I.O.U.S. PRAYER
O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water —Psalm 63 (NKJV) The people of God are called to be people of prayer. Colossians urges us to be “devoted to prayer,” (Col. 4.2 NRSV). We are told to pray without ceasing. With all that prayer, it’s no wonder that people ask “What should I pray...
Read More1.19.14
PRAYER CONCERNS Wilda Freeland is back in Bishop Hodges Continuous Care at Wheeling Hospital with a general decline in health. Jerry Moore has a detached retina in his good eye. He is consulting with a specialist in Pittsburgh. Pat Rice’s catheterization showed a 50% blockage, which they will try to treat with medication. Calvin Roach (Ralph Roach and Irene Bowers’ brother) is in...
Read MoreSanctification and Examination
by Brad Schrum https://stcchurch.org/content/02-1_12_14.mp3
Read MoreOUT OF SYNC
I have a watch that I love. It’s nothing special at all. It’s not an heirloom or anything like that. It doesn’t have any special sentimental value. It is just a watch from Walmart. A trusty Timex. I really like it. There’s only one problem with this watch…it isn’t always trusty. For some reason I’ve yet to figure out, it will sometimes get just a little bit out of sync. It will...
Read More1.12.14
PRAYER CONCERNS Delores Burkhart has been sick. Chris Foose, a close friend of Bob Digiandomenico, passed away suddenly. Prayers have been requested for Chris’s family. Kevin Kalany has not been feeling well, and needs prayers. It doesn’t seem like he will be able to go back to school at this time. Kaleb McDiffitt has been cleared to play basketball again following his concussion. June...
Read MoreFinding Joy
“Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and shield. Our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.” —Psalm 33 (NRSV) Hope and joy. Joy and hope. The two seem almost at odds with one another. Hope, as we know it in the rich biblical tradition, is a deep longing with eager expectation that what we are...
Read More1.5.14
PRAYER CONCERNS Don Chapman (Greg’s father, a member at the National Road congregation) has cancer. Several members of the Vilano family have been sick. Jill Zatezelo has been in the hospital with pneumonia. Peter Zink (Don’s brother) suffered a heart attack. He is in Wheeling Hospital. Please continue your prayers for those for whom prayer has been requested recently: Kate Bain, Gail...
Read More12.29.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Ruth Jeffers (Tina Hayes’ mother) is doing well after suffering a stroke. Nancy Miller has bronchitis. Ken & Carol Frye are both home sick with the flu. Please continue your prayers for those for whom prayer has been requested recently: Kate Bain, Gail Bigler (back surgery), Joe Bine (Pat Rice’s brother), Hobert Bunner (Chris’s dad, cancer), Donna Burghy...
Read More12.22.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Donna Burghy has a slight fracture in her back. Skip Gooch will be having back surgery next month. Ruth Jeffers (Tina Hayes’ mother) was taken to the hospital via ambulance Wednesday, with a potential stroke. Steve Lattocha is having respiratory problems. Kaleb McDiffitt suffered a concussion in a basketball game last week. Jennifer Wheeler (Amy Nestor’s mom & Maureen...
Read MoreUNTIL HE COMES!
“For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes” (1 Corinthians 11:16). “When we remember Jesus we do not remember someone who is dead and gone, someone who lived and who died and left a memory. We are not remembering someone whose place was in the past and who lives only in the pages of a history book. We are remembering someone...
Read More12.15.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Carol & Ken Frye are both recovering from a stomach virus. Bertha Kettlewell is unable to receive experimental treatments for her cancer, but she remains in good spirits and little pain. Camden Judge has strep throat. Angel Vilano has pneumonia. Please continue your prayers for those for whom prayer has been requested recently: Kate Bain, Gail Bigler (back surgery),...
Read MoreSECURITY
Jesus scandalized the respectable people of His time by eating with “publicans and sinners” and treating them like friends. He even went so far as to call Matthew, a publican, to be one of His disciples. That was like adding insult to injury. Publicans were notoriously dishonest. Zacchaeus, who also was a publican, admitted quite frankly that he had feathered his nest by extortion,...
Read More12.1.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Martha Glasgow (Amber Hope’s grand mother) broke her left arm. She has had surgery, but is struggling and in need of prayers. Judy Hutson is to undergo surgery next tomorrow in Morgantown. She would like the prayers of the congregation. Bertha Kettlewell has been diagnosed with melanoma throughout her body. Suzanne Matz O’Leary, (a friend of Jan Ehni, from...
Read MoreWITHOUT GRUMBLING OR QUESTIONING
When I think of my favorite verses, I have a very personal reason for selecting Philippians 2:14-15 which says, “Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.” Several years after my mother passed away, I commented to my...
