“And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land...” (Ezekiel 22:30). The weekly bulletin published by NESBIT CHURCH OF C H R I S T Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Preacher Jason Hilburn Phone: 662-429-3110 Email: [email protected]Jason’s Site: www.TheBibleDomain.com Works Supported Children's Homes, Paragould, AR Gospel Broadcasting Network In Search of the Lord's Way Kakinada, India Murmansk, Russia—Far East/World Ev. Memphis School of Preaching Students Patrick Swayne—Singapore: Four Seas The church of Christ in Darien, GA Tim Wilkes, II—NetCasters Schedule of Services Sundays Morning Bible Class 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship 10:00 A.M. Evening Worship 6:00 P.M. Wednesdays Bible Class 7:00 P.M. NESBIT CHURCH OF C H R I S T 685 Nesbit Road Nesbit, MS 38651 662-429-6661 www.nesbitchurchofchrist.org A Few Words from the Preacher The Nesbit congregation hosted the first Bible Bowl we have hosted in many years this past Saturday, and it went very well! We had good attendance, and it was great to see how much the young people from area congregations had learned from the Bible. Rachel Bledsoe is the only person on our elementary team, and she won the banner for her age group. Thyatira won the middle school banner, Coldwater won the high school banner, and Nesbit won the overall banner. Left to Right, Front row: Rachel Bledsoe. Second row: Landon Chalmers, Braden Hilburn, Hudson Byrd, Nikki Bledsoe, Morgan Hadaway, Katelynne Hilburn. Not pictured: Steven Chalmers participated, but was not there for the picture. Matt Williams was out of town during this Bible Bowl.
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“And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land...” (Ezekiel 22:30).
The weekly bulletin published by
NESBIT CHURCH OF
C H R I S T
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Preacher Jason Hilburn Phone: 662-429-3110 Email: [email protected] Jason’s Site: www.TheBibleDomain.com Works Supported Children's Homes, Paragould, AR Gospel Broadcasting Network In Search of the Lord's Way Kakinada, India Murmansk, Russia—Far East/World Ev. Memphis School of Preaching Students Patrick Swayne—Singapore: Four Seas The church of Christ in Darien, GA Tim Wilkes, II—NetCasters Schedule of Services Sundays Morning Bible Class 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship 10:00 A.M. Evening Worship 6:00 P.M. Wednesdays Bible Class 7:00 P.M.
NESBIT CHURCH OF
C H R I S T 685 Nesbit Road Nesbit, MS 38651
662-429-6661
www.nesbitchurchofchrist.org
A Few Words from the Preacher
The Nesbit congregation hosted the first Bible Bowl we have hosted in many years this past Saturday, and it went very well! We had good attendance, and it was great to see how much the young people from area congregations had learned from the Bible. Rachel Bledsoe is the only person on our elementary team, and she won the banner for her age group. Thyatira won the middle school banner, Coldwater won the high school banner, and Nesbit won the overall banner.
Left to Right, Front row: Rachel Bledsoe. Second row: Landon Chalmers, Braden Hilburn, Hudson Byrd, Nikki Bledsoe, Morgan Hadaway, Katelynne Hilburn.
Not pictured: Steven Chalmers participated, but was not there for the picture. Matt Williams was out of town during this Bible Bowl.
Page 2 Standing in the Gap January 20, 2016
There is No Lasting Happiness Without God
It has been reported that the famous infidel Voltaire said, “I wish I had never been born.” He spent his life in unbelief, and did not find happiness. Lord Byron, who spent his life in sinful pleasure, said, “The worm, the canker, and the grief are mine alone.” Happiness is not to be found in sinful pleasure. Money does not produce happiness or peace of mind, for one of the world’s richest men, Jay Gould, said, “I suppose I am the most miserable man on earth.”
