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PRAY FOR MEMBERS

WHO REQUESTED PRAYERS

EAST SIDE MEMBERS Repentance & Encouragement LaKeya Lewis Anisa Kneeland Anthony James Lee Dove Cassie Davis Ashlyn Brown Health/Surgery Rendy Gordon Frank Haynes Eyvonne Johnson Chuks Iheke Archa Rogers Employment Lacy Jones Chris Daboul Travel Phyllis Willis Anissa Rivers Christa Spence-Miller Virgil Hardin Robert & Caren Billingsley FRIENDS & FAMILY Tom Alexander Terrence & Gricelda Wade Tanda Maxwell Cheryl Edwards Lillian Lowe Patricia McKinzie

Remember to pray for those who requested prayers during the week and members in the armed forces.

MINISTRY EVENTS

Please send all announcements & birthdays/wedding anniversaries to announcements@eastsidecoc.com no later than TUESDAYS AT NOON.

has the power to give new life to dead things. And that is the ultimate message of the resurrection of Christ. Christ died, He was buried, but thank God He rose again the third day never to die again (1 Cor. 15:1–4). And because Jesus lives, we too have been resurrected spiritually, and one day we will be resurrected physically. Paul said in Eph. 2:4–6 that we were all once dead in our sins, but God raised us up to new life with Christ. “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”

Resurrection power is not just something we will experience at the end of time, but it is something we experience even now through the new life we enjoy in Christ.

~George Williams

This Week’s Birthdays

2 Ketema Mitchell

3 Ieshea Young

4 Ychacka Sells

7 Kyle Rogers

April Anniversaries

18 Sam & Doris Roberts 54 years

23 Mike & Cheryl Alexander 35 years

29 Ethan & Iris Williams 40 years

30 Franklin & Ruby McKnight 45 years

The full list is available on the bulletin boards.

APRIL CELEBRATIONS

The Resurrection and New Life Every year I watch the seasons change. I watch the seasons go from summer to fall; from fall to winter, and from winter to spring. But there’s something unique about springtime. Everything that was dead comes to life again right before your eyes. It is amazing to watch everything that’s dead, cold, and lifeless come to life again. It appears that one day everything is brown and dead, and suddenly a few days later everything begins to turn green, blossom, and bloom. It is amazing because I realize that it’s all the handy work of God! Moses said in Gen. 8:22 “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” The seasons are God’s doing!

How applicable it is that the resurrection of Christ occurs in the springtime of the year. God is the Master planner, and I’m absolutely certain that the season of Christ’s resurrection is no mere coincidence. God perfectly timed the season of the resurrection to coincide with spring…the time of year when new life springs forth from the earth. Consequently, nature itself shouts out to the most obstinate unbelieving heart, that God is able to bring new life to that which is dead.

That is the message that Paul gives the saints at Corinth who were confused about the resurrection. Paul uses an agrarian illustration to prove the probability, practicality, and reality of the resurrection. He said in 1 Cor. 15:35–38, “But someone will say, ‘How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?’ Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain — perhaps wheat or some other grain. But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.”

Jesus said something similar in John 12:23–24. “Jesus replied, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.’” Jesus said that nature itself is proof that God

SICK & SHUT-IN (please call & visit) Gerard Broussard, Nyoka Davis, Etta Henigan, Deanna Pinkard, Dora Washington, Alma Wright

“I was sick and you visited me.” Matthew 25:36

If you are not receiving the bulletin through email and would like to,

please send your email address to cheryl.edwards@eastsidecoc.com

LADIES MINISTRY

In preparation for our Mother’s Day Presentation, we are asking all Mothers who are members of East Side to provide a favorite picture of themselves. Send digital photos to jvbroom72@att.net. If you prefer, you can also have your picture taken by Thomas Hickman or Craig Taylor no later than TODAY, April 1st, after Sunday morning worship. Pictures will be taken near the North Entrance, near MLK. We want no Mom’s left behind. ~Thanks, Bro. Ed Davis

All Sisters Bible Class Sunday, April 22nd | 4:30 pm | East Side Lesson 1: Day 3 & 4 in Women Opening the Word: ImPossible, by Casandra Martin

Kids for Christ will have their annual Easter Egg Hunt, the Eggstravaganza, TODAY, April 1st, at East Side after evening worship.

Brentwood Christian School invites you to join us for the 20th Annual Dent Busters Golf Tournament on Monday, April 23rd, at Teravista Golf Club

benefiting BCS’s Athletics Department. Entry fee includes: lunch, dinner at Teravista Golf Club, green fees, range balls, and automatic prize entry.

Scramble Format – Registration 11:30 am – Shotgun start 1:00 pm. Information, sponsorship opportunities, and registration at www.brentwoodchristian.org/golf

EAST SIDE LIBRARY PRESENTS

Resumes and State Applications Mini Workshop

Looking to brush up your resume? Don't have a resume? This is the workshop for you. Trained representatives will help you with your

resume for keyword search screenings and positioning. We will also have Joyce Felix, from the State, to help answer questions in completing the

“State Application” and explaining how to complete the Skills and Knowledge section of the app!

When: Wednesday, April 18th | Time: 5:45–6:45 pm

Bring your tablet or smartphone and resume. Wi-Fi provided.

Our Sympathy & Prayers are with

LaKeya Lewis on the loss of her cousin.

~Please update your pictorial directory.~

ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBER UPDATE

Rhobie Pennick CG7

James Williams CG7

EAST SIDE, we cordially invite you to IsomZone’s FREE Health & Wellness Camp

Saturday, April 7th | 1–4:30 pm

Townlake YMCA - 1100 W. Cesar Chavez St | Austin 78703

The goal of this event is to educate, uplift, and inspire our communities from all walks

of life to be Healthy from the Inside Out—Mentally, Physically, and Spiritually.

