BUILDING FELLOWSHIP ACTS 2:42 GETTING TO KNOW YOU THERE S A MOVEMENT COMING

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1 BUILDING FELLOWSHIP ACTS 2:42 GETTING TO KNOW YOU SCRIPTURE FOR ADULT CLASS EXODUS 3:4-14; 20:1-7; Daniel 7:13-14; Matthew 28:18-20; Titus 3:4-7 PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM! WELCOME... SCOTT DRUMM CONGREGATIONAL SONG LEADER..RUSSELL PIGG LORD, WE COME BEFORE THEE NOW FOLLOW ME PRAYER... ED VILLANI TEN THOUSAND ANGELS LORD S SUPPER... PAUL ATTAWAY A BEAUTIFUL LIFE... 1 CONTRIBUTION... PAUL ATTAWAY BEAUTIFUL SCRIPTURE... GALATIANS 4:4-5...HARRISON HARWELL SERMONS CALEB COLLEY AM: WHAT IF JESUS HAD NOT BEEN BORN? PM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THERE S A FOUNTAIN FREE SHELTER IN THE TIME OF STORM CLOSING PRAYER... JIM HERRING SERVING THE LORD S TABLE EDDIE ALVARADO GENE BARROW EDDIE CURRY RICKY FAIRLEY ED HAMMOCE CHARLES JENNINGS STEPHEN LIPSCOMB BOB MAXWELL JOE ROQUEMORE MITCH WOKOMATY Sunday Evening DEC OPENING PRAYER... KEVIN DERRICK... SCRIPTURE READING.... SWUANN CRUZ 1 PETER 3:15...CLOSING PRAYER..JOSH CONLEY DEC. 28 OPENING PRAYER... ZAKK BURTON... SCRIPTURE READING... JAMES BRYANT, IV... CLOSING PRAYER... ED HAMMOCK WEDNESDAY EVENING Dec. 24.SONG LEADER...TBA OPENING PRAYER... TBA.. INVITATION...JIM HERRING....CLOSING PRAYER... TBA NURSERY ATTENDANTS DEC. 21 A.M... CARLA DRUMM BETH HARWELL... P.M... SHANNON ROLEN DEC A.M... CYNTHIA PIGG CHARLOTTE SHULTZ P.M... JUANITA VILLANI Gentlemen: If you are unable to serve, call Mike Satterfield at (404) or the office (770) Nursery call the office December 21, 2014 THERE S A MOVEMENT COMING December 7, 2011 Recently, the Fourth Avenue Church of Christ, in Franklin, Tennessee hired a lady named Lauren King to be their preaching intern. She preached at a Sunday service, and the Fourth Avenue congregation hailed her bravery and talents. After her sermon, she was interviewed and said: [I]t s been so encouraging to have men and women of older generations come to me and say You are brave. Or come to me and say, My mom had the same gifts you have. She didn t get to use them. I m glad you get to, and things like that.... It s happening. There s a movement coming. And I m just honored and humbled.... Lauren King is probably right in saying that there is an impending movement toward increased female leadership among churches of Christ. To understand any movement, we must understand its motivation. Is this movement motivated by the word of God, or by the fleshly desires of humans? The movement at which Fourth Avenue is at the forefront cannot be authorized or motivated by the word of God, because the New Testament teaches explicitly that women are not to preach in the corporate Christian assembly: 1 Corinthians 14: As in all the churches of the saints, the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says. If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church. 1 Timothy 2: Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve.... Lauren King s movement cannot be motivated by the Bible. It can only be motivated by the cultural climate of our times, (over)

2 2 P age which seems to reject any practice that seems patriarchal, such as male leadership in the New Testament church. In the same video, Fourth Avenue s preacher says that Paul, in writing the two passages I mentioned above, was not intending to undo the rest of Scripture. Such is not even a possibility, because those two passages do not contradict any other passage of Scripture. The preacher went on to pit Jesus against Paul by saying that he reads Paul through Jesus, rather than the other way around. In reality, there is no conflict between Paul and Jesus, because Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would guide the apostles into all the truth (John 14:26), and Paul stressed his authority (e.g., 2 Corinthians 13:10; cf. Galatians 1; 3 John 9 Caleb Those to Remember in Our Prayers Please take a moment to pray for the following people who have requested prayers or responded to the invitation, as well as contact them by phone, letter or in person to show our love and support for them. Carol Stanley, Dana s mother, saw the Dr. and was told that her foot is well. The cast is off. She wishes to thank everyone for their prayers. She still has to be careful and will see the Dr. again in 3 months. Dana Stanley requests the prayers of the congregation for good results on tests she will be having soon. The next test will be a follow up to a test that had poor results. THANK YOU Heartfelt thanks to the the Cofers and Piggs for hosting the Youth Progressive Dinner on Friday night. All reports are that a good time was had by all. The Macland Youth Please let Scott or Elaine know if you are interested in hosting a segment of this event next year. No, it isn t too early to plan. REMINDER All classes will meet in the auditorium for the next two Wednesday evening services. That is, this Wednesday, the 24 th and next Wednesday, the 31 st THEY WILL BE MISSED The Cruz family will be moving to the Vidalia area for about 5 months. This is in connection with Cesar s work. They will return periodically to participate in Lads to Leaders and any other events they have committed to. Sarah Cown is sick at home with a virus and is running a fever at night. Kelli Waldrop's father, John Hamilton, was taken to the ER last Sunday and was diagnosed with gallstones and a kidney stone. He had successful surgery last Tuesday and is recuperating at home. For cards his address is: John Hamilton, 2930 Hopkins Road, Powder Springs, GA TRAVELERS: ON-GOING PRAYER NEED MEMBERS: Kak Grayson; Bob Holt, Martha Maxwell, Lane Steed, Julie Urbaniak; Ed Villani. Members Unable to Attend: Dorothy Bowman Loved Ones: Larry Grimes II, Larry and Elizabeth Grimes son; Syble Brindley, Bettie Little s sister; Keith Little, Charles & Bettie s son; Paul Maner s mother, Noni Maner and his sister, Brenda Maner; Heather Montgomery, Linda s sister-in-law; Nikki Fennel, Scott Drumm s sister; Michael Werchowski, Dot Evans great-grandson; Stephen Lovett and other family and friends in the military. RESPONSES Shannon Burton requested prayer to get through family issues she is facing. She is challenged to be the Christian she should be WAS FUN WHAT ABOUT 2015? We ve had another great year, little L.A.M.B.S.! We ve had so much fun this year. We hope you have too. We are so proud of all you ve done and how you are learning to live like your Bible teaches you. Thanks parents for bringing your children to the monthly activities. There is little success where there is little laughter. Ann Clark-Nhamoinesu requested prayer to get her through the struggles she is facing in her life.

