THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED

John 12:12-16

How often do our expectations and our experiences clash?

How often do we sign up for one thing and receive something entirely different.
When you expect one thing and you got another, what do you do?
1) Hold on to your values.
A. Ultimately my values, my purpose is to glorify God.
B. Even in difficult times hold on to your values.

STAFF
Kyle Bolton
993-3520
kyle@churchst.org

2) Go deeper into your faith.

A. Read Gods word faithfully
B. Spend more time in prayer.

FAMILY MINISTER

3) Anticipate a spiritual victory.

A. God can turn the most impossible situation into a glorious victory.

HISPANIC MINISTER

Bill Tankersley 993-8977

bill@churchst.org
Trip Jones
993-2151
trip@churchst.org
Hector Cruz
993-0009
hectorcruz@cscofc.org
Talitha Liggett 359-3597
tbl76@bellsouth.net

Then you have gained a daily victory for Christ.

ORDER OF WORSHIP March 13, 2016

YOUTH MINISTER

SECRETARY

No matter what the circumstance:

If every day you hold to your values.
If every day you strive to grow spiritually.
If every day you glorify God.

CHURCH STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST

305 W. Church Street, Lewisburg, TN 37091
931.359.3597

PULPIT MINISTER

ELDERS
Wayne Cozart 359-5467
wayne@churchst.org
Glenn Hardison 359-5997
glenn@churchst.org
David Jent
270-6631
david@david jentrealty.com
Don Ledford
359-3310
dledford@ledfordexchange.com
Lee Morrison 359-2142
lee@churchst.org
DEACONS
Steve Allen
359-4616
Kenneth Bailey 993-2159
Grover Collins 359-5386
Matt Ervin
637-1830
Greg Hardison 703-4231
Joel Hargrove
652-7143
Robert Hopkins 364-3927
Gary Lancaster 359-5215
Kelly Lane
359-5986
Joe Liggett
359-4929
Ray Wakefield 359-2328
Clifford Whitaker 637-3507
Britt Wiles
359-7702
Mike Wiles
359-4165
Will Wilson
293-6814

Welcome
Song Leader
Preacher
Reading
Scripture
Prayer
Sermon
Closing Prayer

9:00 AM Service

6:00 PM Service

Melvin Willoughby
Bill Tankersley
Joel Hargrove
John 3:13-16
Steve Allen

Don Ledford
Bill Tankersley
Trip Jones
Mike Wiles
1 Corinthians 10:13
Kelly Lane

This is Not What I Expected

The Dark Side of Worldly Temptation

Mike Haislip

Melvin Willoughby

Item for Childrens Home for March is: Bottled orange and grape juice.
MARCH EVENTS:
March 11 - 13
March 14
March 19
March 23
March 28

Spring Advance at Camp Hickory Hills in Dickson.

Bus will return around 1:00.
Ladies Nite Out in Room 13 at 6:00. We will be planning our
Ladies Nite. Bring finger food and join us.
Egg Hunt will be held at Berlin Spring Park - starting at 10:00 AM.
This is for ages 5th grade and under.
WOW at 5:30 in annex
Predators Game in Nashville. Bus will leave at 5:15 PM.

The path

Paul made an amazing statement in 2 Corinthians 4 verse 7. He said now we have this treasure in clay jars.
What exactly is he talking about?
First, what is the treasure that he mentions? It is the Gospel. Look in the preceding verses of 2 Cor. 4. Thats
what hes been talking about. For some people, life is just one tedious day after another. They just exist. Life is not
supposed to be that way. God wants to put this treasure inside of us. Its not a product of mental ingenuity. Its
not something remote and mystical. Its certainly not about just being good and ethical. And isnt not some kind of
religious piosity. Its not withdrawing from the world. Its not emotionalism or intellectualism. Very simply, the
treasure is the Good News! It is the truth that God loves us so much that He sent His son, Jesus, into the world to
die for the sinful human race. God had declared that sin would keep us eternally separated from Him and that the
wages of sin is death. But He loved us so much that He sent His Son to pay the price for us so that we could have a
path to forgiveness and reconciliation. That is the treasure.
Second, what is the clay jar that he said contained the treasure? One translation says earthen vessel and
another says frail human containers. He is talking about us. He has put the treasure (the Gospel) in us. What?!
Every time I think about that truth it nearly brings me to my knees. Putting the Good News in me is like putting
diamonds in a dingy jar or a beautiful picture in a broken frame. Who are we to be entrusted with this Gospel? If
we fail it will never spread to another generation. Who are we?!
But then I realize that it has always been that way. Abraham was a man that God entrusted with His message
and yet he had his own human struggles. Moses, Elijah, David were all great men of the Old Testament but they
were men with feet of clay. But God used them. The same with the writers of the New Testament. They were great
men with much ability but their greatest asset was their availability to the Lord. Were they perfect? Far from it.
They were humans just like all of us. But God put inside of them (clay jars) this wonderful treasure (the Gospel).
So it is with us. God has put the treasure inside of you. Live it out today. Even if you failed to do so yesterday.
Let someone know about the treasure that is within you through the way you live and the things you say and who
you are. And always remember you were bought with a price. The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ!
In Christ with love,
Trip

