Worship Schedule for 10/15/00
Announce Jerry Powell
Sing AM Stephen Powell
Read Clark Rains
Pray Oscar Parton
Table Brian Witty
Jeff Powell
Grover Parker
Joey Ferrell
Dismiss Earl Cooper
Sing PM Grover Parker
Pray PM Kevin Gilley
Prepare the Lord’s Supper
Keith Bowman
Visit the Shut-in Today
Earl Cooper
Wed. Night Schedule for 10/11/00
Sing Brian Witty
Read Stephen Powell
Attendance and Contribution Last Lord’s
Day
Attendance 125
Contribution $1413.00
Visitor Last Week
Lavada Scott
Sick
Maggie Wimberley, Ann Parker, Jean Hollandsworth,
C.B. Hollandsworth,
Keith Bowman
Shut-ins
Woodrow and Lina Lorance, Ona Prater, Helen
Chumbley, Juanita Lowe,
William Condra
Death
Rooster Acres' sister
"Lord, I have given my life to Thee,
And every day and hour is Thine,--
What Thou appointest let them be:
Thy will is better, Lord, than mine."
"If any man will come after Me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me."
Luke 9:23
Birthdays & Anniversaries This Week
Sun., October 8 - Seth Powell
Mon., October 9 - Bud & Pauline
Witty
Wed., October 11 - Chelsey Payne
Fri., October 13 - Johnny Powell
Current Events
Gospel Meeting
New Hope Church of Christ
October 8 - 11
Speaker: Garland Elkins
Sunday Evening Service: 6:00 P.M.
Monday - Wednesday Services: 7:00
P.M.
Gospel Meeting
East Main Church of Christ
October 8 - 11
Speaker: Johnny Ramsey
Services: 7:00 P.M. nightly
Remember…
Our monthly singing will be on the 4th
Sunday night instead of the 3rd Sunday night from now on. Anyone
that would like to give a 15-minute talk after the singing, please tell
one of our elders. Also remember we will have finger foods this month after
the singing!
How Do I Deal With Hurt?
"But He was wounded for our transgressions.
He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon
Him, and by His stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:5, NKJV
Often when we are hurt and suffering, nothing
seems to make any sense. None of the rules appear to be appropriate for
the situation. The answer is found in looking to Jesus. In a book, Where
Is God When It Hurts, Philip Yancy says:
"By taking it on Himself, Jesus in a sense
dignified pain. Of all kinds of lives He could have lived, He chose a suffering
one. Because of Jesus, I can never say about a person, 'He must be suffering
because of some sin he committed.' Jesus, who did not sin, also felt pain.
And I cannot say, 'Suffering and death must mean God has forsaken us; He's
left us alone to self-destruct.' Because even though Jesus died, His death
became the victory of history, pulling man and God together. God made a
supreme good out of that awful day."
Consider three ideas in dealing with pain
and suffering:
Hurting is a part of life. Dealing with it in
a helpful way is an opportunity for a Christian.
--Jerrie Barber
Spiritual Support
When frustrations of the day have overwhelmed
you,
Take a moment and have a little talk
with God.
Elrena Parton
Our website address has changed. It is now:
www.pleasantviewchurchofchrist.org
Questions Answered
by David Lipscomb
Q: Please give us your views on 1 Cor.
6:1-6. In verse 1, who is the unjust person spoken of? In verse 6, who
are the unbelievers? Also, is the word rendered 'unjust' in verse 1 the
same word rendered 'unrighteous' in verse 9?
A: The unjust were the unbelievers--those
not Christians. The word rendered unjust in verse 1 and unrighteous
in verse 9 is the same. The meaning of the verses is just this: No Christian
at that day held an office in the civil government. They were all heathens
and idolaters. Christians had differences, and resorted to the civil tribunals
to decide these differences. Paul condemns them severely for the course,
and tells them to let the saints, or Christians, settle these difficulties.
He says the saints shall judge the world and even angels. How much rather
are they competent to judge the affairs of this world! He tells them then,
if they have these judgments of temporal things to be settled, to put even
the very least esteemed in the church to settle them rather than the civil
rulers. He then tells them it is a shame to go before these rulers, and
asks: "Is it possible you have none in the church wise enough to settle
these personal difficulties?" He then tells them there is utterly a
wrong when they go to law before these unbelievers; tells them they had
better take and suffer wrong than thus to bring reproach on the cause of
God.
It is a lesson that is sometimes forgotten
among brethren, but we think it no greater sin than Christians mixing up
in civil affairs in other ways.
