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AREA EVENTS Concert: December 7, The OVU music department presents a seasonal concert on the OVU main cam- pus in Roberts Hall, 7:30 pm Area Wide Worship Service: January 14, Lubeck church of Christ, 2:30 pm 7th Annual West Virginia Marriage Getaway: Feb- ruary 9-11, Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV Registration forms: https://form.jotform.com/73105148191148 Great Smoky Mountain Marriage Retreat; Febru- ary 14-18, 2018, www.smokymountainmarriage.com SUNDAY AM Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Announcements Berry Cameron Song Leader Barclay McIntire Opening Prayer Lyons C. Miller Scripture R. Weekley W. cook Lord’s Supper West Berry Assist Ullom Capel Serve Ballengee J. Cook Serve Butterfield Egnor Serve L. Cook Kn. Grose Serve Cox Isaacs Serve (Alternate) Rittenhouse Dean Usher McHenry Rittenhouse Usher Merrill Sailor Usher C. Miller Shockey Usher (Alternate) J. Morlan Cox Pick Up Cards Coffman/Kupfner Miller/Miller Pick Up Cards Dorton/ Dorton Duncan/Duncan Van Driver Isaacs Cox Door Greeters Meredith Jm. Morlan P.A. System ~ AUDIO Isaacs McHenry P.A. System ~ VIDEO Ferrebee Oblisk SUNDAY PM Sun. PM Sun. PM Announcements Jones Vaughan Opening Prayer McIntire G. Petty Scripture Kerns D. Jones Closing Prayer Shockey Barclay Lord’s Supper Kv. Grose J. Kupfner Assist Kn. Grose R. Weekley Door Greeters L. Reed Sailor WEDNESDAY Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Song Leader Haguewood Smith Opening Prayer D. Jones Vaughan Door Greeters Barclay Hinzman P.A System - AUDIO Isaacs McHenry P.A. System - VIDEO Ferrebee Oblisk December 3, 2017 NORTH END CHURCH OF CHRIST SERVING IN THE MILITARY Joseph Banfield (son-in-law of Kirk & Mary Malone) Shawn Blair (grandson of Karen Blair) Paul Cascell (son-in-law of Mark & Candy Berry) Emily Collins (niece of Eva Cook) Sarah Collins (niece of Eva Cook) Greg Hoover (nephew of Doreen Kupfner) Nicholas Linville (grandson of Jim & Dianna Kerns) Andrew Miller (grandson of Curtis & Ruth Dickson) Dustin Miller (brother of Chris Miller) Nathan Miller (brother of Chris Miller) Benjamin Petty (grandson of Becky Petty) Cody Reck (husband of Marybeth Cook Reck) Nate Ruble (son of Patty Ruble) Aaron Wright (grandson of Grace Wells) OUR RECORD Week of 11-26-2017 2017 Average Sunday A.M. Worship 205 199 Sunday Bible Class 152 154 Sunday P.M. Worship 123 129 Wednesday Bible Class 144 142 MISSIONS Chimala School of Preaching Chimala, Tanzania Union Church of Christ Union, WV Andy Robison WV School of Preaching Search TV Edmond, OK Jim Waldron India Herschel Walker Dorchester, MA OUR GROWTH FOR 2017 Baptisms …………………………………. 5 Request for prayer, Restored ………….19 Placed Membership …………………….. 7 Dec. 10 - Be Baptized Dec. 17 - The Truth Dec. 24 - Why Was Jesus Born? In Search of the Lord’s Way, WTAP-Sunday, 7:30am Sunday Morning Worship - 9:30 am Bible Classes - 10:45 am Sunday Evening Worship - 6:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 pm ~ 1301 West Virginia Avenue Parkersburg, WV 26104 304-422-0489 or 304-422-0567 Office Hours: Tues. — Fri. 9:00 am — 2:00 pm ~ Web: www.northendchurch.com Email: [email protected] If you are unable to serve call Dave Butterfield at 304-482-8917 SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS YOUTH EVENTS Traveling Youth Group: Dec. 31 Sunrise church of Christ, Parkersburg, WV 6:30 pm SHINING STARS Our congregation is so blessed with amazing young people! Congratulations to the following students who made the Honor Roll for the 1st nine weeks grading period. Middle School: Jodriana Barclay, Anna Berry, Jenna Carpenter, Aaron Grose, Caleb Jones, Madison Jones, Meredith Kupfner, Tyson Maze, Riley Oblisk High School: Alyssa Anderson, Derek Ballengee, Kendall Ferrebee, Ethan Grose, Curtis Jones, Hallie Oblisk, Brenden Smith, Haylee Smith (other accomplishments ie: sports, science fairs etc. will be in next Sundays bulletin) DO YOU UNDERSTAND? This question often dives to the heart of our relationships. Do you really understand? Can you understand the things that happen in the lives of other people? It’s called empathy and it’s an important tool for the Christian. Paul calls for it in Romans 12:15, “Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.” How does it happen? First we must be less inclined to make snap judgments. Sometimes peo- ple make bad decisions. Bad decisions do not make bad people. When we rush into judgment and are willing to condemn someone else because of a bad decision we are risking our eternity as well as the other person’s. Jesus said, "Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not con- sider the plank in your own eye?” (Matthew 7:1) Second, consider how the other person might feel. Imagine the shoe be- ing on the other foot. If you were in that person’s position how would you feel? How would you react to the treatment of others? What would it take from someone else to help you recover from this or overcome it in your life? We call this the Golden Rule, “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 7:12) Maybe you cannot understand, but you can at least try to empathize. Try to know what it would feel like if you were in their shoes. Try to consider how might be the best way for someone to respond to you and then do that for them. Do you understand? Steven Haguewood
