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1 May 20, 2018 Vol. 34 No. 20 TODAY-Wed. 6:00-8:00 P.M. God makes seemingly impossible situations possible. Join us as we explore this truth by becoming part of God s story at VBS. We will be learning about Jericho, Daniel and the Lion s Den, David and Goliath, and Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.

2 Your place for weekly news and updates! It's Vacation Bible School kickoff day! We've been looking forward to this day for some time now and it's finally here! I want to say a huge "Thank you" to all of you who have helped with getting us to this point. The church building has been humming with activity for the last few weeks as people come in and work on different parts of VBS. We've had several folks who can't be here each night who have worked ahead of time to put in blood, sweat, and tears to make everything look just right. I want to make one special plea as we get started: Would you pray for our Vacation Bible School every night? As much as I am in awe of all the work so many people have put in on this effort, it will never equal what God can do in answer to our prayers. If we ask God to open doors of opportunity for us and work in all the work we are doing, who knows what great things might result? So please pray for God's blessings on our efforts. Pray for our teachers and workers, pray for the skit actors and everyone who is helping, and pray for the children who will be here. Then come on down and help out each night and you'll have a front row seat to see how God answers those prayers! -David Salisbury Joseph Meister Lived Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit... Matthew 28:19 If you enjoy a glass of cold milk or put milk on your cereal, then you can thank Louis Pasteur. Today he is perhaps best known for inventing the process of pasteurizing milk which kills most of the disease carrying microbes in milk and prevents it from souring as quickly. But in his day, Louis Pasteur was known as a scientist and he also developed many vaccines for diseases. One disease that killed thousands of people a year in his day was rabies. Pasteur worked for years to find a cure for the disease. One day, just as he was about to begin testing on himself (the accepted method of testing in that time), a nine year old boy named Joseph Meister was bitten by a rabid dog. The boy's mother begged Pasteur to test the drug on her son and so he injected the boy for ten days -- and the boy lived! Decades later with literally scores of great accomplishments to his name, of all the things Pasteur could have written on his tombstone, he asked for these three words: JOSEPH MEISTER LIVED. It's so easy to get our priorities turned around. There are so many things in life that demand our time and attention, and it's so easy to focus on them. But we must remember that one day it won't matter how much money we made or how popular we were. It won't matter what our IQ or GPA was or if we were good looking or not. One day nothing will matter at all except where we spend eternity and how many people we have shared the gospel with. How many souls will enjoy eternal life with God the Father because of your influence? Are you spending your time, talent, and treasure on things that really matter like pointing people toward Jesus as the Savior? Is your top goal to help people know the truth and get to heaven or just to have fun and make more money? May God help us to always be found doing those things that matter most. May we always seek to glorify Him in all we do and say in every moment of every day. As we kick off VBS today, let's remember that we are investing in the eternal future of these children and that is the most important thing we can do! -David 2 Corinthians 5:9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.

3 VBS IS TONIGHT! Be sure to be at VBS tonight starting at 6:00 and bring a friend! We will be finishing each night at 8:00. IT'S GOING TO BE RIDICULOUSLY FUN SO DON'T MISS IT! Bible Image of the week Questions or Suggestions? Nathan Woolard - Youth and Family Minister nathan@hcofc.com or (919) VBS - May Summer Kick-off - May 25 Girls' Sleep-over - May 25 Panama Mission Trip - June 1-9 Are you excited to learn about how God makes the seemingly impossible things in our lives possible? I hope so, because that's just what we are going to do starting at 6:00 TONIGHT! Even if you don't have kids, you are still encouraged to come support our youth group who will be putting on the skits (and) you will also have the chance to fellowship with visitors and/or members. Be sure to come and participate in this great spiritual opportunity. Be sure to sign up for the remind groups below that apply to your family and text your name to (919) MAIN POINTS FROM OUR CLASSES: 1. DON'T FOLLOW THE CROWD (SHADRACH, MESHACH AND ABEDNEGO) 2. FOLLOW GOD'S PLAN (THE BATTLE OF JERICHO) 3. I SERVE GOD (DANIEL AND THE LION'S DEN) 4. GOD IS BIGGER (DAVID AND GOLIATH)

