The Christian Messenger

Fifth Avenue Church of Christ 115 W. Fifth Ave. Lancaster, OH 43130 740-654-0626 e-mail: info@myfacc.com www.myfacc.com

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Brad Seevers Senior Minister (740-550-9882) David Tingler Associate Minister Glen Shady Youth Minister (740-438-5257) Sunday Services 1st Worship 8:00 a.m. 2nd Worship 10:30 a.m. Bible School 9:15am Evening Worship 6:00pm

August 30, 2011

Nominating Committee It is time for the election of officers. Those serving on the Nominating Committee are: Mike Cooper, Larry King, Don Taylor, Marg Shumaker and Norma Holtom. All names for consideration must be submitted to these individuals no later than September 16th.
ELDERS MEETING,

Thursday, September 8 at 6:00pm Joshuas Men Saturday, September 17 at 9:00am Special Worship Service September 17 at 6:00pm Blood pressure check-ups taken this Sunday.

Looking Way Ahead! Womens Prayer Breakfast Saturday, October 8th 9:00am Hear a presentation by two sisters, Mary Rogers and Stephanie Van Horn tell about their mother, Sallie Durret Farmer who was an Army nurse. Mark this date on your calendar and plan to attend. Watch for further information closer to the date.

SPIRITUAL STATISTICS (August 28, 2011) Sunday School 74 st 1 Morning Worship 89 nd 2 Morning Worship 83 Total Morning Worship 172 Evening Worship 34 Weekly Budget $ 4,471.00 Budget Received $ 4,662.25 Van $ 20.00 Keenager Trip $ 151.00 Book Nook $ 10.00 SERVING SCHEDULE September 4, 2011
At the Table 1st
Ecclesiastes 3:1

After 37 years of service to the Fifth Avenue Church of Christ, Martha Kelly has resigned and will begin enjoying retirement as of Friday, September 2nd. It has been a true joy to work with Martha. She has been a great asset to this church as well as an outstanding Christian example for Christ. She will be missed around the office during the week. I am thankful to call her friend. Please pray for her as she transitions into this new phase of her life. May it be all shes hoped it would be! On September 11th, we will honor her during our first service. We hope you will join us.

Church Secretary Resigns

Fred Griffith, Charlie May D. Rose, B. Kelly Serving 1st C. Marsh, D. Shumaker Fred Griffith, Jim Cox At the Table 2nd nd D. Rose, T. Dean, N. Hinson Serving 2 P. Hinson, N. Rudolph Fred Griffith Pastor of the week Dale Rose PM Deacon Team 2 Offering Counters COMMUNION PREPARATION 1ST Worship Peggy Elkins nd 2 Worship Geri Jaynes GREETERS 1ST Worship Thea Kallenberg, Judy Smith 2nd Worship Jim & Beverly Puckett NURSERY Sunday School Shirley Marsh, Reta Conrad 2nd Worship Marie Huffman, Kim Seevers Sunday School Helper Carolyn May Visitor Center 1st Worship Sue Tingler nd Visitor Center 2 Worship Cindy Cox SECURITY 1ST Worship Dan Brown Bible School Bill Kelly 2nd Worship George Lambert Evening Worship Jim Puckett

Worship is not always easy, and it is not always fun. Sometimes sincere worship is painful. Because genuine worship takes place when we see God clearly, in all His holiness, worship often comes from a place of conviction and brokenness. Consider David in the aftermath of sin with Bathsheba, God preserved Davids life but the child born to Bathsheba died. While the boy was sick, David fasted and prayed, but when he was told the boy had died, II Samuel 12:20 says Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the Lord and worshipped. Seeing God in His holiness convicts us in our sinfulness, but that Godly sorrow leads to repentance where we, like David, can worship and call on God to restore to us the joy of our salvation. Lord, show us our sin, that we might seek forgiveness and proclaim your mercy and grace. amen

A Note From Brad.