3 3 P a g e ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK S QUESTIONS 1, The first covenant God made with man was his covenant with Noah. With whom did he make the second covenant? MORE QUESTIONS (Answers will be in next week s bulletin) 1. What prophetess played a timbrel and led the women of Israel in a victory song after the Red Sea incident? Abraham (Genesis 15-17) 2. The serpent in Eden was the first talking animal in the Bible. What was the second? 2. What king, who was also a poet and musician, embarrassed his wife by dancing in the streets? Balaam s donkey (Numbers 22:28-30) 3. Who was the first person to fall asleep during a sermon? 3. Who wrote over a thousand songs? 4. Whose eye-catching cloak caused murderous envy in his brothers? 5. Who is the only person mentioned in the Bible as having worn gloves? 6. What warriors were so extravagant that even their camels wore necklaces? 7. What judge had 70 sons? 8. Who was older, Moses or Aaron? 9. Whom did Paul advise that a bishop must be able to control his own children? Eutychus, who dozed off and fell out of a window during Paul s sermon (Acts 20:9) 4. Who told the first lie? The serpent (Genesis 3:4 5. Who wore the first bridal veil? Rebekah (Genesis 24:65) 6. How many basketsful of food were collected after the feeding of the four thousand? Seven (Matthew 15:37) 10. Who advised young Christians to stop thinking like children?

4 4 P age Macland Church of Christ 2732 Macland Road Marietta, GA Phone: (770) Fax: (770) maclandroadchurchofchrist.org ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS & REMINDERS AREA OF SERVICE... DATE... NAMES VIDEO... DEC SERENA MILLER.... DEC PAUL ATTAWAY SOUND BOOTH... DEC TONY KEYTON... DEC JIM HERRING ANNOUNCEMENTS... DEC RICK SHUMPERT SONG LEADER... DEC JIM INGERSON Minister: Caleb Colley H & C: Elders: Gary Cofer H & C: Billy Pigg H : C: Deacons: Scott Drumm (Youth Group) Doug Hamilton (Missions) Jody Harwell (Lads to Leaders) Jim Herring (Adult Ed.) Charles Little, Sr. (Benevolence ) Deacons (cont): Mike Satterfield (Worship Assignments) Rick Shumpert (Benevolence) Missions: Jamaica George Medley lgeomeds53@yahoo.com Thailand Michael Mayo mayosthailand@gmail.com French Periodical Barry Baggot fwo.ceb@gmail.comt India Scott Richards richards.scott98@yahoo.com Ukraine Kerry Sword kteam1981@yahoo.com AREA OF SERVICE FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER COMMUNION VERA TERRELL BAPTISMAL GARMENTS REGINA PICKELSIMER BUILDING SECURITY BLAIR ROBERTS; BETH SA IDD GREETERS JAMES BRYANT DONNA SATTERFIELD VAN DRIVER STEPHEN LIPSCOMB STATISTICS FOR DEC. 14, 2014 BIBLE STUDY A.M. WORSHIP P.M. WORSHIP WEDNESDAY DEC CONTRIBUTION.$5, MARK YOUR CALENDARS December Office Closed January 1, Office Closed January 11, 2015 Youth Area Wide Devo at Woodstock January 15, 2015.Golden Agers Schedule of Service & Activities Sunday 9:30 a.m. Bible Classes for all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 5:00 p.m. Kidsing 5 :10 p.m. - Evening Worship Service Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Ladies Workshop Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Morning Bible Class (will resume Jan 7) 7:00 p.m. Evening Bible Study for all ages Attended Nursery for children up to 24 mos. old at all services PANTRY LIST CHECK THE DATES OUTDATED ITEMS CANNOT BE USED NO SUGAR FREE, LITE OR DECAF ITEMS All items listed are badly needed 1. Canned Vegetable Soup (10 1/2 oz. cans) 2. Canned Tomato Soup (10 ½ oz. cans) 3. Vienna Sausage 4. Canned Potatoes 5. Canned/Peaches (no sugar free) 6. Canned Fruit Cocktail (no sugar free) 7. Mayonnaise 8. All Pre Sweetened Cereals 9. Grape Jelly (only) 10. Peanut Butter 11. Instant Mashed Potatoes 12 Boil-in-Bag Rice

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