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May 12, 2019; Volume 96, Number 19

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!

10:30 Service: The Mother of My Lord Luke 1.26–56

6:00 Service: America and Christianity: Part 6 Do you know how to pray for our nation?

Today’s Sermons

The righteous

are righteous because they are

people of integrity

The wicked flee when no one pursues,

But the righteous are bold as a lion.

– Proverbs 28.1

Integrity

They flee because they know they are guilty

1Their own conscience

pursues after them2

They have no guilt, so they have nothing to

fear

“Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor.” – John W. Gardner

“A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.” – Baltasar Gracian

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Whole Armour of God pt 3 (Ephesians 6:16)

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If It’s a Human at a Crime Scene, It’s a Human in the Womb

coldcasechristianity.com/writings/if-its-a-human-at-a-crime-scene-its-a-human-in-the-womb

When I first started working as a police

officer, DNA evidence was extremely

rare. Criminalists, when processing crime

scenes, relied far more on fingerprints to

identify suspects than they did DNA. Over the

years, forensic criminalists improved their ability

to collect and process DNA evidence. Today, DNA

evidence is commonplace. If I’ve got a piece of

evidence at the scene of a crime and I’m curious

about who (or what) caused the evidence to enter

the scene, DNA and fingerprint information can

help me answer the question. Was this small plastic box in the crime scene a part of the crime?

Did the suspect bring it into the location? Did it belong to the victim? Did the victim’s dog carry it

into the room? Dust it for fingerprints and swab it for DNA; if a human being touched it, we’ll

know soon enough. When we’re done, we’ll even know which human touched it. That’s the value

of DNA and fingerprint evidence relative to the nature and identity of a suspect.

If you’re wondering what’s in the womb during a pregnancy, these same forensic tools can help

you answer the question. The nature and identity of the fetus can be determined in the same

way we identify suspects:

DNA

The moment an egg is fertilized, the resulting fetus has a unique DNA, distinct from the

mother and father. This DNA will not change as the fetus continues to age over the course of its

entire life, and the distinct nature of the DNA identifies the fetus as a member of the human

species immediately.

Fingerprints

Fingerprints begin to develop relatively early in the life of the fetus. Pads (bumps) form on

its fingertips and palms within 6 to 13 weeks of conception, and as early as 10 weeks, these

pads begin to develop the epidermal ridges destined to become fingerprints. From the

very beginning they are unique to the fetus, and by 21 to 24 weeks they will possess their

final, mature form.

If you’re investigating the crime scene (known as the womb) and trying to determine the

nature and identity of the suspect you find there (known as a fetus), our forensic sciences can

provide you with an answer. The fetus is a unique, distinct human being. It’s DNA and

fingerprints give it away. The very attributes we associate with human suspects at crime scenes,

are also possessed by the human fetus in the womb. He or she has a unique human DNA and1/2

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develops uniquely human fingerprints very early in his or her maturation process. Fetuses are

human beings, with a unique identity, separate from their parents. That’s why it’s so important

we stop using vague, un-descriptive terms like “fetus” and start using terms highlighting the

humanity of the occupant in the womb. They are fetal humans.

Each of us kills something every day. We set mousetraps, spray ants, swat flies, and pull weeds

from our garden. We don’t give these killings much thought because we’re comfortable the thing

we’re killing isn’t a human being. We can be certain these things aren’t human because they fail to

possess human DNA or fingerprints. This is not the case for the fetal humans killed (the vast

majority without proper justification), every day in abortions across America. If we’re going to

continue to kill these beings, let’s at least be certain, on the basis of their distinct DNA and

fingerprints, about the true nature and identity of what and who it is we are murdering. If the

DNA and fingerprint evidence would indicate they’re human at a crime scene, this same

evidence demonstrates they’re human in the womb.

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Mothers in the Bible - I traveled with my husband to a far county.

- I laughed when I heard I was going to have a baby.

Who Am I

- I was the daughter of Lois.

- I taught my son the Scriptures.

Who Am I

- I was married to Zacharias.

- I was old when my baby was born.

Who Am I

- I lived in a beautiful garden.

- I had a son who was killed by his brother.

Who Am I

- I left my home to go live in Bethlehem.

- I loved my mother-in-law Naomi.

Who Am I

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May Activities: 26th: Potluck 29th: Singing

June Activities: 1st: Summer Teaching Quarter Begins 26th: Singing 30th: Potluck

August Activities: 19th-23rd: VBS

Jeanese Poole's surgery has been moved to May 20th. Please keep pray-ing for SUCCESS and PEACE!

Pray for Caleb Parker with the highs and lows of being in preaching school.

Pray for Chris Meyer; he will be having cervical spine surgery.

2019 ContributionOpen & Close

Building May Greeter Card CollectorsMeet with elders

& preacher

Weekly Average 3,731 ..................

Last Week March 5, 3,356 ............

Total After 18 Weeks 67,175.........

