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“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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ASSIGNMENTS
SUNDAY AM
Kris Bly…..………….……………ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chris Dowdy….…….………..………...LEAD SINGING
Pat Lambert...……....……………...OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge…………………………………...SPEAKER
Kerry Gott……..………...…………CLOSING PRAYER
Chad West and Michael Statom…….…...….GREETERS
Kris & Stephanie Bly………….........HALL MONITORS
LORD'S TABLE
Heath Blair, Kyle Blair, Gene Pennington
Steve Livingston, Kerry Gott, Ed Lewis
LaMont Hollis………….…....……...SERVE NURSERY
Wanda Morris…………....….PREPARE COMMUNION
Cheryl Lambert……..….BAKE COMMUNION BREAD
Kip & Kelly Jones…....CLEAN COMMUNION TRAYS
PICK UP COMMUNION CUPS
AND CHECK VISITOR’S CARDS
Abby Dickson, Connor Dickson, Gene Pennington
COUNT CONTRIBUTION
Heath Blair, Pat Lambert, Austin Lambert, Duane Head
SUNDAY PM
Kris Bly…..………….……………ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kerry Gott.……...…...…………………LEAD SINGING
James Pendley………....…………..OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge………....……...…………………SPEAKER
Gene Pennington…........…………...CLOSING PRAYER
Chad West and Michael Statom…..…......….GREETERS
Michael Long…………………………LORD'S SUPPER
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Kris Bly…..………............……….ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kip Jones………...…........…………….LEAD SINGING
Rodney Whitson…...…….…………………......PRAYER
James Pendley.…....……..………………..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…......................56
Worship……......................81
Sunday
Evening...................90
Wednesday Night …........n/a
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Food Pantry/Clothing Items Needed:
Food Pantry:
Macaroni and Cheese and Crackers
Clothing Closet: good, clean
clothing and hangers
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News and Notes
2 Christians Restored
Shelly Patterson came forward this past Sunday morning
confessing sin and asking for the prayers of the church. Tom
Hodge also came forward confessing sin and asking for prayers.
Thank You
Thanks so much for all the prayers, calls, visits, and help
for me and my family during the past few weeks. Thanks
especially to Kerry Gott, Chris Dowdy, Pat Lambert and Heath
Blair for preaching and teaching; and to Pam Jackson for taking
up the slack in many areas. We love you all! - Tom Hodge and
family
Back to Savannah
Anna Sanders will be moving back to Savannah this week as
Gary flies back from Iraq . There is a thank you card from Anna
in the lobby.
Latin American Missions
The Fund Raising Dinner has been postponed till later in the
year so that we will have more time to prepare. However, Eric
Gott and Kacie Jackson are still in need of additional funds for
their mission trip this summer. If you can be of assistance to
them individually, please let them know as soon as possible.
Youth Leadership
Our young folks did a great job Sunday night. The young men
who are Christians conducted the worship. After that the
unbaptized young men participated in an activity in the
auditorium while the young ladies hosted an event for the ladies
in the fellowship hall. Thanks to Heath Blair, Pat Lambert,
James Pendley, Shon Pendley and Kim Gott for working with our
young people. The young people who participated were Kyle Blair,
Dylan Blair, Austin Lambert, Ethan Lambert, Jordan Lambert,
Chase Livingston, Connor Dickson, Vanessa Jones, Kara Gott, Abby
Dickson, Rachel Gowens, Kayla Gowens, Lauren Blair and Claire
Livingston.
Guyana Mission Trip
James Pendley returned safely back to us last week after a
very successful trip. We look forward to hearing James’ report
in the coming weeks.
Ladies’ Bible Class
The Ladies Bible Class meets at 10:00 a.m. each Wednesday
morning. Kim Gott is the teacher.
India Report
Jim Waldron ’s latest newsletter is in the lobby.
Fellowship Hall and Kitchen Cleanup
There is a sign up sheet in the foyer for those willing to
clean up after fellowship meals. Please help us in this area.
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Donations Needed for Books
We will be purchasing 25 copies of “Why I Am A Member of the
Church of Christ ” at a cost of $6.00 each which includes tax
and shipping. Some of these will be sent to Guyana . If you can
help in purchasing these, give your money to Pam Jackson.
“Church Discipline” Class
CD copies of the class on “Church Discipline” with Cliff
Goodwin will be available soon. Please see James Pendley to
reserve your copy.
Men’s Prayer Meeting
Sunday morning, March 30th at 8:30 a.m.
Widows and Retirees Luncheon
We will honor our Widows and Retirees with a luncheon on
Thursday, April 3rd at 11:30 a.m. Please sign the sheet in the
foyer if you plan to attend. The meal will be prepared by the
younger ladies of our congregation. See Deana Pendley if you can
help with the meal.
