Shepherd's Staff

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm 23: 1The Shepherd's Staff is written by Pastor Bob Middleton and is a weekly feature in the Sunday Bulletin. We have a past year's archive available here.

February 5, 2012

A man brought in a lawn mower to a garden equipment repair to have the service person take a look at it. The service person asked the owner what the problem seemed to be. The owner replied, "I don't know, I was mowing my yard and it made a funny sound and just quit." The service person took it in the back to the shop to open up the engine and discovered that there was no oil in the engine at all. The lawn mower would need a new engine to function again. The service person went back to the owner and asked him when he had last topped off the oil on the mower. The owner replied that he didn't know he was supposed to that. The service person replied, "Didn't you read the owners manual?" "Oh, no, the owner replied. I can never understand that technical stuff. That's why I brought it in to you!"

There are a lot of Christians that have a similar attitude to the Bible. They don't really bother about knowing what the Bible has to say about life and their relationship with God because it seems outside their ability to understand it. But the Bible is God's message to us, we need to know and understand what He has to say to us. Here at the Columbia Gorge Christian Fellowship we are committed to teaching the scriptures systematically.

"We believe the Bible to be the inspired and inerrant Word of God, therefore we place high emphasis on the teaching of God's Word, the Bible, that our Faith may grow." (Rom 10:17, 2 Tim 3:16)

Not only does it save us from difficulties in our life presently, it also shows us what Jesus Christ has done for us permanently. It's not just for the "professionals", but for everybody.

2012 Archive

January

February

March

January 1
January 8
January 15
January 22
January 29

February 5
February 12
February 19
February 26

March 4
March 11
March 18
March 25

April

May

June

April 1
April 8- Easter
April 15
April 22
April 29

May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27

June 3
June 10
June 17
June 24

July

August

September

July 1
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29

August 5
August 12
August 19
August 26

September 2
September 9
September 16
September 23
September 30

October

November

December

October 7
October 14
October 21
October 28

November 4
November 11
November 18
November 25

December 2
December 9
December 16
December 23
December 30

2011 Archive

January

February

March

January 2
January 9
January 16
January 23
January 30

February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27

March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27

April

May

June

April 3
April 10
April 17
April 24- Easter

May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29

June 5
June 12
June 19
June 26

July

August

September

July 3
July 10
July 17
July 24
July 31

August 7
August 14
August 21
August 28

September 4
September 11
September 18
September 25

October

November

December

October 2
October 9
October 16
October 23
October 30

November 6
November 13
November 20
November 27

December 4
December 11
December 18
December 25

2010 Archive

January

February

March

January 3
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31

February 7
February 14
February 21
February 28

March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28

April

May

June

April 4- Easter
April 11
April 18
April 25

May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23
May 30

June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27

July

August

September

July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25

August 1
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29

September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26

October

November

December

October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24
October 31

November 7
November 14
November 21
November 28

December 5
December 12
December 19
December 26

2009 Archive

January

February

March

January 4
January 11
January 18
January 25

February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22

March 1
March 8
March15
March22
March 29

April

May

June

April 5
April 12- Easter
April 19
April 26

May 3
May 10
May 17
May 24
May 31

June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28

July

August

September

July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26

August 2
August 9
August 16
August 23
August 30

September 6
September 13
September 20
September 27

October

November

December

October 4
October 11
October 18
October 25

November 1
November 8
November 15
November 22
November 29

December 6
December 13
December 20
December 27

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