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May 6, 2019 Volume 59—Number 18

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THE HILLSBORO CHRISTIAN

Workshops by:

Terri Boyle - Sherry Barber - Whitney Gobin - Amber Newman

Registration fee $25.00 one day $50.00 both days (includes 3 meals)

Friday check-in 3:30 pm * Welcome 4:45 pm Dinner Friday 5:00—6:20 pm * Workshop #1 @ 6:30 pm

Saturday 8:00 am * Registration-Devotions

Breakfast Saturday 8:15-9:00 am * Workshop #1 @ 9:00 am

Register online @ www.butlersprings.com, click on “Retreats & Events” then click on the graphic

MAY 17-18 | 2019

The Worst Consequence of Skipping Church By: Tim Challies

And let us consider how to stir one another to love and good works,

not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see

the Day drawing near. -1 HEBREWS 10:24-25 (ESV)

W E ARE A CULTURE OF CONVENIENCE,

of personalization, of individualism. We have

a million ways of customizing our lives to

perfectly suit our every preference. When

things are difficult, we think little of pulling away from

responsibilities, of reorienting our lives away from whatev-

er causes inconvenience. This can even extend to something

as good and as central as our commitment to the local

church.

All of us who are involved in lo-

cal churches have seen people

waver and wander in their com-

mitment. Most of us have had to

extend the call to someone, to

urge them back to participation,

back to the worship services.

When we do this, we often turn

to our go-to text, Hebrews 10:24-

25, to warn of the danger of

“neglecting to meet together, as

is the habit of some…” We insist

that those who neglect to partici-

pate in the local church will en-

counter spiritual temptation,

spiritual decline, and even spir-

itual death. And while all of this

is true, it is not the

emphasis of that passage. In

fact, when we use the passage in

this way, we are not displaying

the divine urgency behind the

text, but our own deep-rooted

individualism.

The first sin of skipping church is the sin of failing to love

others.

Here is what Hebrews 10:24-25 says: “And let us consider

how to stir up one another to love and good works, not

neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but

encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the

Day drawing near.” This passage does, indeed, warn of the

serious consequences of skipping church, but its focus is not

what we might expect through our Western, individualized

eyes. This passage does not warn us that when we skip

church we put ourselves at risk [though we do]. Rather, it

warns us that when we skip church we put other people at

risk. The first sin of skipping church is the sin of failing to

love others.

Gathering with God’s people is not first about being

blessed but about being a blessing. It’s not first about get-

ting but about giving. As we prepare to worship on Sunday

morning, our first consideration should be “how to stir up

one another to love and good works.” We should approach

Sunday deliberately, eager to do good to others, to be a

blessing to them. In those times we feel our zeal waning,

when we feel the temptation to

skip out on a Sunday or with-

draw altogether, we should con-

sider our God-given responsibil-

ity to encourage “one another,

and all the more as you see the

Day drawing near.” This text is

not about us, but about them.

This text is not for Christian

individuals but Christian com-

munities.

And, of course, our commitment

to the local church is far more

than a commitment to Sunday

morning services. It is a com-

mitment to other people

through all of life. It is a com-

mitment to worship with them

once or twice a week, then to

fellowship with them, to serve

them, and to pray for them all

throughout the week. It is to

bind ourselves together in a cov-

enant in which we promise to do

good to them, to make them the special object of our atten-

tion and encouragement. It is to promise that we will iden-

tify and deploy our spiritual gifts for their benefit so we

can serve them, strengthen them, and bless them.

Every Christian has a place within a local church. Every

Christian is needed within a local church. Every Christian

has responsibilities within a local church. Every Christian

is to commit to the members of a local church and to love

them, to encourage them, and to stir them up in zeal until

the day of Christ’s return.

____________________________ Tim Challies is a Canadian pastor, author and blogger who writes about Christian living and theology.

Thank you so much for bringing in your empty milk jugs!! We have a lot but we still need more! We are building an igloo with the milk jugs so please don’t stop. We need empty 8 oz water bottles too. Also, if you would start saving your paper towel and toilet paper tubes and bring them in. We will be using them for a craft project.

VBS CRAFT SUPPLIES

Hilltop youth group (toddlers through 5th grade) will have a pool party at Leah McConnaughey’s home, Sunday, May 19th, (notice the date change) from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Parents need to stay with children who are 5 and under. Food will be provided. See Megan Apgar if you have any questions.

POOL PARTY

The Hillsboro Church of Christ Safety Team is offering a CPR/1st Aid class on Thursday, May 30th, at 6:00 PM in the New Fellowship Hall. The cost will be $10.00 per person. Class size is limited and must be set no later than May 20th. There are a few spaces still open, if interested, please call or text the Safety Team Leader, Bill Huber, at (513) 551-0459.

