A Dirty Family Secret - Ridgewood Church of Christ

Attendance & Contribution: 8/2/15
Lock Up:
Sunday, August 9 (AM)……....... Bradly Hailey
Sunday, August 9 (PM)…….......... David Camp
Sunday AM Worship ... 137 Sunday Bible Class
…. 111
Sunday PM Worship ...95 Wednesday PM Ser-
August Food Committee:
Head of Committee: Frances Howard
Bettie Bibb, Mildred Campbell, Georgia Guillory,
Alicia Hailey, Frankie King, Janice LaRocca,
Doris McQueen, Judith Miller, Betty Scott & Cheryl Probst
Boys Card Pick Up / August 2015
Matthew Case, Nate Simmons, Wade Simmons,
Will Simmons, Jack Thompson, Kaleb Trumps
This Week’s Birthdays…
8/10 ~ Sally Bourg
8/11 ~ Justin Bourg
8/13 ~ Frankie King
8/13 ~ Cindy Rodriguez
This Week’s Anniversaries…
8/13 ~ Francisco & Cindy Rodriguez
InformationTable Workers:
August 16 ………....…… Janice LaRocca / Frances Howard
August 23 …………………... Reba Riggs / Rose Sabrsula
August 30 …….……………….…..…..….. Cathy Henley
Ridgewood Church of Christ serving Southeast Texas
2015 New Christians: 13
Darkness cannot drive
out darkness, only
light can do that. Hate
cannot drive out hate,
only love can do that.
Men Serving Today:
Announcements: Carl Sundgren
Song Leaders: (AM) Joey Case, (PM) Derrell Hart, (Wed) Joey Case
Opening Prayer: (AM) David Owens, (PM) Elder, (Wed) Joey Case
Scripture Reading: (AM) Larry Sanders
Table Leaders: (AM) Carl Sundgren, (PM) Larry Sanders
AM Table Servers: Daryl Phelps, John Francis, Clery Jackson,
Royce Whitehead, Bobby Case, Harold Morphis
PM Table Servers: Larry Sanders, John Francis, Royce Whitehead, Bobby Case
Closing Prayer: (AM) Dan Delaney, (PM) Chester Runnels , (Wed) Bertin Howard
Men Serving Next Week ( 8 / 16 / 15 ):
Announcements: Carl Sundgren
Song Leaders: (AM) Joey Case, (PM) Joe Barina, (Wed) Bertin Howard
Opening Prayer: (AM) Dwain Dorrell, (PM) Elder, (Wed) Ray Tyrone
Scripture Reading: (AM) Derrell Hart
Table Leaders: (AM) David Camp, (PM) David Owens
AM Table Servers: Colby Sundgren, Daryl Phelps, John Francis,
Clery Jackson, Royce Whitehead, Bobby Case
PM Table Servers: David Owens, Daryl Phelps, Clery Jackson, Royce Whitehead
Closing Prayer: (AM) Carl Sundgren, (PM) Bertin Howard , (Wed) Joe Barina
***If you are scheduled to serve, please show up 15 minutes before services.
Ridgewood Leadership Information:
Elders: Derrell Hart (409) 769-0099, Donnie Landrum (409) 842-3236, Brad Mansfield (409) 781-3987, Chester Runnels (409) 866-3019, Carl Sundgren (409) 6580027
Deacons: Bobby Case, Joey Case, Daryl Phelps, John Scott
Pulpit Minister: Rick Walker (303) 359-9160
Witty One Liners …
“God
puts rainbows in
the clouds
so that each of us ~ in
the dreariest and most
dreaded moments ~ can
see a
possibility of
hope”
“When you
arise in the
morning, think of what a
precious
privilege it is
to be alive ~ to breathe, to
think,
to enjoy, to
love”
“Judge a
man by his
Vol. XXXXIII No. 31
Schedule of Services:
Sunday @ Ridgewood:
Morning Worship 9:30 AM
Bible Class 10:45 AM
Evening Worship 5 PM
Sunday @ Summer Place:
Afternoon Worship on
1st & 3rd Sunday of
Month @ 4 PM
Monday @ Ridgewood:
Monday Night Bible Study
6:30 ~ 8 PM
Tuesday @ Ridgewood:
Ladies Bible Class
10 AM
Wednesday @ Ridgewood:
Devotional / Bible Class
7 PM
Saturday @ Summer Place:
Bible Class 9 ~10 AM
Where to find us:
2455 Commerce Street
Beaumont, TX 77703
(Located on corner of 10th & Commerce St)
Phone Numbers:
409-892-7063 Office
409-892-6420 Office
409-892-7068 Fax
On the web:
www.ridgewoodchurchofchrist.com
Any bulletin requests, thank
you notes, or announcements
MUST be submitted to the office
by 12 Noon on Thursdays to be
published in the following
Sundays bulletin.
Requests can be made by
phone, in person or
email to Debbie at
ridgewoodcofc@aol.com
August 9, 2015
A Dirty Family Secret
There’s a “secret” in the Lord’s family that we don’t want to talk
about - prejudice. This topic is like “drunk old Uncle Clem.”
Members of the family would just as soon deny or ignore him.
At the very least, no one wants to talk to him about his problem!
Sadly, prejudice has been part of the Lord’s church from its
beginning.
The apostle Peter was raised to be a “good Jew.” Those who were “good Jews” did not
mix with Gentiles. Now if you had to deal with Gentiles professionally, that was one
thing. But no “good Jew” would ever mix with Gentiles personally or socially. One
day Peter received a vision in which there were all sorts of unclean animal’s that “good
Jews” were not allowed to eat. But God said to him, “Arise, Peter, kill and eat,” (Acts
10:9-16). Peter, as a “good Jew,” was aghast! “By no means, Lord, for I have never
eaten anything unholy or unclean,” (v. 14). But the Lord responded, saying, “What
God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy,” (v. 15).
The next day, after having been told by God to go with a group of men who were
looking for him, Peter came to the home of a Gentile. Now a “good Jew” would never
enter a Gentile’s house. But Peter had listened to what God said in v. 15. So he
solemnly declared, “I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show
partiality, but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right, is
welcome to Him,” (vs. 34-35). The word “partiality” comes from two Greek words,
meaning, “to accept the face.” Thus, God accepts all others (“at face value”) no
matter how they appear physically.
Now if God accepts all others irrespective of what they look like, then so must we. In
fact, an elder in the Lord’s church, wrote, “My brethren, do not hold your faith in our
glorious Lord with an attitude of personal favoritism,” (James 2:1). The words
“personal favoritism” come from the exact same Greek word as is found in Acts 10:34
(i.e. “partiality”). In other words, we must not think it is because of our appearance
(whether white or black, etc.) that God has accepted us. Therefore we then must accept
others “at face value,” and also reject all forms of prejudice, (see James 2:2-9).
This dirty little secret will never go away until God’s people repent and take into our
hearts God’s words that are found in II Corinthians 5:15-17. Here Paul writes, “…they
who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died
and rose again on their behalf. Therefore from now on we
recognize no man according to the flesh; even though we have
known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no
longer. Therefore if any man is in Christ Jesus He is a new
creature; the old things have passed away; behold, new things have
come.”
Rick Walker
The Elders of Ridgewood Church of
Christ have called a Congregational
Meeting to determine the direction
of the church in regards to current
and future plans for our facilities.
We request that you make every effort to
attend this meeting. The Congregational
Meeting will take place in two weeks on
Sunday, August 23rd at 2 pm in Jr. Auditorium.
There will be a “Beat the Heat” ice
cream social tonight after evening
services in the junior auditorium. If
your last name starts with A-L, bring any
flavor ice cream and if your
last name starts with M-Z,
bring toppings or cookies.
We will all “beat the heat”
together in fellowship.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark &
Cyndi Thompson and Darla & Adam Brown
in the loss of Casey McIntyre.
Please keep this family in your
prayers as they have had a lot of
issues to deal with over the years.
Good Sam’s Game Night
Thursday, August 13th (also
September 10th )@ 6 PM
Bring snacks and
your best game!
quarterly luncheon & fellowship
“Friends
& Family Day”
Sunday, September 13th following AM Bible classes in the jr
auditorium. Bring extra dishes to
feed all of our visitors! Invite
lots of visitors
and bring them with you!
Saturday, September 26th
1- 4 PM Junior Auditorium
Honoring Shirley Kriegel as she turns 85 years
young!!! No gifts please, only your presence.
Our congratulations to proud great
grandparents Ron & Judith Miller in
the birth of a great granddaughter,
Ella Ann Sturrock. She was born
Wednesday, August 5th at 6:30 pm
and weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces,
19” long. The proud parents are
Lindsey (Miller) & Austin Sturrock.
Congratulations!!
Our congratulations to Jordan & Cameron Ricks
in the birth of a son, Sawyer Axel Ricks. He was
born Wednesday, August 5th
at 9:06 pm and weighed 7
pounds, 14 1/2 ounces, 20 1/2”
long. We have two very
proud grandparents, Larry &
Gloria Sanders who are on
cloud nine. Congratulations!!
“Ladies Only Beach Retreat”
Crystal Beach
September 18th - 19th
This retreat will take the
place of our annual Ladies
Day for 2015. You can either spend the night
in a rented (very spacious) beach cabin or
come up for the “Saturday only” events. Cost
is $30 per lady for the ones spending Friday
night and $10 per lady for the ones just coming
up for Saturdays events. The information is
on the bulletin board (on wheels) in the foyer.
Sign up sheets are on the board to help make
this first “ladies only retreat” extra special.
This ladies retreat is taking the place of our
annual ladies day. Sign up soon if you
would like to spend the night as we
only have 15 beds left to fill.
Ladies … “SHOP Til YOU
DROP” shopping trip to
Canton
Canton, Texas planned on
October 1-3. Cost of hotel is
$57 per person (includes both
nights). Need extra $ for
“shopping and eating”.
Sign up sheet is on the back glass in the foyer.
“Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal
with the intent of throwing it at someone else;
you are the only one who gets burned”
Forgiveness
As we strive to be like Christ, how do we need to treat others? In Paul’s
letter to the Philippians and Colossians he gives instruction to the brethren
on how to treat others. In Philippians 2:1-5 – “Therefore if there is any
consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the
Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded,
having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be
done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let
each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only
for his own interest, but also for the interest of others, Let this mind be in you which was also in
Christ Jesus,” and also in Colossians 3:12-13 – “Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and
beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.”
Forgiveness is not optional, we must forgive others if we want God to forgive
us. Forgiving others may be difficult at times, but it is essential if we want
forgiveness. Forgiveness does not have limits, we are commanded to forgive
even when forgiveness is not asked. Jesus shows us the ultimate example of
forgiveness while hanging on the cross as we read in Luke 23:34 – Then Jesus
said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”
Without God’s forgiveness, our sins will separate us from God and we will be eternally lost.
Brad Mansfield
Friends & Family List:
Family Care List:
Reatha Barina
(Rec. from surgery )
Births:
Family of newborn daughter,
Ella Ann Sturrock
Family of newborn son,
Sawyer Axel Ricks
Loss of Loved One:
Family of Casey McIntyre
Family of Brody Strother
Family of Marie Pitts
Philip Baker (Cirribellar disease)
Justin Beaver (safety during Marine
training)
Those Unable to Worship
Virginia Brown (Low platelet count)
with Us:
Annie Carter (Health)
John & Jane Beard (Home)
Gladys Chaney (Health issues)
Jean Davis (College St.
Kerri Clark (Health)
Healthcare)
Cheryl Collett (Health issues)
Bonnie Coon (Shingles)
Charles Fulton (Home)
Jim Fitzgerald (Health)
Gwen Hagler (Home)
Austyn
Halter (2 yr old /
Ed Hart (Venus, TX)
Testing
bone marrow)
Dianne Nevils (Home)
Carol Kutscher (Cancer)
Sherry Reagan (home)
Judy Littlefield (Cancer)
Claire Stokley (Home / on dialysis)
Cathy Mitchell (Health)
Jerri Stroud (Houston / rec. at
Camden Naismith (MD)
daughters house from broken hip
Sherry O’Neal (Health issues)
Chee-Lee Wall (Pelican Bay)
Family of Brody Strother
(11yr old died from seizures)
Richard Trumps Sr. (Health)
Alex Wenger (Cancer)
Wayne Willis (Heart issues)