THE COLDWATER CONTENDER “...ye should earnestly contend for the faith…”(Jude 3)

August 06, 2017

Coldwater

church of Christ

8467 State Route 121 N Murray, KY 42071

(270) 489-2219

www.coldwatercoc.org

coldwatercoc@wk.net

ELDERS

Richard Price Kevin Smith Bill Vincent

DEACONS

Johnny Downs Josh Fulcher

Josh Price Wesley Tucker

PREACHER

Luke Puckett

SUNDAY SERVICE Bible Class: 9:30

AM Worship: 10:15 PM Worship: 1:00

WEDNESDAY

Bible Class: 7:00pm

LADIES CLASS Will resume in

the fall

THOSE TO SERVE

Announcements: Kevin Smith

Lead Singing: Bradley Smith

Opening Prayer:

Andy Johnson

Scripture Reading: Kyle Hobbs

Lord’s Table

Bill Vincent Josh Price

Gerald Rule Hyland Darnell

Closing Prayer:

Hyland Darnell

Greeters (East) Ima and Milodean

Greeters (West)

Kay and Linda

LESSON

AM: Overcoming Pride

Scripture reading:

Proverbs 6:16-20

PM: Hindering

Scripture reading:

Acts 24:24-26

A Message To Our Visitors

It is our privilege to have you visiting with us today. Please know that you are our honored guest. Please let us

get to know you, and fill out an attendance card so we can have record of you being here. Please return to be with us again at your earliest opportunity. If you have

questions or would like to study the Bible with us, please let us know.

Thanks again for visiting with us, and may God continue to bless you

according to His divine purpose.

Some religious groups such as the Seventh Day

Adventists, Seventh Day Baptists and the United

Church of God teach that since God sanctified the

seventh day following creation (Genesis 2:3) and

included the command to “Remember the Sabbath Day

to keep it holy” in the Ten Commandments given to

Israel (Exodus 20:8), that those who worship God

today should worship on the seventh or Sabbath Day.

The claim is made that the Ten Commandments have

never been abolished or replaced and therefore the

command to remember the Sabbath is still in effect. It

is also claimed that the Roman Catholic Church

changed the Sabbath to the first day of the week. It is

further claimed that there is no passage in the New

Testament that commands or authorizes Christians to

assemble upon the first day of the week for worship.

Sabbath Given to Israel Deuteronomy 5:1-5

Within the reading of the above passage there is clear

evidence that Sabbath Day observance was not given

as a legal requirement until the giving of the Ten

Commandments at Horeb (Mt. Sinai) in the days of

Moses. It is clearly stated that “The Lord our God

made a covenant with us in Horeb.” The “us” is

further identified as “those who are here today, all of

us who are alive” and those to whom the Lord talked

with “face to face on the mountain….” In other words,

to Israel. To make it even clearer, Moses declared “the

Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers….”

Who are “our fathers?” The Israelites considered their

fathers as being Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (1 Chron.

29:18). “Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy”

was not a command given to Abraham, Isaac or Jacob

but only to Israel. We challenge the Sabbatarians to

reveal the scripture which says that Abraham, Isaac

and Jacob kept the Sabbath as Israel was commanded

to keep it.

SABBATH DAY KEEPING NO LONGER

RELEVANT

The claim that the Ten Commandments are still in

effect is a false claim. The Ten Commandments were

never intended by God to be universal in their

application. They applied only to the nation of Israel to

whom they were specifically given (Deut. 5:1-5). The

Sabbath command was to be obeyed to commemorate

the release of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.

“And remember that you were a slave in the land of

Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from

there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm;

therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep

the Sabbath day.” (Deuteronomy 5:15 NKJV). Since

no one living this side of the cross has been in

Egyptian bondage, how can a Sabbath Day observance

still be relevant?

SABBATH DAY KEEPING ABOLISHED

The Ten Commandments were written on stone tables

(Exodus 24:12; 31:18). In 2 Corinthians 3:7 the

inspired Paul described that which was “written and

engraved on stones” as “the ministry of death” as

contrasted with the “ministry of the Spirit” - “the

ministry of condemnation” (vrs. 9) contrasted with “the

ministry of righteousness” and as “that which is done

away” (vrs. 11) with that which “remains.” Clearly, the

teaching is that the Ten Commandments (written and

engraven in stones) no longer remain as binding

spiritual law, but have been replaced with something

more glorious—the New Testament of Jesus Christ!

