Baptist Messenger SOUTHEAST BAPTIST CHURCH
SOUTHEAST BAPTIST CHURCH Baptist Messenger Periodicals Postage Paid
Special Edition:
June 16, 2017
You can give in support of the Kenya missions, July 31st - August 11th, by noting “Missions Fund” on your check. We are also collecting chewable children’s Motrin, Tylenol & Benadryl, chewable vitamins, tooth brushes and Band-Aids.
Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus!
A table for donations has been set up in the foyer.
Dear Southeast Family, I read a story of a woman who had finished her shopping and returned to her car to find four men inside it. She dropped her shopping bags, drew a handgun from her purse, and with a forceful voice said, “I have a gun, and I know how to use it! Get out of the car!” Those men did not wait for a second invitation. They got out and ran like crazy. The woman, understandably shaken, quickly loaded her shopping bags and got into the car. She just wanted to get out of there as fast as she could. But no matter how she tried, she could not get her key into the ignition. Then it hit her: this isn’t my car! She looked, and indeed her car was parked four or five spaces away. She got out, looked around to see if the men were near, loaded the bags into her own car, and drove to the police station to turn herself in. The desk sergeant, after hearing her story, nearly fell out of his chair laughing. He pointed to the other end of the counter, where four men were reporting a car-jacking by a woman with glasses and curly white hair, less than five feet tall, and carrying a large handgun. No charges were filed. She thought it was her car, but it really belonged to someone else. The truth is: God owns everything. He owns the lady’s car and the one she mistakenly got into. And He owns everything we call “ours.” He owns it all. We are managers who are responsible to find out what the Owner wants done with His assets and then to carry out His will. If we believe that we are owners, then we are constantly going be in conflict with God over what we do with the things that we have. But when we understand that the Lord is the owner, and we are only managers, the conflict disappears, and we begin to experience freedom and peace. The white-haired lady was mistaken as she went to the wrong car, wielded a gun, and sent the passengers scurrying. But hers was an honest mistake. It wasn’t her car, and she wasn’t held accountable for her actions. But we will be held accountable. All that we call “ours” is actually His. My prayer is that we will properly manage what He has entrusted to us, and thereby experience His peace and His blessing.
Shane & Beth Haff are adopting! HELP BRING RUTH HOME SEBC CAPS ARE AVAILABLE in blue or khaki with our SEBC logo on front. The price is $15 and $3 from each hat will go towards adoption fees for Shane & Beth Haff. Come by the office to prepay and place your order. To stay current on their journey you can subscribe to their family blog at www.haffwayaroundtheworld.com To donate to their adoption online, visit http://adoptionbridge.org/families/four-haffs-make-whole
Church Schedule Su n d a y: Sunday School 9:30am Worship 10:30am, 6pm Kid’s Group 6pm Youth Praise Band 6pm
Wed n esd ay :
YOUTHthCAMP th June 19 - 24 !
will meet Wednesday 5:45 pm, office area.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 during the 6:30 pm service.
Youth Praise Kids Group Worship
6:15pm 6:30pm 6:30pm
2511 E. Hancock Muskogee OK 74403 918.683.1447 [email protected] www.sebcmuskogee.com
On Friday, July 21st, we'll leave at 10:30 am for lunch in Tahlequah and to see the River City Players 60s Retro Jukebox Show. Tickets are $10 and must be bought in advance. Sign up in the foyer!
Join us in reading the entire New Testament this summer. Pick up a reading guide at the Visitor Center.
JUNE 11, 2017 Sunday School 272 Morning Worship 326 Church Picnic, Honor Heights Tithes/Offerings $10,820
Special Edition:
June 16, 2017
You can give in support of the Kenya missions, July 31st - August 11th, by noting “Missions Fund” on your check. We are also collecting chewable children’s Motrin, Tylenol & Benadryl, chewable vitamins, tooth brushes and Band-Aids.
Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus!
A table for donations has been set up in the foyer.
Dear Southeast Family, I read a story of a woman who had finished her shopping and returned to her car to find four men inside it. She dropped her shopping bags, drew a handgun from her purse, and with a forceful voice said, “I have a gun, and I know how to use it! Get out of the car!” Those men did not wait for a second invitation. They got out and ran like crazy. The woman, understandably shaken, quickly loaded her shopping bags and got into the car. She just wanted to get out of there as fast as she could. But no matter how she tried, she could not get her key into the ignition. Then it hit her: this isn’t my car! She looked, and indeed her car was parked four or five spaces away. She got out, looked around to see if the men were near, loaded the bags into her own car, and drove to the police station to turn herself in. The desk sergeant, after hearing her story, nearly fell out of his chair laughing. He pointed to the other end of the counter, where four men were reporting a car-jacking by a woman with glasses and curly white hair, less than five feet tall, and carrying a large handgun. No charges were filed. She thought it was her car, but it really belonged to someone else. The truth is: God owns everything. He owns the lady’s car and the one she mistakenly got into. And He owns everything we call “ours.” He owns it all. We are managers who are responsible to find out what the Owner wants done with His assets and then to carry out His will. If we believe that we are owners, then we are constantly going be in conflict with God over what we do with the things that we have. But when we understand that the Lord is the owner, and we are only managers, the conflict disappears, and we begin to experience freedom and peace. The white-haired lady was mistaken as she went to the wrong car, wielded a gun, and sent the passengers scurrying. But hers was an honest mistake. It wasn’t her car, and she wasn’t held accountable for her actions. But we will be held accountable. All that we call “ours” is actually His. My prayer is that we will properly manage what He has entrusted to us, and thereby experience His peace and His blessing.
Shane & Beth Haff are adopting! HELP BRING RUTH HOME SEBC CAPS ARE AVAILABLE in blue or khaki with our SEBC logo on front. The price is $15 and $3 from each hat will go towards adoption fees for Shane & Beth Haff. Come by the office to prepay and place your order. To stay current on their journey you can subscribe to their family blog at www.haffwayaroundtheworld.com To donate to their adoption online, visit http://adoptionbridge.org/families/four-haffs-make-whole
Church Schedule Su n d a y: Sunday School 9:30am Worship 10:30am, 6pm Kid’s Group 6pm Youth Praise Band 6pm
Wed n esd ay :
YOUTHthCAMP th June 19 - 24 !
will meet Wednesday 5:45 pm, office area.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 during the 6:30 pm service.
Youth Praise Kids Group Worship
6:15pm 6:30pm 6:30pm
2511 E. Hancock Muskogee OK 74403 918.683.1447 [email protected] www.sebcmuskogee.com
On Friday, July 21st, we'll leave at 10:30 am for lunch in Tahlequah and to see the River City Players 60s Retro Jukebox Show. Tickets are $10 and must be bought in advance. Sign up in the foyer!
Join us in reading the entire New Testament this summer. Pick up a reading guide at the Visitor Center.
JUNE 11, 2017 Sunday School 272 Morning Worship 326 Church Picnic, Honor Heights Tithes/Offerings $10,820