The last day to provide us with your graduation information is Monday, May 13th. Please call or stop by the church office and give us the following information about yourself so we can recognize you on Sunday, May 19th. We need: 1. The school you are graduating from 2. Your future plans 3. Two or three pictures of yourself (one of them as a baby)

Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will offer their afforda-ble, non-invasive and painless health screenings at Hillsboro Church of Christ on 6/19/2019. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount).

All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete.

In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129,

please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit:

www.lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle

or text the word circle to 797979

Sign up sheets will also be available at the Welcome Center Sunday morning

LIFE LINE SCREENING

Butler Springs Christian Camp will host an Open House May 19, 2019 from 2PM to 4PM

If you have never been to Butler Springs Christian Camp this would be a great oppor-tunity to check it out!

AND

Butler Springs Christian Camp has asked for our help in supplying some items for their pantry. They are asking for 90 bottles of assorted juice for the upcoming summer season. If you are able to help out in this way, please bring the bottles of juice to the church and we will make sure it gets to Butler Springs.

OPEN HOUSE

2019 Person to Person Ministries’ Spring Clinic “BE DANGEROUS” will be held May 14, 15 & 16. The program begins at 2:00 PM on Tuesday and ends at noon on Thursday at Restoration Acres, 5845 SR 124, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133. No registration or fees required. An offering will be collected nightly. Also, they will hold a 2019 Preaching Camp May 16-18. During this camp, in addition to a class on preaching, there will also be an Old Testament class, a New Testament class, and a general Practical Ministries class. If you are interested in attending, forms will be at the front lobby and the south entrance. Cost is $30.00 and due by May

P2P

Week 4 May 26, 2019 8:45-11:45 Bill Huber 8:45-10:15 Roger Mulliken 10:15-11:45 Matt Roush

Week 3 May 19, 2019 8:45-11:45 Brian Fauber 8:45-10:15 Open 10:15-11:45 Dan Fauber

Week 2 May 12, 2019 8:45-11:45 Harley Maines 8:45-10:15 Jason Maines 9:30-10:45 Ron Hughes 10:15-11:45 Jamie Heiser

Week 1 June 02, 2019 8:45-11:45 Bill Huber 8:45-10:15 Open 10:15-11:45 Greg Waggoner

Security Serving

HOME COMMUNION: . May 12: Joe B., Larry B., May 19: Bill C., Deon F., Scott H. May 26: Rick H., Ron H., Larry L. June 02: Terry Mc., Herb M., Ken N.

NURSERY: May 12: Lyndsey Kelley May 19: Trisha H., Patty W. May 26: Tessa G., Andrea S. June 02: Herb M., Angela B., Heather

ELDER ON CALL: May 12: Steve Allen May 19: Roger Epley May 26: Dan Fauber June 02: Mike Labig

VAN DRIVERS: May 12: Janet Epley May 19: Jason Maines May 26: Larry Lyons June 02: Larry Burns

Sunday Evening Speakers:

May 12: Mother’s Day—no service May 19: Kevin Whitsett May 26: Steve Henderson

Health: Scott Bolender, Gary Brown, Nicki Brown, Sue Bryan, Janet Chaney, Denver Conley, Becky Gotherman, Diann Hensley, Mark Hines and family, Elsie McConnaugh-

ey, Larry Moore, Harold Nixon, Sheri Nixon, Melissa (Brunner) North, Will North, Ohio Mission Bible Training Center, Janet & Paul Pence, Dave Reed, Larry Roades, Betty Roush, Angela Ruble, Helen Shoemaker, Jamie Stout, Patti Voges, Wayne Weidenbein, Karen Whitehead, Jim Williams

Shut Ins: Jewel Calmes, Mable McGraw, Ann Thackston, Bernie Wysong Cancer: Judy Barr, Brandon Barrett, Bev Carroll, Carl Copas, George Doran, Heather Edwards, Melissa Elmore, Anna Fleming, Sherry Garen, Dianna Denny Hawes, Bill Hess, Chad Hodson, Lora McCleese, Sue McConnaughey, Debra McKay, Michael, Bob Morgan, George Quallen, Amber Reeves, Ron Reeves, Sara Reifenberger, Tonya Schlaegel, John Smith, Dan Sweeney

Spiritual: America Family Loss: Mae Bennett family, Clem Edwards family Mission: The Brittons, The Millers, The Newmans Military: Tyler & Cindy Amos, Chad Blankenship, Justin Brandt, Mark Conover, Thadeus Conover, Corey Hughes, Kyle Kessinger, Taylor Sweeney HCC Leadership: Steve Allen, Jim Bush, Mike Labig, and Richard VanZant Names in bold type are due to be the removed from the next newsletter, PLEASE contact the church office with an update if they should remain. You can also fill

out the tear off sheet of the bulletin you receive on Sunday.

Prayer

A.M. Worship: 245 P.M. 62 Total: 307 Offering: Weekly Need: 11,229.13 Received: 11,252.50

A complete financial report is available upon request to the church office.

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE MAY 05, 2019

Christie Stenson’s thyroid biopsy was negative!!