upcoming events - Westvue Church of Christ

If you are unable to serve, contact Danny Morgan
or the elder on call immediately.
The week of March 6, 2016
Song
Leader
03/06
(Sun a.m.)
03/06
(Sun p.m.)
03/09
(Wed)
Tony Cross
Tony Cross
Lane
Courtemanche
Opening
Prayer
Roy Huey
David Cook
Frank Cook
Reading
Jim Cross
(James 4:3-5)
J.W. Beasley
(John 3:1-3)
Samuel
Childress
(Matthew
28:18-20)
Lesson
Rick Rolin
"Is God Against
- Physical
Pleasure?"
Closing
Prayer
Mark Blalock
Rick Rolin
“The Gospel of
John (#6)”
Trent
Alexander
Forrest Barrom
For the Month of March
Serve Table Trent Alexander, Frank Cook
Serve Congregation Ray Barnett, Peyton Brown, Cory Duvall,
Ethan Courtemanche, Josh Harmon, John Paul Wilkerson
Alternate Marion Owen, Trent Cash
Serve Table - Evening service
Trent Alexander, Frank Cook
Ushers Brian Cook, John Paul Wilkerson, Samuel Childress
Prepare Communion(3/6, 3/13) Barry & Monty Thompson
Nursery (3/6, 3/13) Gloria Grogan
Baptismal Assistants Brian Cook, Jeannette Matthews
Sound Control Race Wilson (Sunday am),
Josh Harmon (Sunday pm), Peyton Brown (Wed pm)
Library Volunteer week of 3/6
Linda Riley (am),
Denise Brown (pm), Conita Potts (Wed.)
Elder on Call
Van Driver
UPCOMING EVENTS
Visitation Team 2
(Tres Beasley) will meet Sunday evening after ser vices. They will meet at the home of Tres & Kristin
Beasley, please bring finger foods.
Team members are: Tres & Kristin Beasley, Brian &
Julie Cook, Joe & Jane George, Marion & Elwanda
Owen, Dwayne & Brenda Heart, Jerry Averill, Danny
& Jaime Morgan.
Secret Pals
Will meet Monday, March 14 at
6:00 p.m. for their
bi-monthly meeting.
Please bring your favorite
spring time salad and spring
time dessert.
Please keep these dates in mind
as you plan for your family events:
March 25 - April 1
Marshall Co. Schools Spring Break
April 17 - Friends & Family Day
April 8-10 - Spring Retreat
May 1 - Senior Night
June 12-17 - Illinois Day Camp
June 26-29 - Family Bible School
Westvue Nues and Vues
Rick Rolin, editor
A weekly publication of the
church of Christ at Westvue
1710 Mooresville Hwy
Lewisburg, TN 37091
Nues & Vues
@Westvue
Church of Christ
Elders
Thomas Blalock
David Cook
Joe George
Tony Matthews
Deacons
Ed Anderson
Tres Beasley
Mark Blalock
Brian Cook
Tony Cross
Danny Morgan
Ministers
Rick Rolin
359-2571 (office)
Youth Minister
Mike Whitehead
Joe George
Randell Dodson
Schedule of Services
Sunday AM Worship - 9:00 Sunday Bible Classes - 10:15
Sunday PM Worship - 5:00 Wednesday Bible Classes - 6:30 pm
Radio Program (WJJM) - 6:20 am daily
Westvue Church of Christ
1710 Mooresville Hwy.
Lewisburg, TN 37091
(931) 359-2571
www.westvue.org
Office e-mail: [email protected]
What is Proper Behavior at Worship Service?
Over the last fifty years, we have experienced a great deal of societal changes. I remember having a conversation a few years ago with the owner of Luff Bowen
Funeral Home in Waverly, Tennessee. This funeral home has been in business for
many years, and as the owner and I were talking, we discussed the many changes that
he has seen in the funeral home business. The most obvious change, he said, is in how
people behave for visitation and funeral services. People were on their best behavior
and would have their Sunday best on. Nowadays, it is much different.
I think in some ways the same can be said about church services and how
people behave while at church services. For instance, when I was a boy attending the
Minor Hill church of Christ, my mother, grandmother, brother, sister, and I would all
sit on the same pew. We were warned ahead of time that if we misbehaved, we would
be taken out and given a good thrashing. We understood that was not an idle threat,
and we sat quietly and patiently until the final Amen.
Is the change in behavior a good thing or a bad thing? I say that concerning
the church, in one way at least, the change has been helpful in breaking down some
barriers. For instance, whether it was true or not, people can no longer use the excuse
that they do not have appropriate church clothes. On the other hand, we must be cautious lest we forget that it is a worship service to God. The Lord is not to be treated
with disrespect by those who come into His presence. Nadab and Abihu, the sons of
Aaron offered “strange fire” and were consumed because of it. The Scripture teaches
us, “Then Moses said to Aaron, “It is what the Lord spoke, saying, ‘by those who
come near Me I will be treated as holy, and before all the people I will be honored’” (Leviticus 10:3).
