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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
Steve
Livingston……………….…ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kris Bly....……........…………………...LEAD SINGING
Heath Blair………………………...OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge.……..….....……………………...SPEAKER
Shon Pendley..…...…...……………CLOSING PRAYER
Kyle Blair & Shon Pendley…..…..…............GREETERS
Heath and Dawn Blair .………..….....HALL MONITORS
LORD'S TABLE
Pat Lambert, Gene Pennington, Joe White
Rodney Whitson, Fred Duke, Eric Sole
LaMont Hollis…….....……………...SERVE NURSERY
Jimmy & Jaime Fazekas….....PREPARE COMMUNION
Jaime Fazekas...….....….BAKE COMMUNION BREAD
Sandra Gowens……….CLEAN COMMUNION TRAYS
PICK UP COMMUNION CUPS
AND CHECK VISITOR’S CARDS
The Livingston Family and Lamont Hollis
COUNT CONTRIBUTION
Eric Gott, Jimmy Fazekas, Gene Pennington, Kris Bly
SUNDAY PM
Steve Livingston……...…………..ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jeff Dickson...………..………………...LEAD SINGING
Ed Lewis……….…...…….………..OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge.………...……...…………………SPEAKER
James Pendley……………………...CLOSING PRAYER
Kyle Blair & Shon Pendley…………………GREETERS
Jack Jackson…..…...………………….LORD'S SUPPER
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Steve Livingston……...…………..ANNOUNCEMENTS
James Pendley……....………………….LEAD SINGING
Kip Jones...........…..……........………..………..PRAYER
Kerry Gott…...….......…...……………...…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….....................83
Worship…….....................104
Sunday
Evening.................n/a
Wednesday Night …........n/a
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Food
Pantry Items Needed:
Peanut Butter & Jelly
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News
and Notes
A Brother
Responds
Joe White came forward Sunday confessing sin and asking for the
prayers of the church.
Prayer Request
Jason Pittard was restored a few weeks ago. He has written a letter
to the congregation from Etowah County Detention Center. He asks for
our continued prayers that he may stand strong for the Lord. This
letter is on the table in the lobby.
Prayer Service
We had a very good prayer meeting this past Sunday night. 12 men
lead us all in praying for approximately 250 different specific
requests.
“Beacons” Meeting
Jack Jackson lead a good meeting of the “Beacons of Light” Sunday
night after worship with about 10 in attendance. Several projects
were discussed-some had already been done and some are planned for
the future.
Visitation Meeting
Heath Blair, Abby Dickson, Jeff Dickson, Kerry Gott, Tom Hodge,
James Pendley, Alberta Whitson and Rodney Whitson went out visiting
this past Monday night. Several were contacted and encouraged.
Thanks to Kerry for organizing this effort.
Financial Meeting and Sermon on “Giving”
Aug. 19, the Sunday morning lesson will be on ‘Giving’. Immediately
after morning worship, the Finance Committee will meet with the
entire congregation. Every member of East Gadsden is expected to be
there.
Monthly Sunday Night Singing
Our Monthly Singing will be this Sunday, August 19th. We will have a
fellowship meal following our singing service. The theme of the meal
will be Mexican foods.
Outreach Meeting
Our next Outreach Meeting will be Sunday, August 26th after evening
services.
Ladies’ Wednesday Morning Bible Class
The ladies will resume their Bible Class on Wednesday, September 5th
at 10:00 a.m. Charis Dickson will be the teacher for the Fall
quarter. The ladies will study from the book, “Keeping Your Balance”
by Nancy Eichman. We encourage our ladies to attend.
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Third Sunday
Night Singing
Our next Sunday Night
Singing will be August 19th.
We will have a fellowship meal following our singing
service. The theme of the meal will be
Mexican foods.
Outreach
Meeting
Our next Outreach
Meeting will be Sunday, August 26th after
evening services.
Ladies’
Wednesday Morning Bible Class
The ladies will resume their
Bible Class on Wednesday, September 5th at
10:00 a.m.
Charis
Dickson will be the teacher for the Fall quarter.
The ladies will study from the book,
“Keeping Your Balance”
by Nancy
Eichman. We
encourage our ladies to attend.
In the Area
Youth Day
Highway Nine Church of Christ on Piedmont
Aug. 18th – Registration at 8:30 a.m.
