An Epistle from Paul:

No Middle of the Roaders! – The middle of the road is a poor place to walk…; to drive….; to live…. The sad fact; however, is that many try to play both sides of the road when it comes to living for Christ. These are the ones who are doing their best to make sacred matters common and at the same time giving dignity to the profane. These are the ones who will slap God on the back in cheap familiarity calling Him, “the Man upstairs.” They are a product of this age of conformity, of peaceful coexistence with sin and who glorify the great general average by pulling down the high and building up the low to one common level.

In War World 1 Theodore Roosevelt blasted German-Americans who had, by their choice, divided loyalties. He called them “hyphenated Americans” and said, “America is not a polyglot boarding house.” Sadly though, there are many today who want to make the Lord’s Church a polyglot boarding house, filled with hyphenated Christians. Roosevelt said, “If a man is an American AND something else, he is not an American.” Such can be said of a Christian. James tells us that “the friend of the world is the enemy of God” (James 4:4). Our Lord said, “He that is not with me is against me and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad” (Matthew 12:30). A man who is faithful to his wife part of the time is not faithful at all. A man who is partly faithful to his family or his country or his church is not faithful at all. In short, a divided loyalty is not loyalty at all.

Here then is my point. True New Testament Christianity would be and is called extreme. But isn’t that what our Lord desires?!!

In His Marvelous Love, Paul

The Church of Christ 725 US 35 West

P.O. Box 276 cho Eaton, Ohio 45320 ver 937-456-5816

www.cceaton.org

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Volume VII September 22, 2015 No. 17

This Sunday, September 27th!Sunday, September 27th immediately after morning worship, we will be having our Annual Meeting. This is the meeting we will hear reports as to the past fiscal year. We will then be presented the New Year’s budget and be asked to affirm this… We also will be asked to affirm the men who have been asked and are desirous of being responsible for the Biblical offices of elder and deacon… One last thing we will be called upon to affirm those who have been asked and desirous of being responsible for other areas of needed help in the work of the church but are not Biblical offices.

TheTimely Word

Proverbs 15:23 “… How delightful is a timely word.”

Bi-Weekly Church Paperof

Where the Cross of Christ is at the heart of our worship

and service to Him!

This includes trustees, treasurer and financial secretary. Do plan to join us for this meeting and being a part of its proceedings then!

Here’s the Count! September 6, 2015....................…$2,273.00

September 13, 2015 ………...…..$2,324.00

A Tour is Planned! Our next Wednesday Luncheon is going to be A Tour & Luncheon. Wednesday, October 14th we will be meeting at the church building top load up and head out to Winchester, Indiana where we will be taking a 45 minute tour of Wick’s Pies. They make anywhere from 9 thousand to 11 thousand pies a day at this facility. It is a sight to behold! And after our tour we will go across the street and enjoy a delicious lunch at Mrs. Wick’s Restauarant. Pie will be our dessert, of course, and if you would like to purchase some product to take home we’ll even give you the opportunity to do that! Please sign up on the sheets in the foyer so we have a precise number to give to them as to what to expect. We look forward to do this together!

Church Bonfire Set!Saturday, October 17th is the date set aside for our annual Fall Bonfire. We will be meeting again at Watt’s Farm (2182 35 West) from 5 PM to 8 PM. Bring your own chair and a covered dish. Meat and drinks will be provided. And pray for good weather. Last year we had the best of weather… Mark this

down and plan now to be a part of this time!!

(by no means an exhaustive list)

Military Personnel: Zachary Claywell, Austin Brasher, and Stephen Watts…Recovering and Other Matters: Doris Childers, Betty and Cronley Teater, Jeanie Laubauch, Emma Grace Mills, Reva Cole, Dan Swihart, Monte Rieger, Dottie Campbell, Pam Kauslick, Jack/John Rowell, Anna Eiford, Connie Moore, Barry Rieger, David Ramey, Connie Martin, Emma Sartain, Daryl McKee, Martha Gabbard, Gary Stevenson, Jana Jo Carpenter, Edith Pansing, Joe and Margaret Worrell, Wayne Dunaway, Herman Kelly, Elvin Miller, Rick Watts, Lonnie Gamble, Darlene Dane, Darlene Fox…Dealing With Cancer: Dalene McIntire, Rita Culp, Judy Riley, George Collins, Chuck Paul, and Evert Synder, Lonnie Gamble…

To Get Underway!Wednesday, October 7th youth groups will be getting underway. From preschool to high school we will be gathering here at the church building from 6:30 to 7:45 PM. The younger youth will be meeting in the auditorium for a music time while the older youth

will be meeting in the back of the church building. Some solid things are in store for all ages. We pray you will help get the word out concerning youth group and let us know if rides are needed!!!

Join Us for This New Season!We have already met for two Sunday practices for this year’s season. There is still plenty of time to come and get in on the ground floor of choir for this year. We have several new voices already coming and would welcome more…! If you have any questions concerning choir and what it entails don’t hesitate to talk to Darcy Robinson, our fearless director. She will be able to give you the detail needed!...