Read More11.24.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Jena Frye was in the hospital last week due to dehydration from a virus. Harold Hudson has been having trouble with his teeth. Mercedes Johnson has swollen glands and may have mono. Bertha Kettlewell is unable to drive due to her eye problems. Margaret Noling no longer has MRSA but she is very weak and in need of prayers. Please continue your prayers for those for...
Read MoreTouching The Untouchables
by Jeffrey Dillinger https://stcchurch.org/content/01-11_18_13-p.m..mp3
Read MoreLet Us Pull Together
by Jeffrey Dillinger https://stcchurch.org/content/02-11_17_13-a.m..mp3
Read More11.17.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Bob Digiandomenico Sr., (Bob’s dad), suffered a stroke last week. Hobert Bunner’s (Chris’s dad) cancer has returned. Wayne Patton is to consult a heart specialist due to a blockage found during a stress test. Please continue your prayers for those for whom prayer has been requested recently: Kate Bain, Joe Bine (Pat Rice’s brother), Bob Digiandomenico (broken arm),...
Read MoreI Shall Not Leave You Orphans
By Shirley Sherrill We were on a narrow Minnesota highway where we saw dust rising to one side of the road. As we neared the spot we saw a large truck on its side, seams split to expose its heavy load of hanging beef. Stopping, we heard a voice crying, “Help! Help me! Help!” And then we saw the bloody man pinned beneath the cab of the truck. In a moment of near panic I ran toward...
Read More11.10.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Dr. Patrick Dunster (co-worker of Janet Lallathin) was recently diagnosed with cancer. Kelly Hupp (friend of Kay Sowinski) whose daughter drowned last October, has asked for many prayers: a biopsy for potential breast cancer, & Kelly’s brother, sister-in-law and their 3 year old son were involved in an serious car accident last week and are in serious condition. ...
Read MoreALL OF A SUDDEN…
By Carisse Mickey Berryhill “Jesus therefore said to them plainly, ‘Lazarus is dead…’ “ John 11:14 “I wish there was someone to tell us just what was best to do. It’s too bad to have one’s life plans all upset all of a sudden. It leaves one all in a daze as to what to do.” My Grandmother wrote these words in 1945 when the doctor told her that hardening of the arteries must...
Read More11.3.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Bob Digiandomenico suffered a broken arm in a car accident Wednesday. Skip & Linda Gooch were under the weather this past week. Wilda Freeland is doing well—she is back in her apartment in Wheeling. Ruth Ann Gill, Ryan’s mother was taken to the E-room last Sunday afternoon. X-rays showed some pneumonia. She was able to keep her flight home Monday to...
Read MoreLIGHT & LIFE
I love night-lights. Think what you want about my maturity or my manliness, but I am not afraid to admit that I love night-lights. In fact, it goes beyond love…I need night-lights! Now here’s the thing, I’m not afraid of the dark or anything like that. (Well, ok, maybe a little bit—and I confess to getting a little spooked when I’m at the church building late at night by myself!)...
Read More10.27.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Sam Burkhart spent several days in the hospital last week, but is doing better. Gunner Dudzik (friend of Jodi Frye, 3 1/2 years old) has been in the hospital with e-coli; his kidneys are not functioning. Darla Gill is recovering from outpatient surgery. Emma Claire Gill broke her collarbone and suffered a concussion. Both Emma Claire and Darla are doing better. Arnold...
Read MoreIntended Evil Becomes Ultimate Good
Intended evil becomes ultimate good. As I reread that promise, it sounds formulaic, catchy, as if destined for a bumper sticker. I don’t mean for it to. There is nothing trite about your wheelchair, empty pantry, or aching heart. These are uphill, into-the-wind challenges you are facing. They are not easy. But neither are they random. God is not sometimes sovereign. He is not...
Read More10.20.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Arnold Helms, Clara’s husband, is at Cumberland Point for physical therapy. Darla Gill is recovering from outpatient surgery. Emma Claire Gill broke her collarbone and suffered a concussion. Jimmy Thrash has consulted with a hearing specialist in hopes of getting a cochlear implant to improve his hearing. Please continue your prayers for those for whom prayer has been...
Read MoreTAKE, EAT
A friend told me about the closing days of his college work. He had established close friendships with several fellow students. Each was prepared to go his separate way in a matter of days. In the years of this acquaintance they had changed from young men to mature adults. Their shared experiences had molded them into a special unit of friendship. There were the struggles of exams,...
