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NEWS AND NOTES
Welcome to Basehor church of Christ. We are glad that you have come to worship God with us - - in spirit and in truth.
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CONTINUE TO PRAY for Kelly McGregor (friend of Robert's), Beth Winter, June Jacobs, Lexi’s grandmother, Dixie (friend of Susan Williams), Bryce Wright, Clarence Garman, Kathleen Pluimer, Roy Moore, Buffy (Barb & Jim’s neighbor), Keith McDonald’s brother (friend of Tucker), Glenda Perez & Molly Downs.
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ARE YOU WISE?
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. (1 Corinthians 1:20-24)
We live in a day and age when ungodly men and women try to minimize the wisdom of God. We have those who have a new idea on how the Lord’s church should function. This effort is designed by the devil or his angels. The Holy Bible teaches us that the time would come when men would not endure sound doctrine, and that time is here. God has a prescription for the unbeliever, a dose of His word.
What I like about God is He has the first word and the last word. God said, “I am Alpha and Omega.” The church will always belong to Jesus and it will never be left up to men because men could not and did not die for her nor did men purchase the Church with blood; Jesus did. (Acts 20:28) “He put all things under His feet and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all” Ephesians 1:22-23. The wise man knows God’s Word can be trusted and His truth cannot be changed, so we must conform to His way and not our way. “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his work is done in the meekness of wisdom.” James teaches us there are two kinds of wisdom. One is from heaven and the other is from hell. The question is “Are you wise?”
- James Wilson, Jr. via Bulletin Digest
Basehor
Church of Christ
16665 Leavenworth Road
Basehor, Kansas 66007
(913) 724 - 3391
30 AUGUST 2026
Come Worship With Us
Sunday
Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday
Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
STRIVING TO DO GOD'S THINGS GOD'S WAY
AND TO WORSHIP OUR GOD - - HIS WAY;
FORSAKING OUR OWN IDEAS,
WE SEEK HIS WILL IN ALL THINGS.
GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN TO SAVE MAN
Hear God's Word- Romans 10:17
Believe- Hebrews 11:6
Repent- Acts 17:30
Confess- Acts 8:36-37
Be Baptized- Acts 2:38
Live Faithfully- Hebrews 5:9
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PRIVILEDGED TO SERVE- August 30
Announcements - Tucker Williams
Song Leader - Tucker Williams
Scripture Reading - Ray Williams
Scripture - Mark 8:11-12
Opening Prayer - Ray Williams
Preside at Table - Keith Bennink
Assist at Table - Jim Cauveren
Offering - Keith Bennink
Closing Prayer - Greg Pluimer
Speaker - Russ Davis
PRIVILEDGED TO SERVE- September 06
Announcements - Ray Williams
Song Leader - Ray Williams
Scripture Reading - Jason Drinkard
Scripture - Mark 8:13-21
Opening Prayer - Russ Davis
Preside at Table - Jim Cauveren
Assist at Table - Tucker Williams
Offering - Jim Cauveren
Closing Prayer - Greg Pluimer
Speaker - Steve Wright
I had an interesting discussion
with a guest at our Inn this week.
We were discussing the life of
Job. He expressed how terrible
it was that God allowed the family of Job to be killed. My response was that the problem is not that they were killed; but that we don’t see things the way God sees them. He is able to see the big picture, while we only see that which affects us at the moment.
I just read a story, which illustrates how we should view life, read it and see what you think.
In the story, life is characterized as a Christian running from a hungry mountain lion. The Christian comes to the edge of a cliff ending any hope of escape from the pursuing mountain lion. Fortunately, for the Christian, a vine happens to be growing over the edge. He grabs hold of it and begins to climb down the cliff, out of the mountain lion’s reach, which is by now glaring at him from above. But unfortunately, as the Christian is climbing down, he sees another mountain lion waiting for him below. To make matters worse, out of the corner of his eye he notices a mouse on a ledge above him already beginning to chew through the vine. Then out of the corner of his other eye the Christian sees a strawberry growing from the rock.
The question is, what does he do, or more specifically, what would you do next in that situation?
The solution of the Christian in the story is that he picks the strawberry and eats it. But why, you might ask, surely there are other solutions to the problem? Yes, there probably are other solutions, but this is one which teaches a very clear lesson. It is the lesson that teaches we must trust in God no matter what the circumstances.
Our faith needs to be strong enough to believe that God is in control no matter what and that He knows what is best for us and our world. Faith in God does not necessarily mean that we believe He will intervene “to save us” in life threatening situations. It believes that no matter what happens to us, He is still in control of the universe.
If we look back at the question of the death of Job’s family, we might do well to try to see the bigger picture. Perhaps it might help to think about it this way; If you are creator of the universe and see all things that have been, are and will be, is it any different to see people alive on earth than it is to see them alive in heaven? Then ask yourself, which is better? So, should God have allowed them to die or not?
The apostle Paul dealt with this very question in Philippians 1:21-24 where he said, “For to me, living is for Christ and dying is even better. Yet if I live, that means fruitful service for Christ. I really don’t know which is better. I’m torn between two desires: Sometimes I want to live, and sometimes I long to go and be with Christ. That would be far better for me, but it is better for you that I live.”
What would be better? Obviously, it would be better to be in heaven in the presence of God. But Paul recognized that we are put here on earth for a purpose, to render “fruitful service for Christ,” and as long as we live we need to be trying to fulfill that purpose.
What is the meaning of the story of the strawberry? It is to teach us to take full advantage of whatever opportunities God places before you every instant of your life! We can worry about the past and about the future, but all we are really promised is the “right now”! Someone has put it this way, “Plan like you are going to live forever, but live like you are going to die today.”
In other words, seize the moment and enjoy life as God sets it out before you. You may have a mountain lion behind you and a mountain lion before you but look for the strawberry in your life this instant. James writes in James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation or shifting shadows.”
- Bulletin Digest
