Lesson Topics

September 24, 2017

AM

Following the Leader Mark 8:34-35

PM Jake Chism

Meeting Times Sunday Bible Class: 9:00 a.m. Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m. Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Evening 7:00 pm

2211 West Main P.O. Box 117 Clarksville, AR 72830 (479) 754-3360 clarksvillechurchofchrist@yahoo.com

Those Privileged to Serve

September 24, 2017

Prayers AM: Craig Frost –

Rob Risinger

PM: Bill Blake – Jerry Smith

WED: Seth Johnson –

Zack York

Serving the Lord’s Supper

Comments: Kyle Green

AM: Brett Ballard – Charles Over

David Stumbaugh – Ty Frost

PM: Kyle Struckmeyer-

Bill Blake

Song Leader – Keith Dooley

Nursery Attendants

AM: Shelley Frost

Communion to Shut-ins Michael Freer

Elder of the Month Craig Frost

Prepare Communion Greta Marlow

Assist with Baptisms NaLisa Brown & Jeff Marlow

Following the Leader

Mark 8:34-35 34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.

Did you ever play follow the leader when you were a kid? We probably all did. It was a simple game. One kid would be the leader. If he hopped on one foot, everyone else had to. Whatever he did, you did.

That’s not a bad illustration for what Christianity is all about. Very simply, Jesus is our leader and we follow him wherever he leads. That is easy to talk about and sing about, but it is not easy to practice.

Last week we studied how Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered with the correct answer, “the Christ”, but he had the wrong definition. He thought Jesus would be a political leader who would liberate the Jews. Jesus had to instruct them that he was not that kind of Messiah. He would be a suffering Messiah. He was going to die on a cross. That’s why he had come.

The question I want to ask today is “what does that mean for us?” If we are to follow him and he is going to a cross then what does that mean for us? Today, we are going to look at three questions as we talk about what it means to follow a man who went to a cross:

1. Do I have to follow the leader?

2. What does it mean to follow the leader?

3. Why would anyone choose to follow the leader?

-Jake Chism

What We Must Do To Be Saved Hear: Hebrews 11:6, Romans 10:17, John 6:44-45

Believe: Hebrews 11:6, Mark 16:16, Acts 16:31 Repent: Luke 13:3, Acts 2:38, 17:30

Confess: Matthew 10:32-33, 16:16, Acts 8:37-38, Romans 10:10 Be Baptized: Mark 16:15-16, Acts 2:1 till end of chapter

Live Faithfully: II Peter 1:4-11, I Corinthians 10:12, II Peter 2:20

Our Mission is Following Christ,

Serving the Church,

Impacting the World

P R A Y E R S P O T L I G H T : Benevolence

Shepherds

Galen Ballard 479.754.7808

Michael Freer 479.409.9948

Craig Frost 479.746.1152

Jeff Marlow 479.264.0212

Deacons Marty Brown 479.979.8025

Matt Brown 479.647.0834

Darrell Plank 479.885.3222

Rick Richard 479.979.2344

Fred Taylor 479.754.6052

Announcements Elders & Deacons Meeting

The elders will meet today at 4:30pm in the

Library. The deacons will meet after evening

services.

Neighboring Seminar

On Sunday, October 15th, we will hold a

Neighboring Seminar. Cameron John will share

his family’s experience with his neighbors being

complete strangers to then having meaningful

relationships with them. We will have two

lessons in the morning, a fellowship lunch,

followed by two additional lessons.

Mac Parks Scholarship

We are continuing to accept donations to the

Mac Parks Scholarship. The current total is

located under “Our Week at a Glance” on the

upper left of this bulletin. Please give your

donation to an elder or deacon.

1st Sunday Fellowship

Sunday, October 1, will be our 1st Sunday

Fellowship. Please plan to bring your favorite

food and drinks to share. A devotional will follow

the meal and will serve as our evening service.

Events This Week Birthdays: 25th Bob Parks 29th Stella Styles 27th Aaron Fraga Anna Jane Warren Galen Ballard 30th Beverly Martin Cathy Goodwin Laura York 28th Angie Chism Bobby Mitchell

Prayer List … Craig Thompson, Julie Moore, Iona Lucas

(Cathy Goodwin’s aunt), Rosanna Taylor (Kathy

Sexton’s sister), Lyle Spoerl, Elvin Brown, Freda

& David Immel, Carol Ruggles & Wavie York

are battling cancer.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO REMEMBER

… Roxann Tipton (Lisa Venson’s aunt), Janice

Over, Dean Jones (Beverly Davis’ son-in-law),

Opal Smith (Jerry Smith’s mother), Lyrik (Pat

Thomas’ grandson), Jeff West (Mary West’s

son), Greg Wilson (son of Barbara & Toby

Wilson), Brenda Whitmore, Mary Sexton, Jodi

Brown (Kristi’s sister), Margaret Rutledge, Edith

Chrisman, Janet Harmon, Albert Hendrix, Son

James.

