1. family and parenting
2. children

WILDWOOD CHURCH OF CHRIST
114 Cleveland Ave, Wildwood, FL 34785/352
34785/352-748-1040/www.wwcofchrist.com/October
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Honored To Serve
Elders
Bob Grove
Charles Wright
Everett Sams
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352-314-9343
352-689-0024
0024
352-321-4028
4028
Deacons
Larry Hyder – Financial
Joel Prather – Bldg. & Grounds
John Stone – Youth & Education
Jerry Adkins - Mass Media
Minister
8434
David Myers
352-552-8434
[email protected]
Youth Minister
2382
Chad Brown
334-799-2382
[email protected]
Worship Services
Sunday Morning
Bible Class
Worship
Sunday Evening
Worship
Wed. Bible Class
Tuesday Ladies TLC
9:30 am
10:30 am
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
9:00 am
Mission Work/Support
Guyana, Belize, India (R. Clayton),
Johnstown Pa., East End Preacher Fund,
Faulkner Bible Dept., Oakland Md., Eastern
European Mission.
PRAYER & CHILDREN
Growing up in eastern Oklahoma, I was taught a myriad of beneficial
things by my parents. They taught me how to ride a bike, wash
dishes, mow the yard, load the washing machine, fix a flat tire and
change the oil in the car. Dad taught me how to outline a Bible lesson
when I was about 12, and Mom taught me a lot about putting that
Bible lesson into practice in my daily life. One of the greatest things
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my parents ever taught me, however, was how to pray.
What does God hear in our prayers and in the prayers of our
children? Does He hear from us at all? Does He hear from a family
who wants only to get their “Christian duty” over with? Or, does He
hear those who really want to honor Him and communicate with Him
respectfully, sincerely and specifically?
Teach Your Children to Pray Respectfully
One popular news commentator recently noted that “there is an
epidemic of disrespect in America” in the 21st century.
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Laws are
disregarded. Authority figures are mocked. Righteousness is ridiculed.
Perhaps never in the history of our country has it been more
imperative to teach children to be respectful.
The psalmist sang, “Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the
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inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him” (Psalm 33:8 nkjv). God
is “to be held in reverence by all those around Him” (89:7). “Holy and
awesome is His name” (111:9). We must teach our children in word
and deed to “serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For
our God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:28-29).
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The writer of Hebrews alluded to the fact that even the Lord
Jesus, the great High Priest, “in the days of His flesh, when He had
offered up prayers and supplications … was heard because of His
godly fear” (Hebrews 5:7). It is paramount to demonstrate and teach
children to approach their heavenly Father with the utmost respect
when they “enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus” (10:19). His
sanctuary is to be revered (Leviticus 19:30), and His name is to be set
apart (Matthew 6:9), for He is “God of gods and
an Lord of lords, the
great God,” who is “mighty and awesome” (Deuteronomy 10:17).
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Visitors
Welcome Visitors! If you are visiting with us today,
we want you to know you are our honored guest. We
hope you find our worship uplifting and in accordance
with God’s word. Please fill out a visitor’s card and
place it in the collection plate.
A loaf of bread: All visitors are invited to take a loaf
of bread, made especially for you, as you leave the
auditorium. We hope you will enjoy the bread and
come back and visit us at every opportunity.
Hearing Assistance System: This facility is equipped
with a Hearing Assistance System. Please ask one of
our elders or Mike McKay for a receiver.
There is a Nursery available for your convenience. It
is located in the foyer.
Church Family News
Welcome Friends: Group #2 is in charge of our lunch
today. If you are a visitor, please stick around for lunch
in our fellowship hall immediately after morning
services. This lunch is for you!
Bulletin: We need volunteers to type the bulletin each
week. All that you need is a basic knowledge of
computers, typing, and Microsoft word. Please see
Mary Costa if you would like to help.
Brittany Flowers and Samantha Stone both came
forward recently. Please keep them and their families in
your prayers.
Our Mission Team: David and Sarah Myers, Rusty
Locke, Debbie Baker, and Joan Strickland are in
Guyana. They should be with about 15 other Americans
visiting 3 different villages. Please pray for their safety
and for their missionary efforts. Lord willing, they will
be home October 20th.
Congratulations to Nick and Alicia Thayer: Cali Ann
Thayer was born October 8th at 6:37pm. She weighed
7lbs 8oz and was 19 ¼ in long.
Wireless Internet
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Auditorium
Password:
Sermons on church website:
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If you need further help, please see Mike McKay.
