THE ARLINGTONIAN
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JANUARY - MARCH 2024
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MINISTER'S MESSAGE: ARE YOU READY FOR GOOD FRIDAY?
Normally we are asked if we are ready for Easter. Do we
have a new suit or dress? Are the Easter baskets filled? Are we ready to go to church again; I mean, Christmas
was just a few months ago wasn’t it?
Instead, my question is, "Are you ready for Good Friday?"
Good Friday is a day of decision. If you remember, there were three people who were crucified on that day.
All four Gospels tell us that Jesus was between two bandits. Three crosses, three dying people.
Three of
the Gospels tell us that the two bandits joined in with the crowd in mocking Jesus and daring him to save himself if he was
the Son of God. They were calling for a test of God not unlike the test Satan offered up in Jesus’ temptation
story. Show what God is capable of so we will believe.
But the Gospel of Luke is different. Luke
claimed to have done research so his story would be as accurate as possible. Luke says that one of the criminals taunted
Jesus - but the other one told him to leave Jesus alone. He admitted he was a sinner who was where he belonged, but
he knew Jesus did not deserve it. Luke 23:42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
43 Jesus replied, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."
The scene contained
one unrepentant sinner, one sin-free, one repenting sinner. And two of them were bound for paradise.
Luke showed us we have a choice on our Good Friday. We are not capable of being sin-free, so we have to decide if
we remain unrepentant sinners or if we are we willing to turn to Christ with all of our dirt and ask him to cleanse us.
We cannot escape our sins. All we can do is present them to God for forgiveness. And stop doing them.
We should not accept our sins as being okay because the world has accepted them as being okay. This leads to unconfessed
sin and unforgiven sin. Our standard should always be the Word of God, not the ideals of the world.
As
we approach Good Friday, and then Easter, do we choose the death offered by the world, or the life given by Christ?
Be warned, you can wait too late to make that choice.
Lee
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2023 CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS
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GIVEN BY | IN HONOR OF |
| Steve & Beverly Bowman |
Lori, Kevin, Emily, Christopher, Weston, & Raven Back
Leslie, Scott, Kaitlyn, & Ethan Gibson |
Katy, Joe, Noah, & Hannah Campbell
Laura,
Kurt, Emily, & Niklaus Ebert | Larry & Jenny Brown
| | Jean Cox |
Lee Cox
Joann & David Cox and family | | Lee Cox |
Richard Oakley
Leah Oakley
Gabby Oakley | | Margaret Ditchen | Debbie Ditchen
& Mike Ditchen | | Lonnie &
Paula Jackson | Cindy, Ron, Aliesha, & Aaron White
Cathy Jackson
Cherie, Hans, Tristan, Jonah, & Ashton Flueck | | Peggy Myers |
The Darnell Bible Class | | Barbara
Sharp | My Children
My Grandchildren &
Great-Grandchildren
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| | GIVEN BY | IN MEMORY OF |
| Marty Anderson | Marjorie Shimfessel
Mike Harbour
Mike Harrison |
| Steve & Beverly Bowman |
Louise Brumback, Estille Tapp, & Pete Bowman
Kenneth & Hazel Pritchett |
| Larry & Jenny Brown |
Bill & Marcie Brown
John & Kathleen Wall
Michael T. Carey |
| Jean Cox |
Edward Cox
Ellen & Aaron Burchell
Ollie & Ralph Reynolds |
| Margaret Ditchen |
Phillip H. Ditchen | | Michele Frazer,
Oliver, Richard, Leah, & Gabby Oakley | Betty Frazer
Paul Frazer
David Gayle Frazer
Rena Bell Baxter | | Lonnie & Paula Jackson | Dorothy
Wilkerson | | Peggy Myers |
Darnell family
Anne Brown
Jeannette Hicks |
| Peggy Myers, Scott, Monica, & Taylor |
Bob & Pat Darnell | | Peggy Myers, Linda, Dee Dee, & Tricia |
Barbara Darnell Bishop | | Betty
& Allen Nevius | Allen R. & Maxine Nevius
Elizabeth Eason | | David & Michele
Ross | Ralph Ross
Edison & Amelia Creech
Arlis & Verna Ross | | Catherine
Scott | Lawrence Scott |
| Barbara Sharp |
Charley Sharp
Vickie Hulbert & Cathy Mann
Marion & Margaret Mann
Robert & Anna Sharp
Frank,
Elizabeth, & Annie Mann
Charles & Betty Hisle
Grace & Robert Sharp
Annie & Renious Hellard
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IT’S EASTER FLOWER TIME
The price this year is $9.50 for lilies and $7.25 for tulips. The order form follows.
The deadline to order is March 10. The flowers will be in the sanctuary on Easter. Please take them home following
worship. Thank you.
2024 Easter Flowers Order Form
Ordered By:
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(Name) (Address) (Phone)
Quantity________
In Honor of/In Memory of ______________________________________________________
(please circle one)
Quantity________
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(please circle one)
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(please circle one)
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(please circle one)
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(please circle one)
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(please circle one)
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(please circle one)
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Quantity________
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Payment Method: _____Cash _____Check
Check desired plant: _____Lilies
($9.50) _____Tulips ($7.25)
Make checks payable to "Arlington Christian Church". Please fill
out this form and turn it in to the church office along with your check or cash. You may also mail this form along with
a check to:
Arlington Christian Church
1206 N. Limestone
Lexington, KY 40505
ALL ORDERS
MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MARCH 10, 2024
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