Deacons
   Guy Dale Adams - Transportation
   Bub Barron - Benevolence
   R. M. Bledsoe - Finance
   John Brownd - Fellowship
   Charles Burrow - Worship
   John Chronister - Worship
   Jimmie Darling - Worship
   George Leland - Fellowship
   Harold Rutledge - Building
   Justin Rutledge - Education

Staff
Pulpit Minister:
Glen Knabe
501-278-5628
glen@holdenavecofc.com
Youth Minister:
Ryan Wilson
870-217-5838
ryan@holdenavecofc.com
ymryan17@yahoo.com
Secretary:
Brenda Stegall
brenda@holdenavecofc.com
Custodian
Goldie Arnold

All it takes is a little yeast and it will work through the entire batch of dough. One rotten apple will spoil the whole barrel. Last week we talked about the negative results of “just a little.” Let’s now discuss the positive. Even though Jesus said, “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees,” He also uses yeast in a positive context in Matthew 13:33. There He says, “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.” The principle is still the same; all it takes is a little. However, in this passage, the good can worked its way through the entire batch of dough as well as the bad. Just as one rotten apple will spread its decay to the others, so will one life lived dedicated to God spread His love and salvation to others. A Christian life is a very influential thing. Also referring to the influence that Christians can have in another’s life, Jesus compared His followers to a light on a stand. “In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven” (Matt. 5:16). Often the life lived for God is much more effective and works through the dough more effectively than the spoken word. It is more influential to “walk the walk” than it is to “talk the talk.” This is the yeast, this is the light that Jesus is talking about, our good deeds, our life lived for God, and all it takes is a little. If you have ever been in a pitch black cave, you know just how bright one tiny light can be. This is a dark world we live in. Be that light!

The early Christians exerted a powerful influence in the pagan world of the Roman Empire. One heathen critic complained that the new religion was not being spread by proper preachers at all but “by a community of cobblers and tailors.” A Roman emperor exclaimed in despair, “We Romans help nobody but ourselves. The Jews will help other Jews. But these Christians will help everybody, including Romans” (Eldred Echols: Discovering the Pearl of Great Price). In our day to day activities and encounters with the world, are we being the yeast of the Pharisees, or the yeast of the kingdom? Either way, all it takes is a little.

Welcome to the Holden Avenue Church
of Christ.   We are especially glad that
you are here. We hope you enjoy your time
with us and come back to visit real soon.
It is our hope that you will find your time
here encouraging and beneficial. If you have
any comments, questions, or prayer requests,
please share those with us. We are here to
minister to you and your family.

Our sympathy is
extended to the family of

Lucien Huey

Family members include
Shirley Swink, Gail Bellinger,
Gloria Moss, and Bobby Huey

Please call the office for any updates to the prayer list.

Anniversaries
June 3 - Ryan & Jamie Wilson

Ryan and J.L. May will be swapping pulpits next Sunday! J.L. will present our morning lesson and always has good information to share! Also, Sunday afternoon there will be a book signing for J.L. He has published his first Christian novel, The Counselor, and the book signing will be from 2 to 4 pm. Everyone is invited to stop by and visit with J.L. and support him in this effort.

I love to play golf. I am not the greatest golfer in the world, but I still love to go out and play. To be a great golfer, one needs to play consistently. If I played consistently my score would be very low (that’s good in golf). In our Christian walk, if we are going to be faithful to God on a daily basis, our walk with God must be a consistent one. We can’t be faithful one day and not the next. We cannot be lukewarm and be a Christian. We must be on fire for the Lord daily. Just think of how we could all grow spiritually if we were more consistent. I pray that we all strive to be more and more like our Lord Jesus Christ on a daily basis. Yes we are going to sin (Romans 3:23), we are going to hit the ball in the water or in the sand trap in golf, but if we are faithful to God, we can and will walk the strait and narrow path that leads to life eternally in Heaven (Matthew 7:13-14). Luke 16:13 "No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money." God bless us all as we strive to be more consistent!

Saturday, June 7th, there will be a booth
set up at Portfest to collect signatures
for the Arkansas Adoption and Foster Care Act.
Anyone interested in helping at the
booth is encouraged to contact Loys
Rutledge for more details.

A meeting to plan Vacation Bible School is
scheduled for this afternoon at 1:30pm.
VBS is scheduled for July 27 to 30.

CRC Day

We are planning a special collection
Sunday, June 8, to help raise funds for
Crowley’s Ridge College. CRC gives 1/2
tuition to all Bible majors and they need
CRC Day contributions to help offset the
decline this summer in tuition.

Sunday Evening, June 1
Communion:   John Chronister & Jack Austin
Announcements:   Junior Hinkle
Closing Prayer:   Bob Stiger

Wednesday Evening, June 4
Announcements:   Justin Rutledge
Closing Prayer:   Guy Dale Adams
Devotional:   Larry Kesselring

Sunday Evening, June 8
Communion:   Junior Hinkle & Guy Adams
Announcements:   Jack Austin
Closing Prayer:   Jimmie Darling

Wednesday Evening, June 11
Announcements:   Larry Kesselring
Closing Prayer:   David May
Devotional:   Roger Bowman

A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city because he was short of time and couldn't find a space with a meter. Then he put a note under the windshield wiper that read: “I have circled the block 10 times. If I don’t park here, I’ll miss my appointment. Forgive us our trespasses.” When he returned, he found a citation from a police officer along with this note. “I’ve circled this block for 10 years. If I don’t give you a ticket I’ll lose my job. Lead us not into temptation.”

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HOLDEN AVENUE CHURCH OF CHRIST
1201 HOLDEN AVENUE
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS 72112

Welcome & Announcements
480—Blessed Assurance
535—The Glory Land Way
Prayer
332—Lead Me To Calvary
315—When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
Lord’s Supper
396—No Not One
589—Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
Sermon
909—There’s A Fountain Free
Prayer

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