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Today
Class Lessons
All classes cover the same lesson texts. Children
preschool through grade six have the texts divided between
Sunday and Wednesday. All other classes cover the Sunday
and Wednesday assignments on Sunday.
Sunday School Lessons
Today: 2 Sam. 16 & 17
Next Sunday: 2 Sam. 18 & 19
PULPIT PREVIEW
Sunday Morning: Judge Not
Sunday Evening: Have You Lost Your Mind?
Prayer session at 5:30
Preacher’s Pals at 6:00 pm
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Just for YOUth
We had a great time at our first youth devotional for
2010. Not only was I was pleased with the attendance, but
I was especially proud for everyone remembering to bring
their Bibles! Our next devotional will be at Ted and
Brenda Trotter’s home on March 5th from 6:00 – 9:00.
Please mark your calendar and invite a friend.
Another big day we have coming up is April 17th; our Youth
Day! The theme this year is “Which Network Are You On?” It
is going to be a day filled with fun, fellowship, singing,
and Bible teaching. Let’s all start working to make sure
it is the best ever. Invite your friends at school and on
Facebook.
Please be thinking about the lessons we learned from our
study last Friday. We don’t want to be a prodigal because
it would teach us more than we want to know. Although we
can be forgiven for going astray if we truly repent, we
would still learn more than we would ever want. We would
learn Shame (Gen. 3:7); Guilt (Gen. 3:8); Separation from
God (Gen. 3:8); Fear of God (Gen. 3:9-10); Punishment
(Gen. 3:16-19). Think on these things and pray about it.
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You Have Friends at
the Church of Christ!
Long ago someone in the Bible said, “Come thou with us,
and we will do thee good.” We want to borrow that
invitation and say that we want you to be with us, for our
good and yours – in friendship, fellowship, Bible study,
worship, and serving God. Let’s all go to heaven together.
When we say, “You have friends at the church of Christ,”
we really mean that we care. Most of all we want to share
the good news about Jesus Christ and how to be a Bible
Christian in the modern world.
Jesus said, “I will build my church” (Matthew 16:18). It
is His church. By following the faith and practices we
find in the Scriptures, the church today can be the same
church as existed in the days of the New Testament.
We have no sectarian organization, no denominational name,
no man-made doctrines and creeds. We are just a
congregation of Christian people who seek to be the church
we read about in the Bible. We want to believe what the
Bible teaches, obey what the Bible commands, worship
according to the Bible’s instructions, and trust in the
Bible’s promises. It’s not our church; it is Christ’s
church.
-House to House Heart to heart (Vol. 14 No. 1)
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Wednesday Night
Classes
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ADULT I |
ADULT II |
ADULT III |
| “The Kingdom Come” book by David
Pharr |
Video Series from Apologetics Press |
I Corinthians using Winkler workbook |
| March 3 |
Sam Fitzgerald* |
Steve Loiselle* |
David Thompson* |
| March 10 |
Kevin Walker |
J.C. Clade |
Mike Rowand |
| March 17 |
Gospel Meeting |
| March 24 |
Randy Hefley |
David Pharr |
David Savage |
| March 31 |
David Morckel |
Stephen Cox |
Mark Reynolds |
| April 7 |
Luther Allen |
Steve Loiselle |
Jordan Calloway |
| April 14 |
Howard Ashley |
Ryan Hefley |
Kevin Elmore |
| April 21 |
Danny Timmons |
Mark Reynolds |
Richard Wilmoth |
| April 28 |
Alan Fields |
Ted Trotter |
David Thompson |
| May 5 |
Mark Reynolds |
Franco Wakhisi |
Scott Lindsay |
| May 12 |
Chris Hughes |
Frank Calloway |
Mike Rowand |
| May 19 |
Sam Fitzgerald |
Steve Loiselle |
David Thompson |
| May 26 |
Sam Fitzgerald |
David Pharr |
Mark Reynolds |
*Coordinator
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Prayer Requests
(Want to send a card? We sometimes have addresses at
the church office.)
Matthew Hurst, Harold and Alma’s grandson, will have
surgery on March 5th to have tubes put in his ears and his
adenoids removed.
Pat Reynolds, Mark’s aunt, has a cyst on her brainstem.
She will be seeing a neurosurgeon to determine the next
step.
Daniel Beasley’s mother, Lynn Beasley, will have surgery
on March 4 at Duke.