A Statement by a Former Infidel “There was a time when I should have scornfully shrugged my shoulders at the mention of miracles. Yet, if there be an almighty Being, the Maker of all things visible and invisible, he must be superior to all those laws which he has himself impressed upon his work; and therefore no miracle can be impossible to him. To-day I am no longer arrogant enough to overlook this obvious truth. A time came when I lay on what seemed likely to become my death-bed. I looked into the grave; and I felt the craving for immortality. Then I set myself to read the Gospels once again. I read them as they ought to be read - with a simple, open heart - and in every page, in every word of that sublime story, I saw truth shine. And consequently I now believe firmly in all the gospel miracles, chronicled as they are by the evangelists, with a clearness and a minuteness of detail which afford the most evident proof of truthfulness. Yes, Jesus did give sight to the blind and life to the dead. As he passed on his brief journey through this world he scattered these blessings by the way to show that he was indeed the Son of God. Thus did he found the religion which during nineteen centuries has given peace to all men of good will. The faith in him which I have now attained I hope henceforward to keep, and to see it constantly and steadily strengthening unto my life’s end.” [Francis Coopee, an eminent French writer; from Biblical Criticism, J.W. McGarvey, Jan. 25, 1902]. Brother McGarvey quoted the above statement, and added these significant comments: “The fact of having been suspended over the grave, and then placed again on his feet to live a little longer, took all the intellectual pride out of this man, and caused him to look at the gospel narratives with a level head. The result was the same unquestioning acceptance of what he read that is common with level-headed people the world over. It might be a good thing, in the case of many other infidels...[if the Lord would, JPH] scare them up in a similar way. Wicked men, who have learned to enjoy their wickedness, can seldom be persuaded to turn to the Lord unless something occurs to scare them nearly to death about their eternal prospects. It is well enough to say, as some men are so fond of saying, that you can not scare men into the kingdom of God; for in a certain sense this is true; but is equally true that there are many men who will never enter the kingdom, or seriously think of doing so, until you scare them. You must thunder the terrors of the final judgment in their ears, as Jesus did, and as Paul did, if you are ever to make them repent. “A case similar to the one recounted above occurred in Kentucky not many years ago. A young brother whom we shall call Tom, who was a zealous Christian and ever ready for an argument in defense of his faith, had occasion to spend the night with a relative whom he called Cousin George. Cousin George was an atheist, and was also fond of argument. At the supper table he began on Tom about his superstitious belief in an invisible and intangible God. Tom took up the gauntlet, and they had it up and down till bedtime. Late in the night Tom heard a commotion downstairs and the groaning of some one in great pain. He hurriedly dressed and went down. He found Cousin George rolling about on the bed with a desperate case of cramp colic, and calling loudly on the Lord with every breath. ‘O Lord, O God, have mercy on me.’ Tom walked up to the bedside, joined with others who were rubbing him, and said: ‘Don’t call on him, Cousin George; there ain’t any...” (pp. 375-377).
—Taken from Bob Winton’s Old Paths Bulletin
Page 3 Standing in the Gap January 20, 2016
THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL STANDING IN THE GAP LECTURESHIP
The Sermon on the Mount
Friday, January 29, 2016 – Sunday, January 31, 2016
Jason Hilburn, Lectureship Director
TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
Friday 9:00 A.M. The Beatitudes Dan Cates
Friday 10:00 A.M. The Christian’s Influence Billy Bland
Friday 11:00 A.M. Christ Came to Fulfill Gary Colley
Lunch provided by the Nesbit congregation
Friday 1:00 P.M. Laying Up Treasures Bobby Liddell
Friday 2:00 P.M. Beware of False Prophets Brian Briscoe
Fri. 2:00 (Ladies) Take No Thought Maggie Colley
Dinner break
Friday 7:00 P.M. The Judgment Day Mike Hixson
Break until Saturday afternoon
Saturday 2:00 P.M. But I Say Unto You…
(Re: Oaths and Swearing) Chris Butler
Saturday 3:00 P.M. But I Say Unto You…
(Re: Lust, Marriage, and Divorce) Will Anderson
Saturday 4:00 P.M. The Narrow and Wide Gates Jared Rhodes
Sat. 4:00 (Ladies) But I Say Unto You…(Love Your Enemies) Irene Taylor
Break until next morning
Sunday 9:00 A.M. Righteousness Leading to Reconciliation Robert Jefferies
Sunday 10:00 A.M. Righteousness Exceeding the Pharisees Dwayne Butler
Potluck Lunch
Sunday 6:00 P.M. Cast Not Your Pearls Before Swine Tim Wilkes II
Sunday 7:30 P.M. Pray After This Manner Robert R. Taylor, Jr.
