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SUNDAY SERVICES SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 LEAD SINGING: William Western LEAD OPENING PRAYER: Don Mosley PRESIDE: Brent Welch SERVE AT LORD’S TABLE IN SEPT: Bud Martin, Eddie Clayborne, Wade Lynn, Gabe Orendoff, Butch Lee, Kenny Goodman, James St. Clair, James Stanfield SERMON: Doug Couch ANNOUNCEMENTS/CLOSING PRAYER: Larry Osborne COMMUNION TO HOSPITAL IN SEPT: Farris Tidwell, Jerry Butler COMMUNION TO NHC: D. Karnes, Jay Wilkins, Jerry Western USHERS IN SEPT: Wesley Burns, Brent Welch, Kenny Goodman, Melton Jack DOOR GREETERS: # 1.Brent & Kelly Welch #2. Kathleen & Terry Gross, # 3.Mike & Susan Jones, # 4. Ron & Ann Mitchell, # 5.James & Linda Baker, # 6. Dennis & Keri Donaldson COMMUNION TO SHUT INS: Hubert Forkum, Adam Griffin, Pierre Griffin, Tom Todd SUNDAY EVENING SERVICES LEAD SINGING: William Western LEAD OPENING PRAYER: Jay Wilkins SERMON: Doug Couch LEAD CLOSING PRAYER: Dwayne Daniel SERVE TABLE IN SEPT: Don Mosley, Dennis Daniel PREPARE COMMUNION IN SEPT: Susan Jones, Sherri Haislip FOOD CALL IN SEPT: Lori Goodman & Barbara H. Martin WASH LINENS IN SEPT : Lori Goodman NURSERY: Nora Welch & Karmen Burns LOCK & UNLOCK DOORS AT THE CHURCH BUILDING FOR THE MONTH OF SEPT: Larry Osborne 615-516-4114 & Terry Gross 615-210-2044 Seot. 3, 2017 Attendance: 254 Contribution: $7,175 Directory Updates, Prayer Request Notifications & Death Notices:

Debbie Couch 615-957-7452 or at couchd25@hotmail.com

PLACE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT YOU HAVE FOR

SUNDAY MORNING ON THE CLIPBOARD HANGING

NEAR THE SIGN UP SHEETS IN THE LOBBY.

Church of Christ NONPROFIT ORG

P.O. Box 155 U.S. POSTAGE

PAID White Bluff TN

White Bluff, TN 37187 PERMIT NO. 1

Change Service Requested

Elders: Buddy Driver 615-797-9508

Terry Gross 615-797-3878

Doug Couch 615-973 -9652

Jay Wilkins 615-829-1175

Larry Osborne 615-797-3939

Deacons: Larry Cocke Gale Larkins

Tim Godwin Butch Lee

Shamron Jackson Brent Welch

David Karnes Oscar Martin

Dean McKaskle Dwayne Daniel

Evangelist: Doug Couch 973-9652

Youth: Tom Todd 615-351-2446

Minister: Every Member Secretaries: Adelaide Butler 797-3380

Debbie Couch 957-7452

Custodian: (Cleaning)

Dennis Donaldson 615-495-6382

Keri Donaldson 615-946-6944

Maintenance: (Small Repairs)

Melton Jack 615-948-5835

Sunday:

Bible Classes 9:00am

A.M. Worship 10:00am

P.M. Worship 5:00pm

Children’s Bible Hour 5:00pm

Wednesday:

7 PM Classes for everyone Thursday: Ladies Bible Class 10:00am

“In Search of the Lord’s Way”

Sunday morning 7:00 – 7:30

“Gospel Broadcasting Network”

(GBN) Sunday morning 7:30-8:00

“Good News Today” Sunday morning at 8:00

All on Channel WUXP 30

Church office email address:

whbl@bellsouth.net

Web Address:

www.whitebluffchurch.org

Phone#: 615-797-9016

Fax#: 615-797-3783

Church Building is located at

4416 Hwy 70 E, White Bluff, TN

White Bluff Church of Christ

September 10, 2017

, 2017 2017

YOUTH NEWS Wonderful Wednesday as always. First, the group went to Anita Spann's house to sing. She was very happy to see all of those shining faces. After that, it was off to Optimum nursing home to sing also. The residents were very glad they came. Great dinner, salad and pizza with chocolate cupcakes for dessert. Thank you Brenda and Betty for helping and Ann for the cupcakes. Don't forget to sign up for RUSH the cost is $35.00 That includes lunch and supper at Freed. Don't forget to sign up for the fall retreat the cost is $40.00. This includes Supper on Monday, all three meals on Tuesday and breakfast on Wed. It's gonna be fun!!!!!

October 2-4, 2017

Think About These Things

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commen-dable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.– Philippians 4:8

The Greek word translated think about in this verse signifies make those things the subjects of your thoughtful consideration, or carefully reflect on them Vines Expository Dictionary page 628) Holy thoughts

lead to holy living. Coarse jesting, and reading or viewing immoral materials, and evil thoughts lead to the kind of person we will be.

