Great week! - Manchester Church of Christ

T HE MA N C HESTER C H URC H OF C HRIST, MA N C HESTER, N H
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THE BULLETIN
Great week!
Manchester Church of Christ
66 Mammoth Rd.
Manchester, NH 03109
603.623.5559
[email protected]
www.mhtcoc.org
Elder’s Link: March
Lee Davis - 547-8876
[email protected]
Larry Glass - 887-1741
[email protected]
What a lot of work and
encouragement has been done by the
Harding campaigners!! Everything
from leading worship Sunday to
painting rooms in the brick house
next door to hospital visits to singing
at Villa Crest to yard clean-up to
Bible studies and even more! And
didn’t we have a great time at the
Fellowship Luncheon and games
afterward?
Manchester YMCA from 5:00PM to
7:30PM. The preacher’s even going
to show up — along with his Advil
for assumed aches and pains that will
likely result from such fun. Come
along as an audience or a player and
bring along friends; we’ll have a
great time!
If you have any concerns that the
elders should be aware of, or need
to speak to with them, please
contact Lee or Larry this month.
Our Worship Services
Sunday AM: 8:30 & 11:00
Bible Class: 10:00
Sunday PM: 6:00
Small Groups:
West Side Small Group: 6:15PM at
Doug Paul’s
Friday, the group plans to go
Merrimack Small Group: 5:30PM
to Boston for a look at the sights, and
contact Stuart Peacock
Saturday they'll be going down with
Wednesday PM Devotional/Bible
And there’s even more
our youth to the Natick MA youth
Classes: 7:00
tomorrow, Lord willing, when we’ve rally. Sunday morning they will be
got another opportunity for
leaving for Searcy and the rest of
News Items? Please submit before
fellowship and fun — a 3 on 3
their semester.
11AM each Tuesday.
basketball “tournament” at the
Thanks to the Harding men for leading us in
worship on Sunday morning. Good, thoughtful, and
uplifting job done by all!
This Sunday we’ll continue with our series
on “God’s Plan for Marriage” with marriage “tips”
based on Scripture and sound psychology. Come and
bring a friend along with you. We can all use a little
wisdom for our marriages, and where better to find
such wisdom than God’s superlatively wise word. And
you might be surprised at what modern psychology
has found that will improve your marriage
relationship.
Last Sunday evening at the church building,
we studied the single chapter letter of the apostle John
known as III John (Third John). This Sunday evening
we’ll be looking at the single chapter book of Jude.
Read up on it, write down your questions and prepare
for an interesting study into this seldom studied part of
the New Testament.
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T HE MA N C HESTER C H URC H OF C HRIST, MA N C HESTER, N H
Our Family
Coming up in March...
Change your clocks Daylight
savings time begins Sunday
so remember to set your
clocks ahead an hour before
bedtime on Saturday.
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“So then you are no longer strangers and
aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the
saints, and are of God’s household,”
Ephesians 2:19, NAS95.
their address and other
information.
Good News! Our newly designed
website has gone live. If you
are on the internet, stop by
www.mhtcoc.org and see
what we have done. If you
have any comments or
questions or would like to
update any content, please
see Tony Casella.
Save the Dates... Biddeford
Ladies Day-- March 27th.
Ladies Day in Roxbury, MA
on March 27th. More details
to come. The Conway church
Singing small group will be
of Christ will be hosting a
meeting at the Evans' house
Ladies weekend April 9th-11th
on Friday, March 26th.
with speaker Becky
Wednesday night suppers Make
Dinner begins at 6pm and
Blackmon. See the flyer on
sure to sign up on the list on
singing at 7pm. Please RSVP
the bulletin board in the
the bulletin board in the back
to Mark or Glenna if you will
foyer.
of the auditorium if you plan
be there for dinner.
to attend.
This and that...
What else?
Help needed Men are needed to
Mis
New England church growth
take the Lord's supper to the
Wednesday Night
conference will be held this
shut-ins. The sign-up sheet is
Menu Night
Saturday, March 13th at the
Wednesday
on the bulletin board in the
church of Christ in
Menu
foyer.
corned beef
and cabbage
Manchester, CT. A brochure
vegetables
is posted on the bulletin
Clothing drive Food for
spaghetti & meatballs
board in the foyer.
Children is partnering with
bread
salad
UNH in a clothing drive.
Supper and Sing The Biddeford
There is a clear plastic tub in
bread
dessert
church of Christ is hosting a
the foyer to place any
dessert
“supper and sing” this
clothing
(adult
or
child)
you
Saturday, March 13th from 4may wish to donate.
7 pm. See the flyer on the
bulletin board in the foyer for
Worship Leaders
Sunday, March 14, 8:30AM
Songs .........................Stuart P.
Closing Prayer ...........Doug P.
Scripture ....................Brandon H.
Lord’s Supper ............ Ken B.
Coordinator ................Ken B.
