THE WORK OF THE SPIRIT

So, exactly how does the Holy Spirit work in our daily lives? Well, let's see what His Word tells us.

The Spirit begins His work in us when we are baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19) for the remission of sins, thereby receiving the gift of the Spirit (Acts 2:38).

In this way we are born anew of water and the Spirit and enter the kingdom of God (John 3:3 and 5); we are baptized by the Spirit into the body of Christ (I Corinthians 12:13); and we are raised to serve in newness of life in the Spirit (Romans 6:4 and 7:6).

Thus we are washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of Jesus by the Spirit (I Corinthians 6:11), and we are saved by God according to His mercy through this washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5).

This is how the Spirit comes to dwell in us (Romans 8:11) and gives us life (John 6:63); therefore God has sealed us and has given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guar-antee of our inheritance (II Corinthians 1:22 and Ephesians 1:13 and 14).

Now that we are led by the Spirit, He bears witness that we are sons of God, children of God, and joint heirs of God with Christ, having been adopted by the Father (Romans 8:14 through 17).

When we live in the Spirit and walk in the comfort of the Spirit (Acts 9:31), then we have the love of God in our hearts (Romans 5:5), and we produce the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22 through 25).

It is by the power of the Holy Spirit that we have hope (Romans 15:13), strength (Ephesians 3:16), fellowship (Philippians 2:1 and 2), and unity (Ephesians 4:1 through 3).

So then, we worship God in spirit and truth because God is Spirit (John 4:23 and 24), and we are the temple of God because the Spirit dwells in us (I Corinthians 3:16).

Through Christ we now have access to the Father by the Spirit (Ephesians 2:18), and when we pray according to the will of God, the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us as He searches our hearts (Romans 8:26 and 27).

Therefore, Jesus has told us that we must hear what the Spirit says (Revelation 2:7), and we learn what the Spirit says by coming to know His Holy Scriptures (II Timothy 3:14 and 15). —Jim Crooks

Church News August 16, 2020

Yucaipa Church of Christ

33981 Yucaipa Blvd.

Yucaipa, CA 92399

Office: (909) 797-1919

Email: yucaipachurchofchrist@gmail.com Website: Yucaipachurchofchrist.org Services have been modified due to the COVID-19

pandemic.

Meeting Times Sunday 10:00 am Morning Worship (Live streamed on Facebook & posted on our website & on YouTube)

5:00 pm Evening Worship (Posted on our website & YouTube)

Wednesday 7:00 pm Evening Bible Class (Meeting via Zoom)

Minister Milt Beauchamp (909) 797-2836 Seniors’ Minister Dub Coffer (909) 553-3874

Spanish Services

Iglesia de Cristo Horario

10:00 am Adoracion

Order of Worship for August 16, 2020

Announcements & Opening Prayer Richard Timko Song Leaders Claude Heffington

Song

Song

Song

Main Prayer Dub Coffer

Song

Sermon Milt Beauchamp

Invitation Song

Song

Lord’s Supper Jim Crooks

Closing Prayer Dale Harriman

Upcoming Events

August 16—Morning worship service, 10 am

August 19—Wednesday Evening Service, 7:00 pm via Zoom

August 23—Morning worship service, 10 am

Contributions

If you are still uncomfortable returning to worship service, please consider continu-ing sending us your contribution. If you have any questions, please contact the of-fice. Listed below are the various ways you can mail or drop off your contribution. By mail. Drop it off. Pay online via Tithe.ly using your

phone or computer.

August 9, 2020

Attendance—48 Contribution—$2,370

New Mexico Christian Children’s Home

$465 for August

*Sunday Sermons

Sunday morning worship service is being live streamed at 10:00 am on Facebook, and our evening sermons are posted on our website, on Face-book and on YouTube. Our church website at: https://www. yucaipachurchofchrist.org/ Church YouTube link: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtfw_m3z STa5LmXCTfC4UYw

Please note:

Due to the rising number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in our state, we re-spectfully ask everyone who attends our worship services to please wear their mask and practice social distancing. We have masks available for those who need one. Thank you!

