In our 20s and 30s class on Sunday morn-

ings, we have been studying the book of

Genesis. Danny and Pete have been teaching,

and throughout the class they have stressed

the importance of believing the events written

in Genesis as factual history. A lot of reli-

gious people choose not to believe these won-

derful events as being historically accurate, or

even historical at all. This poses a huge prob-

lem for those who claim to be Christians.

If you cannot believe the account of cre-

ation in Genesis 1-2, the information con-

cerning the great flood that covered the entire

earth in Genesis 6-9, nor about the cities of

Sodom and Gomorrah being destroyed by fire

and sulfur from heaven in Genesis 19, then

you really have no need to believe anything

else in Scripture. That may seem harsh, but

these words do not originate from Luke

Yates’ mind. In fact, they originate from the

mind of God Himself. Jesus Christ – God in

the flesh – said the same truth to His Jewish

audience in John 5. He said, “Do not think

that I will accuse you to the Father. There is

one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you

have set your hope. For if you believed Mo-

ses, you would believe me; for he wrote of

me. But if you do not believe his writings, how

will you believe my words?” (John 5:45-47,

ESV). Moses, by the inspiration of God,

wrote the first five books of the Old Testa-

ment: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers

and Deuteronomy. Jesus said that if you can’t

even believe the things contained in these five

books, how could you believe what I have to

Elders:John Deffenbaugh

Wayne Douthitt

Glen Honeycutt

Rick Hyder

Bill Reiboldt

Deacons:

Pete Babb

Carl Cobb

Alan Cook

Barry Flint

Casey Flint

Josh King

Mike Kidwell

Tim Murray

Bryan Reiboldt

Jim Scott

Peter Wald

Don Watson, Jr.

Local Evangelists:Danny Boggs

Salvador Sanchez

Luke Yates

Worship Assemblies10 a.m. Sunday

6 p.m. Sunday

Bible Classes9 a.m. Sunday

7 p.m. Wednesday

Phone(417) 451-2724

Emailinfo@neoshochurchofchrist.org

Websitewww.neoshochurchofchrist.org

His own people, eager to do what is good – Titus 2:14

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say? Sadly, a large amount of so-called

“Christians” think they can pick and choose

which portions of the Bible they want to

believe, just as long as they have “faith” in

Jesus. Let me tell you something – you cannot

have faith in Jesus if you do not believe His

Word (Romans 10:17). Jesus believed in the

creation account of Genesis 1-2 (Matthew

19:4-6). Jesus believed that a great flood cov-

ered the entire earth (Matthew 24:37-39).

Jesus believed that fire and sulfur from heav-

en destroyed the people of Sodom and Go-

morrah (Luke 17:28-29). Do you believe

Jesus? Do you have true faith in Jesus’

words?

When you get right down to it, to say that

the creation account is simply poetic or that a

flood didn’t actually cover the entire earth is

to call the one in whom you claim to have

faith a liar. You might as well be having faith

in Satan, as he is “a liar and the father of lies”

(John 8:44). God doesn’t want you to “have it

your way” in regards to His Holy and Unfail-

ing Word. That is certainly permissible at

Burger King – you can choose to have pick-

les, bacon, lettuce, and a tomato on your

burger if you want, or you can choose to

simply have a bun with just meat and cheese.

But the Bible is no Burger King! Psalm

119:160 says, “The sum of your Word is

truth” (ESV). Don’t make the mistake of

changing the word “sum” to “some,” like so

many others have done.

Luke Yates

Why Believe Moses?

Bobbie Tuggle has been in the hospital this week.

She has made a special request for our prayers, as her

physical outlook is not good.

Teresa Hanger had a liver biopsy today (Tuesday).

Notes of Thanks:

“Dear Hillcrest Family, I would like to thank everyone for the

cards, phone calls, visits, food, and especially the prayers

during my recent surgery. I feel very blessed to be part of

such a caring congregation.”

With love and appreciation,

Sherry Merrill

“During a time like this we realize how much our friends and

relatives really mean to us…Your expression of sympathy

will always be remembered.”

Betty Hill and family

The Summer Youth Series will not meet this week.

Dogs ‘N Drills: After services this Sunday

morning, you are invited to stay for lunch and

participate in fire and tornado drills. Hot dogs

will be provided; please bring sides and desserts.

See Barry Flint for more information.

Pantry Needs: Due to recent opportunities to help people in

need, we need to restock a few items in the pantry: canned

tuna, tuna helper, cooking oil, pancake mix (just add water),

and cereal. Thanks for your help.

The 26th and Connecticut Church of Christ invites you to a

One-Day VBS Saturday, August 3. See the flier posted on the

bulletin board for more details.

West Union Church of Christ will host an area wide singing

Sunday, August 4, at 2:00.

Mark Your Calendar! There will be a bridal shower for

Shelby Murray on August 11, hosted by the green hostess

group. More details to follow!

Sing with Us! After services this Sunday night, we will record

some congregational singing for possible

use in an evangelistic project. We will

start 15-20 minutes after services end,

and we may sing for about an hour.

Please stay if you would like to help.

Thanks to the Cook family for their hospitality in last week-

end’s annual church campout!

In our

prayers…Kay Anderson, Mindy Bartley, Frank Carrothers, Glenda Daniels, Lorie

Dilworth, Retha Dunn, Wilma Fair, Jerry Faules, Louise Faules, Memphis

Ferguson, Leon Fiscus, Joe Freund, Teresa Freund, Gunner Gonzales, Faye

Haught, Betty Hill, Wilba Hopkins, David Irvin, Larry Jones, Mike Kidwell,

Brenda Kimbrough, Cecile Kimbrough, Wilma Knoll, Eunice Lewis, Pearl

McCleary, Brownie McNeely, Phyllis Middleton, Meghan Newsom, Price

Naramore, Cindy Patton, Mary Pearson, Heather Ridenour, Josh Ridenour,

Michael Richmond, Marcia Robertson, Harriet Shipman, Gordon Stanton,

Glenn Strickland, Nadine Stipp, Jeanette Tomlin, Bobbie Tuggle, Don Wat-

son, and Treva Wolgamott.

ASSIGNMENTS

Prayers Sunday, July 28 Scripture Reading Sunday, July 28

•AM Opening: Jared Thomas • Acts 16:29-34, Caleb Boggs

•AM Closing: David Fehring Prayers Wednesday, July 31

•PM Opening: Bryan Reiboldt •Opening: Michael Richmond

•PM Closing: Peter Wald •Closing: Danny Boggs

RECORDS 07-21-13 07-22-12

Bible Study 156 131

AM Worship 210 170

AM Spanish 14 14

PM Worship 200 125

PM Spanish NA 9

Wednesday 157 182

Contribution $6,136.35 $5,119.33

Budget $5,475.75 $5,220.46

A.M. You Don’t Have to Worry (Phil. 4:6-7)

P.M. Christian: Does the Name Fit?