The Encourager Front Royal Church of Christ

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

Date: June 11th, 2017

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

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

Fred Cooley July Heart Surgery

The Fallen: all who have fallen

away from the Lord.

Our 3 Young Ladies graduating.

Lucy Wren, fell and broke her foot.

Blaine Tewalt, health issues.

Connor Clark, Having surgery on

June 23 @ UVA.

Doug Ritenour, fell.

Our nation and lawmakers.

• Those that are home-

bound :

Larry & Audrey

Herring

John Woodall

• Those battling with

cancer:

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

Bonnie Kerns

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

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 bulletin. To

make room for new names.

Servers for June 11th

If you are unable to serve, it is your

responsibility to find a replacement.

Wilson Diaz

Jacob Lichliter

Bob Baleskie

Peter Diaz

Song Leader

Eugene Tewalt A M

George Diaz 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: Sandwiches &

Soups or whatever you want to bring!

Come and enjoy the fellowship.

Potters Children’s Home!!

Needed Items for collection on

June 25 – 30

C batteries, Gallon Zip Lock Bags Newborn Diapers, Tomato Juice

Thanks David & Brenda For Starting us off

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

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

Article 1: by Joe Malone

What Of The American Home? Home— what a lovely word! What fond memories are

stimulated for all who are blessed with a proper one. In fact, a Christ-centered home is a

foretaste of heaven. As Edgar Guest has said, “It takes a heap of livin’ in a house to make it

home.” The best thing that we can spend on our children is our time.

An old Chinese proverb put it well: “If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be

beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the

home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation.” And, brethren,

as goes the home, so goes the church!

America is in the process of destroying the home! Many years ago, before the situation

became so acute and before our tragic trend became so obvious, Luther Burbank, the great

American naturalist, said, “If we paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our

children, we would now be living in a jungle of weeds.” Today, in America, we live in a

jungle of people. The law of the jungle — the gratification of selfish, sensual desire as the

top priority — is in evidence on every hand. Thus, divorce, adultery, rape, incest, child

abuse, robbery, theft, misappropriation of funds, — even in high places, shoplifting, drug

addiction and murder are commonplace! Folks! This was written in 1978 !

As regards the church, there are two basic causes for the decline of the home, in the

judgment of this writer. First, the proneness on the part of some to minimize the grievous

of nature of divorce and thus to contribute to the acceleration of that evil. Some are now

contending the guilty party, when a marriage is terminated for adultery, the only scriptural

grounds other than physical death (Matthew 19:9), can also remarry with heaven’s

sanction. This is certain to multiply the tragedy of broken homes. The second cause is both

parents seeking careers outside the home. Economic necessity might demand that for

awhile on certain occasions , but God has said that young women are to be “keepers at

home” (Titus 2:4,5) Faith comes by hearing God’s Word (Romans 10:17) and Christians

walk by it (2 Corinthians 5:7). Precious children are the innocent victims when a contrary

course is pursued. The writer here emphasizes again and again. Women with children are

foolish to work when the don’t have to. It is important that a mother be home when her

children get home.” Next week another article from June 1978

The Cracked Acorn

Underdogs June 11, 2017 c.r. van arsdall

Hebrews 12:1 - So then, encircled as we are with such a cloud of witnesses all about us, let us get rid of every impediment and our besetting sin, and let us run the course mapped out for us.

We love 'em, the underdogs. Nothing gets to you more than when the little runt from nowhere comes crashing through the line to make the needed touchdown. We identify with the person who has hung in there despite all the contrary winds that defeat many mortals and brings home the bacon.

I am not a sports person but glance at all the sections of the newspaper, trying to get my 35 cents worth. When I saw Hilary Lunke, 24, who for 21 months had always finished close to 15th place on the women's professional golf tour, to see the picture of her blubbering over the huge silver trophy -becoming the U.S. Women's Open Champion, I nearly lost it. I am the image of one who never did well at any athletic event, never got a trophy for anything - I did want one!!

But stunned, she said, "I can't believe this. What did I do?" She didn't mention that practice and hard work had brought her from nearly last place. And that she had stayed out there in all kinds of weather, hitting the ball over and over. I would guess that also there was a little faith that she would eventually succeed.

