Worship
Schedule for 1/11/04
Announce
– Larry
Powell
Sing
A.M. – Stephen
Powell
Read
– Keith
Bowman
Pray
– Oscar
Parton
Table
– Joey
Ferrell
Jerry
Powell
Brady
Bogle
Nathan
George
Dismiss
– Maurice
Powell
Sing
P.M. – Maurice
Powell
Pray
P.M. – Stephen
Powell
*
If unable to serve, please call Joey Ferrell @ 615-765-7620 or Doris Hibdon @
931-939-2689.
Wed.
Night Schedule for 1/7/04
Sing
– Brian
Witty
Read
– Larry
Powell
Prepare
Communion for January
Keith
Bowman
Last
Week’s Numbers
Attendance
– 82
Contribution
- $1125.00
Visit
the Shut-ins Today
Brian
Witty, Odell Powell
Visit
the Shut-ins Next Sunday
Doris
Hibdon, Oscar Parton
4th
Sunday Speakers for January
A.M.
– Brian
Witty
P.M.
– Stephen
Powell
Pray
for the Sick
Christine
Ash, Margaret Smith, Lucille Grizzle, Molly Parton,
Maggie
Wimberley, Brian Witty, Wilma Powell, Patricia Powell,
Brownie
Lance, Anita Bowman, Leburn Pelham,
Carlene
Rains, Burton Moulder, Nelma Chilton
Remember
the Shut-ins
Alta
Jones, J.D. Lorance, Mayne Youngblood,
Dovie
Wood, Ona Prater, William Condra, Glenn Foster,
Pearl
Fults, Sarah Mayo, Ima Lusk
*
Those in bold
are currently on the visitation route.
Sorry
for the Deaths of…
Bobby
Smith
Last
Week’s Bible Question
Q:
According to Daniel, this astonishing person had a throne like a fire of
flame. Who was he?
A:
The Ancient of Days (Dan. 7:9)
This
Week’s Bible Question
Q:
Who asked God: “Why dost thou show me iniquity, and cause me to behold
grievance?”
Birthdays
& Anniversaries This Week
Sun.,
Jan. 4th –
Wilma Thomas
Tues.,
Jan. 6th –
Joy Gilley
Sat.,
Jan. 10th –
Nancy Pelham
Current
Events
All
Brethren Business Meeting
Pleasant
View Church of Christ
Immediately
following tonight’s service in the school building.
All
brethren are encouraged to attend to discuss the future and work of the
church.
School
of Bible Emphasis
Mt.
Leo Church of Christ
McMinnville,
TN
Every
2nd and 4th Monday night @
7:00 P.M.
Next
Class:
January 12th
WHAT'S
ON THE OTHER SIDE?
A
sick man turned to his doctor as he was leaving the room after paying a visit,
and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the
other side."
Very
quietly the doctor said, "I don't know."
"You
don't know?! You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other
side?"
The
doctor was holding the handle of the door. On the other side came a
sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door a dog sprang into
the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning
to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you notice that dog? He had never
been in this room before. He did not know what was inside. He knew
nothing except that his master was here, and when the door opened he sprang in
without fear. I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I
do know one thing: I know my Master is there, and that is enough. And
when the door opens, I shall pass through with no fear, but with
gladness."
It's
true that while we are given a glimpse of what lies ahead, there is a great
deal that we don't know and often wonder about. Will there literally be
a street of gold and a gate of pearl? Highly unlikely. Those kinds of
images may be helpful in understanding how precious heaven is, but they are
not of much value in helping us to know exactly what it will look like.
And
quite frankly, it doesn't matter to me, for two reasons. First of all, I
trust my heavenly Father to provide nothing less than the very best for His
children. And secondly, as the doctor in the story above pointed out,
the only thing that really matters is that we will be in the presence of God.
Living in a shack in His presence would be preferable to living in a mansion
apart from Him. Whatever else heaven may be, its essence is that we have
the opportunity to have intimate fellowship with God.
"And
I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, 'Behold, the tabernacle of God is
with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God
Himself will be with them and be their God.' "
(Rev. 20:12)
Have a great day!
Alan
Smith
White
House Church of Christ
White
House, Tennessee
www.TFTD-online.com
Thought
for the Day
- Sept. 19, 2003
Why
We Love Kids
While
taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted
by a little girl about six years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she
asked, "Are you a cop?" "Yes," I answered and continued
writing the report. "My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask
the police. Is that right?" "Yes, that's right," I told her.
"Well, then," she said as she extended her foot toward me,
"would you please tie my shoe?"
It
was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As
I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little
boy staring in at me. "Is that a dog you got back there?" he asked.
"It sure is," I replied. Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then
towards the back of the van. Finally he said, "What'd he do?"
While
working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used
to take my four-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly
intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes,
walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth
soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of
questions, she merely turned and whispered, "The tooth fairy will never
believe this!"