The writer of Hebrews wrote to Jewish converts, who were familiar with the
Old Testament and what it means to show God proper respect, said, “Therefore, since
we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we
may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:28-29).
I admit sitting quietly for an hour or more, especially when tending to small
children is a challenge. Years ago, while working with a great congregation of the
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Volume 48
March 6, 2016
No. 10
YOUTH NEWS
Happy Birthday to…
3/10
Ben Beasley
(5)
Illinois Day Camp
is June 13-16. Sign up on the Youth Board.
Meeting for adults is Sun. 3/6, 11 a.m.
Lomax Youth Rally for Grades 7-
12 is Mar. 18-19 in Hohenwald. The cost
is $10 and provides 3 meals and housing at
NACO campground (cabins). Shirts are
$12 extra. SIGN UP at the Youth Board
by Sunday, March 6.
Our annual Spring Retreat for
Grades 4-12 is Apr. 8-10. The cost is $35
per person and provides all meals and a tshirt. Reg. forms are available at the
Youth Board and Facebook page. The
deadline to return forms is Sun., Mar. 20.
Tea Time with God!
Girls from birth to 6th grade are invited
Sat., 3/12 at 10:00 a.m. We will have a
devo and light brunch in the Service Complex. Rsvp with Carrie Matthews or
Ashely Wilson. Food, monetary donations,
and volunteers are welcome! Sign up at
the Youth Board.
Upcoming Events
3/20
Egg Hunt
REMEMBER ME IN PRAYER
(CARE Line - 359-9589 after 3:00 p.m.)
□Kenneth & Patricia Hillard Continue to keep Kenneth & Patricia in your
prayers as Kenneth battles liver disease.
□Doug & Karen Martin. Doug is in UTSW Hospital in Dallas. The doctors have determined that Doug has vasculitis (an inflammation in the
veins) and he also has a-fib. His doctors will consult with a rheumatologist for the treatment of the vasculitis. Doug is in good spirits. Cards may
be sent to #6 Michael Drive, Rockwall, TX 75032.
□Sarah Kate Blackburn underwent an MRI yesterday and will see an
orthopedic specialist Tuesday.
□Samuel Childress is experiencing health problems and he will undergo
tests Friday at Maury Regional.
□Pat Roney will undergo eye surgery to remove a tumor from her eye
Thursday, (March 3).
□Don Cash (father of Trent Cash) is home after a stay in Centennial
Medical Center. He has had a stroke and is improving.
□Edith Childress (grandmother of Samuel Childress) has been moved to
NHC-Oakwood for therapy and rehab. She is recovering from pneumonia.
□Doris Collins (friend of many in the congregation) underwent knee
replacement surgery Tuesday.
□Eisley Edgell (21 month old daughter of Shawn & Leslie Edgell, friends
of Alison Cook) remains in Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in critical
condition. Eisley is undergoing tests on her gallbladder to see if she
needs to have surgery to remove her gallbladder. Cards may be sent to
the Edgell’s %Alison Cook, 1128 Webb Rd. Lewisburg, TN. Alison will get
your cards to the Edgells.
□Lillian Hollandsworth (9 year old cousin of Leanne Hammons) is
staying in the Ronald McDonald House in Atlanta. She is doing well and
is continuing her rehab as an outpatient.
□Maggie Hollandsworth (4 year old cousin of Leanne Hammons)
remains in ICU in Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Maggie is recovering
from surgery to repair her spinal cord. Maggie is doing well and
improving every day. She has regained use of her arms and hands.
Cards may be sent to Lillian and Maggie % Nelson & Janet
Hollandsworth, 203 Lexington Dr., Smyrna, TN 37167.
□Tyler Moorehead (a junior at MCHS, son of Hugh and Salina
Moorehead, friend of many in the congregation) is in Vanderbilt Children’s
Hospital. He has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and started
chemo treatments last Saturday.
□Raylin Ward (2 years of age, cousin of Teresa Howse) and her family
are staying in the Ronald McDonald house in Atlanta. She continues to
take chemo treatments for liver cancer. Cards may be sent to Raylin
Ward 202-26th Street; West Tifton, GA 31794.
Additional Prayer List
NHC-Lewisburg (Merihil): Evelyn Clift, Nancy Derryberry, Sue Dockery, Delia
Osborne, Clarice Wales, Barbara Elise Murphy
NHC-Oakwood: Virginia Holbert, Faye Tucker, Claudie Smith
Members and Family & Friends: Ed & Donna Campbell, James Carpenter,
Richard Cashion, Billy & Barbara Chunn, Virginia Corbin, Dan Courtemanche, Carolyn
Curtis, Penny Gipson, April Haislip, Kenneth & Patricia Hillard, Virginia Holbert, Sue James,
Doug Martin, Valton Martin, Dot Parsons, Dorlene Sargent, Don Smith, Doris Webb, Pam
Williams, Bobby Winsett, Brandon Bradley, Don Cash, Adelaide Davenport, John Francis,
Ruth Hargrove, Jane Keith, Phillip & Michelle King, Polly Middleton, Eugene Parsons,
Willard Pyles, Bill Simons, Harvey Victory, Lela Victory,
Service Personnel: John Chunn, Chris Haley, Robert King, Grant Pinkston, Josh Reese,
Juan Ramirez, Travis Shaddy, Andrew Smith, Chris Tarte
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church in Muncie, Indiana, when I stood up to deliver the message, I felt it was too noisy and some in the audience were not
showing proper respect for the service. So for a few weeks I
made mental notes of what I saw taking place in the services.
