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RELIGION 4+ SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2024 The Elk City News A TOUCH OF GLORY SSS Great Plains Bank £0 City- 716 W 3rd St, Elk City 580-225-3442 2 z DID GOD CREATE ll around us we see evidence of labor - everything we use or touch has involved the labor of someone at some time. Some THE DEVIL? jobs are more glamorous than others, but all jobs are important. Maybe you don’t feel that your job is so glorious. Yet, if you do your job to the best of your ability and for the glory of God, you cannot help but show enthusiasm to those around you. As you word used to describe God The Bible indicates that celebrate Labor Day this year, won’t you take time to think about throughout Scripture. Con- the emergence of the devil worshipping the Creator each week in His house? He will show trol means “the power to was a kind of “reverse meta- you how to put a “touch of glory” in your life. direct people’s behavior; to morphosis” that occurred steer, command, dominate when Lucifer fell into eternal Daily Bible Readings or hold sway over” While ruin through his own rebel- 1 Samuel 2Samuel 2Samuel 2Samuel Romans Hebrews ~—_- Hebrews sovereign and control have lious choice, When Adam 311-21 5:1-25 TAT 718-29 41-25 11:1-22 11:23-40 some commonality, they are and Eve chose to obey him not interchangeable. When instead of God, they handed ScripturesSelected by the American Bible Society XX Daily Devotionalat www.AmericanBible.org we use these words as though their God-given dominion ©2024 Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.O. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com they're the same, we tend so ‘over creation to satan, and strongly toward the defini- placed themselves under his Area Church Directory tion of control that we be- rebellious, hate-filled domi- gin living as if our will is a nation. Assembly of God Sunday School 9:15, Worship 10:30 Dixie Yoder privilege in name only. We In the beginning God cre- Wed Prairie View Troops 3:30 580-225-2266 J often hear the statement: say resentfully, “God is going ated the beauty and richness Assembly of God Wed Prayer Meeting 6:30 Seventh-Day Adventist “How could a God who made to do what He's going to do of life. Rebellion created the 115 W. Sth St., Brick Retrop Baptist Church Seventh-Day Adventist all the beautiful things in the anyway. He always gets what poverty and horror of death. Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City world also make things that He wants.” God is light, and gives us Assembly of God 580-303-0791 $80-472-3472 Service times: are scary and evil?” Many light from Himself, Rebel- 7th and Locust St., Sayre Catholic 2:00 pm Bible Study are puzzled by the seeming We only have to learn lion introduced the darkness 580-928-4296 Queen ofAll Saints 2:50 pm Church Service Jimmy Blanken, Min. contradiction of a good God about the wonderful envi- of evil. 914N. Sth St, Sayre and His “involvement” with ronment God created for First Assembly of God 580-928-2385 evil. Did He create the devil? humanity to know what Darkness is the absence of 2701S. Randall , Elk City Rev. Danny Grover United Methodist He wants for us: intimacy light 580-225-1167 702 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk The fairly common mis- with Him, strength, whole- Death is the absence of life Kevin Akins, Min. St. Mathews Catholic 3001 B. Hwy 66, Elk City City conception that God created ness and perfect provision. Evil is the absence ofrigh- 580-225-0066 580-225-0262 satan is birthed out of our “God saw everything that teousness. Grandview Assembly of God Rev. Danny Grover Scott Rodgers, Rev. Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City casual acceptance of state- He had made, and behold, it 580-225-7742 Christian United Methodist ments like, “God is in con-was very good, suitable and Lucifer became satan be- Nat Hicks 320 S. Magnoliea St., Erick trol” and “God always gets pleasant. He approved it cause he refused rightness Antioch Christian 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 580-526-3949 His way, so He must have completely...” Genesis 1:31 and obedience. In Eden, 580-243-0066 wanted this to happen”. (AMP). When God placed humankind empowered the United Methodist Great Plains Baptist Assn. Jeff McDowell 802 N. 4th St., Sayre» 580-928-2146 