What source did the writers of the Constitution quote more than any other? The Bible. Who came in second? Charles de Montesquieu (1689–1755). Historian William Federer notes that the French political philosopher was a favorite of Thomas Jefferson (who translated a commentary on his thought from the French). His ideas about governance were formative for Jefferson and others who formed our nation. Montesquieu divided governments into three categories: republics, which rely on moral virtue; monarchs, which rely on honor and shame; and despots, which rely on pleasure and fear. In his view, citizens in a republic typically act as co-kings in society, remembering that they will be held individually accountable to God and behaving morally and virtuously as a result. Monarchs working within a Christian worldview (such as the British monarchy in Montesquieu’s day) exercise unilateral authority but remember that they are accountable to the King of kings in the next life. Despots, however, rule without reference to the biblical worldview and thus reward their supporters with pleasure while dominating their other subjects through fear. According to Montesquieu, once virtue is gone in a republic, its society will become lawless. To restrain such impulses, he introduced the novel concept of separating powers into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Each by itself could become despotic, but the others serve to check such power. This “separation of powers” became a foundational feature of America’s governance. But the greatest force for good, a c c o r d i n g t o Montesquieu, is the gospel. He said: “I have always respected religion; the morality of the Gospel is the noblest gift ever bestowed by God on man.” He believed that “the principles of Christianity, deeply engraved on the heart, would be infinitely more powerful than the false Honor of Monarchies, than the humane Virtues of Republics, or the servile Fear of Despotic states.” 6:00 Service: El Akal Esh: God, a Consuming Fire Picture our God as dwelling in self-engulfing fire Deuteronomy 4.23–24 February 16; Volume 97, Number 7 SAVAGE STREET Church of Christ Our History: The Savage Street Church of Christ began on March 4, 1923 at 6th and H Streets. After sometime on Evelyn Street, we moved to our present location on March 20, 1960. Join us in 2023 when we celebrate our 100th anniversary! Sermons for Today 10:30 Service: The God Who Stoops How far will God go to bless His people? Hosea 11.4 The Surprising Sources of Our Republic By Jim Denison
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What source did the writers of the Constitution quote more than any other? The Bible. Who came in second? Charles de Montesquieu (1689–1755).
Historian William Federer notes that the French political philosopher was a favorite of Thomas Jefferson (who translated a commentary on his thought from the French). His ideas about governance were formative for Jefferson and others who formed our nation.
M o n t e s q u i e u d i v i d e d governments into three categories: republics, which rely on moral virtue; monarchs, w h i c h r e l y o n honor and shame; and despots, which rely on pleasure and fear. In his view, citizens in a republic typically act as co-kings in society, remembering that they will be held individually accountable to God and behaving morally and virtuously as a result.
Monarchs working within a Christian worldview (such as the British monarchy in Montesquieu’s day) exercise unilateral authority but remember that they are accountable to the King
of kings in the next life. Despots, however, rule without reference to the biblical worldview and thus reward their supporters with pleasure while dominating their other subjects through fear.
According to Montesquieu, once virtue is gone in a republic, its society will become lawless. To restrain such impulses, he introduced the novel concept of separating powers into the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches. Each by itself could become despotic, but the
others serve to check such power. This “separation of powers” became a
foundat ional feature of America’s governance.
But the greatest force f o r g o o d , a c c o r d i n g t o Montesquieu, is the
gospel. He said: “I have always respected
religion; the morality of the Gospel is the noblest gift ever
bestowed by God on man.” He believed that “the principles of
Christianity, deeply engraved on the heart, would be infinitely more powerful than the false Honor of Monarchies, than the humane Virtues of Republics, or the servile Fear of Despotic states.”
6:00 Service:
El Akal Esh: God, a Consuming Fire Picture our God as dwelling in self-engulfing fire
Deuteronomy 4.23–24
February 16; Volume 97, Number 7
SAVAGE STREET Church of Christ
Our History:
The Savage Street Church of Christ began on March 4, 1923 at 6th and H Streets. After sometime
on Evelyn Street, we moved to our present location on March 20,
1960. Join us in 2023 when we celebrate our 100th anniversary!
Sermons for Today
10:30 Service:
The God Who Stoops How far will God go to bless His people?
