“But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness…” Matt. 6:33

ASSIGNMENTS

SUNDAY AM

Kerry Gott..…..……..…………….ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chris Dowdy.….……………..………...LEAD SINGING
Tom Hodge………………………...OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge..…………..……………………...SPEAKER
Jeff Dickson………...…...…………CLOSING PRAYER
Steve Livingston and Kerry Gott…………....GREETERS
Jimmy & Jaime Fazekas……...……..HALL MONITORS

LORD'S TABLE
Gene Pennington, James Pendley, Pat Lambert
Shon Pendley, Jack Jackson, Michael Long

Michael Statom………….…………..SERVE NURSERY
Stephanie Bly……...…..….....PREPARE COMMUNION
Pam Jackson…..….....….BAKE COMMUNION BREAD
Jaime Fazekas………...CLEAN COMMUNION TRAYS

PICK UP COMMUNION CUPS
AND CHECK VISITOR’S CARDS
Pat & Cheryl Lambert
Austin, Ethan and Jordan Lambert

COUNT CONTRIBUTION
Gene Pennington, Kris Bly
Steve Livingston, Kip Jones

SUNDAY PM
Kerry Gott………………………...ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jeff Dickson…..………………………..LEAD SINGING
Pat Lambert……...…….…………..OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge…...….....……...…………………SPEAKER
Rodney Whitson…........…………...CLOSING PRAYER
Steve Livingston and Kerry Gott……......….GREETERS
Michael Long….……...…….………...LORD'S SUPPER

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Kerry Gott..……...…….………….ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tom Hodge……………....…………….LEAD SINGING
Michael Long……...…….…………………......PRAYER
James Pendley..………...…….......…….....INVITATION    

Schedule of Services

Sunday

Bible Study…………………... 9:30 AM

Worship…………………….. 10:25 AM

Evening Worship…………….. 5:00 PM

Wednesday

Bible Study…………………… 6:30 PM

Attendance Record
December 30, 2007

Bible Class….....................77
Worship…….....................104
Sunday Evening.................64
Wednesday Night …........n/a

 

News and Notes

 

Guest Speakers
Thanks to Chris Dowdy for preaching last Sunday morning and to Rodney Whitson for preaching last Sunday evening. Also, thanks to Kerry Gott for teaching Tom’s classes. They all did an outstanding job. We are blessed to have men who are very capable to fill in when Tom is away. Remember to keep The Hodges in your prayers as they will be traveling back here on Saturday, January 19th.

Responses
Stephanie Bly responded to the invitation last Sunday morning confessing sin and asking for the prayers of the church. We love and appreciate Stephanie and her family. Dawn and Kyle Blair both came forward on Sunday evening confessing sin and expressing their desire to do better. We appreciate and love Dawn and Kyle and their family. These three are a great example for all of us as they are striving to do their best for the Lord. Remember them in your prayers and with your encouragement.

Ladies’ Bible Class
All of our ladies are encouraged to attend the Wednesday Morning Bible Class that meets at 10:00 a.m. each week. Kim Gott is the teacher. The ladies are studying from the book “Women of Deliverance” by Cindy Colley.

Ladies Health Class
All of our ladies are invited to attend a Health Class that will be taught by Kacie Jackson each Thursday night at 6:00 p.m. here at our building. Health topics will be discussed and there will be a short time of exercise.

Men’s Leadership Meeting
The next Men’s Meeting will be this Sunday, January 20th at 3:00 p.m. Pat Lambert will preside.

Third Sunday Night Singing
Our next Sunday Night Singing will be this Sunday, January 20th at 5:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outreach Meeting
We will have an Outreach Meeting on Sunday, January 27th after evening services. We invite everyone to attend these meetings as we try to reach out and encourage others.

Beacons of Light
The next meeting for the Beacons of Light will be Sunday, February 10th after the evening services. We encourage our members 50 and over to participate in the work of this group.

