Thursday, December 9, 2010

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Announcements
Handbell ChoirThis Sunday the handbell choir will lead us in worship!  Be here on time!
Calling all Young AdultsThere will be a young adult Christmas Party @ The Terminal downtown on December 13 @ 6:30.  Come and enjoy fellowship and great food—we have reserved the 3rd floor for this occasion.  Childcare will be provided—let me know if you’re interested!

Pray for…
Bess and her family as they struggle
New Hope News
Bess Jones went into Memorial on Wednesday afternoon with serious pneumonia in both lungs.  Her breathing is very shallow, and they are doing all they can to keep her comfortable.
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Text for this Week

Luke 11:14-28

Jesus and Beelzebul

14 Now he was casting out a demon that was mute; when the demon had gone out, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed. 15But some of them said, ‘He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.’ 16Others, to test him, kept demanding from him a sign from heaven. 17But he knew what they were thinking and said to them, ‘Every kingdom divided against itself becomes a desert, and house falls on house. 18If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? —for you say that I cast out the demons by Beelzebul. 19Now if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your exorcists* cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you. 21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his castle, his property is safe. 22But when one stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away his armour in which he trusted and divides his plunder. 23Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

The Return of the Unclean Spirit

24 ‘When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it wanders through waterless regions looking for a resting-place, but not finding any, it says, “I will return to my house from which I came.” 25When it comes, it finds it swept and put in order. 26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and live there; and the last state of that person is worse than the first.’

True Blessedness

27 While he was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, ‘Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you!’ 28But he said, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!’

 



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