March 1, 2020 Volume 27, Issue 9

Group Three Duties for This Sunday

Greeters: Annex, Carport, Front Door

Communion Clean-up:

Building Lock-up:

Trash to Curb:

Todd and Genny are Group Leaders

What is Happening Today, on

March 1, 2020

3p, Devo at Bethel Pointe. Everyone

welcome

Please keep our youth and their chaperons

in your prayers as they travel back home in

the church van today from CYC in Pigeon

Forge, TN .

--March 1, Ladies Breakfast, 10:30a

--March 7, Ladies Day at Church of Christ at

Fishinger Road in Columbus, OH. See flyer

--March 8, L2L puppets, 4:30p,

--March 14, Congregational singing at Towne

Acres, 6p. Fellowship and refreshment to follow.

See flyer

--March 15, 4:30p, L2L speech

--March 22, 4:30p, L2L, Puppets

--March 28, Christian Focus: “After God’s Heart”

at Greenfield Church of Christ . Posted

--March 29th, 5th Sunday carry-in and youth-led

afternoon service to follow. No evening service

--March 29th, 4:30p, L2L Speech

--April 5, 4:30p, L2L puppets

--L2L 2020 Convention, April 9-12, Louisville,

KY. See Todd

--April 19-22, Eagle Valley Church of Christ gospel

meeting. See flyer

There is an urban legend about a group of famous sci-entists who stopped for lunch at a small-town diner. Seated at the table were six of the greatest thinkers of

our day. Their average IQ was in the 160s.

They noticed that their salt and pepper shakers had been reversed. One with the S on top was filled with pepper. The other with the P on top was filled with salt. So, they concocted an elaborate plan to switch the con-tents without spilling them. It involved a napkin, a straw

and a saucer.

Proud of their solution, they presented it to the waitress. “That is an interesting scheme,” she said. “Of course, we could do this.” Whereupon she simply unscrewed

both shakers and switched the tops.

The Bible asks an important question: “Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?” (1 Corinthians 1:20b). To a Being as wise as our Lord, we must seem like little children to Him. We develop our theories and axioms and syllogisms, but to Him it’s just child’s play. So, the truly wise one is the one who accepts God, and

His Word, by faith.

Larry Fitzgerald Woodlawn church of Christ Abilene, TX

Leaders in Worship

March 1, 2020

Morning Worship

Announcements: Don Allison

Song Leader: Cliff Nicks

Opening Prayer: Bill Smith

Scripture: Steve Gors

John 15: 1 - 8

Sermon: Mike Gors

“Key to the Abundant Life” Part 1

Closing Prayer: Volker Jaromin

Sound Room: Lowell Huffman

Communion

West Side Outside: Bill Winemiller

Inside: Jay Kellow

East Side Inside: Richard Messer

Outside: Rick Cox

Evening Worship

Announcements: Don Allison

Song Leader: Cliff Nicks

Opening Prayer: Danny Odle

Scripture: Rick Cox

Romans 3:9-18

Sermon: Mike Gors

“Every Body is Guilty”

Communion Table: Richard Messer

Closing Prayer: Kendall Clark

Sound Room: Lowell Huffman

-Joyce Popplewell

Heritage Care, Yorktown

--Anna Funk

Westminster Village

--Linda Horning

Westminster Village

Weekly Contribution

Goal:

$2440

Contribution for

February 23, 2019

$1483

Services

Sunday Bible Study

9:30am

Worship: 10:30 am

& 6:00pm

Wed. Bible Study

7p

Preacher

Michael Gors

Elders

Michael Gors

Gary Reynolds

Todd Stults

Deacons

Don Allison

Fellowship

Jim Clark

Visitation

Lowell Huffman Media

Those Whom

We Support

MSOP

Cannon Taylor

INDIA

Bible Correspondence

Course/ Bibles

Zach Privett, US Army in Middle East.

Devyn Riggs, US Marines, in Pensacola, FL

Alex Odle, US Marines, in NC

Larry Greene, National Guard in Kuwait

Michelle Bess, Air Force, Deployed to Afghanistan

on Feb. 17th

Bible Study March 4th

Lesson: Richard

Song Leader: Jacob

Prayer: Adam

“Drag your thoughts

away from your troubles--

by the ears, by the heels or

any other way you can

manage it. It is the

healthiest thing a body

can do.”

