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The Weekly Church Bulletin
NEWARK CHURCH OF CHRIST
Clinton Avenue and S. 14th Street
Newark, NJ 07108
Volume
Number
52
47
Sunday, November 23, 2014
THE CHURCH THAT TRIUMPHS
Eugene Lawton
Minister
Church Office
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Bible School
10:00 a.m.
Worship
Services
11:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
Thursday
Bible Classes
7:00 p.m.
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Sunday at 2:30 pm
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In spite of the upsurge of vigor in evangelism, a sense of defeatism exists in many local
churches. The spiritual indifference and the materialistic idolatry of our age at times seem inseparable.
Thus, there comes over the church a sense of frustration and defeat; a wearying in well doing. This defeatism may be understandable, but it is not excusable.
The Bible knows nothing of the word "defeat" as applied
to the church of Jesus Christ. Hardship--yes; opposition
--yes, but never defeat! Jesus describes the church as
a conquering power, against which the very gates of
hell shall not prevail.
The scene is Jerusalem. In Acts 3, we have
Peter and John healing a lame man and then preaching
the gospel to the crowd which gathers. In Acts 4,
comes the opposition. The apostles are taken, placed in
prison, and the next day, they are brought before the
Sanhedrin. Many of the Sanhedrins were wealthy and
exercised their tremendous political influence. This
formidable opposition came against the apostolic
church. Yet, it was not the Sanhedrin who triumphed,
but the church of my Lord.
THE CHURCH THAT TRIUMPHS MUST
BE GRIPPED BY AN IRRESISTIBLE COMPULSION. One is immediately struck by the tremendous motivation of these men. They were told in
Acts 4:18 not to speak at all nor teach in the
name of Jesus. They replied, "We cannot but
speak." These men had walked with Jesus. They
had seen His marvelous works and heard his
unique teaching.
They had seen their world collapse around them in the
darkness of Calvary. But Jesus triumphed over death,
hell and the grave, and they saw him alive after his
resurrection. And you tell them to be quiet. You might
as easily command things that were a part of their
lives, they replied, "WE MUST SPEAK."
THE CHURCH MUST HAVE IRREFUTABLE
EVIDENCE to present to the world. The apostles had
preached the crucified Jesus is now the resurrected,
living Lord through which all sins can be given.
Weighty words indeed, but what is the evidence? The
answer was simple--the healed man. Who made this
man whole? Jesus of Nazareth is the resounding answer. "And behold the man which was healed
standing with them, they could say nothing
against it. (Acts 4:14)
Dr. Eugene Lawton
HARVEST
HERE!
TIME
IS
During the last two
months of the year, it is
HARVEST
TIME
FOR
SOULS. Our goal is 100 baptisms for the
year, and we are far behind in reaching this
goal. Let us work harder during Harvest
Time in order to reach our goal.
77th ANNUAL SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE LECTURESHIP. The date
is November 23-27, 2014. The theme is: Jesus Christ, The Same Yesterday, Today and Forevermore. Brother Lawton will speak on Monday night on the subject: Surrounded By So
Great A Cloud of Witnesses. Sister Iris Kuku and sister Naomi Wright are attending
from here. Dr. Jack Evans is the President of Southwestern. We are delighted to have brothers
Walter Gardner and Michael Graves to preach here today.
APPRECIATION CELEBRATION FOR BROTHER ERNEST COLEMAN The date is
Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Newark, NJ. The cost is
$30.00 per person. We want to show our love and appreciation to brother Coleman for his
many years of hard work as one of the leaders of this congregation, preacher and Bible
teacher. BROTHER CHRIS TURNER, Willingboro, NJ will be our guest speaker. He will be singing
and preaching. Brother Turner will be preaching here on Sunday morning, December 7th. Give your
names to sister Pamela Askew or sister Henrietta Green. The menu is roasted chicken with all
the trimmings. We encourage you to attend this event.
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THE FOODBANK ITEMS ARE
RICE, CEREAL, MACARON, ETC.
FOR THIS MONTH.
GETTING
FOOD
BASKETS
READY The Benevolence Minis-
try is getting ready to distribute food
baskets to needy families on Saturday, December 13, 2014, and
your cooperation is needed. Each
member is urged to bring canned meats, canned
vegetables, rich pasta, cereal, etc. immediately.
We need the names of needy families: name, address (with apartment number), phone number
and family size. We would like to know if the
family can pick up the food basket at the church
on that Saturday between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00
p.m. Please give this data to sister Henrietta Green, the chairperson of our Food Benevolence Ministry.
SICK LIST AT HOME Rosalie Naylor,
Denise Henderson, Arizona Greenlee, HenrietMembers
ta Thweatt
Who Are
HOSPITALS Edna Wiley—Hamilton Park
SICK
Health Care Facility, 525 Monmouth St. Jersey City, NJ; Catherine Taylor—Springhills
at Somerset Assisted Living, Somerset, NJ;
Mamie Greenwood—South Mountain Reh. Center, Vauxhall,
NJ; Edith Ward—Park Cresent Health Care & Rehabilitation, 480 N.
