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

April 15, 2007 
Volume 7, Number 15

ASSIGNMENTS

SUNDAY AM

 Ed Lewis…………....…….ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eric Gott….………..……………LEAD SINGING
Gene Pennington................…..OPENING PRAYER
Shane Clark.……..….....………………...SPEAKER
Jeff Dickson…...……………...CLOSING PRAYER
Heath Blair & Michael Long..……...…….GREETERS
Charis Dickson & Sandy Statom.. HALL MONITORS

LORD'S TABLE
Chad West, Heath Blair, Rodney Whitson
Kerry Gott, Pat Lambert, Shon Pendley

 Jack Jackson………………...SERVE NURSERY
Tom Hodge…….....…PREPARE COMMUNION
Charis Dickson…BAKE COMMUNION BREAD
Joan Cornelius..CLEAN LORD'S SUPPER TRAYS

PICK UP COMMUNION CUPS
AND CHECK VISITOR’S CARDS
Michael and Sandy Statom
Tara , Sierra and Maggie Statom

 COUNT CONTRIBUTION
Gene Pennington, Kris Bly
Steve Livingston, Kerry Gott

 SUNDAY PM
Ed Lewis…...………ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jeff Dickson...…………...LEAD SINGING
Pat Lambert……..…..OPENING PRAYER
Shon Pendley...…..….CLOSING PRAYER
Heath Blair & Michael Long…....GREETERS
Michael Long……………LORD'S SUPPER

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Ed Lewis…………….ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pat Lambert….…....……...LEAD SINGING
Jack Jackson……….……..………..PRAYER
Jimmy Fazekas..……..………..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

Bible Class…....…...........66
Worship…………...........84
 Sunday Evening...............418
 Wednesday Night …......n/a

 

News and Notes

 

Thanks
Many thanks to all for prayers, concern, food, etc. for our family during Pam’s recovery. – Tom

Joint Worship Service
Brother Loy Mitchell brought an encouraging message this past Sunday night to over 400 from 7 congregations.  Thanks to Peggy Davis, Kelly Jones and Wanda Laney for helping Pam Jackson prepare the Joint Worship program handout. 

Guest Speaker
Shane Clark, with the Piedmont Church of Christ, will teach the adult class and preach this Sunday morning, as Tom and his family will be out of town for a few days.

House to House Mailed Out
Thanks to Sandy Statom, Wanda Laney, Kelly Jones, Martha Kirby, and Stephanie Bly for their help with labeling and bundling over 5,800 House to House publications last week.  Thanks to Tom for delivering them to the post office.

Ladies  Bible Class
The Ladies Bible class meets at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday morning.  Kim Gott is the teacher.

Men’s Leadership Meeting
The next Men’s Meeting will be Sunday, April 15 at 3:00 p.m.  James Pendley will preside.

 

 

Cheer Group
Our youth in the 6th grade and under will work on a Cheer Group project at 3:00 Sunday, April 15.  They will meet upstairs.  See Kim Gott if you have any questions.

Sunday Night Singing & Fellowship
We will have our Third Sunday Night Singing on April 15 at 5:00.  After our singing service, we will have a finger food fellowship.

The 32nd Annual Gadsden Area Singing 
Friday, April 27th, 2007
7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. 
Location: East Gadsden’s Building 

(Please check the sign-up sheet in the foyer for the food items that East Gadsden will need to provide for our singing.) 

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Area Events 

Singing at Jacksonville Church of Christ 
Friday, April 13 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.

 Ladies Day
Broad St. Church of Christ in Scottsboro
Sat. April 14 –Registration at 8:45 a.m.
Speaker: Sheila Keckler Butt

  State Lectureship for Churches of Christ
April 15-19 at Henry St. Church of Christ
More information on flier in our lobby

  Gospel Meeting
Antioch Church of Christ -Snead
 April 15-18, 7 p.m. nightly
Speaker: Kelby Smith

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THIRTY PINTS OF BLOOD

      Charles Colson’s March 6, 2007 commentary highlights the contrast between Western values, influenced by Christianity, and Eastern values, influenced by Islam.  He cites three recent incidents of Muslim terrorists blowing up other Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the lack of outrage and concern in either the Western or the Muslim world. 

      He then tells the story of two Iraqi insurgents seriously wounded by an American helicopter as they were placing an explosive device intended to kill Americans.  The U.S. medical team found they could only save one insurgent’s life if he was given thirty pints of blood, and the blood bank was low.  The call went out, and quickly dozens of G.I.s lined up to donate blood.  Brian Suam stood at the head of the line.  When asked if it mattered that the blood would go to an insurgent, he said, “A human life is a human life.”

      I have never seen a more dramatic example of worldviews in contrast, nor have I been prouder of an American G. I.  On one hand, we have the horrors of a civilization that values death—even the death of its own children—if by killing them it can hurt the infidels.  On the other side, we have a story that makes us realize just how deeply imbedded within American life is our Judeo-Christian heritage.  This heritage teaches that human life is sacred—even the life of an enemy who falls into our hands.

      These stories make nonsense of the claim that there is no real difference between Christianity and Islam.  The class of civilizations is not only about a fundamental difference between ways of viewing God, reality, life, and life’s meaning; it’s also about good versus evil, life versus death.

      Colson makes me thankful for the influence of Christianity in our culture, even if its truth is often perverted and twisted.  I am grateful to serve the One who said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).

                                                                         -Bob Prichard
                                                                          Oxford Church of Christ

 

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 In Our Prayers

Sick at home:  Pam Hodge is recovering from surgery and is doing better; Peggy St. John has a sprained ankle, back pain, and other health problems

Updates: Jan Ragsdale and Floyd Hollis were both at services last Sunday.  We are thankful they are better.

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 –Rm 208 

Meadowood Retirement-Walter Thompson Rm 107

Prayer Requests: Canolia Bone; Doyle and Betty May; Katie Pendley; Russell Horton; Floyd Hollis; Larry Phillips, needs kidney transplant; Janice James; Harvey Sheppard; Shelia Stansell; Ruby Brown; Frank Payne, colon cancer;  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;  Rita Waller, sister of Sandy Statom, has lost peripheral vision in both eyes; Shane Leath, a relative of Wanda Laney, has leukemia and other health problems; Tara Lovell, friend of the Blys, has health problems; Kendall Conder, friend of Kacie Jackson, having health problems;  Jennifer Adair, has cancer; Jeannie Drieling, vision problems; Pam Hodge, surgery recovery; Rodney Lambert, Pat’s father, has pulmonary fibrosis; family of Marvin Wing; family of Ed Turner(friend of Dana White who was killed in a car accident); Terry Word, father of Dana White, has serious health problems; Peggy St. John, several health problems; Jeanne Nelson, member at Glencoe, surgery recovery; Sharon Simmons, wife of Jimmy Simmons who is the  preacher at Glencoe, is expecting a baby in May and she is having health problems 

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 and Josh Jones

 

God’s Word

Psalms 23  NKJV

 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.

 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.

 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.

 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.

 

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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

“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