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P I E D M O N T R O A D C H U R C H O F C H R I S T
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Our Purpose in Life is to “Glorify God”
Our Elders:Mike Adams (Shepherd of the Month- Mar)Tim Feltner (Shepherd of the Month- Apr)Terry Moore (Shepherd of the Month-May)Roger Winslett (Shepherd of the Month- June)
Times of Assembling:Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Bible Study, 10:30 a.m. Worship, 5:00 p.m. WorshipWednesday, 7:00 p.m. Bible Study
Office Contact Info:Office Phone: 770.971.9933Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00-1:00 Web Address: www.LifeInChrist.com
Our Deacons:Eric Aguirre (Lads to Leaders), Steve Brandt (Prime Timers/Seniors), Derek Brown (State-side Missions/GSOP), Dino Drain (Security/Technology), Tom Eickmeyer (Benevolence/Business), John Golden (Worship), Cliff Hicks (Building), Bob Jenkins (Member Involvement/Missions International), Chris Vance (Grounds), Daniel Ward (PRSYM Youth Group), Josh Zahrndt (Early Education/KFC/TNT youth).
Our Staff:David Decker (GSOP Director)[email protected], 770.656.3979
Kelly Drain (Office Manager) [email protected], 770.971.9933
Cliff Hicks (Building Supervisor) [email protected], 678.614.1844
Jake Sutton (Pulpit)[email protected], 901.619.9468
Tommy Tidwell (Marietta Campus Director) [email protected], 770.365.2133
7Weekly Church Bulletin March 5, 2020
Have you ever asked yourself, what is biblical masculinity? What is it exactly that God is looking for in a man? If you’re a single woman, or a mother of daughters, have you considered the man God wants for you or your daughters?
Maybe you’ve heard the conversation had between a few ladies in describing the man in their relationship. When they’ve been dating for awhile now and he comes to church every now and then sure, but really he’s “a nice guy.” But I wonder if a “nice guy” is enough? What do you think God thinks? We aren’t talking about a guy who walks in godliness hidden in the quietness of a humble life (1 Timothy 2:2). This is just a “meh” guy.
Yes, God’s men are to be “nice” for sure and should “avoid quarreling, be gentle, and show perfect courtesy toward all people” (Titus 3:2). Men are to be sincerely kind (Galatians 5:22; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:12), but
not nice — alone. God is not “nice,” alone. He would be a very unbalanced deity we served if all Jehovahs character was considered nice. “God is a righteous judge, and a God who feels indignation everyday. If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and readied his bow; he has prepared for him his deadly weapons, making his arrows fiery shafts” (Psalm 7:11-13). Righteous anger that leads to violent action isn’t “nice,” especially to modern America.
The modern man will not do. However, the common and average man became the apostles of Christ. Fishermen, business men, tax collectors, stone masons, soldiers, builders — these were common men that were made extraordinary by Jesus. According to the world, “they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13). Jesus was the key to their exemplary ways. They may seem like men who don’t stand out, but just watch and listen to them.
After hearing the hushed thunder of their prayers, watching the firm tenderness with which they lead their family, after fighting next to them in spiritual battles, marveling at their unwillingness to grumble in hard times, yearning to imitate their ever-buoyant love for those who wound them, their courage to stand when others flee, their unmistakable heavenly assignment, their ability to lift all around them towards spiritual-mindedness — many, including myself, become rightfully astonished. They are not celebrities. They have not written books. You can’t find their sermons on Youtube. But with worn Bibles, sore knees, and a sincere faith, they live distinctly in the world for Christ. Theirs is a uniqueness that cannot be hidden under a basket. Theirs is not a lukewarmness that creates an Ikea-produced manhood. They stand as different from the world’s men, at their essence, as light is from darkness, righteousness from lawlessness, Christ from Belial, the living from the dead.
