News and Notes
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Sister Responds
Stephanie Bly came forward this past Sunday confessing sin
and asking for the prayers of the church. Our prayers are with
Stephanie, Kris and their children.
Good Food and Fellowship
We had a delicious meal and great fellowship with each other
last Sunday as we honored Eric Gott and Kacie Jackson as they
will soon leave for 2 months of mission work in Peru and Panama.
Eric and Kacie appreciated everyone’s encouragement and
financial support for their trip. Please keep them and their
families in your prayers.
Coming Up
Honoring Our Graduates
We will honor our high school graduates with a fellowship
meal on Sunday, May 18th after morning worship services. Our
graduates are Kim Cronan, Brittni Hollis and Justin Smith. Kim
has been a member here at East Gadsden since September of 2005.
Brittni and Justin grew up here at East Gadsden and even though
their memberships are with other congregations we wanted to
honor them as well.
Men’s Leadership Meeting
The next Men’s Meeting will be on Sunday, May 18th at 3:00
p.m. with James Pendley presiding.
Third Sunday Night Singing
Our next Sunday Night Singing will be May 18th at 5:00 p.m.
Camp SCYC
SCYC will be held during the week of May 22 – 26th at Camp
Sumatanga in Gallant. See Kerry Gott for a registration form or
for more information.
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Gospel Meeting
B. J. Clarke will be here June 1 – 4 to preach for us. Let’s
all be praying, working and inviting others!
Vacation Bible School
Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 19th; we will have a
one day VBS. See Tom if you would like to help out!
In the Area
Singing
Swearengin Church of Christ
Friday, May 9 from 7 until 9 p.m.
Youth Rally
Breman Church of Christ
May 10th from 9:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Speakers: James Jones, Loren Barchett,
Greg Nash and Justin Paschall
Gospel Meeting
Weaver church of Christ
May 11 – 14 with Jeff Clark
Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and Mon – Wed at 7 p.m.
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Reverence in Its Working Clothes
By: John Gipson
I’ve been thinking about Goethe’s
statement that “The Soul of the Christian religion is reverence.”
Off the top of my head, my first thought had to do with Moses as he
stood before the burning bush which was not being consumed. God said,
“‘Do not come near; put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on
which you are standing is holy ground.’ And He said, ‘I am the God of
your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob.’ And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God”
(Exodus 3:5-6).
Then my mind jumped to a crisis in Israel – the death of King Uzziah. A
young man saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and he
said, “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I
dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen
the King, the LORD of hosts!” (Isaiah 6:5). Isaiah then heard the voice
of the Lord: “Whom shall I send, and who will go with us?” And out of
reverence Isaiah responded, “Here am I! Send me” (Isaiah 6:8).
Racing ahead to Luke 5:8, I thought of one of Jesus’ mighty works. “But
when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Depart
from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.’”
I know these brief reflections on reverence are limited, but they are
sufficient to convince me of the importance of at least three things:
1. We should feel a holy fear
in God’s presence.
2. We should be acutely aware of our sinfulness.
3. We should respond to God in willing service.
If you want to see reverence in its
working clothes, look at the apostle Paul as he declares, “For me to
live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21).
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In Our Prayers
Sick at home: Charis Dickson, Austin Long, Joseph
Broughton and Ginger Turner
Shut In:
At Home- Dot Miller, Frances Wesson, Martha Phillips, Katie
Pendley, Mattie Peace and William and Ruby Brown
Coosa Valley Healthcare: Canolia Bone and Betty Jones –Rm 208
Meadowood –Walter Thompson –Rm 107
Gadsden Health Care – Johnny Watson, Nell McElroy (306) and Yeoman
Conner (806)
Healthsouth Rehab – Martha Kirby (Sister Martha hopes to be discharged
on May 10th.)
Prayer Requests: Canolia Bone; Katie Pendley; William & Ruby
Brown; Martha Kirby; Martha Phillips; Dot Miller; Clint Snell; Lois
Corfman, sister of Betty Freeman; Tom’s sister, Wendy Burns, has
multiple health problems; William Dowdy and his family; Kevin Edmondson;
Betty Jones; Lou and Bill Gardner; Yeoman Conner; Nell McElroy; Kara
Gott- surgery recovery; Jamal Brown and Edvin Cifuentes – inmates at
county jail; Janice Davis; Nancy Phillips will be having toe surgery
soon; Nellie Teel; Eric Gott and Kacie Jackson and others who will be
traveling to Peru and Panama soon; family of Rodney Lambert; Steve
Sallee- his daughter has teminal cancer; Barak Pitt-19 yr old who has
cancer; Jerolyn Davis, daughter-in-law of Peggy, recently had surgery;
Alberta Whitson-allergies
In the Military- Danny Moss, Josh Jones, Nathan Silvey, Brad
Adcock, Jeff Brewster and Gary Brown.
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Happy Birthday
May 15 – Vanessa Jones
May 16 – Teressa Hollis
Happy Mother’s Day
to all of our mothers!
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Live and Learn…
I’ve learned that I appreciate my mother a lot more since I
became a mother.
I’ve learned that the best and often the most neglected advice I
receive is from my mother.
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God’s Word
Romans 14:10-13
10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt
for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of
Christ.
11 For it is written: "As I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall
bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God."
12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.
13 Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather
resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our
brother's way.
In the Area
Thank You
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
My family would like to thank you so very much for all the cards,
calls, food and loving support after the loss of my father Rodney F.
Lambert. Those who know me know my father. He taught me to be the
way I am in many respects. He was not perfect by any means nor is
any of us, but he readily forgave, loved openly, and believed in
justice and fairness. He feared God, but no man. He gave me the work
ethic I have today by example, not by talking about it. He was a man
among men and I am proud to have called my father, my dad.
In Christian Love,
Patrick D. Lambert and Family
Weekly Programs
Radio:
Sun. at 8 AM - WAAX/570
With Ronny Johnson
TV:
"In Search of the Lord's
Way"
with Mack Lyon
Sunday at 7:30 AM - Channel 11
"Preaching the Gospel"
with James
Watkins
Sunday at 7 AM - Channel 11
Jerry Jenkins
Thursday at 7 PM
Channel 5
Earl Barnett
Sunday at 6 AM
Channels 4 & 9
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