Anne Chaffin 12-06Kathryn Pettit 12-30
Allen Dalton 12-06Amber Penner 12-14
Jessica Goff 12-16Lacee Penner 12-13
Imogene Kinsey 12-08Brittany Bateman 12-06
Joseph Mangham 12-10Joshua Mangham 12-10



Mother-In-Law

Two women came before wise King Solomon, dragging between them a young man in a three-piece suit. "This young lawyer agreed to marry my daughter," said one. "No! He agreed to marry MY daughter," said the other. And so they haggled before the King until he called for silence. "Bring me my biggest sword," said Solomon, "and I shall hew the young attorney in half. Each of you shall receive a half." "Sounds good to me," said the first lady. But the other woman said, "Oh Sire, do not spill innocent blood. Let the other woman's daughter marry him."

The wise king did not hesitate a moment. He proclaimed, "The attorney must marry the first lady's daughter." "But she was willing to hew him in two!" exclaimed the king's court.

"Indeed," said wise King Solomon. "That shows she is the TRUE mother- in-law."

Devil's Burden by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman

An eminent Christian worker tells of his mother who was a very anxious and troubled Christian. He would talk with her by the hour trying to convince her of the sinfulness of fretting, but to no avail. She was like the old lady who once said she had suffered so much, especially from the troubles that never came. But one morning the mother came down to breakfast wreathed in smiles. He asked her what had happened, and she told him that in the night she had a dream. She was walking along a highway with a great crowd of people who seemed so tired and burdened. They were nearly all carrying little black bundles, and she noticed that there were numerous repulsive looking beings which she thought were demons dropping these black bundles for the people to pick up and carry. Like the rest, she too had her needless load, and was weighed down with the devil's bundles. Looking up, after a while, she saw a Man with a bright and loving face, passing hither and thither through the crowd, and comforting the people. At last He came near her, and she saw that it was her Saviour. She looked up and told Him how tired she was, and He smiled sadly and said: "My dear child, I did not give you these loads; you have no need of them. They are the devil's burdens and they are wearing out your life. Just drop them; refuse to touch them with one of your fingers and you will find the path easy and you will be as if borne on eagle's wings." He touched her hand, and lo, peace and joy thrilled her frame and, flinging down her burden, she was about to throw herself at His feet in joyful thanksgiving, when suddenly she awoke and found that all her cares were gone. From that day to the close of her life she was the most cheerful and happy member of the household.

November proved to be very eventful. Prayers were answered, good friends were said goodbye to, we had showers of blessings for two little angels, we filled our hearts with love of family and friends, not to mention our belly's with good food. Certainly a month of thanksgiving.

The story of Jon Freeman is nothing short of a miracle from God. This young man's life has been a struggle to say the least, but Jon has stayed his course. God is using Jon for His purpose to improve the lives of others that may never know Jon. He is not out of the woods as of yet so keep him and his family in your prayers.

We said goodbye to a couple that had become good friends to Jordan Baptist. Although we didn't get to enjoy their company very long, they made a lasting impression on us. James and Aletta Simonek were a blessing to our church, they were faithful to every service, brought some young people to our church for salvation. We shall miss them alot.

Imogene Kinsey hosted a baby shower for Stacy Bateman's twin boys. The boys are growing like weeds now, and really flourishing. It's great to see them doing so well.

Well, looks like Christmas is upon us once again. As the pastor said, keep focused and don't lose site of the reason for the season. "Put it in neutral" is his exact words I believe. Here's hoping everyone has a blessed Christmas with friends loved ones close by. My only request is that we sing page 286.


January
1/Genesis 1, 22/Genesis 3-53/Genesis 6-94/Genesis10, 115/Genesis 12-15
6/Genesis 16-197/Genesis 20-22
8/Genesis 23-269/Genesis 27-29
10/Genesis 30-3211/Genesis 33-36
12/Genesis 37-3913/Genesis 40-42
14/Genesis 43-4615/Genesis 47-50
16/Job 1-417/Job 5-718/Job 8-10
19/Job 11-1320/Job 14-1721/Job 18-20
22/Job 21-2423/Job 25-2724/Job 28-31
25/Job 32-3426/Job 35-3727/Job 38-42
28/Exodus 1-429/Exodus 5-7
30/Exodus 8-1031/Exodus 11-13