Bible Lessons

Room for More in the Family of God    In Luke 19:10 , Jesus said, “The Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”   Similarly, Paul told Timothy, “ This is a faithful/trustworthy saying, and it deserves full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15).   It was 2000 years ago that our Lord came to give His life to save sinners, but there are still so many remaining who need salvation.   In Christ’s parable of the great supper, the servant went into the streets of the city and brought back many people.   But then he reported back to his master, “Lord, what y ou commanded has been done , and yet still there is room for more” (Luke 14:22).   God is still a God of abundant love and amazing grace , and t here is still room for more in the f amily of God!  And certainly we know there is still plenty of room in this our Pontotoc C hurch F amily for many more to come to Christ! The Great Commission is recorded for us in Matthew 28

An Inconvenient Map App    The following is from an article I once found on Forbes.com: Embarrassing defects in  Apple ‘s new Maps app may be inconvenient for some , but for others in  Australia  they could be deadly. Police in the city of  Mildura, Victoria  are warning motorists to be careful when using the iOS 6 service in the area, because the app incorrectly lists Mildura as being in the middle of Murray Sunset National Park.   The flaw has consequently lead several motorists to become stranded in the Australian Outback. Sunset National Park is not a typical park with barbecue cookouts and babbling brooks, but more than 3,000 square miles of Australian bush that contains poisonous snakes and insects, has very little water or mobile reception, and has recently seen temperatures of 115 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s also about 43 miles away from the real Mildura.  Google  Maps shows Mildura as being to the  northwest of the park . This is a “potentially life-threatening issu