Joint Worship Service
April 13th at 6:00 p.m. with Alan E. Highers
Location: East Gadsden ’s building
Coming Up
33rd Annual Gadsden Area Singing
Location: East Gadsden church of Christ
Friday, April 25th from 7 until 10 p.m.
Refreshments following
In the Area
Acappella Singing - Cullman Church of Christ
Friday, March 28 from 7 until 9 p.m.
Ladies’ Day - Jacksonville church of Christ
Saturday, March 29 from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Speaker – Evelyn Apple
Lunch provided
Ladies Day – Lincoln church of Christ
Saturday, March 29 from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30
Speaker – Deonne Clark
Lunch provided
Gospel Meeting - Oneonta Church of Christ
April 6-9 with Ken Tyler
Weeknights at 7:00 p.m.
Gospel Meeting - Attalla Church of Christ
April 6-9 with James Watkins
Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and Mon. – Wed. at 7:00 p.m.
Annual Singing - Jacksonville church of Christ
Friday, April 11 from 7 until 9:30 p.m.
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GOOD SOIL IN AMERICA
The world out of which the American
Restoration Movement grew was truly a world of “good soil” (Luke 8:8).
The new nation was a nation that did not have allegiance to any
particular denomination. Many were searching for truth in the early
decades of the 19th century, and there were many different ideas about
God. It was fertile soil for people to question what they had always
believed.
The result was a variety of religious movements. Joseph Smith offered
his mythical Book of Mormon, as he suggested that all of the churches of
the day were corrupt, and it was necessary to restore the church in
those “latter days”. The “United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second
Appearing”, better known as the Shakers, spread west to Kentucky and
Indiana from their base at New Lebanon, NY, attracting thousands to
communal living.
And then there was the Restoration Movement. From diverse beginnings,
many began to question the religious division and denominational
loyalties of their world. A trickle of searchers departing from their
denominational loyalties became a roaring river of people seeking to
restore the ancient order of things. James O’Kelly left the Methodists.
Elias Smith and Abner Jones left the Baptists. Barton W. Stone, Thomas
Campbell and Alexander Campbell left the Presbyterians. Although these
had some differences in doctrine, they united in understanding that the
need was a return to the church of the New Testament, following only the
Bible as a guide. As heirs of the Restoration Movement, we can be
thankful that the religious climate of the nineteenth century provided
the fertile soil of truth seekers.
We must seek good soil in our nation today. The moral climate of our
world can’t help but convince truth-seekers there is a better way,
Christ’s way. “Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and
ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye
shall find rest for your souls” (Jeremiah 6:16a).
-Bob Prichard
Oxford Church of Christ
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In Our Prayers
Sick at home: Martha Kirby, Martha Dowdy (back
trouble) and Dot Miller
Having tests: Kara Gott, Ed Lewis and Kris Bly
Scheduled for surgery: Sandra Gowens was scheduled for surgery at
Regional Medical Center in Anniston on Tuesday, March 25th.
Shut In: At Home- Frances Wesson, Martha Phillips, Katie Pendley,
Mattie Peace and William and Ruby Brown
Coosa Valley Healthcare: Canolia Bone and Betty Jones –Rm 208
Meadowood –Walter Thompson –Rm 107
Gadsden Health Care – Johnny Watson
Prayer Requests: Canolia Bone; Katie Pendley; William & Ruby
Brown; Martha Kirby; Rodney Lambert, Pat’s father, is waiting for a lung
transplant; Peggy St. John; Martha Phillips; Dot Miller; Matthew
Rosenbaum; Susan Easterling; Clint Snell; Lois Corfman, sister of Betty
Freeman; Tom’s mother, Betty Hodge, and his sister, Wendy Burns, are
both having health problems; Kevin Edmondson; Betty Jones; Bill Gardner,
brother-in-law of Bob Freeman; Mike Gunnels -foot surgery recovery;
Miranda Robinson-death of her mother; family of Shane Ruiz-Shane was a
freshman at Freed-Hardeman who drowned in the Dominican Republic while
on a mission trip -he was a friend of Eric Gott
In the Military- Danny Moss, Josh Jones, Jeff Brewster and Gary
Brown.
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Happy Birthday
March 30 – Katie Pendley
April 1 – Shelly Patterson
April 3 – Betty Pennington
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God’s Word
Luke 15:21-24
21 And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against
heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called
your son.'
22 But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe
and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his
feet.
23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat
and be merry;
24 for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and
is found.' And they began to be merry.
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
Jerry Jenkins -
Thursday at 7 PM
Channel 5
Earl Barnett - Sunday at 6 AM
Channels 4 & 9
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