HOSTS NEEDED
If your church would like to host our June or October meeting, please contact Secretary Mike Vaught at mcv1788@gmail.com and Builder Editor, Charles Young at cw.young@windstream.net.

CURRENT 2024 SCHEDULE
April 22—Elizabethtown First Christian
May 20—Hiseville Christian (3rd Monday)
June 24—OPEN
July 22—Russell Springs Christian
August 26—Rolling Fork Christian
September 23—Burkesville First Christian
October 28—OPEN
November 25—Jamestown Christian

THOUGHT PROVOKING
One of life’s greatest ironies: Sometimes our greatest gifts are presented in the packaging of adversity.

HOW CRUCIAL IS THE RESURECTION?
We cherish the birth of Jesus, His wisdom, His loving deeds, His courage in the face of a brutal death, but it is Christ’s resurrection which is absolutely crucial to Christian beliefs. In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul explained that the Resurrection was the foundation of our Christian belief system. He insisted that if Christ had not been raised from the dead, then we who believe in eternal life have no hope for it al all. “If the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins” (I Corinthians 15:16-17, NRSV). Finally, Paul expresses very clearly how crucial the Resurrection is to our Christian hope. “If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied” (1 Corinthians 15:19, NRSV).

MOST BORING SERMON IN THE BIBLE
I’m sure it will never happen to you. But have you ever seen other people in church begin to doze off during the preacher’s sermon? Well, it wouldn’t be the first time! There’s at least one Biblical precedent. Paul’s audience began to fall asleep. Especially one young sleepy lad who was sitting in a third-story window. (Acts 20:7-12). Now, sitting in a third-story window just might not be too safe to begin with. But I guess the building standards were different then. Thankfully, this boring sermon had a very happy ending! Paul raised the young lad back from the dead after his big fall. And the church grew by leaps and bounds! And when he grew older, imagine what it was like for this young guy to tell that story to his grandchildren! (Copied)

ANNOUNCING A CHANGE IN PROCEDURE
To ensure a smooth transition from the speaker’s message to our business session, copies of the Minutes and Financial Reports will now be available for pick up PRIOR to the start of the meeting.

MEN’S CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY WHITE MILLS CHRISTIAN CAMP
Registration for this year’s April 25-27 Men’s Conference, UNLEASHED, is open online at whitemills.camp/events.

KNOW GOD’S VOICE
We waste so much nervous energy trying to make decisions. We can stress less when we remember three things: Gather the facts. What are the odds that the thing you are worrying about will ever occur? Control what you can control. Weather? You can’t control it, but you can watch the forecast. Don’t second-guess yourself. Make the best decision you can with the facts at hand. Pray, and take the next step. When you can’t sleep, don’t count sheep – read Scripture. Distinguish between God’s voice and the voice of fear. Worry takes a look at catastrophes and groans, “It’s all coming unraveled.” God says, “every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good” (Romans 8:28 MSG). Worry never sleeps, but God’s children do. (March 13, 2024, Max Lucado’s Words of Hope and Help)

WINTER/SPRING WEATHER ALERT
If weather conditions require the cancellation of our meetings, information will be posted on the website. www.kymenforchrist.org. You may also contact any member of the Executive Committee.