The Encourager Front Royal Church of Christ

140 W. 15th St. Front Royal, VA. 22630

Date: June 18th, 2017

Welcome Visitors: We are glad you have chosen to worship with us today! You are our hon-

ored guest and we will not request you to do anything in the services except worship God with us.

Please fill out one of the visitor’s card and place it in the collection plate or give it to a member

here. If you would be interested in receiving our bulletin online please state that on your

card today. Also, don’t forget to sign our guest book in the foyer. Let us know if we can be of

help to you in any way. God Bless You!!

Sunday Service Times

Sunday Bible class 10:00 am

Sunday Worship 11:00 am

Sunday Evening 6:00 pm

Wednesday Evening

Service Time

7:00 pm

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Minister

Stephen Smith

540-635-2613

ministerfrcoc@gmail.com

FrontRoyalChurchofChrist.com

The Fallen: all who have

fallen away from the Lord.

Lucy Wren, fell and broke

her foot.

Connor Clark, Having

surgery on June 23 @ UVA.

Our nation and lawmakers.

• Those that are home-

bound :

Larry & Audrey

Herring

John Woodall

• Those battling with

cancer:

Blaine Tewalt

Nancy Barnes,

Ryan Denharat,

Sandy Holzhauser

Vita Torres

Roger Himelright

Viola Menefee

Jeff Pingley

Betty Martin

Wendy Willoughby

Elaine Appleton

Continue to pray for:

Bobby Jo Henderson

Pop Funk

Kimberly Wines

Kenny Henderson Jr.

Lee Mynard

Ruth Martin

Hazel Clark

Ruth Brooks

Our missionaries.

Heather Dawn

Scott McCool

Diana Wines

Irene Garrett

Sharon Jenkins

Gary Dawson

Gabby Galvin

Amy Hartley

Sharon Derflinger

Anita Farris

Gloria Van Arsdall

Carson Van Arsdall

Kenny Proffitt

Joel Jones

Dr. Tripp Bradd

Lisa Settle

Michael Farris

Jamie Shell

Doug Ritenour

Tim Gunter

Josie Steed

Travis Bost on USS George H.W. Bush

For all branches of the Military.

All law enforcement officers and all first responders.

If a name or names have been in the

bulletin for more than 3 months.

That name or names will be removed

unless asked to keep them in the bul-

letin. To make room for new names.

Servers for June 18th

If you are unable to serve, it is

your responsibility to find a

replacement.

Bill Adams

Wilson Diaz

Rex Callaway

Song Leader

Peter Diaz A M

Eugene Tewalt P M

Relay For Life

please leave items in Blue Tote in Front

Foyer.

Aluminum Cans , Ink Cartridge, Plastic

Cola Caps or Pull Taps in Plastic bags.

June Birthdays

Juanita Tewalt 2nd

Debbie Martin 4th

Arthur Candenquist

19th

Audrey Herring 27th

Stacey Daugherty 28th

John Woodall 29th

Steve &

Tenia

Smith

6/24

Sunday evening after services is a great way

to get to know one another! Sunday P.M.

Fellowship Meal will be at: Anthony’s Pizza

X, 103 Royal Ave. By Jack Evans, Chevrolet.

Come and enjoy the fellowship.

Potters Children’s Home!!

Needed Pantry Items for collection on

June 25 –30

C batteries, Gallon Zip Lock Bags

Newborn Diapers, Tomato Juice

Adopt A Soldier

Continue to

bring in items

for the soldiers

boxes . Let’s

support our

troops!!

To all those dads

that make the

family great!!

Let’s See What Was Happening in June of 1978 Part ll

In the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave

Article 2 by Joe Malone

WHEN NATIONS DIE

Virtually all of us are familiar with that frequently quoted historical observation about the

overwhelming majority of recognizable civilizations of the past have gone into an ignoble oblivion

because of moral decay within, not because of a superior military force from without.

That is not to minimize the danger to the United States which Russia and China constitute. The

Old Testament shows abundantly that God used godless nations to chastise his won people from

time to time. Such only transpired because of much and prolonged disobedience.

Krushchev declared with reference to America, “We’ll bury you!” In view of our present course,

should such a catastrophe befall us, it could well be the consequence of national suicide — not

communistic murder. We would simply fall, because of our spiritual and moral degeneration, like

rotten, over-ripe fruit, without any foreign enemy having to strike a single blow.

As has been said, “America is great because America is good. When America ceases to be good,

she will cease to be great.”

George Washington declared, “It is impossible rightly to govern the world without God and the

Bible.” And Andrew Jackson said, “That book, sir, is the rock on which our republic rests.”

However, when we have such things as the Watergate and Lockheed scandals; when we have

elected officials in the national government maintaining paramours on their payroll at public

expense; when we have acknowledged sexual perverts publicly and unashamedly posing as

guides to God; when we have such a high tide of crime that bands of young hoodlums assault and

rob the aged and infirm with seemingly little restraint, and when ordinary citizens plan to

organize vigilante groups to protect themselves since such a small minority of criminals are

brought to account, and when all of this is looked upon by so many with a “so what?” attitude, it

is high time we take stock as to whether or not “that book sir, is the rock on which our republic

rests.”

Atheists have a lot of company in negating the Word of the living God!

“Righteousness exalteth a nation but sin is a reproach to any people.” It is later than you think,

and those who do not learn history will be compelled to relive it!

The situation is not without hope. Christians, one and all, must cry out against prevailing

conditions and see to it that our voice is heard; and we must not condone worldliness within our

own ranks.

The Cracked Acorn

Wealth June 18, 2017 c.r. van arsdall

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; 1 Timothy 6:17

You want to be a millionaire?

If you accomplish your goal, you will join the increasingly wealthy world individuals that number close to 8 million today; up 14% since 2005.

