Volume 26, Issue 32 August 18, 2019

Group Two Has Building Duties for Today Looking Ahead Greeters: Front Door: Bill Smith Annex: Joe & Wanda --August 20, Ladies Breakfast, 10:30a Carport: Reynolds Family --August 16-22, Polish the Pulpit, in Pigeon Forge, Lock-up: AM, Joe & Wanda TN PM, Joe & Wanda --August 24, Summit City COC Ladies Day. Flyer Communion Clean-up: Abby & Skylar posted Trash to Curb: Case --August 24, Southeast Missouri Lectureship in

Farmington, MO. See flyer. Communion Prep for August: Ann --September 2, Labor Day cook-out at Morrow’s Meadow in Yorktown. Lunch served at 12 noon.

--September 12-14, Men’s retreat at Camp Indogan. Coming Up Flyer posted. On labor day, September 2nd, we will all meet --September 27-29, West Side Gospel Meeting at Morrow’s Meadow for a noon cook-out. Bring your favorite side-dish, chairs and small --September 28, Goshen COC ladies Day. See flyer tables, if you wish. -- October 19, Goshen COC fall picnic. Flyer posted Meat, buns and drinks will be provided. Don’t miss it. You will be sorely missed if you do! Question? Why are ants considered so smart? Answer: They never miss a picnic do they?

If you are willing, Teresa Allison will be taking your photo today for the new directory sheets. We will use the same blue binders and a new packet of pertinent info will be distributed. We would like to take photos outside, inside, beside trees, on the steps, anywhere you please. So, please get your best smiles ready for the camera. Leaders in Worship Weekly Contribution Services August 18, 2019 Goal: Morning Worship $2440 Sunday Bible Study Announcements: Don Allison Contribution for Aug. 11 9:30am Song Leader: Gary Reynolds Worship: 10:30 am $1086 Opening Prayer: Bill Smith & 6:00pm Scripture: Joe Reed Wed. Bible Study Matt. 4:1-4 7p Bible Study Sermon: Mike Gors August 21st Preacher “Tempted and Tried” Song Leader: Jimmy Clark Closing Prayer: Danny Odle Michael Gors Prayer: Bill W. Sound Room: Adam Gors Men’s Class: Case Communion Elders Ladies Class: West Side Outside: Gavin Burch Michael Gors Inside: Volker Jaromin East Side Inside: Lowell Huffman Gary Reynolds Attendance for week of Outside: Steve Gors Todd Stults August 11, 2019 Afternoon Worship Announcements: Don Allison Morning Classes: 46 Deacons Song Leader: Gary Reynolds Morning Worship: 86 Opening Prayer: Jim Clark Don Allison Evening Worship: 43 Fellowship Scripture: Seth Gors Wed. Bible Study: 39 John 12:23-26 Jim Clark Sermon: Mike Gors Visitation “Dying to Live” Don’t Forget Cards and Communion Table: Adam Gors Calls to: Lowell Huffman Closing Prayer: Gary Reynolds Joyce Popplewell--Heritage Media Care in Yorktown Sound Room: Adam Gors

“He who serves two mas- ______Those Whom ters has to lie to one.” Portuguese Proverb We Support Why Do We Say, “Escaped by the Skin of My Teeth?” In Job 19:20, the prosper- ous Uzite is tortured by the devil; his donkeys and camels are stolen, his sheep MSOP are killed, his children die when a roof collapses, his body is covered with sores Cannon Taylor and, yet still, he refused to curse the Lord. At one point, while recounting his endless torment, Job says, “My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh and I INDIA am escaped only by the skin of my teeth.”

Bible Correspondence No one knows why but the expression in modern times has come to mean how a person barely escaped crisis or nearly got “nabbed.” Course/ Bibles Jeff Rovin

On Octo- ber 16, 2007, one of the two remaining survivors of the sinking, died. Barbara West Dainton died at a nursing home in Camborne, , at age 96. She was only a year old when the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, after striking an iceberg, and taking about 1500 souls to a watery grave.

