WEEKLY BULLETIN
COY’S CORNER
“What Kind of
People Go to Your Church?”
Some might ask this question as they consider attending our
worship services. It is natural for us to
enjoy being around people like ourselves, so some look for a church
filled with folks much like themselves. Some
organizations are designed to include people who are alike with similar
backgrounds, abilities, education levels or wealth.
God’s church is NOT designed with these things in mind. Jesus came to break down the barriers that
often divide people in society and bring us together in Him. Paul said, “For as many of you as have
been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There
is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is
neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus (Galatians
3:27-28). We also find, “For he is
our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall
of partition between us” (Ephesians 2:14). So
when you visit us you will meet some people like you—and some who are
not just like you.
On any given Sunday, you may find black people, white people,
brown people, and those of other backgrounds. You
will find some people who are financially prosperous and some who don’t
have much money. You will find some who
didn’t finish high school and some with advanced degrees.
You will find old people and young people. You
will find people with “white collar” jobs and “blue collar” jobs. You may find people who are originally from
all parts of the nation. Some of us have very outgoing personalities,
and some of us who are more quiet. We have
many varying likes and dislikes and many different strengths and
weaknesses. We realize that we still have
a long way to go in learning to reach out and accept those who are
different. That’s because we are human and
still imperfect. But we know that is what
God wants us to do.
What is it that holds a diverse group together with all these
differences? It is a common faith in the
Lord Jesus Christ and a common respect for the authority of His Word. God created us vastly different from each
other, but we all want to be more like Jesus. We
all realize that we are saved by the blood He shed on the cross, and we
have a common destiny of eternal life with Christ in heaven! We sometimes sing a song that describes that
kind of unity in these words, “A common love for each other, A
common gift to the Savior, A common bond holding us to the Lord, A
common strength when we’re weary, A common hope for tomorrow, A common
joy in the truth of God’s Word.”—Brent Missildine
Secretary
Appreciation
Last Wednesday was Administrative Professional’s Day, or
more commonly referred, Secretary’s Day. The
April
30—Wednesday Night Prayer Service
Theme:
“Lifting Up to God…Personal Petitions”
From Front Lines...
Most
of you who were at church on Sunday know from my announcement that we
had a very successful turnout at our breakfast on Saturday. We
raised exactly $700, which puts us just over $600 away from reaching
our goal of $4,000.00. Praise God! I want to thank Paula
Morris for helping so much in being our team's captain. She
has put countless hours into making sure our team meets our goal and
she has done a wonderful job. Also a huge thank you goes out
again to those who helped with the breakfast; to those who made and
held up signs, who put up tables, to the money-takers, the cooks, and
of course the clean up crew. And the breakfast could not have
been possible without the donations from Goolsby's Sausage, Billy's
Restaurant, Kingwood Foodland, and Heritage Farms Dairies of
Murfreesboro. Thank you all.
Last week I
noted that this coming Sunday evening, May 4th, we will have our annual
Senior Night. On May 4th, we will honor our Seniors: Michael
Boyd, Cody Deason, and Catherine Stubblefield.
Cody Deason 
Catherine
Stubblefield
Michael
Boyd
These three
students will be graduating from their respective schools in the coming
weeks and we want to celebrate with them the accomplishments they have
achieved thus far. So on Sunday, May 4th, after evening service,
we will have a dinner and celebration for them. Their families,
the youth group, the elders and their wives, and all ministers and
their wives are invited to attend.
I hope and
pray that everyone has a blessed week.
-
Serving in
Worship this Week! Sunday, May 4, 2008
Sunday Morning
Welcome...........
Jerry Davenport
Song Leader...........
Boyd Ramsey
Opening Prayer...
Terry Connor
Sermon ...............
Coy Hathcock
Closing Prayer......
Tim Jennings
Lord’s Table
Preside Jim Eisler, Chris Eisler
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Lord’s Table
Serve ,Brad Hillis, Randy Jones
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Robert Kelsey, Byron Chambers
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Lord’s Table
Nursery Dillon Tubb
Alternates: ......
John Ryan Tubb, Scott Hard &
Jim Bob Powell
............................
Bill Underwood
Panter.............
Bobby Mullican & Garry
Barnes
Raintree............
Aubrey Haley &
...................................
Neil Helton
Nursery
Attendants
Hannah Gribble & Pansy
Gant
Coffee....
Wally & Pat McClarren
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Visitor’s
Cards
Kaleb Smith,
Tristan Smith
Sam Deason,
Bunker Brock
Sunday Evening
Announcements...
