Church of Christ

 Mission Driven Disciples, Serving In Love.

ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND OR WATCH ONLINE:  The Church of Christ at 2761 Broadway in North Bend, Oregon invites everyone to  our worship services EVERY Sunday at 10:30 AM Pacific Time. We also live-stream to YouTube (see links under "Read More below")  This week's lesson will be presented by our preaching minister Bryan Johnston and is titled,"The Gathering: Jesus Assembled and is based on Luke 4:14-21. Summary: Why do we go to church? Because Jesus did! Jesus was raised going to weekly Sabbath and participating in the annual gatherings of the people of Israel. He encountered, was in covenantal relationship, and communed with God and his people. Jesus became the church and his followers joined him as his body to be present in worship, serving, and fellowshipping with Go and one another. We go to church to gather in Jesus’s name, by the spirit, because Jesus is in us and with us.

"Be Still" - by Joe Maxwell

Earlier I wrote a corner on Thomas Merton’s book on meditation. He was a Dominican monk, and I love learning from his writings. {Just} Be quiet. Seek the lonely, secluded places where you can let your thoughts dwell on a higher plain. Once, I was elk hunting and took a stand in an old growth fir stand on Alder Creek. It was like a cathedral! Quiet and wonderful. No elk, but I was not disappointed. {Yes,}find your own quiet place away from our hectic world. You need no agenda; just sit and let your mind wander about whatever: you, your life, others, Grace, the Holy Spirit, and your life with Him. Take time to pray. Don’t just pray for help but have praise time.
                                             I love you,
                                             Joe                                       -905-

DID YOU NOTICE THE "FORUMS" LINK? It's at the top of the page where you can go to read lots of devotional and other encouraging information. Although some of the articles are quite old, their value is priceless, judging by the  fact that many have been read 5,000-10,000 times! The newest Forum is "DEVOTIONALS FROM ALL OVER" where I am collecting devotionals written by local people (and others) to encourage us in our walk with God. If you would like to become a contributor to the Forums, you can either request "active membership" in the website or just send them to me. We would love to have your contributions. The only reason regular membership has been disabled is to control spamming. Besides, everything is free access anyway. Either click "CONTACT US" at the top and type in your item you want to share, or email it to mark@churchofchristnb.com - Got a question for us to answer? Click CONTACT US at the top. -Mark R. Magill, webmaster.

Hey Everyone: I've created a new shortcut that will -always- take you to our YouTube Channel / Live-Stream collection at YouTube.com. It works on any device and is https://tinyurl.com/nbcocstream - Here is a clickable version you can try out: https://tinyurl.com/nbcocstream and see how it works if you like. If you have any issue, use www.is.gd/nbcoc  So if for some reason I get behind posting links, that one will always work. When you arrive at our YouTube site, be sure to click "LIVE" at the top of its screen, as LIVE refers to everything that IS OR WAS recorded live. A little confusing..  :-) -Mark