Southside Oracle Archive

Vol. 48, No. 46                     SOUTHSIDE ORACLE                                February 3, 2006

The Bulletin Board

The annual Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp Dinner and Auction hosted by Southside will be February 18th from b:00 to 9:00 p.m. If you have new items to donate for the silent auction, see the Epplers. There is a sign-up sheet posted for those who would like to participate. This is a good opportunity to help the camp and at the same time to enjoy the fellowship of others. Plan to attend!

The Balancing Act is a seminar with Dale and Vicki Hawley that will be conducted February 24-26. It will deal with ways in which we can bring balance into our lives as we meet the pressing demands of our pressure-packed lives. Where should we place our priorities? The Friday evening session will begin at 6:45 o'clock. There will be a Saturday morning session starting at 9:00 a.m., and Dale will teach the combined adult classes on Sunday as well as preaching at both morning worship services. Attend and invite your friends.

The Sick - Martha Sepulveda entered St. Francis Hospital Monday night with chest pains associated with a low blood count.... T. J. Anguiano and daughter Julianna are both recovering from pneumonia .... Tony Benson is quite ill at home.

Address Changes - Hank and Vivian Karbiner, and Stacy Anguiano. Contact us for details.

ATTENDANCE RECORD

(*) first service, 146; second service, 97

There will be a youth rally at the Oakhaven Church in Oshkosh Saturday, February l1th The featured speaker will be Lance Hawley of Madison. Those wishing to attend should see the youth bulletin board.

New Directory - Names and addresses for a new attendance directory are posted in the hall adjacent to the office. Please verify your personal information and check it for corrections, additions, and deletions. For questions see Cliff Copass.

Remember the Parent to Parent 2000 program that meets from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays through March 1st in the basement of the church building. This is a video/discussion presentation designed to help parents in the rearing of their children. If you would like to be involved, contact John Giemza for details.

Calendar of Events

February 11 - Oakhaven Youth Rally, Oshkosh

February 12 - Elders/Deacons meeting, 4:30 p.m.

February 12 - Praise and Palate, 6:00 p.m.

February 18 - Wis. Christian Youth Camp dinner and auction, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

February 21 - Christian Workers' Meeting, Southside, 9:00 a.m.

February 21 - Tuesday Nights Together, church building, 6:15 p.m.

February 24-26 - Seminar, "The Balancing Act," Dale and Vicki Hawley

March 11 - Southside Area-wide Men's Breakfast

March 17 - 19 - Southside Youth Rally

Wood Tag

When I was a boy we played Wood Tag. It was one of those games that children sometimes still play, though often with variations and different names. I wore out more than one pair of shoes playing "kick the can." The rules of Wood Tag called for the one who was "it" to tag the others as they ran from one tree to another. So long as you were touching wood, "it" could not get you out. As we dashed from tree to tree we dared "it" to catch us, confident in our ability to elude him.

Wood Tag reminds me of Peter's warning to his fellow believers shortly before the martyr's death. "Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position" (2 Peter 3:17 - N.I.V.) In his letter the apostle was addressing the danger of Christians compromising their attachment to Christ. He was telling them that so long as we are secure in our relationship with God, we are safe and "it", namely Satan, cannot catch us.

But why would anyone want to leave the secure position guaranteed by Christ? Isn't it because we want to get as close to sin as we can without getting caught? We dare Satan to catch us, confident in our ability to avoid his clutches. There is a certain exhilaration found in walking that fine line between good and evil, certain that we can overcome temptation and avoid the clutches of the evil one. The alcoholic may assure himself that by taking that first drink he will not revert to his old ways, only to discover that he has been "caught" by Satan. Don't take a chance! As God's child you have a secure position when you rely on him instead of daring Satan to catch you.

___Monroe Hawley

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