Prayer List for Relatives and Friends:
Eddie Jaynes (Kathy Schultz’s brother-in-law);
Jennifer (Melissa Morckel’s cousin); Clyde King (Inell
Hix’s brother); Ruth King (Inell Hix’s sister-in-law);
Kiki Brown (member of the University church); Beth Palmer
(Becky Allen’s sister); Mark Newton (Becky Allen’s
brother); Lynn Beasley (Daniel Beasley’s mother); Jimmy
Mullinax (Ruth Hartsell’s brother-in-law), Jodi Vaughn
(Betty Vaughn’s daughter-in-law); Belle Mitchell (2 year
old fighting brain cancer); Mark Sexton (friend of Ruth
Hartsell).
Prayers for Our Members:
Virginia Moss; D.C. Trotter; Cindy Walker; Joe Smith;
LaVerne Carroll; Wanda Carr; James Bertha; Randy
Hollingsworth; Margaret Manning; Alice Boyd; Gretchen
Boyd; Charis Nicholson.
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Sympathy
Our beloved sister in Christ, Jean Dew, passed away on
Saturday, January 30.
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Notes
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Tim Mastenbrook will not be able to be with us tonight
as originally planned. His father is in hospice care in
Virginia so he is seeing to his needs.
- The Youth Devotional is this Friday, March 5, at Ted and
Brenda Trotter’s home from 6-9 pm. Please remember to
bring your Bible.
- The Friday night singing will be here at Charlotte
Avenue on March 12 at 7:00. The Men’s Fellowship is March
13, and our gospel meeting with Brad Harrub is March
14-17.
- Daylight Savings Time begins on March 14, the first day
of our meeting. Remember to set your clocks forward one
hour before you go to bed.
- Amanda McHaney works with the Children’s Attention Home
here in Rock Hill. They are selling t-shirts to raise
funds for their work. The order form is posted on the
bulletin board. You can give your money to Amanda by March
15th. We have supported this good work in the past, and
feel it is a very worthy cause.
- If you would like to help defray the costs of the next
book in the series that Brad Harrub is writing for young
children that features a main character named after Riley
Friddle, please give the money to one of the elders today.
- The new quarter starts this Wednesday. The books for the
classes are on the table in the foyer.
Red Service Team
There will be a short meeting in the small auditorium
for the Red Service Team (Russ Conner).
Blue Service Team
The Blue Service Team is hosting a covered dish lunch
today after the morning service. New members, college
students, and visitors are invited to stay and eat with
us!
Thank You
Thank you so much for your prayers on behalf of my
brother-in-law, Eddie Jaynes. His CT scan showed his
cancer has not spread and he is now recovering from a
prostate procedure he had last week. Please continue to
pray for a good recovery.
Love and God bless, Kathy Schultz
Congratulations
Congratulations to Ted and Brenda Trotter. They are
the proud grandparents of a baby girl, Kaelin Kenna
Centner. She was born Wednesday, February 24. She weighed
7 lbs. 8 oz. and was 19 ½ inches long.
David Pharr’s Schedule
March 7-9, Knoxville, TN
April 4, Charlotte Avenue Church
April 7-10, Clemmons, NC
April 11-14, Mauldin, SC
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This day I will marry my friend;
the one I laugh with,
live for,
dream with,
Love
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rowand
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Victoria Dallas
To
Mark Alan Price
son of Mr. and Mrs. David Price
and the late Barbara Price
On Saturday, the twentieth of March
Two thousand and ten
At one o’clock in the afternoon
Church of Christ at Gold Hill Road
1055 Gold Hill Road
Fort mill, South Carolina
Reception immediately following
Kindly RSVP on or before
March 5, 2010
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Haiti
If you would like to donate to the relief effort in
Haiti, please either put a check in the regular
contribution with “Haiti” in the notation, or give it to
one of the elders or deacons.
Update Directory Pictures
If you have an updated picture of you and your family
please make sure the church gets a copy so we can update
the picture in our directory. Some of the pictures have
children in them that are now grown.
Email Address
If you have an email address and do not receive the
daily update from church. Please give your email address
to the church secretary. You can do this either by writing
it on the attendance card or by emailing it to the office
at:
charlcoc@comporium.net
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About Us and Ours
Chris and Mattie Hughes and family have gone to
Tennessee to visit with family.
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Questions for
Preacher’s Pals
1. Did Mephibosheth, King Saul’s grandson, leave
Jerusalem with David? Why? (2 Sam. 16:3).
2. As David and those with him were traveling away from
Jerusalem, there was a man from the house of Saul who
followed along side (a) praising or (b) cursing David.
Describe David’s instructions concerning the man. (2 Sam.
16:5-13).
3. The man who only pretended to support Absalom as king
was _____________ (2 Sam. 16:17-19; 15:33-37).
