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REMINDER

WELCOME TO THE

ROEBUCK PARKWAY

CONGREGATION

We want to extend a warm

welcome to any guests that

have come our way today.

We hope that you enjoy our

worship. If you have any

thoughts or questions about any

part of our services, feel free to

contact the elders at

elders@thegospelspeaks.com

CHURCH INFORMATION

400 Roebuck Parkway

Birmingham, Al. 35206

205-833-1400

www.thegospelspeaks.com

office@thegospelspeaks.com

blog.thegospelspeaks.com

SERVICE TIMES

Sundays:

Bible Class 9:00 AM

Worship 10:00 AM

Worship 5:00 PM

Wednesdays: 7:00 PM

SHEPHERDS

Ron Cobb Thurman Crawford John Gallagher Rick Glass Sol Godwin Merrill Mann Skip McCurry Ancel Norris Darnell Self Jim Timmerman

MINISTERS Tim Shoemaker Ray Powell Johnathan Johnson

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Belize 2016 Saturday –Aug. 22 –Gary Cosby and Kenny Rachal traveled to Belize. The overall purpose of this trip was to make arrangements for our 2016 campaign to Belize City and visit various Belizean minis-ters. The following is a daily recap of our visit. Saturday afternoon –We met with Albert Longsworth. He shared with us the success of the campaign in Ladyville conducted by Blake and Drake Jenkins (and 5 others), baptizing 21 new Christians. Melvin Davis joined us later that evening. Sunday –We attended services at the Belize City church. Around 40 attended that morning and we enjoyed seeing some old friends and meeting new ones. During the services (and all week long) tem-peratures were about 100 degrees and there were no fans in the building. We shared lunch with Melvin and his wife Myrna. Evening services had about 15 in attendance. Most of the members are picked up and brought to the services in a van. Most people in Belize have no personal transportation other than a bicycle. Monday –We searched for a hotel that was close to the church building, that was economical, and that would provide meals for about 25 campaigners. That evening we purchased 3 fans for the church building and 3 ceiling fans for the classrooms and pre-school. Tuesday – We drove to Dangriga to visit Rayon Gordon, minister of Dangriga and Silk Grass churches (Dangriga members meet in his home), and deliver to him some study booklets. Rayon is also working in the community of Sarawee, meeting weekly in the community center. Rayon was very grateful for the visit and study books and expressed a desire for Roebuck to conduct a future campaign in that area. Wednesday -We returned to the hotel that offered the most economical value and made final arrange-ments for the 2016 campaign. That afternoon we returned to the church building to install standing floor fans before the Wednesday evening service. These really helped for the Wednesday night Bible class. Thursday -We drove to Corozal to visit Clayton Guzman and his family. Clayton told us about ongo-ing activities with the congregation. He conducted a new Christian Fellowship and 10 who were bap-tized last March attended. We visited new members (from 2015 campaign) in Corozal and Libertad. Clayton was encouraged and expressed thanks for our visit. Friday –At the church building we removed old ceiling fans and installed new ones for the classrooms and pre-school. In the afternoon, we met with Albert Longsworth, minister at Ladyville. We drove to the communities of Crooked Tree and Sandhill. We visited several members in the area including brother Bood. Brother Bood provides transportation for members from this area to Ladyville (19 miles away). Albert is working on finding a permanent building for both communities. In the meantime they plan to worship in a tent in Sandhill. He also would like Roebuck to hold a future gospel meeting in this tent. Saturday – After spending another week in Belize, being reminded of the poverty and the day to day struggle many have in that country and how very blessed we are in the United States, we traveled back to Birmingham. We ask you to pray for the people of Belize and for the success of our 2016 campaign.

Notes:

Tim Shoemaker

Wednesday Night Meal

Please sign up in foyer before Wed. so Kitty will know how much food to prepare. Dinner is served at 6 pm. The cost is $5.00 each.