Scripture ......................Gary D.
Lord’s Supper ..............Pete St.
Coordinator .................Rick G.
Sunday, March 14, 11:00AM
Songs ........................Rick G.
Closing Prayer ..........David S.
Wednesday, March 17, 7:00PM
Songs..........................Mark E.
Sunday, March 14, 6:00PM
Songs............................Ken B.
Prayer Concerns
Health: Doreen Lee, Duane Coss, Pat
Arel, Bill Waisnor, Deniza Chase’s
niece, Penny Ranger, Manley Jones,
Michael Anderson's brother
Leadership: Ministers, Elders,
Deacons
Evangelism: Bible studies in
progress, our website, MNFM, food
pantry, Give Away Day contacts
Return to the Lord: Brethren who
have forsaken the assembly
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IS THERE REALLY A HELL, AND WHO WILL
GOD SEND THERE? P L
ARK
One of the more popular
points of “street theology” these
days is the conviction that there is
no Hell. It is a deduction coming
from such “certainties” as:
The Bible, the word of
God, talks about a place called
Hell (Gehenna) some 12 specific
times in the New Testament (e.g.,
Matthew 5:29; James 3:16) and
makes oblique references to it
An all-loving God could never
another 35 times (e.g., Matthew
send anyone to Hell
3:10; Hebrews 10:27; and
We don’t want to believe that
Revelation 20:15). Jesus Himself,
there are negative consequences
His apostles, and the angels all
for our actions
speak of Hell. The Old Testament’s
None of my friends believe that
references to punishment are often
there is a Hell
regarding punishment in the here
Authoritative sounding people
and now, but there are a number of
(opinionated friends, scientists,
fairly clear references to Hell in
and the occasional religious leader) places like Psalm 49:14,15; Psalm
deny that there is a Hell
73:18,19; Isaiah 224:21,22; and
Even if there were such a thing as Daniel 12:2, too. In other words,
Hell, it would only be for the truly God has said it — again. There
and desperately evil people of the will be punishment, severe and
world (e.g., Hitler, etc.)
eternal punishment, for our sins, if
we have not found forgiveness in
Have you ever heard these Christ. All those who would
before? Have you ever thought
counsel otherwise are just modern
them? If you think about it, it
version of the serpent of old who
sounds strangely reminiscent of
hissed that God was only kidding,
another conversation you may
and that Adam and Eve would
have heard about:
surely not die for eating of the
forbidden fruit in the Garden of
"The woman said to the
Eden.
serpent, ‘From the fruit of
the trees of the garden we
Although it is true that our
may eat; but from the fruit God loves us, it is also true that
of the tree which is in the our God is a just God, who cannot
middle of the garden, God violate His own just nature, and
has said, “You shall not eat who therefore must punish sin
from it or touch it, or you without exception. If God ceased
will die.”’ The serpent said to be just and fair, He would cease
to the woman, ‘You surely to good. The truth is that although
will not die!’” Genesis 3:2- we don’t want to face up to the
4, NAS95.
consequences of our sins, it is no
more avoidable than gravity; and
Remember this story?
wishing it away does no good
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whatever. Hell doesn’t exist or not
exist on the basis of popular vote,
expert denial, or any earthly
authority.
“OK,” someone may say,
“but if Hell does exist, it will only
be the really evil that will go there,
right?” In a nutshell, no. "For the
wages of sin is death, but the free
gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23,
NAS95. Any sin merits Hell — the
really big ones and even the little
ones. Nice people may end up in
Hell, because even one sin can
condemn us. How many sins did it
take to get Adam and Eve kicked
out of the Garden? Just one. And
who hasn’t sinned at least once?
That’s why we need Jesus. Jesus
died on the cross to pay for the
sins that we’ve committed —
"[God] made [Jesus] who knew no
sin to be sin on our behalf, so that
we might become the
righteousness of God in Him." 2
Corinthians 5:21, NAS95.
Is there a Hell? Yes, and
don't let anyone fool you
otherwise. And who will be there?
All of us (apart from children who
haven't sinned) who haven't been
saved by faith in Jesus, repentance
of sin, confession of faith, and
obedience in baptism.
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Our Congregational Calendar
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
MNFM
Happy Birthday:
Rick Lee
14
15
16
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
10
11
12
Bible class 7pm March Madness
Bonfire
tournament
6pm
Happy Birthday:
Lindsay Allen Happy Birthday:
Liz Cryan
Abigail Duer
Isabella
Franklin
13
17
18
Bible class 7pm
20
19
Natick Youth
Rally
Happy Birthday:
James Casella
Happy Birthday:
Gloria Dion
Te e n N e w s
Our Statistics
Sunday Morning Worship (combined)
Contribution
171
$5044.00
T he Ma n c h es te r c h u r c h o f C h r is t
66 M a m m o t h R d.
M a n c h e s t e r , N H 03109
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