Serving Today COMMUNION Jack Stringer James Sublette Billy Terrell Randy Turner Wade Weathers Wynne Weathers Bill White Fred Wingate GREETERS Info Center: Odie & Dolores Kennedy Main Doors: Jeff & Robyn Horton East Doors: Frank & Gail Debenport W. Erwin Doors: Jo Anders PICK UP CARDS Aaron Browning Chase Browning Brayden Reeder Ethan Stone Logan Stone SOUND Terry Frick & Cody MItcham CHILDREN’S MINISTRY Nursery: Joyce Allen & Jaci Philpot Toddler: Cathy Culpepper & Abby Lindsey Order of Worship Believe | Connect | Serve Our Weekly Schedule SUNDAY Bible Class 9 a.m. Morning Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 5 p.m. MONDAY Karing Kitchen 6 p.m. TUESDAY Tuesday Lunch Bunch 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Clothing Distribution 8:30-10:30 a.m. WEDNESDAY Food Distribution 8:30-10:30 a.m. Evening Bible Study 7 p.m. Food Distribution 6:30-7:30 p.m. THURSDAY Clothing Distribution 8:30-10:30 a.m. January 22, 2017 Volume 48 – No. 4 Welcome/Call to Worship - Isaiah 40:6-8 Donnie Carnathan Song #578 We Will Glorify Gary Ables Song #432 How Shall the Young Secure Their Hearts? Song #731 Take Time to Be Holy Prayer David Cannefax Song #514 Redeemed Communion & Contribution Michael Hurley Song How Great Is Our God Scripture Reading Leviticus 19:1-2 Bruce Bevers Song #528 I Know That My Redeemer Lives Message: "Christian Lives Matter" Bill Allen Song #681 More Holiness Give Me Elder's Prayer Jay Bynum Song #458 Redeemed 5:00 P.M. Assembly Welcome/Call to Worship Donnie Carnathan Song #167 Hosanna Davy Carter Song #47 Holy, Holy, Holy Song Boundless Love Prayer Kelly Monahan Scripture Reading Job 42:1-6 Larry Murphey Song #40 Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts Song #38 Awesome God Song #4 To God Be the Glory Message "Holy or Holier Than Thou?" Bill Allen Song #147 I Stand Amazed Song #147 I Stand Amazed (verse 4) Dismiss Gaylan Seagler
WEDNESDAY Food Distribution 8:30-10:30 a.m. Evening Bible Study 7 p.m. Food Distribution 6:30-7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY Clothing Distribution 8:30-10:30 a.m.
January 22, 2017 Volume 48 – No. 4
Welcome/Call to Worship - Isaiah 40:6-8 Donnie Carnathan
Song #578 We Will Glorify Gary Ables
Song #432 How Shall the Young Secure Their Hearts?
Song #731 Take Time to Be Holy
Prayer
David Cannefax
Song #514 Redeemed
Communion & Contribution Michael Hurley
Song How Great Is Our God
Scripture Reading Leviticus 19:1-2 Bruce Bevers
Song #528 I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Message: "Christian Lives Matter" Bill Allen
Song #681 More Holiness Give Me
Elder's Prayer
Jay Bynum
Song #458 Redeemed
5:00 P.M. Assembly
Welcome/Call to Worship Donnie Carnathan
Song #167 Hosanna Davy Carter
Song #47 Holy, Holy, Holy
Song Boundless Love
Prayer
Kelly Monahan
Scripture Reading Job 42:1-6 Larry Murphey
Song #40 Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts
Song #38 Awesome God
Song #4 To God Be the Glory
Message "Holy or Holier Than Thou?" Bill Allen
Song #147 I Stand Amazed
Song #147 I Stand Amazed (verse 4)
Dismiss
Gaylan Seagler
Bill’s Blog
BY BILL ALLEN
LIFEDOESNOTHAVEINSTANTREPLAY!I am amazed at how many cameras it takes to televise a sporting eventtoday. There aremany angles of the play availablewhen they use instantreplay. Instant replay helps the officiating crewmake the right call. It isused tocorrectmistakesandmanywish theyhad that same luxury in lifetoday.Wehavetolivewithourmistakesandwesufferwhenwemakebaddecisions. How and what we look at can help us tremendously in ourdecisionmaking.Here is some advice from scripture onwhatwe look at.Consider God’s words to Habakkuk, Look among the nations and see;wonderandbeastounded.ForIamdoingaworkinyourdaysthatyouwouldnotbelieveiftold (Hab.1:5).God is stillworking for us today as hewas inHabakkuk’s time.Don’tmake themistake of thinkingGod isnotaware orworking for us today. Consider Paul’s advice,aswe looknot tothe thingsthatareseenbut tothethingsthatareunseen.Forthe thingsthatare seenare transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal (2 Cor.5:18).Wechooseeverydaywhatwewanttobelieveinandwhatwewanttotrustin.Choosingwithoutseeingtakesfaith,andGodwillblessthosewhotakethatleap of faith. Consider Jesus’ words after He had reached someone Hisdisciplesthoughtwasunreachable.Myfoodistodothewillofhimwhosentmeandtoaccomplishhiswork.Look,Itellyou,liftusyoureyes,andseethatthefieldsareripeforharvest(Jo.4:34,35).Wecanreachthelost.ThatisthewillofGod.Therearemanywhoneedwhatwehave in theLord.We justneedtoseethem!ConsiderPaul’swordsagain.Lookcarefullythenhowyouwalk, not as unwise but as wise (Eph.5:15).We do not have the careless,aimless,andharmfulwalkoftheunbelievers.Wewalkwithpurpose, love,andservice;this isthewisewalk.Whatareyoulookingattoday?Areyoulooking for the eternal or the temporary? Like our children sing: “Oh, becarefullittleeyeswhatyousee!“
By Danny Snell Family Life MinisterDonnieCarnathan
BenevolenceMinisterBible Class Join us for Bible Class this Sunday @ 9:00. This quarter our Bible Classes are studying Matthew & Exodus. The title of our study is “The Gift of the King" The lesson this week… “Rebel Heart" from Numbers 14. More on this in class this Sunday morning! Consider the following from Numbers 14:4-9 “4Andtheysaidtoeachother,“Weshouldchoosea leaderandgo back to Egypt.”5Then Moses and Aaron fellfacedownin front of the whole Israeliteassemblygathered there.6Joshua son of Nunand Calebson of Jephunneh, who were among those who hadexplored the land, tore their clothes7and said to theentire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed throughandexplored isexceedingly good.8If theLordispleasedwithus,hewillleadusintothatland,alandflowingwithmilk and honey,and will give it to us.9Only do notrebelagainsttheLord.Anddonotbeafraidofthepeopleof the land,because we will devour them. Theirprotection is gone, but theLordis withus.Do not beafraidofthem.”Leadership Training For Christ LTC Practices are listed in the Youth Ministry Column. If you haven’t turned in your forms… please do so ASAP!!!
