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"Exalting Christ, Equipping Christians"Stallings Memorial Baptist ChurchText Box: Volume 40
Text Box: Number 25
Text Box: June 22, 2010
The VOICE of the People's ChurchText Box: “That’s simple--too simple!”  Have you ever thought that?  Perhaps, you had been looking for a simple solution to overcoming a seemingly complex problem for a long time such as how could you get better mileage and performance on your cars?  Maybe you considered a repair solution that was complicated, involving a possible valve job and other expensive repairs.  Then, one evening, you heard a talk show on the radio centered on engine performance. The speaker talked about a simple engine additive, one that had been under your nose the entire time but you had never given it credence.  But you tried it and it fixed the problem and all the while, it had been staring you in the face.
    Sometimes the best solutions to difficult problems are all too obvious for us to grasp.  There was a young couple who decided to start their own business.  He was an engineer and she was an advertising copywriter.  They decided to buy a small salmon cannery in Alaska.  They soon discovered they had a problem.  Customers opening a can of their salmon discovered that the fish was gray.  Sales sagged. Investigation revealed that the problem was a result of the way they processed the fish.  “This is a technical problem,” said the wife, “you’re an engineer.  You have to find a way to fix this.” 
    A month later, the husband announced that they would have to replace some machinery and make other changes.  It was going to take at least 10 months to do the job and it was going to cost a lot of money.  “We have to do something sooner than that,” said the wife, “or we’re going to go under.”  For the next two days

she pondered the problem and came up with this solution: There was nothing wrong with the salmon--it tasted fine.  The problem lay in its looks.  So she changed the label on the can.  In bold letters, right under the brand name, the labels thereafter announced, “The only salmon guaranteed not to turn pink in the can.” 

    Sometimes starting over when things have not gone right in our lives is simply a matter of looking around for the simple solutions God is often willing to give but we are so often negligent in seeing.  Maybe it is a sin that you simply can’t seem to conquer?  Perhaps you are looking to engineer a solution that is far too difficult.  The solution may be as simple as saying “no” to something that you have often said “yes” to in the past.  Overcoming in this life can be difficult.  But, overcoming may sometimes be nothing more than obediently submitting to God’s will.  The pathway of faith may sometimes be rocky, but God has given a road map that is plainly visible.  Walk by faith, not by might.

    In our scripture on Sunday, Naaman basically says, “That is too simple.”  Sometimes that is the way God works.  Come and worship with us on Sunday as we look at how trusting God can work miracles, both in Naaman’s live and ours.

From Your Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Sunday, June 27

10:30 AM

6:00 PM

“Trusting God”

2 Kings 5:1-14, Luke 10:1-20

“Generous Beyond Compare”

2 Corinthians 8:1-24