“But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness…” Matt. 6:33

ASSIGNMENTS

SUNDAY AM
Kris Bly…..……………………….ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kerry Gott…...…...…………………….LEAD SINGING
Jeff Dickson.….….…….…………..OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge..………..………………………...SPEAKER
Rodney Whitson..…..……………...CLOSING PRAYER
Ed Lewis and Ethan Lambert….….……..….GREETERS
Jimmy & Jaime Fazekas………..…...HALL MONITORS

LORD'S TABLE
Kip Jones, Steve Livingston, Heath Blair
Tom Hodge, Michael Statom, Pat Lambert

Jack Jackson………………………...SERVE NURSERY
Jimmy & Jaime Fazekas…….PREPARE COMMUNION
Deana Pendley…..….….BAKE COMMUNION BREAD
Pam Jackson…………..CLEAN COMMUNION TRAYS

PICK UP COMMUNION CUPS
AND CHECK VISITOR’S CARDS
The Fazekas Family and James Pendley

COUNT CONTRIBUTION
Gene Pennington – Kris Bly
Kip Jones – Steve Livingston

SUNDAY PM

Kris Bly….……………………….ANNOUNCEMENTS
James Pendley……........…….…………LEAD SINGING
Kerry Gott…..…..………………….OPENING PRAYER
Tom Hodge…….…...……………….………..SPEAKER
Steve Livingston.……..……………CLOSING PRAYER
Ed Lewis and Ethan Lambert….….…......….GREETERS
Michael Long….…....…...……………LORD'S SUPPER

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Kris Bly….....…….............……….ANNOUNCEMENTS
Shon Pendley…………………………..LEAD SINGING
James Pendley...……....………...…………….. PRAYER
Tom Hodge…. ………….……………..….INVITATION

Schedule of Services

Sunday

Bible Study…………………... 9:30 AM

Worship…………………….. 10:25 AM

Evening Worship…………….. 5:00 PM

Wednesday

Bible Study…………………… 6:30 PM

Attendance Record

Bible Class…....……...…...73
Worship …………………97
Sunday Evening ………......80

 

News and Notes

A New Sister
Deloris Broughton obeyed the gospel and was added to the church this past Thursday after several weeks of Bible study. We welcome Deloris into the fellowship of the church and into East Gadsden . Please pray for her husband, Joseph, as we hopefully continue studies with them. Her address is: 901 Rosewood Lane , Gadsden , AL 35901 . Her phone number is 557-8058.

A Sister Restored
Deborah Chumney came forward this past week asking for the prayers of the church. Let’s also remember Deborah as she furthers her education.

VBS Meeting
We will have a meeting Wednesday night, June 18th, after Bible class. Everyone interested in helping is invited to attend. Sign up sheet is in the lobby for VBS workers. Check it out!

Update on Kacie Jackson’s Mission Trips
Kacie is now at the Children’s Home in Panama . She will be there until July 9th. Please keep her and the work there in your prayers as it has been a difficult week for her.

Honoring Our Young People
Parents please turn in a list of your children’s accomplishments this past school year to Pam Jackson. We will list them in a future bulletin. Forms are on the table in the lobby.

Welcome Back to the Seldens
Jim and Sydney Selden have recently moved back to Gadsden from Mississippi . We are glad they are back and are continuing to be a part of God’s family here at East Gadsden . Their address is 3060 Central Ave. Gadsden , AL 35903 . Their phone number is 492-4489.

Kim Cronan
Kim is now attending school in Anniston and will be attending worship at Oxford & Eastaboga most of the time.

Pantry Alert
All kinds of non-perishable foods are needed right away- cereal, canned meats, vegetables, fruit, boxed potatoes, rice, etc.

 

Ladies Night Out
All of our ladies are invited to a Night Out on Tuesday, June 24th at 6:00 p.m. at Las Brisas Restaurant. This will be an opportunity for our ladies to get to know Krysta Lovelace, bride-elect of Chad West, a little better. Krysta and Chad will be married on July 18th. We will honor them with a “Shower Fellowship” at a later date.