I hope that you are keeping our nation and our leaders in your prayers, especially this week. With the inauguration of a new president and vice president, a new chapter in our country begins. As you know, this new chapter is starting with much concern by some and optimism by others, illustrating our deeply divided and polarized union.
In the midst of these important events let’s be reminded of these words from the apostles Peter and Paul.
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor. (1 Peter 2:13-17)
I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. (1 Tim. 2:1-6)
For the Christian, we recognize that whoever is in power, we will be submissive and respectful and prayerful. We recognize that we best serve our God “by doing good,” and that our ultimate allegiance is to the “one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself…”
K id ’s Korner
SUPERBOWL PARTY AT THE WEATHERS!
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January 22 - Devo in the FLC with the Turners hosting
The Children’s Library will be open in the interval between the Sunday morning Bible classes and the worship period. This time window of opportunity will facilitate a more efficient use of the library’s holdings.
BLAST is learning about God the Creator for the next few weeks. We are learning the days of creation and how powerful God is. We are also discussing how much God loves us and wants a relationship with us. Encourage your children to look for other children that have a difficult time fitting in at school, help them connect with each other. This is a way to show Christ in their lives on a daily basis. LTC Bible Quiz practice is under way on Sunday evenings and Puppet/Drama practice will start in February. We are excited to see how our kids Make Him Known as they learn more about the book of Acts. Kids: Let your friends know that we are planning our next Kids’ Night Out in the annex on February 4th. We have a closed group on Facebook called West Erwin Children’s Ministry. If you are not already in this group but would like to keep up with us in this way, email me at [email protected]. Remember: VBS is June 11-14
Marla
The Douglas Project
We need still need volunteers for Tuesday, Jan. 31 to help with the kids as they attend the East Texas Symphony @ Caldwell Auditorium. They need for us to ride on the bus with the kids. Please meet at Douglas @ 10:00 and we will be back at the school by 12:30. If you can help, please confirm to Danny Snell directly.
Live stream of Sunday services from http://wechurchofchrist.christianworldmedia.com
The Elders of West Erwin are available to meet with our members at mutually agreeable times for counsel, questions and general information. You may make an appointment with one or more of our elders by seeing them at any of our church meetings or by a phone call at the numbers listed below: Jay Bynum 903.839.3133 Ken Culpepper 903.752.7801 David Hammond 903.279.1055 Gaylan Seagler 903.566.1958 Wade Weathers 903.839.9797 David Wicks* 903.534.9568
Blankets 15 Oz Cans of Peaches Men’s Socks & Shoes
Prayer & Care Updates:
Jane Fisher had successful knee replacement surgery at Spine and Joint last Tuesday. Velma Lemons broke her hip after a fall. She had surgery last Tuesday at Mother Frances. Stan Mallory had a back procedure in Dallas last Wednesday. Larry Moore began chemotherapy and radiation last Monday to treat his cancer. Bitsy Berryman is very ill and is hospitalized. No visitors, please. Sylvia Tharpe is in HealthSouth for rehab. Tommy Parrish is in HealthSouth. Winnie Bell is in Colonial Manor in Lindale for rehab. Smile Theinsuwan was discharged from the hospital last Tuesday.
Doug White, son of Bill and Barbara White and brother of Joanna Stamps, had a stroke last Tuesday. He is 37. He suffered no side effects and is home now in New Braunfels.
West Erwin Family: Larry Moore | Steve Denman | Stan Mallory | Bud Cawyer | Ira Groom | Pat Lewis | Kalli Huff | Clinton & Louise Culpepper | Elmer Miles | Forest McFadden | Brice Sustaire | Winona Shankle | Millie Tomlin | Joann Davis | Nella Ware | George Richardson | Ira & Esther Wilson | Charles Harris | Bob & May Helen May| Jess & Charlotte Hopkins | Ruby Cliver | Tommy Parrish | Samuel & Kara Mink and for the baby boy they are expecting |
Friends and Family: Dan Morrison, friend of Davy Carter | Debbie Jones brother, Jerry Pigue (pronounced pee-GAY) | David Hammond’s mother, Dolores Hammond | Renee’ Duckworth, friend of Shirley Denman
Thank You
I had one foot in heaven and looked down and saw my family and friends at West Erwin and I asked God to please let me stay and He did – Thank you for every visit, every prayer – and Wanda for the wonderful cookies. Sylvia Tharpe