Hello Everyone! I am excited to share with you about our upcoming sermon series entitled: A Celebration of Discipline. Throughout this fall, we are hoping to assist you in becoming a stronger and more effective disciple of Christ. This has been our goal already this year as we have offered four studies with that intention in mind. Our Curious classes are designed for all who attend FACC and based upon discipleship. In addition to that effort, this sermon series will focus on allowing Jesus to be Lord of ALL your life so you will be challenged on PRAYER, FASTING, WORSHIP, BIBLE, SERVICE, and GIVING. I do hope you will commit to being here each week as we want you to grow and its hard to do that when you skip meals. Just a reminder, our Wednesday night studies for adults will begin again on September 14th!

Family Reunion will begin on September 14th @ 6:30 P.M. Each Wednesday evening will be different through out the month. Each night, will either be a time of worship and prayer, a Christian film, small group, or Bible study. This will be a great opportunity to get to meet new friends in a relaxed atmosphere. I do hope you will join us! Starting September 18th, we will offer a LIFE GROUP at Dan & Janet Browns home. This exciting study is based on the DVD series entitled: Not A Fan. They live at 924 Valley View Dr., Lancaster. The cost per person is $10 to cover the cost of the group resources. The goal of this study is to move you from being a fan of Jesus to an authentic follower. Led by Brad each Sunday night @ 6 P.M. Starting September 20th, we will offer an exciting new study by Frances Chan called FORGOTTEN GOD. This DVD driven study on the Holy Spirit and his role in your life will challenge you to stop living by your own strength and to begin living under His direction. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall and will begin at 6:30 P.M. The cost per person is $8.00. This group will be led by Brad.
Sunday, September 4, we will have a very special mystery speaker at the 6pm worship hour. Please join us!

Helen Puckett Willard Venatter Wanda Dickson

Robert Boyer Jeane Goldfarb Stacy Byers

Dorothy Henderly Clayton Hewitt Unspoken

The Harmon Family Ron Ogden Our Troops Kenny Palmers family Dorothy Herman

BITS FROM BRO DAVE

NEW HORIZONS RETREAT: We have
17 folk planning to attend this great senior gathering at the North Terrace Church of Christ, in Zanesville. The date is Tuesday, September 13. The registration fee of $25 covers participation, a continental breakfast and lunch. Our departure time is 7:30am. Simply complete a registration form and get it to me for mailing, as soon as possible. (Total attendance is limited to the first 300 registrations.) Registration forms and a sign up sheet are posted. Please make checks payable to "NTCoC New Horizon Retreat".

LaCOMEDIA DINNER THEATRE: At

this writing, we still have eleven seats available for this outing on Thursday, October 13. (We have contracted for 28 front row seats.) We will be seeing the sequel to the show we saw last year. It is "The Church Basement Ladies: A Second He/ping". This Dayton theatre offers an outstanding buffet and great show. We depart at 8:20am and return by early evening. The cost, per person, is $43.00. This includes your admission, dinner and transportation but not a gratuity. A sign-up sheet is posted. The absolute final date for payment is September 11, but I would appreciate receiving it sooner, if possible. Make checks payable to "Fifth Avenue Church of Christ".

SERVING SCHEDULE September 11, 2011 Mike Cooper, Dick Shumaker At the Table 1st Larry King, Ray Ayers Serving 1st Jerry Baker, Dan Brown Mike Cooper. Dick Shumaker At the Table 2nd L. King, D. Taylor, D. Thornton Serving 2nd N. Tomlinson, R. Troutman Mike Cooper Pastor of the week Larry King PM Deacon Team 3 Offering Counters COMMUNION PREPARATION 1ST Worship Peggy Elkins nd 2 Worship Geri Jaynes GREETERS 1ST Worship Larry and Jane King 2nd Worship Linda Daubenmire, Norma Holtom NURSERY Sunday School Hannah Ross, Courtney Beiter 2nd Worship Nick and Tracy Hinson Sunday School Helper Norma Holtom Visitor Center 1st Worship Judy Gardner nd Visitor Center 2 Worship Kim Seevers SECURITY 1ST Worship Paul Alexander Bible School Ray Coats 2nd Worship Tom Puckett Evening Worship Paul Hoagland

DORCAS OUTING IN SEPTEMBER

WEDNESDAYS: On September 14 we will

resume our 10:00 am and 6:30 pm sessions. We will be following up on last year's study as we examine II Corinthians. Why not join us for one of these informal study groups?

