Worship
Schedule For 12/3/06
Announce
– Brian Witty
Sing
A.M. – Maurice Powell
Read
– Jerry Powell
Pray
– Larry Powell
Table
– Brady Bogle
Stephen Powell
Danny
Powell
Bob
Hayes
Dismiss
– Johnny Powell
Sing
P.M. – Larry Powell
Pray
P.M. – Maurice Powell
Wed.
Night Schedule For 11/29/06
Sing
– Jerry Gilley
Read
– Larry Powell
Prepare
Communion For December
Larry
Powell
Last
Lord's Day
Attendance
- 62
Contribution
- $1082.00
Visitation
Team This Week
Stephen
Powell, Brian Witty
Visitation
Team Next Week
Odell
Powell, Doris Hibdon
4th
Sunday Speakers For November
A.M.
– Stephen Powell
P.M.
– Jerry Gilley
Get
Bible
Study Stand This Week
Doris
Hibdon
Prayer
List
Sick
Bob
& Betty Hayes, Van & Brenda Hutchison, Neal Medley
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
(None
to report this week.)
Last
Week’s Bible Question
Q: What
weapon did Samson use to kill a thousand men?
A:
The jawbone of an ass (Judges 15:15)
This
Week’s Bible Question
What
king received seventy human heads in baskets?
Current
Events
School
of Bible Emphasis
Mt.
Leo Church of Christ
McMinnville
Mon.,
Nov. 27th – 7:00 P.M.
Fellowship
Meal & Fruit Baskets
Sun.,
Dec. 10th
Immediately
following the morning service in the school building.
GIVING THANKS FOR ALL THINGS
I
read recently about a family that traditionally began the evening meal
with a prayer of thanks. When they were old enough, they began
letting the children say the meal prayer. At first, they would ask
for a pony, a new bike, etc., but they soon learned the more important
things which should be included in the prayer.
One
Thanksgiving, they had the whole family over. The nine-year-old
son wanted to say the prayer. It went like this:
"Heavenly
Father, we thank Thee for the turkey, the rolls, the mashed potatoes,
the red jiggly stuff, and the bread stuff even though I don't like
it. We ask that You not let us choke on this food."
You
have to admire the honesty of that little boy, and I also admire those
parents who have instilled in their children an attitude of being
thankful for everything. And yet, I wonder how often we adults
struggle with the same thing. Tomorrow, those of us who celebrate
Thanksgiving in this country will take time to be thankful for many
things -- our family, our food, our homes, the freedoms we enjoy in this
country and many other things.
But I
wonder how many of us will include in our prayer of thanksgiving a
thankfulness for the things we "don't like" -- the sicknesses
of the past year, the financial struggles, the people we have trouble
getting along with.
Paul said we are to
be "giving thanks always for ALL things to God the Father in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Eph. 5:20) That includes
the "various trials" we face (James 1:2) that strengthen us
and help us to grow to maturity.
This
Thanksgiving, may you truly be thankful for ALL things (even the yucky
red jiggly stuff!).
Alan Smith
Helen
Street Church of Christ
Fayettville,
NC
Thought For The Day (Nov.
22, 2006)
