Welcome to Lomax!

Volume 50, Number 15 Sunday, April 9, 2006

Published By The Lomax Church of Christ

320 Darbytown Road Hohenwald Tennessee 38462

www.lomaxchurch.com info@lomaxchurch.com

Welcome to Friends and Family Day! We’re glad you’re here today! I hope you will stay and eat lunch with us and listen to our young men in the Lads to Leaders program conduct our afternoon devotional. We are so proud of the work our young men and women have done in this great leadership training program. After our second service, you will have an opportunity to hear all of our young people who have been working on song leading, Bible reading, and giving speeches. I think you will be very proud of them and the good work they are doing as they train to be active Christians in the Lord’s work. Speaking of leaders, thank you for all the kind remarks and support you showed our elders who served on the discussion panel last Sunday evening. It went very well and it was good to hear our elders speak to us about the Scriptures. A very special thank you to Steve Edwards, Bill Lawson, Yogie Spears, and Rick Morrow for being willing to take part in our panel. Thanks to those of you who turned in questions, too. We will do this again at a later date! Today is the first day to submit names of men you would like to see serve this congregation as an elder. See the article on page 4 for more information about the elder selection process. Please keep it in your prayers! Perhaps the greatest news we have to share is the decision that Paxson Spears and Mashaya Hinson made Thursday night to be baptized. Why not drop them a note of congratulations and encouragement this week?

A special welcome to our guests! We are glad to have you visiting with us today! You are welcome here. We know you have a choice of where to worship, and you chose to be with us today — thank you. At Lomax we want to be the church we read about in the Bible. Our goal is to glorify God with our worship and with our lives and to point people to Jesus Christ. If you need anything during the service, ushers in the lobby can direct you to restrooms, the nursery, or a telephone. Please do us the favor of filling out a blue card located on the back of the pew in front of you. If you have any questions or if we can help you, please let us know while you are here or call 796-5381.

-David

♦ 9:00 am Bible Class

♦ 10:00 am Worship

♦ Fellowship meal in the Christian Service Center

♦ 1:00 pm Worship (LLL participants)

We rejoice that Paxson Spears and Mashaya Hinson were

baptized this past Thursday! You can write to Paxson at: 206 Park Ave. South and to Mashaya at: 878 Smith Street.

What did the women prepare and take to Jesus’

tomb in Luke 24? (answer next week) Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes News

There will be a very brief but important meeting for everyone attending Convention this Wednesday night after services.

Sick: Pop Hinson is home following surgery to remove a bone spur in his back. Jeff Cameron had shoulder surgery this past week. J. R. Page is home from the hospital. Jewel Tatum has been in the hospital but is home now. John Smith is back in the Ronald McDonald House. Bill Baur, father of Rick Baur, is in very serious condition. Helen Bryant, mother of Keith Bryant, has been having heart trouble. Continue to remember Mary Lou Morton, Cheryl Shields, Gene Bunch, Ishmael Bunch, Carolyn Miller, Plummer Vaughan, Kainen Keltner, Carma Edwards, and Dexter Beavers.

Shut-ins: Ruth Craig, Sharon Edwards, J. R. and Juanita Page, and Howard Spears.

In the nursing home: Lewis County Manor: Lockie Sharp, Hazel Hinson, Anne White, Wilton Whitehead, and Michelle Huff. Perry County Nursing Home: Jessie Kilpatrick Hunter, mother of Gene Kilpatrick.

Remember our military: Reuben Oaks, grandson of Judy Landis, David Sublett, brother of Kelly Willis, and Steven Haywood, boyfriend of Lynzie Tiller.

This Thursday at noon in the

Christian Service Center.

BagLunch

Thursday

B. L. T.

Bridal Shower The ladies of Lomax will be

hosting a bridal shower for Nicole Hensley

on Sun., Apr. 23 from 1:30-3:00 pm in the

Christian Service Center. All ladies are invited to

attend.

A Look Ahead Put these dates on your

calendar!

Apr. 14-16—Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes

Convention Apr. 19—Make decorations for nursing

home Apr. 23—Shower for Nicole Hensley and

All-Age Devo Apr. 26—Deliver nursing home

decorations Apr. 30—Day School Appreciation Day

May 3—Teen Meal May 6—GYIDE Fish Fry

May 7—Senior Night

From now

through Sunday, April 23

you may give to any current elder the names of men you would like to see

appointed as additional elders.

A SPECIAL WELCOME to all our visitors. We are glad you came our way. You are always welcome at Lomax….Don’t forget to join us for lunch following our worship services and we hope you can remain for the 1:00 service. Thanks in advance to our Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes for the great program in which they are involved. You can see some of this talent in action this afternoon….Remember the gospel meeting at Riverside this week. I don’t recall who sent the following but it is worthy of thought leading to implementation: TURN IT AROUND: “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country!” This challenge, made famous by a former president, suggests a like principle which should guide our attitude toward the church. Ask not, therefore….

