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East Gadsden Encourager
“But seek ye first the
kingdom
of
God
and His righteousness…” Matt. 6:33
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MINISTER
Tom
Hodge
547-4375
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SECRETARY
Pam
Jackson
492-3301
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December 10, 2006 Volume 6, Number 49
ASSIGNMENTS
SUNDAY AM
Ed Lewis……………………….…ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eric Gott….……………………………LEAD SINGING
Gene Pennington........……………..OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge….…..….....……………………...SPEAKER
Pat Lambert.…....…..………………CLOSING PRAYER
Ed Lewis & Chad West………...…..……….GREETERS
Steve & Melanie Livingston………. HALL MONITORS
LORD'S TABLE
Fred Duke, Jack Jackson, Shon Pendley
Paul Baker, Bob Freeman, Michael Statom
Chad West...……………......……….SERVE NURSERY
James & Deana Pendley.……PREPARE COMMUNION
Deana Pendley…..…..…BAKE COMMUNION BREAD
Charis Dickson.….....CLEAN LORD'S SUPPER TRAYS
PICK UP COMMUNION CUPS
AND VISITOR’S CARDS
Chad , Mallorie & Zoe West
Austin and Carson Long
COUNT CONTRIBUTION
Kris Bly, Kerry Gott, Ed Lewis, Jack Jackson
SUNDAY PM
Ed Lewis……………..…….…..…ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jeff Dickson........….…………………...LEAD SINGING
Kerry Gott……..….………………..OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge.……..………….………………...SPEAKER
Steve Livingston………..………….CLOSING PRAYER
Ed Lewis & Chad West………..........…....…GREETERS
Kip Jones.……………………….…….LORD'S SUPPER
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Ed Lewis……………....………….ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tom Hodge……….….………………...LEAD SINGING
Kip Jones…….…...…..…...…………..………..PRAYER
Rodney Whitson….…...…………………..INVITATION
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Schedule
of Services
Sunday
Bible
Study…………………...
9:30 AM
Worship……………………..
10:25 AM
Evening
Worship……………..
5:00 PM
Wednesday
Bible
Study……………………
6:30 PM
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Attendance
Record
Bible Class…....…............75
Worship…………...........95
Sunday Evening..................71
Wednesday Night …….....72
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Food
Pantry Items Needed:
Please remember to bring any
non-perishable items for our Food Pantry.
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News and Notes
A Sister Passes
Our prayers are with the entire family of LaRue Turner who died
last week after a lengthy illness. Sister Turner had been a member
at East Gadsden for many years. In the last couple of years, she
lived at Coosa Valley Health Care. LaRue is the mother of our Myra
Pittard. LaRue leaves behind 11 children, 27 grandchildren, 38
great-grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren. Her funeral was
this past Sunday at Crestwood Funeral Home.
House to House
We mailed out over 5,900 copies of the House to House
publication last week. Thanks to Amy Stigers, Tom Hodge, Jack and
Pam Jackson, Stephanie Bly, Peggy St. John, Wanda Laney and Nancy
Phillips for their help with labeling, bundling and mailing out this
good mission effort.
Good Used Clothing Needed for Guyana
Please bring any good used summer clothing, shoes and flip flops
to our building and place in the small nursery. These items will be
shipped to the church in Guyana. We need these items by January
15th. See Pat Lambert if you have any questions.
Ladies Bible Class
The Ladies will have their last class before the holidays on
Dec. 13th. After class they will have a holiday luncheon at the home
of Charis Dickson. We appreciate Charis and the great job she has
done teaching the Ladies Class during this quarter. The class will
start back in January and Kim Gott will be the teacher.
Ladies Cookie Exchange
All of our ladies are invited to the home of Pam Hodge on
Saturday, Dec. 9th at 3:00 PM for a Cookie Exchange. Each lady
should bring enough cookies to share and also a batch to send home
with someone.
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Holiday Meal and Party
We will have our annual Holiday Meal and Party on Sunday Dec. 10th
after evening services. Please sign the sheet in the foyer if you
plan to attend, and sign up for the food you would be able to
prepare.
Each person will need to contribute $2.50 towards the purchase of
chicken fingers. Please give your money to Pam Jackson.
Annual Progressive Dinner
The Annual Progressive Dinner will be Friday, Dec. 15th. The appetizers
will be at the Fazekas home. The main course will be at the Gotts and
the desserts will be at the Blys. Everyone needs to bring a gift for
“Dirty Santa”. Please sign the sheets in the foyer if you plan to
attend. Please see Kim Gott or Jaime Fazekas for more information.
Resource Room Workday
This Workday has been rescheduled for January.
Teen Holiday Party
All young people in our Teen Bible classes are invited to the home of
the Hodge’s on Sunday, Dec. 17 after evening worship. Bring an
inexpensive “gag gift” which we will exchange and enjoy refreshments &
fellowship together.
Men’s Meeting
The next Men’s Meeting will be January 21 at 3:00 PM with Bob Freeman
presiding. All men of the congregation are encouraged and expected to
attend if at all possible.