Hosea 11.4
The Surprising Sources of Our Republic By Jim Denison
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NATIONWIDE FATHOM EVENT MAY 5THE RED SEA MIRACLE II The Exodus story is filled with miracles. The Bible tells us that Moses and the Israelites left the slavery of Egypt led by a divine pillar of cloud and fire until they camp by a sea known in Hebrew as YAM SUPH. Pharaoh’s army pursues the Israelites, trapping
them at the shore. God then miraculously parts the sea, allowing the Israelites to escape between walls of water, but destroying the Egyptians as the water comes back upon them.
THE RED SEA MIRACLE II is the second film in a new two-part series by Patterns of Evidence’s award-winning filmmaker, Timothy Mahoney. In this investigation Mahoney examines the crossing locations proposed by two very different views for the miraculous parting of the sea and what kind of miracle each would require. He looks at the border lakes of Egypt where scientists demonstrate a natural cause for the miraculous event. But others claim that the crossing was a spectacular miracle at a deep sea called the Gulf of Aqaba. Mahoney measures the locations to see if any have a pattern of evidence matching the Bible.
THE RED SEA MIRACLE II continues to raise big questions about miracles. How could thousands of feet of water be parted? Was it merely the act of wind in nature, or was it a spectacular act of God? The investigation will retell the biblical story with dramatic recreations while showing scientific evidence that miracles still happen today! People of faith will be inspired and skeptics will have much to think about as Mahoney reveals two decades of documentary research in this cinematic journey.
The feature presentation will be followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion.
NATIONWIDE FATHOM EVENT FEBRUARY 18 THE RED SEA MIRACLE It’s one of the greatest miracles in the Bible; Moses and the Israelites trapped at the sea by Pharaoh’s army when God miraculously parts the waters, rescuing the Israelites and destroying Pharaoh and his chariots. The Bible describes the crossing happening at a
deep and mighty sea and that’s how legendary director Cecil B. DeMille depicted it in his epic, “The Ten Commandments.” But today, many scholars are skeptical of spectacular miracles and claim that if the Exodus sea-parting happened at all, it must have been caused by naturalistic means at a shallow lake in Egypt’s Nile delta.
THE RED SEA MIRACLE is the first in a new two-part film series by Patterns of Evidence’s award-winning filmmaker, Timothy Mahoney. In this investigation he examines the journey to the crossing location, looking at two competing views of the Red Sea Miracle. One he calls the “Egyptian Approach,” which looks near Egypt. The other he calls the “Hebrew Approach,” which looks far from Egypt to the Gulf of Aqaba where divers have been searching for the remains of Pharaoh’s army on the seafloor. The investigation raises giant questions about the real location for the crossing site and its implications on your view of God. The answers to these questions point to one of two very different realities.
THE RED SEA MIRACLE is one of the biggest biblical documentary investigations of all time, uncovering new evidence for the story that challenges our previous understanding of history. For two decades Mahoney has filmed the Exodus event from Egypt’s delta to the bottom of the Red Sea. Now, see the evidence as the Bible comes alive with dramatic recreations, 3D animations, never seen before footage, and interviews from leading Egyptologists, Exodus explorers, and Bible scholars.
The feature presentation will be followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion.
THINKING MAN FILMS ANNOUNCES 2 NEW MOVIES
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John B's Favorite Dry Roasted Grasshoppers -24 live grasshoppers of locusts
-warm honey
Start with 24 live locusts. Place in colander and cover with cheesecloth. Rinse with lukewarm warm and place in freezer. After 20 minutes or so, they will be dead but not frozen. Remove the head, wings and hind legs. Spread on cookie sheet and bake at 200 for 2 hours, until they are dried. Delicious dipped in warm honey.
Smoky Mountain Scripture Cake -1 C. Judges 5:25
-2 C. Jeremiah 6:20
-6 med. Jeremiah 17:11
-2 Tbs. First Samuel 14:25
-1/2 C. Judges 4:19
-4 - 1/2 C. First Kings
-1/4 Tbs. Leviticus 2:13
-2 Tbs. Amos 4:5
-2 C. First Samuel 30:12
-2 C. Nahum 3:12
-2 C. Numbers 17:8
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar; beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in the honey and water. Sift dry ingredients; combine with above. Fold in fruit and nuts. Grease and line a 9" round cake pan. Cook at 300 for 3 - 3 1/2 hours. Cool completely in pan. Remove from pan and wrap in parchment paper and aluminum foil. Store in a cool, dry place.
