The Real Thing
The Real Thing
I have been told that those who work in banks have learned how to recognize counterfeit money by knowing what is genuine. I suppose that as long as there has been the genuine, there has been counterfeit.
It has become quite normal to the cashier at any given retail business to inspect your money to see if it is real. It seems that any denomination of money over a $5.00 bill is held up to the light and examined. One establishment had a sort of blue light they placed my money under to insure that the money was genuine.
In jest I commented to the man with me that the little blue light might be helpful in churches. Upon entering the church building, everyone would have to pass under the blue light. If nothing happened, you would be free to enter. If an alarm went off, you would have to agree to view the Jules Miller Film Strip (or something of like nature).
I then remembered a passage of scripture in I John 4:1 that reads, “. . . test the spirits to see whether they are from God,”. False teachers were in abundance in the first century. They are still in abundance and there is a very real need to be able to identify them. That is why John says to test the spirits.
John also says in 2 John 8 to “Watch yourself…” Make sure that the progress that you have made in your relationship with God is not tossed away by a moment of inattentiveness. How do we do that?
It is a matter of light. We must hold ourselves up to the light. Not a light bulb or some fuzzy looking blue light, but to the light of Jesus Christ. He is my standard by which I must measure myself. He is your standard as well.
Dennis
Thank you to those who worked so hard to make yesterday’s picnic a success. The food-fellowship and fun (and weather) were great. We appreciate all the hard work.
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS –11/ Pauline Pratt-12/Kristen Morgan-13/Adrian Hernandez-15/Jessica Hoff-16/Jean Maynard-17/Robert Lopez-18/James Leonard-20/Carol Hanson-21/Kristen Colorado-22/Terri Oseguera-24/Joyce Gardner-24/Tiffani Coles-25/Frank Ross-29/Bob Pratt-29/Melissa Hernandez- 29/Don Gardner
SEPTEMBER ANIVERSARIES – 02/Gary/Marian Roberts -04/Ubaldo/Irma Hernandez- 09/Afred/Delia Oseguera-09/Vince/Bobbi Surra-17/Don /Sheree Gardner
September Pantry Item
Your Choice
WEDNESDAY FAMILY MEAL MENU
(Serving time 6:20 – 6:40 PM)
BBQ’D HAMBURGERS & HOT DOGS
Beverage and Dessert
WEDNESDAY NIGHT is FAMILY NIGHT at Foster Road. Classes start at 7 PM and are available for all ages –
Dale Morris is teaching the adult class in the auditorium - Dennis Russell teaches the young adults – and Bob Pratt will teach the teen class.
Come early (6:20) for the family meal.
YOUR SECRETARY will be preparing next Sunday’s bulletin early. All information for the bulletin must be in the secretary’s basket or e-mailed to her no later than Wednesday evening 7:45 PM. Thank you.
CONGRATULATIONS to Rob and Kim Senior on the newest addition to their family Ethan. Ethan, who was in church last Sunday morning was welcomed home by brothers, Chandler and Dillon and by proud grandparents Roy and Anne Senior.
AND THERE’S MORE GOOD NEWS!!
CONGRATULATIONS to Richard And Darlene Westfall, who are expecting a new addition to their family in March.
*Corrected date*
YOU’RE INVITED to share in the celebration of Don and Sheree Gardner’s 30th wedding anniversary. Don and Sheree will be renewing their wedding vows on Saturday, Sept. 29th at 3 PM here at the church building.
VINCE & BOBBI SURRA will be gone on vacation for 8 days without the boys, who are with their grandparents. Vince asked that we pray for save travels and happy boys while he and Bobbi are away.
BUNCO AT THE BUILDING For the month of September will be Friday Sept. 28 at 7:00 until about 9:00. Please bring a snack to share.
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
In Our Prayers…
Our sympathy to the Hernandez family. Monique Hernandez lost her long battle with the cancer that she had battled for so long. Monique died at her home Thursday. She is described by her family as a good church-going girl. Remember the Hernandez family in your prayers during this difficult time.