Men’s Breakfast and
General Workday at the Building
All of our men are encouraged to meet at our building on Saturday morning, June 28th
at 7:00 a.m. for breakfast together and afterwards a time for working in and around our building.

 

 

 

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VBS at East Gadsden

Saturday, July 19th from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Our Theme: “Conversions in Acts”

Lesson 1 – Ethiopian Eunuch

Lesson 2 – Saul of Tarsus

Lesson 3 – Cornelius

Lesson 4 – Philippian Jailer

Singing – Bible Stories – Re-enactments
Crafts – Handwork – Lunch Provided

 

 

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 Thank You

Thank you all so much for remembering me and honoring me for my graduation. Thank you for all the cards, gifts and prayers. I really appreciate everything you have done.

Love,
Brittni Hollis

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VBS at Central Church of Christ
June 23-25 from Nine to Noon – Ages 2 -6th grade

Annual Singing at Oxford Church of Christ
Friday, June 27th from 7 until 9 p.m.

 

Bible Masculinity
or
God’s View of a Real Man

I. Some post-Father’s Day thoughts: The worldly view of a ‘real man’ – ‘macho’, image, money, clothes, cars,
looks, ‘playboy’, pride (line from a John Wayne movie – ‘Never apologize, it’s a sign of weakness.’) or the
typical sitcom view – clown, lazy, big kid, intimidated, etc.

II. But God’s View – ‘Biblical Masculinity’ – is very different.

* Adam (Genesis 1,2,3): substance – God in him; not just image (physical fitness-primarily for looks
or health; home – Eden ; job – tending the garden; rules – ‘thou shalt not eat of it’. When Adam did
not lead his family (Eve) in righteousness, many blessings lost!

* Joseph (Gen. 39-50) Whether he was in the pit, a slave, in prison, forgotten, a trustee, or 2nd in
command in Egypt , the Lord was with him, because he was always with the Lord. When Potiphar’s
wife laid hands on him out of lust, Joseph ran! Yes, sometimes the best thing a ‘real man’ can do
is stand firm, but when it comes to sexual temptation, real men run!

* Joshua and Caleb (Numbers 13 & 14): As the song says- “12 spies went to spy on Canaan , 10 were
bad and 2 were good”. The weak spies saw only ‘giants’; Joshua and Caleb saw ‘God’s rule
overall’. They said – ‘Let us go up at once –we are well able.” Real men don’t make politically
correct decisions base on the whims of the majority!

* Boaz (Ruth 2,3,4): He was a mighty man of war, business, and God’s word. He saw beyond the
outward beauty of Ruth to appreciate who she really was. And so the prostitute Rahab’s son
married faithful Ruth and brought a child into the ancestry of Christ. Real men “dwell with their
wives with understanding”- I Peter 3:7.

*Nehemiah: Notice his actions when he learns of Jerusalem being in ruins. Grief (real men cry real tears over
things that really matter); prayer; petitions from the King- real men know when to ask for help; planning;
organization; teamwork (real men are not a ‘one man show’ for glory); work; courage facing enemies;
completion (real men finish what they start); celebration (real men know there is a time to stop working),
maintenance.

*Elders, Deacons (I Timothy 3): It takes real men to be qualified leaders in the church. As you read the
qualifications, think about some principles contained in them – humility, meekness (strength under control),
teachability, approachability (by anyone in the congregation who has a need), accountability (to God and the
congregation).

*Jesus Christ – The greatest example of ‘a real man’. On earth, He was 100% man and 100% God. So all of
us as Christian men have changes to make, growing to do, and with God’s help we can!

-Tom

 In Our Prayers

 

God’s Word 

Ephesians 5:22-33
22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.
24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,
26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.
29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church.
30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.
31 "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."
32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

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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