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If you've never been baptized for the forgiveness of sins, make this your day. If you haven't been added to the body of Christ through faith, repentance, confession and baptism, make it your day.
If you've never been baptized for the forgiveness of sins, make this your day. If you haven't been added to the body of Christ through faith, repentance, confession and baptism, make it your day.
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If you've never been baptized for the forgiveness of sins, make this your day. If you haven't been added to the body of Christ through faith, repentance, confession and baptism, make it your day.
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Nashville, TN 37214 Non-Profit Org US Postal Paid Lebanon Road Nashville, TN Permit 2464 Church of Christ 2307 Lebanon Road; Nashville, TN, 37214 * (615) 883-6918 www.lebanonroadchurchofchrist.org
Current Resident or Volume 57, No.29 July 19, 2009
New Christians! Adam Faughn
Elders Johny Baker The greatest news we can wash away his sins. ing for the lost. 758-7654 ever share is when one de- On Friday, two more Or, we could use this as a cides to put Christ on in Wayne Davidson were added to the body great motivator. Seven is baptism. Multiply that by 758-2705 of Christ. Seth Woods a good number, but it’s four and enthusiasm over- was forgiven of his sins miniscule compared with flows. Earl Flynn through baptism. Fol- all you know who are lost! At Valley View lowing that, Brycen We have many who sit in 889-1659 Worship With Us Christian Camp, Ballard was also our pews each week who Sunday: Worship 9 AM & 6 PM * Bible Classes 10:20 AM Ted Fox Wednesday: Bible Classes 7 PM four young people baptized for the have never been added to decided to be- remission of his the body of Christ 754-7607 come New Testa- sins. through faith, repentance, Reasons I Love My Bible Class Adam Faughn ment Christians. With these four confession and baptism. Charles Myers We are pleased to Pray for them and encour- 883-6837 young men becom- I have a lot of reasons why I enjoy but, being a smaller group, it is and effective. And, when our introduce them to age them not to delay any ing New Testament being a part of a Bible class. Here a place where we can get to study is done, I am left with you this week. longer. Jim Schroeder Christians, we have now are just a few. know one another. When more I want to study from a par- 754-8990 Aaron Presson was bap- had seven who have been Friend, if you’ve never someone has a great moment, ticular book or topic. tized Wednesday night at added by the Lord to His been baptized for the for- 1. It is Bible-centered. The classes or a hard moment in life, our Cliff Wilson camp by JD. Aaron is a body in just over four giveness of sins, make this of which I am a part are truly class can help him or her These are just five reasons why I love 889-6477 great young man with a weeks. your day. Discipleship Bible classes. Of course, we through it in a great way. my Bible class. If you have not been good heart, but he is share other thoughts, but we con- 4. It is a place of prayer. Often, involved in a Bible class in awhile (or We could look at that isn’t easy (as we’ll notice Pulpit Minister young, so he will need en- tinually “search the Scriptures” our classes pause and pray. never), of if you think they are just a and do one of two things. in our sermon this morn- Adam Faughn couragement. for our final answers to all mat- We sometimes have prayer drudgery, look over this list again. We could rest and be ing), but it’s worth it! 973-4483 ters. requests and we do our best to Your Bible class has a seat waiting on Jacob Baker was also bap- overly proud of some- Don’t let another day 2. It is filled with Bible-lovers. The honor those. As we grow you so you can learn both the milk tized Wednesday night. thing “we” have done. pass. “Today is the day of Outreach Minister members of my classes want to closer together, we pray for and the meat of the word. After seeing Aaron be- We could think that be fed by God’s Word, not by each other more. salvation!” Harry Middleton come a Christian, Jacob seven is enough and that human opinion. The Bible is 5. It causes me to study more. As Stay for our 10:20 Bible studies, and 292-3164 knew that he also needed we can take a little break the “lamp to our feet” and the the instructor, I am charged learn more of God’s Word! to let the blood of Christ from teaching and pray- “light to our pathway,” so we love with the responsibility to do my Youth Minister the answers it alone gives. best. However, I don’t have all JD Buckner 3. It is a place for us to share tri- the answers (only God does!), Sunday Sermon Preview (731) 336-4768 umphs and tragedies. Of course, so I want to study more so the AM: The Cost of Discipleship we wish our classes were larger, classes will be more helpful PM: Solomon Dedicates the Temple The Sick Worship Leaders by Harry Middleton Chris’ Summer Column Sarah Adcox is at Summit in room 518. She fell and Sunday Morning (Contact: Gene 874-0463) IN THE GROCERY BUSINESS July is winding down but there’s still a lot going on. To- broke her hip. Opening Prayer: Steve Thompson Suppose you were in the grocery business. A man had morrow many will be headed to Beech Island, South Bertha Garcia fell and broke her ankle. She is at Closing Prayer: Paul Woods charged groceries to the tune of $300. (It does not take Carolina. I hope that, if you will be unable to go with us, Summit in room 517. you will take some