...whether this is a good congregation of which to be a member, but ask whether I am a good member of this congregation. …how much I am loved, but how much love I am showing. …how many get-well cards I received, but how many I have sent to others. ...who visited me, but whom have I visited. ...who did or did not speak to me, but how many others I greeted. ...whether my good work is recognized, but whether or not I gave honor to whom honor is due. ...how many of my prayer requests God has granted, but how grateful I am for His many blessings. ...to what extent my deeds have profited me now, but how my life will be remembered when I am gone.

“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 2:4,5).

On The Lighter Side: Mark: I always talk to my flowers, and I believe they’ll eventually talk back! Megan: Don’t waste your time: they’re mums!

Sermon Briefs: No one lives forever; therefore, death is not the issue. Life is. Death need not be a failure. Not choosing to take on the challenge of life is. Thus, how long will we live? This is not the question. The real question is when will we begin to live! Life is not measured in years but in moments...in service...in relationships...in making the world a better place in which to live...in glorifying the One who gave us life so that we could live today and live forever!

Spotlight on the

Day School

Molly Whitehead

Our Spotlight this week shines on Molly Whitehead, a member of the Tues./Thurs. 3 Year Old

Class, and Jase Hobbs, a member of the Mon./Wed.

3 Year Old Class. Molly is the daughter of Adam & Melanie

Whitehead and the granddaughter of Doug &

Margaret Miller, Johnny & Kris Whitehead, and Bruce & Judy Oxendale. Molly likes to play

with her Barbies, watch Beauty and the Beast, and play games with her big brother Seth. Jase is the son of Jeremy & Kendra Hobbs and the grandson of Bill

& Kathy Sharp and Marc & Karen Hobbs. Jase’s favorite toy

is his Magna Doodle. He also likes to watch The Andy Griffith

Show and That’s So Raven. We’re happy to have these two

students in our Day School!

Jase Hobbs

Lomax Church of Christ

931-796-5381

David Salisbury - Minister

Malcom George - Minister

ELDERS: Steve Edwards , Member Ministry

Bill Lawson, Facilities & Finance

Rick Morrow, Evangelism

Don Owens, Focus & Planning

Yogie Spears, Community Ministry

Greg Amacher — Maintenance Dale Askins — Finance, Audio/ Video

J.W. Churchwell - Transportation, Facilities Ralph Conkle — Maintenance

Jeff Dye — Worship Assignments, Missions Matthew Farr — Missions

Dave Guzy — Special Events, Goals Trent Hill — Youth, Visitation

Mike Hinson — Cemetery, Education, Youth Pop Hinson — Marshall Islands Mission

Darryl Holt — Grounds Dan Spears — Audio/ Video

Jeff Spears — Education, Youth Marty Spears — Visitation, New Programs

Larry Tatum — Maintenance Walt Thompson — Benevolence Lynn Tiller — Facilities Usage

DEACONS:

Last week’s Know Your Bible answer:

two mites (Luke 21:2)

BY THE NUMBERS For the week of 4/2

Schedule of Services Sunday Bible Study 9:00 am Worship Services 10:00 am Evening Service 6:00 pm Wednesday: Primetimers 10:00am Mid-Week Bible Study 7:00 pm WMLR Radio Sunday 11:30am

A.M. Bible Class 163 A.M. Worship Service 248

P.M. Worship Service 190

Wednesday PM 185 Contribution: $5,207.80

Weekly Budget $5,700.00

“The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.” 1 Timothy 3:1(ESV)

Today begins a period of 15 days that our elders have set aside for you to nominate men to serve as elders. Many of you have asked questions about the process and I wanted to take some bulletin space this week to answer some of them. Several of you have asked if the men selected will replace all or some of our current elders. In addition, some of you have wondered if there is a set number of men that will be appointed. The elders that will be appointed will be in addition to our current elders, they will not replace anyone. All five of our current elders will continue to serve. There is no set number of men to be appointed to the eldership, rather we are looking for qualified men who are willing to serve. I have seen congregations go through a process like this and not appoint anyone because the time was not right. Many of you have questions about the nomination process, as well. If you have a man in mind that meets the qualifications of Scripture as outlined in 1 Timothy 3, Titus 1, and 1 Peter 5, then you should ask that individual if he would be willing to serve as an elder. If he agrees, then give his name to one of our current elders. It is best if you write down the name and sign your own name to the nomination. It is important to emphasize that you should talk with the individual before you submit his name. Do not turn in the name of a man if you do not know whether or not he is willing to serve as an elder. As we talk about “submitting names” in a “nomination process” and “installing” these men, it often sounds like an election or a political process. It is not. In fact, it is just the opposite. This is not a voting matter — elders are not selected based on popularity. It is not a reform school — you don’t make a man an elder in hopes that he will grow up and become a stronger Christian. We are looking for men that are already qualified to serve as elders. This process is designed to recognize those men that God has gifted with leadership skills. I hope you will daily pray for this process and our elders.

The Last Word

-David

The Lomax Messenger Published weekly by the Lomax Church of Christ 320 Darbytown Road Hohenwald, TN 38462