4 Serving the Assembly Sunday, 5.20 AM Service Announcements - Jason Arvin Song Leader - Nathan Woolard Opening Prayer - Fred Barnett Scripture Reading - Tim Tapp Sermon - David Salisbury Closing Prayer - Billy Ray Sunday, 5.20 PM Service VBS Wednesday, 5.23 Service VBS Prepare Lord's Supper - May Linda Ayer JoAnn Hays Greeters 5.20 Karl Dawson Lynn Dawson Katherine Dawson Communion Servers Green Street Side Rodney Newton Brian Maddox Brad Carter Mike Stone Parking Lot Side David Hust Jerry Burrough John Riley Dawson Sam Wood The Plan of Salvation Hearing (Romans 10:17) Belief (Hebrews 11:6) Repentance (Luke 13:3) Confession (Matthew 10:32) Baptism (Mark 16:16) Faithful Living (Rev 2:10) What does it mean? Before a person can put their faith in Christ, they must believe in Him. Before they can believe in Christ, they must know about Him. That s why Paul says faith comes by hearing. The first step in coming to salvation is to hear the Gospel. Our source for the Gospel is the Word of God. The Scriptures teach us about Christ and tell us exactly how God loved the world so much that He sent Jesus to die for our sins. For The Record: Week of May 13, 2018 Sunday AM Class Sunday AM Worship Sunday PM Worship Wednesday Bible Study Contribution - $ 5, Congregational Leadership: Elders: Fred Barnett, Bob McIndoo, Rodney Newton, Stephen Stilwell Deacons: Jason Arvin, Shane Boggess, Micah Busbey, Brad Carter, Karl Dawson, Josh Fletcher, Juan Nunez, Mark Springer, Leland Steely, Tim Tapp Minister: David Salisbury Youth and Family Minister: Nathan Woolard

5 Continue to Remember Frances Abell Kaycee Burrough Lyn Carter Carol Cummings Juanita Dockery Cathy Fletcher Odie Mays Jim McIllwain Donna Moschner Jane Putman Magdalene Shelton Johnnie Simon Michelle Springer Laverne Thomason Friends and Family Vicki Boggess - cancer - Shane Boggess mother June Bollinger - Marlene Stilwell s mother Jason Chaplin - Leukemia - Rhonda Fyffe s nephew Ronnie Clothier - Parkinson s - Sharry West s brother Kay Cook - Odie May s daughter Curt Dills - Juanita Dockery s brother Jamie Frick - friend of the Steely family Jerry Goben - friend of J.B. Slaughter Bill Gotee - cancer - J.B. Slaughter s brother-in-law Martha Harrod - Sue Farris' sister Ruby Hayes - Sue Farris sister Randall & Joan Hedges - friends of the Steely family Jim Hickerson - hospice - Marva Gendek's cousin Mitzi Holland - tests - friend of the Maddox family David Klesk, Louise McIllwain s nephew Jocelyn Lofton - Laken Fletcher s niece Mike Maddox - Brian Maddox s father Carol Merriweather - Line Street Church of Christ Clark Nelson - Barbara Ray's nephew Dennis Osburn - Mary Sue Slaughter s brother Deryk Pritchard - brain cancer - Sue Ginn's friend Greg Ray - cousin of David Hust Vickie Rogers - cancer - Stephen Roger s wife Nancy Rummans - cancer - Mary Sue Slaughter's cousin Sylvia Slaughter - JB & Caroline Slaughter s sister Theresa Smith - cancer - Samantha Thompson s mother Joyce Stilwell - Steve Stilwell s mother Missy Vinson - Marsha Herzog's niece If you feel "dog tired" at night, maybe it's because you "growled" all day. " If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peacefully with all men." Romans 12:18 Prayer List Lyn Carter was at Vanderbilt last week but is recovering at home. Jean Jenkins is home from a stay in the hospital last week. Carol Cumming will be having eye surgery soon. David Carter, Renee Carter's husband, will be seeing his heart doctor in St. Louis this week. Frances Jenkins, a former member and Carol Cummings brother, had surgery last week and everything went well. Friends and Family continued Joe Wilder - cancer - Marlena Buchanan's friend's son Jimmy Wilson - brother of Kim Fowler (Marsha Herzog's daughter-in-law) Mildred Yates - Mary Taylor's sister

6 Today thru Wednesday - VBS - "Impossible Situations Made Possible". 6:00-8:00 pm each night. There will be NO Adult Class this year. May 27 - Leadership Meeting - The Elders will meet at 4:00 and the Deacons will join them at 5:00. May 30 - Wednesday Night Meal - The catered meal is $3.00 per plate. Please sign up in the lobby or call the church office. Wedding Shower There will be a wedding shower for Kristen Nunez and Spencer Bloodworth on June 3 in the Fellowhip Hall at 2:00. They are registered at Target, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and the 3rd Street House. The Leadership Meeting scheduled for today has been postponed until next Sunday due to VBS. June 3 - Nunez/Bloodworth Wedding Shower - 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The couple is registered at Target, Bed, Bath and Beyond, and 3rd Street House. June 6 - Summer Series Begins - Adam Currence will be our first speaker of the summer. His topic will be "Stir one another up". Make plans to attend every Wednesday night of the summer as we focus on Restoring the Heart of the Church. In 2018, we SUMMER will be using SERIES the His 2018 Word devotional guide which will take you through the entire New Testament in a year. If you would like to buy a book, please sign up in the foyer and we will order the books as a group. The cost for a devotional book is $6. Nursing Home Service Wedding Shower Every Sunday at 4:00 at RedBanks You can meet us there or ride the church bus from the church parking lot at 3:45.