Ten Sim ple Steps To A Happier Life By Glen Hitchcock 1. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and start counting your blessings.

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And don t tell anyone about it. (Galatians 6:10) 4. Pray without ceasing. (1 Thessalonians 5:17) 5. Let others be right once in a while, and sometimes even let them be wrong without correcting them.

1 July 6, 2014 Ten Sim ple Steps To A Happier Life By Glen Hitchcock 1. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and start counting your blessings. (Psalm 68:19) 2. Don t worry about what everyone else is doing wrong. Just make sure YOU keep doing what is right. (Philippians 4:8) 3. Perform one totally selfless act each and every day. And don t tell anyone about it. (Galatians 6:10) 4. Pray without ceasing. (1 Thessalonians 5:17) 5. Let others be right once in a while, and sometimes even let them be wrong without correcting them. (Ephesians 4:21-32) 6. Take care of yourself. Eat right, exercise, and get plenty of sleep. Your body can t function at the best of its ability (as God intends) if you won t let it. (1 Corinthians 6:19,20) 7. Make a vow to be kind in all situations. There are only two choices: kind or un-kind. Why not choose kindness? (Ephesians 4:31. Romans 12:21) 8. Treat your loved ones like there is no tomorrow. There may not be. (James 4:14) 9. Listen more than you talk. (You ll be surprised at what you learn.) (James 1:19) 10.Take pleasure in the small things of life. (A good book, a jigsaw puzzle, a cup of coffee, the sound of a child s laughter, the glory of God s creation all around us.) (Zechariah 4:10).

God, Family, Friends - Doug Greenway, West Main church of Christ Life really isn't as complicated as we make it much of the time.

Consider The Language of Modern Psychiatry from Show Me, Too, published by the State Hospital, St. Joseph, Missouri. I never get mad - I get hostile. I never feel sad - I'm depressed.

And if I should vacuum the hall, Wash the woodwork and such and not mind it too much - am I tidy? Compulsive is all. If I can't make a choice, I have conflicts.

2 God, Family, Friends - Doug Greenway, West Main church of Christ Life really isn't as complicated as we make it much of the time. The rank order of God, family, friends, work, education, and leisure would look something like my list. What about yours? Education is a great thing, but education can overkill many simple matters. Consider The Language of Modern Psychiatry from Show Me, Too, published by the State Hospital, St. Joseph, Missouri. I never get mad - I get hostile. I never feel sad - I'm depressed. If I sew or I knit and enjoy it a bit, I'm not handy - I'm merely obsessed. I never regret - I feel guilty. And if I should vacuum the hall, Wash the woodwork and such and not mind it too much - am I tidy? Compulsive is all. If I can't make a choice, I have conflicts. With ambivalent feelings beset I never get worried or nervous or hurried - anxiety - that's what I get! If I tell you you're right - I'm submissive. Repressing aggressiveness, too. And when I disagree, I'm defensive, you see, and projecting my symptoms on you. I'm not lonely, I'm simply dependent. My dog has no fleas, just a tic. If I seem a cad, never mind - just be glad that I'm not a stinker, I'm sick. Take some time today and just sit and think about the more important things and people in your life. Beware the paralysis and the danger of labeling. You'll be very glad you did! Examine yourselves - 2 Corinthians 13:5 7/4 Jesse & Karen Teague 7/8 Jimmie Ann Brown 7/9 Marley McConathey 7/11 Dan & Addie McCarty 7/13 Adam Wooten 7/16 Kalie Asher 7/18 Dan McCarty; Nora Koger 7/19 Leona Hale

