April 17, 2016
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Pine Mountain Valley
church
of Christ
Route 116
Pine Mountain Valley,
GA. 31823
Fear Controls Us
Whether we will admit it or not, one of the strongest emotions controls us more
than we realize. Many things we do every day are done by routine. Things are so
routine that we do not take the time to realize that fear guides them all. We even
have the fear of changing our routine, lest something unexpected happens to us.
If we are fortunate to have a job, fear motivates us in doing that job well. The
fear of losing that job, and the money or benefits that come from that job causes
us to be careful not to lose that job.
Regular Scheduled
Services
SUNDAY:
 Bible Class 10:00
 Worship 11:00
 Worship
6:00
WEDNESDAY:
 Bible Class
7:30
Local Evangelist:
Tommy Thomas
Office
706 - 628 - 5117
Home
706 – 628 – 5229
Email
[email protected]
Web Site- pmvchurch.com
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We all have a fear of making mistakes. Mistakes can be costly on the job, in the
home, or on the playing field.
On the job, a mistake could cost you and the company time and money to correct
the problem, and if the problem is bad enough, you could get terminated from
that job.
A mistake in the home can cause grief to others. That may mean you sleep on the
couch tonight, or it could mean you seemingly try to walk on eggshells because
you do not want to say the wrong thing to someone who may get very emotional.
A mistake in the marriage could cost you the marriage.
If you make a mistake on the playing field, you and your teammates suffer loss of
some sort. Sometimes we hear of a pitcher making a mistake. Such mistake
allowed the opposing team to score. Another player makes a mistake, and is
charged with an error. This also results in giving an advantage to the opposition.
We are fearful of letting our teammates down, so we try hard to avoid mistakes.
Spiritually speaking, we should fear making a mistake. This has the greatest
consequence of all; the potential to lose our soul forever. In such case, a fear of
making a mistake is a good thing. But let us also realize that fear controls us
more than anything else. There is an emotion that should be stronger and
greater, but we do not act as if it is. While love is that emotion that causes us to
serve God with a willing heart, the reality of the matter is that we are afraid of
hell and eternal damnation.
Many people obey the gospel because they were taught that they are lost, and hell
is a horrible place to spend eternity. Our obedience to the gospel should be
because we see the great love God and Jesus had for us and were willing to make
the sacrifice to help us get to heaven.
The Bible has the command to "fear not", "do
not be afraid", "do not fear", "do not fret", and I
am sure that "do not be anxious" is included in
this list. I read recently that such a command is
issued 365 times in the Bible.
Pine Mountain
Valley Church News
That is enough for one "do not fear" for each day
of the year. The reason this command is . issued
so often should tell us that we need to learn to put
our trust in God.
Romans 8:1 teaches us that there is no
condemnation in Christ. We are taught that as
long as we serve God faithfully, we have a
reservation in heaven. We should go to church
because we want to worship God, and not
because we are afraid of going to hell if we
forsake the assembly. We should want to
assemble with the saints because we want to be
edified, or have the opportunity to edify others,
and not do it because we might lose our soul if
we do not do it.
Realize also that fear keeps us from sharing the
gospel message with others. We are afraid of
rejection. We are afraid of the potential for
persecution. We are afraid that people will make
fun of us. Don't you see that fear motivates us to
not do what God wants us to do?
Fear prevents us from letting our light shine. We
are afraid that people will consider us peculiar or
weird. We just cannot handle any chance that
someone will make fun of us and call us names.
We just want others to obey God and learn to
reverentially fear Him, but our fear causes us to
hold our tongue.
Fear causes us to blend into our society and
culture because we are afraid of losing friends.
Perhaps this is one fear that we should pay
attention to. For many Christians who have
Christian friends, that is a good thing to hold on
to. Yet many do not have Christian friends, and
their closest friends are not spiritually minded.
The Bible has warning to not associate with nonChristians unless you are willing to teach them.
Sadly though, fear prevents us from teaching
them, and we usually end up allowing them to
influence us to do things God is not pleased with.
Examine your fear, and try to put your trust in
God.
– Carey Scott
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Carey
Sick Among Us
Sis. Janice Cornett this past Wednesday. Little
Penny was also sick. Bro. Gene Bufford, Room
405 at Rivertown Center 5131 Warm Springs
Rd. Columbus, Ga 31909.
Serving Today
Announcements …………………..….Ken
Childs
Song Leader A.M. …….……………..Carl
Carlson
Song Leader P.M…………………..….Phil
Bufford
Lord’s Table………………………..….Mike
Brookins
Needing Our Prayers
Bro. Bob Smith, Sis. Cheryl Wagner, Sis.
Margaret Cook, Sis. Gibson and family, Sis. M.
Youngblood and Bro Gene Bufford, Sis.
Elizabeth Satterwhite, Sis. Hester Horton, Sis.
Sarah Russell, Bro. Paul Venable, Bro.
Coleman Bass, Sis. Diane Halcome, Sister Erin
Thomas, daughter of Bill Mcllvain of the
Covington Church, Sis. Johnson’s sister Mrs
Patsy Maddox of Cario Georgia, Sis. Linda
Davis
of
LaGrange,
Bro.
Findley’s
grandmother, and their friend Peggy Hughes,
plus Sis. Katherine’s Aunt Carolyn Eggers.
Things To Do
Pray
for the door of opportunity to reach
others. with the gospel of Christ.