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

ASSIGNMENTS

SUNDAY AM

Steve Livingston…....…ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kerry Gott……….......………LEAD SINGING
Tom Hodge……...............OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge….…..…....…………...SPEAKER
Gene Pennington…….….CLOSING PRAYER
Joe White & Chad Wes……....….GREETERS
Heath & Dawn Blair…..…HALL MONITORS

LORD'S TABLE
James Pendley, Michael Long, Jack Jackson
Chad West, Heath Blair, Shon Pendley

Michael Statom……..……...SERVE NURSERY
Wanda Morris……PREPARE COMMUNION
Kim Gott…….BAKE COMMUNION BREAD
Ed Lewis….CLEAN LORD'S SUPPER TRAYS

PICK UP COMMUNION CUPS
AND CHECK VISITOR’S CARDS
Heath and Dawn Blair
Lauren, Kyle and Dylan Blair

COUNT CONTRIBUTION
Pat Lambert, Austin Lambert
Jeff Dickson, Bob Freeman

SUNDAY PM
Steve Livingston……..ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kris Bly…………....………...LEAD SINGING
Kip Jones...…….…...…..OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge……….....………………SPEAKER
Rodney Whitson……..….CLOSING PRAYER
Joe White & Chad West…..…….GREETERS
Fred Duke.………………….LORD'S SUPPER

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Steve Livingston…….ANNOUNCEMENTS
Heath Blair.………………….LEAD SINGING
Pat Lambert…..…...………..………..PRAYER
 Rodney Whitson…………...…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….....................76
Worship…….....................86
 Sunday Evening.................128
 Wednesday Night …...........n/a

 

News and Notes

Our Gospel Meeting
Our Gospel Meeting is going well. Brother Cliff Goodwin is presenting excellent gospel lessons and we have had many visitors from the area.

Three Sisters Respond
Sandra Gowens, Teressa Hollis and Sandy Statom have come forward this week confessing sin and asking for the prayers of the church. We love and appreciate these Christian ladies and their families.

Vacation Bible School
Our VBS is July 16-19. See Tom if you can help out.

Peru Mission Trip
Continue to remember Eric Gott and Kacie Jackson and the others who are in Peru on a mission trip. They will fly back home on June 16th. We pray that many souls will be saved during the efforts there.

Honors and Accomplishments
We encourage all of our young people to give us a list of their honors and accomplishments for this past school year. Forms are in the foyer. Please give your completed form to Pam Jackson.

Cookout at the Statoms
Everyone is invited to a cookout at the home of Michael and Sandy Statom at 6:00 p.m. this Friday, June 8th. If you plan to attend, please see Sandy.



Latin American Missions Report
A report on the mission work in Latin America is on the table in the lobby.

SCYC Report
About 170 campers and staff enjoyed a good week at camp. 19 young people and 6 adults represented East Gadsden. Several of our young people were given awards: Leadership-Shon Pendley; Jr. Best All-around Camper-Austin Lambert; Bible Awards-Jacob Dowdy, Holden Mobley, Abby Dickson, Austin Lambert; Camper of the Week-Chase Livingston, Kara Gott; Memory Work-Abby Dickson, C. J. Hayes and Kara Gott.

Area Youth Devotional
The next Area Youth Devo will be at Munford Church of Christ this Sunday, June 10th at 5:00 p.m.


Beacons of Light
Participants in the “Beacons of Light” will meet this Sunday, June 10th after evening services.



Outreach Meeting
The next Outreach Meeting will be Tuesday, June 12th at 7:00 p.m.



Ladies Night Out
All of our ladies are invited to a Night Out at “Chili’s” at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 15th.
 

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In the Area

Gospel Meeting
Fairview Road Church of Christ
June 10-13 with Kevin Skelton.
Sunday evening at 7:30 and
Mon – Wed at 7:00 p.m.


Vacation Bible School
Central Church of Christ
June 11-13 from Nine to Noon
for ages 2 – Grade 6


Gospel Singing
Collinsville Church of Christ
Friday, June 15th at 7 p.m.
Refreshments at 9 p.m

 

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White Already to Harvest

After changing the life of the Samaritan woman at the well by offering her the water of life, Jesus explained to His disciples that true food to Him was to finish the work the Father had given to Him. “My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together” (John 4:34-36).

When Jesus told His disciples to lift up their eyes and see the fields “white already to harvest”, He was telling them that it was almost too late to reap the harvest, that there was not time to delay. The urgency of that day has not diminished in any way.

Consider the doors closing today. Seven states in India have enacted laws banning conversion to Christianity through a so-called “freedom of religion” bill enacted through the leadership of India’s Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party. The laws target Dalits, the “untouchables” under India’s caste system. Dalits face five years in prison if they convert to Christianity.

Even in a free country like Israel, there is pressure to limit conversion. Yakov Margi, a member is Israel’s Knesset [Parliament] has proposed a bill “completely forbidding preaching and proselytism” in Israel. Margi said, “Whether it’s Christians coming from abroad or Jewish converts working in Israel, they all have the same agenda – to destroy every trace and memory of the people of Israel, and they plan to do this by converting the Jews” (Christianity Today, May 2007, p. 17).

Several European countries, as well as Canada, have adopted, or are proposing laws that would define teaching the Bible as it relates to homosexuality as “hate speech”, punishable by imprisonment.

Will we miss our opportunity to evangelize the world in our generation? The fields are “white already to harvest.” We cannot wait!

Bob Prichard
Oxford church of Christ

 In Our Prayers

Updates: Jeff Dickson injured his eye last week at SCYC. He underwent laser surgery to repair tears in his retina. We pray that the surgery will be successful in helping Jeff to regain the vision in his eye. Gail Clough is sick at home with allergies and back problems. Cristy Chumney will have tubes put in her ears on Friday, June 8th.

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

Gadsden Healthcare Rehab-Peggy St. John – Rm 608

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; Jennifer Adair, has cancer; Rodney Lambert, Pat’s father, has pulmonary fibrosis; Terry Word, father of Dana White, has serious health problems; Peggy St. John, surgery recovery; Kenneth Densmore and family; Pvt. Joplin, one of Robert Stigers men in Iraq, and his wife- their 3 month old daughter died of SIDS; family of Shane Leath; Jeff Dickson-eye surgery recovery; Eric Gott and Kacie Jackson and others in Peru on a mission trip; Cristy Chumney-ear surgery



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

 

God’s Word

Nehemiah 1:3-4

3 And they said to me, "The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire."

4 So it was, when I heard these words that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

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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