Jesus has told us to have faith and it will move mountains and that faith may start out as small as a mustard seed. That our faith can produce amazing results. We are cautioned to avoid entanglement with the world, to keep striving along to our goal. We may become exhausted and tempted to turn away to other seemingly rewarding pursuits. Take comfort in Matthew 11:25 -Come to me all who labor and are heavy burdened and I will give you rest; GREAT SONGS OF THE CHURCH -

JESUS Paid It All

And when before the throne I stand in Him complete,

I'll lay my trophies down, all down at Jesus' feet.

Jesus paid it all, All to Him I owe.

Sin has left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.

Our Prayer: Father, may the church have many come from the waters of baptism holding the trophy of salvation, and let us happily weep with them for the hope that has been freely give to all who have become children of Thine. AMEN.

Sha

rin

g O

ur

Leg

aci

es—

Pro

verb

s 2

2:2

8

1 Peter 2.4-6 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6For it stands in Scripture: "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame

Much is being said about monuments. Recently, many have been removed. It is a pity as each one carries with it deep meaning to many people.

The Bible also says much about monuments. In fact they are all over the pages of God’s holy text, the bible. Moses, Abraham and even Samuel erected monuments as did may others in both the old and the New Testaments.

One such monument from the Old Testament we still sing about today. It is the 2nd verse of the old familiar hymn O Thou Fount of Every Blessing, written by Robert Robinson in 1758. The phrase, Here I raise my Ebenezer, recounts the great stone Samuel raised up to remind all how God delivered Israel from danger.

The monument builders of the day seldom wrote or carved on them. They were place in a prominent place so when seen they would ask why it was there and the locals would recount the story, and thus God would be magnified each time the story is told and God is remembered.

By the way Ebenezer [or stone of help], can be read about in 1 Samuel 7:10 and give God the Glory.

Legacies are extremely important.

“In law, a legacy is something acquired

by inheritance, or by a Will (law).

In historical terms, a legacy is something

that is handed down from one period of

time to another period of time. Historical

legacy can be counted in later times as a

good thing or a bad thing. From Wikipedia.

Fathers give their children legacies to

help them to value the important,

respect the present & guide the future.

SETTING THE LANDMARKS

Genesis 21:33

HONORING THE LANDMARKS

Genesis 21:33

1 Peter 2.1-8

Bib

le Q

uiz

1

. Did

Pila

te fi

nd

a r

easo

n f

or

char

gin

g Je

sus?

Lu

ke 2

3:4,

14

-15

2

. Aft

er J

esu

s fl

ogg

ing,

ho

w d

id s

old

ier

dre

ss h

im?

They

mad

e fu

n &

wh

at d

id

they

do

to

Him

? M

ark

15:

17-1

9 3

. Ho

w d

id J

eth

ro a

dvi

se M

ose

s to

div

id u

p t

he

resp

on

sib

ility

of

jud

gin

g? E

xo

18:

21-2

2 4

. Aft

er U

zzah

dea

th, d

id D

avid

tak

e th

e ar

k o

f G

od

to

th

e ci

ty o

f D

avid

as

he

has

pla

nn

ed?

2 S

am 6

:9-1

1 Th

ree

mo

nth

s la

ter,

wh

y d

id D

avid

dec

ide

to

hav

e th

e ar

k b

rou

ght

to h

is c

ity?

Ho

w?

2 S

am 6

:11

-13

5

. Ye

s o

r N

o D

id G

od

pro

mis

e o

ne

of

Dav

id’s

off

spri

ng

wo

uld

be

kin

g aft

er h

is

dea

th?

2 S

am 7

:12

6

. Wh

o d

id G

od

say

wo

uld

bu

ild a

ho

use

in H

is (

Go

d’s

) n

ame?

2 S

am 7

:12

-13

7

. Wh

at w

ar im

ple

men

ts o

f H

adad

exer

, Kin

g o

f Zo

bah

, did

Dav

id t

ake

to J

e-ru

sale

m?

2 S

am 8

:7 W

hat

did

Dav

id d

o w

ith

all

the

silv

er &

go

ld w

hic

h h

e to

ok

fro

m t

he

nati

on

s h

e h

ad c

on

qu

ered

? 2

Sam

8:1

1

8. H

ow

did

Dav

id t

reat

th

e p

eop

le o

f Is

rael

wh

ile h

e w

as k

ing?

2 S

am 8

:15

9

. Wh

y d

id k

ing

Dav

id w

ant

to s

ho

so

meo

ne

of

Sau

l’s h

ou

se s

pec

ial k

ind

-n

ess?