What I concluded was that some were engaged in inappropriate
behavior. I saw people playing with children who were not
their own, people carrying on a conversation, and I saw one
fellow sitting in the audience listening to a transistor radio with
headphones. At least he did use the headphones.
After thinking about it for a while, I shared with the
congregation what I saw taking place while presenting the
message from God’s Word. I remember a good sister who had
four small children, and thinking that I was directing my comments at her, she threatened to leave the church.
The sister who was offended at my comments was a
wonderful and faithful Christian. The last thing I intended to do
was to offend her. I told her this: First of all, I love people with
small children: the more the better. Churches without children
are dying churches. The point I was making was not directed at
anyone in particular, but at all Christians. The congregation
pays me a nice salary to prepare and preach sermon material. I
have about thirty minutes, more or less, on Sunday morning
and evening to present the Word to those in the audience,
a message from God’s Holy Word that people need to hear and
will hopefully be helpful to them. We all must do the best we
can in order to give people the best possibility to hear and be
helped by the message. After thinking about what I said, she
demonstrated a Christlike spirit and agreed that we should do
what we can to enhance the worship service by behaving
properly during the service.
I figured out that in order to present ourselves approved to God, we must focus our attention on the Lord. Although we cannot see the Lord with human eyes, we must remind ourselves we are in His presence. Thus, when we come
before Him, let us do our best to focus our attention on Him.
We will bless ourselves, and we will bless others by doing so.
P.S.
Remember, I am counting on you to submit a question or two
you would like to ask the Lord. I think by now it goes without
saying that I am not the Lord. I will, however, attempt to answer your question from God’s Word, the Bible. I need your
question if possible by March 27, 2016.
I am working on a new four-part sermon series to share with
you beginning this Sunday, March 6, titled “Is God against,”
and the series will feature the following themes:
Is God against Physical Pleasure?
Is God against Changing the Church?
Is God against Weird People?
Is God against your Political Party?
I will be looking forward to seeing all of you this Sunday
morning prepared to preach the plain truth of the simple gospel.
Rick
New Address - Mrs. Edna
Cheek has moved to Village
Manor, 101 Tiger Blvd.
Lewisburg. If you have a moment, go and see Mrs. Edna in
her new home.
Record
February 28, 16
AM - 283,
SS - 178,
PM - 135,
Wed. - 167
Contribution - $4,776
Budget- $6,500
BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARIES
3-08
3-09
3-10
3-11
3-13
3-14
Jimmy & Mary Jane Spivey (59)
John & Revenus Barnes, Pat Stewmon
Ben Beasley, Pat Medley
Bobby Brown
Terry Howse
Pam Ingram, Clay & Carter Stokes
AREA & FAMILY EVENTS
3/6
3/6
3/8
3/13
3/13
3/14
3/15
3/20
3/20
3/20
Illinois Day Camp Meeting #2 11 a.m.
Visitation Team #2 Tres Beasley
Tuesday Ladies Bible Class 10:00 am
Daylight Saving Time Begins
NHC-Lewisburg (Merihil) Service 10:30 am
Secret Pals 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday Ladies Bible Class 10:30 am
Haiti School Funds Due
Elders/Deacons Meeting
Visitation Team 3 (Rick Rolin)
Baptism—We rejoice that Samuel Childress was
baptized Sunday morning. As fellow Christians, let
us do what we can to encourage Samuel in his Christian life. Samuel’s address is 1432 Spring Place Rd.,
Lewisburg.
Thank You - A BIG THANK YOU to ever yone who helped in anyway with our Young at Heart
Dinner. Thank you to all the adults who provided a
dessert or salad or helped to prepare the meal.
Westvue Youth Group you have r eceived thank
you cards from Agnes Pendergrass, Rick & Sue
Rolin and Margaret Chapman, for your har d
work to make the Young at Heart dinner a success.
These cards are posted on the Youth Board.
Sympathy- We extend our sympathy to the following families:
- The family of Mattie Martin Breece (aunt of
Randell Dodson). Her funer al ser vice was conducted Sunday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home.
- The family of Kelly Corbin (brother-in-law of
Virginia Corbin and uncle of Steve Corbin, Velvet
Simmons, and Belinda Whitfield.) His ser vice was
conducted Monday at London Funeral Home.