-Pg. 1 cont.- Teach Your Children to Pray Sincerely
Many children seem to have the idea that as long as they repeat at
least some of the “reverent-sounding” phrases that their parents and
other older Christians use in their prayers all is well. If children can roll
off “guide, guard and direct us” from their tongues, or if they can just
get that “ready recollection” phrase out of their mouths, they may think
God will hear their prayers and their parents will be pleased.
We must be careful leaving children with the impression that
prayers are just repeated words and phrases. Jesus said, “And when
you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think
that they will be heard for their many words” (Matthew 6:7).
Encourage children to use simple terms and expressions they
understand.
Teach them the meaning of biblical terms often repeated in
prayers. Take a proactive approach in explaining the meanings of
“hallowed,” “which art in heaven” (if you use the KJV), “in Jesus’
name” and even “Amen.” If we overestimate the intelligence of our
children, they may find themselves confused for years about God who
does “art in Heaven” or why “All Men” are mentioned at the end of
prayers, rather than “All Women.”
Children also need to learn that prayer time is not merely
“rest-your-eyes” time. It is not just “that part of our devotional period
when I get to zone out.” It could be a good idea to teach children to
close their eyes when praying if it helps them concentrate better. It
may also be that children could learn to pray and concentrate with
their eyes open in order to stay more alert. (Why is it that we generally
keep our eyes open when we worship and address God in song, but
we believe we must close them when we worship Him in prayer?)
Whatever reverent prayer posture our children use, whatever
words and phrases they pick for their petitions to God, may God help
us to teach them to pray sincerely – not from a hollow heart or from a
distracted heart but from a sincere, holy heart. As the psalmist said, “I
will praise the Lord with my whole heart” (Psalm 111:1).
Teach Your Children to Pray Specifically
I’m indebted to my mom and dad for teaching me to pray about
specific things and specific people at an early age. To this day, as my
dad approaches 80, he prays for hundreds of specific people during a
given week (and perhaps even a day).
It is sweet to hear precious children pray for “all the old
people” or “all of the sick around the world,” but teaching them to pray
for specific things and people is biblical and honorable. Paul was a
very busy servant who worked as both a tentmaker and a preacher of
the gospel, but he found time to pray persistently for specific
congregations (Philippians 1:3-4; Colossians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians
1:2) and specific individuals (2 Timothy 1:3; Philemon 4). Paul
believed in prayer, and he believed in the power of the One who
answers prayer. May God help us to pray and to teach our children to
pray like Paul – with specificity.
Consider that the way in which our children pray may very
well reflect something about how we pray. What, if anything, do your
children’s prayers say about you as a parent?
Could there be a better compliment that a child could give his
parents than, “They taught me how to pray … how to really pray –
they taught me by their example and instruction how to worship Communion for October – Mary Costa
Almighty God in prayer – in spirit and in truth”?
-By Eric Lyons-
Privileged to Serve
Prayer List
Marcile Tatum is receiving an arterial bypass
Contact Elder:
Announcements:
Bob Grove
Charles Wright
SUNDAY MORNING, October 12
Bible Study
Singing
Prayer
Larry Hyder
Ricky Baker
Worship
Lead Singing
Lead Prayer
Lord’s Table
Assist on Table
Closing Prayer
Contribution
Lock Building
Chad Brown
Bill Capps
Royce Pitney/Rusty Locke
Jim Allison/Lew Faulkner
Ronnie Strickland
Ricky Baker/Gary Johnson
Joel Prather/Mike McKay
Nancy Menninger had knee replacement surgery
Mike McKay will start radiation therapy on Oct. 30
Mary Lou Jordan is receiving rehabilitation for the
next 2 weeks
Cheryl Johnston’s mother is now receiving Hospice
Shirl Foster. Sheila Johnston’s mother is no longer in
the Mayo clinic. The tests were inconclusive. It seems
like she has some type of rare muscular disease, but
they will continue to test.
