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In our 20s and 30s class on Sunday morn-
ings, we have been studying the book of
Genesis. Danny and Pete have been teaching,
and throughout the class they have stressed
the importance of believing the events written
in Genesis as factual history. A lot of reli-
gious people choose not to believe these won-
derful events as being historically accurate, or
even historical at all. This poses a huge prob-
lem for those who claim to be Christians.
If you cannot believe the account of cre-
ation in Genesis 1-2, the information con-
cerning the great flood that covered the entire
earth in Genesis 6-9, nor about the cities of
Sodom and Gomorrah being destroyed by fire
and sulfur from heaven in Genesis 19, then
you really have no need to believe anything
else in Scripture. That may seem harsh, but
these words do not originate from Luke
Yates’ mind. In fact, they originate from the
mind of God Himself. Jesus Christ – God in
the flesh – said the same truth to His Jewish
audience in John 5. He said, “Do not think
that I will accuse you to the Father. There is
one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you
have set your hope. For if you believed Mo-
ses, you would believe me; for he wrote of
me. But if you do not believe his writings, how
will you believe my words?” (John 5:45-47,
ESV). Moses, by the inspiration of God,
wrote the first five books of the Old Testa-
ment: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
and Deuteronomy. Jesus said that if you can’t
even believe the things contained in these five
books, how could you believe what I have to
Elders:John Deffenbaugh
Wayne Douthitt
Glen Honeycutt
Rick Hyder
Bill Reiboldt
Deacons:
Pete Babb
Carl Cobb
Alan Cook
Barry Flint
Casey Flint
Josh King
Mike Kidwell
Tim Murray
Bryan Reiboldt
Jim Scott
Peter Wald
Don Watson, Jr.
Local Evangelists:Danny Boggs
Salvador Sanchez
Luke Yates
Worship Assemblies10 a.m. Sunday
6 p.m. Sunday
Bible Classes9 a.m. Sunday
7 p.m. Wednesday
Phone(417) 451-2724
Websitewww.neoshochurchofchrist.org
His own people, eager to do what is good – Titus 2:14
Weekly BulletinVol. 59 No. 28 July 23, 2013
say? Sadly, a large amount of so-called
“Christians” think they can pick and choose
which portions of the Bible they want to
believe, just as long as they have “faith” in
Jesus. Let me tell you something – you cannot
have faith in Jesus if you do not believe His
Word (Romans 10:17). Jesus believed in the
creation account of Genesis 1-2 (Matthew
19:4-6). Jesus believed that a great flood cov-
ered the entire earth (Matthew 24:37-39).
Jesus believed that fire and sulfur from heav-
en destroyed the people of Sodom and Go-
morrah (Luke 17:28-29). Do you believe
Jesus? Do you have true faith in Jesus’
words?
When you get right down to it, to say that
the creation account is simply poetic or that a
flood didn’t actually cover the entire earth is
to call the one in whom you claim to have
faith a liar. You might as well be having faith
in Satan, as he is “a liar and the father of lies”
(John 8:44). God doesn’t want you to “have it
your way” in regards to His Holy and Unfail-
ing Word. That is certainly permissible at
Burger King – you can choose to have pick-
les, bacon, lettuce, and a tomato on your
burger if you want, or you can choose to
simply have a bun with just meat and cheese.
But the Bible is no Burger King! Psalm
119:160 says, “The sum of your Word is
truth” (ESV). Don’t make the mistake of
changing the word “sum” to “some,” like so
many others have done.
Luke Yates
Why Believe Moses?
Bobbie Tuggle has been in the hospital this week.
She has made a special request for our prayers, as her
physical outlook is not good.
Teresa Hanger had a liver biopsy today (Tuesday).
Notes of Thanks:
“Dear Hillcrest Family, I would like to thank everyone for the
cards, phone calls, visits, food, and especially the prayers
during my recent surgery. I feel very blessed to be part of
such a caring congregation.”
With love and appreciation,
Sherry Merrill
“During a time like this we realize how much our friends and
relatives really mean to us…Your expression of sympathy
will always be remembered.”
Betty Hill and family
The Summer Youth Series will not meet this week.
Dogs ‘N Drills: After services this Sunday
morning, you are invited to stay for lunch and
participate in fire and tornado drills. Hot dogs
will be provided; please bring sides and desserts.
See Barry Flint for more information.
Pantry Needs: Due to recent opportunities to help people in
need, we need to restock a few items in the pantry: canned
tuna, tuna helper, cooking oil, pancake mix (just add water),
and cereal. Thanks for your help.
The 26th and Connecticut Church of Christ invites you to a
One-Day VBS Saturday, August 3. See the flier posted on the
bulletin board for more details.
West Union Church of Christ will host an area wide singing
Sunday, August 4, at 2:00.
Mark Your Calendar! There will be a bridal shower for
Shelby Murray on August 11, hosted by the green hostess
group. More details to follow!
Sing with Us! After services this Sunday night, we will record
some congregational singing for possible
use in an evangelistic project. We will
start 15-20 minutes after services end,
and we may sing for about an hour.
Please stay if you would like to help.
Thanks to the Cook family for their hospitality in last week-
end’s annual church campout!
In our
prayers…Kay Anderson, Mindy Bartley, Frank Carrothers, Glenda Daniels, Lorie
Dilworth, Retha Dunn, Wilma Fair, Jerry Faules, Louise Faules, Memphis
Ferguson, Leon Fiscus, Joe Freund, Teresa Freund, Gunner Gonzales, Faye
Haught, Betty Hill, Wilba Hopkins, David Irvin, Larry Jones, Mike Kidwell,
Brenda Kimbrough, Cecile Kimbrough, Wilma Knoll, Eunice Lewis, Pearl
McCleary, Brownie McNeely, Phyllis Middleton, Meghan Newsom, Price
Naramore, Cindy Patton, Mary Pearson, Heather Ridenour, Josh Ridenour,
Michael Richmond, Marcia Robertson, Harriet Shipman, Gordon Stanton,
Glenn Strickland, Nadine Stipp, Jeanette Tomlin, Bobbie Tuggle, Don Wat-
son, and Treva Wolgamott.
ASSIGNMENTS
Prayers Sunday, July 28 Scripture Reading Sunday, July 28
•AM Opening: Jared Thomas • Acts 16:29-34, Caleb Boggs
•AM Closing: David Fehring Prayers Wednesday, July 31
•PM Opening: Bryan Reiboldt •Opening: Michael Richmond
•PM Closing: Peter Wald •Closing: Danny Boggs
RECORDS 07-21-13 07-22-12
Bible Study 156 131
AM Worship 210 170
AM Spanish 14 14
PM Worship 200 125
PM Spanish NA 9
Wednesday 157 182
Contribution $6,136.35 $5,119.33
Budget $5,475.75 $5,220.46
A.M. You Don’t Have to Worry (Phil. 4:6-7)
P.M. Christian: Does the Name Fit?