Let the Son Shine!

John 12.44-50
Agricultural images are used frequently in scripture.

Jesus often uses

individual

images in His speech.

He speaks of a tree and its

He speaks of a plentiful

fruit
harvest

. (Matthew 7.15-20)
with too few workers. (Matthew 9.37-38)

He tells a parable about a farmer scattering seed in varying types of

He tells a parable about

weeds

He tells a parable about a tiny

Paul uses

collective

soil

. (Matthew 13.3-9)
STAFF

growing in a field. (Matthew 13.24-30)

mustard

seed. (Matthew 13.31-32)

Kyle Bolton
993-3520
kyle@churchst.org

images in his writings.

The church is Gods

field

CHURCH STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST

305 W. Church Street, Lewisburg, TN 37091
931.359.3597

PULPIT MINISTER

FAMILY MINISTER

Bill Tankersley 993-8977

Tankersley69@cs.com

, or Gods building. (1 Corinthians 3.5-9)

ORDER OF WORSHIP September 25, 2016

YOUTH MINISTER

HISPANIC MINISTER

Step 1

Prepare

the soil and

The field must be

Step 2

Plant

fertile

till

Step 3 Let the

Jesus is the

Hector Cruz
993-0009
hectorcruz@cscofc.org

the ground.

and ready to receive seed.

SECRETARY

Talitha Liggett 359-3597

tbl76@bellsouth.net

the seed.

The seed is the word of God planted in the

Son
light

hearts

ELDERS

of people.

Wayne Cozart 359-5467

wayne@churchst.org
David Jent
270-6631
david@david jentrealty.com
Don Ledford
359-3310
dledford@ledfordexchange.com
Lee Morrison 359-2142
lee@churchst.org

shine. (John 12.44-50)

of the world!

The church cannot grow without these initial steps being taken.

Faithfulness to this task demonstrates our

We are to be
We are

9:00 AM Service

Caleb Taylor
993-2151
caleb@churchst.org

Consider the task of ministry.

messengers
ambassadors

commitment

fellow

workers

What about us?

Will we do our part in helping the church

Will we do our part to
prepare
ground, and
plant
the seed?

grow
the soil,

Are we busy working in the field of Gods kingdom?

?
till

the

Steve Allen
359-4616
Kenneth Bailey 993-2159
Grover Collins 359-5386
Matt Ervin
637-1830
Greg Hardison 703-4231
Joel Hargrove
652-7143
Robert Hopkins 364-3927
Gary Lancaster 359-5215
Kelly Lane
359-5986
Joe Liggett
359-4929
Ray Wakefield 359-2328
Clifford Whitaker 637-3507
Britt Wiles
359-7702
Mike Wiles
359-4165
Will Wilson
293-6814

Ray Wakefield
Bill Tankersley
Kyle Bolton
Billy Cook
John 12:44-46
Charlie Foster
Let the Son Shine!
Roy Holt

ANNEX
Fletcher Cathey
Bill Tankersley
Caleb Taylor
David Jent
2 Timothy 4:6-8
Kenneth Bailey
Why Stay Faithful/Celebrating Our Faith

Bob Martin

Item for Childrens Home for September: Beef Stew & Ravioli.
Sept. 27

DEACONS

of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5.16 6.2)

for Christ! We are Gods

Welcome
Song Leader
Preacher
Reading
Scripture
Prayer
Sermon
Closing Prayer

6:00 PM Service

Sept. 27
Sept. 28

Road Trip to the Puffy Muffin at Brentwood.

Please sign up on the white board.
Bus will leave at 10:00.
Fall Food Truck from the Tennessee Childrens Home
will be here. Help us fill that truck.
Praising Princesses will meet at building at 4:30,
Then go to Village Manor.
WOW will be in the annex at 5:30.

UPCOMING EVENTS!
Oct. 2
Oct. 14
Oct. 16
Oct. 22

6th grade and under devotional in the annex after

evening service.
Bloodmobile in the annex 1 til 5.
Area Wide at Chapel Hill Church of Christ
10th Annual Fall Festival at the Morrisons Farm.

Remember in Prayer

BY

CALEB

How Do I Know If God Is Real?

