News
and Notes
A Brother Responds
Joe White came forward this past Sunday morning confessing
sin and asking for the prayers of the church. We appreciate
Joe’s humility and we love him and his family.
Guest Teacher
Dave Huffman from the Forest Park church of Christ in
Valdosta, GA will teach a combined adult and teen class this
Sunday morning. He will present a power point presentation on
the Lord’s work in Peru. Kacie Jackson and Eric Gott will be
going to Peru this summer as part of this effort.
New Bulletin Board
Thanks to Pat Lambert for the new board in the lobby.
Outreach Meeting
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, May 8th at 7:00 p.m. here
at the building. Everyone invited!
Area Wide Singing
About 375 Christians from Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee joined
together for 3 hours of praise to God this past Friday night.
Thanks to all who prepared and brought food, helped set things
up and helped clean up afterwards. Thanks especially to Kip
Jones for co-coordinating all of this work.
Honoring Our Graduates
We will be honoring our graduates on Sunday, May 20th after
our morning worship services. Our high school graduates this
year are Shon Pendley and David White. Our college graduate is
Jared Gott. We will have a noon fellowship meal on that Sunday,
so prepare plenty of food and plan to help us honor our
graduates.
“Internal Gospel Meeting”
We will have a ‘One Day Gospel Meeting’ designed for every
member of the East Gadsden congregation on Sunday, May 20th.
Sunday morning we will begin the day with an overall look at our
blessings and responsibilities, followed by lunch together
honoring our graduates and concluding with brief talks by
several of our men concerning specific areas of work and also
singing. Let’s all plan to be here and participate.
Gospel Meeting Coming Soon
Cliff Goodwin from Ironaton Church of Christ in Talladega
will be here to preach the gospel on June 3 – 6. Let’s pray for
this effort.
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Coming Up in the Area
Gospel Singing
Talladega Church of Christ
Friday, May 4th
7:00 until 9:00 p.m.
Master of Ceremonies – Ed Smith
Refreshments will be served at conclusion.
Area Devotional
Talladega Church of Christ
Sunday, May 6th at 6:00 p.m.
Gospel Meeting
Talladega Church of Christ
May 6 – 9 with Kyle Butt
Sun. evening at 6 p.m. - Weeknights at 7 p.m.
Gospel Singing
Swearengin Church of Christ in Grant
Friday, May 11th
7:00 until 9:00 p.m.
Master of Ceremonies – Tom Holland
Refreshments will be served at conclusion.
Thank You
To the Ladie’s Class and the Cheer Group:
Thanks for all your cards and prayers. Thanks Ladie’s Class for
the Sunshine gift. Thanks to the Cheer Group for your beautiful
handmade card and gift of Beading magazines and gum. You are all
very thoughtful and I appreciate it very much. Thanks to Pam for
sending me the bulletin. I love you all.
Peggy St. John
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“When the Church Works Together”
by Lance Cordle - Calvert City, KY
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil
upon the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running
down on the edge of his garments. It is like the dew of Hermon,
descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the
blessing--Life forevermore.” (Psalms 133)
It is an awesome thing when people work together toward a common goal.
An athletic team that truly works as a team can accomplish things far
beyond expectations. A business where all employees cooperate and are
productive will likely achieve great success. In like manner, the church
has the potential for accomplishing great things in God’s sight. The
condition, however, is that we work together. Since we are the body of
Christ (I Cor. 12:27), we must learn that (1) everyone has a place in
the body and (2) that everyone must do the work he/she is capable of
doing. Please consider the following observations. When the church works
together…
* There will be less bickering and more
forgiveness. (Philippians 4:2)
* There will be less criticism and more encouragement. (Hebrews
10:24)
* There will be less excuses and more evangelism. (Acts 2:46,47)
* There will be less selfishness and more selflessness. (Philippians
2:3,4)
* There will be less discussion of personal preference and more
Bible study and seeking to know the will of God. (Ephesians 5:17)
* There will be less worrying about the future and more prayer for
strength and courage to face the future. (I Thessalonians 5:17)
* There will be less dissatisfaction with worship and more
concentration on God himself within our worship. (John 4:24)
* There will be less individual glory and more glory to God.
(Matthew 5:16)
“I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord,
beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one
another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond
of peace.” (Ephesians 4:1-3)
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In Our Prayers
Updates: Vangie Baker and Jan Ragsdale are
both sick at home. Peggy St. John and Betty Pennington were back at
services this past Sunday. We are thankful they are better. Amy Stigers
is having a reoccurrence of severe migraine headaches. Sandra Gowens
will be having more tests soon. Remember all of these in your prayers.
Sympathy: We offer our deepest sympathy to the family of Gary
Mason. Mr. Mason passed away on Sunday night April 29th. His former wife
is Sydney Mason Selden.
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; 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, having vision problems ; Shane Leath, a
relative of Wanda Laney, has leukemia and other health problems;
Jennifer Adair, has cancer; Jeannie Drieling, vision problems; Pam
Hodge, surgery recovery; Rodney Lambert, Pat’s father, has pulmonary
fibrosis; 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; Sharon Simmons will
have her baby soon; family of Harvey Sheppard; family of Gary Mason;
Danny Boozer, brother-in-law of Cheryl Lambert, is recovering from heart
surgery; Angela Patrick, sister of Steven Conner, 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
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God’s Word
5 I called on the LORD in distress;
The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place.
6 The LORD is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 The LORD is for me among those who help me;
Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
8 It is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in man.
9 It is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in princes.
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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