Main Street Church of Christ

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Wed. "Kids for Christ" Program

Here are some of the kids and families who attended the Wednesday Program last night. I was a speaker at the Skaggs Church of Christ in Pocahontas last night, so I had to leave early to attend. From what I saw, there were a great number of kids from the community who attended... these are some early photos:

CJ Hibbs

Darbie Hudson and Mackenzie Hibbs

Dalton Cagle

Amber Wilkins and Zach

Amber, Hailey, and Heather

Jordan and friend

We tried out the new grill tonight-- hamburgers and hotdogs! Here, Chris Wall and Bill Gordon are working as a team!

KJ Johnson

Carrie Colburn got the grill fired up, while Samantha and Natasha help

Our program begins at 5pm on Wed~ here are some of the kids that arrived early-- about 4pm to start playing before church

Amber Gordon

Janie and Paradise

From The Preacher's Desk

The Importance of Loyalty

One of the all-time greats in baseball was Babe Ruth. His bat had the power of a cannon, and his record of 714 home runs remained unbroken until Hank Aaron came along. The Babe was the idol of sports fans, but in time age took its toll, and his popularity began to wane. Finally the Yankees traded him to the Braves.
In one of his last games in Cincinnati, Babe Ruth began to falter. He struck out and made several misplays that allowed the Reds to score five runs in one inning. As the Babe walked toward the dugout, chin down and dejected, there rose from the stands an enormous storm of boos and catcalls. Some fans actually shook their fists.
Then a wonderful thing happened. A little boy jumped over the railing, and with tears streaming down his cheeks he ran out to the great athlete. Unashamedly, he flung his arms around the Babe’s legs and held on tightly. Babe Ruth scooped him up, hugged him, and set him down again. Patting him gently on the head, he took his hand and the two of them walked off the field together. That is a good example of loyalty, isn’t it?
How loyal are we towards God? The first commandment that God gave to Moses was “You shall have no other gods before me.” God is serious about our loyalty to Him. God expects us to always be loyal. He says “Be faithful, even to the point of death” (Rev. 2:10). The Apostle Paul reminds us, “Therefore, dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you” (I Cor. 15:58).
Some Christians live their lives in such a way that they will be loyal to God and His church… as long as it doesn’t interfere with other pursuits in their lives. They will worship God – as long as it doesn’t interfere with activities they feel are more important. That Christian is serving his own gods, isn’t he? That Christian is not being fed from the teaching and preaching of God’s Word, because he isn’t present in worship services.

With whom does your loyalty lie? It can often be seen by our actions. Let’s be loyal to God, who has given us so much. Rob Combs, Minister

Monday, March 31, 2008

Youth Game Night

Tim Wilkins and Travis Edleman hosted a special GAME NIGHT for our kids Sunday evening, March 30, after services. I got there late and some had already left, but here are some of the happy faces...

Thursday, March 27, 2008

From The Preacher's Desk

We Miss You!

The Prayer Group meets each Monday evening to pray for our members and friends who are sick, bereaved, or those who are needing strength. The group also prays for the church here and the outreach programs we offer. We keep a list of our members and their attendance, so that we can pray for and visit those who are not attending regularly.
We have a number of our members who have not attended at all in 2008. The year is already passing by quickly. They have missed many opportunities to be spiritually strengthened—in addition to missing 26 sermons, they have missed 26 Bible classes; they have not met our youth minister, who was hired January 1. Their children have missed numerous youth events. The list goes on and on…
Why is it sinful to forsake the assembly of the church for which the Lord shed His blood and died? The Bible says that by forsaking the assembly one “…has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace" (Hebrews 10:29). By forsaking the assembly one is saying that he no longer cares to be a part of the church for which Christ shed His blood and died. What will happen to one who continues to forsake the assembly? God says "…vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord…it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God" (Hebrews 10:30-31).
By forsaking the assembly one is likened to, "a dog returns to his own vomit, and a sow, having been washed, to her wallowing in the mire" (2 Peter 2:23). It is sickening to the Lord to see one, for whom He died, reject His salvation and go back into sin. On the matter of missing the assembly... if a person has begun missing the assembly, if it is not corrected soon, it will snowball into that person eventually forsaking the Truth and falling back into the sinful world. Christianity is something that must be worked at daily. Luke 9:23 says, "And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me."
It's so very easy for Satan to whisper in our ear that we need to do such and such rather than study or maybe he convinces us that we need to work on Sundays, or maybe he entices us to stay up late on Saturday night so that we sleep late on Sunday morning or we aren't awake enough to truly worship even if we are there. It's very easy to fall into these traps. Satan tries to keep us so wrapped up in everyday things that we forget the real reason we're here. Eccl.12:13 tells us why we're here; "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."

Rob Combs, Minister

Monday, March 24, 2008

Teen Movie Night

The teens met Sunday evening for a special devotional, which included the airing of "The Passion of the Christ." I snuck in a took a few pictures, but this was a very powerful and moving devotional.

Easter Egg Hunt

Due to the soggy weather outside, our annual Easter Egg Hunt was held indoors this year. We had lots of smiling faces and lots of eggs collected. We had our largest attendance of the year so far and many new faces.
Here are some of our "egg hunters." (I was late getting the camera out, so I missed a lot of the kids-- sorry.)

Spring Youth Lock-In

As a kick-off to Spring Break, the church offered a Youth Lock-In for area children. We had about 50 in attendance. We had games, a live feed for the Arkansas Razorback game, crafts, and a devo. I think everyone had a great time. Thanks to chaperones: Tim Wilkins, Chris Wall, Debbie and Rob Combs, Matt and Chastity Colburn, Cathy Coker, Kyle and Michelle Smelser, Cliff and Chastity Henry, Alexa Smelser, Derek Farrer, and Chastity Sullivan.