th July 9 , 2017 Weekly Visitor Information! WELCOME TO CENTRAL We hope you feel welcome here today! Central Church of Christ It’s a privilege to have you worship TODAY: with us. So that we may better serve 1211 Grandview Ave. Portsmouth, OH 45662 you, please take a few moments to fill Phone: 740-353-5846 Family Fun Day meeting immediately following Morning out this card and return it as directed. Worship We are so glad you’re here and 5:00 Choir Practice encourage you to consider becoming Dennis Dawes, Minister part of our wonderful church family. Cell: 740-357-7835 6:00 Connect Groups TUESDAY, July 11TH Guest of: [email protected] 6:00 Small Groups – Manage Our Emotions - home of Name: ______centralchurchofportsmouth.org Dennis & Jane Stevens - 2450 Sunrise Ave WEDNESDAY, July 12th 6:00 Small Groups – 1 Timothy – in the café Address:______We exist to glorify God by: City/State/Zip: ______Leading people to faith in Christ… Growing in the love of Christ… Home Phone:______Serving in the name of Christ… Status: ___Single ___Married ___Divorced ___Widowed
Age Group: ___18-24 ___25-29 Worship Today at ___30-39 ___40-49 ___50+
Central Church of Christ th July 17 – 6:00 PM – Heavenly Helpers Meeting – café – Thank you for silencing your cell phones. Children: bring a snack to share’ Name: ______ July 30th – Fifth Sunday Singspiration – at Central Please fill out the Guest information and Prayer Requests – Church of Christ – we need snacks to serve at the Name: ______place in offering tray fellowship!! Prelude: Worship Team: Sam & The Band Name: ______ HEAVENLY HELPERS are collecting paper goods for Welcome/Announcements/Opening Prayer: Dennis Stevens the homeless shelter during the month of July – Offertory: Please check all that apply: They are asking the congregation to help with this ___First Time Guest Meditation: Dennis Dawes ___New to Area Serving at the Table: Dennis Stevens – Andy Dawes ministry – Things like paper towels, toilet paper, ___Returning Guest tissues, and cleaning supplies – items can be left by ___Looking for a Church Home Serving Communion: Gary McCoy, Ron Sieling, Chester ___Would like more information about this Harrison, Ronnie Smith, Eddie Henry, Nathan Walker the mail boxes! church Also a reminder to bring snack items for SOMC to ___Would like to know more about being a Christian Primary Church: Myra Shields – Kristin Pertuset th Benediction: Charles McCoy the July 17 meeting. Best time to call______Prayer Concerns
July 9th – Caleb Martin ______th July 11 – Alvetta Patrick ______July 12th – Jon Peters ______July 13th – Brandy Stegall July 13th – Larry Matiz ______July 14th – Jon Jenkins ______th July 14 – Cheryl Yerardi ______July 14th – Addi Lacy ______th July 9 – Jeff & Sharon Danzer ______July 10th – Shawn & Katie Stevens Requested by: (your name here) Morning Worship Attendance 07/02 – 119 ______OFFERING 07/02/2017 Comments General Fund - $2,607.00 Budget needed weekly - $3,097.91 Missions - $742.00 ______Budget needed weekly - $480.77 ______Building Fund - $383.00 ______Budget needed weekly - $545.75 ______OTHER INCOME ______Deacons Fund - $10.00 ______New Building Fund - $308.00 ______One Call Now Program - $75.00
Total Received - $4,125.00 Please tear off this portion of your bulletin and place it in the offering plate. Thank You!
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“I WILL…” #5 – “…Live Generously” – 2 Corinthians 8:1-7 Welcome to Central Church of Christ! We are glad to have you worshiping with us and trust that you will be blessed as Intro. A. Do you consider yourself to be a generous person? we worship the Lord together. Please take a moment to 1. If you are like most people you answered ‘Yes” review this helpful information and again welcome to Central 2. We have some strange spending habits in America Church of Christ! We are glad you are here! 3. Report by “The Empty Tomb”, October 2013 – the average giving to the church was ______% of one’s income 4. We are ______in our giving – Acts 20:35 Children Classes for children, preschool through 4th grade, are I. Generous Living Keeps ______Things ______A. What is the #1 priority in your life? available during our Sunday services. Nursery care is 1. Prov. 3:9-10 available. Primary church is held for grades 1-4 in the café. a. ‘firstfruits’ – the very ______portion of the harvest of crops All of these services are age appropriate and taught in a fun, that was offered to God b. this is not talking about having great ______- this is engaging manner that your child will enjoy. talking about having the ______of life 2. Jesus speaks of this – a. Matt. 6:33 Offering II. Generous Living Is ______During our worship service an offering is collected out of A. We don’t like to think/talk too much about sacrifice obedience to scripture (1 Corinthians 16:2). We desire this 1. ‘Sacrifice’ implies giving something up that we really ______to be a time when people freely and generously give out of 2. Jesus’ example – a. Luke 21:1-4 their love for Christ, as the Holy Spirit directs. If you need a 3. Paul says this too of the Macedonian churches – 2 Cor. 8:2-4 year-end record of your giving, either use a personal check a. they gave out of their ______or ask for offering envelopes. Thank you in advance for your 4. 2 Cor. 8:5 – a. the key is first of all the sacrifice of ______faithful and obedient stewardship. III. Generous Living Is ______
A. Generous people ______to give as an act of ______
The Lord’s Supper 1. This is their ______to who God is and all that God has done We observe the Lord’s Supper, or communion each Lord’s 2. Let’s change our ______about giving and our giving Day as was done in the early church (Acts 20:7). The bread will ______and the juice are memorials of the body and blood of Jesus. 3. V. 1,6,7 – Paul uses the word ‘grace’ – v. 4, he uses ‘service’ a. ‘grace can be translated as ______Every Christian is invited to join in the observance. 4. 2 Cor. 8:6-7 a. the principle from farming – the more you sow, the more you harvest b. three words in v. 7 about giving – 1. not ______2. not under ______3. ______Sunday, July 30th Rescue Me Ministries at 10:30 AM
HOSPITAL: DorisMISSIONS: Mullins Dustin Howell’s Pack Mill Camp KYOWVA HOME: KCU MaryAmbassadors Jennings for Christ Fred(Philippines) & Edna Riehl KeriCentral Alexander Brazil Mission Raymond(Haubner’s) & Alvetta Patrick Norene Madden Virginia Wooster Oliver Christian Children’s BeulahHome Taylor Carl Cookson Spradlin Hills Christian DeloresMinistries Spradlin Gladys Emmanuel Murphy College Sharon Grundy Bond Mountain School George Don Todd-Memphis & Naomi Walton Inner City KathyOutreach & Ron Jones P V Alexander Beulah Hacker Rescue Me Ministries is a ministry dedicated to strengthening, Save the Child Ministries Pam Church encouraging and challenging couples to fight for their marriage KeithTeam Prather Expansion – Steve & and family. Priscilla Dye Betty Davis Bryan and Yvonne Hutson are gifted speakers and vocalists who Southern Cross Ministries – Jim Bill Mullins are committed to sharing the love of Christ through song, word and & Becky Newman Dave & Eunice McCumber personal testimony. They are a Christian couple committed to Christian Holy Land Foundation Sandy Brown encouraging, strengthening and challenging other couples to NURSING HOMES: Ruth Florence FIGHT for their marriage and family. Norma Yerardi FirstDorena Church Neal of Christ Elkins,Thelma WV Mercer Bryan & Yvonne Hutson will be at Doris Cox Central Church of Christ Ray Horsley William Woodrum Portsmouth, OH Jean Price Nancy Atkinson