May 12 : Wayne & Gloriann

May 19: Larry & Diane

Rebekah Calvert

Billy Henshall

Orie Peugh

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:

Potluck This Month This month's potluck will feature a "Tropical Tastes" Theme. Have fun, get creative, and plan on attending even if your dish is NOT creative! Afterward, families are welcome to stay for a few water games and outside play. You might want to bring clothes to change into!

VBS Meeting Please mark your calendars now for a VBS kick off dinner and meeting on Saturday, June 15 from 6:00-7:30 pm. All VBS vol-unteers and their families are STRONG-LY ENCOURAGED to attend. This will be the main and important meeting for all information. Come hungry and let's launch our VBS season of planning & preparation!

Needed Some large pieces of card board are needed for VBS decora-tions. If you have some to donate, please see Andrea Crisp.

Friendly Reminder Please remember that when you are gone either to leave your contribution with someone to put into the plate or make it up when you return, because the church’s financial obligations do not cease while you are away.

Invitation To All You are invited to attend a free STROLL Tuesday, May 14th, at 6:30 PM through the historical Jacksonville cemetery led by Anne Peugh. Parking space is available around the hilltop circle. A carpool could be organized. This month’s history theme is “Mysteries in the Cemetery.” Wear comfortable walking shoes; bring walking sticks/canes, if needed. STROLL = walking.

CALENDAR:

Pray for these caretakers and the shut-ins:

Phil Friesen as he cares for Diana Jean Parker as she cares for Elzie Glenda Brazil as she cares for

Mildred Jack Collier as he cares for Marie Cliff & Eve Hanson

OTHER NEWS If you would like to receive the bulletin as a PDF, please see Rebekah Calvert. If you would like to have your an-nouncement run in our bulletin, please place it on the secretary’s desk before Friday morning or email it to Re-bekah Calvert: Novesker@gmail.com If you would like a CD of sermons or adult classes please see Don.

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Proverbs 12.2 | Who Obtains Favor from the Lord

A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of wicked intentions He will condemn. – Proverbs 12.2

You can see this easily just by observing life and the people who are around you. Watch the good people and watch the wicked people, and you will see what happens in their lives. Even when the wicked seem to do well, things are not right. Even when the good seem to suf-fer, things seem right. For you see, everyone experiences good and bad times, but bad and good times show what people truly are. Once you observe this in others, then watch yourself. Do you experience favor from the Lord, or do you find condemnation? Then look into your heart and find out whether goodness or wickedness lives within.

Boys and Fifth Sundays The next Five Sunday month is June, but I will be gone to Israel on that day, so I want to have the evening worship ser-vice with the boys on the fourth Sunday of June this year. The first Sunday in June, I will begin working with them and training in preparation. More informa-tion later.

Integrity “The test of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.” – Chinua Achebe

“Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.” – H. Jackson Browne, Jr.

“There is no better test of a man's ulti-mate chivalry and integrity than how he behaves when he is wrong.”– G. K. Chesterton

“If you have integrity, nothing else mat-ters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters.” – Alan Simpson

RUHL’S RULES

Our Mission Works Outside of Josephine County, Oregon

Chimala Mission Hospital and Schools,

Tanzania, Africa

Wayne Jackson & Chris-tianCourier.com, Stock-ton, California

Brad Harrub & Focus Press, Franklin, Tennessee

Don Iverson’s India Work

Don Patton’s archaeological work, especially Noah’s Ark

Mountain States Children’s Home, Longmont, Colorado

OUR SHEPHERDS: Wayne Duncan Dan Calvert

OUR PREACHER: Don Ruhl

OUR DEACONS: Gene Tomlinson Michael Crisp, Jr. Carl Peugh

OUR SONG LEADERS: Larry Amberg Phil Joseph

OUR WEB SITE: GrantsPassChurchOfChrist.com

CONTACT INFORMATION: 220 NE Savage Street Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 541-476-3100 GrantsPassCofC@iCloud.com

WORSHIP AND CLASSES:

Sunday Classes 9:30 .......... Worship 10:30 ........ Worship 6:00 ........

Wednesday

Classes 7:00 ..........

Caleb Parker Bear Valley

Bible Institute

Beth-Shemesh: House of the Sun An archaeological dig in Israel

Residences and a temple (house of the sun) were discovered in 1971, dating from the middle Bronze Age (3000 BC to 2000 BC). A cross-shaped cistern has been discovered. A monastery has been unearthed. Wikipedia says, “The most ancient iron workshop in the world was discovered in Beit Shemesh in 2003. The only remnants of a fortified city with an advanced water system, from the time of the early Kingdom of Judah was found here.” Wikipedia again, “In August 2012 archaeologists from Tel Aviv University announced the discovery of a circular stone seal, approximately 15 millimetres in diameter. The seal was found on the floor of a house at Beit Shemesh and is dated to the 12th century BCE. According to Haaretz, ‘excavation di-rectors Prof. Shlomo Bunimovitz and Dr. Zvi Lederman of Tel Aviv University say they do not suggest that the human figure on the seal is the biblical Samson. Rather, the geographical proximity to the area where Samson lived, and the time period of the seal, show that a story was being told at the time of a hero who fought a lion…’”

What We Know of Beth Shemesh from Archaeology: Part 1