Westvue Church of Christ

1710 Mooresville Hwy.

Lewisburg, TN 37091

(931) 359-2571

www.westvue.org

Office e-mail: Westvue@tnweb.com

Elders Thomas Blalock

David Cook

Joe George

Tony Matthews

Deacons Ed Anderson

Tres Beasley

Mark Blalock

Brian Cook

Tony Cross

Danny Morgan

Ministers Rick Rolin

359-2571 (office)

Youth Minister

Mike Whitehead

Volume 48 December 4, 2016 No. 48

Nues & Vues

@Westvue

Church of Christ

If you are unable to serve, contact Danny Morgan or the elder on call immediately. The week of December 4, 2016

For the Month of December Serve Table - Bobby Albrecht, Mike Whitehead Serve Congregation -Jerry King, Randell Dodson, Clint Hammons Peyton Brown, Dwayne Hart, Trent Cash Alternate - Kyle Martin, J.W. Beasley Serve Table - Evening service Bobby Albrecht, Mike Whitehead Ushers - Brian Cook, Gary Owen, Eric Hillard Prepare Communion- 12/04, 12/11 Joyce Crigger, Linda Shaddy Nursery - 12/04, 12/11 Susan McKnight Baptismal Assistants - Jimmy Holbert, Jane George Sound Control - Jim Cross (Sunday am), Josh Harmon (Sunday pm), Benton Thompson (Wed pm) Library Volunteer week of 12/04 Constance Parrish (am), Sue Rolin (pm), Linda Riley (Wed)

Elder on Call Tony Matthews Van Driver Tony Cross

12/4 (Sun a.m.)

12/4 (Sun p.m.)

12/7 (Wed)

Song Leader

Tony Williams Tony Williams Tony Cross

Opening Prayer

Roy Huey

Tres Beasley

Curtis Ingram

Reading

Zach Cross

(II Peter 1:10-11)

Ethan

Courtemanche (IIPeter 1:3-4)

Ethan

Courtemanche (Ephesians

5:20-21)

Lesson

Rick Rolin “Make Certain About His Call-ing and Choos-

ing You (Part 1)”

Rick Rolin “Make Certain About His Call-ing and Choos-

ing You (Part 2)”

Wyatt Hickman

Closing Prayer

Race Wilson Mike Whitehead

Westvue Nues and Vues

Rick Rolin, editor A weekly publication of the church of Christ at Westvue

1710 Mooresville Hwy Lewisburg, TN 37091

Mark Your Calendars

Record - November 20, 2016

AM - 277 SS - 186, PM - 103, Wed. - 137 Contribution - $5,058 Budget - $4,500

Record - November 27, 2016

AM - 266 SS - 170, PM - 126, Wed. - 147 Contribution - $4,952 Budget - $4,500

Schedule of Services Sunday AM Worship - 9:00 Sunday Bible Classes - 10:15

Sunday PM Worship - 5:00 Wednesday Bible Classes - 6:30 pm Radio Program (WJJM) - 6:20 am daily

Are You the Real Deal?

For years, Coca Cola made the claim to be the “real thing.” Though I grew up in Minor Hill drinking Sun Drop, I enjoyed a cold Coca Cola as well. When I say Coke, I am not talking about any of those cheap imitations. Sorry Pepsi drinkers, but I include Pepsi in the category of cheap imitations, for there is only one real thing. I have a question for all who consider themselves Christians: Are we the real thing? I understand this is a tough question because we all fall short of what God expects from His people. (I admit at times that I fall short of the ex-pectations that I have for myself as a Christian.) I have a suspicion that most Christians struggle to feel good about themselves and would feel uncomfortable saying, "Look at me; I am the real thing." Well, there is a big difference between a Christian who recognizes his shortcomings and one who is simply a pretender. For instance, the Lord knew the hearts and minds of the religious elite and determined that some were hypo-crites. The Lord said about them: “7 You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: 8 ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me. (Matthew 15:7-8) “1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, 2 saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; 3 therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them” (Matthew 23:1-3). The reason the Lord declared them to be hypocrites was that they lacked sincerity and did not practice what they preached. They were pretenders, only acting the part of the highly religious. What about Christians: are there tangible ways in which we may prove we are the “real things”? Yes. For example, all authentic Christians are doers of Continued inside . . .

Care Bags Our youth and adults will be delivering Care Bags

to our sick, shut-ins, and widows on

December 10.

If you would like someone to receive a Care Bag,

please call the church office or notify Mike Whitehead.

Monetary donations are requested in order to make all the bags the same. Your donations may be given to Mike, one of the elders, or

the church of-fice.

