12-20-15 - Point Pleasant church of Christ

A WARM WELCOME
TO OUR VISITORS!
Volume 8, Issue 51
FEARLESS 2015
December 20, 2015
Family News and Notes
Today’s Schedule
Sunday Adult Class
1 Corinthians 3-4
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Sunday Morning
Worship
We are glad that you were able to join us this morning in worship to God. Please let us know if you have questions we can
answer and also let us know how we can serve you!
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Volunteers Needed for 2016
Sermon Topic
Did Not Our Heart Burn Within
Us? Speaker: Jason Carter
Please consider signing up for the following volunteer
opportunities for 2016. Signup sheets are on the bulletin
board.
Luke 24:22-32
1. Communion preparation for 2016
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Inside this issue:
Family News & Notes
1
Upcoming Events
1
Article
2
Birthdays/Anniversaries 2
2. Hosts for youth devotionals January thru April
Sunday Evening
Worship
Missionary/Benevolence 3
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I Want to be a Control Freak
Guest Speaker: Buddy Baker
Proverbs 3:1-10
Thank You
Bible Study Plan
3
Thank you to Andy and Valerie Bailey for hosting the
adult holiday party on Friday evening.
Prayer Requests
3
Scheduled to Serve
4
Also thanks to Buddy and Leah Baker, Heather Glass,
and the teens for their Cookies and Caroling event.
BIBLE FACTs
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Jesus Birth
The Bible does not specify a date or
month for the birth of Jesus. One
problem with December is that it
would be unusual for shepherds to
be “abiding in the field” at this time of
year. The normal practice was to
keep the flocks in the fields from
Spring to Autumn. Also, winter
would likely be an especially difficult
time for pregnant Mary to travel the
70 miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Source ChristianAnswers.net
M INISTE R
Preacher
Things to Know/Remember

Sign Up for CYC before December 27.
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See the elders if you would like to have a copy of
the 2016 plans or if you have questions.
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Great Smoky Mountain Marriage Retreat-Feb 18-20
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Ladies’ Day—March 5
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Spring Gospel Meeting—April 24-27, 2016
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Fall Seminar—Sept 9-11, 2016
TIM DOOLEY
Cell:
859-486-4215
Associate Minister
JASON CARTER
Cell:
859-916-4269
Elders
SCOTT BOND
Cell:
Cell:
MINISTRY OF ENCOURAGEMENT
Cell:
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 9
TIME EVENT DETAILS
Olivia McMillan/Isaac Hall Wedding @ North Lexington
Church of Christ….please RSVP
513-886-2639
TRENTON MCMILLAN
Team 2—Hutson, Leas, Reeves, Stewart, Tolliver
DATE
513-226-6680
JOHN GLASS
859 372 0488
Deacons
CONTACT
Andy Bailey
859 689-1525
Trenton or Laura
McMillan
Buddy Baker
859 689-5867
Deric Hutson
513-238-3994
Gerry Leas
513-266-3035
Dale Reynolds
803-840-2616
Dennis Tolliver
859-341-4099
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Should a Christian Give to the “Salvation Army”? By Jason T Carter
FEARLESS 2015
ATTENDANCE
LAST SUNDAY
RECORD
197
CONTRIBUTION
LAST WEEK
WEEK BUDGET
4700
AVERAGE
4505
Anniversaries
12/14 Jonathan/Jennifer Glass
12/14 Vickie/Carl Shreve
Birthdays
12/1
12/3
12/4
12/11
12/12
12/21
12/24
12/24
12/25
12/26
12/28
12/29
12/29
12/30
Point Pleasant Church of Christ
Frank Criss
Al Rohner
Cody Crowder
Steve Davis
Andy Bailey
Leah Baker
Trenton McMillan
Savannah Rittenhouse
Carol Link
Cailin Cruickshank
Emily Shouse
Betty Kelly
Bill McLaurine
Dan Link
We never intend to leave
anybody out., but mistakes do
happen..if you see mistakes/
omissions, PLEASE bring them
to my attention. Thank You,
Jennifer
Each December, department stores are packed with holiday shoppers, bedecked with Christmas
decorations, and at nearly every entrance will be a red kettle next to a person ringing a bell. The Salvation
Army seems to be as much a part of the Christmas season as Santa Claus. This raises the question:
“Should a Christian give to the Salvation Army?” This is a good question that should be carefully
considered by every member of the Lord’s church as they decide how to use the money with which God
has blessed them.
William Booth (1829-1912), a New Connection Methodist minister, organized the Salvation Army
in the late nineteenth century. Brother Owen D. Olbricht, in his 1972 class booklet, Studies in
Denominational Doctrine Book Two, says that one of the original purposes of the Salvation Army was to “help
those in poverty”, and that they “provided boarding-houses, orphanages, maternity hospitals, and
settlements in the poor quarters of the city” (p. 25). However, the Salvation Army is more than just a
benevolent society. It is a religion with a well-defined body of doctrine, including much error.
While this denominational group holds to some of the more common errors, including total
hereditary depravity and the direct operation of the Holy Spirit, there are some other religious errors that
may come as a surprise to those who have never researched the group.
