Order o
f Worsh
ip
Welco
me - Tim
Shoemaker
# 362 Jo
yful, Jo
yful, W
e Adore The
e
# 231 Hillto
ps o
f Glory
# 708 W
alking
in Sunlig
ht Prayer - D
on y
oung
#
621 Te
n Thousa
nd Angels
Lord’s S
upper/O
fferin
g
Bobby Gunn
# - I W
alk w
ith the King
# 910 Bound
less Lo
ve
# 523 Our G
od, He is A
live
Scrip
ture - S
eth Le
wis
S
erm
on - Jo
rdan G
ray
# 584 Softly
and Te
nderly
Announcem
ents
Shepherd’s P
rayer
Nurse
ry Atten
dant
AM Eliza
beth &
Ryan C
obb
PM Hope W
illiams /
Yvonne
Montg
omery
D
OM fo
r December
Washing
ton, W
ilson, B
rakefield
Baptism
al G
arm
ents fo
r December
Linda Carte
r / Sandra Mann
Bus D
rivers
12 / 20 David
Skelton /
12/ 27 Mark A
dkinso
n
December 20, 2015
Greeters 1
2 / 2
7 / 1
5
8:45 - 9
:05
9
:45 - 1
0:05
Office
Eddie & Cind
y Bird
ysha
w O
ffice Adam & Je
nnifer B
rakefield
Room 113 Jim
& Sue Holco
mb R
oom113 Norman &
Helen O
ak
Room108 Butch &
Jackie
David
son R
oom 108 D
ot M
itchell /
Donna
Donna
S.
1
2:45 - 1
:05
Office
Scott &
Kathy
Crawford
Room 113 Ja
ck & Jo
yce Ta
ggart
Room 108 Jo
hn & Fre
ida Gallagher
The Roebuck
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
CHURCH INFORMATION
400 Roebuck Parkway
Birmingham, Al. 35206
205-833-1400
www.thegospelspeaks.com
blog.thegospelspeaks.com
SERVICE TIMES
Sundays:
Bible Class 9:00 AM
Worship 10:00 AM
Worship 1:00 PM
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
Jordan Gray
Johnathan Johnson
Ray Powell
Tim Shoemaker
Where Is God?
Scrip
ture R
eadin
g: P
salm 9
0:1
-4
I. W
hat d
o I d
o w
hen
I’m m
issing o
ut o
n th
e joy?
A.
Psy
cholo
gists o
ffer som
e of th
ese suggestio
ns to
the 4
5%
who h
ave d
ifficulties in
the h
olid
ay seaso
n:
1.
Set p
ersonal _
____________________.
2.
Don’t accep
t any _
________________ rep
resentatio
n o
f the h
olid
ay.
3.
Be g
rateful fo
r what y
ou _
___________ rath
er than
focu
sing o
n w
hat y
ou
___________ _
__________.
4.
Tak
e part in
activities th
at focu
s on th
e ____________ _
____________.
B.
Psy
cholo
gy m
ay o
ffer som
e wise w
ord
s, but n
o co
mfo
rt can co
mpare to
that o
f the
23
rd Psalm
: “You are _
_____________ m
e.”
II. W
here is G
od?
A.
In h
is time o
f grief, C
.S. L
ewis felt th
at God w
as “so _
_______________ a co
m-
man
der in
our tim
e of p
rosp
erity an
d so
very
_________________ a h
elp in
time o
f trou-
ble.”
B.
Psalm
89 is a so
ng fo
r the Israelites in
___________________ w
ho h
ave so
me
_____________ q
uestio
ns fo
r God.
1.
The cap
tives rem
ind G
od o
f His _
__________________. (1
-37)
2.
The cap
tives accu
se God o
f _______________ H
is pro
mises. (3
8-5
2)
C.
The S
criptu
re creates a tensio
n b
y g
ivin
g v
oice to
this v
ery real h
um
an em
otio
n.