Read More10.13.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Wyatt (Jason & Angel Baker’s foster baby) broke his leg. He will have a cast on for four weeks. Mike Kerr, a longtime elder at Colliers Way Church of Christ, had a stroke on Tuesday. He is in UPMC in Pittsburgh, on a ventilator. Bill Saunders (Dot’s husband) will have knee replacement surgery on Oct. 16th. Carl Edward Watson (brother of Nancy Miller’s co-worker) is...
Read MoreWE ARE TOGETHER… WE ARE ONE
The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup,...
Read More10.6.13
Donna Burghy is still recovering from her recent back injury. Carolyn Campbell is recovering from numerous health issues. Charles Lucas (Jodi Vickers’ and Mary Zink’s father) had gall bladder surgery. Kristen Pierce-Rice (Bill Rice’s 17 year old great niece, suffering from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer—she is only the 7th child to have it....
Read MoreYou’ll Get Through This
by Max Lucado Joseph Son of Jacob Graduated with honors from the University of Hard Knocks Director of Global Effort to Save Humanity Succeeded How? How did he flourish in the midst of tragedy? We don’t have to speculate. Some twenty years later the roles were reversed, Joseph as the strong one and his brothers the weak ones. They came to him in dread. They feared he would settle the score...
Read More9.29.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Mary Bass is recovering from a procedure to extract two teeth. Joe Bine (Pat Rice’s brother) is recovering at home from surgery and a blood clot. Donna Burghy hurt her back. She is doing better, but still in a lot of pain. Carolyn Campbell fell last Tuesday, and was admitted to the hospital, where she is being treated for a mastoid infection. Faith Hilton is now...
Read MoreOur Passover Meal
By Gary D. Collier THERE IS NOTHING SPECIAL about the Lord’s Supper. At least to an outsider this might seem to be the case. It is a simple meal. It does not set one in awe by elaborate rituals. It contains no magical solutions to life’s problems, no mystical means to riches. But a closer look reveals its depths and its tremendous importance both as a memorial of our suffering Lord on...
Read More9.22.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Faith Hilton is now staying with a foster family and would love to receive some cards from us. Mary Bass is recovering from a procedure to extract two teeth. Joe Bine (Pat Rice’s brother) is recovering at home from surgery and a blood clot. Donna Burghy hurt her back. She is doing better, but still in a lot of pain. Arlene Kopyar spent some time in the hospital last...
Read MoreI Have A Dream for My Children
I HAVE A DREAM FOR MY CHILDREN–a dream I trust God to make truth. Even now I see evidence of His handiwork in them. I have witnessed my children’s tenderness toward the elderly, their gentleness with babies, and their compassion for those of all ages who are have little to support them. I have seen them insist on truth when a lie would be more expedient and beneficial. I have seen...
Read More9.15.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Amy Games has been experiencing severe knee pain. Sherry Holt (friend of Sue Wirsing) is in the hospital with a broken arm and is on kidney dialysis. Danny McMillan fell last Saturday and broke his hip, and had successful surgery to repair it. He is in rehabilitation at Belmont Community Hospital in Bellaire. Karen Jones (mother of Leslie Huffman’s co-worker) had a recent...
Read More9.8.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Bryan Biesel (Sue’s husband), does not have a number of severe viruses and infections, but is still recovering from an unknown virus. Gail Bigler’s neck surgery this past week went well. Continue to pray for her recovery. Rylie Green (the Greens’ granddaughter) is recovering from a virus. Mike Salatino (Terry Ehni’s step-sister’s husband) is in intensive care at...
Read More8.25.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Continue prayers for Matthew Mead, (John Burghy’s nephew) who is being treated for brain tumors. A shunt was put in place to drain fluid from his brain. No more of the tumor can be removed without serious complications. Carolyn Campbell is having back problems. Please pray for Jay Graham (friend of Kay Sowinski), who is suffering complications from a surgery to remove a mass on...
Read MoreWho’s In Charge Here?
Ever have trouble determining God’s will for your future? You’re not alone. “Do I move to Mobile or Minnesota?” “Do I retire or keep working?” “An engineer at IBM or a clerk at Sears?” “Do I marry or stay single?” “What college should my son attend?” “Is it time for children?” “Should I live near the church building or commute?” How in the world do...
Read More8.18.13
PRAYER CONCERNS Kathy Chaffin who attended here many years ago, has stage 4 liver cancer. Prayers have been requested for the Sherman Hill family, (friend of Bob Digiandomenico). His wife’s cancer has returned and has spread. Denny Hudson, Harold’s son, is now home recuperating. Please continue your prayers for those for whom prayer has been requested recently: Kate Bain, Karen Barbe...