SUNDAY EVENINGS: I will be returning

as leader of the "Sunday Evenings in the Sanctuary" series on September 18. We will be continuing a series from the Psalms, which we began in the Spring. NOTE: Communion is available at these evening gatherings.

The Dorcas Ladies would like to invite ALL LADIES to join them for lunch at 1:00pm on Thurday, Sepbember 22nd at Bob Evans Restaurant. Be sure to get a flyer to take with you and 15% of all sales that day will go to Olivedale. Sign-up sheet and flyer will be on the bulletin board. See Juanita Harmon to get a copy of the flyer.

Christmas in September
Wednesday, September 7 6:30pm at Mary Alice Coats home. - wear Christmas clothes - devotion/Special music by Cassie Bull - bring a dozen cookies to share - bring white elephant gift to exchange - bring your lawn chair - ALL LADIES WELCOME!!!!
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All Church Picnic

Sunday, September 11, 2011 Rising Park - Large Pavilion (Follow road to the right) 4:30pm Games 5:00pm Supper Punch, Ice and coffee provided Please bring food to share and your own tableware. 6:00pm - Devotions and Lords Supper 7:00 10:00pm Charlie Mays happy keyboard Fellowship Climb the mountain?? Smores?? Bring firewood Bring a game to share Bring a comfortable lawn chair. NOTE: You can come for ALL or PART of the picnic. Please see Kathryn Albertson with questions.

The Church Bowling League is in need of men and women, ages 16 to 100, who would like to join them in fun and fellowship at Tiki Bowling Lanes each Tuesday at 6:30pm, starting on September 13th. For more information, see or call LeRoy Shaner, 653-9084 or Dale Thornton, 653-5176.

Would Anyone Like To Bowl????

Womens Bible Study Wednesday, September 14th 6:30pm Have you noticed how Christiandom is becoming so inclusive? Such as Jesus plus Buddah, or Jesus plus Islam, or Morman, or the right Bible version or the right music! Not anything new! Some Colossians were giving equal billing to some "cosmic forces" and had to be reminded ONLY JESUS gets top billing!

Children of God...
"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." -- Proverbs 22:6

I Have Good Friends

By Glen Shady
Last week the Shady household experienced a car breakdown. As we are a one car household, we took notice. After having the car towed to the shop, the mechanic called to inform us that they had no keys. I told him that I did not have a car to drive them over, but I would try to get there as soon as possible. It was maybe 15-20 minutes later that I was handing him the keys and he says, Wow; that was quick. I simply responded, I have good friends. It is true; we definitely do have good friends here at Fifth Avenue. There are people that we know we can rely on, even when we ask too much of them. It is this type of camaraderie that naturally flows from fellowship and the Christian relationship. Sometimes we need to be reminded, though, that this kind of service is not enough. You can help a friend in need and not be a lover of Jesus. So what, as lovers of Jesus, can we offer each other that a friend of the world cannot? I have a few basic ideas that I am going to try to do better at personally and I encourage you to do the same. When you are visiting a brother or sister in Christ, bring your Bible. Then actually be willing to open it and read it. Be willing to talk about spiritual things. I am a firm believer that we naturally desire to talk about things that we are passionate about and even love. If you want to talk to me at any point about Elizabeth, for example, you had better get comfortable because I can go all day. If you talk about the weather, sports, kids, or good memories with your friends, but not about scripture or God, what is it that you truly are in love with or passionate about in your life? Finally, be willing to ask (and be asked) potentially uncomfortable questions. What have you read in the Bible this week? How has your prayer life been? Why were you not at church on Sunday? We cannot support each others weaknesses if you do not know what they are. We cannot claim to be in fellowship with other believers and only act like brothers and sisters in Christ on Sundays and Wednesdays. We cannot experience the true joy that a car ride to a mechanic brings until we experience the depth of Jesus love from a fellow believer. (For encouragement from scripture on living wholeheartedly for God and experiencing Christian relationships look to Deut. 6:1-9; John 17:20-26; Acts 2:42-47; Acts 4:32-35)

Prayer Concerns

That God would raise up workers from within the church who are passionate about working with young people Gods blessing of summer activities

MISSIONS SPEAKER

Sunday September 25 Rich Teske, Director of Reach Out On Campus, at Ohio University will be here to speak at all services.