Tim Jennings
Scripture............... Mac Britton
Song Leader...........
Boyd Ramsey
Opening Prayer..
Tommy Foster
Sermon..................
Coy Hathcock
Closing Prayer......
Charles Jones
Nursery
Attendants
Kim Hillis & Brenda Moore
Wednesday
Evening , May 7th
Announcements Jerry
Davenport
Devotional.......
Byron Chambers
Prayer........................
Jeff Golden
Song Leader...............
Joe Martin
Nursery
Attendant Faye Hickey & Patsy
Mullican
Monthly
Assignments:
Prepare
Lord’s Supper
Leon Yoder
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Greeters
& Positions 9:00 a.m.
Front Doors...............
Jim Welch
Audit. Doors
- Left Harold Phifer
Audit. Doors
- Right Kirk Mullican
Vestibule Top
- Darrell Walling
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Ushers
Jerry Blankenship, Leon Yoder & Bobby
Mullican
Lord’s Supper
Sunday Evening Room #207
.......
Eldie Ferrell & Garry Barnes
IF UNABLE TO
SERVE CONTACT JEFF GOLDEN AT 473-5684
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Our deepest
sympathy is extended to Paula King & family on the death of her
sister-in-law, Pam Tyler. Services were
held in
Our deepest
sympathy is extended to Tommy Foster & family on the death of his
father, Thomas. Arrangements are
incomplete at this time of print.
HOSPITAL:
Andy Dunn-Vanderbilt Children’s
Chuck
Mullican-
REMEMBER:
Lois Bailey, Naomi Barrett, Bill Cathey, Don Cathey, James Chisam, Earl
Dove, Jackson Dunlap, Wayne Haston, Cendia Hillis-NHC, Frances
Locke-Raintree Manor, Ruth McGuire, Craig Mears, Frankie Rains (cousin
of Jean Martin), Willie Sain, Jace Smith, Louise Stiles, Virginia
Thomsen & Pearl Vickers
TREATMENTS:
Lynn Betty, Georgia Brooks, Andy Dunn, Elma Jones, Jennie Finley,
Morgan Mingle, Allison Rogers, Jo Snider, Teresa Stubblefield, Frank
Ward (father-in-law of Dale Deason), Charles Wilcher, Lois Williams
& Geneva Yates
ALL
Our food
pantry is getting low on the following items: Canned Meats,
Powdered Milk, Oatmeal, Canned Fruits, Instant Potatoes, Rice, Macaroni
& Cheese, Dried Beans
Attendance
Sunday, April 27, 2008
A.M: 338 Bible
Study: 195
P.M: 166
Offering: $8314.80
COLLEGE GRAD! Congratulations to Amber Dawn Hodge as she
receives her B.S. in Elementary Education from
CONGRATULATIONS
to Michael Boyd on being selected as an alternate to
THANK YOUS!
Thanks to
everyone who got up early Saturday morning to help with the Pancake
Breakfast. We had a great turnout. We raised $#700 toward our goal.
The teens did a great job. Thanks
also to my parent volunteers. A special
thank you to the following businesses for their donations: Goolsby’s
Sausage, Kingwood Foodland, Billy’s Restaurant & Heritage Farms
Dairies of
Dear Westwood
Family, Thank you much for all the
expressions of love shown to my family during the illness and death of
my grandfather, Cleve McGuire. The green
plant sent was beautiful. In Christ, Lajuana Baker
Dear friends, Our family would like to thank you for
the love & support shown to our family during this devastating time. Andy will start his transplant around June 1st. Please continue to pray for our Andy. This is a very scary procedure and without
prayers, our chances of keeping Andy are slight. Please
come to Andy’s celebration May 18th, 2pm, our house.
Bring your chair! In Christian Love, Daryl, Dot, Ray & Andy Dunn
The 4th
Family Life Seminar “Time Management for Your Couples (and older)” is
Mon., May 12th, from 7-8pm in the
Westwood
& the local Central congregation will join together to volunteer a
day of work for the Habitat House Sat., May 3rd. The
morning begins at 7:30. You may work all
day, half day or whatever fits your schedule. Pease
sign-up on the sheet outside the church office.
RELAY FOR
LIFE! Paula Morris has received luminaria
bags to sell for Relay for Life. They will
be in memory of or in honor of someone. The
cost is $10 per bag. They will be placed
around the football field the night of Relay.
Remember
Saturday, May 3rd, is the morning to pick
up your cookie order at the church building.
Continue to
purchase the moon & stars and mark your calendars for the Deacons
VS Youth basketball game May 31st.
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