The SENTINEL — January 9, 2011

Scheduled to Serve Next Week (1/16/11) Lesson for Sunday morning

January 16, 2011
“Opportunity is About Building”
Announcements Genesis 6:1-22
Dwain Thacker January 9, 2011 Volume 11, Number 2

House to House - Heart to Heart Southern Ridge Church of Christ • 2237 SW 134th Oklahoma City, OK 73170 • 405-378-0701
Greeters With the new year we will begin an effort
Teah Ausmus, Cloretta Bailey, to make contact with people living in the
neighborhoods near us. We have chosen to
Larry & Glyn Baldwin use the publication House to House - Heart to
Heart as part of that effort. This publication
Opening our mouths
“The sad truth,” Hannah Arendt once at the Spirit’s prompting and, hearing him
will be published and mailed six times per
wrote, “is that most evil is done by people ask about the meaning of scriptures from
Lord's Table (am) year, and will be sent to approximately
who never make up their minds to be ei- Isaiah, “opened his mouth, and began at
1,200 homes to the north and south of the
Michael Berry Fred Jones ther good or evil.” Arendt was well- the same scripture, and preached unto
building. We hope to increase this number
Chuck Cox Kevin Keenan acquainted with this cruel truth: her most him Jesus” (Acts 8:35). Philip did not
as we move along.
famous work, Eichmann in Jerusalem, exam- know the eunuch, or what his reaction
Wayne Haynes Walter McFadden If you have any question about this en-
ined the character of the German official might be to a new doctrine; regardless he
deavor, see Russ or one of the elders.
Dan Jolliff Roger Scott responsible for transporting millions of went ahead and won a soul to the Lord.
Jews to their deaths in the camps of The apostle Peter, bid by the Spirit to
Europe in World War II. Adolf Eichmann, go to a Gentile in Caesarea, “opened his
Lord's Table (pm) she noted, was not a man of monstrous mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that
♦ Randy Vance will be taking pictures “evil”; he was instead merely a bland bu- God is no respecter of persons: but in
Stephen Hopkins John McFadden this morning after services, and will do reaucrat who was obeying directives. every nation he that feareth him, and
so during the next couple of weeks. We ought to hope most sincerely that worketh righteousness, is accepted with
Prayers (am) ♦ For anyone undergoing chemotherapy, this never describes us as Christians. We him” (Acts 10:34-35). This great man of
there is a cleaning service that will must be people who oppose evil and pos- God, who was never afraid to open his
Gerald Harden Tom Elmore clean their house for FREE once per sess convictions for which we are prepared mouth, learned that day among what he
month for four months while the treat- to stand up — to the point where we open would have believed were alien sinners
Prayers (pm) ments are ongoing. Visit our mouths and proclaim them. that the Gospel was for all — a message
www.cleaningforareason.org for details. When He ascended the mountain at the that was soon to be carried all over the
Roger Scott Horace Phillips outset of His ministry, our Lord “opened known world, and which now includes us.
his mouth and taught” the disciples (Matt. When the moment comes, don’t be
5:2). His doctrine astonished the people, afraid to open your mouth. We are not to
being weighted with authority. Jesus was be rude, arrogant, or improperly confron-
Schedule of Services Events in January not afraid to speak what He knew to be tational — but the Truth is worth stand-
Sunday – 9:00 AM Bible study 9 Blood drive (11:00 - 2:00) true, though it was going to land him in ing up for, and we are commissioned to
9 AWTG (Seminole) continual controversy. do so. We must make up our minds to be
10:00 AM Worship
9 Brother’s Keeper Group 1 Philip the evangelist met an African man good.
5:00 PM Worship 13 Christian Service Center workday
15 Brother’s Keeper Group 2
Wednesday – 7:00 PM Bible study
15 Brother’s Keeper Group 4 Elders Deacons Minister