Grief Support Meeting

and Potluck This Friday, December 2,

at 6:00 p.m. in the Service Complex.

Eddie Rogers will be this month’s guest speaker. Everyone is invited to at-tend this potluck meeting, especially those who have suffered the loss of a loved one.

Visitation Team 3

(Tres Beasley) will meet Sunday evening after ser-vices. They will meet in the Service Complex, please bring finger foods. Team members are: Tres & Kristin Beasley, David & Pat Cook, Mike & Susan Whitehead, Dan & Kris-tin Courtemanche, Diane & Christina Jones, Danny & Jaime Morgan.

Tuesday Ladies

Bible Class Schedule

for December

December 6 - class at

10:0 a.m. Service Com-

plex

December 13 - Lunch

trip to Cracker Bar-

rel. They invite you to

go with them or you

can meet them at

Cracker Barrel on

Hwy. 99 around 10:50.

The class will resume

on January 10.

YOUTH NEWS REMEMBER ME IN PRAYER (CARE Line - 359-9589 after 3:00 p.m.)

□Randell Dodson is home and doing well after undergoing an outpatient procedure. They ask for no visitors until Friday. □Ginger Chapman will undergo surgery Thursday (12/1) at Vanderbilt Medical Center to remove a tumor from her kidney. □Della Rudd is at home and continues to have problems with her back as well as problems with her heart (her heart is out of rhythm). □Linda Shaddy is undergoing tests and will meet with her doctor next week to schedule a biopsy. □Bobby Webb is in Marshall Medical. □James O. Whitehead (Gooch) received the results from his MRI and it shows fluid on his ankle and tendons. The doctor has told him to stay off his ankle and not to work for the next few weeks. □Jimmy Adams (brother-in-law of Angie Cross) is home after a stay in St. Thomas West. He is recovering from surgery to replace a heart valve. □Rollie Beard (neighbor of Mike & Susan Whitehead) is home after a stay in St. Thomas West with heart problems. □Bob Courtemanche (father of Dan Courtemanche) is home and recover-ing from shoulder surgery. □John Francis (father of Gary Francis) is in serious condition at Williamson Medical Center. He has double pneumonia and c-diff. □Micah Hart (12 year old son of Jason & Jennifer Hart) is continuing to take chemo treatments for leukemia. Please keep the Hart family in your prayers. Cards may be sent to the Hart’s at 121 Approach Dr. Harrison, AR 72601. □Peggy Morgan (mother of Danny Morgan) has been diagnosed with can-cer. Peggy underwent another biopsy Monday. They will have the results in a few days. Please keep Peggy and Vinton in your prayers. Their address is 7066 St. Route 314, Mt. Gilead, OH 43338. □Carrie Wentzel (daughter of Carolyn Curtis) underwent an MRI last week and she is waiting on the results.

AREA & FAMILY EVENTS

Additional Prayer List NHC-Lewisburg (Merihil): Evelyn Clift, Mary Alice Fielder, Clarice Wales, Barbara Elise Murphy NHC-Oakwood: Claudie Smith Village Manor: Edna Cheek, Nancy Derryberry, Penny Gipson Members and Family & Friends: Ed & Donna Campbell, Richard Cashion, Billy & Barbara Chunn, Virginia Corbin, Dan Courtemanche, Carolyn Curtis, Patricia Hillard, Jerry & Connie Hodge, Sue James, Valton & Angie Martin, Dot Parsons, Della Rudd, Dorlene Sargent, Don Smith, Doris Webb, Pam Williams, Bobby Winsett, John Francis, Ruth Hargrove, Maggie Hollandsworth, Jane Keith, Phillip & Michelle King, Polly Middleton, Bill Simons, Harvey Victory, Lela Victory, Service Personnel: John Chunn, Chris Haley, Robert King, Grant Pinkston, Josh Reese, Juan Ramirez, Travis Shaddy, Andrew Smith, Chris Tarte

12/2 Grief Support Meeting & Potluck 12/4 Visitation Team 3 (Tres Beasley) 12/6 Tuesday Ladies Bible Class 10:00 a.m. 12/9 David Cook’s Christmas Gathering 6:00 p.m. Service Complex 12/10 Care Bags will be delivered. 12/11 NHC - Lewisburg (Merihil) Service 12/13 Tuesday Ladies Bible Class Lunch trip to Cracker Barrel 12/18 Haiti School Funds are due 12/18 Elders/Deacons Meeting 3:00 p.m. 12/18 Visitation Team 4 (Brian Cook)

BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARIES

Thank you - You have received a thank you note from Velvet Simmons & family, Randy Cooksey, Ray Cooksey and RuthAnn Fautt. This thank you note is posted on the bulletin board. Please take a moment to read this note. There is also a Christmas card from Todd, Melissa, McKenna & Hannah Schummer (relatives of the Albrecht family).

