Those to Serve Coming Events Wednesday Evening, October 8, 2014

Those to Serve
Wednesday Evening, October 8, 2014
Announcements ...............................................Steve Allen
Lead Singing .................................................. Jim Maxwell
First Prayer ....................................................... Brad Leslie
Read Scripture .............................................. Tyson Hobbs
Dismissal Prayer ........................................... Kane Howard
Sunday Morning, October 12, 2014
Announcements ................................................Steve Allen
Lead Singing ....................................................Rusty Hicks
First Prayer ...................................................... Harry Shelly
Read Scripture ...................................................... Ben Hall
Preside at Table ................................................Gary Byers
Serve Congregation ..................................... David Barkley
Serve Congregation .......................................... Ronny Clift
Serve Congregation ...................................... George Doss
Serve Congregation ..................................... Gilbert Shelby
Dismissal Prayer .......................................... Randy Bishop
Greeters .............................................. Marion/Kathy Pulse
Greeters ............................................... Carl/Peggy Gibson
Nursery Attendant ..................................... Melinda Russell
Sunday Evening, October 12, 2014
Announcements ................................................Steve Allen
Lead Singing .....................................................Gary Byers
First Prayer ............................................................ Gary Gill
Read Scripture .................................................Carl Gibson
Preside at Table ................................................Gary Byers
Dismissal Prayer ............................................. Keith Nelms
Coming Events
The annual Spiritual Sword Lectureship, hosted by the
Getwell church of Christ in Memphis, will be October 19-22.
Check the lobby board for more information.
Family Matters
We extend our deepest sympathy to Randy Bishop and
family in the passing of his father, Wayne Bishop.
Gayle Hobbs is going to continue her chemo treatments after
receiving good news that they are working!
David Barkley is beginning chemo treatments again and is in
need of all our prayers at this time.
Ron Donaldson is in Jackson General recovering from his
surgery, please keep him and his family in your prayers as he
has a long road of rehab ahead of him.
Edith Craft is at home and slowly improving after her surgery
last week.
Community Matters
Thomas White, brother of George Doss, is back in the
hospital and had a pace maker put in.
Otis Bizzell is still undergoing rehab in Jackson and needs
our prayers.
Juanita Cox, mother of Jackie Cox, is back at Pine Meadows
in Bolivar.
Pat Kennedy had surgery this week and has requested our
prayers.
Rebecca Carter is now home from the hospital.
Penny Sims has a mass on her brain and needs our prayers.
Prayer List
“Key Men” for October
Sunday AM (Open) ...................................... David Barkley
Sunday AM (Close) ........................................ Eddie Carter
Sunday PM (Open) ................................... William Durham
Sunday PM (Close) ............................................... Gary Gill
Wednesday PM (Open) .............................Harold Burgess
Wednesday PM (Close)........................... Ronny Cornelius
Prepare Lord’s Supper ..................................... Ronny Clift
Sandra Gordy, Paul Thompson, Melba Stewart, Sandi Brien,
Max Betts, Rebecca Carter, Dale Wyman, Troy Sipes, Kenton
Lancaster, Rhonda Jones, Benny Luker, Jimmy Vaughn,
Juanita Cox and Dan Rodgers.
Remember our service men & women in your prayers.
Remember our missionaries in your prayers.
Daily Bible Reading Schedule
Sunday, Oct. 12…………………….........................Num. 3-4
Monday, Oct. 13 ................................................. 2 Chron. 1-4
Tuesday, Oct. 14 .............................................. 2 Kings 22-23
Wednesday, Oct. 15 ...........................................Isaiah 14-18
Thursday, Oct. 16 ................................................... Amos 5-9
Friday, Oct. 17 ...........................................................John 3-4
Saturday, Oct. 18 ......................................................... James
Shut-ins
Addie Sain, Bolivar Assisted Care Living, 631 Nuckolls Rd.
Bolivar, TN 38008.
Louise Doyle, Room C24, Pine Meadows HealthCare, 700
Nuckolls Rd., Bolivar, TN 38008.
Dorothy Cornelius, Southern Oaks Assisted Living, 558
White Ave. Henderson, TN 38340.
Pat Mills, 2965 Devonshire Cove,Germantown,TN 38139
Frances C. Johnson, McArthur Manor, 119 Bryan Ave.,
Ste. B-20, Manchester, TN 37355.
Mary Davis, Rm. C-14, Pine Meadows Healthcare, 700
Nuckolls Rd., Bolivar, TN. 38008.
