Lines of Encouragement… Thanks to those who prepared for & participated in the “Cowboy Round-Up” last Saturday night. The food was delicious and the fellowship enjoyable. Our next congregational event will be Trunk-N-Treat on Thursday night, October 30th. This is always a positive community event and lots of fun. Plan now to come and set up. Activities will begin at 6:30pm and continue to 8pm. John will preach for you this coming Sunday morning and Jarrod, Sunday even-ing. Octavia & I will be out of town, but I’m confident that you will hear two good presenta-tions from God’s word. Copies of the parent letter that I read last Sunday morning are availa-ble in the foyer on the table by the lamp. A word of good advice… “Holding resentment is like eating poison and waiting for the other person to die!” It is true that resentment hurts the one practicing it. The one to whom it is directed may not even be aware of your feelings. Their eating, sleeping, or performance may not be altered at all, while your life is a mess. Maybe that is why the Bible says so much about forgiveness (that act of letting go of the bitterness & hate found in your heart). Peace and resentment cannot dwell together. “Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful” (Col. 3:12-15). Quit drinking the poison, it will kill you! “If it sounds to good to be true, it usually is!” We have all heard that line before and it may be the case that such reasoning has saved us from harm. However, there are exceptions to this rule and the gospel of Christ is such an example. The thought that all my sins can be forgiven in Christ sounds too good to be true. The innocent dying for the guilty…are you sure? The bleeding and death of God’s Son taking place just for the removal of my sins…really? It is true! Forgiveness and a new beginning are found in Christ, don’t let it pass you buy (Rom. 6:23; Gal. 3:26-27). What a gift!

Hope to see You Sunday,

Jim

THOSE TO SERVE Sunday, October 26, 2014 Morning Worship Service

Greeters: Dennis & Sherry Epperson

David Dabbs & Pat Forgy

Announce: …….………..………………….…………….…....Chad Batton Sing: …………..……...……………………….…..................Patrick Forgy Pray: …..……….……........................................................Darrell Pinson Scripture:…………………..……………….Brady Wilkes (Matt 16:13-18) Dismiss: ………………….…………………………………...…John Forgy Nursery:…………….….Joan Brown, Sherri Priestley, Jenny Hilliard Ushers: …..................................................Chris Cook & Larry Holland Control Board:……………..………...………..……………Bobby Russell Attendance Cards: ………………....…Coleson Cook, Brody Sanders, Ben Colvett, Kade Sawyers Correspondence: (October)………….………….……Martha Whitworth

The Lord’s Table

(*Serve Evening Communion)

Jerimah Bailey*…………………………..………………….Jackie Batton* Buddy McClain……………………………...………….……Chuck Sisson Josh Walker……………………………………...……...Randy McCadams Lee Roy Hamlin………………………………………….James Ballentine Scripture Reading:…………..………………..…….….Stephen Edwards Preparation…………………………………………Jackie & Brenda Scott

Evening Worship Service Announce: …….………..…………….……..…….………..…Dan SImmon Sing: …………..……...…………………….……………….…Patrick Forgy Pray: …..……….……...........................................................Kelly Colvett Dismiss: ………………………………....…………………..Kyle Chapman Nursery: ………………………………….…Martha & Heather Whitworth

Wednesday Evening October 29, 2014

Sing: …………..……...………………..………..……….....Joe Baumgartel Pray: …..……….…….......................................................David Johnson Scripture:…………………...................................................David Dabbs Dismiss: ……………………………………………...…….....Jackie Batton Nursery: ………………………………Sherry Epperson & Paula Colvett

By The Numbers: October 19, 2014

Bible Study ………………………………………………………….…….191 A.M. Worship………………………………………………………………263 P.M. Worship………...……………………………………...………….....175 Wednesday………………………………………………………………...172 Contribution ………………………………………………….…...$8,131.30 Budget……...… $9,938.00 Average…………...$9,773.30

Vol. 46 No. 43

Lord’s Supper Preparation for 2015

There is a list on the bulletin board for Lord’s Supper preparation for 2015. Please check this list and choose a date you can pre-pare the Lord’s

supper. There are still several months open.

Sewing for Honduras

Sewing for Honduras will meet each Tuesday evening at 4:30pm in a class room in the New Fellowship Hall.

None of Us are Perfect None of us are perfect, nor will we ever be perfect in life. And we should all thank God that we don’t have to be perfect to go to heaven! However, imperfection is not an excuse for not being faithful to God. It’s heaven’s con-dition! “...they which live should not hence-forth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them, and rose again” (2 Cor. 5:15).

Bulletin Digest

Special Concerns

Todd Walker Dewey & Keitha Chism

Lynn Gilliam

Sarah Kee

Jerry Parham

Martha Priestley

Autumn Andrady, great niece of

Jimmie Gail Parham Vickie Tidwell, niece of Jimmie Gail

Parham, is very sick.

Robert Pinson, husband of Eliza-

beth Pinson.

Tony Brown, nephew of Bill Brown,

had kidney transplant surgery

Tuesday at Vanderbilt.

Annie Mae Holland, mother of Lar-

ry Holland, is still in the Baptist

hospital in Huntingdon following

her surgery.

In Memory Sympathy Thank You

Jarrod’s Jargon We had a great time at our area wide youth retreat. We took 15 of our young people to Big Reedy Christian camp out-side of Bowling Green, Kentucky and joined up with the Martin, North Jackson, and Huntingdon congregations for a total of 67 young people. Our weekend theme was "Grow Up". The theme centered around us as Christians con-stantly growing, learning, and developing in our faith with God. We never actually stop growing as Christians, our faith is something that continually grows with us as we get older. I want to thank all of the students that went, I can't wait to do it again. Our Toddler—4th grade family Fun this past Sunday night was wonderful. We had an amazing time of fellowship espe-cially with the food. We ate left-over stew and chili from the Cowboy Round-Up and it was amazing. Thanks to the ladies for their amazing cooking tal-ents for the great grub. I want to also thank the families that stayed and partici-pated in this event. I hope everyone has an amazing week and we will see you Sunday.

J-rod

Special Concerns

Todd Walker Dewey Chism

Jerry Parham

Linda Hamlin

Barbara Blackburn is in the McKen-

zie Hospital with Pneumonia.

Autumn Andrady, great niece of

Jimmie Gail Parham Vickie Tidwell, niece of Jimmie Gail

Parham, is very sick.

Robert Pinson, husband of Eliza-

beth Pinson.

Karl Barlow is now in McKenzie

Health Care for rehab.

New Birth Congratulations to Wes and Whitney Tucker on the birth of a

baby boy. He has been named Brooks Wesley, he weighed 7 lbs. and was 18 inches long. Proud Grand-parents are Steve & Danette Delaney, Great Grandparents are Dwayne & Thelma Delaney.

Ride Needed Joy Olree needs a ride to church on Wednesday nights. If you can help out, please let her know.

Little faith will bring your soul to heaven

But great faith Will bring heaven to your soul.

Toddler—4th Grade

Hayride

October 25th

4:00pm—6:00pm

At the Atkins Home

Bring chips and/or a drink

And Lawn Chairs

Tailgating

Friday, October 24

Starting at 5:45pm

At the Football Field

MS—HS Devo

October 26

At the home of Patrick, Tra-

cy & Olivia Forgy

Trunk R Treat

Thursday, October 30

6:30pm—8:00pm

If you would like help en-sure we have enough candy for all of the many children who come to our Trunk n’

Treat, please bring a bag of candy by Wednesday,

October 29th and place it in the box in the foyer.