Not only does the Salvation Army not believe baptism is necessary to salvation, they refuse to
practice it. The same is true of the Lord’s Supper. “As it is the Salvation Army’s firm conviction that these
ceremonies are not necessary to salvation nor essential to spiritual progress, we do not observe
them” (The Salvation Army Handbook of Doctrine, p. 160). These words are a far cry from the teachings of
the New Testament (Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 20:7). They assert, “Water baptism was
evidently not intended to be perpetually observed” (p. 163) and that the reference to the Lord’s Supper by
the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 11 “should be interpreted spiritually” (p. 165).
The Salvation Army has corrupted the worship revealed in the New Testament as well. Christians
are commanded to sing (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16), but the Salvation Army adds instrumental music
to the worship service. Women preachers are accepted within the Salvation Army, dating back to the
founder’s wife, Catherine Booth. The Scriptures clearly state that women are “not…to teach, nor to usurp
authority over the man” (1 Timothy 2:12). Additionally, the Salvation Army finances its work in ways not
authorized by the Scriptures, including the red kettles you find outside department stores during this time
of year. In the New Testament, the church financed its work through the contributions of its members (1
Corinthians 16:2).
Returning to the question, “Should a Christian give to the Salvation Army?” I would counter with
the question, “Should a Christian support an organization that teaches religious error?” What saith the
Scriptures? Ephesians 5:11, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather
reprove them.”
A Christian has no more business giving to the “Salvation Army” than he does to any other
humanly-originated false religion or denomination.
POINT PLEASANT FAMILY BLESSINGS
“REJOICE WITH THOSE THAT REJOICE” Romans 12:15
We are glad to have our college students home from Freed Hardeman University! Congratulations to
Olivia McMillan’s fiancée, Isaac Hall, on his graduation from FHU last weekend.
THIS SECTION OF THE BULLETIN IS DEDICATED TO ANNOUNCING ANSWERED PRAYERS, PERSONAL
SUCCESSES, AND SIMILAR THINGS THAT THE POINT PLEASANT FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH
EACH OTHER. PLEASE SEE JENNIFER LEAS OR SEND YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS TO [email protected]
Volume 8, Issue 51
Page 3
Message from Velaphi Melangani
FEARLESS 2015
POINT THE
WAY YOUTH GROUP
EXCERPTS FROM VELAPHI’S NEWSLETTER:
One of our favourite family songs is : "Count your blessings..name them one
by one". We like the song because many times it is so easy to count our problems more than we do our blessings. In Zimbabwe, one of the blessings which
we are enjoying is that of preaching the Gospel unhindered in any part of the
country and to all people big or small. In this country, we do not have any legislation which bars us from preaching the Gospel Truth to young people. Therefore, we always take every opportunity in our disposal in planting the eternal
seed to young hearts. The month of November was for the young ones in Zimbabwe. This is the time when kindergarteners graduate to grade one. During
the month in review , two schools namely Chesa and Glass Block Two invited
us and I was the guest speaker at both schools. We,took the opportunity to
encourage all children to study the Bible and explained the benefits of doing so.
As people say : " catch them when they are still young".
Feb 26-28, 2016 CYC, Gatlinburg, TN
A Calendar of the kids’ scheduled activities is
in the foyer. Please come out and support
them whenever you can! They’ll appreciate it!
In His service, Velaphi
Our Prayer List
worker’s toddler— recurrent cancer
Sharlene (Begley)
John Paul Reinersman’s
father– Stg 1 Prostate Cancer
CANCER PATIENTS Benni Shanklin—(J Bond
Kevin Aldrich, A Bailey’s
friend)—breast cancer
coworker—brain tumor
Bobbie Soales-friend of C
Paul Anderson—uncle of
Myers—brain tumor
Isaac Hall (Olivia’s boyBarbara Stevens—K Crufriend)—cancer
ickshank’s mother—breast
George Baker (K Cruickcancer
shank’s uncle) -colon canJeff Sydnor—Lena
cer
Wheatley’s family friend
Maggie Boone—D Stewart Martha Todd– J Carter’s
riend- breast cancer
cousin—brain cancer
Charlie Cannon (J
Erin Wells—D Stewart
Womacks Uncle) - bladder friend- breast cancer
cancer
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Andrew Wehman—(son of
Tobe Chappell (C Dooley
NEW CHRISTIANS
Dooley friends) - leukemia
coworker grandpa)liver/lung Michelle Worley—cancer
Jeannette Davis—breast
spread to lungs (friend of K
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cancer (A Womacks friend) Cornett, RHills Counselor)
