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Sunday |
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| Bible Classes | 9:30am |
| Worship | 10:30 am |
| Evening | 5:00 pm |
Wednesday |
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| Bible Study | 1:30 p.m. |
Arthur Church of Christ
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The Death of A Nation
Ours has been a great nation—a nation established upon principles set forth in the word of God, a people that officially recognized they were “endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights….” We, as a nation, saw ourselves as “on nation under God,” with a “firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence .” During my lifetime of 78+ years I have been greatly saddened to see us, step by step, draw farther and farther away from God.
The most evident time of change seemed to be in the 1960’s when there arose a fervor for “doing our own thing.” We have sunk deeper and deeper into a pursuit of pleasure and material gain. Secular humanism has replaced faith in God as the prevailing religion. The “If-it-feels-good,-do-it” mentality has sparked an increasingly perverse sexual and amoral revolution. To oppose such makes Christians who hold to the high standards of Scripture appear, at best, quaint and out of touch with reality, or, at worst, guilty of “hate crimes.” Government sources have gone so far as to list such as “possible terrorists.” We’ve expelled God from public schools and most public places lest He should be offensive to some who “do not like to retain God in their knowledge” (Romans 1:28 ). Students are no longer to mention God or Christ in homework assignments or speeches, such as at graduations. Prayers are certainly out of the question. The taking of the lives of unborn children is an honored “choice.” Sex before marriage has become the norm, not the exception. Homosexuality has gone from once being considered a crime, then to being tolerated, then to being something of which to be proud, then to homosexual unions, then to the “don’t ask, don’t tell” philosophy in the military, then to acceptance in denominational leadership roles, and now the push is for same-sex “marriage.” |
BibleReading ScheduleThe daily Bible reading plan is a guide for you to read through the Bible in one year. Each day of the week there is a reading from one of seven categories. Day one of each week starts with a reading from Psalm and then follows this order; Law, Old Testament History, Wisdom, Old Testament Prophecy, New Testament History, and Letters & New Testament Prophecy. When you start a new reading from Psalm, you are starting a new week.May 13, 2012 Psalm 57-58May 14, 2012 Exodus 25-28May 15, 2012 2 Samuel 15-19May 16, 2012 Job 39-40May 10, 2012 Jeremiah 31-36May 17, 2012 Luke 1-2May 18, 2012 Ephesians 1-3
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