Continued from inside . . .

the Word and not merely hearers. “But prove your-selves doers of the Word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves” (James 1:22). True believers not only talk the talk, they walk the walk, so to speak. A true believer does not need to sound the trumpet to call attention to himself and his “good deeds” (Matthew 6:1-4). His quality of life and the deeds that he performs speak for him. He proves him-self authentic by the life he lives. Thus, let us show by what we do that we are not merely talkers but doers as well. According to Scriptures, there are other ways that we can prove that we are genuine believers. Paul said to the church at Philippi, “Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world” (Philippians 2:14-15). Knowing myself and human nature the way I do, our willingness to practice doing "all things without grumbling or disputing” (emphasis mine) is perhaps the greatest proof that we are the real thing. I know from my own life that the easiest thing in the world to do is complain about every little thing. Name it ,and we can find a reason to complain about it. Thus, if you desire to prove to others and yourself, ask the Lord to help you to overcome the human tendency to complain and grumble. Prove you are not a grumble head and people will no doubt be-lieve you are the real thing. Brothers and sisters, I understand for many, including some of our most faithful Christian breth-ren, they struggle to exude confidence in their rela-tionship with God. I have personally known Christian brethren who seem to think it was unbecoming of them to express confidence because Paul said, “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall” (I Corinthians 10:12). On the other hand, some were convinced that salvation was solely dependent on works and they could not be sure if they had done enough to save themselves. Brothers and sisters, while it is true that we can demonstrate by the lives we live that we are the "real thing" kind of Christian, we must never for-get that ultimately our eternal salvation is a gift from God through our Lord Jesus Christ. “For the wages of sin is death, but thy free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). Rick

Sympathy—We extend our sympathy to the following fami-lies: - The family of Tommy Spence (brother of John Spence and uncle of Brenda Norris). His services were conducted Mon-day, November 21 at London Funeral Home. - The family of B.D. Spence (brother of John Spence and uncle of Brenda Norris). His services were conducted Satur -day, November 26 at London Funeral Home. - The family of Anthony Marshall (son of David & Marie Cochran, nephew of Ann Cochran and cousin of Ronjia Win-sett). His funeral service was conducted November 29 at Thompson Station Church.

No birthdays this week.

Upcoming Events

12/10 Care Bags

12/16 WYG Christmas Party

1/13-1/15 Evangelism University

Care Bags Adults that are willing to supply cookie dough and/or bake cookies for our care bags, please sign up @ the Youth Board.

People are needed to fill and deliver bags SAT., DEC. 10th. Sign up @ the youth

Board if you want to help!

WYG Christmas Party will be Fri., Dec. 16th (date changed) @ 6:00 p.m. @ the home of Mike and Susan Whitehead. Bring a $5 gift if you plan to participate in Dirty Santa! Keep an eye out for a sign up sheet for food @ the

Youth Board.

Evangelism University (EU) will be Jan. 13th - Jan. 15th for grades 8th - 12th. If you sign up before Dec. 15th the cost is $30. However, if you

sign up after that deadline the price be-comes $35. COST IS NON-

REFUNDABLE. Also, you will need mon-ey for 3 meals. For more info you can vis-

it www.evangelismuniversity.net.

12-07 Jeff Sharpe 12-08 Roy Huey 12-10 Mary Scoggins 12-11 Novalee Carnes, Donna King

The following is an e-mail from Rod Rutherford, who preach-es for the Gatlinburg Church of Christ. The Gatlinburg Church of Christ was destroyed in the wildfires that have dev-astated the towns of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevier-ville , TN. Please keep the families in these town in your pray-ers. Good report. Very thorough. Since last talking on the phone with many of you I have learned that three members have lost their homes. A friend called a friend in the Gatlinburg fire department to ask about the church building. He was told that everything on Reagan Drive was destroyed, either burned down or badly dam-aged beyond use. This would include our church building. We plan to worship with the Sevierville church Sunday and then have a congregational meeting to discuss our future. Our building was fully insured. If anyone wants to help those who lost their homes, we ask them to send a contribution to the Gatlinburg church of Christ and mark it For Fire Relief. We will use it to help our mem-bers first and then others as funds permit. The address is: Gat-linburg church of Christ, P.O. Box 361, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Thanks for your interest, prayers and concern. Rod You can email Rod at rodrutherford@comcast.net.

KFC (Kids for Christ) grades

5th and under Sun., Dec. 4th before evening services @ 4:30 p.m.