September 16 This weeks meal will be: Ham, Mac and Cheese, Black Eyed Peas,

Cabbage, Drink and Desserts

Sep 6, 2015

Sun AM 390 / Sun PM

Total Goal for 2015 127

Local Work Goal 52 15

Belize Campaign Goal 30 20

Stateside Campaigns Goal

10

Know Your Bible Goal

35

Total Baptisms 127 25

New Families 1 5

Restored 15

Weekly Purpose: $17,137.00

Contribution: 17,961.11.00

Contribution YTD: $ 590,109.00 Purpose YTD: $ 582,658.00

Average Weekly YTD: $ 17,356.00

Mission Sunday: $81,522.00 (Week 35)

Prayers Sherryl Adkins Carla Allison Steve & Nancy Brown Frances Cason June Cooper Dot Davison Terry Davidson Patty Gammage Beth Goodwin Susan Goodwin Kim Green Jimmy Howell Pat Howell Patricia Irwin Annie Ivey Lucille Large Frances Love Glenn May Judy Mitchell June Moore Bobbie Naish Sue Nordgren Alan VanHorn George Shoemaker Helen Oakes Barbara Owen Anne Powell Geiselle Shephard Buddy Summers Gloria Summers Don Taylor Stephanie Theoret Mary Thomas Billy White Diann Watson Friends & Family Wanda Dailey (Mother of Destiny Malone) Bonnie Rasche ( Amy Gunn’s Mother) Pauline Fields (mother of Ron Fields) Ginger Born ( Madison, Ga. C of C) Rachel Riblett (daughter of Mona Jen-kins) Barbara Farris ( cousin of Billy Sims) Ted & Martha Morris ( sister& Bro-in-law of Ancel Norris) Conner Wilson ( Great nephew of Sue, Judy, & Gina ) Jenifer Deinhardt ( niece of Christy McGhee) Aletha Ray ( mother of Malachi Ray ) Glenda Ruffin ( Donna Williams' sister) Belle Coshatt ( sister of Milton Chandler) Yolanda Cummings ( Vannessa Powell’s sister) Chris Townley( Mother of Allen Townley) Lindsay Sharp ( cousin of Tonya Hayes ) Craig Luck (cousin of Sue Holcomb ) David and Joy Luck (Aunt and Uncle of Sue Holcomb) Bruce Windham (Brother in law of Carolyn Windham) Brenda Sidoti (Julie Kincaid’s sister) Tony Crumbley ( former member ) Tori White,( Margaret White’s daughter) Kathy Godwin Roy - (Sol & Ellen’s daugh-ter), Cindy Sanford (Leslie Tatum & Sherry Levan’s sister) Alvin Jenkins (father of Linda Carter & Patsy O’Rourke) Bobby Fuller (Mike McGill & Judy Mixon’s uncle ), Rollie & Faye Powell (Ray’s parents) Carolyn Plunk (Donna Shoemaker’s sister) William Hodges (Rhonda Hodges’ father), Harriette & Charles Byrd (Helen Oakes’ sister & brother-in-law), Margie Holt (mother of Patty Gammage)

Our Honored Guests 9/ 6 / 15

In Town: Nell Thomas, Bruce and Mae Hayces, Shedrick Andre Out of Town: Eleanor Scruggs, Amy Scruggs, Brett Lisa and

Adelyn Wills, Steve and Lana Farmer, Andrew and Natalie Hayes, Barbara Turpen

Wedding Shower for Ashley Colley & Hunter Shephard

On September 20 after the 5:00 pm service In the small fellowship hall. Everyone is invited They are registered at J.C. Penny & Tar-

PANTRY ITEMS:

Pasta, Juice, Mixed Veggies

Reviving Our Spirit of Service I remember reading one of the Peanuts comics where Linus said, “There is no greater burden than that of having a great potential.” There are many good people, nice people with great potential service for God. The only thing is that they never move from potential to productive. They are like the car with a transmission that is stuck in neutral. The motor sounds impressive; the lights, brakes and horn are all in good working condition. It has a new set of Michelin tires that are designed for all weather con-ditions. The only problem is that it is not going anywhere. When Jesus wrote to the church at Sardis He told them, “…'These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: "I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.” (NKJV) Here was a congregation that looked good. They had an outstanding reputation in their community. They were a working congregation in many respects. Jesus said that He knew their works but He also said that He had not found their works to be perfect. Yet while their reputation was that of an active, vibrant con-gregation of God’s people, Jesus’ honest assessment of them was that they were dead! Not everything in Sardis was dead. Jesus acknowl-edged that there were some in Sardis who had not defiled their garments. Such were promised that they would walk with Jesus in white for they were worthy. However there were some things in the church that had weakened them to the point that they were ready to die. They were on life support and something needed to be done to keep them from dying also. Jesus told them that they needed to strengthen those things that remained. Some of us need to strengthen and maybe some of us need to revive our spirit of service. Have you ever noticed how much the Bible says about service? There are a number of words in the New Testament that may be translated as “service,” “serving,” “servant,” or “minister.” The Greek word diakoneo means “to render any kind of service.” It was used of Mary who was “distracted with much serving” (Luke 10:40). It was used of Jesus who will serve those whom He finds watching (Lk. 12:37), and Jesus applies it as describing those who will be chief among you “as he that doth serve” and to Himself “as the One who serves” (Lk. 22:26, 27). Another word in the Greek New Testament is douleuo which is the verb form of doulos, a slave. This is the word used of serving God. In His sermon on the mount Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon” (Mt. 6:24). It is also used of serving in the gospel (Phil. 2:22) where Paul speaks of Timothy serving with him in the gospel. It is also used of our serving one another (Gal. 5:13). There is also the Greek word latreuo which means “primarily to work for hire,” but it is used of our worship as of service to God (Mt. 4:10). There are about eight different words in the Greek Language that may be rendered as servant. Ser-vice, serve, minister and work, and there are at least 382 verses using the words, serve, service or minister.

-to be continued

BELIZE April 1 - 8, 2016

It is time to sign up for Belize. We are requiring a $100.00 non-refundable de-posit this year because of the high cost of changing airline tickets. You must turn your deposit in when you sign the list. Please give check to Kenny Rachal or Gary Cosby.

Connection Group

Group 2- September 14 Will meet at the home of The Putnams at 6:30

Group 3- September 21 Group 4 - September 28

Everyone is invited to come to the CIA

Christians In Action

Christians in Action will resume Tuesday, September 15th. Classes for men & women. Please come at 9:30 to sign

cards of sympathy and/or encouragement. We will have a covered dish fellowship meal following class. Baby sitters pro-

vided.

Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes

6th-12th grades 3:30 PM 9/13 -TODAY-Speech

9/20 Song Leading/Songs of Praise 9/17 Bible Bowl 10/4 Puppets 10/11 Speech

Hospital Annie Ivey- St Josephs in Buffalo, NY Frances Cason- St. Vincents Downtown in ICU

September Youth Activities RPCC devos, 1st Sunday of each month Area wide devos, 3rd Sunday of each month 9/13 Deadline to order youth group shirts 9/13 Deadline to submit L2L registration and feedback forms 9/20 Area wide devo at Ashville Road 9/25-27 Youth Retreat at Mentone, AL The youth group is working on a youth group t-shirt. They will be comfort colors gray with a design created by the youth group. We will have both long sleeve and short sleeve options. If you’d like to order a shirt, please sign the

form in the foyer by TODAY, September 13. The cost will depend on how many shirts are ordered, but should not be any more than $15 for a short sleeve shirt and $20 for a long sleeve. Sign up for Fall Retreat in the foyer. It will be in Men-

tone, AL. September 25-27th. The cost will be $25!

PRISON WORKERS Our National NLB conference will be held in June 2016. If you plan to attend the conference in Corpus Christi Texas, please let John Galla-gher or Chuck Spitzley know

MISSING: The accordion file with letters and

the long arm stapler are missing from the re-

source room. If you have borrowed these items

please return them.

Gary Bradley, Jr. will be speaking to us on September 20th. Sunday Morning: Jesus the Friend of the Sinner Sunday Evening: Midnight Again, dealing with catastrophic illness.

Ladies Fall Retreat

Save the date: Oct 2-3rd

At Chula Vista

Congratulations to Kitty and Barry Lewis and family and George and Mary Lou Shoemaker at the birth of Avery Rae Hutson. Proud par-ents are Megan and Jared.

WEE FOLKS

Starts TONIGHT @ 5:00 pm

Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes 2nd-5th Grade

Bible Bowl and a study of Matthew will begin meeting TODAY at 3:30 pm in the 6th grade classroom. We will meet every Sunday at this time.

Rainbow Church of Christ annual gospel singing will be Friday Septem-ber 18th from 7:00-9:00 PM