There were so many tragedies surrounding the . Paramount among them was the belief it was an unsinkable ship. This belief was so firmly held Alex Odle, Cancer that many of the passengers refused to board the life- boats even as the liner was going down. They were sin- Anna Funk, Lung Cancer. Chemo ongoing cere, but they were sincerely wrong, and many lost their lives as a result. Angie Reed, MS Betty Kellow, Torn ligaments from fall Unfortunately, too many people today believe that so Bob Owens, Radiation treatments, Kathy’s long as one is sincere in his religious beliefs that God is pleased with them. Granted, one must be sincere, God cousin, is never pleased with a hypocrite. Yet one must be sin- Duane Latta, Hepatitis, Improving cerely right in one’s religious beliefs and practices. Gary Reynolds, Back surgery scheduled August 22 Jesus made this crystal clear when He said, “Not every- Greg Kellow, Due to be released from hospital one who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the king- this week to rehab center dom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, Howard Latta, Cancer on the nose. have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name? Jennifer Odle, Cancer. Hopeful news from test And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; de- Jessica Gors, Breast cancer. part from Me, you who practice lawlessness!”‘(Matt. 7:21-23). Are you trusting in sincerity alone to get you Kathy Harper to heaven? Or are you doing the will of the Father in heaven? Larry Gaskill, Husband to co-worker of Jennifer Clark. Open heart surgery after a recent liver trans- Travis L. Quertermous plant. Dexter church of Christ Dexter, MO Marian Hoyt, Stomach cancer. Jerry’s Uncle Melinda Sheffield, Recovering after 2nd surgery

Roy Ogletree, R.l.’s son. Motorcycle wreck

Shawna Schock, Heart attack with stint Susie Long, Debilitating arthritis in back Teresa Cox--August 18 Tammy Nicks, Pacemaker placed last Tuesday. Heart valve replacement to follow in coming Joan Odle--August 20 weeks Lela Proctor--August 23 Tim Merrill, Cancer on nose. Surgery pending. Pam Smith--August 26 Will Porter, Ziggy’s great-grandfather, cancer. Bethany Allison--August 29 Condition guarded Jane Clark--August 30

Good News Abounds --How good it was to have Vivian Bigler and Raelena The Enemy is Over There! Shumaker back with us last Sunday. Both are recover- ing from falls at home and both were recent residents You know Andrew Jackson as the seventh presi- at rehab and are now back home. dent of the United States. But before becoming --Family reports that Greg Kellow has turned the cor- president, did you know that he served as a major ner in terms of his health problems. Remains hospital- general in the Tennessee militia? As the story ized in Anderson goes, during the War of 1912, the soldiers under his command had become exceedingly low in mo- Addresses rale. Being thus low in spirit, they began to turn on each other, bickering and fighting among them- Tiffany McGill and Erica Howard selves. That is when ‘Old Hickory’ assembled the 12323 Landmark Trail men and said, “Gentlemen! Let’s remember the enemy is over there.” Fishers IN 46037 Brethren, we need to remember, the enemy is over there. There are times when we disagree in areas Emma Gors of judgment, clash with opposite personalities and 13501 Meadow Creek Drive struggle to understand and relate to one another. Apt. # 37706 May we remember the restoration cry, “in matters of opinion, freedom.” In just this context, Paul Orlando, FL 32821 said, “Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace and things wherewith one may edi- Abby Reynolds fy another” (Romans 14:19). 3524 North 1200 West Parker City, IN 47368 We need to be “thick skinned and tender hearted” in our dealings with each other. It is truly wonder- Cell: ful when men and women can disagree strongly in some are of opinion, argue their point and then Emily Stults hold no grudges to those of the opposite opinion. And then, ultimately follow this admonition of Paul, FHU: Box 10343 “Let ever one of us please his neighbor for his 158 East Main St. good to edification” (Romans 15:2). That is ma- Henderson, TN 38340 turity! No silly vendettas, no cold shoulders, no harsh words but rather as adult brothers, sisters, friends and comrades, we disagree, continue to love one another and appreciate the strong convic- tions of each other. Note:

--We will miss Emily Stults as she travels back to Remember, the enemy is over there! Freed Hardeman this week for her fall term where she is studying history and education. We send you Brent Smith off with love and prayers for a successful year of Trenton church of Christ academics, Emily.