Privileged to Serve January 18 D E AC O N S : Danny Brown Terry Carter David Crutchfield JT Dunn Dennis Faulkner David Gardner Paul Glenn Dan Guffey Jason McReynolds Ken Morgan Brandon Rader Ron Ray Bobby Ricks Alan Robinson Greg Simmons ELDERS: Steve Johnson Bart Rogers Wickliff Moore Ken Sturdivant [email protected] P R E AC H E R S : Steve Johnson [email protected] Brian Egerton [email protected] S E C R E T AR Y : Sarah Faulkner [email protected] SERVICES: Sunday Bible Study --- 9:30 am Worship ----- 10:30 am Worship ----- 6:00 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. C O N T AC T I N F O R M AT I O N : 2280 Hume Road, Lexington, KY 40516 Phone (859) 299-9511 www.northlexingtoncoc.org Building Blocks Preschool Meets every Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. September - May FOR THE MONTH Prepare Communion------------------------------- Faulkners Collect Cards -------- C. Thacker, M. Robinson, A. Alcorn Ushers--------- Ken Morgan, Chris Free, David Gardner Hospital Baskets ------------------------------- Tammy Lewis Meal Coordinator ------------------------------ Tammy Lewis Count Team -------------------------- Chris Keath, Matt Holt AM SERVICE Song Leader -------------------------------------- Bart Rogers Preside Lord’s Table ------------------------- Ken Sturdivant Serve ----------------------- David Parsley, Andrew Rogers Jim Lewis, Jerry Wise, Lincoln Justice Jason Justice, Michael Orr, Michael McVey Scripture Reading ---------------------------- Rusty Lewis III Opening Prayer --------------------------------------- Ed Little Announcements ---------------------------------Bobby Ricks Closing Prayer -----------------------------------David Rader A/V PC ------------------------------------ Jason McReynolds MAC -----------------------------------------------------Ron Ray Attend Nursery ----------- Jenny Asher, Cindy Sturdivant Greeters --------------------- Gina Parsley, Sabrina Rader PM SERVICE Song Leader --------------------------------- Kwaku Osebreh Opening Prayer ------------------------------ Kendell Seaton Scripture Reading ---------------------------- Ted Nicholson Preside Lord’s Table ------------------------- Gene McCarty Serve ---------------------------------- Conner Holt, Matt Holt Announcements ---------------------------------Bobby Ricks Closing Prayer -------------------------------------- J.T. Dunn A/V PC --------------------------------------- Dennis Faulkner Mac ------------------------------------------------------Ron Ray Greeters ---------------------- Dean Dunn, Genny McCarty WEDNESDAY, Janua ry 21 Song Leader --------------------------------------John Lugger Invitation ----------------------------------------- Kalib Lindsey Announcements ---------------------------------Bobby Ricks Closing Prayer ----------------------------------- Terry Carter A/V PC ---------------------------------------------- Nick Lowell MAC -----------------------------------------------------Ron Ray Greeters ------------------- Ashley Wilkes, Alyson Kennon Today’s Sermons “Laying the Right Foundation” FOR THE RECORD Last Sunday Year Ago Bible Study ....................... .213……....……239 AM Worship ....................... 302 .…………..335 PM Worship ....................... 144…….......... 175 Wednesday ....................... 166 …….........219 Contribution ................ $12,072 …........$9,151 Budget ........................ $13,220…........$11,706 A.M. You Have Heard that it Was Said Matthew 5:38-48 P.M. Laboring in Vain Psalm 127:1-5 Contact elder for January Steve Johnson Volume XLVII Into all the World Campton, KY Larry Shoemaker Cynthiana, KY Licking Valley Dry Ridge, KY (Grant County) Jerry Carmichael Frenchburg, KY (Menifee County) Randy Imel Hawesville, KY George Jensen Jackson, KY Virgil McIntosh Apologetics Press Montgomery, AL Bear Valley Preacher Schools Keith Kasarjian Bible School of the Americas Panama City, Panama Calovebora, Panama Silvestre Vasquez Victor Jimines Jose Rodriguez Colon, Panama Huaral, Peru Mission Trip Latin America Jack Farber Panama Satellite Bible Schools Simion Vasquez El Salvador Busia, Uganda .... .... “Forgiving Yourself Sunday, January 25, 7:30 a.m. WDKY-TV Cable Channel 7 Ukraine John Kachelman India, Myanmar Louis & Bonnie Rushmore January 18, 2015 No. 3 Family Matters “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty we are free at last!” In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered one of the most dynamic and influential speeches in the history of our country from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial that ended with these powerful words. This speech took place during the famous March on Washington and was a defining moment of the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been preaching about his dream for freedom for all people in America regardless of race or skin color beginning in 1960, which culminated into his “I Have A Dream” speech. The famous last words from this speech gave all Americans hope of equality, freedom from segregation and discrimination, and a better future. I wonder what the world would be like if we were all as passionate about freedom as Martin Luther King, Jr.? We talk a lot about the great joys of living in a free country. We love the fact that we live in a democratic nation where we have the right to speak freely and voice our opinions. Since we say we love freedom so much, why is it that we find ourselves constantly running back into slavery? Paul, in writing to the Church in Galatia, observed that they were doing the same thing. “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” (Gal. 5:1) As children of God, Christ has set us free from the slavery of sin through His blood! Christ has set us free from the worst kind of slavery that we could ever imagine, but for some reason we find ourselves constantly running back to the shackles. Again, Paul