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Prayer Requests:
Sympathy: Our sympathy is extended to Louise McCord and family in the passing of Don McCord. A memorial service for Don will be on Saturday March 28 at 3 pm at the church building. Friends and family are invited to gather in the fellowship hall from 1-3 pm. Continued prayers for those that have lost loved ones in the TN tornado. Latest Updates:Brad Burnette will be having surgery on March 10 at Kennestone. Bryce Jones, grandson of Bonnie & Steve Binkley will have outpatient surgery on March 11. Tonsils, adenoids and tubes. Ron Davidson, son of Gene Davidson, is in Kennestone following surgery. No visitors right now due to him being diagnosed with MRSA. Several members of the Church in TN have had serious injuries and loss of property due to the tornado. Special prayers for all that have been affected. Continue to Remember: Bonnie Binkley, Jennie Coar, Frank Miles, Janice Hudson, Rose & Jerry Hall, Sam Carrington, Bee Higgins, Earl & Billie Bryant, Ted Negas, Marlene Hewgley, Harold Brown, Sammie Hathcock, Chet & Barbara Taylor, Glen Word, James Coar, Jean Robinson, Vicki Derrick.
Friends and Family:Solomon Henry (great, great nephew of Bob Jenkins), Scott Williams (uncle of Andrea Lowe), Claudia Moss (mother of Connie Winslett), Adrienne Jaynes (daughter of Marcia Jaynes), Lance Cochran (14 year old grandson of a colleague of Derek Brown), Blake Hicks, Jim & Linda Feltner (parents of Tim Feltner), Curtistine Brown (sister of Larry Carter), Javon Skinner, Bea Moore (mother of Terry Moore), Sofia England.Prayer requests will remain in the Scroll for four weeks unless the office is notified of an update.
Reminder Parents:There is a nursery available during worship as well as a training room at the back of the auditorium. We ask that this be reserved for parents with children. Announcements: Be sure to pick up the prayer requests and announcements sheet each week from the foyer. On Sunday, we only announce information that comes in from the weekend when the office is closed. On Wednesday nights, we make verbal announcements.
Welcome:A special welcome to our visitors on the Lord’s Day.
White HOME Group:Meet & greet with the Sutton’s on March 7 at 5:30 pm at the home of Brad Reed. If you can bring food, drinks, cutlery, etc. please contact the Thompson’s.Yellow HOME Group:The yellow HOME group will meet for a fellowship meal with the Sutton’s on March 15 after evening worship. Bring your favorite dish to share.Greeters:Please hand deliver visitors a copy of the scroll and the Worship announcement/schedule. You may also want to hand them a visitors card and encourage them fill it out so that we have a record of their attendance.
News You Can Use:Good Works:
Striving to fulfill God’s Purpose
ThroughEvangelism,
Edification, & Benevolence
Here are some of our works . . . .
EvangelismGeorgia School of Preaching & Biblical StudiesLive Webcasting of Our Services
EdificationBible Classes
Church Library(prcoc.mysurpass.net)
Ladies WorkshopPrime Timers Group
Youth Groups
BenevolenceRaintree Village
Children and Family Services
Rainbow OmegaGeorgia Agape
Wednesday Bible Study
begins at 7 pm.
After three years of intense research and countless hours of work and attention to detail, GSOP now has a formal Articulation Agreement with Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama. What this means is that GSOP students may now transfer up to 48 hours of GSOP credit to Faulkner toward either an undergraduate or graduate degree. David Decker & Dr. Scott Gleaves, Dean of the V.P. Black College of Biblical Studies and the
Kearley Graduate School of Theology (Dr. Gleaves is also a tenured Professor of Theology and Bible at Faulkner University), formally signed the agreement between the two schools on Wednesday, March 4th, 2020, in Montgomery.
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The Youth ZoneBe sure to pick up a Sermon Advantage for Kids or a Sermon Advantage for Pre-teens located on the TNT/KFC bulletin board across from our 1 year old’s class room.
TNT/KFC= Tots N Truth, birth - 1st grade/Kids For Christ, 2nd - 5th grade
•Monthly Birthday Celebration: Once a month, we will have a birthday celebration for each child immediately following evening worship in the fellowship hall. Next celebration will be March 22.
•Kingdom Kids meets Sunday nights on the front pews just before Worship at 5 pm. There are coloring sheets for them on the TNT/KFC bulletin board. Turn in your coloring sheet to Jake.
