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June 4, 2026 - New Hope Cemetery Homecoming will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at noon. Bring your favorite dishes and enjoy the fellowship. If unable to attend, donations for the upkeep of the cemetery can be mailed to:
New Hope Cemetery Association
c/o Alyson Harris Porter
1597 FM 2974
Center, TX 75935
June 4, 2026 - I don’t know about you, but my family does a good job of making fun of me. You see, I just don’t like to throw anything away. In fact, my storage building is filled with treasures (my family says junk) that I might need some day or that might come in handy sometime. I would venture to say that some reading this do the same thing. To be sure, the habit of saving things we might need sometime in the future is universal. We try to put away part of our earnings for a "rainy day”. We store vegetables in the freezer and in canning jars. With a wisdom born of the instinct of self-preservation we look to future value of things as well as present use.
It reminds me of the words of the Psalmist in Psalm 119:11, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart.” You see, the Psalmist has discovered the secret of the victorious life. It is to store up God’s Word in the heart that in time of need it might come to his aid. This shows the wisdom of this man in accumulating a treasure of divine truth for his soul.
We have no idea what the future holds for any of us. However, we may be certain that it will bring many occasions when the Word of God will be our only adequate help. Discouragement will come. We will know sorrow, heartache and pain. There will be seasons where we will be overwhelmed, perplexed and confused. It is in those times that the wisdom we have stored up from God’s Word will help to see us through. How are we doing with hiding God’s word in our heart?
It’s something to think about. . . tbp
Center Church of Christ
www.centerchurchofchrist.com
June 4, 2026 - Join Bright Morning Star Baptist Church for Vacation Bible School. Illumination Station, John 8:12.
June 10, 11 and 12, 2026, from 6pm until 8:30pm.
Located at 623 Martin L. King, Jr. Drive Center, Texas. Contact Information: LaTreaser Cartwright, Youth Director 936-590-1201
June 4, 2026 - Blount Chapel Baptist Church - Center, Pastor Byron Coutee Jr. invites you to their Annual Usher Day Program on Sunday, June 7 at 3pm.
Speaker of the hour will be Pastor Rayford Caraway of the New Prospect Baptist Church - Timpson and Mt. Gillion Baptist Church.
Blount Chapel Baptist Church Is located at 298 County Road 3769, Center.
June 2, 2026 - Strong Triumph Church, Family & Friends Day June 28 at 2:30 Guest Speaker Min. Jamie Cartwright, of Abundant Love Ministries, Center Tx
Host Shepherd Elder Faye Dell Allen
June 1, 2026 - Emerald Crossing Vacation Bible School is coming to Center Missionary Baptist Church June 25-June 27! VBS hours for June 25 and June 26 are 5:30pm to 8:30pm with meal served at 5:30pm. Hours for June 27 are 10am until 2pm with a lunch served.
VBS is for ages 5 years to teens. Click here to register via google forms for the Emerald Crossing VBS hosted by Center Missionary Baptist Church.
Free t-shirt for students registered on or before June 7th.
June 1, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, June 1.
Last week brought us another edition of the National Spelling Bee. For over a hundred years young students have travelled to Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. to compete for the grand prize. This year it was a check for 50,000 dollars. That’s nice money for a twelve-year-old!
Are you a good speller? I think I am, though I’ve never won a big bee. But sometimes my spelling skills are suspect. Last week I was working at my computer and I typed the word “scene.” I’ve probably written that word dozens, maybe hundreds of times before. But in that moment, it looked totally wrong.
So, what did I do? I turned to the source of truth. I reached for my dictionary. Maybe there’s a spiritual lesson here. Sometimes, in our secular culture, we struggle to know what to do. Sometimes the wrong can seem right. Sometimes the right can seem wrong. So, what do we do? We turn to the source of truth. We reach for the Word.
Psalm 119:1 - “Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord.”
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
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May 28, 2026 - Turn on the television, read the news reports and you will know that we are living in perilous times. To be sure, our world seems to be in a constant state of strife and conflict. There is strife between nations, there is strife in our own nation, there is strife between families. It exists, it is a reality. It seems that our world is a world in chaos. We live in a constant state of frustration and hustle and bustle.
It seems that in a world like ours, the words of the Psalmist are sane advice. He writes, “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10). Perhaps our problem is that we do not take that advice. The chaotic state of the world is largely the result of men and women wanting to do things their way instead of doing things God’s way. We are often quick to place the blame on God for our misfortunes, when, most if not all of them are due to the abuse of our God-given faculties.
In a wonderful way, God is able to bring good out of evil, this is the verdict of history. The remedy for a better state of affairs is for the world to turn to God for its inspiration and guidance. Have you ever thought what a transformation there would be in a sorely perplexed and troubled world if we would only allow God to reign in our hearts and lives and direct our thoughts and actions? Stop, take a deep breath, be still and know that God is in control and let him control your life.
It’s something to think about… tbp
Center Church of Christ
www.centerchurchofchrist.com
May 27, 2026 - Mt. Zion CME Church will host their Family and Friends Day on Sunday, May 31, 2026, 3pm.
The theme for the program is, A Place To Belong: Family, Faith, Fellowship Romans 12:5
With Rev. Richard Edwards, Pastor and guest speaker Rev. David Avant of New St. Matthew Baptist Church Nacogdoches.
May 26, 2026 - Old Home Missionary Baptist Church would like to invite you to join us for our VBS.. SHIPWRECKED.. RESCUED BY JESUS! It will be June 8th - 11th , nightly from 5:30 - 8:00 PM. We will start each night with a light meal, followed by music, our Bible lesson, crafts, games and our Science Wowza. Come prepared to have a fun filled night of food, fellowship and learning about Jesus! Call or text for more info: 936-254-4872
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