2 S

am 9

:1

10

.Nam

e Ja

cob

’s t

wo

wiv

es a

nd

th

eir

mai

ds.

(Se

e Le

sso

n 1

41

)

Ad

diti

on

al S

crip

ture

s:

1. A

ccep

tin

g th

e Lo

rd’s

will

Jam

es 4

:13

-16

2. G

od

pro

mis

ed A

bra

ham

his

des

cen

dan

ts w

ou

ld p

oss

ess

the

lan

d f

rom

th

e N

ile R

iver

to

th

e Eu

ph

rate

s ri

ver

Gen

15:

18

Ap

plic

ati

on

—

Sho

win

g Sy

mp

ath

y 2

Sam

uel

10

:2

Acc

ord

ing

to

th

e D

icti

on

ary

: 1

. Wh

o w

ere

Ab

ish

ai, A

mm

on

ites

, Ara

mea

ns,

Isra

elit

es

& J

oab

.

2. W

ho

we

re A

mm

on

ites

& Is

rael

ite

s

3. T

he

bea

rd w

as a

man

’s b

adge

of

dig

nit

y

4. D

avid

’s c

on

qu

ests

at

the

hei

ght

of

his

vic

tori

es, h

e ru

led

lan

ds

fro

m t

he

Nile

Riv

e to

th

e Eu

ph

rate

s R

iver

are

a.

5. L

oca

tio

n o

f H

elam

is u

nkn

ow

n

6. T

he

rive

r Eu

ph

rate

s.

Qu

esti

on

s 1

. Had

th

e ki

n o

f th

e A

mm

on

ites

bee

n k

ind

to

Dav

id?

2 S

am 1

0:1

-2

2. W

hen

th

e ki

ng

of

the

Am

mo

nit

es d

ied

, ho

w d

id D

avid

ty

to s

ho

w

kin

dn

ess

to h

is s

on

? 2

Sam

10

:2

3. W

hen

th

e se

rvan

ts o

f D

avid

wen

t to

Han

un

, th

e A

mm

on

ite,

to

con

sole

him

co

nce

rnin

g h

is f

ath

er’s

dea

th, h

ow

did

Han

un

tre

at

them

? 2

Sam

10

:3-4

4. H

ow

did

Dav

id’s

ser

van

ts f

eel a

fter

hav

ing

thei

r b

eard

s h

alf-

shav

ed

& t

hei

r cl

oth

es c

ut

by

the

Am

mo

nit

es?

2 S

am 1

0:5

5. W

hy

did

Dav

id s

end

Jo

ab a

nd

all

the

arm

y ag

ain

st t

he

amm

on

ites

? Th

e o

utc

om

e o

f th

e b

attle

dep

end

ed o

n _

____

____

__ 2

Sam

10

:6-1

0

6. Y

es

or

No

Aft

er J

oab

& A

bis

hai

def

eate

d t

he

Syri

ans

& A

mm

on

ites

, d

id t

he

Syri

ans

pre

par

e ag

ain

to

go

to

batt

le a

gain

st Is

rae

l? 2

Sam

1

0:1

5-1

8

7. D

uri

ng

Dav

id’s

rei

gn, w

hy

wer

e th

e Sy

rian

s af

raid

to

hel

p t

he

A

mm

on

ites

in b

attle

aga

inst

Isra

el a

ny

mo

re?

2 S

am 1

0:1

9

Dav

id—

Am

mo

nit

es

& S

yria

ns

Def

eat

ed

2

Sa

mu

el

10

—

BSG

FAA

Les

son

15

0

Bib

le Q

uiz

1

. Ab

ou

t 9t

h h

ou

r w

hat

did

Jes

us

excl

aim

fro

m t

he

cro

ss?

Wh

at e

ven

ts t

oo

k p

lace

at

His

dea

th?

Mat

27:

46

-54

2. W

hen

Go

d m

et t

he

Isra

elit

es a

t M

t Si

nai

, wh

at d

id H

e ca

use

to

hap

pen

? a)

ve

ry lo

ud

tru

mp

et, b

) th

un

der

& L

igh

tnin

g c

) sh

akin

g o

f th

e gr

ou

nd

, d)

thic

k cl

ou

d, e

) sm

oke

Exo

19:

16-1

8

3. D

escr

ibe

the

resu

lts

of

the

peo

ple

fo

rcin

g th

eir

way

th

rou

gh t

o s

ee G

od

. Ex

o 1

9:2

1

4. H

ow

lon

g d

id G

od

pro

mis

e D

avid

his

kin

gdo

m w

ou

ld la

st?

