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Family Lines
Newsletter, May 16, 2010
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**What Are You
Looking For?**
By David
Chadwell
And it came
about when He went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on the
Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching Him closely. Luke 14:1
(NASB)
All of the gospels
acknowledge the fact that Jesus was under the critical scrutiny of some of the
best-trained Israelites (see Matthew 12:10, 19:3; Mark 3:2; Luke 11:53, 54;
23:10; John 8:6; etc.). Often he was “set up.” They asked, “Why did you do
that?” Or, “What is your position on this?” Or, “What is your stance
on this matter?”
Commonly, those
who asked were well-trained religious leaders. Rarely did they ask to
learn. Their motives involved finding fault, criticizing, attacking, or
destroying his credibility. So they followed Jesus and his disciples in
the fields and asked, “Why do you let them do that?” (Matthew
12:1-8.) Or, they wondered if he would heal on the Sabbath Day (Mark
3:1-6).
While Jesus’
teachings and actions blessed some, others were totally unimpressed. While
some saw in Jesus hope, others regarded him to be a dangerous man who led people
away from God. To some he was the Savior God promised, and to some he was
a cunning servant of Satan. To some he was the promised way to God, and to
some he opposed everything God valued. To some he announced God’s light,
and to others he was the villain of darkness. To some he was the means to
eternal life, and to some he destroyed their future opportunity for power and
wealth.
Even today, not
everyone sees the same thing when they look at Jesus. To some, Jesus
embodies the joy bigger than death. To some, Jesus is the destruction of
all fun. To some, he is the avenue to the greatest power this world has
ever known. To some, he is a threat to power. To some, he is the
means to wealth bigger than physical life. To some, his values are against
physical wealth.
The truth is that
it does not matter what others think about Jesus—pro or con! What matters
is what you think about Jesus. To you, is he a Savior or a demon? In
him do you find light or darkness? Direction or confusion? Life or death?
Is he worth the investment of your life, or is he the stumbling block to all you
value? When God asks you what you think of Jesus, will you bow out of
necessity or out of desire? (Philippians 2:9-11)
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**Order of
Worship**
May 16,
2010
Worship Leader --
Brent Evans
#718 – We Shall
Assemble
#744 – God’s
Family (vs. 1)
Welcome
Lord, I Lift Your
Name On High (on screen)
Hosanna (vs. 1,
2)
Blessed Be The
Name of the Lord (on screen)
#176 – Lamb of God
(vs. 1, 2)
Table of the
Lord
Offering
#810 – Listen to
Our Hearts (vs. 1, 2)
Coins for Christ
Children’s Worship
#448 -- The
Greatest Commands
Message -- Chris
Benjamin
Song for
Responses
#712 -- Jesus Is
Coming Soon (vs. 1, 3)
Shepherd’s Prayer
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**In Our Thoughts
& Prayers**
• Annetta Bridges
(Jonette Shirley’s mother) has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Cards may
be sent to her at 626 E. State Street, Redlands, CA 92373.
• Deanna White
requests prayers for her friend, Anita Peters, who in ICU at Summit Hospital in
Van Buren.
• Brooks McGill (3
year-old neighbor of Ed & Becky Grist) is recovering well from a car
accident last week. He is at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and will have surgery
Thursday (May 13) to install a metal plate around his left eye and cheek.
Libby (his mother) was also injured and is recovering from whiplash and a
concussion.
• Richard &
Sandy Bandy ask for prayers for their health.
• Sara Newton is
in ICU at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She has improved enough to
be off of a ventilator and the infection has cleared from her blood. She is
still having heart problems.
• Tracy Risley
will have thyroid surgery May 19 at St. Edward Hospital.
**Prayers for
Nigeria**
Pray for our
Christian brothers and sisters in Nigeria, for Nigerian Christian Hospital, and
for the country.
**Continued
Prayers**
Aiden
Blasdel
Anita &
Wendell Fenton
Aura Lee
Land
Bonnie
Ray
Caidan
Dockery
Inez
Hatfield
John
Gardenhire
Lela
Neal
Margaret
Stone
Marlin
Edens
Mary
Wray
Phillip
White
Richard
Broyles
Wilma
Son
**Senior Sunday
Baskets**
Baskets for each
graduating Senior are in the foyer next to the youth group bulletin board. If
you would like to give a card or gift use these baskets to do so. The baskets
will be there through Sunday, May 23.
**Due Date or
Adoption Date?**
Do you have a
precious little one on the way or will you be adopting soon? Please send your
due date or expected adoption date to
Dena@westarkkids.org.
**Heart to Heart
Pregnancy Support Center**
Christ-Centered •
Pro-Life
If you missed
getting a baby bottle last Sunday (sorry, we ran out!), please pick one up from
the baby bassinet on display in the foyer. Fill your bottle with spare
change (or dollars, or a check) and return it on or before Father’s Day, June
20. Your donations will enable Heart to Heart to continue the wide variety
of services offered in our community: Free Pregnancy Testing, Pro-Life
Counseling, Baby Items, Adoption Referrals, Post-Abortion Trauma, Parenting
Classes, Maternity Items, Chastity Programs, Medical &
Housing.
Heart to Heart has
services for fathers, too. 24/7 Dad is a mentoring program
for fathers. Another program helps re-attach dads who are returning home
after time spent away in military service, prison, etc.
Volunteers are
always needed. If interested, call 452-2260 or e-mail
hearttoheart [at] mynewroads.com
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**Scholarships for
Children of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam**
In Vietnam, public
education is not free.
Help a child
living in the slums and poverty of HCM City get an education. Any amount
you give will help.
These children and
their families represent a fertile field for the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Your scholarship
money can be given to Jerry Canfield or Lynn Dickey in the office.