Read MoreThe Water Bearers
By Billie Silvey I am not a psychologist. I have read a few psychology books, but it was mostly from living inside myself that I came to realize that I have needs. Our culture exalts self-sufficiency. Those with obvious needs are considered to be of inferior moral fiber. Living inside myself, aware of my needs, I felt inferior and isolated from all seemingly self-sufficient people around...
Read More8.11.13
PRAYER REQUESTS Wilda Freeland has been in Wheeling Hospital for the past several days being treated for an infection. June Smiths’ battle with Alzheimer’s is growing progressively worse. Gail Bigler is to undergo neck surgery on Sept. 3. Denny Hudson, Harold’s son, underwent surgery last Monday to repair a hole in his colon. He also had his appendix and gall bladder...
Read MorePETER, A FISHER OF MEN
One of the more interesting and frustrating biblical characters is one of the best known and one of the closest companions to our Lord. It could be said that his life was characterized by inconsistent and impulsive behavior and reaction to circumstances. He was one who reacted to situations rather than acting on what he knew. This is the man who, as he was helping his brother and co-workers...
Read More8.4.13
PRAYER REQUESTS Gail Bigler is to undergo surgery on her neck on Sept. 3. Ruth Ann Miller, Nancy Miller’s sister, is now bedfast and on a feeding tube due to Parkinson’s Disease. Her husband, Dean, who conducted a special series of services here a few years ago, had to resign his preaching responsibilities effective last Sunday to care for her. Denny Hudson, Harold’s son, was to...
Read MoreWe Begin With A Touch
Our story, as God’s own people begins, then begins — again with a touch. In the beginning, when God created heaven and earth He spoke everything into existence. He said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. He said, “let the expanse be filled with stars and planets” and they were. So also were the land, sea and sky populated with life. Everything, that is, except...
Read More7.28.13
It is a pleasure to be able to welcome you to our services. We want your time with us to be a positive one and one which will bring you closer to the Lord as we join in praising Him and in encouraging each other. If you are looking for a church home and would like more information about our church family, please feel free to let us know. If you are just visiting in the area, we appreciate...
Read MoreEXCUSES OF A CROSS-BUILDER
The Cross looms large in human thought and history. It stands as a magnificent monument to love. But it is also a grim reminder of the cost of sin. The cross brings out both the best and worst in men. It has inspired men to climb the highest roads of sacrifice and nobility, but its existence also reveals the abysmal depths to which men can sink. There would have been no Calvary if there...
Read More7.21.13
PRAYER REQUESTS Riley McDiffitt is recovering from last Wednesday’s extraction of her wisdom teeth. Jennifer Wheeler, Amy Nestor’s mother, continues to experience severe facial pain. Genevieve Saunders, Dot’s mother-in-law, experienced a debilitating stroke last Monday. Carson Anderson, a one-year old friend of the Bearups, is recovering in Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh from...
Read MoreFaith in the Face of Danger
This former Muslim WEI (World English Institute) student and his wife baptized each other in secret in their bathtub two years ago. Since then, John Mark (not his real name) has been personally responsible for some 40 Muslims signing up with WEI. In January John Mark was threatened with prison if he did not pay a $50,000 bribe for “spreading Christianity.” He buried his flash drive with...
Read More7.14.13
PRAYER REQUESTS Gail Bigler is experiencing back problems. Jimmy Thrash will soon consult with his doctor about the possibility of a cochlear implant to improve his hearing. Ernie Hickenbottom, is being kept comfortable in Kobacker Hospice House in Columbus. Charles Lucas, the father of Jodie Vickers and Mary Zink, is undergoing physical therapy in Peterson to help with his recovery...
Read MoreEmbracing Simplicity
EMBRACING SIMPLICITY Jesus has been known to teach some pretty difficult & counter-cultural things. Things like “love your enemies” come to mind, and we’re tackling some of those teachings in our Wednesday night adult class this summer. Few of Jesus’ teachings are as hard for us, in our consumptive society, as Jesus’ teaching about disciples’ relationship to material possessions....
Read More7.7.13
PRAYER REQUESTS Ernie Hickenbottom, one of our former members, was admitted to a hospital in Columbus last Sunday with pneumonia. Albert Phillips, Amy Gray’s brother, is gradually improving as he continues to undergo physical therapy in Peterson. Mia Rathe, a pre-school friend of the Dukes who lives in New Mexico, continues to regain her strength as she recovers from recent heart...
Read MoreTHE FREEDOM OF BEING FREE
BE my Law and I shall be, Firmly bound, forever free. Samuel Longfellow, Hymn My mother was forever telling me to straighten my shoulders (or my bed); put out the light (or the cat): stop chewing gum (or my fingernails): tone down the record player (or my voice). I guess we all know the routine if we were blessed enough to have mothers! I used to think it would be nice to be free. My...
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