YOUTH Announcements/events:

Please lift up in prayer all who are returning from Spring Advance in Dickson, TN today!
Easter Egg Hunt to be held at Berlin Spring Park in the Berlin community at 10:00 AM on Saturday,
March 19th (3 year olds-5th grade)
Nashville Predators Faith & Family Night on Monday, March 28th; Cost of $40 due by March 20th
Invite a friend to WOW in the annex on Wednesday, March 23rd
Family Picnic at Henry Horton State Park, Saturday, April 9th; eat at Noon
Area-Wide Youth Devotional at Cornersville Church of Christ to be held on Sunday, April 10th
Events being planned for the near future include
Lock-In
Graduation Recognition Party
Saturday Night at the Movies

Remember in Prayer

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Continue to Remember ...

Hershel Davis, Bill Fulghum, Judy Kreuzer, Betty Lasater,
Norris Lentz, Doug Martin, Jack Miller, Jack Milligan,
Carol Morrison, Don Osborne, Patsy Spence
Emma Lancaster (mother of B J Holt), Cora Braden
(mother of April Wilson), Lyla Kate Johnson
(granddaughter of Amy Fuller), Joann Frame (sister of
Frances Burgett), Mike McCollum, (son of Shirley
McCollum), Kurt Massey (cousin of Donna Hargrove),
Barbara Chunn, (aunt of Kim Anderson & Keith
Childers), Holland Townes, (granddaughter of Steve &
Pam Allen), Phyllis Adcock Sentlingar, (niece of Laquita
Weaver), Don Smith (father of Becky Allen), Bailey Allen,
(grandson of Artie & Becky Allen), B.D. & Marcella
Spence, (friends of community), Keith Green, (son of
Patsy Derryberry), Barbara Bigham Jones, Jesse Ervin,
(brother of Sue Willoughby and grandfather of Matt
Ervin)
IN HOME SHUT-INS
Ross Beckham, Theola Blue, Elizabeth Escue, Sadie
Graves, Reba Harwell, Tina Montgomery, Jim & Laquita
Weaver, Billy & Alice Willis
NHC LEWISBURG/MERIHIL
Joetta Bigham, Mary Davis, Betty Lasater, Elise Murphy,
Marie Musgrave, Mabel Payne, Patsy Spence, Margaret
Willis
NHC OAKWOOD
Roslyn Collins, George & Dorothy Phillips, Ethel Short
VILLAGE MANOR
Roy & Anna Bolton, Betty Carter, Elizabeth Hardison,
Bobby & Melba Martin, Lucy Tate, Lillian Wakefield
SUMMIT
Pat Blackmore, Louise Bogle, Frances Lamb
OUR MILITARY
Donnie Allen, Mark Allen, Nate & Brittany Leyba, Todd
Lowrance, Logan Tate
OUR MISSION POINTS
Colonet, Mexico; City of Children (Ensenada, Mexico),
World Bible School; Ghana preachers; Zambia jail
ministry; Eastern European Missions; Inner City
Ministry; AGAPE; Freed-Hardeman University; Heritage
Christian; Fishers of Men; Tennessee Childrens Home;
World Christian Broadcasting, Mark Lane Mexico
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Our love and sympathy is extended to the
family of Mrs. Carlee Barron.
Her service was on Friday.
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March 14
March 15
March 16
March 17
March 18
March 19
March 14
March 16
March 17

Matt Ervin
Jessica Hargrove 22
Leslie Stewart
Janie Cozart
Terry Smith
Michael Werner
Vickie Ezell
Glenda Milligan
Colt Stacey 8
Alex Stewart 10
Charlie & Joyce Foster
52 yrs
Will & Jenna Wilson
25 yrs
Steve & Kristi Hobbs
26 yrs
We have received thank you notes from:
Billy & Jo Ellen Haislip & Betty Daniels.
Please stop and read.
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The Tennessee Childrens Home Spring Food and

Supply Drive is coming up.
The truck will be here on Tuesday, March 22nd!
Items needed: Bottled orange
and grape juice, sugar, Vienna
sausage, Cereal Apple Jacks,
Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa
Krispies, Lucky Charms, Beef
stew, dill pickles, tuna, baked
beans, canned carrots, liquid laundry detergent,
disposable razors, shampoo, paper towels, toilet paper,
paper plates and cups & liquid bleach.
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FOR THE RECORD

March 6, 2016

AM
Hispanic & CYC
PM
Bible Class
Summit
Wed. Nite
Contribution $11,409.00
*includes Hispanic & CYC count

348*
40
163
305
5
210