February 26 at 11:30am Watch the Sunday Bulletin

for details

A love offering for the Food Closet will be

received Sunday, February 1

during the Morning Worship Service.

In January your contributions to the

Food Closet provided food for

257 families 814 people

Thank You!

February 21st Workers arrive at 7:30am

Distribution begins at 8:00

Men’s Ministry Monday 6:00pm

Wednesday @ 7:30pm

Bring your favorite dish to the Family Night Supper Feb. 18th

@ 6;30pm Invite a Friend!

Dear Church Family, In an issue of Today's Christian Woman, Ramona Cramer Tucker writes: “While at a restaurant after lunch, my friend Michelle and her coworker, Sharon, stopped in the restroom to fix their makeup before returning to their jobs. Their small talk turned to the subject of a woman who drove them crazy. Michelle launched into a two-minute diatribe about their coworker Beth. As Michelle prepared to divulge more, a stall door opened. Out walked Beth, red-faced and angry. Michelle and Beth stared at each other in embar-rassed panic. Michelle knew she couldn't take her words back. In the instant their eyes met, Beth fled out the door. That afternoon, Beth didn't return to work. The next day Michelle heard through the grapevine that Beth had resigned. While other staff members cheered what seemed to be good news, Michelle felt miserable. She wished she had talked to Beth instead of talking about Beth. Although that situation happened five years ago, Michelle's never forgotten it. She tried to reach Beth several times by phone, then wrote her a letter of apology. Beth never responded. Michelle says she learned her lesson about loose lips the hard way.” Proverbs 28:13 tells us that, “He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mer-cy.” I have come to find that sin is extremely easy to shrug off when no one else knows about it. It is easy to call sin a mistake or a “slip-up” when we are the only ones to be involved. However, Solomon says that in order to prosper we must not only confess our sin, but also renounce our sin. If you are like me it is hard, not to admit you were wrong, but to admit you are in the wrong. It is easy to admit you have sinned; it is hard to admit you are living in sin. Let us heed the words of Solomon and stop carrying the past sins and current sins that we are trying to hide. Instead, let us ask for forgiveness and turn from those sinful ways that are keeping us from being prosper-ous in the eyes of the Lord. I am not saying that it is going to be easy, but the Bible promises that it will be prosperous. Joshua 24:15, Rob Brazell

Deacons Meeting February 8 @ 8:00am

Business Meeting February 15

Immediately following the worship service

Feb. 22 9:00am

February 25 @ Lydia Community Center

Watch the Sunday Bulletin for more information.

Join the Praise Team!

Sunday at 5pm

Valentine Party February 14

5:30 pm Dinner and a movie

for you and your valentine. Donations will be accepted to

promote youth activities. Contact Spencer for additional information.

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Please have all announcements for The Tie turned in by the 3rd Wednesday of the month. This can be done by emailing the church office at mtelon@mtelon.com,

leaving a note on the secretary’s desk, or calling the church office. February 2015

February Workers:

Greeters and Building Security for February

David Howell & Jimmie Perkins

Flowers for February 01 Anne Howell 08 Shelby Galloway 15 Trish Howell 22 Shannon Privette

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Church Office Hours Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

February Birthdays 2 Gene Brand 2 Renee Anderson 3 Lindsay Brazell 3 Pat Howell 7 Miriam Yarbrough 8 Jerry Cribb 9 Trish Howell 13 Dorothy Selmon 14 Cary Privette 14 Riley Watson 16 Denise Skinner

17 Lynsey Tiller 19 Shelby Galloway 20 Caroline Howell 23 Grey Privette 23 Len Watson 23 Marion Mulligan 23 Shannon Privette 24 Libby Welch 24 Missy Spencer 26 Caleb Raines 28 Heather Howell

