Deacons
   Guy Dale Adams - Transportation
   Bub Barron - Benevolence
   R. M. Bledsoe - Finance
   John Brownd - Fellowship
   Charles Burrow - Worship
   John Chronister - Worship
   Jimmie Darling - Worship
   George Leland - Fellowship
   Harold Rutledge - Building
   Justin Rutledge - Education

Staff
Pulpit Minister:
Glen Knabe
501-278-5628
glen@holdenavecofc.com
Youth Minister:
Ryan Wilson
870-217-5838
ryan@holdenavecofc.com
ymryan17@yahoo.com
Secretary:
Brenda Stegall
brenda@holdenavecofc.com
Custodian
Goldie Arnold

Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher.

He never owned a home. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never had a family. He never went to college. He never put His foot inside a big city. He never traveled two hundred miles from the place He was born. He never did one of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials but Himself ...

While still a young man, the tide of popular opinion turned against him. His friends ran away. One of them denied Him. He was turned over to His enemies. He went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed upon a cross between two thieves. While He was dying His executioners gambled for the only piece of property He had on earth – His coat. When He was dead, He was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.

Nineteen long centuries have come and gone, and today He is a centerpiece of the human race and leader of the column of progress.

I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched, all the navies that were ever built; all the parliaments that ever sat and all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as has that one solitary life.

(This essay was adapted from a sermon by Dr James Allan Francis in “The Real Jesus and Other Sermons” © 1926 by the Judson Press of Philadelphia (pp 123-124 titled “Arise Sir Knight!”)

Welcome to the Holden Avenue Church
of Christ.   We are especially glad that
you are here. We hope you enjoy your time
with us and come back to visit real soon.
It is our hope that you will find your time
here encouraging and beneficial. If you have
any comments, questions, or prayer requests,
please share those with us. We are here to
minister to you and your family.

Congratulations to Jo Vest on the birth
of a great granddaughter,

Cameryn Brooke Smiley

Cameryn weighed 6 lbs. 11 ozs. Her
parents are Christina & Brian Smiley and
grandparents are Rex & Barbara Johns.

Please call the office for any updates to the prayer list.

The Bible which is falling apart, probably belongs to someone who isn’t.

Anniversaries
Aug 4 - Jeff & Amy Rutledge

We plan to show “Booker.” It’s the true story of Booker T. Washington, a young slave, who dreams of learning to read & write. After the Civil War he is forced to work long hours in a salt furnace to help his family survive. With hard work and persistence Booker finds a way to learn and gain the freedom that comes with education.

Maybe you’ve heard the story about the school teacher who was helping one of her kindergarten students put on his snow boots. Even with her pulling and him pushing, the little boots just didn't want to go on. Finally, after much struggling, she got both boots on only to hear the little boy say, "They're on the wrong feet."

She looked, and sure enough, they were. It wasn't any easier pulling the boots off than it was putting them on but she managed to keep her cool as together they worked to get the boots on the right feet.

He then announced, "These aren't my boots." She bit her tongue rather than scream, "Why didn't you say so?" Once again, she struggled to help him pull the ill-fitting boots off his little feet.

No sooner had they gotten the boots off when he said, "They're my brother's boots. My Mom made me wear 'em." Now she didn't know if she should laugh or cry. She mustered up what grace and courage she had left to wrestle the boots on his feet again.

Helping him into his coat, she asked, "Now, where are your mittens?" He said, "I stuffed 'em in the toes of my boots." - (Biblical Parenting)

(Psalm 127:3,5) – “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord… Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them…”

The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children’s tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids. And when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men know it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that ‘old-time apron’ that served so many purposes.

Thank you everyone for the wonderful VBS. So many wonderful Christian people volunteered their time and money to make this the best yet. Thanks for baking cookies, driving the vans, running the sound & lights, painting & building props, making craft projects, teaching, being in skits & puppet shows, singing, counting, passing out treats & drinks, taking photos, buying t-shirts, cleaning up, donating items, and praying for a successful VBS!!

Sunday Evening, August 3
Communion:   Alfred Couch & Junior Hinkle
Announcements:   Stan McKee
Closing Prayer:   Larry Kesselring

Wednesday Evening, August 6
Announcements:   John Clark
Closing Prayer:   Gus Ragsdale
Devotional:   Jeff Rutledge

Sunday Evening, August 10
Communion:   Stan McKee & George Leland
Announcements:   Justin Rutledge
Closing Prayer:   Jason Tubbs

Wednesday Evening, August 13
Announcements:   Junior Hinkle
Closing Prayer:   John Chronister
Devotional:   Guy Dale Adams

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HOLDEN AVENUE CHURCH OF CHRIST
1201 HOLDEN AVENUE
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS 72112

Welcome & Announcements
68 Give Thanks
113 His Grace Reaches Me

Lord’s Supper/Giving
2 We Praise Thee, O God
97 I Sing Praises to Your Name
62 I Exalt Thee
Days of Elijah
23 Our God, He is Alive

Sermon
791 On Bended Knee
680 Yes, Lord, Yes

Prayer

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