LOVED ONES IN THE NURSING HOME

… June Cagle, Carlene Miller, Vi Parks, Opal

Smith

SERVING IN THE MILITARY

…Lex Mitchell, Robert Risinger, Brody Wilhelms

Tim Stumbaugh

MISSIONARIES

…Sonshine Preschool, Michael Purdom, Truth

for Today, and our Hispanic ministry

Our Week at a Glance September 17, 2017

Ministers of the Word

Jake Chism – 479.647.6687 jachism@gmail.com

Saul Fraga – 479.647.9504 saulfraga7@hotmail.com

Bible Classes

Worship

P.M. Worship

Wednesday

Contribution

YTD Contribution

YTD Budget

84

162

91

97

$2,688.57

$132,936.77

$139,555.00

Mac Parks Scholarship $2,090.04

Back-Pack Program Please bring some or all of the following items and place them in the foyer: Vienna Sausages,

Tuna, Deviled Ham or Chicken, Soup, Jell-O cups, Little Debbie items

In Search of the Lord’s Way Topic for Sunday, October 1, 2017

“What Happens at Death”

October 2017 Assignments

Sun AM 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29AM Opening Prayer Jeff Marlow Jeff Marlow Jeff Marlow Jeff Marlow Jeff Marlow

AM Closing Prayer Kyle Struckmeyer Kyle Green Silas Styles Ty Frost Brett Ballard

Lord's Supper Comments Craig Frost Jerry Smith Kyle Struckmeyer Galen Ballard Michael Freer

Lead Singing Isaac Frost Michael Freer Galen Ballard Keith Dooley Isaac Frost

Communion to Shut-Ins Keith Dooley Michael Freer Charles Davis Jerry Smith Keith Dooley

Nursery Attendants Stephanie Smith Sydney Struckmeyer Greta Marlow Janice Over Jennifer Risinger

Sun PMPM Opening Prayer Matt Brown Rob Risinger Marty Brown Seth Johnson David Stumbaugh

PM Closing Prayer Jeff Marlow Jamey Styles Bill Blake Charles Davis Ken Hester

Stan Brown Robert Bartlett Seth Johnson Stan Brown Stan BrownSeth Johnson Seth Johnson Stan Brown Seth Johnson Robert Bartlett

Wednesday 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1

Opening Prayer Kyle Green Charles Davis Jonathan Nichols Jeff Marlow Kevin Webb

Closing Prayer Ken Hester Michael Freer Seth Johnson Matt Brown Kyle Struckmeyer

Lead Singing Isaac Frost Isaac Frost Isaac Frost Isaac Frost Isaac Frost

2nd Wed Night Devo Brett Ballard

Elder of the Month Jeff Marlow

Building Security Hispanic Congregation Stan Brown Robert Bartlett

Prepare Communion Hispanic Congregation Zeac Brown Seth Johnson

Assist with Baptism Rin Hester & Keith Dooley

MonthlyUshers

PM Serve Lord's Supper

Jonathan Nichols

Kevin Webb

Matt Brown

Rick Richard

Serve Lord's Supper

(All Month)

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October 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

1st Sunday Fellowship

2

3

4

5 *Larry & Sonya

Harris

6 Alec Brown

Luke Venson

7 Reyes Carillo

8

Elders & Deacons Meeting

9

Ladies Night

10

11

12 *Don & Mary

Davis

13 Maggie Gray

14 Clara Denton Mary West

15

16

17 Carl Easley

18 Anna Freer

19 *Bobby & Sandra

Mitchell

20

3rd Friday Fellowship

21 Nancy Cogburn Seth Johnson

22 Charles Cogburn

Paul Curtis Elders & Deacons

Meetings

23 *Carl & Jean

Easley

24 Karsyn Green

25 Emberlynn Seely

26 Glenda Holdridge

Sonya Harris

27

28 Caitlin Isely Kevin Webb

29 30

31 Pauline Ballard

Happy Fall!