February Anniversaries

1 Gerald & Peggy Gainey

Nursery Toddler’s Church

01 Adam & Amanda Howell

15 Louise Raines & Denise Skinner

22 Paul & Ashley Reardon

08 Amanda Williamson & Angie Raines

01 Casie Yarbrough & Scarlet Hall

08 Lindsay Brazell & Shannon Howell

15 Libby Welch & Mike Welch

22 Shannon Privette & Missy Grooms

COMMANDMENT # 11

During the 17th century, an archbishop traveling through Scotland met theologian Samuel Rutherford but kept his identity secret. Rutherford invited the man to stay with him. When Mrs. Rutherford gathered the servants on Saturday to prepare for worship the next day, the guest

joined in and was asked a basic question: “How many commandments are there?” When the guest replied “11”, Mrs. Rutherford said, “What a shame it is for you, a man with gray hairs, in a Christian country, not to know how many commandments there are!” The next morning, Rev. Rutherford went out in the woods to pray and heard his guest doing likewise. When he discovered the archbishop’s identity, Rutherford invited him to preach that morning. The archbishop’s topic? The 11th commandment, based on Jesus’ words in John 13:34— “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another” (ESV)

GOD’S LOVE

Could we with ink the ocean fill, were the whole sky of parchment made; were every stalk on earth a quill and every man a scribe by trade; to write the love of God above would drain the ocean dry; nor could the scroll contain the whole, though stretch’d from sky to sky. —Meir Ben Isaac Nehorai (adapted modern version)

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Actual expenses $ 14,390.49 $ 173,117.13

Difference between offerings and spending - more/(less) $ 9,410.14 $ 25,251.11

January 2015 Perfect Attendance

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Lindsay Brazell Rob Brazell Zana Brazell Chris Chapman Vicki Chapman Julia Crawford Cecil Grooms Jim Huggins Mary Jordan Billy Lloyd

Susan Lloyd Lynn Oates Robert Pitts Cary Privette Caleb Raines Jeff Rockel Kris Rockel Dorothy Selmon Spencer Selmon Robin Skinner

Frank Smith Jackie Smith Janice Tiller Johnny Tiller Libby Welch Mike Welch David Williamson Nancy Williamson T.J. Yarbrough Tom Yarbrough

Which Jericho woman hid the two Israelite spies, and where did she hide them? A. Joanna, in her stable B. Bathsheba, at her neighbor’s house

C. Milkah, under a pile of blankets D. Rahab, on her roof

Meet our New Members

Spencer Selmon Dorothy Selmon

Welcome to Mt. Elon! Spencer, our Youth Minister & Dorothy his wife.

“For God so loved the world that he gave…” John 3:16

Wednesday Night Schedule 6:30 pm Adult Bible Study and Prayer Meeting, Children and Youth 7:30 pm Choir Practice

Sunday Schedule 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Service

February Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Gerald & Peggy Gainey(A) Food Closet Love Offering Praise Team Practice 5pm

2 Gene Brand(B) Renee Anderson(B) Men’s Ministry 6pm

3 Lindsay Brazell(B) Pat Howell(B)

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5 6 7 Miriam Yarbrough(B)

8 Jerry Cribb(B) Deacon’s Meeting 8 am Praise Team Practice 5pm

9 Trish Howell(B) Men’s Ministry 6pm

10 11 12 13 Dorothy Selmon(B)

14 Valentine’s Day

Cary Privette(B) Riley Watson(B) Valentine Party 5:30pm

15 Transfiguration of our Lord

Business Meeting (am service) Praise Team Practice 5pm

16 President’s Day

Denise Skinner(B) Men’s Ministry 6pm

17 Lynsey Tiller(B)

18 Family Night Supper 6:30pm

19 Shelby Galloway(B)

20 Caroline Howell(B)

21 Food Distribution 7:30am

22 Bldg & Grounds Comm Meet-ing 9:00am Praise Team Practice 5pm

23 Grey Privette(B) Len Watson(B) Marion Mulligan(B) Shannon Privette(B) Men’s Ministry 6pm

24 Libby Welch(B) Missy Spencer(B)

25 Keen Teens 11:30am

26 Caleb Raines(B) New Vision Lunch 11:30am

27 28 Heather Howell(B)