said to the Romans, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” (Rom. 8:1-4) What an amazing thought! Christ loved us so much that He came and offered Himself that we might be free. With that sacrifice Christ left us with a choice. We can choose to run back to the shackles of sin and be enslaved to it or we can stand triumphantly with great passion and say, “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty we are free at last!” ~Brian Egerton Prayer List Tibby Beck Betty Carpenter Frank Carroll Pearl Couch Rhonda Juett Bob Kirby Charlene Lugger Michael McVey Phil Owens Virginia Rice Wayne Sebastian Foster & Deloris Sword Keith & Agatha Wallace Alberta Yonts Betty Beard [Holt] Debbie Bowen [Logan] Bobby Bradley [May] Donna Cochran [Corman] Margaret Coffey [Leonard] Wirt Cook [Warne] Crystal Cooley [Onesi] Kay Crawford [Bratcher] Rhodella Fleming [Fleming] Janis Friend [Wall] Melody Gibson [McReynolds] Judy Gloy [Lewis] Lance Gorlow [Gorlow] Clay Hawks Dennis Hogan [Taylor] Tammy Hunt [Whitt] Bertie Jeffries [Faulkner] Carl Lamkin [Wilkerson] Judi Lewis [Simpson] Erica Lutes [Wise] Ken Marshall [Simpson] Eula McGuire [Grow] Charles Morris [Delpont] Jon Morris [Wallace] Gary Murphy [Simpson] Jackie O’Donnell [Reilly] Peggy Rice [Justice] Deloris Rogers [Rogers] John Rogers [Yonts] Vicky Rogers [Rogers] Kathy Russel [Sturdivant] Bill Silvia [Ray] Patsy Smith [Whitman] Larry Spicer [Spicer] Kathleen Stone [M. Wise] Stephanie Trefz Todd Walker Daena Ward [Whitt] Barbara Whitt [Whitt] Michele Whitaker [Sturdivant] Opal Williams [Whitt] Calvin Wise [Wise] Brianna Wright [Simpson] R e m e m b e r i n P r ay e r And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive. -Matthew 21:22 Bonnie Wise fell and broke her hip. She had full hip replacement surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital on Thursday. She will remain there a few days. Wick Moore fell and sprained his foot, and must stay off of it as much as possible. His back surgery went well. Please pray for him as he recuperates from the surgery and the fall. Linda Moore has the same back condition as Wick. She is also in considerable pain, and will be scheduling surgery soon. Carolyn Simpson’s father has been in the hospital with an infection. He was expecting to be released from the hospital Friday. Joy Yonts requests prayers for Lenville Yonts, brother to Gary Yonts. He had triple heart bypass surgery on January 2nd. Christene Fleming requests prayers for her mother-in-law, Rhodella Fleming. She is dealing with an eye infection. Sharon Allen has requested prayers for Clyde Taylor, who is her uncle and Joe Taylor’s brother. He is suffering from a broken vertebra and is in severe pain. He will be going to Vanderbilt Hospital for back surgery in February. Sean LaBuy has requested prayers for Betty Jo Shearer. Her condition is now serious following an auto collision. Gina Parsley has requested prayers for her friend, Frances Barna. Frances has had another stroke. She is only 31 and has 3 young children. Please keep her and her family in your prayers. I n Sy m p a t hy We offer our condolences to Denise Ray and her family. Her aunt, Ann Mayberry, passed away last Sunday and the funeral was Wednesday in Franklin, Tennessee. Please keep them in your prayers. Te a c h e r Wo r k s h o p We are hosting a Teacher’s Workshop January 31st from 9:00– 3:00. Our speaker will be April Meacham, and she will provide information, bring visual aids to show (and to purchase if interested), and answer questions to help us be more effective teachers. Area congregations have been invited, and lunch will be provided. Please sign up on the list in the hallway. L o o ki n g A h e a d TODAY - Congregational Potluck - Team 3 Host TODAY - Younger L2L Storyline Filming - 2-6 PM - Room 113 MONDAY - Central KY Youth Rally - 10:30-4:30 - Rolling Hills Church of Christ Meet at the building at 9:15 AM WEDNESDAY - Teen Souper Wednesday & Devotional - 5:45 PM - MPR FRIDAY - The Agape Group - 10:30 AM - MPR FRIDAY - Singing Night & Potluck - 6:30 PM - MPR January 27 - Singing at Sayre Christian Village - 6:45 PM January 31 - Teacher Workshop - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM February 8 - Teen Valentine Lunch Babysitting - 12:00-2:30 PM - MPR Announcements Please get the Lads to Leaders paperwork in to Brian Egerton. The youth who have already turned in paperwork have a list in their mailboxes. Please verify the information, make any changes needed, and then return the slips to Brian. Please sign the sheet on the bulletin board if everything is correct. Pre-convention events must be completed by TUESDAY. The sign-up sheets for 2015 are posted on the bulletin board in the foyer. If you can help to prepare communion, deliver hospital baskets, or coordinate meals for those in need, please sign up. Two volunteers are needed on Tuesdays for the Building Blocks Preschool Program. If you can assist, please sign up on the sheet posted in the foyer. There is a sign-up sheet for food for the Teen Souper Wednesdays. Please sign up today! If you plan to go to Perfect North for snow tubing on January 31st, please sign up on the list on the foyer bulletin board by January 21st. Vo l u n t e e r s N e e d e d ! Are you looking for a way to be more involved in 2015? Or maybe you would like to try something new! Please consider helping in these areas: Deliver Hospital Baskets Prepare Teaching Materials Lead Singing at Owenton Help with the Preschool Program Provide Transportation to Services Prepare Communion Teach a Bible Class Coordinate Meals Local Evangelism Most jobs are one-time, once a month, or for one month. Pray about it, and remember: Every Member, Every Task, Every Soul! Pantry Items Needed Chicken and Dumplings Canned Pears 1 pound canned ham Canned Whole Potatoes Chicken Noodle Soup Cereal
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