The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Luke 6:45

In Philippians 4, the object of the apostle is to recommend holiness and righteousness to them in every point of view; and to show that the Gospel of Christ requires all its professors to have the mind that was in Christ, and to walk as he himself also walked. (Adam Clarke’s Commentary, Philippians, page 506) Without these no ideals can exist. They are pertinent now when so much filth is flaunted before the world in books, magazines and moving-pictures [and the internet] under the name of realism (the slime of the gutter and the cess-pool). (A.T. Robertson, The Epistles of Paul, Philippians, page 459.) There are two levels of thinking. One is “Cotton Candy” thinking. We recognize this thinking by phrases “I think, I believe”. Pat Robertson was asked, if baptism meant immersion. His answer: in Bible days they immersed in water, but “I don’t think it is necessary today.” We don’t fare much better. Second, Paul set out the limits of thinking on things that are inherently true by their nature. That is, “true” cannot mean anything but truth. To do so is to turn the idea into a lie. It cannot be otherwise. The other virtues are inherently what they are and cannot be otherwise. Justice is that and to change it is to pervert it and it becomes unjust, and so with the other things. Paul admonished us to think on these things. We become what we think according to God’s Word. So, to be pure, honorable, and lovely we must think on them and all God says to us. To think on evil things is to become sons of Satan.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

– Psalm 19:14

Kris Bull and Ralph Taylor

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Our troops need our prayers for strength, endurance

& safety:

SGT Matthew Mitchell (grandson of Ronnie & Ann Mitchell) Marines – Camp Legeune, NC SSgt Timothy Bradshaw (grandson of Ray & Jeanette Bradshaw) Marines - Camp Pendleton,CA SFC Kris Craighead * Army – Seoul, Korea SFC Holly Craighead * Army – San Antonio, TX GSGT Dave Switzer * Marines – Camp Pendleton, CA Sandi Martin’s nephews & niece Dylan Hollowell –(friend of Mandy Cocke) Parris Island, NC

Amanda Meyer (granddaughter of Tom & Carol Todd) Marines – Camp Pendleton,CA PVT Chase Bull (Kirk’s son) 2733 Gainey CT Unit D JBER, AK 99506 Army – Alaska Kyle Coffey – Navy Deployed to Italy May 1 ENS Derrick Daugherty (grandson of George & Phyllis Green, brother of Drew) Navy - Bahamas Tony A Wall Jr (nephew of Jeff Resha) Air Force –Florida

IN NURSING HOMES NHC: Danny Gossett, Pam Jones, Eleanor Lee, Margaret Stitt PO. Box

585, Dickson, TN 37056

Olive Branch: Joan Butler 110 Luther Rd, Dickson, TN 37055

Hillcrest Health Care Center: Shirley Hamilton, 111 Pemberton Dr,

Ashland City, TN 37015

Claiborne Hughes Health Care: Betty Cathey, 200 Strahl St, Franklin, TN

37064

Belvedere Commons: Judy Barfield, 303 S Royal Oaks Blvd, Franklin, TN

37064

Life Care Center: Kenny Pack 112 Dickson Rd, Centerville, TN 37033

The Lodge at Natchez Trace: Myrtis McNeal, 8207 Hwy 100, Nashville, TN

37221

Village Manor: Dave Hall, 101 Tiger Blvd, Lewisburg, TN 37091

PRAYER LIST

Karl Craun. Lee Duke. Joan Jones. Joann Rist, Donnie Wills, Lillie

Buchanan: Charlie Buchanan’s sister. Dale Gross: Terry Gross’

brother. Melba Lollis: James Fortner’s sister in Washington State.

Bill Ramsey. Kerrie Adler: Shamron Jackson’s cousin in

Oklahoma. Rebecca Brown: Charlie Buchanan’s niece. William

Buttrey: Keri Donaldson’s uncle. Edwina Slone: Friend of Lori

Goodman. Kim Yates: Leslie Daniel’s cousin. Judy Barfield:

Bernice Stokes’ sister-in-law. Randy Ford: Friend of Frankie

Harwell’s family. Chandler Hale: Janet Osborne’s nephew.

Leonardo in Panama. Ray Bradshaw. Dennie & Guy Spann.

Terry Cook: Jerry Western’s brother-in-law. Carol Thompson:

Peggy Heath’s sister. Terry Bradley, Joyce Morey’s brother. Marla

Gentry, Wesley Burn’s grandmother, David Peeler. Reda

Witherow, Joy Mitchell’s cousin, Alecia Forest has been

diagnosed with Leukemia. Melinda Sanders’ Ralph Taylor’s sister.

Lida Hunt, mother of Lesa Hunt Nicholson, has been diagnosed

with cancer. Terry Bradley, Joyce Morey's brother, had surgery for

esophageal cancer August 12th. He was moved yesterday, Aug.

31st to an acute care facility in Nashville for rehab. Thanks for

your prayers for his recovery. Angie Hooper Dunnagan, Wayne &

Linda Hooper‘s niece is being treated for cancer.