Adam Huffman, Received stem cell implants last

Thursday at IU Medical Center in Indy.

Alex Odle, Cancer

Angie Reed, MS

Anna Funk, Residing at Westminster Village, room

603 in Assisted Living. Would enjoy visits, cards and

calls. Look for the second entrance as you turn left

onto the main parking lot from Bethel.

5801 Bethel Ave.

Westminster Village

Muncie, IN 47304

765-212-8327

Bob Owens, Radiation treatments continue

Carl and Martha Gilstrap

Gordon Huffman, Stroke.

Kathy Channel, Cancer, Daughter of Lois Schlagel

Kathy Harper, Cellulitis, respiratory difficulties.

Ryan Dobbs, Cousin of Skylar. Kidney transplant

Susie Long, Debilitating arthritis in back

Tami Nicks, Recovering from heart valve replace-

ment surgery

Wanda Reed, Ongoing weekly chemo treatments

Will Porter, Ziggy’s great-grandfather, cancer

In Sympathy

It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of

our Sister, Jennifer Odle, who passed away last

Thursday.

She had fought a valiant fight against re-occurring

cancer for the last several years. As of this print-

ing, no details for her service is known. We pray

for Joe, Danny and Joan and for Jennifer’s two

sons and her extended family that they will have

courage and strength in this sorrowful time.

Jay Kellow--March 5

Case Reynolds--March 25

Skylar Murphy--March 27

Judy Stewart--March 28

Nancy Bateman--March 31

Oscar Wilde said, “Some cause happiness wher-ever they go; others whenever they go.” I’m sure you know what he was talking about. Those folks of whom your best memory involves a door swinging shut as they walk out of it.

Yet, they may not be the most damaging of folks. It’s those that leave yet somehow still remain. People whose caustic words sting even after the sound has died away. The fellow whose bad performance makes everyone question if the job is valid in the first place. A false teach-er whose lies still confuse even after they’ve moved down the road. They leave a stain behind that someone else has to clean up.

You can’t do much about those people but you can make sure you’re not one of them. We have a motto we use at camp, ‘Leave the place a little better than you found it.” It is a good motto for life as well. Instead of going out with a thud, leave on a high note. Make a mark, not a stain. Leave a good taste in their mouth, not an un-pleasant one.

When you go, try to make others better, not bitter.

Barry Haynes Hope church of Christ Hope, AR

“How shall the young secure their hearts and guard their lives from sin? Thy Word, the choicest rules impart to keep the conscience clean!”

Where in the world can young people learn what is holy and pure and right? The words of that old song clearly and lovingly convey the solitary truth that Biblical guidance is really the only way that our young people can survive in a world full of wickedness (I John 2:15-17). Even though they may not tell us directly, our young people desire some things of us every single time we see them:

Encouragement – In a world of sarcasm, put-downs, hurt, pain, and rejection, young people secure their hearts through encouragement in doing what is right. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 19:14). Whenever they begin to show characteristics of Christ, encourage them!

Example – Paul said, “Imitate me as I imitate Christ” (I Corinthians 11:1). More than ever, our young people need to see godly men and women standing up and imitating Christ. Parents and grandpar-ents need to be committed to the cause of Christ. Young eyes are watching you and watching where you place your priorities! They need so badly to know that things like courage, character, and integrity are REAL THINGS even though our world portrays them as myth.

Teaching – Christianity is new to them! Teaching can be as simple as pointing out situations that are potentially dangerous and spiritually harmful (and young people face them daily). There are lit-erally millions of opportunities to teach young people each day how to become godly people. Do we, as adults, have the spiritual eyes to see and the courage to teach?

Correction – Where there is no boundary, there is no love (Hebrews 12:7-11). Solomon said, “The rod and rebuke give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother” (Proverbs 29:15). Correcting our children now, and helping them understand right and wrong will keep them (and us) from much heartache and suffering later on in their lives.

Brothers and sisters, love, wisdom, courage, and especially time, are all required of us if we as God’s people wish to secure the hearts of our young people.

Andy Baker

Graeber Road church of Christ

Rosenberg, TX