Tricia Bartelotte – Doing well following hip replacement surgery. Tricia went home from the hospital on Friday.
The doctors report some success with Dana Barbarick’s chemo treatments. With this improvement, Dana will be having surgery in October and then will continue with more chemo.
John Banks, long-time preacher in the church, passed away earlier this month. Services were scheduled to be held in San Diego yesterday. Pray for the Banks family.
ANSWERED PRAYER – The most recent doctor’s report shows that Monty Cartwright (Joyce Gardner’s brother) who recently underwent a bone marrow transplant in his fight with the return of lymphoma, is in remission and cancer free at this time. .
TRAVELING – Jim/Phyllis Roberts – Maxine Farris - Others
CONTINUE TO REMEMBER - Mike Zdrojewski - Albert Arlt - Paul/Jean Mynard- Howard Dunn - Sonya Roberts - Waneen Wolff - Carol Strutz - Linda Ross - Jerita Blackmore – Dana Barbarick - Monty Cartwright - Mattie Hamburger –- Norman Light’s sister, Jane (cancer) –Austin (Neighbor of the Dunns)-- -–Pam Peralez – Pearl Keith –Irene Murphy at the Santa Maria Care Center - Rosa Montes’ grandmother- Cameron Reilly (autism)
SERVING OUR COUNTRY
Andy Savoy – Serving in Iraq
Michael Warford - Serving on ship in the middle east (Susan Pratt’s nephew)
***********************************
FOR THE RECORD – LAST WEEK
ATTTENDANCE:
Sunday AM: 105–Class: 56 –PM: 33– Weds: 57
FINANCE
Budget:................................$2,815.62
Contribution:.......................$2,939.05
YTD Budget....................$101,362.32
YTD Contribution...........$101,569.57
Over/Under (+/-):...................+507.25
Please make checks payable to Church of Christ
**In order for your notice to be in the bulletin please have your information in the secretary’s slot (in the copy room) no later than Wednesday evening(8 PM) or e-mailed to gardcart @aol.com no later than Thursday Evening.**
I have been told that those who work in banks have learned how to recognize counterfeit money by knowing what is genuine. I suppose that as long as there has been the genuine, there has been counterfeit.
It has become quite normal to the cashier at any given retail business to inspect your money to see if it is real. It seems that any denomination of money over a $5.00 bill is held up to the light and examined. One establishment had a sort of blue light they placed my money under to insure that the money was genuine.
In jest I commented to the man with me that the little blue light might be helpful in churches. Upon entering the church building, everyone would have to pass under the blue light. If nothing happened, you would be free to enter. If an alarm went off, you would have to agree to view the Jules Miller Film Strip (or something of like nature).
I then remembered a passage of scripture in I John 4:1 that reads, “. . . test the spirits to see whether they are from God,”. False teachers were in abundance in the first century. They are still in abundance and there is a very real need to be able to identify them. That is why John says to test the spirits.
John also says in 2 John 8 to “Watch yourself…” Make sure that the progress that you have made in your relationship with God is not tossed away by a moment of inattentiveness. How do we do that?
It is a matter of light. We must hold ourselves up to the light. Not a light bulb or some fuzzy looking blue light, but to the light of Jesus Christ. He is my standard by which I must measure myself. He is your standard as well.
Dennis
Thank you to those who worked so hard to make yesterday’s picnic a success. The food-fellowship and fun (and weather) were great. We appreciate all the hard work.
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS –11/ Pauline Pratt-12/Kristen Morgan-13/Adrian Hernandez-15/Jessica Hoff-16/Jean Maynard-17/Robert Lopez-18/James Leonard-20/Carol Hanson-21/Kristen Colorado-22/Terri Oseguera-24/Joyce Gardner-24/Tiffani Coles-25/Frank Ross-29/Bob Pratt-29/Melissa Hernandez- 29/Don Gardner
SEPTEMBER ANIVERSARIES – 02/Gary/Marian Roberts -04/Ubaldo/Irma Hernandez- 09/Afred/Delia Oseguera-09/Vince/Bobbi Surra-17/Don /Sheree Gardner
September Pantry Item
Your Choice
WEDNESDAY FAMILY MEAL MENU
(Serving time 6:20 – 6:40 PM)
BBQ’D HAMBURGERS & HOT DOGS
Beverage and Dessert
WEDNESDAY NIGHT is FAMILY NIGHT at Foster Road. Classes start at 7 PM and are available for all ages –
Dale Morris is teaching the adult class in the auditorium - Dennis Russell teaches the young adults – and Bob Pratt will teach the teen class.