 

Area Events
Gospel Singings
Ashville Church of Christ
Friday, January 18, 2008
Beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments to follow

Riverchase Church of Christ
Friday, January 25, 2008
Beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments provided

Berea Church of Christ
Friday, February 8, 2008
Starting at 6:00 PM CST
Refreshments will be served

Area Events

Gospel Singing
Ashville Church of Christ
Friday, January 18, 2008
Beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments to follow

Gospel Singing
Berea Church of Christ
Friday, February 8, 2008
Starting at 6:00 PM CST
Refreshments will be served

 

 

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Editorial

“For you have the poor with you always…but Me you do not have always.” (Mark 14:7)

Jesus made this comment in the context of “a woman who came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard” who “broke the flask and poured it on [the Lord’s] head.” (v. 3). John says this was Mary, the sister of Lazarus and Martha (Jn. 12:3). The disciples complained because what she did seemed to them like such and expensive “waste.” They said the oil could have been sold and the money given to help the poor.

When the disciples criticized Mary for what they considered to be a “waste”, Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me. For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always. She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her” (vs. 6-9).

Notice again that Jesus said, “the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.” There are some merciful acts we can do most any time. But what Mary did was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: An aid to the Lord in His death. It was a comfort to Him and the cost was insignificant. It helped Jesus deal with the great burden of the cross. Mary helps us see that there is much more to life than the monetary cost of an act and that certain acts of kindness can help make a spiritual difference.

Ultimately, Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection provide the real answer to everyone’s life and death questions, whether rich or poor, clothed or naked, healthy or ill. The crucifixion of Christ is ultimately what all of us need to see and come to accept as the answer to life and all its difficulties. We especially need to consider this in view of eternity.

There will be tragedies and the poor will always be with us, and we must respond.

(Cf. Matthew 25:31-46) But our efforts to reach out must always be with a goal of making an eternal difference in people’s lives. For a failure to do so would be the greatest tragedy.

Roger Leonard

* Note- This article is an editorial from the latest issue of the Latin American Mission Newsletter which is posted on the table in the lobby.

 In Our Prayers

Sick:
at home: Peggy St. John, Mattie Peace and Dot Miller
in the Hospital: Lois Knight, Joan Cornelius’ aunt, is in Room 302 at Riverview Medical Center

Sympathy: We offer our deepest sympathy to the family of Jeff Brown. Jeff passed away last week. Jeff’s parents were Arthur and Christine Brown who were faithful members here at East Gadsden for many years. Remember his wife Debbie, and his daughters Sarah and Allison, and their family in your prayers.

Shut In:
At Home- Frances Wesson, Martha Phillips, Katie Pendley and Ruby Brown
Coosa Valley Healthcare: Canolia Bone –Rm 208
Meadowood -Walter Thompson -Rm 107
Gadsden Health Care – Johnny Watson – Rm 506

Prayer Requests: Canolia Bone; Katie Pendley; William & Ruby Brown; Anna Sanders and her family as Gary is in Iraq; Rodney Lambert, Pat’s father, is waiting for a lung transplant; Peggy St. John; Martha Phillips; Dot Miller; Missy Lambert, sis-in-law of Pat, has cancer; Matthew Rosenbaum; Susan Easterling, friend of the Bly’s, has lupus and has double pneumonia; Holli Walden, friend of Sonya White; Clint Snell, grandfather of Stephanie Bly, has cancer; Randy Turner, recent move and new job; Malcolm Edge will have a radiation patch attached to the back of his eye on Feb. 1st ; Kenneth Densmore –job loss; Tim Chumney – job loss; family of Georgia Parnell; family of Rita Hamilton; family of Jeff Brown; Marshall Hall’s sister is scheduled to have eye surgery on Jan. 15th; Melinda Hall’s Aunt Marie has a respiratory infection; Brandon & Kristen Hollis – baby due soon; Kaylee Pearson, friend of Hayley Turner; William Dowdy –new Christian at the jail; Jared & Sasha Gott- Sasha job change

In the Military- Gary Sanders, Danny Moss, Josh Jones and Gary Brown (he is a contractor in Iraq )

 

God’s Word 

Hebrews 2:9-10 NKJV

9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.

10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

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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