Continue to Remember:

Kenny Bass, Buford & Mary Helen Batey (Nancy McGill’s brother & sister-

in-law), Jeanette Bradshaw, , June Bryant, Tina Buttrey (Cheryl Buttrey’s

sister-in-law), Bettye Caldwell, Marilyn Carpenter (Caroline Tidwell’s

sister), Billy Cathey, Charles & Sandra Carver, Jack & Rubie Corkan (Peggy

Heath’s parents), Jo Corkan (Peggy Heath’s sister-in-law), Leon & Verna

Lee Couch (Doug’s parents), Kimberly Eckstein (Joann Rist’s daughter),

Sharon Hailey, Pat Howse, Aline Kerr, Edna Kirby (Janet Osborne’s

mother), Betty Sue Kitchens (Karl Craun’s cousin), Carol LeBlanc, Pat

McCormack (Kris & Glenda Bull’s friend), Darryl Northern (Bettie Reynold’s

son), Eddie Payne (Jan Meadows’ brother-in-law), Carolyn Ricketts (Vivian

Witherow’s sister), Margaret Rodgers (Penny Rodgers’ mother), Anita

Spann, Margie Spicer (Jan Meadows’ sister), Joyce Spicer, Louise Stuart,

Brian Taylor (Joann Rist’s nephew), Buford & Jo Warf, Frances Western,

Carolyn Wilkins (Jay’s mother), Lois Willis, Vivian Witherow, Kathy Wright

(James Fortner’s mother). Gayle Westcott, Linda Hooper’s brother.

George Green needs our prayers also.

Hospital Recovery

Brian Todd is home recovering from hip surgery. Larry Lampley

is recovering from knee surgery. Tempie Spicer, Jan Meadows

sister in law, had a brain procedure. Ben Black, Fred Black’s son

had a ruptured appendix this past week. Faye Morgan, Connie

Wood’s sister is in Horizon for tests. Clayton England, Martha

Beth’s uncle is in Horizon.

Sympathy to the family of Larry Clayborne, Eddie Clayborne’s

brother, who passed away last week.

Sympathy to the family of Andrew Pack that passed away Aug.28.

Upcoming Events in September Sept. 9 – Bible Bowl in Cookeville Sept. 10 – Elders’ – Deacons’ Meeting 3:30 Sept. 10—Fellowship Groups Sept.11 --World Bible School Benefit Dinner Sept. 17-20 -- Gospel Meeting At Waverly Church of Christ with Stan Dean Sept. 23 – Young Ladies Seminar @ East Main in Murfreesboro 9 am Sept. 24 -- Million Dollar Sunday for Eastern European Missions Sept. 24 – Youth Group Devo at Mike & Mandy Cocke’s house Sept. 28 – Benefit Dinner for Tennessee Children’s Home – Brad Harrub, speaking, Marriott Cool Springs, see poster for details. Sept. 29-Oct. 1 – RUSH weekend at FHU Oct. 2-4 – Fall Youth Retreat – Camp Meribah

September Need in our food pantry: Peanut Butter

Jelly Canned Meat

Deodorant and Shampoo See Carl or Connie with monetary

donations.

Sept. 11 – Rhett & Debbie Butler (19 years) Sept. 16 – Jerry & Adelaide Butler (55 years)

NOTICE ○ NOTICE ○ NOTICE

For the protection of our congregation, the

downstairs door by the preschool, will be

locked after the services begin.

NOTICE ○ NOTICE ○ NOTICE

Camp Leatherwood Cookbooks available for

$15. Signup sheet is in the foyer.

Thank You

Thank you for thinking of me and I appreciate the thoughtfulness of the birthday cards. Christy Travis The Red Cross wants to thank the church for allowing them to use our building for the latest blood drive. 61 units of blood was donated that may save up to 183 lives.

Prayer Request Jeff Resha has requested prayers of the church

and asked to be restored to God. Please

remember Jeff in this difficult time.

JOY Group Outing on Friday, Sept. 22. See sign up sheet in foyer for more information.

Birthday

Bash

For YOU! All Fellowship Groups will meet in the upstairs fellowship hall Sunday evening after services on September 10. Come and join the fun!

If you would like to help the Houston area flood victims, consider efforts that give God the glory!

The Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort

Is organized and experienced at getting relief where it is needed, as it is needed. They can turn a $1 donation into $3! Their mailing address is PO Box 111180, Nashville 37222-1180. Or you can make checks to White Bluff Church of Christ and earmark it to Disaster Relief Effort and we will mail it for you.

Visit the CREATION MUSEUM

and the ARK

An overnight trip is being planned to Peters-burg, KY for anyone that would like to go (families, singles, teens, etc). We will have a planning meeting after morning services Sept. 17 to set a date and get an approximate number of those that are interested. Tickets include both activities: Adults $60, over 65 - $45, children 6-12 -- $34. We will take a chartered bus and stay overnight in a hotel.