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| Volume 8 Issue 24 | "Following Jesus Every Day" (Luke 9:23) | June 15, 2008 |
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Schedule of Services
Sunday Morning: Bible Class ... 9:00 Worship ... 10:00 Sunday Evening: Worship ... 5:30 Tuesday Morning: Ladies B/C ... 10:00 Wed. Evening: Bible Study ... 7:00 Elders Roger Bowman Raymond Davis David May J. C. McMinn Bob Stiger
Deacons
Staff
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"I Just Drew My Daddy Instead"
By Glen Knabe
Over the past several years I have collected a number of different bulletins from various congregations throughout the surrounding states because of the wisdom that they contain. I want to share one of those articles with you as we gather this morning for Father’s Day. It comes from a Sunday morning preschool class teacher. He had asked his class of children to draw a picture of God. He was preparing a sermon on God and wanted to use the pictures to illustrate his lesson. Towards the end of the class, the man made his way around the class to see how the pictures were turning out. The children were very excited about showing him their work. There were pictures of clouds, rainbows, and men with big hands. All of these pictures were representations of how these children perceived God. Finally, the man approached his own daughter. Her picture was very different from those of the other children. Her picture showed a man with a suit and tie on. Before the father had a chance to say anything about her work, she said, “I don’t know what God looks like, so I just drew my daddy instead.”
It has been said that “A child is not likely to find a father in God, unless he finds something of God in his father.” What an awesome responsibility we fathers have to our little ones. In His book The Effective Father, Gordon MacDonald writes about a man by the name of Boswell, the famous biographer of Samuel Johnson. Boswell often referred to a special day in his childhood when his father took him fishing. The day was fixed in his adult mind, and he often reflected upon many of the things his father had taught him in the course of their fishing experience together. After having heard of that particular excursion so often, it occurred to someone much later to check the journal that Boswell’s father kept and determine what had been said about the fishing trip from the parental perspective. Turning to that date, the reader found only one sentence entered; “Gone fishing today with my son; a day wasted.” No day a father spends with his child is ever wasted; it is a deposit into an eternal account. | |
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Welcome
Welcome to the Holden Avenue Church
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Birth
Congratulations go to
Landon Taylor Cartwright
Landon was born June 6 and | |
| ... Phone: 870-523-2192 Fax: 870-523-5692 Website: www.holdenavecofc.com | ||
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PRAYER CONCERNS
Our Members Continuous Prayer Concerns:Tressie Allen, Lola Baker, Joyce Bullard, Donald Burgess, Iwanna Campbell, Joe & Jimmie Clark, Patrick Cox, Orvil Dossett, Dean Fortenberry, Muggs Goodman, Brenda Jones, Itha Lewis, Cledas Manuel, Alton Mathis, Shelly Pulliam, Elsie Ridgeway, Louise Ragsdale, Theda Smith, Sandra Sullins, Vada Waddill, Ruby Walker, Neal Williams, Olivia Winemiller. Friends & Family Continuous Prayer Concerns: Mitchell Baker, Melvin Block, Sherry Bradley, Candi Breckenridge Christie, Mike Driver, Rae Dee Eddington, Linda Fields, Suzie Ford, Leta Kirker, Laverne Long, Spencer Long, Eilene Madden, Ruth & Lonnie Moxley, Kim Sheppard, Betty Shirley, Gene & Wanda Simmons, Offie Thornton, Pat Turner, Ed Yarbrough. May Prayer Requests: Mae Lynn England, Shelly Pulliam, Matt Matheny, Linda Edwards, Timothy Watson, Charlene Heatherly, Betty Bond, Brannigan Carrick, Terry Rutledge, Shawn, Trey, Joel, Amber & Nancy Curtis, Naomi Walker, Diane Bise, Wilma Honey, Doris Williams, Hazel Cochren. June Prayer Requests: Travis Williams, Tom Joplin, Janice Rennicke, Bob Swink, Ava Lee Birdsong, Gail Dunham, Trae Grise, Emma Jean Mead, Wright Burlison, Jessica Wallace, Myra Barber, Carolyn Staggs, Gareth Godwin, Landon Cartwright, family of Robert Smith. Military: Amy & Adrian Knights, Larry Motts, Tyler D Reece, Vaughn Williams, Bryon Weatherman, Gerald Sykes, Michael Sykes, Adam Moore, Rodney Simpson, Jonathan Dobbs, Brian Dabouse, Tron Beesley, Raymond Gates, Timothy Spears. Please call the office for any updates to the prayer list. |
