Worship Schedule for 4/18/04

Announce – Larry Powell

Sing A.M. – Stephen Powell

Read – Maurice Powell

Pray – Oscar Parton

Table – Jerry Powell

Joey Ferrell

Jeff Wimberley

Brady Bogle

Dismiss – Jerry Gilley

 

Sing P.M. – Maurice Powell

Pray P.M. – Joey Ferrell

* If unable to serve, please call Joey Ferrell @ 615-765-7620 or Doris Hibdon @ 931-939-2689.

 

Wed. Night Schedule for 4/14/04

Sing  – Jerry Gilley

Read  – Stephen Powell

 

Prepare Communion for April

Doris Hibdon

 

Last Week’s

Attendance - 86

Contribution - $1066.35

 

Visit the Shut-ins Today

Stephen Powell, Brian Witty

 

Visit the Shut-ins Next Sunday

Odell Powell, Doris Hibdon

 

4^th Sunday Speakers for April

A.M. – Jerry Gilley

P.M. – Larry Powell

 

Pray for the Sick

Lucille Grizzle, Ann Parker, Maurice Powell, Wilma Thomas,

Keith Bowman, Dawn Witty, Carlene Rains, Sherry Wynne,

Neal Medley, Glen Coppinger, Lilly Cantrell, Justin Bowman

Remember the Shut-ins

Alta Jones, J.D. Lorance, Ona Prater, Dovie Wood,

William Condra, Pearl Fults, Sarah Mayo,

Alberta Cook, Clarence Mears

* Those in bold are currently on the visitation route.

 

Deaths

Shirley Adams, Doris Foster, Christine Smith, Clark Elkins

Last Week’s Bible Question

Q: When Elijah challenged the priests of Baal, what were they sacrificing to their god?

A: A bullock (1 Kings 18:25)

 

This Week’s Bible Question

Q: What are the oldest existing copies of pieces of several Old Testament books called?

 

Happy Easter!

 

Current Events

Gospel Meeting

Smith Grove Church of Christ

Sun., April 11^th – Wed., April 14^th

Speaker: David Meeks

Services Nightly: 7:00 P.M.

School of Bible Emphasis

Mt. Leo Church of Christ

McMinnville, TN

Mon., April 12^th  – 7:00 P.M.

Easter Egg Hunt

Pleasant View Church of Christ

Sun., April 18^th

Immediately following the morning service behind the school building.

3^rd Annual Youth Rally

Smyrna Church of Christ

Sat., April 24^th – 8:30 A.M.–2:30 P.M.

Speaker: Glenn Colley

Theme: Relationships

Lectureship

Crieve Hall Church of Christ

Nashville, TN

Sat., April 24^th – 8:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.

Theme: Matters Facing the Church

http://www.crievehall.org

Fellowship Meal

Pleasant View Church of Christ

Sun., April 25^th

Immediately following the morning service in the old school building.

Spiritual Renewal Week

Tennessee Bible College

Cookeville, TN

Wed., April 28^th – Sun., May 2^nd

Schedule is on the bulletin board.

 

Birthdays & Anniversaries This Week

Mon., April 12^th – Austin Lance

Mon., April 12^th – Jerry & Judy Powell

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GOD RESTS IN THE HANDS OF THE COURT

The members of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals conveniently ignored the obvious fact that this nation was founded by men of deep and abiding religious convictions, men who valued public expressions of faith, even within the hallowed walls of the early Congress.  Sadly, many modern-day jurists - court jesters, if you will - are on a campaign to sanction ever-changing politically-correct ideals instead of following the rule of law.  There is literally no telling what this type of legal belief system could ultimately bring about.

Mathew Staver of the Orlando, Fla.-based Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief at the Court in the Ten Commandments case.  The brief draws the Court's attention to the vast reservoir of public acknowledgments of God in our nation's revered history.  Mr. Staver told me that the brief traces many presidential proclamations throughout the years that have unequivocally alluded to God and invoked His blessings on America.  The brief also traces the inaugural addresses of every president - from George Washington to George W. Bush - and lists each time they acknowledged God in their addresses.

Additionally, he notes that the founding documents of America acknowledge God - from Virginia's first charter to the Manifesto of the Continental Congress.  The brief describes how every state constitution acknowledges God; it also argues that God is the foundation of our freedom and our laws.

Here are just a couple of examples of presidents and founders invoking God:

President John F. Kennedy, in his inaugural address, eloquently stated, "The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God."  Benjamin Franklin wrote, "Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God."  Thomas Jefferson, whose "separation of church and state" metaphor has been manipulated in order to advance the stark secularist agenda, exhorted, "[It is] God who gave us liberty.  And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are a Gift of God?"

Mr. Staver said, "The phrase 'under God' in the Pledge in no way establishes a religion.  American history is a religious history.  When the Court views the long-standing history that illuminates our common heritage, they should easily uphold the phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance."

Our Founders would have had no tolerance for Mr. Newdow or modern jurists who purposely ignore our nation's evident history of reverencing God.  I don't know what kind of America they are trying to create, but it is certainly not the America envisioned by Washington, Madison, Jefferson, Franklin, or any other of the noble men who labored to ensure that religious liberty was a key component of this nation.

 Jerry Falwell - Falwell Confidential

March 25, 2004 - Part 2 of 2