PARTICIPATING IN WORSHIP SERVICES
“Where families build eternal homes”
Week of March 11th
AM:
SCRIPTURE READERPASSAGESONG LEADERFIRST PRAYERSERMONLORD’S TABLE-
March 11, 2012
LORD’S SUPPER PASSAGECOLLECTION PASSAGECLOSING PRAYER-
Clint Armstrong
John 2
Michael Merritt
Jerry Raines
Good Grief
Don Horne, Lee Weaver
Ken Nichols, Rob Ellis
Lee Kelley, Brian Kelley
1 Cor 11.23-28
2 Cor 9.6-8
Brian Kelley
PM:
SCRIPTURE READERPASSAGELORD’S TABLESONG LEADERFIRST PRAYERSERMONCLOSING PRAYER-
Clint Armstrong
Col 3.1-17
Don Horne, Lee Weaver
Kolby Taylor
Amos Rowe
New Man in Christ
Sam Dabbs
WEDNESDAY:
SONG LEADERFIRST PRAYERINVITATIONCLOSING PRAYER-
Greg Bradley
Alan Gill
Brad Marshall
Charles Main
MONTLY DUTIES:
SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTSWED. ANNOUNCEMENTSPOWER POINTDEACON IN BACKBUILDING LOCKUPBuc Chumbley cell-
Hueytown Church of Christ
Jerry Raines
Brian Bonner
Rich Sims
Greg Hamrick
Johnny Smalley
GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION
I always looked forward to Sunday afternoon and the times I would go
home with my grandma Chumbley after worship services. We would spend
the afternoon playing dominoes or watching an old movie on one of the
two channels she received. Most of all I like when she would tell me about
the “old days.” Grandma was an excellent story teller and loved to tell
stories about growing up in the hills and hollers of southern Kentucky.
What I like most about grandmas stories, is when she would talk about
going to church. She would tell me how Grandpa would hitch up the
wagon and load up all nine kids, and a basket lunch and travel the few
miles down a bumpy dirt road to a small church building. Once there they
would spend the next three hours in worship.
After services, weather permitting, the members would gather with their
families outside under a big oak tree and eat their lunch. Once the meal and
socializing was over, the families would load up their wagons again and
make their way back home, until the next Sunday.
When I reminisce about those days spent with my grandma and her stories,
I am reminded how different Christians worshipped in those days
compared to how we worship today. Instead of meeting twice on Sundays
and once during the week, they met once but they still worshipped just as
the New Testament instructed. They came together to sing and pray and
mediate upon God’s word. They took the Lord’s Supper (Acts 20.7) and
contributed from their meager means (1 Cor 16.1-2). Summed up, they
worshipped God in the best way they knew how.
We are so blessed that we can come together on a more frequent basis than
our ancestors. Let us all determine to take advantage of the times we can
gather together to worship God. Whether it’s one time, two times or three
times a week, don’t miss an opportunity to praise God.
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FAMILY NEWS
Caitlin Sims obeyed the Gospel after services last Sunday
morning. We rejoice with the angels in heaven and her family
with Catlin’s decision to follow the Lord
Macon Horne is in Room 537 at Trinity Medical Center he
hopes to come home soon
In Ephesians 5: 18 - 20 we are instructed “… to be filled with the Spirit,
speaking to each other in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, SINGING
and making melody in your hearts to the Lord, giving thanks always for all
things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
In Colossians 3: 16 Paul, inspired by the Holy Spirit, writes “Let the word
of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one
another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, SINGING with grace in
your heart to the Lord.”
Jewel Henson is in room 3125 at BMC-Princeton.
Lee Dunn is in Rehab at UAB-West Room 239.
Remember: Tina Hicks, Lee Dunn, Jewell Henson, Sue Farr,
Jack & Jean Baughn, Luther & Rose Brown, Beulah
Henslee, Valerine Edmonds, Velma Whitehead, Denise
Dunn, Laura Jean Phillips, Thelma Mitchell and Bertha
Gaut in their ongoing health issues.
Song Leaders Class @ 4 PM with Joe Brooks. All men are
invited (young and old) but class time will focus on men who
currently lead and those ready to step up. This same type
instruction will be used in Learning To Lead Class later on for
the younger boys. This will be a good time for fathers and sons
to be together in the class.
All are invited to the 5 PM congregational singing. Please be on
time and sit in the front half of the building and “sing as unto
the Lord”.
Area meetings:
South Cullman 3/11– 3/14, 7 PM Mon-Wed with Edwin
Crozier
Edwards Lake Road 3/11- 3/16, 7 PM Mon-Fri with Gary
Henry
Clay 3/11- 3/16, 7:30 PM Mon-Fri with Norm Webb Sr.
In Acts 20:7 we are told that the disciples came together on the first day of
the week to break bread (take the Lord’s Supper) and Paul preached. In
other passages in Acts 2:42, 47, the church praised God and continued in
prayer.
Today is the Lord’s Day and every Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Each first day
of the week, each Sunday, we have the command and example to do these
things. These are opportunities and privileges not options! If we do not
assemble, we know that is wrong. If we assemble and do not fully
participate in each part of the service to God, that is also wrong. Pray every
word of every prayer and be able to say AMEN! Study God’s Word
together and put it into effect in our lives and share it with others. And sing
with understanding, praising God and edifying one another and teaching the
Gospel to all in the assembly.
Brother Joe Brooks will be here this afternoon at 4 PM to help the song
leaders and those that want to be trained.
At 5 PM, we will be encouraged in congregational singing—following the
leader and singing together. Please be present and sit in the front half of the
building so we can be together rather than scattered over 17 rows. And
SING, SING, SING! At 6 PM, we will have the Lord’s Supper and worship
together.
Bill Bynum has been given $2000.00 for his trip to Europe
THEME FOR MARCH FROM THE PROVERBS
PERILS OF ADULTERY
Prov 6.32 “But
a man who commits adultery has no sense;
whoever does so destroys himself.”
March Servants of the Month
Bill Bynum and Mark Hatfield