The B
ible is th
e big
_____________ o
f a big
___________, an
d it can
han
dle b
ig
____________________.
III. O
f course…
You w
ere there all alo
ng.
A.
Psalm
90 an
swers th
e prev
ious p
salm, first p
oin
ting o
ut th
at God h
as been
a dw
ell-
ing p
lace to _
_________ g
eneratio
ns.
B.
When
we cry
“God’s n
ot th
ere,” we’re really
sayin
g, “G
od h
asn’t sh
ow
n H
imself in
the w
ay _
____ th
ink H
e ought to
.”
C.
The P
salmist also
brin
gs u
s to a b
etter persp
ective b
y fu
sing to
geth
er every
poin
t of
histo
ry in
one statem
ent: “F
rom
_____________________ to
_____________________,
You are G
od.”
D.
I know
my G
od w
alks th
rough th
e valley
s with
me b
ecause o
f the cro
ss of
_____________ _
______________.
SEASON’S GREETING
FROM THE OFFICE STAFF
Just a reminder the office will be closed December
24 & 25 and January 1.
Because of my desire to support the work of God, with God’s help
I purpose to give (please fill in one space below):
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.
December 23, 2015
Pancakes, Bacon, Fruit & Salad, Drinks
December 13, 2015 Sun AM 448 Sun PM 265
Total Goal for 2015 127
Local Work Goal 52 16
Belize Campaign Goal 30 20
Stateside Campaigns Goal
10
Know Your Bible Goal
35
Total Baptisms 127 36
New Families 1 7
Restored 16
Weekly Purpose: $17,137.00 Contribution $ 21,766.00
Contribution YTD: $ 875,256.00 Purpose YTD: $ 839,713.00
Average Weekly YTD: $ 17,862.00
Mission Sunday: $81,522.00 (Week 49)
Prayers Sherryl Adkins Carla Allison Steve & Nancy Brown June Cooper Dot Davison Terry Davidson Beth Goodwin Susan Goodwin Kim Green Mark Harley Jimmy Howell Pat Howell Patricia Irwin Annie Ivey Randy Johnson Willie Kemp Lucille Large Frances Love Glenn May Judy Mitchell June Moore Bobbie Naish Sue & Alan Nordgren George Shoemaker Helen Oakes Anne Powell Geiselle Shephard Buddy Summers Gloria Summers Don Taylor Mary Thomas Billy White Diann Watson Friends & Family Kateland Stacy (daughter of Donna Stacy) Joel Bradshaw ( Jeannie Kelley’s Father) Catherine Reaves ( Friend of Judy Mar-low) Dennis Huddleston ( son-in-law of Judy Marlow Greig Copeland ( Patty Bowling’s brother ) Lee Johnson ( Donna Evans’ brother) Jean McKee ( mother of Roy Hayes) Leon Norris (cousin of Ancel Norris, Carolyn Windham & Kay Carver) Pauline Fields (mother of Ron Fields) Ginger Born ( Madison, Ga. C of C) Ted & Martha Morris ( sister& Bro-in-law of Ancel Norris) Conner Wilson ( Great nephew of Sue, Judy, & Gina ) Aletha Ray ( mother of Malachi Ray ) 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), Alvin Jenkins (father of Linda Carter & Patsy O’Rourke) Bobby Fuller (Mike McGill & Judy Mixon’s uncle ), Rollie & Faye Powell (Ray’s parents) William Hodges (Rhonda Hodges’ father), Harriette & Charles Byrd (Helen Oakes’ sister & brother-in-law), Margie Holt (mother of Patty Gammage)
