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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 [email protected] 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
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please send your email address to [email protected]
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 [email protected]. 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
April 1, 2018
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CHURCH CALENDAR | April 2018
MINISTERING EVANGELIST
George Williams [email protected]
ELDERS
Ed Davis [email protected]
Mike Deen [email protected]
Cranston Hardeman [email protected]
Marlon McGhee [email protected]
DEACONS Floyd Boozer
Jermaine Broom [email protected]
Anthony Brown [email protected]
Russell Clemons [email protected]
Leonard Fillmore [email protected]
Max Hargrove [email protected]
Darryl Manor [email protected]
Curtis Sells [email protected]
Ricky Sells, Sr. [email protected]
Quinton Smith, Sr. [email protected]
Sam Watson [email protected]
Ethan Williams, Sr. [email protected]
YOUTH MINISTER Patrick Bradford
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
