Reminders
Area Meetings
- November 12-17 — West End; Central Shelby (Shelbyville)
- November 17-19 — Fayette (Lexington); Brownsburg (IN).
- Remember the kid’s bulletin in the foyer.
- The monthly children’s singing will be this afternoon at 4:25.
- If you would like to be added to one of the work lists for 2007, please speak with one of the deacons. There is always much to be done.
- Transportation: Sutton, Bratton
- Lord’s Supper: S Durbin, D Norris
- Meals: A Thompson, A Sutton
- Deacon: T Price
- Ushers: K Swisher
- Sound: J Norris, N Sutton, J Price
The Touch Of The Master’s Hand
By Myra Brooks Welch
’Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer
Thought it scarcely worth his while
To waste much time on the old violin, But he held it up with a smile.
“What am 1 bidden, good folks,” he cried, “Who will start bidding for me?
A dollar, a dollar” — then, “Two!” “Only two? Two dollars, and who’ll make it three?
Three dollars, once; three dollars, twice; Going for three —” But no,
From the room, far back, a gray-haired man Came forward and picked up the bow;
Then wiping the dust from the old violin,And tightening the loose strings,
He played a melody pure and sweetAs sweet as a caroling angel sings.
The music ceased, and the auctioneer,
With a voice that was quiet and low,
Said, “What am I bidden for the old violin?”And he held it up with the bow.
“A thousand dollars, and who’ll make it two?Two thousand! And who’ll make it three?
Three thousand, once; three thousand, twice;And going, and gone!” said he.
The people cheered, but some of them cried,“We no not quite understand —
What changed its worth?” Swift came the reply:“The touch of the master’s hand!”
And many a man with life out of tune,
And battered and scattered with sin,
Is auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd,Much like the old violin.
A “mess of pottage,” a glass of wine;A game — and he travels on.
He’s “going once”, and “going twice”,He’s “going” and “almost gone”.
But the Master comes, and the foolish crowdNever quite can understand
The worth of a soul, and the change that’s wrought,By the touch of the Master’s hand.
Facts To Face
By John Clark
There are some fundamental facts to be faced by every human being on earth!
- There is a God. (Psalm 14:1; 19:1)
- I am responsible for my life and how I live it. (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14)
- I am going to die and will face God the judgment. (Hebrews 9:27)
- I am a sinner. (Romans 3:10-23)
- God loves me and sent Christ into the world to die for me. (John 3:16; Hebrews 2:9)
- Jesus suffered on the cross for my sins and willingly took my sins on himself. (Isaiah 53:4-6; 10-11)
- None of us are good enough, righteous enough, to be saved without Christ. (Isaiah 64:6; Titus 3:5)
- I must trust — believe in — Christ in order to be saved. (Hebrews 11:6; John 8:24)
- I must believe that he is God's son who died for me and overcame death by his resurrection from the dead. (Romans 1:4; Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9-10)
- I must obey Christ to be saved. (Hebrews 5:8-9)
- I must repent of my sins and confess my faith in him. (Luke 24:47; Acts 2:38; Matthew 10:32)
- I must be baptized (buried in water — Colossians 2:12) into Christ, for the remission of sins, to put on Christ. (Romans 6:3-4; Acts 2:38; Galatians 3:26-27)
- I must live a life faithful to Christ always seeking to please him. (Matthew 6:33; Colossians 3:1-2)
