Allensburg Church of Christ

Allensburg Church of Christ Welcome to the Allensburg Church of Christ page This movement started as a movement to Unite All Christians.

Some of what we believe:

Allensburg Church of Christ is in line with the beliefs of the Christian Church/Church of Christ "Restoration Movement." Such sayings coined are "We are "Christians" only but not the only Christians." We speak where the Bible speaks and are silent where the Bible is silent. In Essentials - Unity, in Non-Essentials - Liberty, In All Things - Love

We partake in the Lord's

Supper every week to remember Christ's death, burial and resurrection

To be saved we believe you must admit you are a sinner, believe/confess Jesus is who he said he is (Lord and Savior). Be buried with him in the waters of baptism for forgiveness of your sins and gift of the Holy Spirit. Then live the Christian life (Great Commission and Greatest Commandment)

We believe salvation is a free gift and we are saved by Grace which we believe is received through Baptism. Baptism we believe is an essential part of the salvation process. It is for the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is not a work you do to earn salvation, or just simply a symbolic act, it is seemingly painted in the New Testament how we become a Christian

06/17/2026

There is an old traditional children’s Bible song that says, Oh be careful little eyes what you see…Oh be careful little hands what you do…Oh be careful little ears what you hear…Oh be careful little tongue what you say…Oh be careful little feet where you go…Oh be careful little heart whom you trust.

Teaching young children the importance of carefully guarding every area of our lives was the intent of the song. But even as adults we need to exercise the same cautionary measures. We guard the eyes and the ears as they provide information to the mind or heart which prompts all our deeds. We use our feet to take us to places where we serve and we extend helping hands to others.

Solomon expressed it this way to his son in Proverbs 4:23-26, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.”

06/16/2026

My cat had second thoughts about a shower

06/16/2026

Solomon offers very sound advice as he teaches his son. One such piece of counsel is in Proverbs 3:5 which says, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”

I have used a favorite missionary story several times that illustrates very well what Solomon says about trusting the Lord. The missionary ran into a problem with the word “trust.” The people had no word for faith, trust, or belief. The missionary was unable to continue translating without some idea of how to convey the concept of trust.

One day while sitting on his front porch, he was joined by a local worker coming in from the field. The tired man slumped down and leaned back in the chair. With a sigh, he said, “It is so nice to have something you can put your full weight on.”

The missionary became very excited as he realized that was what trust is all about. When we trust in the Lord, we lean our entire weight on Him.

06/15/2026

Psalm 150 is a festival hymn. It is a hymn full of praise and adoration for all that God had done for us. It was meant to be a celebration of God's goodness. As you look at the psalm, you see right away that it is short psalm. Despite its brevity, the psalm is packed full of words of love for God. As you read each verse and each word, you can almost hear the volume go up and up and up. The writer started off so simple and almost quietly. But then he continued to write and to feel the love of God in him. And as he progressed, he got louder and louder and louder and before long, he was ready to shout.

Notice that not only is the psalm short, notice how short the verses are. The verses are so short that it seems as if the writer was in a hurry to get to the next verse. He said one thing, then without wasting any time
or space, he quickly moved on to his next idea. It was almost as if he could not wait. He simply wanted to move on to the next word of praise and the next hallelujah. You can almost hear the writer being out of breath with enthusiasm and celebration.

Don't you think that it is about time for us as believers in Jesus Christ to show the same type of excitement over being a child of God? When was the last time you were out of breath telling someone about Jesus Christ? When was the last time you could hardly complete a sentence because you were talking so fast about Christ? Get excited about God. Be enthusiastic about what God has done in you.

06/14/2026

Dr. John Medina, genetic engineer, from the University of Washington helps us to understand a bit of the intricacies of the human body. He said, “The average human heart pumps over 1,000 gallons a day, over 55 million gallons in a lifetime. This is enough to fill 13 super tankers. It never sleeps, beating 2.5 billion times in a lifetime. The lungs contain 1,000 miles of capillaries.

DNA contains about 2,000 genes per chromosome — 1.8 meters [nearly 6 feet] of DNA are folded into each cell nucleus. A nucleus is 6 microns [one millionth of a meter] long. This is like putting 30 miles of fishing line into a cherry pit. And it isn’t simply stuffed in. It is folded in.

If folded one way, the cell becomes a skin cell. If another way, a liver cell, and so forth. To write out the information in one cell would take 300 volumes, each volume 500 pages thick. The human body contains enough DNA that if it were stretched out, it would circle the sun 260 times.

The body uses energy efficiently. If an average adult rides a bike for 1 hour at 10 mph, it uses the amount of energy contained in 3 ounces of carbohydrate. If a car were this efficient with gasoline, it would get 900 miles to the gallon.”

In a square inch of skin, you would find: 78 nerves; 78 sensors for heat, 13 for cold, 160 for pressure; 650 sweat glands; and 1300 nerve endings.