Come early (6:20) for the family meal.
YOUR SECRETARY will be preparing next Sunday’s bulletin early. All information for the bulletin must be in the secretary’s basket or e-mailed to her no later than Wednesday evening 7:45 PM. Thank you.
CONGRATULATIONS to Rob and Kim Senior on the newest addition to their family Ethan. Ethan, who was in church last Sunday morning was welcomed home by brothers, Chandler and Dillon and by proud grandparents Roy and Anne Senior.
AND THERE’S MORE GOOD NEWS!!
CONGRATULATIONS to Richard And Darlene Westfall, who are expecting a new addition to their family in March.
*Corrected date*
YOU’RE INVITED to share in the celebration of Don and Sheree Gardner’s 30th wedding anniversary. Don and Sheree will be renewing their wedding vows on Saturday, Sept. 29th at 3 PM here at the church building.
VINCE & BOBBI SURRA will be gone on vacation for 8 days without the boys, who are with their grandparents. Vince asked that we pray for save travels and happy boys while he and Bobbi are away.
BUNCO AT THE BUILDING For the month of September will be Friday Sept. 28 at 7:00 until about 9:00. Please bring a snack to share.
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
In Our Prayers…
Our sympathy to the Hernandez family. Monique Hernandez lost her long battle with the cancer that she had battled for so long. Monique died at her home Thursday. She is described by her family as a good church-going girl. Remember the Hernandez family in your prayers during this difficult time.
Tricia Bartelotte – Doing well following hip replacement surgery. Tricia went home from the hospital on Friday.
The doctors report some success with Dana Barbarick’s chemo treatments. With this improvement, Dana will be having surgery in October and then will continue with more chemo.
John Banks, long-time preacher in the church, passed away earlier this month. Services were scheduled to be held in San Diego yesterday. Pray for the Banks family.
ANSWERED PRAYER – The most recent doctor’s report shows that Monty Cartwright (Joyce Gardner’s brother) who recently underwent a bone marrow transplant in his fight with the return of lymphoma, is in remission and cancer free at this time. .
TRAVELING – Jim/Phyllis Roberts – Maxine Farris - Others
CONTINUE TO REMEMBER - Mike Zdrojewski - Albert Arlt - Paul/Jean Mynard- Howard Dunn - Sonya Roberts - Waneen Wolff - Carol Strutz - Linda Ross - Jerita Blackmore – Dana Barbarick - Monty Cartwright - Mattie Hamburger –- Norman Light’s sister, Jane (cancer) –Austin (Neighbor of the Dunns)-- -–Pam Peralez – Pearl Keith –Irene Murphy at the Santa Maria Care Center - Rosa Montes’ grandmother- Cameron Reilly (autism)
SERVING OUR COUNTRY
Andy Savoy – Serving in Iraq
Michael Warford - Serving on ship in the middle east (Susan Pratt’s nephew)
***********************************
FOR THE RECORD – LAST WEEK
ATTTENDANCE:
Sunday AM: 105–Class: 56 –PM: 33– Weds: 57
FINANCE
Budget:................................$2,815.62
Contribution:.......................$2,939.05
YTD Budget....................$101,362.32
YTD Contribution...........$101,569.57
Over/Under (+/-):...................+507.25
Please make checks payable to Church of Christ
**In order for your notice to be in the bulletin please have your information in the secretary’s slot (in the copy room) no later than Wednesday evening(8 PM) or e-mailed to gardcart @aol.com no later than Thursday Evening.**
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