2 S

am 7

:16

5. Y

es

or

No

Did

Dav

id d

efea

t th

e P

hili

stin

es?

2 S

am 8

:1

6. T

he

Mo

abit

es, S

yria

ns,

or

Edo

mit

es

bec

ame

serv

ants

of

Dav

id?

2 S

am 8

:2,

6, 1

4

7. W

hat

was

th

e p

hys

ical

pro

ble

m o

f M

eph

ibo

shet

h, t

he

son

of

Jon

ath

an?

2

Sam

9:3

8. Y

es

or

No

Did

Mep

hib

osh

eth

fe

el h

e d

eser

ved

th

e ki

nd

nes

s sh

ow

n h

im b

y K

ing

Dav

id?

2 S

am 9

:8

9. W

hen

th

e ki

ng

of

the

Am

mo

nit

es d

ied

, ho

w d

id D

avid

ty

to s

ho

w k

ind

nes

s to

his

so

n?

2 S

am 1

0:2

10

.Yes

or

No

Aft

er J

oab

& A

bis

hai

def

eate

d t

he

Syri

ans

& A

mm

on

ites

, did

th

e Sy

rian

s p

rep

are

agai

n t

o g

o t

o b

attle

aga

inst

Isra

el?

2 S

am 1

0:1

5-1

8

Ad

diti

on

al S

crip

ture

s:

1. J

esu

s sp

oke

on

lust

. Mat

5:2

7-2

8 L

ust

is li

sted

wit

h o

ther

sin

s, C

ol

3:5

, 1 P

eter

4:3

, 1 J

oh

n 2

:16

Res

ult

s o

f lu

st, E

ph

4:1

9

2. K

ings

wen

t to

war

in t

he

spri

ng.

1 K

ings

20

:22

3. A

wo

man

th

rew

do

wn

a m

illst

on

e o

n A

bim

ele

ch, J

ud

ges

9:5

0-5

4

4. T

he

ark

of

Go

d w

as in

a t

ent

in J

eru

sale

m. 2

Sam

6:1

7, 7

:2

Ap

plic

ati

on

—

On

Dis

ple

asin

g G

od

2 S

am 1

1:2

7

Acc

ord

ing

to

th

e D

icti

on

ary

: 1

. Wh

o w

ere

Am

mo

nit

es, B

ath

sheb

a, H

ittite

s, Is

rae

lites

, Jo

ab, a

nd

U

riah

?

2. A

mm

on

ites

& Is

rael

ites

3. R

oo

f, in

th

e Ea

st t

he

roo

f is

flat

& is

use

d f

or

dry

ing,

sto

rage

, sle

ep-

ing

in w

arm

er

wea

ther

.

Qu

esti

on

s 1

. Wh

ere

was

Dav

id w

hen

he

saw

th

e b

eau

tifu

l wo

man

bat

hin

g? 2

Sam

1

1:2

2. Y

es

or

No

Was

th

e w

om

an, w

ho

Dav

id s

aw b

ath

ing,

mar

ried

? D

id h

e h

ave

her

bro

ugh

t to

him

an

yway

? 2

Sam

11

:3-4

3. W

hat

did

th

e m

essa

ge s

ay w

hic

h B

ath

sheb

a se

nt

Dav

id?

2 S

am 1

1:5

4. W

hen

Dav

id h

ad B

ath

sheb

a’s

hu

sban

d b

rou

ght

fro

m b

attle

, ho

w d

id

Dav

id t

ry t

o g

et h

im t

o g

o h

om

e? 2

Sam

11

:9-1

3

5. H

ow

did

Dav

id h

ave

Uri

ah, B

ath

sheb

a’s

hu

sban

d, k

illed

? 2

Sam

11

:15

-17

6. D

id D

avid

mar

ry B

ath

sheb

a aft

er h

er h

usb

and

Uri

ah’s

dea

th?

2 S

am

11

:27

7. W

as G

od

ple

ased

wit

h w

hat

Dav

id h

ad d

on

e co

nce

rnin

g B

ath

sheb

a &

Uri

ah?

2 S

am 1

1:2

7

Dav

id

Dav

id &

Bat

hsh

eba

2 S

am

ue

l 1

0—

BSG

FAA

Les

son

15

0