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WEDNESDAY INVITATION November 2, 2016 David Samples Annual Fall Lectureship Central Church of Christ Covington, GA ATTENDANCE/CONTRIBUTIONS November 4 – 6, 2016 October 23, 2016 Speakers include David Decker, Jeff Johnson, 60 a.m./25 p.m. Benjy Slocumb, Eric Owens ~ see full list on the $1,612.17 foyer bulletin board.

Ladies Day Buford Church of Christ What is The Church? November 5, 2016 Lessons by Cathy Powell The church is never a place, but always a people. It is never a fold, but always a Fayetteville Church of Christ flock. It is never a sacred building, but Marriage and Relationship Enrichment Friday, November 11th @ 7:00 p.m. always a faithful assembly. The church Saturday, November 12th @ 8:30 a.m. is not a refrigerator for the preserving of the perishable piety; it’s a dynamo for charging the human will with the power of the gospel. The object of the church WE CARE ADDRESSES is not to tell men how to dodge Dean Bruce difficulties, but to furnish strength and 1892 Lake Harbin Road courage to meet them. The business of Morrow, GA 30260 the church is not to furnish beds of ease for the lazy. It is, rather, to offer fitting yokes for drawing life’s loads. There is no sanctuary for God, but the soul.

You can send a card, say a prayer or make a phone call to let our members know we care. Prayer Lamentations 3:40-41 Requests Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the LORD; Let us lift our hearts and hands Wyman Clark spent some time in the hospital To God in heaven for tests ~ please remember him in prayer.

Remember Allen Dailey’s Mom.

Libbie Hudson will be having more medical tests done in November, and again in April.

Vijay Lancaster was taken to Scottish Rite last Wednesday for evaluation ~ he was sent home with a viral infection.

Samuel Oden is still undergoing blood tests ~ please see him for an update.

Claud Queen, Jr., Bill’s brother, needs to have spots biopsied on his liver and lung; but, Many people was unable to have the procedures because his blood was too thin. turn to God James Smith, Dean Bruce’s brother, is in a when life has them down nursing home in Cartersville with health problems. But forget Amber Weathers’ series of tests identified several issues ~ please keep her in your to keep in touch with prayers. Him Jerry Whitmire had surgery to remove a spot near his eye ~ the surgery was more extensive than first anticipated. when He turns it

MISSIONARIES: Robert Martin (Pacific all around. Islands)

SHUT-INS: Gwinnell Goss; Sonny Vaughn Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results. ~James Allen Fairview Church of Christ

And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 October 30, 2016

Minister: Reading: Dennis Brown Jerry Whitmire 678-432-4953 Home Prayer: Bill Queen 678-492-0383 Cell Attitude Church Info: 1048 Swan Lake Rd. How can one develop a proper attitude Stockbridge, GA 30281 toward God? First, our attitude toward God Phone: 770-474-7107 must be based on our conviction that “He is,” Fax: 770-506-0136 and that “He is a rewarder of those who Email: [email protected] diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6). This kind of faith will produce a good attitude of Services: godly fear, and “the fear of the Lord is the Sunday beginning of knowledge” (Proverbs 1:7). Bible Study . . . . 9:30 a.m. Worship . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Second, God is absolutely holy, absolutely Worship ...... 6:00 p.m. perfect, and absolutely wise. He is grieved by Wednesday evil. He loves man and wants us to love and Bible Study . . . . 7:00 p.m. obey Him. All of this should motivate us to want to be true to Him all the days of our life. Worship Assignments Our attitude toward God will then be such as November 6, 2016 expressed by the heavenly hosts: “Worthy are thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the Announcements/Opening glory and the honor and the power: for thou Prayer: Jeff Weathers didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created,” (Revelation Lead Singing: Ted Brown 4:11).

Lord’s Supper: Ben Born, Carlton Smith, The churches of Christ David Samples, Allen Dailey greet you. Romans 16:16

VOLUNTEER OR SERVANT? By: Lance Leavens

I was recently reading the gospel of Mark and came across the following verses, “Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:43-45).

As I read this verse, I was reminded of some comments made by Brother James Whitmire. His comments centered around this question: As Christians, do we view ourselves as volunteers or servants?

That really is a powerful question because there is a fundamental difference between the two. Jesus tells us how we should answer the question in the verses above. In fact, Jesus takes it a step further by introducing the word slave. Jesus did not recruit volunteers. He called people to be servants. He did this because that is how He viewed himself. “But made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men” (Philippians 2:7).

Slave is really a better translation of the Greek word duolos that is many times translated servant in our Bibles. A slave is someone that is owned by someone else. As Christians, we are owned by Christ. He has purchased us with His own blood (I Peter 1:18, 19).

How we view ourselves in our relationship with Christ and in our work for Him is critical. As slaves, we really don’t have a choice in our service to God. All we can really do is obey Him.

There is no question how we view ourselves in this regard will have a profound impact on our involvement. So the question is how do you view yourself, volunteer or servant?