**King’s Kids
Calendar**
• Last Kids For
Christ before Summer break: Sunday, May 16
•
Promotion/Graduation Sunday, May 23 (Age specific info is available at the
King’s Kids Board in the church foyer and at www.westarkkids.org/facebook)
Children’s Worship will not meet.
• Reid Knight Baby
Blessing - Sunday, June 6
• Family Day Trip
to Tulsa’s Incredible Pizza, Saturday, June 26 (check it out at
http://www.incrediblepizza.com/tulsa)
• Silly Olympics,
Sunday, July 25, for 3-year-olds through those going into 1st grade AND
FAMILIES. Don’t miss out on this fun, family event!
• Faith Fusion,
Saturday, August 7, for Kindergarten, 6th grade AND
FAMILIES.
**Wedding
Invitation**
Mr. and Mrs.
William Armstrong Kamp
Request the honour
of your presence
At the marriage of
their daughters
Ellen Marie to
Clay Alan Smith
and
Emily Kathryn to
Jeffrey Wade Pressley II
Saturday, the
Fifteenth of May
Two Thousand
Ten
at Five O’clock in
the Evening
West-Ark Church of
Christ
Fort Smith,
Arkansas
**GVBC
Reminder**
www.greenvalleybiblecamp.com
Sign up for Green
Valley Bible Camp soon! Last year we filled up and had to turn down
applications. West-Ark attends Craig Frost’s week July 4-10. If you would
like to sponsor a child who needs financial assistance to go to camp, please
contact Niketa Stinchcomb.
**West-Ark’s
Online Calendar**
• May 23, 4:00 PM
Elders, Deacons, and Ministry Leaders’ meet in room 203.
• June 6, 6 PM
Family Meeting with fellowship meal in the FLC.
**Posted on the
Bulletin Board**
• Thank you note
from David & Regina Thompson and the Family of Beverly
Roloff
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**Youth Group
News**
Snow Cones &
Devo - Sunday, May 16
Our Student
Leadership Action Ministry (SLAM) Team has put together another fantastic event
just for you. We’ll leave from the church building at 5:30 PM, get our
snowcones, head back to the youth group room for our separate Junior High and
High School devotionals. Our new incoming 7th graders are welcome to join
us! Bring your Bible and money for snowcones.
Youth Group -
Wednesday, May 19 / We have been having a ton of students show up...
don’t miss out as we continue our study led by the Interns on “Identity in
Christ” and fellowship together! Youth Room, 7-8
p.m.
7th Grade / Senior
Sunday - Sunday, May 23
Don’t miss out as
we honor our Seniors and incoming 7th graders on this special Sunday. (Seniors:
Gift baskets have been set out, please pick up the contents by May 23.) Also,
Seniors and families are invited to a party in their honor in the High School
Youth Group room from 5-7 PM that evening. All other youth group members are
invited.
Party for Incoming
7th Graders - Wednesday, May 26
The Seniors of
2011 are hosting a party to honor and welcome our incoming 7th graders in the
High School Youth Group room from 7-8:30 PM. Simultaneously, Rick will hold an
orientation for Parents of incoming 7th graders and any other families that are
new to our youth ministry in the Jr. High Youth Group room. Don’t miss
it!
Junior/Senior Trip
- Wed., June 2 - Sunday, June 6
We are finalizing
details for this amazing trip... if you are a current Jr. or Sr., make plans to
attend!
Service Camp -
Thursday, June 3
Don’t miss out on
this new variation of Service Camp. The Interns are finalizing details of
who we’ll serve and where. Mark it on your calendar!
Church-wide Family
Meeting - Sunday, June 6
We will join in on
the Family Meeting taking place in the auditorium at 6:00
p.m.
Soul Quest 2010 -
June 13 - 19
Soul Quest will be
here before you know it! Make sure you turn in your application and money today!
(Copies are available in the hanging files next to the youth group bulletin
board.) The vans will be leaving from the building at 7 a.m. SHARP on Sunday,
June 13 and returning around 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 19.
Upcoming Events -
Mark your calendar!
Bulgaria Mission
Trip: June 23 - July 7 / If you would like to contribute funds for this
trip, please see Rick or Jackie.
Colorado Mission
Trip: July 25-31
Faith Fusion:
August 7
Give A Goat Now
Project - The youth group is selling bracelets, made in the
Phillipines, to help us in our effort to purchase goats for poor families in the
Phillipines. Please start spreading the word about the availability of these
bracelets to your friends and at your schools. We’ll sell them for $3 each, with
all the money going to purchase goats. We have already sold nearly 500 of these,
so get one before they are gone!
**Happy
Birthday**
May
16
Jeff
Tomlin
Amy
Wilson
May
17
Robertta
Moses
Emilio
Regalado
Alice Jean
Rogers
May
18
Jake
Odell
Pat
Yick
May
20
Virginia
Oliver
Luke
Roberts
May
21
John
Fowler
Debra
Willis
May
22
Caidan
Dockery
Charley
Douglas
Jacob
Hollomon
Russ
McConnell
**Morning
Nursery**
Flora
Johnson
Betty
Callicott
Linda
Wilson
Amanda
Basham
**Evening
Nursery**
Sheila
Vaught
**Attendance and
Contribution Count**
Bible
Classes...………....380
Sunday AM
Attendance..634
Sunday PM
Attendance..147
Wednesday
Classes…...N/A
Contribution………..$17,733
Children’s
Homes……..$166
Coins For
Christ.............$59
Lao
Worship
Attendance……………......29
Contribution……………$204
Iglesia de
Cristo
Attendance………………..71
Contribution……………$234
Office Phone (479)
452-1240
Fax (479)
452-5767
office@westarkchurchofchrist.org
www.westark.org
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"Making disciples
for Jesus who are eager to serve others."
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