•Easter Egg Hunt: April 4 at 4 pm- We will do a craft, have a snack and hunt eggs. Please bring 12 eggs (stuffed with treats) for each child participating. Treat ideas are candy, stickers, coins, erasers, chalk, etc.
*******************PRYSM= Piedmont Road Youth Serving
the Master, 6th-12th grade.
•Lads to Leaders Bible Bowl practice every Sunday at 3 pm in the fellowship hall. All other events will meet at 4 pm. •Area Wide: The next area wide will be on March 15 hosted by Calhoun.
A Good Tune UpJoe W. Nichols
Ladies CornerLadies Workshop:Workshop meets at 930 am each Tuesday on the lower level. Ladies Day:We have a Ladies Day scheduled for May 16 with Amy Clevenger. If you would like to help organize, decorate, etc, please attend a meeting on Sunday, March 15 at 4 pm in the fellowship hall.
Sunday PM Service we will discuss the following topic from our daily study in the book, “His Life”
Mar 8
at Camp Gideon on Allatoona Lake in Acworth
Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday,
March 8.
Men's Prime Timers Trip: We will head to the Warner Robins Air Museum on March 31. Admission is free. We are taking the church van and will leave the building at 7 am. We plan to be back around 630. Sign up in the foyer by March 22.
Villa Rica Gospel Meeting: Lance & Susan Leavens will be at the Villa Rica Church next week for a gospel meeting. We plan to take the church van on Monday and Tuesday evenings if we get enough interest (March 9 & 10). Please let Kelly or Jake know if you want to go with us. The meeting starts at 7 pm each night.
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Gods men▪ not merely lacks cowardice, but possesses courage.▪ not merely lacks bad views of God, but burns with biblical convictions.▪ not merely lacks a domineering spirit, but models godly leadership.▪ not merely avoids self-dependence, but commits to prayer.▪ not merely avoids habitual sin, but cultivates habitual repentance.▪ not merely says “no” to illicit desires, but says “yes” to the local church.
Godly men don’t merely slay their own sin; they walk by the Spirit (Galatians 5:16). They don’t just flee youthful passions; they pursue faith, love, righteousness with others (2 Timothy 2:22). They don’t just forswear bad apples; they produce fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23). They run towards something, not just away from something, keeping their eyes fixed on Christ. And their incredible pursuits, upheld by a mighty God of grace, make remarkable men of God.
We need men who not only avoid evil but embody what is good. There is a profound difference.
—Jake Sutton
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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Scroll, 1630 Piedmont Road, Marietta, GA 30066.
Involvement Forms:Have you filled out a new involvement survey? You can use our online form or paper form. See Bob Jenkins if you would like to fill it out electronically but haven’t received one via email. Paper forms are on the desk in the foyer.
Register for classes at gsoponline.org
See the Area Wide bulletin board across from the fellowship hall for upcoming area events.
Sunday, 3/8 Welcome: Brad Burnette Morning Evening
Song Director: Larry Carter John SextonOpening Prayer: Eric Aguirre Tyrik BlockerPreside: Bob Jenkins Jesse PhillipsAssist AM 5 KJ Dudley 4 Dino Drain6 Tom Eickmeyer 3 Shane Dockery7 Nicholas Golden 2 Charles Derrick8 Boston Guthrie 1 Mark DaleScripture Reader: Jadon Eickmeyer— Hebrews 12:22-24 Sermon AM: Jake Sutton— Barriers Stopping MeShepherds Closing Prayer AM: Tim FeltnerSermon PM: Kirk Brothers, President of Heritage Christian University Closing Prayer PM: Tyrik Blocker JrGreetersBible Study West Steve & Rita Brandt AM Worship West Les & Charlotte SandiferPM Worship West Rex & Paulette BurrellAM Ushers: Daniel Ward & Mike WallsPM Ushers: David Whitehead & Andrew Wingfield
WednesdayAnnouncements/Prayer/Speaker: Jake SuttonSong Director: Boston GuthrieClosing Prayer: Steve Brandt
Unable to Serve Sunday AM? Call Rex Burrell 770.427.7595
Unable to Serve Sunday PM or Wednesday? Call John Golden 770.361.6232
