Announcements

Sunday, November 27, 2022

Door: Josh Groce
Announcements: Carroll Key
 Table: David Groce
Servers: Carl Thomas, Nolan Dubree, RJ Pitcock
 Attendance: Ethon Harper

 • We extend our sympathy to David & Shelly in the passing of his aunt, Brenda Carver. Her funeral was last Wednesday.

 • Ladies Devotional is meeting here on Wednesday at 10.

• Friends & Family Day will be next Sunday.

• See Beverly or Robert if you know of anyone who could use a grocery gift card for the holidays.

 • Our Christmas dinner will be December 14th and we hope to have a jolly guest! Please let Shelly know the kids that are coming so she can pass along to the elves.

PRAYER LIST Gina Beth Adams, Jim Adams, Bobby Burgess, Shelia Comer, Emma Jewlry Clark, Jane Yokely Elmore, Teresa Furlong, Hattie Green, Michelle Kingrey, Sandy Lollar, Sue Marcum, Pete Parker, Alydia Parrish, Gracie Pitcock, Jeff Richey, Logan Steenbergen, Christie Thompson, Mollie Thompson, Charles Turner, Shirley Walker, Linda Mae Woodcock

BIRTHDAYS Haley Stewart (27th) Kevin Gentry (28th) Ellie Groce (2nd) Holly Harper (27th) Chris Stewart (30th) Cindy Wilson (28th) Amanda Jessie (30th) ANNIVERSARIES Joel & Jana Dubree (29th)

 ATTENDANCE Sunday Morning: 79 Sunday Night: 41 Wednesday Night: 19

 Winning by Losing In sports, we teach our children that “winning is not everything.” While such is undeniably true, we still recognize that success is a great feeling. When victory is achieved through diligence and teamwork, winning can be a most satisfying experience. Things are different in the spiritual contest faced by children of God. In our struggle against the spiritual forces of wickedness, winning is everything! The soul that would inherit everlasting life must do so at the expense of all that would distract him from his devotion to Christ. Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to “a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field” (Matthew 13:44). It is a 'win at all cost' theology that requires a would-be disciple to “deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow [Jesus]” (Luke 9:23). Spiritual victory is within reach of every obedient believer. John affirms that faith “is the victory that has overcome the world…” (1 Jn. 5:4). However, one who would win with Christ, must first lose his life in service to Him (Matthew 10:39). For one to win, he mus