i came that they may have life and have it abundantly –john 10:10...
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Service Times For the Record - 3.27.16
AM Worship - 8:15 a.m.
Ashley Glen – 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.
AM Worship – 10:30 a.m.
PM Worship – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday – 7:00 p.m.
Contribution – $11,118.32
Sunday School – 187
AM Worship – 345
PM Worship – N/A
Wednesday – 142
April 10th 10:30 AM PM
Song Leader Kim Cline Youth
Opening Prayer Dale Boyd Youth
Scripture Reading Ernie Menet Youth
Closing Prayer Elders Youth
Nursery 8:15 A. Adams/10:30 T. Anderson Debbie Higgins
(Monthly) Audio-Visual Joe Henry Vaughn Anderson
Presiding at the Table Brandon Copeland
Greeters Jennings/B. Boyd
Card Pick-up Bo Fauske
Ashley Glen Growth Group 2
Opening Prayer Joseph Jennings
Song Leader Thomas Cagle
Devotional Ernie Menet
Closing Prayer Andy Garner
(Monthly) Communion Preparation Deana Falkner/ Megan Ellis
(Monthly) Building Lock-up Brian Boyd
YOUTH EVENTS
4/10 L2L Celebration & Youth Led Service
4/15-17 Spring Retreat
4/24 H.S. Devo
5/1 Graduation Banquet
Bible Bowl
Team
Songs of
Praise
Puppets
Speech
L2L Convention Events
Assisting in Worship
Announcements
Chris Parker/Phil Baus
Song Leader
AM Ken Weinhardt
PM Brian Boyett
Opening Prayer
AM John Hayes
PM Carl Schmidt
Scripture Reading
AM Mike Parsons
PM Clark Johnson
Presiding
Chris Caltrider
Table Servants
Dean Aldinger
Buck Baker
David Barnett
Thomas Cagle
Chris Caltrider
Dave Christie
Richard Cook
Brandon Copeland
David Echols
Bill Macke
Carl Schmidt
Ron Truelove
Card Pickup
Riley Boyett
Closing Prayer
AM Elders
PM Steve Watts
Nursery
AM 8:15 Suzette Weinhardt
10:30 Lisa Macke
PM Deana Falkner
Greeters
Taylor/Garner
I came that they may have life and have it abundantly
–John 10:10
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Office Phone 770-487-9246 Email: [email protected]
April 3, 2016
Today’s Sermons, April 3rd
AM – Church Growth Update Evertt Huffard
PM – The Domino Effect Ken Weinhardt
Building Up Christ’s Church Aubrey Johnson
W hen building a house, you begin with a founda-tion. The foundation of the church is Christ (1 Cor. 3.11). The teachings of Christ reveal His will so
followers can build a life that will withstand life’s storms (Matthew 7.24-27). The work of Christ on the cross and the word of Christ in the Bible provide the solid base needed to build up Jesus’ church.
What does it mean to build on Christ? Disciples of Christ hon-or the lordship of Christ. Churches of Christ obey the words of Christ. Over time, every Christian and congregation are tested to see if their founda-tion will hold. Rains, winds, and floods are temptations and trials that prove the foun-dation of your faith. Life experiences test whether you truly love and trust Jesus. When your heart, mind, and soul are grounded in Him, no force on earth can defeat you.
Churches built on Christ resist the temptation to be popular rather than loyal. Lives built on Christ aim to be holy and not just happy. Marriages built on Christ are more about service than pleasure. Hope built on Christ is about faithful living rather than wishful thinking.
The idea of building suggests two things: connection and progress (Ephesians 2:20-22). Building materials join or adhere to each other in order to make a single struc-ture from many parts. The result is harmony and structural integrity. Building also implies forward or upward movement. The result is growth: improvement or enlarge-ment. Shoddy construction is a problem with buildings both physical and spiritual, so inspect your foundation. Do your hopes rest on shifting sand or solid rock?
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Ministry Minutes Debbie Higgins
An Elder’s Prayer Jimmy England
A s a member of a congregation of God’s church, you
will often hear an elder say “We are praying for the
congregation.” As an elder, I want to let you know
what I pray for you to know and have.
There are obviously specific times and situations specific pray-
ers are offered up. There are health issues, struggles with sin,
relationship heartaches, and many other
things that cause anguish in this life that
we know about and pray about.