The distinction made by Sabbatarians between the

“ceremonial law” and the “moral law” is not supported

by scripture. The Law of Moses and the Law of God

are one law inclusive of both the Ten Commandments

and all “ceremonial” aspects. (See Nehemiah 8:1, 8, 18

[Law of Moses and Law of God used interchangeably];

Malachi 4:4; John 7:23). Jesus took the entire law out

of the way by nailing it to His cross (Colossians 2:14-

16). He abolished the “law of commandments” in his

flesh and thereby eliminated the “middle wall of

separation” between Jew and Gentile. (Eph. 2:14-16).

If the command to “remember the Sabbath Day to keep

it holy” is in force, the wall of separation remains. If

one tries to be justified by keeping any part of the Law

given to Israel “he is a debtor to keep the whole law”

but in doing so he becomes “estranged from Christ”

and falls from God grace (Galatians 5:3-4).

(Continued next week)

WHY THE CHURCH WORSHIPS ON THE 1ST DAY OF THE WEEK INSTEAD OF THE 7TH (PART 1)

By: Jonnie Hutchison

Prayer/Sick List Mae Downs Helen Tidwell Hyland Darnell Norma Darnell Shirley Rule Vicki Wilson (Having tests run) Bill Vincent Kim Scott Kristen Scott Sue Owcyzk (Peggy N. sister) Trish Puckett (recovering from knee surgery) Sonny McManus (Member at Seven Oaks, has colon cancer) Paul Brandon Debbie Smith (Kevin’s sister-in-law-cancer) Dennis Thomas (Judy Black’s cousin, has throat cancer) Greg Black (Kathy Black’s son) Billy Irvan Trudy Smith Dean Chadwick (Tammy’s mother) Lashell Jones Continue to remember all those who have lost loved ones this year

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Bill and Maria (6th)

Peggy Bazzell (6th)

Maria Vincent (11th)

Nathan Puckett (11th)

Announcements Reading plan: 1st and 2nd Peter Team workgroup: Team 1 (Wesley Tucker) meets today Team workgroups: To find out which team you are on, see the

bulletin board. Area events: Please see bulletin board for more info. Several

meetings, singings, and Bible schools are coming up in our area.

Personal invitation handouts are available . Please make sure to take some and handout or leave with a tip, and invite someone to services.

Monthly Men’s Class: Sep 5th at 6:30pm

Pantry item for this week is: Macaroni and Cheese

Sick: If you know someone who is sick, please get this information to your team leader or Luke.

WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?

Hear the Word

(Rom 10:17)

Believe the Word (John 8:24)

Repent

(Luke 13:3)

Confess Christ (Rom 10:10) (Acts 8:37)

Be Baptized (Acts 2:38) (Acts 22:16)

Remain Faithful

(Rev 2:10) (Acts 8:12-24)

Heaven can be your

home if you obey God! (Heb 5:8-9)

Please visit our website at

www.coldwatercoc.org.

You will find bulletins,

sermon outlines, and

other helpful links and

material.

Bible question: What judge’s wife wept in front of him?

Last week’s question and answer: What leper carried a letter from the king of Syria to the king of Israel? Answer: Naaman (2Kings 5)

Those answering: Kay Robertson, Linda Jones, Peggy Newsome, Rachel Adams

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ACROSS

2 This is with the well-advised

5 Christ hated their deeds

8 God resists this type of person

12 If we are a friend of the world then

we are this to God

13 He who humbles himself will be.....

14 This is the key to overcoming pride

15 Wisdom is with this type of person

DOWN

1 Where a man's pride will bring him

3 We should hate this

4 God gives this to the humble

6 We shouldn't use this as an

opportunity for the flesh

7 When pride comes then this comes

too

9 The greatest among you will be what

10 2nd thing that the Lord hates in Pro

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11 Pride bring nothing but this