Mary G. Bevill, McNairy County Healthcare Center,
Hwy.64 Bypass, P.O Box 0349, Selmer, TN. 38375.
Georgia Mae Yopp, Magnolia Manor Retirement Home,
242 Magnolia Ave., McKenzie, TN. 38201.
Vadeen McKeown, Magnolia Manor Retirement Home,
242 Magnolia Ave., McKenzie, TN. 38201.
Lillian Eason, Kennington Pointe, 6301 Village Grove
Dr. #307, Memphis, TN 38115.
Betty Hill, 2788 Hines Gin Rd.Selmer,TN 38375
Clarence George, 327 Kennedy Dr. Middleton TN 38052.
Ruby McKeown, 2795 Kirby Whitten Pkwy. Apt. 321,
Bartlett, TN 3813.
JEFF’S JOTTINGS
Monday’s for the Master will meet again
October 13 at 6:30 pm for snacks and coffee
and also a short devotional before making
visits and sending cards at 7 pm.
Our item of the week is whatever you can
bring. We have used our pantry several
times recently and it is running low.
Our Q & A box is in the lobby, feel free to
put your questions in any time. We answer
them the fourth Sunday night each month.
Our Young Adult Devotionals for the rest
of 2014 are covered:
BT & Lasha Hobbs- October.
Cody & Molly Street- November.
William & Janet Durham- December.
WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?
1. Hear the Word of God-Romans 10:17.
2. Believe the Word of God-Mark 16:16.
3. Repent of sins- Acts 17:30-31.
4. Confess Christ- Romans 10:9-10.
5. Be Baptized to wash away sins -Acts
22:16; 1 Peter 3:20-21; Mark 16:16.
6. Live a Faithful Life- Revelation 2:10
By Love Serve One Another
By Bobby Liddell
"For, brethren, ye have been called unto
liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion
to the flesh, but by love serve one another"
(Gal. 5:13). Christians have been called
unto liberty (freedom, ASV) by hearing
and obeying the gospel of Christ (John
8:32; 2 The. 2:14), and, by so doing, are
free from the bondage of sin. This freedom
begins when we make the deliberate
determination to be free from the practice
of sin by repentance, free from the guilt of
sin by obedience in order to have our sins
washed away (Acts 22:16), and free from
the eternal consequences which would
have resulted had we continued in sin
(Rom. 6:23). Paul cautions Christians not
to use their "freedom for an occasion to
the flesh." Salvation in Christ does not
give us the right to live as we choose, but
does give us the right (and responsibility)
to live as Christians (Rom. 6:16-18).
Christians are free to serve. "By love
serve one another.” A number of
characteristics should manifest themselves
in our lives because of our changed hearts.
The first, love, signifies our benevolent
and sacrificial love for one another. The
second, willingness to serve, flows from
the first. While love for one another tests
the depth of our relationship in Christ,
service tests its length. When one truly is
ready and willing to serve his brothers, he
will consider it an opportunity, not an
irksome necessity, nor a tiresome
drudgery. He will joyfully recall the
Lord’s example as One who came not to
be served, but to serve (Mat. 20:26-28).
Let our service be to the glory of God
(Mat. 5:16).
Christians are free from selfishness.
Love motivates mutual service. "What can
you do to serve me?” springs from the lips
of the selfish. It assaults the ears of the
godly, and reverberates through the daily
walk of life. It opens the door to the
criticisms of the ungodly. We have
allowed the world to teach us how to spell-and the world spells service as "serve us.”
Not so with God's people who are freed
from the deadly bondage of sin, in order to
serve in the bonds of Christian love.
Brethren will serve one another cheerfully
and faithfully because they serve God
cheerfully and faithfully.
In what ways can we serve one another?
We can seek the good of one another,
serving with a sympathizing ear, a voice of
admonition and exhortation, an uplifting
hand, a watchful eye, a shoulder upon which
to cry, a back ready to bear the burden, and
feet that will take both of us to where we
need to go. We can speak the good of one
another, serving by encouraging and
praising, and by telling the truth, but not to
our brother's hurt.
Love looks for opportunities to serve and
rejoices in serving. If the biblical principle
of serving one another sounds foreign to us,
the problem may well be a lack of loving.
Love makes service meaningful, selfless,
and enduring for the one serving, and
requires neither praise, promise, nor
payment from the one served. When we
mirror the love of God in our love one for
another, we will happily be in bondage to
one another, and will "through love serve
one another.”