Announcements – Trey Bledsoe Scripture Reading – Matt Williams
The Lord’s Table
Richard Gordon…..………………….…………………….…Mickey Anderson Sam Dickenson.…….…………………………………….………Jacob Dickison
Youth Assistant for PM this month—Landon Chalmers
Leading Prayer – A.M.
O – Patrick Hughes...........................................C – Jacob Watson
Leading Prayer – P.M.
O – Jim Burton...............................................C – Tarrence Moore
Those leading in worship are kindly asked to dress respectfully.
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What Must We Do To Be Saved?What Must We Do To Be Saved?What Must We Do To Be Saved?What Must We Do To Be Saved?
1. Learn the Truth (John 6:45; Rom. 10:17).
2. Believe in Christ (John 8:24; 1 Cor. 15:1-4).
3. Repent of sins (Acts 17:30).
4. Confess faith in Christ (Matt. 10:32; Acts 8:37).
5. Be baptized in the name of Christ for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16; 1 Pet. 3:20-21).
In Our Prayers NEW UPDATES THIS WEEK: Jim Burton—worse lately; orthopedic surgeon 1/22 for spine. Sylvia Burton (Jim Burton’s 92 yr. old mother)—heart problems; tests in hospital. Ethan Dickison—high fever; antibiotics. Flora Dugan—got a good dr. report; still very weak. Lester Holmes—surgery recovery; dr. 1/25. Jean Jones—hip replacement 2/4. Melanie Jones—still has bronchitis. Raeleigh McCartha—a baby girl with cancer. Alyce Vincent—heart valve seems to be leaking; seeing doctors. Betty Anderson—various health problems. Sandy Brown (Sue Brown’s daughter-in-law)—inoperable heart problem, treating with meds; arthritis. Billy Byrd—leg recovering well. Jackie Mays (Tracey Watson’s cousin)—lost home in tornado; lost brother to heart attack. Jackie Meadows—cancer; blood clot in arm. Jamie Mercer—heart surgery postponed. Marjean Mercer—still not feeling normal after recent episode. Carolyn Miller (Nancy Pickett’s sister-in-law)—stage 4 lung cancer; also in liver. Cathy Mitchell (Sandra Morris’ friend)—improving after MRSA returned. Bob Mitchell (friend of Sandra Morris)—cancer. Cullen Moore—Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Sandra Morris—pray she will be able to get more shots for pain. Sarah Morris—surgery 1/28. Jeff Palmer (Evelyn Hale’s nephew)—home from hospital after pneumonia; still on oxygen; nurse checking on him. Martha Pounders—low blood pressure; infection in throat; stomach problems. Barbara Rayborn—COPD. Elizabeth Roberson (Pam McNatt’s 19 yr. old granddaughter)—hospice care. Drew Saradpon—type 1 diabetes; on-going issues with sugar levels. Crystal Scaggs—pray for her pregnancy. Jared Scaggs—trying to get meds regulated. Nell Shelly—cataract surgery in January. Vern Schrimsher—hip surgery recovery going well. Nicole Stafford—health problems; improving. Bobby Sims—painful nerve damage in feet. Rylie Tillman—continue to pray for good health. Betty and Wiley Tuggle—multiple health problems. Henrietta Wolfe (friend of Nancy Pickett)—pancreatic cancer..
Also continue to remember... Negial Brisco, Annette Cates, Serobia Chandler, Dennis Cone, Estie Ennis, Jeannette Gaines, Josephine Gill, Karie Hale, Martha Hopkins, Elizabeth Johnson, Elnora Moore, Patricia Pierce, Mary Telford, Janice Tipton, Danella and Stephen Vaughn, Janet Walker, Jean Webb.
UPCOMING EVENTS Ladies’ class Tuesdays 10AM; No Bible Bowl, Pew Packers this Sunday Jan. 27……………………………………………….4th Wednesday Singing Jan. 29-31..17th Standing in the Gap Lectureship, Sermon on the Mount Feb. 8……………………………………….Children’s Homes Food Truck