The skin serves several purposes including providing a protective shield against bacteria and viruses and the absorbing of bumps and bruising that might otherwise damage your bones and internal organs.… and in that inch of skin, your sweat glands in your body do double duty, helping to eliminate wastes and cool your body.

Your brain is serviced by about 45 miles of nerves that send impulses through your body as rapidly as 325 miles per hour. Your nervous system is so sensitive you are able to feel on your fingertips (or face) a pressure that depresses your skin a bare .00004 (400,000’s) inch - roughly the weight of a bee’s wing falling on your cheek.”

The psalmist simply describes the human body this way, "I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." (Psalm 139:14)

06/13/2026

Psalm 133 is a short passage written by David, which is believed to have been composed at the time of his coronation as the king of Israel. The psalm describes the blessing of unity among God's people, especially after a period of struggle and discord.

Unity among God’s people is described as both good and pleasant. It’s good because unity is the desire and intent of God for His people. Jesus prayed that we would be one as He and the Father are one. Paul urges us to maintain the unity of the Spirit. Unity is a vital part of God’s will for the church.

This unity is pleasant because it creates a much more enjoyable experience in the family. Who enjoys being part of a family where there is constant upheavals, arguments, and hurt feelings. Certainly, life is more pleasant when unity prevails.

Unity in the family is a twofold blessing – it’s like oil on the beard and dew on the mountain. The oil would probably be perfumed thus providing not only refreshment but a sweet aroma as well. Perhaps it is safe to assume that where division exists, so does an awful stench. The dew provided refreshment like the oil and also provided and sustained life in dry places.

Let’s supply refreshment and life to our brothers and sisters in Christ by keeping the unity of the Spirit.

06/12/2026

In 1959 I started sixth grade at the age of ten. My great aunt Helen Bowen was my teacher as she was the previous year in 5th grade (there were two grade levels in each room). She reminded me the first day of school that I was to call her Mrs. Bowen and not Aunt Helen. She had made that clear the year before. I especially remember two things about her. She was the only teacher to give me a whipping and she urged me very strongly to enter a talent contest held among the county schools.

My favorite subjects with her were English and Reading. She thought one of the items in our reading book would be good for me to memorize and recite at the contest. Here is what I memorized from our reading book for the contest.

I lift up my eyes to the mountains - where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD watches over you— the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming in and going out both now and forevermore. (Psalm 121)

So, complete with a shepherd’s costume, I recited that psalm in front of a huge crowd. I don’t remember winning anything, but I still remember the scripture. Over 67 years later I still remember that the Creator God is present to help me. I still remember that He never sleeps as He keeps watch over me. And He does this not from a distance, but up close and personal - close enough that He can reach out and hold us if our foot starts to slip.

I will always remember that the ever present help from the Lord started when I came into this world and will continue when I leave this world. And it will continue into eternity.

06/11/2026

Opening and Closing Songs for June

06/10/2026

Psalm 116:15 says, "Precious in the sight of God is the death of His saints." When a Christian dies it is a matter of concern to the Lord. He knows about every breath that we draw, every pain that we endure, every groan that we utter. It all means something to Him. We can’t understand the why’s and how’s of death. But we do have this wonderful promise from God.

Here are some reasons why death is precious in the sight of the Lord.

Everything down here has been contaminated by sin. We also find all the by-products of sin, namely sickness, sorrow, pain, poverty, and death. But when God’s people die, they go to a place where these things can never touch them. There is for them a complete change of environment. They go from sin to sinlessness, from earth’s discords to heaven’s harmonies, from all that is bad to all that is good, from all that hurts to all that brings happiness.

Here we are burdened with an old sinful nature, which causes us continual grief. Up there the old sinful, fleshly nature will be gone forever. We will be like Jesus.

We have sat by the bedside and watched our loved ones die. We have looked into their faces for the last time and wept many bitter tears, but they are not gone from us forever if they have trusted and obeyed Jesus Christ. There will be a great reunion someday.

Death is precious in God's sight because it means that we will see Jesus. If it were not for him, there would be no heaven. But, praise God, we shall see him and we shall know him and we shall fall at his feet and thank him for saving us and bringing us safely home.

06/09/2026

Psalm 108:1-2

There are many people who find it difficult to get going in the morning until they have had a cup of coffee. Then they are ready to face a new day. The psalmist offers and interesting stimulant for starting off a new day.

Psalm 108:1-2 says, “I will sing and make music with all my soul. Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.” Singing is such an important part in the life of God’s children. According to the psalmist singing is a great way to start off each new day.

Singing, especially to the Lord, is like loving God with all our being. The psalm reminds us to sing and make music with all our souls. Paul urges us to sing praise with our spirit, and with our mind also. Every part of us is involved in singing.

Rather than a cup of coffee or along with the coffee why not try singing to the Lord to get you day off to a great start?

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Lynchburg, OH
45142

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