Can you help? Judy needs a ride.

Judy Guite has an upcoming doctors appointment in Redlands on Tuesday, August 25th at 1:10 pm. Her

appointment is at Arrowhead Orthopaedics, 1901 W. Legonia in Redlands. If you can give Judy a ride please contact her directly at (909) 372-1544.

Happy Birthday Giovanni Rodriguez

James Primus Claudia Martin

World Bible School

Last Sunday, Don Boyd and his wife, Rita joined us for morning worship ser-vice and then Don gave us a short presentation on the World Bible School. The World Bible School has FREE lessons to help those who would like to increase their knowledge and faith in God or, if you would like to be a Study Helper for those students, the office has a sample of their materials in the of-fice. Lessons come in a variety of languages and for all ages, and students study at their own pace. For more information on The World Bible School, their web address is www.worldbibleschool.org. For those who would like to contact Don Boyd directly to discuss helping out with the program, his number is 512-345-8190.

Judy Guite’s lift-chair has broken. Please let her know if you see one

available at a local thrift store or yard sale. Thank you!

Spanish Congregation Brothers and Sisters please note:

Our Spanish brothers and sisters will not be meeting for Sunday service for the next two weeks as a precaution, as one of their members had been diag-nosed with Covid-19. He is now virus free and continues to self-isolate at home. He did not attend worship service last Sunday but it was decided that there would be no Sunday worship service for the next two weeks as a precau-tion.

A nuestros hermanos y hermanas de Rene & Rosa Hernández

MI OFRENDA

Nuestro Dios no necesita nada porque Él es el dueño de todo: Salmo 24: “De Jehová es la tierra y su plenitud; el mundo y los que en el habitan”. Parece curioso el hecho de que Dios quiera ofrendas de aquellos que le sirven y adoran, pero Él desea nuestro servicio espiritual, y ofrendar es una manera de servirle. El ofrendar es parte de nuestra adoración y devoción a Dios; así como también nuestra disposición de hacer un sacrificio por la causa y obra de su hijo Jesús. Todo eso es muestra de nuestra relación con el Padre, y de la obediencia que está en nuestros corazones. Cristo dijo: “Porque donde está vuestro tesoro, allí estará también vuestro corazón”. (Mateo 6:21).

Consideremos estas verdades acerca de ofrendar, desde el pun-to de vista de Dios. Ofrendar a Dios es tan antiguo como lo fueron los sacrificios de Caín y Abel (Gen. 4:34). Dios también mandó a dar ofrendar para la construcción del tabernáculo, y asimismo instruyó a su pueblo judío a diezmar. En este tiempo, ofrendar muestra nuestro sentir acerca de Dios, ello es algo muy personal, pero también es una obra de obediencia y sumi-sión a su palabra, no de conveniencia material.

El apóstol Pablo ordenó a la iglesia de Corinto a ofrendar (1 Cor. 16:1-2). También lo ordenó a las iglesias de Galacia; él no orde-nó cuanto dar pero exhortó a que lo hicieran con generosidad y no como exigencia, diciendo: “el que siembra generosamente, generosamente también segará” (2 Cor. 9:6). Esto significa sembrar para cosechar vida eterna (Gal. 6:6-9).

Cuando ofrendamos, participamos de toda buena obra hecha por la iglesia. Los hermanos de Macedonia fueron felices ofren-dando para ayudar a los que estaban en necesidad en Jerusa-lén, (Rom. 15: 26; 2 Cor. 8:4). Ofrendar generosamente es ofrendar con alegría, no con tristeza o por necesidad, esta es la forma que verdaderamente beneficiará al dador alegre.

La ofrenda de la iglesia pertenece a Dios, no al predicador ni a los que la administran; la ofrenda debe cuidarse de una forma honorable, “procurad hacer las cosas honradamente; no sólo delante del Señor sino también delante de los hombres” (2 Cor. 8:20-21).

