Testing what you hear Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. (1 John 4:1-3)

Not everything that comes from the mouths of preachers is true. Throughout the history of Christianity, false teachers have risen within the church. Different people have done it for different reasons, but one of the main reasons that stands the test of time is money. Money has driven people to proclaim themselves as prophets of God. People have stood on TV stands and demanded their audience to give them more money. People have stood in pulpits and demanded to be paid extravagant amounts of money for their services. People of consistently taken advantage of the kindness and generosity of God’s people.

That is why it is important to test what you are hearing. John recognized this for his own audience. He tells his readers to test the spirits to see if they are from God. Not everyone is promoting the message of God. Some are promoting themselves and their own wealth. So it is important that we test the spirits.

The first and most important test is what the person has to say about Jesus. Did he come in the flesh? This may seem strange to us, but at the turn of the first century there was a common belief that flesh was evil and spirit was good. This philosophical belief bleed into the church to the point that some were claiming that Jesus did not really come in the flesh. How could he, since he was the representation of God? If flesh is evil, then Jesus would have no part of it.

The problem is that if Jesus did not come in the flesh, then he would not be able to sacrifice himself on the cross. It was necessary for him to come in the flesh. It was vital. And when John tells his readers to ask this question, in many ways he is asking if they believe the right things? Proper doctrine is important. Someone who doesn’t believe a foundational piece of Christian belief is not a Christian at all.

Test what you hear. There are wolves in sheep’s clothing and it is important that we tell the difference between the two.

Church Events Aug. 1 - Kid’s Day

Aug. 5 - Youth Group

Aug. 6 - Willing Workers

Aug. 7 - Fishes & Loaves

Aug. 8/9 - VBS Set Up

Aug. 10-12 - VBS

Aug. 13 - Youth Group

Aug. 15 - MOPS

Aug. 16 - Oldies but Goodies

Aug. 17 - New Members Meal

Aug. 20 - CMCE

Aug. 21 - Fishes & Loaves

Aug. 23 - Elders & Deacons

Aug. 24 - Youth Volunteer Meal

Aug. 26 - Youth Group

Aug. 29 - Awana Meeting

Aug. 31 - Central Heritage Day

Kentucky Caller

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | KENTUCKY ROAD CHRISTIAN CHURCH|

AUGUST 2018

Attendance & Offering

Staff

Tony Maxwell Lead Minister

573-590-3183 Jacob Davidson Youth Minister

319-361-0257 Aaron Henderson Secretary

Lori McPike Custodian

7-1-18 7-8-18 7-15-18 7-22-18 7-29-18

8:00 am Worship 52 44 57 55 46

10:45 am Worship 85 87 85 76 88

Total AM Worship 137 131 142 131 134

Sunday School 50 43 56 49 64

General Offering $3494.00 $3638.00 $2405.00 $3783.00 $3485.10

Weekly Budget $3543.00 $3543.00 $3543.00 $3543.00 $3543.00

Difference ($49.00) $95.00 ($1138.00) $240 ($57.90)

Sympathy for the family of Missy Davidson...........................Jacob Davidson’s aunt

Sympathy for the family of Nancy Boden...............................relative of the Conklins

Kaleb Christian…………...........……....…Paralyzed, morale, Grandson of Beasleys

Bob Ferry…………................doing better, getting infusions, Wanda Ferry’s brother

Paul Keeney……………...…............................emergency surgery, husband of Sue

Glenn Mitchell………………………..........…………………..in Columbia VA hospital

Jessie Exendine...................................ill for several weeks, Sharon Swon’s mother

Brent Deshaies..............................cancer and recent surgery, nephew of Lori Prior

Dan Sturdavant.....................................................depression, Candace Fry’s father

Gloria Bryant...........................................recent surgery, grandma of Tamica Brown

Andrew Peglow.................................................................................terminal cancer

Mary Magee..........................................................................................colon cancer

Joanne Ferry...................................................................................................cancer

Bryan Hampton......................................................kidney stones, Don & Judy’s son

Janice Allen.......bacterial meningitis, recovering at home, Nancy Arnold’s daughter

Debbie Jenkins............................................................cancer, Hazel Robert’s sister

Lorna Edwards..........................on oxygen, getting worse, Chad Fry’s grandmother

Jim Vestal..................................................................recovering from dental surgery

Jason Mantle..........................................................upcoming endoscopic procedure

Nancy Miller...............................................surgery July 31, Batty Ball’s step mother

Paul Taylor..............................................heart attack, Candace Fry’s brother-in-law

Aug. 3rd - Derek & Alanna McCord

Aug. 7th - Dennis & Pam Jacobi

Aug. 8th - David & Maria Loyd

Aug. 14th - Bob & Sarah Phipps

Aug. 15th - Jim & Kathy Van Schyndel

8/03 8/03 8/04 8/05 8/06 8/07 8/10 8/11 8/16 8/16 8/16 8/16 8/16 8/17 8/18 8/19 8/20 8/21 8/22 8/26 8/26 8/28 8/31 8/31

Jerry Hoagland Roger Mantle Dennis Jacobi Kayden Cason Jessica Simmons Will Davis Jim Klusman Ruthie Barker Maddox Hilderman Keagan Koons Jean Mackey Caleb Nichols Robert Nitcher Sam Oliver Charlie Wieschaus Zoey Schutte Kimberly Wiecken Luke Gramke Carol Vestal Mala Kitson Betty Salmons Kaesin Kibble Cindy Allison Craig Van Schyndel

We wanted to thank everyone who has helped us go the camp this

summer. We brought a total of 25 students to camp. Some of them

for their first time! Thank you for investing in our kids!

