Burns Church of Christ Homecoming Sermon

Burns Post Office (1910 – built 1866)Pictured: Faye Chandler, Era Meek, Moody Johnson, Elec Meek, John Tidwell, Jim Johnson

First Car in Dickson County (c. 1910)

c. 1920Far Left: Primitive BaptistMiddle: Church of ChristRight: Methodist

Burns’ Station

Ladd’s Grocery in Burns

Gray’s Esso in Burns (James Walp and Harold Ashworth - 1960s

Painting of the 1951 Blizzard

2007 Congregational Picture

2010 Congregational Picture

2013

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What do we hold on to in an ever-changing world?

Matthew 5:13-14

INCARNATIONand

TRANSFORMATION

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

(John 1:14)

“I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”

(John 17:15-17)

“I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.”

(1 Corinthians 5:9-10)

“Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable…”

(1 Peter 2:11-12)

We live with the world,

not like the world.

Transformed people transform people.

Only one life, ’twill soon be past,Only what’s done for Christ will last.And when I am dying, how happy I’ll be,If the lamp of my life has been burned out for Thee”