [Iau First Baptist Church Canute Seventh-Day Adventist vathe way we think is deter- telligence, learning and the 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City mined by the main influenc- ability to concentrate, Assembly of God Pastor Martin Brown, 580-472-3472 es around us. Who do you 115 W. Sth St., Brick Pastor Wes Via pMethodist| Pastor: Gary Griffin Retrop Baptist Church “hang-out” with? What do To change your 2023 life ex- Intersection Hwy 6 and 5S you watch or listen to? Our perience... Assembly of God United Methodist thinking is programmed by ..change your primary influ- 7th and Locust St., Sayre 702 W. Country Club Blvd, Elke those things with which we ences in use-of-time, music, 580-928-4296 Queen ofAll Saints cit choose to surround ourselves. videos and ah-muse-ment. Jimmy Blanken, Min. 914 N. Sth St., Sayre 580-225-0262 . show we feel is determined Determine to learn to think 580-928-2385 Scott Rodgers, Rev. by what we think. The only hange what you think First Assembly of God Rev. Danny Grover 2701 S. Randall , Elk City United Methodist Dixie Yoder way to change our emotions about! Focus on God's prom- 580-225-1167 St. Mathews Catholic 320 S. Magnoliea St., Erick is to change how we think ises and what He desires for Kevin Akins, Min, 3001 B. Hwy 66, Elk City 580-526-3949 A bag of seed stored in the about a particular situation or you to experience instead of 580-225-0066 barn won't produce a wheat life in general. focusing on what the devil Grandview Assembly of God Rev. Danny Grover United Methodist crop as long as it’s in the Pioneer and Country Chub, Elk City 802 N. 4th St., Sayre ...0ur choices are determined wants to shove down your $80-225-7742 Christian 580-928-2146 barn. While in the barn, ro- by our emotions. Decisions throat. The devil never wants Nat Hicks dents, birds and bugs will are open doors to our life ex- you to think about what Antioch Christian Nazarene gnaw away at the kernels un- perience, good or bad. 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City you're thinking about, 580-243-0066 First Church of The Nazarene til it can no longer produce ...our habits are built by deci- hanging influence and Great Plains Baptist Assn. Jeff McDowell 816 W. 6th St., Elk City abundantly, even when plant- sions and actions. thinking will change how you 1902 Watts St., Sayre 580-225-2026 Robert Barkely, Pastor ed in the soil. ..our character is deter- feel. Stop allowing yourself 580-928-2585 Christian Church 1S. Walnut, Erick Pentecostal mined by habits. to be controlled by your emo- Bible Baptist Church 580-526-3284 The Bible describes itself as ..character determines life tions, Emotions don’t have a 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City Grace Temple seed (Matthew 13:19). When experience destination, good brain and cannot think! First Christian Church 601 W. 20th St, Elk City 580-225-5344 (Diciples of Christ) we don’t know the Word, or bad. ...change your choices. More Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors we cannot sow it by speak- of what hasn’t worked in the Central Missionary Baptist 1500 N. Randall, Elk City 580-225-7801 Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La ing and cannot grow crops We personally design most of past will not work better in 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City Pena of abundant provision, heal- our own life experience. If the future! 580-225-0212 First Christian 600 W. Main, Elk City ing or joy. Ignorance of the we're dissatisfied with our ex- «break old, destructive hab- 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre Pastor, Jose Reyes Eastside Baptist 580-799-2964 P Presbyterian| Word of God is the primary periences and desire change, its. Build new, constructive 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City 580-928-3639 reason for the miserable, joy- it’s necessary to change our habits. 580-225-0742 Church of Christ less, sick and poor lives so primary influences: emp- ...be intentional about build- Chris Carlisle, Min. First Presbyterian Church of Christ many believers experience. ty entertainment, negative ing character traits that agree Fairview Baptist 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City When we neglect to plant or vulgar music and videos, 580-225-0718 580-225-3130 with God’s Word rather than 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City Gantt Carter, Min. good seed (the Word) in good an over-emphasis on sports, the surrounding culture. 580-225-0203 Non-Denominational soil (our minds), the devil and and unwise time choices on First Baptist Church of Christ his pests (demons) will come phones or computers are a While other people and their Erick ‘The Way Church 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City in and destroy the little we few examples. choices certainly have an im- 580-225-7951 580-526-3397 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City know, and sow the weed-seed pact on our lives, we cannot Church of Christ Elk City Elk City Community of ignorance, laziness, dis- Word origins are interesting. honestly blame others for our First Baptist Meets at Pioneer & Bell 120 S. Randall Ave., Elk City couragement, bitterness and ‘To muse means to think. The personal failure to exercise 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Erick 580-225-1184 580-526-3375 580-225-5295 rage (Matthew 13:25-39). prefix “a” or “ah” neutralizes authority over our own life Jason Klechner, Min, the word that follows. The experience. Start 2023 with Northeast Church of Christ Gateway 616 N. Locust Avenue 4227 W. 3rd St., Elk City How we choose our personal origin of the word amuse an intentional focus on God’s First Baptist 580-225-4395 580-225-1184 life experience in the New (ah-muse) means to delude or Word. The difference will 504 N. 4th St., Sayre Curtis Newton, Min. Year: deceive or to stare stupidly. 580-928-5518 amaze you! Westside Church of Christ .by the influences we al- Much of the entertainment Infinite Grace Ministries 580-225-3052 ‘The Link First Hispanic Baptist 200 S. 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