Those to Serve Coming Events Wednesday Evening, October 15, 2014

Those to Serve
Coming Events
Wednesday Evening, October 15, 2014
The annual Spiritual Sword Lectureship, hosted by the
Getwell church of Christ in Memphis, will be October 19-22.
Check the lobby board for more information.
The Pocahontas church of Christ will have their annual
Homecoming this Sunday the 19th with Lawrence Barr
speaking.
Our annual Trunk or Treat and Chili Supper will be Sunday
night, October 26 after evening services. Be sure to invite
others to be with us this night!
Announcements ...............................................Steve Allen
Lead Singing ............................................ Terry Delashmit
First Prayer ................................................... Dickie Luttrell
Read Scripture ........................................Chase McWhirter
Dismissal Prayer ........................................... Tyson Hobbs
Sunday Morning, October 19, 2014
Announcements ................................................Steve Allen
Lead Singing ....................................................Rusty Hicks
First Prayer ..................................................... Royce Jones
Read Scripture ............................................. Randy Bishop
Preside at Table ....................................... Ronny Cornelius
Serve Congregation .................................. William Durham
Serve Congregation ........................................ Bud Stewart
Serve Congregation .................................. Kyle Donaldson
Serve Congregation ........................................ Jim Maxwell
Dismissal Prayer ............................................... Ronny Clift
Greeters ............................................... Don/Linda McAlpin
Greeters ..................................................Scotty/Carla Kuhl
Nursery Attendant ................................... Amanda Maxwell
Sunday Evening, October 19, 2014
Announcements ................................................Steve Allen
Lead Singing .....................................................Gary Byers
First Prayer ...................................................... Jim Maxwell
Read Scripture ...................................................... Gary Gill
Preside at Table ....................................... Ronny Cornelius
Dismissal Prayer ............................................Danny Lucas
Family Matters
Gayle Hobbs is going for another chemo treatment Friday,
please keep her in your prayers.
David Barkley is beginning chemo treatments again and is in
need of all our prayers at this time.
Betty Hill is in Jackson General Hospital after having a heart
attack and a bad fall.
Dorothy Cornelius is improving after her health problems
last week.
Dana Doyle had shoulder surgery earlier this week in
Jackson.
Ron Donaldson is in Jackson General recovering from his
surgery, please keep him and his family in your prayers as he
has a long road of rehab ahead of him.
Community Matters
Rebecca Carter is at home after lung surgery and will go back
in a few weeks for more surgery on her left lung.
Thomas White, brother of George Doss, is in need of our
prayers.
Odis Bizzell is still undergoing rehab in Jackson and needs
our prayers.
“Key Men” for October
Sunday AM (Open) ...................................... David Barkley
Sunday AM (Close) ........................................ Eddie Carter
Sunday PM (Open) ................................... William Durham
Sunday PM (Close) ............................................... Gary Gill
Wednesday PM (Open) .............................Harold Burgess
Wednesday PM (Close)........................... Ronny Cornelius
Prepare Lord’s Supper ..................................... Ronny Clift
Prayer List
Sandra Gordy, Paul Thompson, Melba Stewart, Sandi Brien,
Max Betts, Rebecca Carter, Dale Wyman, Troy Sipes, Kenton
Lancaster, Rhonda Jones, Benny Luker, Jimmy Vaughn,
Juanita Cox and Dan Rodgers.
Remember our service men & women in your prayers.
Remember our missionaries in your prayers.
Daily Bible Reading Schedule
Sunday, Oct. 19…………………….........................Num. 5-6
Monday, Oct. 20 ................................................. 2 Chron. 5-6
Tuesday, Oct. 21 .............................................. 2 Kings 24-25
Wednesday, Oct. 22 ...........................................Isaiah 19-23
Thursday, Oct. 23 ..................................................... Obadiah
Friday, Oct. 24 .............................................................. John 5
Saturday, Oct. 25 ........................................................ 1 Peter
Shut-ins
Addie Sain, Bolivar Assisted Care Living, 631 Nuckolls Rd.
Bolivar, TN 38008.
Louise Doyle, Room C24, Pine Meadows HealthCare, 700
Nuckolls Rd., Bolivar, TN 38008.
Dorothy Cornelius, Southern Oaks Assisted Living, 558
White Ave. Henderson, TN 38340.
Pat Mills, 2965 Devonshire Cove,Germantown,TN 38139
Frances C. Johnson, McArthur Manor, 119 Bryan Ave.,
Ste. B-20, Manchester, TN 37355.
Mary Davis, Rm. C-14, Pine Meadows Healthcare, 700
Nuckolls Rd., Bolivar, TN. 38008.
Mary G. Bevill, McNairy County Healthcare Center,
Hwy.64 Bypass, P.O Box 0349, Selmer, TN. 38375.
Georgia Mae Yopp, Magnolia Manor Retirement Home,
242 Magnolia Ave., McKenzie, TN. 38201.
Vadeen McKeown, Magnolia Manor Retirement Home,
242 Magnolia Ave., McKenzie, TN. 38201.
Lillian Eason, Kennington Pointe, 6301 Village Grove
Dr. #307, Memphis, TN 38115.
Betty Hill, 2788 Hines Gin Rd.Selmer,TN 38375
Clarence George, 327 Kennedy Dr. Middleton TN 38052.
Ruby McKeown, 2795 Kirby Whitten Pkwy. Apt. 321,
Bartlett, TN 3813.
JEFF’S JOTTINGS
Chase McWhirter came forward Sunday
and asked God’s forgiveness and our prayers
in his behalf! Please keep him in your
prayers this week.
Monday’s for the Master will meet again
October 27 at 6:30 pm for snacks and
coffee and also a short devotional before
making visits and sending cards at 7 pm.
Our item of the week is whatever you can
bring. We have used our pantry several
times recently and it is running low.
Our Q & A box is in the lobby, feel free to
put your questions in any time. We answer
them the fourth Sunday night each month.
Our Young Adult Devotionals for the rest
of 2014 are covered:
BT & Lasha Hobbs- this Sunday night
after worship services. Please bring drinks
and a dessert.
Cody & Molly Street- November.
William & Janet Durham- December.
WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?
1. Hear the Word of God-Romans 10:17.
2. Believe the Word of God-Mark 16:16.
3. Repent of sins- Acts 17:30-31.
4. Confess Christ- Romans 10:9-10.
5. Be Baptized to wash away sins -Acts
22:16; 1 Peter 3:20-21; Mark 16:16.
6. Live a Faithful Life- Revelation 2:10
Seek First to Understand...Be
Swift to Hear!
In
Stephen Covey’s landmark book
The Seven Habits of Highly
Effective People, he sets forth
principles that are life changing.
They are expected to be, as they
are Biblical principles.The one that
made the greatest impact upon me,
and maybe because I so greatly
needed to implement it, is what he
calls Habit 5: Seek first to
understand, then to be understood.
I see the Biblical equivalent as “So
then, my beloved brethren, let
every man be swift to hear, slow to
speak, slow to wrath” (James 1:19).
Do you have a habit of thinking
about what you want to say next
rather then intently listening to
another? Do you have a habit of
automatically knowing the right
counsel to give a person based on
your own experiences and not his?
Do you wonder why people will not
open up to you with their problems?
Communication is vital to
relationships. In order for a person
to communicate his feelings with
another, there needs to be a level
of trust, and that level of trust
depends upon the nature of the
feelings. Some feelings require a
deep level of trust to be
communicated, and others, not so
much.
In the body of Jesus, we are to help
one another with struggles (e.g.
Gal. 6:2; James 5:16).We should
trust one another enough to share
our struggles, but lack of trust
keeps people from sharing. Trust is
earned when you demonstrate you
truly care about another.The best
way to demonstrate that is to truly
listen to another. Seek first to
understand that person’s situation
and feelings. Be swift to hear that
person, and slow to speak your
thoughts. Let the person truly know
you are interested in his well being.
Too many times people are quick to
judge a person’s situation and have
all of the answers before they
actually know the other’s true
feelings and experiences. Love does
not behave this way (1 Cor. 13).
I challenge you to take “the dinner
table test.” When around a group of
people talking, sit back and observe.
Count the number of times someone
begins to speak and is interrupted by
another before finishing.You may be
surprised. If we are going to
effectively communicate within the
body of Jesus, we need to learn to
truly listen, to seek first to
understand, to be quick to hear, and
slow to speak. This requires
discipline, but it will enrich our
relationships, help us to develop new
meaningful relationships, and most
importantly, strengthen the body of
Jesus.
---By Trent Childers