16 VBS planning meeting Kevin Keenan Michael Berry Keith McDougal Russell Dyer
Horace Phillips David Douglas John McFadden
www.southernridge.org Roger Scott Bill Fleming Walter McFadden
Bill Sherman George King Dwain Thacker
Darrell MacDonald Randy Vance
 The SENTINEL — January 9, 2011 Order of Beginnings Are About
Needing cards and Service Opportunity
Brother’s Keeper
Group 1 — TONIGHT, after evening
Genesis 1:27-28
prayer services, at the building. Menu is potluck. I. The Beginning of Man (Humanity)
Group 2 — Saturday, January 15th, 6:00 Welcome
Stephen Hopkins and his family. A. God made them and blessed them.
pm, at the building. A sign-up sheet will
Stephen’s stepfather, Bud Allison, passed
be posted on the bulletin board. Announcements 1. He made them __________________.
away recently. He was a member of the
Group 4 — Saturday, January 15th, 5:30
church in Checotah. In His ________________. Hebrews 1:3
pm, at Roger & Terri Scott’s. Bring the
Walter McFadden. He is having tests for Scripture:
side dish of your choice. 2. He challenged them to ___________________.
prostate cancer. Genesis 1:27-28
Larry Scott. He had surgery this past week. 3. Have ___________________________.
Steve Pendergraft. He has a blood clot in ** BLOOD DRIVE ** Song — 166
his leg. (He is a friend of Sam Greenroyd’s He Lives 4. He saw them as __________________________.
The Red Cross blood drive is scheduled
and attends Oakcrest.)
for TODAY, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. B. “In the beginning …”
Jane and Dwain Thacker. Jane had sur- Prayer
If you previously volunteered to do-
gery recently to correct an intestinal prob- 1. It was a beginning for
nate, you now need to sign up for a
lem. She is now home. Dwain had eye sur- Song — 488 ________________________.
specific time to do so.
gery recently and is doing well. Standing on
Jimmy Evans. He was badly injured in a God could easily __________________ there.
the Promises
fall from a second-story window. He is in Genesis 3:8ff.
Jim Thorpe Rehab and needs no visitors at Song — 633
Birthdays/Anniversaries 2. It was a beginning for ____________ as we know it.
this time. (He is the son of Pam Evans and When I Survey
grandson of Ed & Ann Blake.) Happy Birthday to . . . the Wondrous Cross II. Then There is the New Beginning
Chuck Cox’s aunt, Betty Garland. Rick Greenroyd January 9 A. ________________ again.
Others who are hindered: Sandra Bag- Kera Jaworsky 9 Comments
ger; the Baldwins’ grandson Riley; Jean Kaylee Douglas 11 1. If there is no new beginning, we have no
Christian; Mary and Novella Cordrey; Carolyn McFadden 12 ________________. John 3:3, 5
Aline McDaniel 13
Lord’s Supper
Florence Dixon; the Elmore family;
Ruby Gill; Blue Suarez’s daughter, Maria Zoe Glidewell 15 ________________ taught of a new beginning.
Audrey Jaworsky 15 Collection
Hannigan; Martha Harden; Glen Mar- 2. Back to the ______________________.
Wayne Haynes 16
tin; Athan Mayhugh; Aline McDaniel; Teah Ausmus 17
Hazel Ruminer; Terri Scott; Melanie Song — 231 It is a __________________ new birth.
Glenn Elmore 17 I Walk with the King
Shelton; Edith Skaggs; and Lorella Wil- Pat King 19 Matthew 19:26
son. Karen Ruminer 22
Bernard Floranda 23 Sermon B. Making it a new beginning.
Howard Johnson 27 Beginnings are About 1. ____________________ what has gone before.
Larry Baldwin 28 Opportunity
Donna Greenroyd 28 Romans 15:4
♦ The young people (5th-12 grades) will
be going to the Area-Wide Teen Chad Bruner 30 Song — 696 2. ____________________ to make changes in what
Grace McFadden 30 There’s a Fountain Free
Gathering (AWTG) in Seminole needs to be different. James 3:4
Donna Schumann February 4
tonight. Meet here at the building at Clay Scott 5
3:30. See Josh for more details. Song — 705 3. ____________________ what is taught.
♦ There will be a VBS planning meet- Happy Anniversary to . . . Who Will Follow Jesus? Matthew 19:16-17
ing next Sunday, January 16th, after Roger & Terri Scott February 1
morning services. Keith & Ann Taggart 1 Prayer 4. ____________________ abundantly. John 10:10