4. What was Ahitophel’s advice to Absalom concerning
David’s ten concubines who had been left in Jerusalem? (2
Sam. 16:20-21).
5. How was the advice of Ahithophel regarded by David and
Absalom? (2 Sam. 16:23).
6. What was the plan which Ahithophel told Absalom would
destroy David? (2 Sam. 17:1-3).
7. What was the plan which Hushai told Absalom would
destroy David? (2 Sam. 17:7-13).
8. Why did Absalom say the advice of Ahithophel was not
good? (2 Sam. 17:14).
9. Hushai sent a message to David to __________ so he
would be safe. (2 Sam. 17:16,21).
10. Did all the people who were fleeing with David cross
over the Jordan River as Hushai had counseled? (2 Sam.
17:22).
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Churches of Christ
The church of Christ is a non-denominational body of
Christians. We have no earthly headquarters. Our leader is
in Heaven at the right hand of God. We are not affiliated
with any organization such as the National Council of
Churches. Rather, each local congregation of the churches
of Christ looks to God and His word for guidance. We
believe the Bible to be the inspired word of God and that
it furnishes us completely for every spiritual need. We
stand for a return to New Testament faith and practice.
And we are confident that by believing and doing what New
Testament Christians did, we can be the same kind of
Christians they were. We know this is right before God. We
see no need, therefore, for denominational names, creeds
and organizations.
Jesus said that worship must be in spirit and in truth
(Jn. 4:24). Worship among churches of Christ follows the
Scriptural pattern.
When the Lord established the church, He organized it into
local autonomous congregations, with each taking care of
its own affairs. He made no provisions for a national or
international headquarters. In matters of faith all are to
be guided by the New Testament. In other decisions, each
congregation was to govern itself.
The work of the church Jesus built was to preach the
gospel, as well as edify its members and care for the
needy. Churches of Christ do not exist as political tools,
nor do they exist as recreation clubs. Their work is
spiritual, doing what God intended the church to do.
Remember, Jesus built His church. It is found in the New
Testament. We can be a part of it by letting the Bible be
our only guide.
–David Pharr
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How to be Happy
Here are some attitudes and actions, revealed in
scripture, which if applied in our hearts will result in
the by-product we call “happiness.”
“Serve the Lord with gladness. . .” (Ps 100:2)
“Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.” (Ps. 29:2)
“Pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17)
“And be ye hind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving
one another.” (Eph. 4:32)
“Bear one another’s burdens” (Gal. 6:1)
“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all,
especially to those who are of the household of faith.”
(Gal. 6:10)
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and
supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made
known to God.” (Phil. 4:6)
“I have learned in whatever state I am to be content.”
(Phil. 4:11)
“. . . Walk in the light as He is in the light . . .” (1
Jn. 1:7)
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
(Phil. 4:13)
True happiness comes when God’s will is being done in our
lives.
–Roger Massey via Bulletin Digest
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God
Wants Me to Be Happy
Indeed He does! He wants you to be happier than just
happy. God wants you to live the “blessed” life! Jesus
spoke of true happiness (blessedness) as a reality for
those who follow Him faithfully (Matt. 5:3-12; Rev. 1:3;
22:7, 14).
However, some use this sentiment to justify continuing to
practice sins that they enjoy. They fail to see that while
God wants us to be happy, He does not condone sin as a
means to happiness.
God wants you to be happy, but He does not want you to
divorce your spouse for someone else whom you think will
make you happy (Matt. 19:3-9).
God wants you to be happy, but He does not want you to
abandon the purity of His New Testament truth or forsake
His church to experience the pleasures of worldliness (2
Tim. 4:2-4; Luke 11:28; James 4:4).
God wants you to be happy, but He does not want you to
destroy your body and your influence for Him through
addictions and abusive habits (1 Cor. 6:19-20).
The pleasure of sin (Heb. 11:25) must never be confused
with the happiness of God, even when it is wrapped in
religious and social approval. Find true happiness–God’s
way!
–John Gardner via Glad Tidings of Good Things
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He
who angers you, controls you!
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HAVE A GOOD WEEK!
Church
of Christ 339 Charlotte Ave. Rock Hill
SC. 29730
Church Office: 803 327-7853 Update Line:
803 327-4085
Sunday
Classes 9:30 AM. (Classes for all ages)
Sunday Morning Worship, 10:30 AM.
Sunday Evening Worship, 6:00 PM.
Wednesday Classes, 7:00 PM.
www.charlotteavechurchofchrist.org
charlcoc@comporium.net
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