TACT
Charles C. Pugh III

Several years ago I read a story about a barber who wanted to do personal work for the Lord. He had heard his preacher say on Sunday that everyone should try to be a soul winner so he thought he would give it a try. On Monday morning a customer came into his barber shop for a shave. He sat down in the chair, and the barber lathered him up, and then went over to the comer where he began to sharpen the razor. He kept saying to himself, "I must! I must! I must!" He then went over to the customer and, with razor in hand and looking down into the customer's face, the barber asked, "Are you ready to die?" The man jumped out of the chair, ran out of the shop and down the street!

A lack of tact has often resulted in failure. Even the most earnest worker has difficulty overcoming a lack of tact We must not only be concerned with what we say but how we say it Paul wrote, "Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside...Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt that you may know how you ought to answer each one" (Col.. 4:6). As we seek to reach people with the word of God, it is not enough to give the right answers to religious questions. We must also manifest concern with HOW we give the right answers. Isaiah wrote, "The Lord has given me the tongue of the learned that I might know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary" (Isa. 50:4). The gospel in the hands of a tactless Christian is like a bull in a china shop. We need more who are "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" (Matt. 10: 16).

THINGS NOT SEEN
(BY EVERYONE)

I SAW:

Three sisters at a restaurant taking a nursing home resident out to lunch; a boy mowing a widows' yard; a teacher spending hours preparing her classroom and materials for her Bible class; an older sister walking slowly across the hospital parking lot to make a visit; men and women sitting in a surgery waiting room for hours giving support to those who were hurting; a person driving 100 miles to take a brother or sister to a doctor appointment.

A hand reach out, full of large bills, given to someone who was having a really tough time; women sneaking into a home, leaving it spotlessly clean for a brother who was at the bedside of his sick wife; busy people who took time to watch a little league game because a child from the church wanted them to see him play; a man taking a little boy (who doesn't have a father) fishing.

I have seen Jesus my Lord. He is here in plain view!

-Author Unknown

June Calendar
The June issue of the Orange Street Activities Calendar and Men To Serve List will be available on Wednesday evening in the foyer. All information was not available for today.

PM Fellowship
We will meet in the annex tonight after the PM worship to honor our birthdays and anniversaries for May. All members and guests are invited to attend. Members are asked to bring snacks and light cuisine.

Wednesday Devotional
On this coming Wednesday evening (May 31st) we will have our regular 5th Wednesday devotional service instead of our normal classes. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

Change For Ghana
Please remember to turn in your Change For Ghana containers to Tammi Paye as soon as possible. The mission team is scheduled to leave on June 16th and the donations need to be in place.

For Your Information
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