the first man and woman devil by refusing the light 1902 Watts St., Sayre Christian Church ‘Sun School: 9:30 AM/Worship:10:45 If we believe evil is some- in the Garden of Eden, He and life of God. The same is 580-928-2585 1S. Walnut, Erick how God’s will, we cannot blessed them and said, “Be true today. Nazarene Bible Baptist Church 580-526-3284 confidently ask Him for pro- fruitful, multiply, and fill the 1018 W. B Avenue, Elk City First Church of The Nazarene tection and deliverance from earth; you subdue it, Use all FROM DR. DIXIE: In- 580-225-5344 First Christian Church 816 W. 6th St,, Elk City it! The question of whether its vast resources in the ser- finite Grace Ministries is (Diciples of Christ) 580-225-2026 growing again! Asa result of Rev. Andrew Dages or how God was involved vice of God and man; have Central Missionary Baptist 1500 N. Randall, Elk City 580-225-7801 in the devil's appearance dominion over the fish... the devastating stroke that 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City Pentecostal needs to be settled in our the birds...and every living knocked me off my feet four 580-225-0212 First Christian thinking so that our ability creature that moves upon the years ago, I have been unable 1601N. 4th St, Sayre Grace Temple Eastside Baptist 580-928-3639 601 W. 20th St, Elk City to trust God and rest in His earth” (Genesis 1:28 AMP). to take care of the details 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors goodness will increase. If involved in operating this 580-225-0742 Church of Christ we believe God is “in con- Before God created the ministry, Our Board of Di- Chase Brower, Min. Church of Christ Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La trol” and observe the chaos earth, He created the angels, rectors is being rebuilt, and a 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City Pena in the world around us, the and of them all, Lucifer— plan is in place to bring this Fairview Baptist 580-225-0718 600 W. Main, Elk City 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City Gantt Carter, Min. Pastor, Jose Reyes frequent assumption is that meaning light bringer—was essential ministry actively 580-225-0203 580-799-2964 if God's control lets this mess the most beautiful (Ezekiel into our communities again. happen, He may not be abso- 28:13-17). Because of his Ministry appointments are First Baptist 301 S. Magnolia Ave, Erick Douglas Holland, Minister lutely good. beauty, he became proud available with Dr. Dixie, 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 816-726-6988 and rebellious against God. Robert Huckleberry and El- 580-225-7951 Bible Study 10am Sunday First Presbyterian The word sovereign He became satan, the self- Worship 11am Sunday 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City len Vanderveer. Call 580 First Baptist Ladies Bible Study 10am Wednes- 580-225-3130 means “ultimate, supreme centered man adversary; the 774 2884 and talk to Kendra 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Brick power over all” This is the deceiver. about dates and times, 580-526-3375 day Jason Klechner, Min. Evening Open Bible Study 7pm Non-Denominational Wednesday ‘The Way Church First Baptist 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City 504 N. 4th St,, Sayre Church of Christ Elk City 580-928-5518 Meets at Pioneer & Bell 580-225-5295 Elk City Community Yow Auto Supply 120 S. Randall Ave., Elk City 221 South Jefferson First Hispanic Baptist, Northeast Church of Christ 580-225-1184 919 W. 8th St., Elk City Elk City, Oklahoma: 616 N. Locust Avenue (580-225-2166 580-225-7901 580-225-4395, Gateway 4227 W, 3rd St, Elk City Main Street Baptist Westside Church of Christ 580-225-1184 1101 N. Main St., Elk City Curtis Newton, Min, 580-225-2938 580-225-3052 Kellye L. Fuchs CPA. Church of God ‘The Link Mt. Carmal Baptist 501 W. 1st, Elk City 200 S. Main, Elk City Pamala J. Muncrelf CPA 1801 W. A Avenue, Elk City 580-225-0227 ‘Office: 580:225.8877 580-225-2061 Joe Thompson, Min. Trinity Fellowship Fax: 880.225.1183 One Church Jehovah’s Witnesses Sayre 580-928-2345 pkoomy 1121 South Main, Elk City 200 East Broadway, Elk City Jehovah's Witnesses Company PLLC een tek P.O, Box 2579, Elk City, OK 73648 Phone: 580-243-0466 + Fax: 580-243-0472 580-210-8881 Kevin Brosius (pastor) 402 E. 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