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The Gospel According To Jesus’ Enemies
Posted March 5th, 2010 by Sunset AlumniThis article was aggregated from Doug Oakes, Sr..
As you may tell a lot about a person by the sort of friends they have, you may also tell a lot about them by the sort of enemies they make. Our Lord faced several charges offered up by His enemies. But the greatness of His character is seen again in how those very indictments against Him provide a wonderful tribute to Who He was and what He was doing.
PASSING THE TORCH
This article was aggregated from Mark Hodges.
(Thanks John Dobbs for the encouragement to think of the preachers who have been a part of my life and the contributions they’ve made. There are many people who pour a little of themselves into everyone’s life so it just doesn’t seem right to start with the preachers so allow me to make a list of just a few of the “un-preachers” who quickly come to mind: Dad, Mom, Mrs. Mc, Mrs. Eva, Brother Paul, Norman, Norma Kay, Brother Roy and Brother Don. Thanks I feel better now.)
Growing up I knew only one preacher week after week. Glendle Slate with his mild manner stood up and did what preachers do. Our family loved the Slates and we spent a lot of personal time with them (It didn’t hurt that Brother Slate and my Dad shared the same birth date).
How Do You Go On?
Posted February 18th, 2010 by Sunset AlumniThis article was aggregated from Doug Oakes, Sr..
There are so many terrible aspects to sin and sinning that it is an affront to the mind to try to figure out why we give ourselves over to it so often and so willingly.
King David, as a result of his desolate walk through the valley of sin’s aftermath, exclaimed to God, “Against You, You only have I sinned!” In this statement, David is not at all denying the countless number of others against whom he had also sinned, but he is teaching us that the most basic wrong inherent in sin is its offense to God. We need to remember this and act accordingly.
Update on Armando Alaniz
Posted February 15th, 2010 by Sunset AlumniWe received this on Saturday:
I am Angelica Alaniz daughter of Armando Alaniz. My dad wanted me to update you on his health, after several days of intensive testing of his deteriorating health the team of 5 physicians diagnose him with stage 4 cancer of the colon. This primary score mass grew enough to spread the cancer to the liver and lungs. The cancer deteriorated enough of his blood cells, that he had to have a transfusion of 2 units of blood to replenish the loss.
My dad continues to be hospitalized. Tuesday, God willing, they will do minor surgeryto place a port on his chest of chemotherapy treatment until the cancer is regressed. My family continues to ask for prayers.
Angelica Alaniz
Prayers for Armando Alaniz
Posted February 11th, 2010 by Sunset AlumniWe wish to let you know that Brother Armando Alaniz is currently in Ben Taub Hospital in Houston Texas and has been diagnosed with cancer. He will be having more tests in the next few days to determine the type and how advanced it is. We will update you when we know more.
We appreciate your prayers on behalf of Armando and his family.
from the Angleton Church of Christ
New Year's Greeting from Poland
Posted December 31st, 2009 by Sunset AlumniMolly and I take this opportunity to send you heartfelt greetings at the end of the year 2009. Looking back, five souls have been baptized into the Lord here in Sopot and over 800 hours of Bible lessons were taught. A successful six-week children's program was completed and considerable progress has been made on completion and use of our auditorium facility.
We thank each of you for your prayers, your encouragement and your financial support which has made it possible for us to carry on with the work of the Lord in Sopot. In the coming year, more than ever, we need your co-operation, prayers and financial help to meet the many opportunities and challenges that come our way.
May we again express to you our appreciation for each act of kindness and thoughtfulness, each contribution and every prayer offered on our behalf.
Your co-laborers in Christ,
Mike and Molly Dawidow
Sopot, Poland
December 31, 2009
Sardesons In Baraboo, WI, USA
Sorry about multiple entries . . . . it has been a learning curve for me . . .
Prayer request for friend and his family
On Wedsnesday evening a good friend of mine who is the assoicate minister of the Eureka, CA church suffered a stroke. Please pray for Kerry Glavich and his wife MaryJean and the rest of the family. He is unable to speak but has some use of his right limbs. The obstruction was in the left carodit artery. He is currently in intensive care at St Joseph Hospital in Eureka. The doctors have him in a 48-hour watch to determine how to extend care for him since they do not know the exact time of the stroke or how it progress initally. The do not know what permanent damage has resulted.
Please put the Glavich family in your prayers and pass this request to all you know.
Prayers for Virgil
Posted July 8th, 2009 by Sunset Alumni7/9
As of 4:25 on Tuesday afternoon, Virgil is out of surgery and in recovery. The surgery went well and his carotid artery is now open. No word at this point about prognosis or recovery time. We do know that there is also some “non-life threatening” heart artery blockage which they will treat with medication for the next 6 months or so and then reevaluate. Please keep Virgil and Joy in your prayers and also remember the External Studies Department during the time that a great leader is temporarily sidelined.
7/7
Virgil had his angiogram this morning. The angiogram showed some concern but nothing that can’t wait for about 6 months. Their biggest concern in the carotid artery which is 90% blocked. He will have surgery at 1:00 today to clean out the carotid artery. Continue keeping him and Joy in your prayers.
7/6
Virgil Yocham was taken to the Heart Hospital this morning. He has had a TIA. He is on the verge of a major stroke. There is blockage on one side and they will do an angiogram as soon as they can. Please stop and say a prayer for him and Joy.
Children's Program 2009 - Sopot, Poland
Posted July 6th, 2009 by Sunset AlumniThe Sopot Children's English Bible classes are well underway with Annabelle and Bo Fryar running full speed keeping up with about twenty-five kids from four to ten years old five days a week. This year's theme is the Life of Christ and last week's lesson was on the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptizer.
To make the lesson more "interactive" the children were given locust and wild honey to eat. We had them crawling all over our kitchen for a couple of days.
Molly, Miss Bo and Annabelle formed them from a Christmas gingerbread recipe, baked the separate body parts then stuck them together with powdered sugar "glue". Antennae were made with toothpicks.
They hid the locust around the classroom like Easter eggs and told the kids they had to find and "catch" their supper. It took them about ten seconds to find all the locust and go the tables to dip them in the honey. I'm sure these youngsters will never forget what John the Baptist ate in the dessert!