****Our prayer list is updated monthly.
Our Honored Guests 12 / 13 / 2015
In Town : Chris Gaddes, Marshall McBribe, David Mcneely, Cleara Moore, Nell Thomas, Susan Whiddon
Out of Town: none
PANTRY ITEMS:
Canned Meats, Soup, Stew, Fruit
A Pure Fountain
“Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. 6 Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar” (Proverbs 30:5, 6 NKJV). God’s word as de-livered to us by inspired men is pure but the sad thing is that some have tried to change that word and in so doing it becomes polluted. As Agur wrote it we are not to add to God’s word. That would be changing what God has said and it would no longer be pure. But we are also warned not to take from God’s word for that would also be changing God’s word (Deut. 12:32). In Psalms 19 David wrote “The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes” (Psa. 19:8). To be pure may mean either to be without addition (unmixed) or undefiled (dirty or foul). Wine that has had water added to it may be undefiled but it is still impure for something else has been added to it. The word of God is pure in both senses. It is undefiled and un-mixed and it needs to be kept that way. A number of years ago our brother Jerry was asked to speak to a denominational croup at which he was given a series of questions they wanted him to answer. One of those questions was, “Do you be-lieve the Bible contains the word of God?” One might be led to answer quickly, “Yes, I believe the Bible contains the word of God,” but answering in that way implies that the Bible contains the word of God plus something else, namely the words of some man or group of men. The truth of the matter is that the Bible doesn’t contain the word of God, it is the word of God! When a person is sworn in to testify in court he is asked, “Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?” To tell the whole truth means you are not to leave any-thing out and to tell nothing but the truth means you are not to add to the truth. Either way is to change God’s word and thus to pollute it and thus it would no longer be pure. Because God’s word is pure it can enlighten us. To enlighten is to reveal, to give knowledge to. If anyone wants to know God’s way he’s got to spend time with the Bible. When we turn from the Bible to add to it the words of men, then we have left the pure fountain to drink from a polluted stream.
If you need a Purpose Card please see one
of the Elders to receive one.
December Youth Activities
Exposure, December 27 - 30, Money is due, please see JJ or Nia to pay.
Devo Night
Lads to Leaders / Leaderettes
Bible Bowl
2nd- 5th grade Today we will be having Bible Bowl prac-tice after the 10:00 am service. Please bring a lunch and join us. We will practice up until the 1 pm service. We will meet every Sun-day at this time instead of after the 1 PM
service. 6th -12th No classes 1-3 Parent Meeting/ Registration Deadline
Hospital
Don Taylor - Grandview
Diann Watson - St. Vin. East
Deaf Fellowship
In the large fellowship Hall
11 AM TO 2 PM
TODAY Richard Smith, deaf minster from TX., had
a stroke and is in the hospital.
Wednesday Night Class
Winter Quarter
Becoming God’s Friend-
David Skelton - Room 108
Minor Prophets - Tim Shoemaker
Room 119
How To Teach Your Children
about God- Ron Cobb-Deaf Chapel
Holiday Open House at the home of Barry
and Kitty Lewis
Red, Green and everything in between
TODAY from 3-6 PM
Convention T-shirt
Available online!
For the first time in L2L history, you can wear
your convention t-shirt before convention! Order
your 2016 convention shirts at the L2L online
store and you can make sure you get one in your
size before they sell out at convention! But hurry--
online convention shirt orders will only be available
through January 30. After that, you'll be able to
purchase at convention, but we can't guarantee all
sizes will still be available.
EXPOSURE YOUTH CAMP
December 27 - 30
Huntsville, AL
WEE FOLKS
12-20 No Wee Folks
12-27 No Wee Folks
Wee Folks will resume in January
Please pray for Shannon
Guzman. The wife of our mis-
sionary Clayton Guzman in
Belize. She is having
complications with her
pregnancy . She is due in
January. Her address is
P.O. Box 217, Corozal Town, Belize. It is
$1.20 to mail a letter to Belize.
Thank you Thank you to such a wonderful Church family. It
was so wonderful to have all the prayers for my
recovery. The visits, cards, and meals provided
were outstanding. In Christian Love, Gary Cosby
CIA BASKET
CIA class delivered 45 baskets
of fruit to the shut-ins this week.
CIA class will meet again on
January 12.