Unwrapping the Gift

John 3.14-17

We love gifts!

We love the thrill of anticipation !

We love the feeling of expectation !

We love the joy of celebration !

A gift has no value until it is unwrapped, owned and used!

What is the best gift ever? (Jn 3.14-17) STAFF CHURCH STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST
“ … God so loved … He gave …” PULPIT MINISTER 305 W. Church Street, Lewisburg, TN 37091
Kyle Bolton 993-3520 931.359.3597
kyle@churchst.org
 The gift of His Son (John 3.16; Philippians 2.5-8)
FAMILY MINISTER
Bill Tankersley 993-8977
Out of the ivory palaces, Tankersley69@cs.com
bill@churchst.org
YOUTH MINISTER
Into a world of woe, Will Brown
Caleb Taylor 993-2151
caleb@churchst.org
willb@churchst.org
Only His great eternal love
HISPANIC MINISTER
Hector Cruz 993-0009
Made my Savior go. hectorcruz@cscofc.org
hector@churchst.org
SECRETARY
 The gift of His salvation (Mark 16.15-16; John 14.6; Acts 4.10-12) Talitha Liggett 359-3597
tbl76@bellsouth.net
office@churchst.org
 The gift of His Spirit (Acts 2.38; 1 Corinthians 6.19-20)
ELDERS
 The gift of His very self (John 1.1, 14) ELDERS
Steve Allen 212-8390
Wayne Cozart 224-2818
steveallen2@bellsouth.net
wayne@churchst.org
Wayne Cozart 224-2818
Have we even begun to open the greatest gift? David Jent
wayne@churchst.org270-6631
david@david jentrealty.com
Do we feel the anticipation, expectation, and celebration? David Jent 270-6631
Don Ledford 615-714-3213
david@davidjentrealty.com
dledford@ledfordexchange.com
Remember – A gift has no value until it is unwrapped, owned and used! Don Ledford 615-714-3213
Lee Morrison 703-4044
dledford@ledfordexchange.com
lee@churchst.org
What will we give to Him?
Lee Morrison
lee@churchst.org
703-4044
Kyle, Bill, Will, Hector, Talitha,
How do we respond to an undeserved gift?
DEACONS
Will WilsonSteve Allen
580-8821
359-
williamwilson364@gmail.com
4616
Clarence, Benny & Bobbilyne
Kenneth Bailey 993-2159
Consider Isaiah . (Isaiah 6.1-8) DEACONS
Grover Collins 359-5386
Kenneth
Matt Ervin Bailey 993-2159
637-1830
Consider Peter . (Luke 5.1-9) Grover Collins
Greg Hardison 359-5386
703-4231
Matt Ervin
Joel Hargrove 637-1830
652-7143 CHILDREN’S HOME ITEMS FOR DECEMBER: baked beans
Consider Zacchaeus . (Luke 19.1-10) Greg
Robert Hardison
Hopkins 703-4231
364-3927 DECEMBER EVENTS
Joel
GaryHargrove
Lancaster 652-7143
359-5215
Robert Hopkins
Kelly Lane 675-2852
359-5986 Dec. 24-25 Office Closed for the holidays.
Consider the persecuted apostles . (Acts 4.13-20)
Gary Lancaster
Joe Liggett 359-5215
359-4929 Dec. 26 Special Service at 7:00 in auditorium by our deacons. No classes.
Kelly Lane
Ray Wakefield 359-5986
359-2328
Do we have anything to give to Him? Joe Liggett
Clifford Whitaker 359-4929
637-3507
Ray
BrittWakefield
Wiles 359-2328
359-7702
Will we share Him with others? Clifford
Mike WilesWhitaker 637-3507
359-4165
Britt Wiles
Will Wilson 359-7702
293-6814
Mike Wiles 359-4165
 WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT Prayer Updates
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Continue to Remember in Prayer ...
 Jean Adams (the aunt of Talitha Liggett), Laurie Brewer
Romans 1:16 says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the (the mother of Luke Brewer), Elaine Tankersley (the mother
of Bill Tankersley), Larry McKnight, James Woodward (the
power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for husband of Betty Daniels’ caregiver),
Dec. 23 Aubree Brown - 6
the Greek.” As Christians, we should not be scared to show our faith in public.
Ongoing Prayer Needs Jack Milligan
Whether it is praying in a restaurant, talking about God to the people we see at Charlotte Zajac
 IN HOME SHUT-INS John O’Neal
school or at work, or so on, we should be showing our faith wherever we go. Bobbye Lou Adcock, Theola Blue, Barbara Chunn, Dec. 24 Robert Hopkins
People should be able to tell we are Christians by the way we act and by the Wynona Clark, Betty Daniels, Austin & Ruth Grogan, Dec. 25 Rhye Stephens
Billy & Jo Ellen Haislip, James Jordan, Mike McCollum, Hilda Lasater
things we say. Our job as Christians to show the rest of the world how to get to Roslyn Sutherland, Margaret Wade Carol Wakefield
Heaven. If we are ashamed of our beliefs, then we will not be able to help anyone Dec. 26 Catina Cheatham
 NHC LEWISBURG
Ralph Lowrance, Elise Murphy Lenoir Courtemanche
come to Christ. Grayson Garrett - 19
 NHC OAKWOOD Houston Williams - 17
Will Betty Carter, Dorothy Phillips, Madalyn Shelton, James Dec. 27 Tommy Bledsoe
Woodward (the husband of Betty Daniels’ caregiver) Dec. 28 Buddy Wiles
There will be a Youth Committee Meeting on January 6 @ 5 pm.  VILLAGE MANOR
Dec. 30 LaDelle Smith
Aaron Wiles
James Allen, Roy & Anna Bolton, Nancy Derryberry,
Elizabeth Hardison, Mary Louise Osborne, Sondra Virginia Wilson
Dec. 31 Harold Long
Calendars for the year 2019, and for the month of January, Rasori, Lucy Tate, Laquita Weaver