COLLEGE STUDENTS
Lori Ellis—(M CruickSandy (Womacks) - Stage 4
Ian Cruickshank
shank’s aunt)
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Rachel Dooley
Kenneth Luck, M Carter’s
HEART PATIENTS
Olivia McMillan
grandfather, leukemia
Mike Obst—Bond family
Tyler Powers
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liver cancer
Summer Turner
STROKE
PATIENTS
Lisa Osbourne, friend of
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Ethyl
Begley—Jessie’s
sister
Leas’, appendix cancer
MILITARY
in
law—stroke
Parker—A Carter’s coKyrk Davis
NEW UPDATES
John Glass’ Mother’s tests
showed that her condition
has not changed since the
last test
Donna Stewart had rotator
cuff surgery last week
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.DEATH IN FAMILY
Larry Beckley (aunt)
Maria Carter (Relative)
Steve Davis (mother)
DeWight Shouse (cousin)
Lena Wheatley (brother)
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BIBLE STUDIES/
GOSPEL RESPONSES
Jonathan Harris (Carol Link
cousin) in Syria
Shawn Kleindinst—(Dooley
friend)
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Ed & Georgia Deaton—
Georgia broke her hip
Dian Fornash—D Stewart’s
sister—back surgery
Sandra Gable—Link’s
Susan Aragon-Stg 1 PBC
daughter
Bob Carney—C Dooley’s
Ron Garland (Glass family)father—Alzheimer’s
Norma Carter—(J Carter’s waiting for liver transplant
Roger & Colleen Holsinger
mother) Meniers’ Disease
wintering in Florida
Frank Criss—health probs
Teddy Jaynes—B Kelly’s
Ted Johnson
nephew—Kidney problems
Bill McLaurine’s sonAshley Link
Alzheimer’s
Carol Link
Hazel Powell
Dave McKitrick (J Leas
Sheryl Pyles—MS@ Roserelative) - Broken back/foot
dale Green Rm 212
Bill McLaurine– chipped a
Chris Reitz—Lewey Body
bone in his foot
dementia@ Mountain
Delores McLaurine—is in
Crest
Health South
Paulette Shouse—COPD
Kyle Vath—(J Carter’s
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cousin)—health problemsPERSONAL/FAMILY Family of 2 yr old, Daniel
STRUGGLES
Whitworth, who passed
Reny Begley
away unexpectedly
Jordan Watson—(L StewPLEASE NOTE: We routinely
art’s granddaughter)
“CLEAN UP” the prayer list. If you
Rob & Seanna Pugh (J Leas notice that one has been removed
in error, please let us know so that
brother) - family struggles
we can make the correct adjustment. We certainly don’t want to
Sebastian Family
forget anyone who still needs our
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prayer. THANK YOU! Jennifer
INJURIES/OTHER
REQUESTS
Dan Link—
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LONG TERM ILLNESS/SHUT-IN’S
FOCUS 2014
A WARM WELCOME
TO OUR VISITORS!
2 Corinthians 4:18
Point Pleasant Church of Christ
3259 Point Pleasant Road
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: 859-283-1075
What One Must Do To Be
Saved
TO:
HEAR THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST John 20:30; Rom
10:17
BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD
Rom 10:16; Acts 18:8; Heb 11:6
REPENT OF SINS Luke 13:3; 24:47; Acts 3:19; 17:30
CONFESS FAITH IN CHRIST AS GOD’S
SON Matt 10:32; Acts 8:37; Rom 10:10
BE BAPTIZED (IMMERSED) IN WATER Matt
28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 10:47-48; 22:16; Rom 6:1-6;
Gal 3:27; Col 2:12; I Peter 3:21
We’re on the
web! Find us at
www.ppcofc.org
CONTINUE FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH Matt
25:21, 34; 2Peter 1:1-11; Rev 2:10; I John 1:6-9
Scheduled to Serve - December 20, 2015
SUNDAY AM WORSHIP
SUNDAY PM WORSHIP
Announcements
John Glass
Announcements
John Glass
Song Leader
Trenton McMillan
Song Leader
Trenton McMillan
Opening Prayer
Deric Hutson
Opening Prayer
Tim Dooley
Presiding @ Lord’s Table Gerry Leas
Preside at Lord’s Table
Gerry Leas
Assist:
Gregory McMillan
Assist
Gregory McMillan
Assist
Jonathan Glass
Scripture Reading
Wayne Baker
Assist
Doug Yerkes
Message
Tim Dooley
Scripture Reading
Joshua Carter
Closing Prayer
John P Reinerman
Message
Tim Dooley
Closing Prayer
Wesley Baker
Usher/Greeter
Jonathan Glass
Count Attendance
Andrew Rittenhouse
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Announcements& Prayer John Glass
Song Leader
Andy Bailey
Count Attendance
Bob Myers
Invitation
Scott Bond
Count Offering
Buddy Baker
Closing Prayer
Jonathan Glass
Count Offering
Gerry Leas
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO SERVE, PLEASE CALL
BUDDY BAKER AT 859-689-5867 or email bud-
MEN SERVING IN THE AM SERVICE ARE REQUESTED TO MEET IN THE OFFICE AT 10:25.
[email protected]
Point Pleasant
Church of Cphrist
Meeting Times
Sunday Morning
Bible Study
9:30 am
Worship
10:30 am
Sunday Evening
Worship
6:00 pm
Wednesday Evening
Bible Study
7:00 PM
GOT ANNOUNCEMENTS?
Contact Jennifer Leas
Phone: 859-586-4332
Email: [email protected]