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26th Annual RED RIVER FAMILY ENCAMPMENT June 23-27, 2012 Red River, New Mexico Dear RRFE Campers: Please be contacting Red River, NM housing now to make your best reservations if you did not leave a reservation when you departed Red River last summer. Contact  redriver.org for list of housing. We have an outstanding group of preachers and teachers who will bless your lives in June 2012. Remember you can get lots of information to pass on to your family and friends at rrfe.org. If you have an interest in our 8th Bible Lands Tour this Fall you can get all the info by visiting this blog RRFEHOLYLANDTOUR.  We would like to know of your interest ASAP.  Seats are limited. Stafford North from Oklahoma Christian would like for you to keep up with GOOD NEWS from churches of Christ by going to his blog each month:Good News from OC.  You can also find contact info to send him the "good news" of your work. Operation Northern New Mexico: For the first time since we began the Red River Family Encampment we have now visited all of the churches located in the Northeast corner of New Mexico.  If you would like more info about these congregations we will be glad to furnish addresses, contact info and meeting times.  You would bless these churches if you would visit their assemblies when you come to New Mexico.

5-20-12 Ten Words -10th Word- Contentment - Exodus 20:17

Ten Words - 10th Word - Contentment

Exodus 20:17 / Deuteronomy 5:21

Tenth Word - You shall not covet ... Exodus 20:17

Covetousness: Identifying the Sin.

What God’s principle helps avoid.

* A sin of a world that has turned it’s back on God.

* Judge all things in life from a single perspective, i.e., Worth of self.

* People that use their position to exploit other persons.

* It allows one to live wastefully.

How to learn lasting contentment. (Phil 4:13)

* Learn to trust God, Christ, and Holy Spirit. Matt 5:6; 6:31-33

* Learn to cultivate your own strengths and abilities. 1 Timothy 6:6-8

* Learn not to compare yourself to others. 1 Corinthians 10:12

* Learn the limitations of wealth. Ecclesiastes 5:10-11; Proverbs 18:11

* Learn to focus on relationships, not things. Proverbs 15:16-17

* Learn to look beyond what is temporary. 2 Corinthians 4:18

* Learn to evaluate your priorities regularly. Luke 12:15

Ah, great it is to believe the dream

As we stand in youth by the starry stream;

But a greater thing is to fight life through,

And say at the end, “The dream is true!”

5-13-12 Ten Words -9th Word- Honesty - Exodus 20:16

Ten Words - 9th Word - Honesty

Exodus 20:16 / Deuteronomy 5:20

Ninth Word - You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Exodus 20:16

Why Truth is So important.

What This Principle Rule is Intended to Prohibit.

* Perjury = Deut 19:15-19

* All Lying = Leviticus 19:11

* Slander = James 4:11

* Gossip = Proverbs 26:22

* Flattery = Proverbs 26:28

How To Become a More Respected Person.

* Examine your own heart = Jeremiah 17:9

* Think about honest things = Philippians 4:8

* Refuse to give or receive gossip = Proverbs 11:13

* Keep your promises = Leviticus 19:11

* Make it your goal to be an encourager = Ephesians 4:29

There is so much good in the worst of us,

And so much bad in the best of us,

That it ill behooves the best of us,

To talk about the rest of us.

Sharing your Faith (Right Now)

5-6-12 Ten Words -8th Word- Never Steal - Exodus 20:15

Ten Words - 8th Word - Never Steal

Exodus 20:15 / Deuteronomy 5:19

Eighth Word - You shall not steal. . Exodus 20:15

Principles of property.

Proverbs 10:2

Philosophies of wealth demonstrated. Luke 10:30-36

* What belongs to others also belongs to me. Vs. 30

* What belongs to me is mine and I will keep it. Vs. 31-32

* What belongs to me is God’s and I will share it. Vs. 33-36

Different ways to prosper.

* Wrong ways

Dishonesty - Proverbs 16:11

Defrauding - Leviticus 19:13

Defaulting - Romans 13:8

Depending on “luck” - Proverbs 28:20 & 22

* Right Ways

Hard work - Proverbs 13:11

Savings and investing wisely - Proverbs 21:5

Praying for God’s blessings - Philippians 4:19

Giving - Proverbs 11:24-25

How To Have Peace of Mind While Prospering

* Be honest with people. - Proverbs 19:1

* Be honest with government. - Romans 13:7

* Be honest with God. - Malachi 3:8-10

Better to beg than steal, but better to work than beg.