are now available by the Youth Office door!  OUR MILITARY

Donnie Allen, Mark Allen, Luke Anderson, Todd Dec. 24 Winston & Frances Doud - 53 yrs
Lowrance Dec. 25 Terry & Nancy Spray - 35 yrs
 OUR MISSION POINTS Dec. 29 Austin & Ruth Grogan - 72 yrs
Colonet, Mexico; City of Children (Ensenada, Mexico); Ross & Sandy Tate - 56 yrs
Dec. 30 Nathan & Amanda Jett

UPCOMING EVENTS
World Bible School; Ghana preachers; Zambia jail
ministry; Eastern European Missions; Inner City
Ministry; AGAPE; Fishers of Men; Tennessee Children’s
Home; World Christian Broadcasting, Disaster Relief; We have received
local Hispanic Ministry thank you notes from:
Betty Daniels, Leah Hollingsworth,
Pat Potter, Elizabeth Hardison,
Grayson Garrett, Sheila Crick.
Please stop and read.
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FOR THE RECORD

December 16, 2018
Virginia AM 327*
Wilson Hispanic 20

CSYG Christmas Party Lock-In WWW PM

Bible Class
159
303*
WHEN: December 30, 2018 Wed. Night 212
It will be Friday, December 28, @ 6 pm, This will be December 31, The first WWW of the year
@ the Youth House. from 7 pm to 7 am (January 1), will be January 9, WHAT TIME: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Bring a $10 (maximum) gift, if you want @ the church building. @ 5:30 pm. CHURCH STREET ANNEX Contribution 12,287.75
to play Dirty Santa. We will have devotionals/singing Sign up Come and enjoy the celebration.
* includes Hispanic group
Also, we will have an sessions, play games, @ the Youth Board. No gifts, please.
Ugly Sweater Contest, with a prize! and snacks throughout the night.