3 PRAYER REQUESTS OUR SICK Becky Young, surgery rescheduled for July Burma Black, Lifecare Center, E. Ridge, Room 111 Joy Kellett, surgery scheduled 7/14 Lake Sisson, home, not doing well Please remember our shut-ins in prayer. FRIENDS & FAMILY Joe Keith, Sylvia s son-in-law Darlene Perry, Norma Burney s daughter Cindy Uhler, Bill & Linda Uhler s daughter Evan Whittington, Alfred & Sue s son-in-law Debbie Whittinton, Alfred & Sue sdaughter Brice Reynolds, great-nephew of Frances Parden Gloria Magnusson, friend of Jenny and Melanie UPCOMING EVENTS July 6 July 7 July 13 July 19 July 19 July July 25 July First Sunday Fellowship Meal Ladies Devotional Breakfast; 9 AM Ice Cream Fellowship; after evening service Men s Breakfast; 9 AM Monthly Family Devo; 6 PM Chickamauga; 7-8:30 PM 6th Annual Glendale; 7:30 (EST) Gospel Lookout Hall w/charles Cochran; 7 PM Response Frances Parden requested the prayers of the church Sunday morning. Please continue to remember Frances.

5 Lesson Notes July 06, 2014 Online Visitor s Info Lesson Notes July 06, 2014 Online Visitor s Info GET INVOLVED // going on this week GET INVOLVED // going on this week Today // First Sunday Fellowship After AM Service // 1:30 PM Singing Service // Triple R Meeting Monday // Ladies Devotional Breakfast 9 AM Greg s Restaurant Tuesday // Hospital Lunch Wednesday // Summer Series: Remember The Sabbath - Aaron Pope Today // First Sunday Fellowship After AM Service // 1:30 PM Singing Service // Triple R Meeting Monday // Ladies Devotional Breakfast 9 AM Greg s Restaurant Tuesday // Hospital Lunch Wednesday // Summer Series: Remember The Sabbath - Aaron Pope WHAT IS WORRY? Worry is a mental exercise concerning something that could or could not happen (Mt. 6:25; 34). It is natural to become worried, concerned, or anxious when life gets tough and a solution is not clear (Mt. 6:25). Worry is unhealthy when it turns into an obsession and causes lack in function, and/or trust in God (Mt. 6:26). WHAT CAUSES WORRY? Sometimes worry is caused by choices (Mt. 6:19-23). Sometimes worry is caused by confusion (Mt. 6:21-24; 32). Sometimes worry is caused by circumstances (Mt. 6:25-32). HOW DO I DEAL WITH MY ANXIETIES? Know the Lord (Mt. 6:32; Phil. 4:6-7). Know your triggers (Mt. 6:33; Phil. 4:8-9). Know your limits (Mt. 6:34; 2 Tim. 1:7). WHAT IS WORRY? Worry is a mental exercise concerning something that could or could not happen (Mt. 6:25; 34). It is natural to become worried, concerned, or anxious when life gets tough and a solution is not clear (Mt. 6:25). Worry is unhealthy when it turns into an obsession and causes lack in function, and/or trust in God (Mt. 6:26). WHAT CAUSES WORRY? Sometimes worry is caused by choices (Mt. 6:19-23). Sometimes worry is caused by confusion (Mt. 6:21-24; 32). Sometimes worry is caused by circumstances (Mt. 6:25-32). HOW DO I DEAL WITH MY ANXIETIES? Know the Lord (Mt. 6:32; Phil. 4:6-7). Know your triggers (Mt. 6:33; Phil. 4:8-9). Know your limits (Mt. 6:34; 2 Tim. 1:7). GET CONNECTED // chickamaugachurch.com // // GET CONNECTED // chickamaugachurch.com // //

6 Scripture Reading Matthew 6:25-34 Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 28 So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not worry, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we wear? 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Print. Scripture Reading Matthew 6:25-34 Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 28 So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not worry, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we wear? 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Print. Word Search Matthew 6 Word Search Matthew 6

Third Sunday after Pentecost, Matthew 6:22-33 July 10, 2005

Third Sunday after Pentecost, Matthew 6:22-33 July 10, 2005 Walk With God and Don t worry Grade: Preschool If you think about God first, you will see clearly. Keep your thoughts good, and focussed on doing what God wants. You can t want something, like a toy, or