Have you ever questioned Gods existence? If you have you are not alone. Many people wonder the
same thing. So how can we know that God really exists?
Lets start by looking at an everyday example. If youre like many teenagers, you probably have a
gaming system in your house. The Xbox or PlayStation at your home is complex and has lots of small
complicated parts that make it work. It has controllers, a hard drive, and tons of wiring. All those
complicated pieces have to function together to make the game work properly. All the parts that go into
making the game are too complex to just have happened one day. Your Xbox didn't just show up in
your living room. It had to be put together it had to be created. The complexity of the game system
shows that it had to have a creator.
In the same way our world is complex. The trees, the oceans, animals, and people that make it up are
way too complex to just have happened. We can see that there is evidence of a creator in the world
around us, but it is up to us to choose to believe that creator was and is the one true God. We have to
take what we see in creation and what we read about God and we have to choose to believe it or deny
it. If we believe we express true Biblical faith. We can point to the actions of creation and know without
a doubt that God was the creator.
The Bible says, By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the
things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. (Hebrews 11:3 NKJV)
We see evidence of Gods existence all around us everyday. The trees, the sun, the birds, all speak of a
great creator. When you wonder if God is there or if He really does care about you, stop for a minute
and examine the creation around you. God took the time to create each animal and plant, and most
importantly He took the time to create you. Take some time today to appreciate what God has made.
Praise God for being the creator and sustainer of all things, to Him be the glory forever and ever!
We are blessed to serve an awesome and powerful God, let us hank Him for His love and grace.
With love,
Caleb Taylor

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Mary Hopkins & Elizabeth Hardison had procedures

this last week.
Anna Bailey is in NHC Lewisburg
Keith Green will have surgery on Tuesday.

Continue to Remember ...

Sept. 26

Anna Bailey, Hershel Davis, Bill Fulghum, Ruth Hargrove,

Faye Lentz, Doug Martin, Jack Miller, Jack Milligan, Patsy
Spence, Imogene Ledford

Sept. 27

Emma Lancaster (mother of B J Holt), Cora Braden

(mother of April Wilson), Lyla Kate Johnson
(granddaughter of Amy Fuller), Joann Frame (sister of
Frances Burgett), Mike McCollum, (son of Shirley
McCollum), Kurt Massey (cousin of Donna Hargrove),
Barbara Chunn, (aunt of Kim Anderson & Keith
Childers), Holland Townes, (granddaughter of Steve &
Pam Allen), Bailey Allen, (grandson of Artie & Becky
Allen), B.D. & Marcella Spence, (friends of community),
Keith Green, (son of Patsy Derryberry), Jesse Ervin,
(brother of Sue Willoughby and grandfather of Matt
Ervin), Kurtz Stiteler, (father of Kathy Cole), Joe Essner,
Christine Taylor, (mother of Theresa Lancaster), Mallory
Gabard Cruz, (granddaughter of Hilda Lasater), Carl
Johnson

Debbie Cole
Logan Courtemanche - 14
Ruth Grogan
Kim Wasserman
Allison Werner - 17
Eryn Ketchum
Kim Anderson
Stella Cook - 2
Karen Garrett
Margaret Tyree
Tom McBee
Sue Wilson
Barry Woodard

Sept. 29
Sept. 30

Oct. 1

Sept. 28
Sept. 30

The Tennessee Childrens Home

truck will be here to pick up items
for the fall food drive on
September 27th!
There are bookmarks up front in
the auditorium.
Lets all help fill that truck! Thanks.

IN HOME SHUT-INS
Ross Beckham, Theola Blue, Betty Daniels, Elizabeth
Escue, Sadie Graves, Ruth Hargrove, Reba Harwell,
Margaret Morton, Billy & Alice Willis
NHC LEWISBURG/MERIHIL
Anna Bailey, Joetta Bigham, Betty Carter, Nancy
Derryberry, Margaret Haislip, Elise Murphy, Marie
Musgrave, John ONeal, Elizabeth Wood
NHC OAKWOOD
Roslyn Collins, George & Dorothy Phillips, Ethel Short
VILLAGE MANOR
Roy & Anna Bolton, Elizabeth Hardison, Bobby Martin,
Lucy Tate, Lillian Wakefield, Laquita Weaver
SUMMIT
Pat Blackmore, Louise Bogle

******************
On
Sunday,
September
18th
a
group of our young
ladies participated in
the Walk for Water, put
on by Healing Hands
International.
Money
was collected earlier.
We are very proud of
these young ladies for their efforts.

OUR MILITARY
Donnie Allen, Mark Allen, Luke Anderson, Nate & Brittany
Leyba, Todd Lowrance, Logan Tate
OUR MISSION POINTS
Colonet, Mexico; City of Children (Ensenada, Mexico),
World Bible School; Ghana preachers; Zambia jail
ministry; Eastern European Missions; Inner City Ministry;
AGAPE; Freed-Hardeman University; Heritage Christian;
Fishers of Men; Tennessee Childrens Home; World
Christian Broadcasting, Mark Lane Mexico

We have received thank you notes from:

Mrs. Betty Daniels & Harold Smith.
Please stop and read.

Brian & Catina Cheatham

John & Charlotte Zajac
27 yrs

FOR THE RECORD

September 11, 2016

AM
Hispanic
PM
Bible Class
Summit
Wed. Nite
Contribution $10,449.18
*includes Hispanic count

350*
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