There will be a live DJ, Gift Card Giveaways, Yoga & Fitness Session, and more!

Our Bro. Collin Hardeman is the Executive Producer of IsomZone LLC. Please come and

show your support! More info can be found on Facebook.com/IsomZone

The Resurrection (cont’d)

5701 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard

512.477.1647 | www.eastsidecoc.com

Date Event Time

Ladies Tuesday Bible Sessions 10–11 am

1 KFC Eggstravaganza 7:15–8:30 pm

6 Singles’ 1st Friday Discussion 7:30–9:30 pm

7 Seasoned Saints Meeting 1–3:30 pm

8 New Teacher Training 3:30–5:45 pm

8 All Teachers Discussion Groups 4:45–5:45 pm

8–13 Singles’ Spring College Care Packages

13 Men’s Prayer Meeting 7–8:30 pm

13–15 Ladies’ Retreat away

Volume 4 | Issue 13

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MINISTERING EVANGELIST

George Williams george.williams@eastsidecoc.com

ELDERS

Ed Davis ed.davis@eastsidecoc.com

Mike Deen mike.deen@eastsidecoc.com

Cranston Hardeman cranston.hardeman@eastsidecoc.com

Marlon McGhee marlon.mcghee@eastsidecoc.com

DEACONS Floyd Boozer

fv.boozer@sbcglobal.net

Jermaine Broom jvbroom72@att.net

Anthony Brown mr.al.brown@gmail.com

Russell Clemons russell.clemons@eastsidecoc.com

Leonard Fillmore fillmoreleonard@yahoo.com

Max Hargrove maxhargrove@yahoo.com

Darryl Manor darryl_manor@yahoo.com

Curtis Sells curtis.sells@eastsidecoc.com

Ricky Sells, Sr. ricky.sells@eastsidecoc.com

Quinton Smith, Sr. quinton.smith@eastsidecoc.com

Sam Watson sam.watson@eastsidecoc.com

Ethan Williams, Sr. ethan.williams@eastsidecoc.com

YOUTH MINISTER Patrick Bradford

pvbradford1996@gmail.com

Brother George Williams, Brother Mike Deen, &

Brother Cranston Hardeman are full time and available

at the building Monday–Thursday, by appointment, please.

Please feel free to make

appointments with all of them or with them individually to discuss

any concerns, suggestions, or spiritual counseling needs.

How To Be Saved According to the Scriptures

Hear the Gospel ~ Acts 15:7 Believe in Jesus ~ John 8:21, 24 Repent of Sins ~ Acts 17:30, 31 Confess Christ ~ Acts 8:36–38

Be Baptized ~ Acts 2:38

You are saved by grace and the Lord adds you to the church of Christ.

Acts 2:47 | Matthew 16:18 | Romans 16:16

RADIO BROADCAST, BIBLE CLASSES, & WORSHIP TIMES

Sunday Radio Broadcast, KTXW 1120 AM ~ 8:30–9 am Sunday Bible Classes ~ 9 am

Sunday Worship Services ~ 10 am & 6 pm Wednesday Bible Classes ~ 7 pm

New Member Committee Care Group Leader, Elder, Deacon,

Stabilizer, & Photographer

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Van Drivers April

Floyd Fresch (512.919.2905) Van riders, please call and/or text the van driver at least three hours prior to scheduled start of Bible class or congregational event.

Greeters April 1st

Angela Daniels Susan Smith Vickie Pryor

De’Ana Walls Leveta Crawford Uralene Williams

Joy Iheke Patricia Cummings

Nursery Attendants

April 1st

Makeda McQueen Delores Spears

April 8th

Shania Freeland Makeda McQueen

Calling Committee April 1st

Janra Powell Cynthia Robinson

April 8th

Frank Haynes Cory Jackson

Communion Preparers April 1st

Tascha Jones Alice Molett

April 8th & 15th

Carolyn Davis Gricelda Garcia-Wade

Baptismal Preparers Month of April

Patsy Grant Felicia Williams

Personal Evangelism April 1st (Team 1)

Lillie Arnold Russell & Lillian Clemons

Theo Francis William Lyons

Sam & Debra Watson

April 1, 2018 10:00 am 6:00 pm

Song Service Raynal Gooden Curtis Sells

Invocation Harry Moffett, II Michael Wiltz

Prayer Ethan Williams, Sr. Orlando Smith

Sermon George Williams George Williams

Communion & Offering Lazell Brown Cleo May

Passion Reading Sam Matthews Charles Alexander

Announcements Floyd Boozer Floyd Boozer

Benediction Eric Budd Sean Davis

Visitors, thank you for

worshiping with us and being

our honored guests! We hope

you will come again soon.

APRIL’S THEME: “We Are Family. Members are encouraged to expand their fellowship circle within the church.”

For many years, doctors would take a close look at the tongue of a patient in order to determine his health. The ability of many

doctors to diagnose various illnesses simply by checking the tongue is amazing.

While physicians gauge the health of an individual by the tongue, the great Physician can gauge the health of the soul by the tongue. In relation to how the tongue speaks, Jesus said, “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil things” (Matthew 12:35).

Often, we can get a good idea about a man’s character by the way he speaks. Our speech is very important. Not only does our tongue reflect the health of our soul, but the health of our soul influences the tongue. Paul spoke often about the proper use of the tongue, and James places a great deal of stress upon controlling the tongue (Ephesians 4:25, 29–32; James 3:1–12).

Not only can your corrupted soul defile your tongue, but your tongue can defile your clean soul. Oh, the importance of the tongue! So much so that Jesus stated, “For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matthew 12:37). So, while you are living day by day, don’t forget to check your tongue! ~by Michael Pickford

Check Your

Tongue