Speakers: Chris Clevenger, Billy Hayes
and Steve Hall
Gospel Meeting
Antioch Church of Christ (off Tabor Road)
August 19 – 22 Sun. night at 7:30 p.m.
Monday – Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Michael Raine
Seminar: “The Bible and the End of Time”
This seminar will be hosted by the Blessing Church of Christ
at Snead State Community College on August 24 and 25 with Bro.
Stafford North. Info is in the lobby.
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How Did I Spend My 75 Years?
Statisticians tell us that the average
life span is now around 75 years. If you are under 30 then you think
that is a long time. If you are around my age, you are beginning to
realize that is not really very long at all.
A few years ago, someone went to the trouble to research what people do
with their time. If we live to be 75, most of us will have spent
Ø 3 years, 24 hours a day, acquiring and education - grade school, high
school, college.
Ø 7 years eating, 24 hours a day – some more, some less, obviously.
Ø 14 years, day and night, working.
Ø 5 years riding in automobiles and airplanes.
Ø 5 years talking with each other – again some more and some less.
Ø 1 year sick or recovering from sickness.
Ø 24 years of our life sleeping!
Ø 3 years reading books, magazines, and newspapers
Ø 12 years amusing ourselves – watching TV, going to the movies,
fishing, etc.
That totals to 75 years. As I looked at these statistics I began
thinking. Let us suppose that you spent every Sunday of your life, for
75 years – through infancy, childhood, adulthood, and old age
worshipping during two church services each Lord’s day. Now if you did,
how much time would you have spent worshipping God? Figure it out – the
answer is less than 11 months.
Let’s double it because you have always attended two Bible classes a
week. If you have never missed a Bible class in all your life, that
still just totals 11 months.
Think about that – 5 years in an automobile and just 22 months in
church! Twelve years amusing ourselves in front of a TV, and just 22
months in church. And that is if you have always attended and never
missed!
That tells us a little bit about the brevity of time and our priorities
in life.
Glad Tidings of Good Things
Jacksonville church of Christ
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In Our Prayers
Updates: Mattie Peace was able to be at
services last Sunday. We are thankful she is better. Peggy St. John,
Martha Kirby, Martha Dowdy, Randy Clifton (Central member), and Ronnie
Patterson (father of Jaime F. and Dawn B.) are all sick at home. Pat
Lambert will have tests on his heart this week. Melanie Livingston is
scheduled for surgery this week. Edie Bonner has lymphoma and is in
Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham . Remember all of these in your
prayers.
Sympathy: We offer our deepest sympathy to Pam Hodge and her
family in the death of her cousin’s husband, Frank Payne. Also, our
sympathy is extended the family of Aubrey Higgins. Bro. Higgins passed
away last week. He was a former member of East Gadsden .
Shut In: At Home- Frances Wesson, Martha Phillips, Ruby Brown and Katie
Pendley
Coosa Valley Healthcare: Canolia Bone –Rm 208
Meadowood Retirement-Walter Thompson Rm 107
Gadsden Healthcare Rehab – Floyd Hollis – Rm 513
Prayer Requests: Canolia Bone; Doyle and Betty May; Katie
Pendley; Floyd Hollis; Larry Phillips, needs kidney transplant; Janice
James; Shelia Stansell; Ruby Brown; Ottey Simon-young girl from Guyana
with an eye tumor; Amy Stigers and Anna Sanders and their families as
Robert and Gary are in Iraq; Jennifer Adair; Rodney Lambert, Pat’s
father, has pulmonary fibrosis; Terry Word, father of Dana White, has
serious health problems; Peggy St. John; Martha Phillips; James Bullard,
son in law of Audrey Talbot, has a malignancy around a heart artery;
Betty Freeman; family of Laura Thomas; family of Ronald Cornelius;
family of Mary Baker; a cousin of Rodney Whitson is having serious
problems; Jan Ragsdale and Kevin Edmondson
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, Gary
Sanders, Robert Stigers, Danny Moss and Josh Jones
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Happy Birthday
August 20 – Chris Dowdy
August 22 – Dawn Blair
August 24 – Pat Lambert
August 25 – Connor Dickson
August 25 – Chad West
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GOD’S WORD
Heb 4:15-16
15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our
weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without
sin.
16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace that we may
obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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
Change of Address
Kacie Jackson
634 W. Magnolia Ave. Apt. 208
Auburn, AL 36830
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