A Good Church

1 Thessalonians 1.1-3

REACH OUT . . .
AND TOUCH SOMEONE!

How is a good church defined?

Take note of those things Paul mentions for which he

is
thankful .
A good church is a people who are making
It is defined by

faith

hope

progress

, and

love

.
STAFF

Faith is more than intellectual assent or positive thinking it also involves

work

whip

CHURCH STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST

305 W. Church Street, Lewisburg, TN 37091

931.359.3597

PULPIT MINISTER

Kyle Bolton
993-3520
kyle@churchst.org

What are some common ways to work?

Work in fear of the

FAMILY MINISTER

ORDER OF WORSHIP January 15, 2017

Bill Tankersley
993-8977
Tankersley69@cs.com

YOUTH MINISTER

Work for hope of

gain

Work inspired by

faith

Caleb Taylor
993-2151
caleb@churchst.org

Work from a grim sense of

duty

HISPANIC MINISTER

Hector Cruz
993-0009
hectorcruz@cscofc.org

SECRETARY

Faith is

tested

Talitha Liggett
359-3597
tbl76@bellsouth.net

when crisis strikes. (3.2-3)

Paul warns the Thessalonians that faith will not be

easy

Now, Timothy returns to tell Paul that they are

To be a church is to survive

obstacles

As a result, some will offer cheap

grace

obstacles

or cheap

Faith involves enduring difficult times by being

What we

believe

ELDERS

. (3.7)

Wayne Cozart
224-2818
wayne@churchst.org

that come our way.

The work of faith is a mark of the church faith is

faithful

We live in a culture that says, I do not want any

influences what we

active

David Jent
270-6631
david@david jentrealty.com

faith

consistent

do

Don Ledford 615-714-3213

What is the

What

faith

goal

Begin with the

end

Lee Morrison
703-4044
lee@churchst.org

DEACONS

When we make a career decision, what role does

dledford@ledfordexchange.com

We must have

faith

play?

that the work we do is a God-given task.

of our faith?
end

James 1.22

toward Christian formation.

Work produced (or inspired) by faith (1.3a)

But be doers of the word,

and not hearers only,
deceiving yourselves.

in mind.

are we pursuing?

Steve Allen
Kenneth Bailey
Grover Collins
Matt Ervin
Greg Hardison
Joel Hargrove
Robert Hopkins
Gary Lancaster
Kelly Lane
Joe Liggett
Ray Wakefield
Clifford Whitaker
Britt Wiles
Mike Wiles
Will Wilson

359-4616
993-2159
359-5386
637-1830
703-4231
652-7143
364-3927
359-5215
359-5986
359-4929
359-2328
637-3507
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Welcome
Song Leader
Preacher
Reading
Scripture
Prayer
Sermon
Closing Prayer

9:00 AM Service

6:00 PM Service

Jeff Haislip
Bill Tankersley
Kyle Bolton
Gary Lancaster
1 Thessalonians 1:1-3
Lee Morrison
A Good Church
Lyn Stacey

Bob Martin
Bill Tankersley
Kyle Bolton
Don Ledford
1 Thessalonians 1:1-3
Caleb Taylor
A Good Church
Andy Collins

Item for childrens home for January: chili

January 29

Baby Shower for Mallory Maddox, in Room 13, from

2 til 3:30. She is registered at H & S Pharmacy, Target, and
Bye, Bye Baby Its a GIRL!

January 29

Area-Wide, at Westvue, starting at 5:15.

January 30

Ladies Game Night in Room 13 at 6:00. Bring your favorite

finger food and a game. This is for ALL ladies.

FEBRUARY EVENTS
February 5

Baby Shower for Amy Emmitt, in Room 13, from 2 til 3:30.
She is registered at Amazon, Target, and Bye, Bye Baby.
Its a GIRL!

February 11

40th Annual Golden 60s Banquet in annex in at 12 noon.

40 Years of Memories!
Sign up on white board by January 30th.

Remember in Prayer

Put Your Nose in the Corner!