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Buried Alive
On the Oregon Trail, at least some of the emigrants
who died enroute to Oregon were buried alive. The reason why was because
the survivors were in a hurry.
For many years, cholera ravaged the emigrants along the Oregon Trail.
Whoever caught it was dead – no cure or treatment existed. Usually, the
infected emigrant died in 24 hours or less. If an entire wagon train
stopped for an elaborate funeral, it would slow their progress. Too many
delays meant the pioneers might not get to Oregon before winter – and
then everyone might perish.
So, on most wagon trains, the burials became shorter and shorter as more
and more people died. Some even abandoned the terminally sick by the
side of the Trail, where they would eventually die alone. The more human
wagon companies elected a “watcher” to wait with the person while the
wagons forged ahead. It wouldn’t take long for the watcher to catch up.
Many watchers were in such a hurry that they started digging the grave
long before their infected companion was dead. Needless to say, watching
your own grave being dug was probably quite disturbing. If you happened
to linger too long, well, no one is for sure, but evidence strongly
suggests that some were accidentally buried before they took their final
breath.
That is disturbing, isn’t it? Yet, what is even more disturbing is that
this very thing is happening today. There are many sick and diseased
Christians that will soon wither away and die. They are spiritually
diseased by the sins of the world (2 Peter 2:20-21). Their only hope is
that some other healthy Christian will have enough compassion to see
them nursed back to health (James 5:19-20).
Too often, sick Christians are left for their own burial. Their brothers
and sisters in Christ are caring very little for their lost souls; they
might assume that the church has already dug their grave. How does this
happen? The same way it did on the Oregon Trail: we can become too busy
to stop and help the sin-filled soul along the way. We have programs
that must be accomplished; we have fellowship opportunities, worship
assemblies, and fun activities. “If somebody falls off the wagon, they
do so at their own peril.” Brethren, this ought not to be!
Perhaps, in the morning, it would do us all well to think of some person
who has fallen away from the faith and decide what kind of effort we can
put forth to help them – and I certainly do not mean digging their grave
for them. I’m talking about helping them out of Satan’s grasp and
helping them catch up with the rest of the wagon train (Jude 23).
Jason Hart, Glad Tidings of Good Things
Jacksonville Church of Christ
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In
Our Prayers
Sick at home: Deborah Chumney-
having outpatient tests
Sympathy: We offer our deepest sympathy to Myra Pittard and
her family in the death of her mother, Larue Turner. Sister Turner’s
funeral was held last Sunday.
Shut In:
At Home- Frances Wesson, Martha Phillips and Ruby Brown; Floyd
Hollis is at his daughter’s home and Katie Pendley is at Wanda’s
home
Coosa Valley Healthcare: Canolia Bone – Room 208
Meadowood Retirement-Walter Thompson - Rm 107
Gadsden Health & Rehab-Betty Lankford – Rm 10
Prayer Requests: Canolia Bone; Betty Lankford; Doyle and
Betty May; Frances Messer; Amanda Davis; Melissa Telfrey; Katie
Pendley; Russell Horton; Marvin Wing; Larry Phillips, kidney
transplant soon; Janice James; James Peoples; Harvey Sheppard; Ed
Turner; Shelia Stansell; Ruby Brown; Frank Payne, colon cancer;
Peggy St. John will have shoulder replacement surgery in Dec.;
family of Faye Hollingsworth; David Kelley, nephew of the Hodges and
preacher student at Faulkner University, is going to Romania during
the holidays to work with the Christians there; family of Larue
Turner
In the Military- Mack Johnson, William Gregory, Jared Jacobs,
Jeff Brewster, Steven Whitehead, Randy Brown, Johnny Matherne, Jeff
Erwin, Bill McCarver, Stan Gunter, Kevin Latta, Allen Yancey, Nathan
Silvey, Gary Sanders, Robert Stigers
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Thank You
Dear
Christian friends,
The Thanksgiving food box was wonderful. Your kindness will always
be remembered and appreciated.
In Christian love,
Georgia Parnell
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Dear Christian Friends,
Thank you so much for the flowers, cards, prayers and every act of
kindness shown to us during the deaths in our family of Faye
Hollingsworth and Gail Anderson.
In Christian Love,
Dot Miller & Joan Cornelius
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God’s Word
Gen 22:1-4
NKJV
1 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham,
and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."
2 And He said, "Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you
love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt
offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you."
3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and
took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split
the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of
which God had told him.
Weekly Programs
Radio: Sun. at 8 AM -
WAAX/570
With Ronny Johnson
TV: "In Search of the
Lord's Way"
with Mack Lyon
Sunday at 7:30 AM - Channel 11
"Preaching the Gospel" with James Watkins
Sunday at 7 AM - Channel 11
“Dayspring” with
James Segars
Mondays at 9:30 a.m. on Channels 8 & 14
Jerry Jenkins -
Thursday at 7 PM - Channel 5
Earl Barnett - Sunday
at 6 AM- Channels 4 & 9
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Happy Birthday
Dec. 11 – Fred Duke
Dec. 15 – Shon Pendley
Dec. 16 – Sonya White
Happy Anniversary
Dec. 16 – James & Deana Pendley
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