Evelyn Jones is not feeling well
Marvin Camp’s cancer
Joyce Freeman is recovering from knee replacement
surgery
Martha Polk’s grandson’s wife - cancer
Sue Allison is in The Villages Rehab room 112
Sunday Evening Services
Lead Singing
Bill Capps
Lead Prayer
Keith Jones
Lord’s Table
Fred French
Closing Prayer
Gary Johnson
Wednesday Bible Class
Lead Singing
Rusty Mertz
Lead Prayer
Dan Slaughter
Closing Prayer
Chad Brown
Greeters & Meeters
Greeters
October 12 Dan & Doris Cartt
October 19 Bob & Shirly Tyler
October 26 Sam & Mary Costa
Meeters
October 12 John & Kim Stone
October 19 Peggy Murphy & Flossie Sands
October 26 Marlene Yates & Joan Strickland
Charles Lake: back problems
Dan Longfellow: Parkinson's Disease
Mission Team in Guyana: David Myers, Sarah Myers,
Debbie Baker, Joan Strickland, Rusty Locke
Remember
Sue Allison, Avis Steele, Linda Jones, Rob Grove,
Shirley Threet, Rose Herndon, Barbara Barden, John
Stone’s father, Jim Buck, Jean Button, Tom Courtney,
Kevin Freeman, Don Albert, Asa Harris, Margaret
Hubbs, Jeanette Knotts, Freddie & Hilda Sandh,
Cecelia Strickland, Charlotte Martin, Donna Grove,
Samantha Perand-Joseph, Harrison Leff, Martha Todd.
Remember our Missionaries at home and abroad.
They continually need our support and prayers.
Pray for all the Military, especially those deployed.
Our Military:
Sarah Adcock - Army Savannah Adcock - Army
Garrett Blake Howell - Army
Aaron Myers - Marines
Logan Duff - Marines
Chance Strickland – Navy
Steven McKay – Air Force
YOUTH CORNER
Monthly Activities
Chad’s Chatter
Every Tuesday at 9am – TLC Tuesday Ladies Care
Group, all ladies are invited and welcomed to send
cards to the sick and those needing encouragement.
Growing up in Tennessee I would vacation in the Great Smoky
Mountains, always thinking “great” was in reference to the
superb quality of the experience enjoyed when visiting the site. It
was only later I learned of the “Little Smoky Mountains” near the
convergence of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. “Little” and
“great,” are designations of topology, the section of the
Appalachians in Ohio being of a lower elevation than the section
in Tennessee.
Likewise, reading the closing verses of Matthew, we
come across the “Great Commission.” This designation is in
contrast to the “Limited Commission” of Matthew 10:5f: “These
twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, ‘Go nowhere among the
Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to
the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” The original commission,
which was restricted to the Jews, was lesser in scope than the
“Great Commission,” given in Matthew 28:18-20.
The earlier commission was narrow, being given only to
the Twelve Apostles, for a limited time, to reach out to a limited
number of people. The second commission is greater in being
given to the whole church, until the end of the age, addressing
the whole world.
The Great Commission continues to serve as a motto,
stirring Christians to send out missionaries and to conduct
evangelistic programs. The church continues, with a fair
measure of success, to fulfill the charge Jesus gave to preach
the gospel and to baptize converts. Yet, we should look further
into what the Lord commanded. We must not only make
converts; we must also teach them to observe all that Jesus
commanded.
With young people growing up in the Lord’s church,
training in doctrine occurs in Bible classes and in training
received at home. For adult converts, however, the process of
spiritual growth is more piecemeal. Special attention should be
given to help those who become Christians as adults to ensure
they understand basic doctrine. Having an elder or other mature
Christian serve as a mentor is a great help, as is having a
prepared course of study covering the distinctive nature of the
Lord’s church. In this way we will fulfill the Lord’s command, not
only to baptize, but also to instruct.
COMMISSIONED TO TEACH
Apple Pie Ministry – meets every Tuesday at 8:30am
in the fellowship hall.
Birthdays
October
Aletha Jonas
Andy McKay
Linda Jones
Frances DeYoung
Gavin Pope
Royce Pitney
Haylee Slaughter
Nathan Myers
2
4
6
9
16
21
29
31
Joy Pitney
2
Millie Tudor 6
Tara Strickland 8
Zachary Egner 12
Jean Button
17
Jim Allison
22
Sonya Radford 30
Anniversaries
October
John & Janet Sours
Fred & Glynda Casteel
Wayne & Joyce Freeman
Don & Millie Tudor
2
4
11
11
Weekly Record
The week of October 5, 2014
Budget 2014: $5856.00 Contributions: $7162.00
Sunday Bible Class
103
Sunday AM Worship
163
Sunday PM Worship
117
Wednesday
102
Pantry
—Gregory Alan Tidwell
OCTOBER 12, 2014: SNAC AND LADS
We are still in need of these items for our
Thanksgiving boxes:
Canned Icing
Stove Top Stuffing
Canned Sweet Potatoes
In the fellowship hall TONIGHT, right after
evening services. Dinner will be provided by the
Yarboroughs (THANK YOU). Guys and girls,
please bring dessert.