=My Giving= Our Lord needs nothing because He possesses everything, “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” Psalm 24:1. It is curious that God wants gifts from those who serve and adore Him. God wants us to give to Him because He wants our spiritual service, and giving is a way of serving Him. Giving is a part of our worship and devotion as well as it is our will-ingness to sacrifice for the cause and work of His son Jesus. It is also a good measure of our relationship with Him and our obedi-ence that it is within our hearts. Jesus said: “where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:21). Consider these truths about our giving from God’s perspective. Giv-ing gifts of offerings to the Lord goes as far back as the sacrifices Cain and Abel. (Genesis 4:3). God called for an offering when the tabernacle was constructed; in the same manner, He instructed His people to give a tenth to Him. In the present time, our offering makes a statement about how we Christians feel about God; giving is a personal thing, however, it is also a matter of obedience and submission to His word, not a matter of convenience. Apostle Paul commanded the church at Corinth to give on the first day of the week (I Corinthians 16:1, 2), he also taught the churches of Galatia to do the same. He did not tell how much to give but he was clear saying to give out of a generous heart, not as an obliga-tion, “But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully, will also reap bountifully.” (2 Corinthi-ans 9:6), meaning sowing in expectation of reaping eternal life, (Galatians 6:6-9). We are laying up treasures in heaven. As we give we have participation in every good work done by the church. The Macedonian churches were eager to participate in giv-ing for the poor and Christians in need of Jerusalem (Romans 15:26; 2 Corinthians 8:4). Giving with a generous heart means giv-ing more than one legally or morally must, this kind of giving will actually benefit the cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:6). The contribution of the church belongs to God, not to a preacher or the ones who administer it, the money should be cared for in a way that it is “honorable.” “Avoiding this: that anyone should blame us in this lavish gift which is administered by us, providing honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men”, (2 Corinthians 8:20, 21). — Rene & Rosa Hernandez

Prayer List August 16, 2020

Those Sick and Needing Prayer Janalee Bounds met with a new doctor regarding her thyroid condition. The medication she had taken previously to kill her thyroid

didn’t work and her numbers continue to go up. She will be having her thyroid removed on Monday, August 31st at Loma Linda. The doctor stated that the surgery was urgent because, left untreated, her heart and other organs could be affected.

Jesus Guerrero Sr wasn’t feeling well last Sunday and was tested for Covid-19. He is at home self-isolating.

Peter Guerrero Jr passed away at his grandmothers home on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Please keep his family in your prayers dur-

ing this difficult time.

Jeanine Fairclough’s brother, Dale Walker, has cancer and recently started a new treatment. He is not doing well at all and the family would like prayers on his behalf.

Mary Adams mother had a hear t attack and then a quadruple bypass surgery last week. She is out of the hospital now recover ing at

Alan & Mary’s home. Gene Raven was placed on hospice. Both Gene and his wife Joyce are fighting cancer . If you can, please send them a card. Their ad-

dress is: 9241 C Avenue, Hesperia, CA 92345. Jo Hodges is taking medication for her eye infection and it is improving but is not gone yet. Janalee reported that her brother Jerry Arnold had his surgery and it went well. She wants to thank everyone for their prayers for her and Jerry. Please continue to pray for

Please contact the office at (909) 797-1919 or yucaipachurchofchrist@gmail.com if you have a prayer request. You may also go to our website at www.yucaipachurchofchrist.org and click the “Connect tab” (at top right), then select “Prayer Request.” Fill out the form and click send. We will process your request as soon as possible.

Carla Domen, cancer Clara Almand Dave Duncanson Dieter Klase & his family Gene & Joyce Raven

Gwenn Domen Helen Thornbrugh James Primus Janalee Bounds Jeanine Fairclough

Jeremy Arnold Jo Hodges John Campa Judy Guite Marie Puckett

Randy Rice, cancer Zachery Goddard