BY

CALEB

I can recall, with great detail, being disciplined by my parents when I was a child. As my family
would gather around the dinner table to discuss our day, share stories, and simply enjoy one
anothers presence, there were standards we had to keep. If we (my older brother, younger brother,
or I) would misbehave, punishment was bound to come. In this scenario, when we would misbehave
at dinnertime, we had to put our noses in the corner. What was so awful about having our nose in
the corner was that while everyone else was at the dinner table enjoying the meal, we were stuck in
the corner and our food was getting cold.
Though that is an awful thing to have happen to a starving young kid like me, that was not even
the worst part. (I say starving because my comeback went something like this, But Mom, I dont
want to put my nose in the corner. Im starving!) The absolute worst part was hearing the
conversations that were going on behind me.
Throughout my whole life, I have always been very interested in what is going on around me. I have
always been curious. I have always been, what some may even call, nosey. And, growing up, I
loved to talk. Im still the type of person who will talk to myself if no one else is around.
So, there I was in the corner mumbling to myself because I wanted to be a part of the dinner
conversation. And, alas, the never-ending punishment was lifted. The soothing sound of Caleb,
you can come back to the table now, only if you promise to behave.

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Sadie Graves is at home.

Continue to Remember ...

Billy & Jo Ellen Haislip, Ruth Hargrove, Mary Hopkins,
James Jordan, Jack Miller, Jack Milligan
Emma Lancaster (mother of B J Holt), Lyla Kate Johnson
(granddaughter of Amy Fuller), Kurt Massey (cousin of
Donna Hargrove), Barbara Chunn, (aunt of Kim
Anderson & Keith Childers), Holland Townes,
(granddaughter of Steve & Pam Allen), Keith Green, (son
of Patsy Derryberry), Jesse Ervin, (brother of Sue
Willoughby and grandfather of Matt Ervin), Joe Essner,
Mallory Gabard Cruz, (granddaughter of Hilda Lasater),
Carl Johnson, Mark & Matthew Johnson, (sons of Wayne
& Vickie Johnson, bus drivers), Rollie Beard, Ray Locke

NHC LEWISBURG/MERIHIL
Anna Bailey, Joetta Bigham, Louise Hargrove, Larry
Hastings, Ruby Higdon, Austin Holbert, Elise Murphy,
Marie Musgrave, Elizabeth Wood
NHC OAKWOOD
Emmaline Bless, Betty Carter, Roslyn Collins, Dorothy
Phillips, Ethel Short
VILLAGE MANOR
Roy & Anna Bolton, Nancy Derryberry, Elizabeth
Hardison, Bobby Martin, Lucy Tate, Laquita Weaver
SUMMIT
Pat Blackmore, Louise Bogle

As I child, I could have stayed out of the corner, if I chose to behave and keep with the standards
set in place. The same is true with the presence of God today. If I want to remain in His presence, I
must know what He requests from me and uphold it.

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; Heritage Christian; Fishers of Men; Tennessee
Childrens Home; World Christian Broadcasting

With love,
Caleb Taylor

Evangelism University
Area-Wide @ Westvue
Golden 60s

Concludes Today
January 29th @ 5:15
February 11th

Shirley Bledsoe
Josh Wakefield
Pam Owens
Jeff Haislip
Ross Beckham
Katherine Cruz - 20
No anniversaries this week.

IN HOME SHUT-INS
Ross Beckham, Theola Blue, Betty Daniels, Sadie Graves,
Ruth Hargrove, Margaret Morton, Billy & Alice Willis

When I think about it, thats how it is to be apart from the Lord and His church. We can see (or, in
my case, hear) what is going on around us, but were not really a part of the presence of family. We
are blinded by the darkness of a corner, we have no freedom, we have no direction in which we can
move forward, and we are in isolation from the rest of our family.

Dont find yourself living life separated from your church family! Dont be blinded by the darkness
of a corner in which you continually put yourself. God loves you, and your church family loves you,
so follow Him, today!

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January 21

OUR MILITARY
Donnie Allen, Mark
Lowrance, Logan Tate

Allen,

Luke

Anderson,

Todd

.
We have received thank you notes from:
Billy & JoEllen Haislip, Louise Bogle, Austin & Ruth
Grogan, Roslyn Sutherland, Theola Blue, James &
Ella Mae Jordan & Nic Moon.
Please stop and read.
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Our love and sympathy is extended to
Lee Morrison on the death of his aunt,
Jean Yenner. Her visitation is Friday
from 11 til 1 and graveside will be at 1:00
at Mount Olivet cemetery in Nashville.
We also extend our sympathy to the family of
Mr. Hershel Davis. His funeral was on Monday.
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FOR THE RECORD

**************

We are rejoicing with

Boone Solomon
on his decision
to become a Christian.
He was baptized
on Sunday morning.
His address is:
1472 Tunnel Hill Rd,
Cornersville, TN 37047

January 8, 2017

AM
Hispanic
PM
Bible Class
Summit
Wed. Nite
Contribution $10,380.00
*includes Hispanic on AM

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