extra time out of your day to pray for Read Scripture: Sonny Gossett many nowadays to get $300 worth.) But you speak to the group that will be working in South Carolina. Our Oral Smith is at Summit in room 414. Sermon: Adam Faughn the customer, “Friend, I am an independent, I cannot group, the group from Dayton, and the congregation can Madge Tramel is at McKendree in room N277. extend credit any more; you must pay cash.” The man Song Leader: Scotty Studer all use your prayers. My prayer for our trip is that we can Myrtle Turney is at Southern Hills room 231. She comes back in two or three days, picks up five or six have a safe trip with everyone staying in good health but, Serving Lord’s Supper: (Contact: David 754-7085) has congestive heart failure. dollars worth of groceries, takes out his bill fold, and most importantly, that we can encourage our brethren in Dewey Carpenter 1 says, “I am paying cash.” He comes back in about a South Carolina, and can help reach into the community, Keith LeSuer 2 Thank You Michael Rader 3 week and picks up fifteen dollars worth, gets his billfold representing Christ and planting the good seeds of the kingdom. Dear Friends, Tommy Moore 4 out, pays three fives down and says, “Say, it is fine to be Sometimes it may seem like we spend a lot of time and Thank you for your fervent prayers on our behalf Earl Flynn 5 paying cash.” He comes back in about a week and buys energy and don’t see much yield. But can we put a price during the last few months. We believe that God Cary Clay 6 the same amount and does the same thing and just on a soul? Read verses like Mark 4:8:“And other seeds has heard and answered our prayers. The latest smiles and says, “I like paying cash.” The grocery man fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up Tracy Fitzgerald 7 and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixty- scans show no presence of the chest tumors; how- says, “Friend, I appreciate your paying cash, but I want Robert Cannon 8 fold and a hundredfold." ever, there will still be two more rounds of chemo- to know something. What about the back debt?” “What therapy and possibly a little while yet before our Sunday Evening (Contact: Marion 883-5038) We never know where or when a seed will take. We do you mean?” He says, “I mean the three hundred dol- Opening Prayer: Wes Carnahan never know how much of an impact one seed can make. lives are back to normal. We appreciate each card, lars you owe me.” He says, “I thought if I paid cash I Closing Prayer: Nelson Cluck Paul wrote, phone call, the delicious food and every act of kind- did not have to pay the back debt.” How many of you “So neither he who plants nor he who waters is ness toward us and our family. Your love and con- Read Scripture: Mark Pugh would like to be the grocery man? That is what many anything, but only God who gives the growth. He cern continues to help us through a difficult time. Sermon: Adam Faughn have done to the Lord? They have not been faithful to who plants and he who waters are one, and each Thank you for your ongoing prayers as Jim contin- Song Leader: Scotty Studer the Lord for a long time, then just start coming saying, will receive his wages according to his labor. For ues to get well again. In Christian Love, Beverly and Serving Lord’s Supper (Room) we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, “I will be faithful to you now Lord.” All the time the Jim Oakley Lon Keele 1 God's building” (1 Corinthians 3:7-9). Lord is asking, “What are you going to do about the We are merely God’s instruments. We are called to do Tim Hill 2 back debt?” They have never done anything about it. the work, but God is the one who causes the growth and Mission Trip There it is---still charged to their account. Paying cash who provides increase. I pray that everyone who goes on Beech Island, South Carolina Mission Wednesday, July 22nd (Contact: Keith 889-7366) now does not eliminate the back debt. It must be paid!!! this trip can remember that and carry a good attitude as Read Scripture: Shea Cofer they do the Lord’s work. I also pray that we can do the Trip same thing here in Donelson and the surrounding area. Monday, July 20-Sunday, July 26 Opening Prayer: Gavin Hammers VISITATION TEAM #1 WILL MEET AFTER That we can sow the seed with our friends and with those Community outreach will be our goal during the Speaker: WORSHIP SUNDAY EVENING!!! we encounter daily. God give us the strength and the week and VBS is all day Saturday. There will be a Song Leader: Philip Autry courage to go out as we are commanded to. group leaving on the 20th and a second group is leaving on the 23rd. Announcements: Have a blessed week, Chris Harry Middleton - Jim Schroeder
Give Away Day Golf Scramble Nursery Attendants
Mark Your Calendar... Brenda & Rachel Pugh Saturday, August 8th Saturday, August 15th Ravenwood Today: Heartland Services at 4:00—Led by Wayne Davidson School Supplies will be distributed and Country Club The Record July 20-26: Mission Trip to Beech Island, SC—See JD for more details 12:00 noon Lunch will be served. Cost is $40 Sunday Morning Worship: 343 August 8: Give Away Day Monetary donations may be given Several other Sunday Evening Worship: 246 August 12: Time Saver Supper Returns! to the young adult class to pur- congregations are invited to the Sunday Bible Study: 241 chase the needed supplies. August 15: Golf Scramble at Ravenwood See Scotty Studer if you have scramble. Wednesday Night: 153 + 91 campers August 22: Blood Drive in fellowship hall questions. Contribution: $11,971.50