Walnut St., East Orange, NJ; Bertha Kornegay—Brother
Boniventure Nursing Home, 655 E. Jersey St., Elizabeth, NJ
Ann Ward—Waterview Center, 536 Ridge Road, Cedar Grove, NJ;
Howard Lightfoot—New Vista Nursing Home—300 Broadway, Newark, NJ; Joshua Butler, Sr.—J.F.K. Hospital, Edison, NJ; Diane Lawton—Arista Care at Cedar Oaks, 1311
Durham Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ
SICK VISITATION Group 1: W. Gardner, C. Holley
END OF THE YEAR BANQUET The Nos-
trand Avenue church will have An Evening of
Elegance on Saturday, November 29, 2014
at Tropical Paradise Banquet Hall, 1252 Utica
Avenue, Brooklyn, NY., 3 pm to 8 pm. The guest
speaker will be brother Chris Turner, Willingboro, NJ. The cost is $60 for adult and $30 for
children under 12, and the deadline to respond is
November 12, 2014. Brother Wayne E. Conner, Sr. is the minister.
BENEVOLENCE MEALS Free turkey dinners
will be given out on THIS Saturday, November
22, 12:00 noon until 3:00 p.m. by the church.
Tell your friends and family about this dinner and plan
to have them come and enjoy a delicious meal. Our
choral groups will be singing and there will be a message of thanksgiving. We want you to bring as many
visitors as possible. The Benevolence Ministry,
with sister Henrietta Green as chairperson, is in
charge. If you would like to assist in this great work,
see sister Henrietta Green.
EVERY MEMBER PRESENT SUNDAY IS SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 30th. We want each faithful member to
reach out to 3 unfaithful members in church attendance
and encourage them to be here on NEXT Sunday,
November 30th.
ONE BAPTIZED THURSDAY NIGHT
Welcome to Elsa Hiraldo, 600 Broad Street, Newark, NJ
07102—415 516-5453, who was baptized during the Thursday night Bible class on November 13th. ONE
TWO BAPTIZED LAST SUNDAY Welcome to Harold Pryor, 192 Wainwright Street, Newark, NJ
07112—973 282-2643, who was baptized last Sunday and morning and welcome to Regina Ferguson, New
Britain, CT who was baptized last Sunday night. P. Price, K. Sellers, Y. Lewis, A. Williams, F. Broughton, W.
Gardner, I. Kuku, M. Taylor and D. Spears were restored last Sunday. N. Brewer, B. Butler, E. Lynch, M. Van Pelt, R. C. Jackson and C. Osborne requested prayer.
RESPONES FOR 2014 36 Baptized, 269 Restored, 6 Placed Memberships
THE PRISON MINISTRY will be TODAY, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd, at 6:00 p.m. Brother Clifton Thomas
will be the speaker. All members who are involved are encouraged to be present.
CONDOLENCE We extend condolence to brother R.C. Jackson & family who lost his sister in Trenton, NJ, who was funeralized on November 6, 2014 and to brother Ray Spears & family who lost his mother in Far Rockaway, NY, who was funeralized on November 22, 2014 in Inword, NY. Let us pray for both families.
EASTERNNAIRES’ ANNUAL END OF THE YEAR PROGRAM The date is Saturday, December 20, 2014, at
6:30 p.m. at the Newark Church of Christ. Sister Dorothy Wells is the founder and directress. You must be present
to hear some 100 young people praise God in Gospel Singing. The admission is free, but a free-will contribution will be
taken up. Some of our young people will be participating.
WELCOME VISITORS, WE ARE SUPER DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOUR WITH US TODAY, DO COME
AGAIN SOON. THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE THIS PLACE!
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COMING EVENTS
ORDER OF WORSHIP
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2014
A. M.
P.M.
INVOCATION
M. Graves
SONG DIRECTOR
And. Hart
And. Hart
SCRIPTURE
E. Mitchell
C. Holley
PRAYER
W. Paton
T. Wood
SERMON
W. Gardner
M. Graves
LORD'S SUPPER
E. Mensah
W. Gardner
NARRATIVE
R.C. Jackson
1-W. Paton, Jr., 2-A. Hart, 3-M. Canady, 4-S. Toney, 5-E. Mitchell, 6-L.
Godbold FRONT RIGHT PEWS--S. Carter, K. Williams, D. Lacey, A.
Burch FRONT LEFT PEWS--J. Benyarko, E. Mensah, J. Toney, C.
Ward REAR RIGHT PEWS--B. Johnson, H. Blanding REAR LEFT
PEWS--S. Toney, B. Shipman
ELEVATOR--S. Toney
NIGHT
SERVERS--S. Carter, L. Godbold, S. Jordan, J. Benyarko
OFFERING
E. Mensah
R.C. Jackson
ANNOUNCEMENTS
M. Graves
And. Hart
BENEDICTION
L. Godbold
M. Canady
USHERS
Z. Peterson
R. Johnson
INSIDE USHERS
N. Bourne
W. Paton
OVERFLOW AUD. USHERS
G. Hunt
M. Coleman
W. Paton
Z. Peterson
THERE WILL BE NO YOUTH
DEVOTIONAL IN NOVEMBER, due to the Thanksgiving
Holiday.
THE 38th ANNUAL NORTHEASTERN LADIES RETREAT
The date is June 5-7, 2015 at the
Sheraton Hotel in Parsippany, NJ
The theme is: “Amen! Confidence
in God’s Power” Romans 8:37-39
The registration fee is $242.00
for adults and $100 for children
ages 5-12. Please see sister Sharon Hinton to register. The next
payment is due on December 14th.
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE—newarkchurchofchrist.org
YOU WILL FIND IT INFORMATIVE AND INSPIRATIONAL. TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT.