Volume 21 Num 138 October 2, 2016

825 20th Street South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33712 Phone: (727) 896-8006 Fax: (727) 821-8116

E-mail: 20thstreet_Church_of_Christ@msn.com https://www.facebook.com/20thStreet Church Of Christ

Deacons

Walter Booker Sammie Norris, Jr.

Phillip Odom Walter Oglesby

Elders Carl M. Brown, Jr.

Larry C. Collins-Associate Minister Marvin Floyd, Sr. Curtis L. Skinner

Robert E. Smith-Minister

TOWER OF POWER 20th Street Church of Christ

From the Minister’s Desk

Once upon a Pew

Once upon a pew I sat and heard the preacher ask, “We need someone to teach a class, now who will take this task?”. Then God sat down beside me there and said, “Son that’s for you.” “But Lord, to stand before a class is one thing I can’t do. Now Bill would be the man to call, there’s nothing he won’t do. I’d rather hear the lesson taught from here upon my pew.” Once upon a pew I sat and heard the preacher ask, “We need someone to lead the songs, now who will take this task?. Then God sat down beside me there and said, “Son that's for you. “But Lord to sing before a crowd is one thing I can’t do. Now Brother King will do the job. There’s nothing he won’t do. I’d rather hear the mu-sic sang from here upon my pew.” Once upon a pew I sat and heard the preacher ask, “I need someone to keep the door, now who will take this task?” Then God sat down beside me there and said, “Son that’s for you.” But saying these things to strangers, Lord is one thing I can’t do. Now Tom can talk to people, Lord, there’s nothing he won’t do. I’d rather some-one come to me and greet me on the pew.” As years just seemed to pass me by, I heard that voice no more. Until one night I closed my eyes and woke on heaven’s shore. “Twas four of us together there to face eternity. God said, “I need just three of you to do a job for me.” “O Lord”, I cried, “I’ll do the job. There’s nothing I won’t do.” But Jesus said, “I’m sorry, friend, in Heaven there is no pew.

WELCOME

We appreciate our visitors. Come back soon.

Please be sure to fill out a visitor’s card.

Please come to classroom #1 so that you may

receive a visitors package.

Please donate a dollar a week to the youth fund.

Thank You.

ORDER OF WORSHIP SERVICE

October 2, 2016

7:45 A.M. Service Song Leader—————–——–Tommie Young Scripture Reading—————--Michael Woods General Prayer——————---Michael Woods Communion Robert Martin Servers John Souter——————–——Rondual Tice Sermon Restoration & Benediction Elders 10:40 A.M. Service Song Leader————————Carl Brown Responsive Reading & Prayer--Isaac Small Scripture Reading———–——Wade Stotts General Prayer——————--Donald McDonald Communion Robert Schofield Servers Grady Weaver———————-Victor Mims William Foster———————-Rondual Tice Sermon Restoration & Benediction Prayer Elders September Ushers Walter Oglesby Front Door Jason Gaskin Robert Martin Left Isle Sammie Norris, Jr Alvin Porter Center Isle John Cuthbertson Jeroda Smith Right Isle Roger Broadnax

Evening Service 6:00 PM Contribution Report Below Budget $1,449.50

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!

Unity’s 26th Anniversary Celebration ‘We’ve Come This Far By Faith’

Gospel Brunch @Banquet Masters

Saturday, October 15, 2016 11 AM

Featuring Guest Speaker: Bro. Thomas Fitzgerald from Forney, TX

Also featuring:

M.A.N.—Jacksonville, FL; Amazing Praise, St. Petersburg, FL; Bro. Cur-tis Williamson, Tampa Bay; Plus our very own Men of Harmony, Voices of Praise and more!!

$30.00 adults/$20.00 children 12 & under

Ticket sales are underway…payment plan options are available…don’t delay!

See any member of Unity for details…

On October 8th at 9:AM, there will be a chairperson planning meeting, please bring you dates & events with you.

Condolence goes out to Bro & Sister Baxter Martin in the passing of her mom please keep the family in your prayers. ============================ We will be having a fish fry on Friday Oct 7 at 6:PM here at the building.

TRANSPORTATION If you need transportation to get to and from our

services, please contact either Bro. Patrick Dorn -

614-6278 or Bro. Tyrone Johnson -902-3272/Brother

Nixon 727 776-3247

Our Sick and Shut In Sis. Helen Love Signature Health Care 1430 Pasadena

Av. So. Room 211 Pasadena, FL 33707 Sis. Margaret Williams Signature Healthcare Pinellas

Park 8701 49th St. No. 33782 Rm.231

Sis. Yolanda Smith Home Sis. Eula Polly Cooper St. Anthony's Room E 214 Bro. & Sis Perry Sheeley Home

Bro. Henry Mondy Home Sis. Louvenia Bryant Home

Alphonso Lewis (Chuckie) VA Nursing Home CLC East G 4 727 280-3946 Visitors & Phone calls welcome.

Bro. Samuel Jones Home visitors welcome 33712

Sis. Etter Rose Laurell Wood Nursing Center 3127 57th Ave. N. St. Petersburg FL 3371

Sis Maggie Clarke Home Valethea Walton 5550 Egret Cove 62nd St. So Room

404

Erica Fuller Home

Maerine Gaskin

Robert Timmons Home

IN Need of Prayer “ I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day.” 2 Timothy 1:3

ANNOUNCEMENTS Please notify the church by phone call or email of any infor-mation that the church needs to know. This information will be announced, posted on the bulletin board and inserted into the Tower of Power. Thursday of each week 3pm.