But there is still more. My prayer for you
surpasses relief from earthly situations
and struggles. One of my most sincere
desires and prayers for you is seen in
Ephesians chapter 3 when Paul is praying
for the congregation at Ephesus while he
was in prison. ” For this reason, I kneel before the Father, from
whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its
name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen
you with power through his spirit in your inner being so that
Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that
you, being rooted and established in love, may have power,
together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and
high and deep is the love of Christ…”
I have seen this power displayed. I have seen a Christian moth-
er, at her son’s funeral, comfort those around her, telling them
everything is OK because of the love of Christ she knows. I have
seen a Christian friend, who at the point of death, look up from
his bed and smile at me and tell me that we will go fishing
again together in heaven someday.
When we begin to understand the love of Christ with the inner-
most parts of our being, many people and things that “get un-
der our skin” no longer have power over
us. We see and know a peace that pass-
es the understanding of the world. We
begin to see people the way God’s sees
people. Our behavior, which is now mo-
tivated by love, surpasses our
knowledge, and is filled to the measure
of all the fullness of God. We truly re-
flect the love of God in our lives and are
a blessing to all. People’s lives are better because of us being in
their lives. This is what God wants us to be.
This prayer I have is not unrealistic. It’s a promise from scrip-
ture to those who diligently seek Him. The bible will transform
God’s people to become something different from the world, if
we choose to allow it.
I pray that you know and understand this love. I pray that your
heart belongs to God and that you are different because of the
family you are now a part of. I pray you know a peace that only
comes from this love.
W e have been studying about giving some lately. I
would like to encourage you to consider giving
some of your time to get to know our youth. We
have kids here that have many talents. Some play various in-
struments in school bands and or-
chestras. Some are very active in
sports, ballet, hunting, or academic
bowls. I could go on and on. Get to
know them and ask what they are
involved in. Who knows, you might
share some interests and you might
be able to give them a pointer or two
you have learned that might benefit them. When we take the
time to get to know them, they will be more likely to come to
us in their times of need.
After attending various events and activities with our young
people, I find that I benefit from being in their space. They are
usually upbeat and happy and their moods can be contagious.
They have been an encouragement to me in the way they are
willing to take on responsibilities that take them out of their
comfort zone. Their willingness to try is an inspiration to me. If
you have never attended a Lads-to-Leaders convention, you are
missing out. The talents of our kids will
amaze you. To see them step out of
their comfort zone and give a speech,
lead a song, learn a book of the Bible,
etc., is encouraging. You might say,
“How do you know they are stepping
out of their comfort zone?” Well, when
you see them visibly shaking to the
point that you wonder if they are going to be able to complete
their task, you know they will be stronger when they finish.
I will make you this promise. If you take the time to get to
know our kids here at our congregation, it will be time well in-
vested and you will both benefit from your efforts!
WE SUPPORT
Apologetics Press (Kyle Butt), Camp Inagehi, FHU Preacher Scholarships,
Nicaragua (Pedro and Otoniel Morales), Pike County church of Christ (Brian
Simon), Rainbow Omega, Raintree Village, Bibles for India (Ricky Gootam)
VISIT US AT
ptccoc.com; Facebook; ptccoc.tumblr.com
Family News
Confidential Counseling
Bill Macke, LCSW
(615-476-4931)
Counseling services are available to the
congregation. Services provided include:
marriage, pre-marriage & post marriage
counseling, addiction issues, step family
and adoption issues, reactive attach-
ment issues & trauma issues. All com-
munication is confidential.
Shut-In
Joyce Greene
Edna Goble
4/4 Sophia Thomas
4/5 Jan Stanfield
4/6 Connor Cook
4/10 Paul Merrill
4/11 Lauren Echols
4/14 Jacob Richardson
4/15 Trent Burnett
4/16 Jill Brooks
Birthdays
Illness & Recovery
Jim May
Expectant Mothers
Ashley Janson
Mindy Jones
Lauren Harp
Ashley Riner
Gema Morales
Sudeepa Gootam
4/8 Chris & Melinda Brock
4/8 Jim & Kathy Russell
4/15 Matt & Kelly Shank
“Therefore what God has put together, let
no one separate.”
Anniversaries
Calendar 4/4 Men’s Night 7:00 p.m. at Brian Boyett’s
4/7 Ladies L.I.F.T. Night 6:30 p.m. at Gail Sims’
4/10 Lads to Leaders Celebration
4/19 Becoming 7:00 p.m.
4/22-23 Reconnect Men’s Conference
OUR SHEPHERDS
Perry Baker - 404.427.3212
Jimmy England - 251.375.4554
Andy Garner - 404.557.1872
Todd Wilson - 678.570.3382
Monday, April 4th 7:00
Hosted by Brian Boyett
Ladies L.I.F.T. Night
Thursday, April 7th
6:30 p.m.
Hosted by Gail Sims