There are 691 world billionaires; ten in the United States. If all goes well for Bill Gates, in five years or less, he will be the world's first trillionaire. (As I recall from school days that means a million million dollars!)

Bulletin space will not let us explore how all this wealth was accumulated. The stock market, gold and precious metals have been rewarding to those willing to take a chance. It may be said that many of the wealthy have been in the right market at the right time.

If we were asked who was the wealthiest man in the Bible, we would probably say Solomon, the son of King David. Indeed, he had it all!

Before the time of Israel, there was another man that was immensely wealthy. It was in the days before coinage and all wealth was in land, and animals. Some references mention slaves. This man stood out in his time of history and has been called a man of righteousness, of patience and one who worshipped and prayed to the "one God."

This man, Job, could have lived as far back as 2500 B.C. in the land of Uz. He "was blameless, and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil." (Job 1:1)

God was very proud of Job. So proud to the point that He allowed Satan to put Job to a test, sparing his life. Satan was sure that all the wealth and protection had come from God. If this was taken away, Job would curse God. (1:11,12)

Job's family was taken, his wealth disappeared, and he was afflicted with skin boils. His friends were not any help and his wife added to his distress. If we stick through the 42 chapters we learn that Job never received answers to his many questions put to God. God is God! It is not within man to know the purposes of our creator. The book of Job ends happily ever after. His wealth is restored many times over, he has more children and he lives a total of 248 years. "He saw his children and grandchildren for four generations." (42:16)

Why the book of Job?

"The subject is as old as the hills and as modern as the space age. If God is just and good, why does HE let innocent people suffer? (Why the casual victims of war and terrorism? Why the child dying of cancer?) As a man Job is really as good as a man can ever hope to be. Yet calamity overwhelms him. Loss of possessions and family is followed by grim, prolonged physical suffering that shakes his faith to the depths." (from EERDMAN's Concise Bible Handbook)

So, you want to be a millionaire?

Spir

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nts

~ 2

Tim

oth

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:1-8

A real man loves his wife, & places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.

Frank Abagnale

Mr Abagnale may be unknown to many reading

this article. But due to his life he has very good

reason to know the truth of the above quote.

Parents separated at 12 divorced at 16 when he

ran away from home and began a successful life

of crime. After some time, this life came to an

end when he was apprehended by the FBI and

imprisoned for a very long sentence.

Yet it was precisely because he was successful

the FBI “sprang” him and gave him a job

working for them. After 40 years working for

the FBI and owner of his own company he is the

proud father of 3 boys and happily married.

His life has been divergent enough to have giv-

en him the insight above and sufficient to afford

him the credence all can believe him.

Paul the apostle lived such a life & understood

full well the great responsibility one has to be a

A FATHER'S M__________

2 Timothy 1:1-2

A FATHER'S M__________

2 Timothy 1:3-4

A FATHER'S M___________

2 Timothy 1:5-6

A FATHER'S M___________

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ath

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a &

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dal

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tell

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as o

pen

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hat

did

th

ey d

o?

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10

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po

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o t

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child

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of

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for

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3-4

9

. Wh

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was

Dav

id w

hen

he

saw

th

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l wo

man

bat

hin

g? 2

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11

:2

10

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at d

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mes

sage

say

wh

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eba

sen

t D

avid

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11

:5

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diti

on

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crip

ture

s:

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of

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ded

to

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to

th

e D

icti

on

ary

: 1

. Wh

o w

ere

Bat

hsh

eba,

Nat

han

, & S

olo

mo

n?

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we

was

a f

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e sh

eep

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alen

of

gold

, was

ab

ou

t 75

lb

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salm

s

5. P

salm

51

was

a s

on

g w

ritt

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avid

aft

er N

ath

an t

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pro

ph

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him

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are

of

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sin

wit

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hu

sban

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esti

on

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ory

wh

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Nat

han

to

ld D

avid

was

ab

ou

t __

___

& _

___

__. W

ho

d

id N

ath

an s

ay h

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as d

escr

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g in

he

Sto

ry?

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or

No

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id

con

fess

his

sin

aga

inst

Uri

ah &

Bat

hsh

eba?

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am 1

2:1

, 7, 1

3

2. A

fter

Dav

id’s

sin

aga

inst

Uri

ah &

Bat

hsh

eba,

wh

at d

id G

od

say

co

n-

cern

ing

the

swo

rd &

Dav

id’s

fam

ily?

2 S

am 1

2:1

0

3. W

hat

did

Nat

han

say

wo

uld

hap

pen

to

th

e ch

ild w

ho

m B

ath

sheb

a h

ad c

on

ceiv

ed?

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at d

id D

avid

do

wh

ile t

he

bab

y b

orn

to

Bat

hsh

e-b

a w

as s

ick?

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at d

id h

e d

o a

fter

th

e b

aby

die

d?

Yes

or

No

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say

it

was

po

ssib

le f

or

him

to

go

to

his

ch

ild t

hat

had

die

d?

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am 1

2:1

4-2

3

4. B

ath

sheb

a ga

ve b

irth

to

a 2

nd

so

n D

avid

nam

ed _

____

2 S

am 1

2:2

4

5. Y

es

or

No

Did

dav

id s

ay in

his

so

ng

he

con

tin

ual

ly r

emem

ber

ed h

is

son

s? D

avid

sai

d h

e h

as s

inn

ed a

gain

st _

___

___

__ P

salm

51

:3-4

6. W

hat

is t

he

nat

ura

l res

po

nse

of

a jo

yfu

l per

son

? P

salm

51

:12

-13

7. D

avid

, in

so

ng

said

his

___

___

co

uld

dec

lare

pra

ise

to G

od

. Psa

lm

51

:15