Numbers 11:8
The people would go about and gather it and grind it between two millstones or beat it in the mortar, and boil it in the pot and make cakes with it; and its taste was as the taste of cakes baked with oil.
Exodus 29:23
and one cake of bread and one cake of bread mixed with oil and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread which is set before the LORD
1 Samuel 30:12
They gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters of raisins, and he ate; then his spirit revived. For he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights.
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OTHER NEWS If you would like to receive the bulletin as a PDF, please see Rebekah Calvert. If you would like to have your announcement run in our bul-letin, please place it on the secretary's desk before Friday morning or email it to Rebekah Calvert: [email protected] If you would like a CD of sermons or adult classes please see Don.
February Activities:
21-23rd: Eugene Youth Rally
23rd: Potluck
26th: Singing
March Activities:
25th: Singing
29th: PotluckWe have 10 teens going up to the Eugene Rally this weekend! Please be prayerful for them!
Prayer Request for Blade House who will have knee surgery this week.
Thank you all for the prayers for Janet Crisp's financial needs regarding her move to Memory Care. All has been resolved and the family is very grate-ful!!
A coworker of Tawnya Meyers recently passed away unexpectedly in her sleep. Her name was Dina and she had an 18 year old son. Please pray for her son; his name is Mason.
2020 ContributionOpen & Close
Building February Greeter Card CollectorsMeet with elders
& preacher
Weekly Average 4,629 ..................
Last Week February 9, 2,784 .........
Total After 6 Weeks 27,775 ...........
February 16: Tomlinson
February 23: Kerri Ruhl
Nash CrispOrie Peugh
Nash Crisp
The elders and
preacher have regu-
lar meetings. You may come Mondays
at 1:30 PM to Don's
office. Call first. Or
they can meet with
at another time.
Prayers:
Eugene Youth Rally We'll plan to leave the church building at 4 pm on Friday. Please bring a sack dinner, snacks, and $10.
Potluck Next SundayYum!! Next Sunday is our monthly potluck and we are eat-ing BREAKFAST! Plan on making bacon, sausage, pan-cakes, scrambled eggs, hash browns, grits, waffles and etc. Hope to see you there!
Thank YouA big thank you to Beverley for really sprucing up our hall-way bulletin board. If you haven't had a chance to look at it please do. It is really sweet!!
Calendar:
Pray for these caretakers and shut-ins:
Phil Friesen as he cares for Diana Glenda Brazil as she cares for Mildred Jack Collier & Marie care for each other Cliff & Eve Hanson Dave & Karen Fitzwater Mary Stout
The preparations of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. – Proverbs 16.1
You make preparations for your life, leading you to belief that you are in charge of your life. However, it is the Lord who has you right where He wants you. A classic example of that is Joseph. His brothers thought that they were getting rid of him, but they later learned it was part of God’s plan to save the family. Perhaps you have seen this in your own life. You thought that you were making all the arrangements of your life. Later you saw the hand of the Lord in it all.
Shall We Use God? “[God is] not okay with us using Him for what we can get, then turning around and giving our hearts to other things.” – Christopher D. Hudson
Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle I have one or two reserved seats left for this docu-mentary. The tickets are $14.25. We meet at 6.00pm, Tuesday at the building. I will drive, but we will need one or two more drivers.
Where Are Your Eyes? “Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the
ground.” – Dante Alighieri
Hatred in the Soul “Hatred rarely does any harm to its object. It is the hater who suffers. His soul is warped and his life poisoned by dwelling on past injuries.” – Max Aitken
“The dangerous thing about hate is that it seems so reasonable.” – Enid Bagnold
“Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the per-sonality and eats away its vital unity.” – Martin Luther King, Junior
“Hate traps us by binding us too tightly to our ad-versary.” – Milan Kundera
“Hatred is like an acid. It can do more damage to the container in which it is stored than to the object on which it is poured.” – Ann Landers
The bloodthirsty hate the blameless, But the upright seek his well-being. – Proverbs 29.10
A Prayer During Affliction God in heaven, we suffer ailments in the body and ailments in the spirit, but you are a God who hears our calls for help. [Based on Genesis 16.11]