Please remember the 3rd of each month the sick committee will go out and visit at 10:00 AM, remember our sick and shut in and join us on Tuesday other members that will be going out on October 18th 2016

The Support Group is designed to help. Support and/ or encourage anyone who may be experiencing crises in their lives. These could be related to domestic violence, substance use/addiction, or family relationship difficulties. If you have a family who has been incar-cerated or who has recently been released, please consider coming out to join us to encourage someone who is dealing with these is-sues. Meetings are on Tuesday at 7pm here at the building. Please see Sis Lydia Brown or Bro. Michael Woods for more information if needed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREETINGS GO OUT TO:

10-3 DOROTHY LAWTON

10-4 KATIE DORN

10-4 MARY THORNTON

10-6 SUSAN ODOM

10-8 LOUVENIA BRYANT

10-9 WILLIE MAE BURLEY

10-9 PHYLLIS TURNER

10-9 BEVERLY SKINNER

UPCOMING LADIES SEMINARS:

10-8-16 NORTHSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST, ST. PETE

10-8-16 29TH STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST, Tampa

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Fill my heart with faith, dear Jesus —

especially when life is challenging and

trust comes hard.

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST

This church is composed of a group of people who are drawn together for work and worship by a common faith in Jesus Christ and by a mutual respect for His word. We believe the church is God’s creation (Matthew 16:18), and we are simply trying to be “The house of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth” (I Timothy 3:15). Our hope is the eternal home in heaven (John 14:1-3). Our plea is: Speak where the Bible speaks; be silent where the Bible is silent. Our invitation is “Come let us reason together” (Isaiah 1:18). All people of good will are welcome at every assembly. We would like for you to make a careful comparison of this church with the one described in details in your Bible. We believe that you will find that this church is not similar to but is identical in every way to the church you read about in the New Testament. This isn’t an exclusive or wealthy church; everything about it is very simple, and it is not its purpose to feed vanity or pride with a display of vain things. It is not its aim to amuse or entertain those who attend its services. It exists here as a simple New Testament body, pointing those of its community to the Christ and God of the Bible. Its doors are open to those who from the quiet depths of their hearts would reach out to God in simple worship and by obedient living. Here may the sorrowful enter and be comforted; may the tired and tempted souls find strength for the battle of life; may the careless be awakened and the strong renewed; may the aged find solace and the young find inspi-ration. And to him who seeks to serve his fellowman, we give a noble place and task. In Jesus Christ our Lord.

CALENDAR OF SERVICES

LORD’S DAY

Early Worship .............................................. 7:45 a.m.

Sunday School ............................................ 9:20 a.m.

2nd Worship ............................................... 10:40 a.m.

Evening Worship…………………………….6:00 p.m. MONDAY

Men’s Training Class................................... 7:00 p.m.

Ladies’ Bible Study ..................................... 7:00 p.m. TUESDAY

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Support Group ............................................. 7:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Bible Study (All Ages) ............................... 10:00 a.m.

Bible Study (All Ages)……………………….7:00 p.m.

Please come out and worship with us at 6:00 PM if you are unable to attend early or 2nd worship.

20th Street Church of Christ 825 20th Street South

St. Petersburg, Florida 33712

THE GOSPEL PLAN OF SALVATION God’s Part 1. The great love of God for man (John 3:16) 2. He gave Christ as the Saviour (Luke 19:10) 3. He sent the Holy Spirit as a guide (John 16:13) 4. He gave the Gospel as “the power” unto salvation (Rom.

1:16) 5. He provided atonement by the blood of Christ (Rom. 5:9 Col. 1:14). Man’s Part 1. Hear the Gospel (Romans 10:17; John 8:32) 2. Believe the Gospel (Hebrews 11:6; John 20:31) 3. Repent of past sins (Luke 13:3; Acts 17:30) 4. Confess faith in Christ (Romans 10:10; Matthew 10:32) 5. Be baptized (Galatians 3:27; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38) 6. Be faithful unto death (Rev. 2:10) GOD HAS DONE HIS PART; WILL YOU DO YOURS? Please call 896-8006 for a personal Bible study today!

A Cordial Welcome Awaits You

In All Of Our Services

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST

This church is composed of a group of people who are drawn together for work and worship by a common faith in Jesus Christ and by a mutual respect for His word. We believe the church is God’s creation (Matthew 16:18), and we are simply trying to be “The house of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth” (I Timothy 3:15). Our hope is the eternal home in heaven (John 14:1-3). Our plea is: Speak where the Bible speaks; be silent where the Bible is silent. Our invitation is “Come let us reason together” (Isaiah 1:18). All people of good will are welcome at every assembly. We would like for you to make a careful comparison of this church with the one described in details in your Bible. We believe that you will find that this church is not similar to but is identical in every way to the church you read about in the New Testament. This isn’t an exclusive or wealthy church; everything about it is very simple, and it is not its purpose to feed vanity or pride with a display of vain things. It is not its aim to amuse or entertain those who attend its services. It exists here as a simple New Testament body, pointing those of its community to the Christ and God of the Bible. Its doors are open to those who from the quiet depths of their hearts would reach out to God in simple worship and by obedient living. Here may the sorrowful enter and be comforted; may the tired and tempted souls find strength for the battle of life; may the careless be awakened and the strong renewed; may the aged find solace and the young find inspi-ration. And to him who seeks to serve his fellowman, we give a noble place and task. In Jesus Christ our Lord.