Sled into an icy way to spend the ultimate summer

weekend. At Polar Blast kids chill with new friends

and warm up to Jesus—the coolest friend of all!

August 10-12 from 6:00-8:00

Family movie night on the 12th!

Awana is our Children’s Midweek program that has

scripture memorization, fun lessons, and great games!

Awana will be starting September 5th and will be $30 per

student for the entire year! This will include books, shirt,

awards, candy, and special treats!

Our Youth Group will be going to the City Museum

on Aug 13th. All JH and SH students are welcome

to attend. Cost is $15 and that includes lunch. The

winning team of our tribal wars do not have to pay

a thing!

We leave KRCC for the City Museum at 8:30 on the

13th!

Fishes & Loaves - August 7 & 21 at 6pm

Fishes & Loaves is our outreach to those in need of a good, hot meal. This takes place every month on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays starting at 6:00pm.

New Members Meal - Aug. 17 at 7pm

If you have been baptized or became a

member of KRCC in the last year, please

join us for a meal.

Youth Volunteers Banquet - August 24 at 5:00 pm

If you help in any way with the youth program, you

are invited to a banquet to thank you. The theme is

“Night at the Oscars.”

Central Heritage Day - August 31

Come celebrate our Heritage with other firneds of

CCCB! This event is also the fall Seniors event.

Willing Workers - August 6 at 10am

Willing Workers is a group of ladies whose primary

purpose is to sew quilts for the children of Shiloh

Christian Youth Home. Feel free to join them whether

you know how to sew or not. Bring your own lunch.

Elders & Deacons Meeting– Aug. 23 at 7pm

Church leadership team meeting. Anyone is welcome

to attend.

Oldies but Goodies - August 16 at 12pm

This is a lunch and bible study that all are

welcomed to attend. We are currently going

through 2 Corinthians. Bring food to share.

Awana Training - Aug. 29

It’s that time of the year again. Awana will

resume in Sept. We will have a volunteer

training night on Aug. 29 to prepare for the

fall.

MOPS– Aug. 15 at 9am

If you are a mother with children from pregnancy

through preschool, come see what we are all

about.

CMCE - August 20 at 6:30pm

CMCE is a church planting organization located in

Central Missouri. They meet monthly at various

churches throughout the region. There is a free meal

and a speaker at each meeting. This month Sunrise

Christian Church will host.

Submitted by Don and Judy Hampton

In March 2018, Barna Research Group released a study that showed 51% of U. S. churchgoers don’t know of the Great Commission. “Go and make disciples of all nations.” Matt. 28:19

Edwards Family—Taiwan— Alicia and Cole returned to Taiwan last week to be ready for the start of school. Chad will stay in the States until he gets Allyson enrolled at Ozark Christian College to begin her Freshman year there. Caitlyn is in Joplin working and will be continuing at Ozark and Missouri Southern in the fall.

Sanchez Family—Manzanillo, Mexico— Since summer break is only 4 weeks long, and teachers get only 2 weeks, camp is squeezed into two weeks. This our boys qualify for camp, so we are going to give it a try. Please pray for them, as they only know family camp so far. Josh will be preaching and Omar running recreation. Susan just wrapped up her time as Freshman English teacher. It has been a blessing to serve.

Our life insurance policy expired, and we can’t renew it without being physically present to sign in MO. We have been invited in August for a missions weekend 150 year anniversary of a supporting church also in MO that asked us to be present for this special occasion. My kid thinks he needs Taco Bell, and we need to visit churches and supporters out west we haven't seen the last two trips. So it looks like we may throw together a whirlwind trip to the U.S. Pray for us as we juggle funds, schedules, and travel arrangements. We will let you know more as we know more.

Shiloh— Shiloh Open House will be held at the Kahoka Ranch Site on Saturday, August 25, 2018, from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. There will be tours of the homes, a free catered meal at noon, a program by the children and home-parents at 1pm. A freewill offering will be taken. The Kahoka Ranch is located at 18233 Highway D about 5 miles south of Kahoka.

Show Me— Establishing positive memories is vital to a healthy childhood, and essential if we’re trying to overcome the arsenal of bad memories in many of the children at Show-Me. Many great family memories are in the making this summer…theme parks, camping, adventures, water sports… Thanks to your gift these awesome kids get to experience these things they need to build a healthy future. Chad Puckett

Central Christian College of the Bible – Keep in mind the Annual Heritage Day to be held at CCCB on Friday, August 31, 2018. Come celebrate our Heritage with other friends of CCCB; see our remodeled facilities. This is also our Senior Adult event for 2018. Tom Worstell will be the 10 am Chapel Speaker and Dr. Dave Ferneau will speak at the noon Seniors Luncheon. Register in advance for your free lunch.

Ozark Christian College – – For almost 75 years the anthem of OCC has been the old hymn, “Wherever He Leads, I’ll Go”. Your recent gift helps train kingdom leaders who say, “Wherever He leads, I’ll go.” Your partnership is essential in fulfilling our mission, so thank you for raising up the next generation of leaders for the church. Matt Proctor

Christian Campus House – Summer 2018 has not been a “normal” year. As we prepare for the fall semester and the arrival of students, we are working in every building making much needed changes and upgrades as every building will house the opposite gender from years past. The advantages that housing students provide are enormous. We see students daily rather than a couple of hours each week. We expect and require of the students what they might not be mature enough to choose on their own. We provide the support of a community of believers on a campus and in a world that is very much pagan and anti-Christ. Lance Tamerius

CMCE— The August 20 CMCE meeting will be at the Sunrise Christian Church just north of Mexico. David Mackey will be speaking.