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Catholic

Holy Family Parish
316 S. Logan St.
217-732-4019
Pastor:
Rev. Jeffrey G. Laible
Assistant:
Rev. John Huy Pham
Liturgy schedule:
5PM Saturday
8AM & 10AM Sunday
Website:
www.holyfamilylincoln.com
E-mail: info@holyfamilylincoln.com

Christian

Jefferson Street Christian Church
1700 N. Jefferson St.
217-732-9294
Preaching minister:
Dustin Fulton
Worship:
9AM & 10:45AM Sunday
Midweek activities:
"Truth North": 6PM Wed.
Website: www.jeffstreet.org
E-mail: dustinf@jeffstreet.org

Lincoln Christian Church
Independent Christian Church
204 N. McLean St.
217-732-7618
Preaching minister:
Ron Otto
Worship:
8:15, 9:30, 11AM & 6PM
Sunday
Midweek activities:
(Beginning Sept. 12)
Adult, Youth & Kids' Club:
6:30PM Wed.
Website: www.lincolnchristianchurch.org
E-mail: gtparmenter@insightbb.com

Prairieland Christian Church
P.O. Box 108, 1st St. Hartsburg, IL 62643
217-642-0415
Minister:
Vance Russell
Sunday School: 9:30AM
Worship: 10:30AM

Church of God

Lincoln Church of God
1415 Fourth St.
217-732-8989
Pastor:
Jacob Skelton
Sunday School: 9:30AM
Morning Worship:
10:45AM
Evening Service: 6PM
Wednesday Family Hour:
7PM
Website:
www.lincolnchurchofgod.com

Episcopal

Trinity Episcopal Church
402 Pekin St., Lincoln
217-732-7609
Pastor:
James Cravens
Worship:
7:30 & 9:45AM Sunday
9:00AM Wednesday

Independent

Kingdom Life Ministries
2500 Woodlawn Road
217-732-1466
Pastor: Joe Bennett
Worship:
10AM & 6:30PM Sunday

Lincoln Bible Church
2316 N. Kickapoo St., Lincoln
217-735-5959
Pastors:
Don Hoover
Ron Denlinger
Dave Pepperell
Worship: 10AM Sunday
Sunday School: 9AM
Prayer meeting: 6:30PM
Overcomers in Christ:
7PM Tuesday
Website:
www.lincolnbiblechurch.org

Lutheran

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Association of Free Lutheran Congregations
1140 N. State St., Lincoln
217-735-9320
Worship: 10AM Sunday
E-mail: gslc@ccaonline.com

Immanuel Lutheran Church ELCA
1409 Pulaski St., Lincoln
217-732-6777
Pastor: Daniel Tuhy
Worship: 9AM Sunday
Sunday School: 10:15AM
Praise Service:
5PM Saturday
Website: http://www.immanuellincoln.org
E-mail: immanuel_lincoln@verizon.net

Nondenominational

Open Arms Christian Fellowship
1377 1200th St., Lincoln
217-732-5606
Pastors: Larry Crawford, 309-830-0461
Kevin Wolf, 309-838-8564
Worship: 10AM Sunday
Discipleship Training & Bible Bowl: 9:05AM
(starting Sept. 16)
Home Group:
Tuesday (call for location)
Prayer Meeting:
7:30-9PM Wednesday
Website: http://comebackministries.com
E-mail: comeback7@msn.com

United Methodist

First United Methodist Church
302 Broadway St., Lincoln
217-732-2204
Pastor: Jame Hahs
Asst. Pastor: Julie Azbell
Worship:
9AM Sunday
Sunday School: 10:15AM
Website: www.gbgm-umc.org/
lincoln1stumc/index.html

Pentecostal

Presbyterian

First Presbyterian Church
301 Pekin St., Lincoln
217-732-6141
Pastor: Rev. Phillip Blackburn
Worship:
10AM Sunday
Celebration: 6PM Wed.
Website: www.firstpreslincoln.com
E-mail: office@firstpreslincoln.com

First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
110 Broadway St., Lincoln
217-732-7568
Pastor: Dr. David West
Cell phone: 871-9940
Worship:
10:30 AM Sunday
Sunday School: 9:30AM

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“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.” Proverbs 23:23 KJV
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Do You Really Want To Know The Truth?

I had spoken at a family conference and explained and illustrated Bible truths about how a parent can “turn around” a rebellious teen. A man came up to me and said, “How did you discover such amazing truths?” I replied, “The Bible is the mind of man’s Creator revealed to man. In the Bible God gave to man every key truth man would need to live human life. Our difficulty is in receiving and believing ALL of those truths. But each truth we believe opens up another set of truths. And each one of those opens up another set, etc. etc.”
            Many people have HEARD truth, but they don’t HAVE truth. When the Bible says, “Buy the truth, and sell it not” the emphasis seems to be that you have to do whatever you have to do to make the truth yours.
            Sadly, lots of God’s truth isn’t popular. So what do people do with truth they don’t like? They reject it. And they mock it! And they replace the truth with error which deceptively looks like truth but will not truly work to solve man’s problems. But they don’t just lose the one truth they didn’t like. They also lose all the other truths they could’ve had if they had not rejected the one truth they rejected!
           One of the most wonderful things about truth is this: Anyone who will receive it can own it. There is jewelry I can look at but never own. But I can own the truth if I will just “buy” it. If I will simply accept and apply God’s truth, it can become my property.
           I wonder how many other truths man has lost since he has denied and mocked the foundational truth of all other truths: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) Think about it. If there is no accountability to the God who made us, then there is no right and wrong. If there is no sin, there is no salvation from sin. It is only a step from denying a Creator made us to denying that Creator sent His Son Jesus to die for us.

Will you “buy the truth”?

-Pastor S.M. Davis
Park Meadows Baptist Church
pastordavis@juno.com

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Lincoln Churches Come Together in Action

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In America and much of the world, absolute truth has been replaced by the myth of situational truth. Situational truth allows the circumstances at the time to dictate behavior or to be more important than real truth.

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My SecretSin
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Fond memories remain of a young boy's weekly trek with his mother to downtown Lincoln. This was before shopping centers. The two of them would make their way around the square, which then contained shops with every kind of item needed, ending at the A&P grocery store.

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Living With Regret
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An error in judgment can result in a lifetime of regret. It isn't required that there be any intentional harm to another in order for us to carry sorrowful thoughts about our actions. Each of us looks back at things we've done, and we wish for just a moment in which we could have made a different decision. If only we had thought more carefully about the potential consequences. If only we had taken a slightly different course.

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