Worship
Schedule For 12/24/06
Announce
– Maurice Powell
Sing
A.M. – Jerry
Gilley
Read
– Stephen Powell
Pray
– Larry Powell
Table
– Brian Witty
Doris Hibdon
Brady
Bogle
James
Neeley
Dismiss
– Jerry Powell
Sing
P.M. – Stephen Powell
Pray
P.M. – Jerry
Gilley
Wed.
Night Schedule For 12/20/06
Sing
– Stephen Powell
Read
– Doris Hibdon
Prepare
Communion For December
Larry
Powell
Last
Lord's Day
Attendance
- 82
Contribution
- $1457.00
Visitation
Team This Week
Jerry
Powell, Jerry Gilley
Visitation
Team Next Week
Stephen
Powell, Brian Witty
4th
Sunday Speakers For December
A.M.
– Larry Powell
P.M.
– Brian Witty
Get
Bible
Study Stand This Week
Maurice
Powell
Prayer
List
Sick
Odell
Powell, Maggie Wimberley
Shut-Ins
J.D.
Lorance, Ona Prater, William Condra, Alice Youngblood,
Josephine Ferrell, Christine Ash,
Nadine Smith,
Jimmie
Johnston, Oscar Parton, Everett Witty
Military
Duty
Eric Burke
Birthdays
and Anniversaries This Week
Tues.,
Dec. 19th – Danny
& Darlene Powell
Last
Week’s Bible Question
Q: What
was given as a sign that the shepherds had found the baby Jesus?
A:
The swaddling clothes and the manger (Luke 2:12)
This
Week’s Bible Question
Who
saw a torch from God pass between the animals he had brought to
sacrifice?
Current
Events
School
of Bible Emphasis
Mt.
Leo Church of Christ
McMinnville
Mon.,
Jan. 8th – 7:00 P.M.
ENTER
TO WORSHIP
I've
always found it interesting to notice the signs that some churches place
in and around their church building. I think those signs reflect
something of the personality of that particular group of people.
There's one church, for example, that has a sign out front that says,
"Where Jesus is Lord, the Bible is taught, and people are
loved."
There
are some pulpits that have a little sign on them quoting the men who
came to Philip in John 12:21, "Sir, we would see Jesus."
That's not a bad reminder for the preacher, that he is speaking to a
group of people who want to see Jesus.
There's
another church that has a sign on the pulpit that says, "You are
speaking to the most important people on the face of this earth -- God's
people."
It
seems that I recall seeing one pulpit sign that simply said, "Stand
up, speak up, shut up." I'm not sure what that says about the
church -- probably something about how long they're willing to listen to
the preacher!
I've
heard of a church that put a sign over the clock in the back of an
auditorium. Most churches have a clock mounted on the back
wall. One church put a sign over this clock that you have to turn
around to see – “Remember Lot's wife."
There's
another sign that I've actually seen in quite a few congregations.
It's a sign that is usually put over the door coming into the
auditorium. It simply says, "Enter to worship, Depart to
serve." I think that phrase, in just a few words, describes
very well what happened to Isaiah:
"In
the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high
and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above
it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face,
with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried
to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The
whole earth is full of His glory!' And the posts of the door were
shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with
smoke. So I said: 'Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man
of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.' Then one of
the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had
taken with the tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth with
it, and said: 'Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity
is taken away, and your sin purged. Also I heard the voice of the
Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?' Then I
said, 'Here am I! Send me.'" (Isaiah 6:1-8)
Isaiah
had the worship experience of all worship experiences. He came
into the very presence of God. He had a vision of God that
literally changed his life. I am convinced that our daily walk,
our daily service is directly proportional to our vision of God.
That our concept of God determines how we much we love and serve
Him. That how we worship God has a lot to do with how we live and
serve Him throughout the rest of the week. Shallow worship
translates into shallow service. And meaningful worship translates
into meaningful service.
Enter
to worship, depart to serve.
Have
a great day!
Alan
Smith
Thought
For The Day (June 8, 2006)
http://www.tftd-online.com