NURSING HOME SERVICES
06-18-08 - Lindley Healthcare @ 10:30am 07-13-08 - Newport Healthcare @ 3:30pm
Elders Meetings
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Information & Insights
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Care Packages
The youth group will be packing Care Packages for our troops Wednesday night. We have 10 boxes to pack this month and will need some extra help. Following is a list of needed items:
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Bridal Shower
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| Keys to Salvation: Hear the gospel ... Romans 10:17 - Believe the gospel ... John 3:16 - Repent of your sins ... Luke 13:3 | |||||
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Father "A Word from Ryan"
He teaches kindness by being thoughtful and gracious even at home. | |
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Youth News
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Brown Bag Lunch
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Thank You
Dear Brothers & Sisters, |
Wedding Shower
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| Confess Christ ... Matthew 10:32 - Be Baptized ... Mark 16:16 - Live faithfully ... Revelation 2:10 | |
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| Sunday Morning, June 15 Announcements/Prayer: Bob Stiger Communion Thoughts: David May June Bus Driver: Raymond Davis June Ushers: James McCartney & R. M. Bledsoe June Table Servers: Mitch Reid, Nate Watson, Melvin Loftin, Bo Brownd, Sarge Gay, Herb Heffington Closing Prayer: J. C. McMinn Communion to Shut-Ins: Gene Moss & George Leland Greeters: Front: Bettie Stegall & Alfred Couch Front: John & Matilda Brownd East: Vernon Smotherman & Irma Burlison West: Marshall & Betty Stites
Sunday Evening, June 15
Wednesday Evening, June 18 |
Sunday Morning, June 22 Announcements/Prayer: Guy Dale Adams Communion Thoughts: Larry Kesselring June Bus Driver: Raymond Davis June Ushers: James McCartney & R. M. Bledsoe June Table Servers: Mitch Reid, Nate Watson, Melvin Loftin, Bo Brownd, Sarge Gay, Herb Heffington Closing Prayer: Bobby Huey Communion to Shut-Ins: Andy May & Brett Nicholson Greeters: Front: Lucille Shannon & Barbara Halley Front: Harold & Vernadene Rutledge East: O. L. & Betty Riley West: Stan & Betty McKee
Sunday Evening, June 22
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Lord, Make Me A Potato
The story is told of a couple living in a foreign country who lost a six-month-old baby. A native came by one day to comfort them and left this proverb for them to think on. “A tragedy like this is similar to being plunged into boiling water,” he explained.
~ Author Unknown
HOLDEN AVENUE CHURCH OF CHRIST1201 HOLDEN AVENUE NEWPORT, ARKANSAS 72112 |
ORDER OF WORSHIP
June 15, 2008
Welcome & Announcements
76 - How Great Thou Art (1, 3, 4)
Prayer
Lord’s Supper
Sermon
Prayer | |||
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Our Book of Numbers
June 8, 2008 Morning Worship:xxxxxxxxll263 |
The real Christian is like a good watch: open faced, busy hands, well regulated, and full of good works.
He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. | |||
homemade cookies, lip balm, eye wash, beef jerky, dried fruit packages, small packages nuts, sun screen (small tubes for their pockets), Lipton Green Tea to Go (10 pkjs to a box), and postage money. Please have your items in the small auditorium before church Wednesday night.
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He teaches obedience to God's Word by precept and example as he reads and prays daily with his family.
Join us each Wednesday for Brown Bag Lunch. Bring your lunch (take-out or homemade) and stop by the small auditorium during lunch time and enjoy the companionship!! This week’s door prize was generously donated by Harris Hospital and the winner was Joyce Price!!
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Brooke Burgin
“If you are an egg, your affliction will make you hard-boiled and unresponsive. If you are a potato, you will emerge soft and pliable, resilient and adaptable.” It may sound rather odd, but perhaps we should pray, “O Lord, make me a potato.”