THE VISITOR
Salem Creek church of Christ
March 29, 2015
Volume 31 Issue 13
A LIFE OF PRAISE
Psalm 34:1
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in
my mouth.
A wise person said "when life hands you some lemons, make
lemonade." The meaning is simple; lemons are sour but, with that
fruit, a refreshing drink can be made. The question is not whether we
will be given our share of lemons, we will. The question is what we
will do with them.
The author had been given some lemons. There were things that
caused him to fear (v.4). He knew about the poor man who cried to the
Lord in his time of trouble (v.6). He knew about the brokenhearted and
those who are "crushed in spirit" (v.18). "Many are the afflictions of
the righteous" (v.19).
How do you respond to life's lemons? Do we become bitter? Do
we constantly complain about the unfairness of life? Do we turn away
from God? Psalm 34 assures us of the presence of God in our lives.
"The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and His ears are open
to their cry"
(v.15). Deliverance is promised to the righteous (v.19). Psalm 34
challenges us to "taste and see that the Lord is good" (v.8).
How, then, do we respond to the difficult things of this life? The
tone for the whole Psalm is set in the first three verses. The child of
God must develop a life of praise. I can either focus on the hard times
or I can remember the Lord is good. Let us chose the latter. "O
magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together" (Psalm
34:3).
--Ron Harper--
NEWS AND NOTES
Please remember in prayer Charles & Ruthe Burton – struggling with illnesses.
Marie Fleming – spent a few days in hospital, now back at home.
Mitzi Jernigan – she had surgery on Thursday.
Today - We will have our Fellowship Meal and afternoon service after Bible Class. No
evening services tonight.
Thank You cards are on the counter for you to view.
We have about 19 shut-ins at this time that do not have access to partake in the
Lord’s Supper. If you are willing to help, a sign-up list is on the counter.
MTCS is proud to announce that Mrs. Laura Bush will be keynote speaker for the
Legacy of Light Gala on April 16, 2015 at the MTCS Varsity Gymnasium. For ticket
information go to www.mtcscougars.org or call at 615-893-0601 ext. 14.
Ladies Day at Leanna Saturday, May 2nd. See flyer on counter.
All December & May graduates please submit 25-30 photos to Tammy Berry or Cindy
Phifer to be included in the video celebration. If you can use digital pics and just
hand us a disc it would be helpful. If you don’t have digital, we will gladly accept
pictures and will return them to you in May. Thank you!
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The Visitor
IT
SICK
Charles & Ruthe Burton, Marie Fleming
TAKING TREATMENTS
Lois Arnold, Carolyn Thomas, Betty Smith
SHUT INS
Rita Reed, Mable Robertson, Houston Henry,
Oleta Bullard
MILITARY
Please keep Tony Berry in your
prayers, while he is stationed in
California at Camp Pendleton.
Please keep James Krueger in your
prayers while he is serving in
Afghanistan. He is the son-in-law
of Keith & Margaret Short.
PRAYER REQUEST:
Shirley Bibb, Clyde & Opal Jones, Dan & Lorene
Stephens, Wayne Mobbs, Lorene Maddox,
Imogene Bozeman, Charles & Ruthe Burton, Louis
& Betty Wilson, Martha DeVore, Doris Mobbs,
Selma Boyd, Wilburn Laws, Marie Fleming, Larry &
Geri Melton, Lester & Ann Clark, Ed & Virgie
Leonard, Houston Henry
NURSING HOMES & ASSISTED LIVING:
*MEMBERS
ADAMS PLACE: Nora Fann*
McARTHUR MANOR: (Manchester) Ruth Baskin
MAYFIELD REHAB: Jean Nickens*
MORNING POINT: (Brentwood) Betty Shoemaker*
NHC: Sue Reeves*, Betty Wilson*, Lizzie Bush, Geri
Melton*
STONES RIVER MANOR: Edna Vance*, Virgie
Leonard, Margaret Davidson*, Jeweldean Hall*,
Laura Wiser*, Lillian Whitworth, Louise McKnight*
TN STATE VETERAN’S HOME: Ed Leonard
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THANK YOU CARDS
We have received thank you
cards from the following:
*Jane Smith
*Nora Fann
*Peggy Gilbert
*Mary Williams
*Betty Shoemaker
*Charles and Shirley Craig
*Rick and Jeannetta Acklin
March 29, 2015
Salem Creek church of Christ
P.O. Box 332067
Murfreesboro, TN 37133-2067
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Currently meeting at
Middle Tennessee Christian School
100 E. MTCS Rd.
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Phone: (615) 893-7532
(615) 893-8212
Offices located at:
2611 B Salem Creek Blvd.
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
Email:
[email protected]
Sunday
Morning Worship
Bible Classes
Evening Worship
Wednesday
Evening Bible Classes
Ladies Class
8:30 am
9:45 am
5:30 pm
6:30 pm
10:00 am
We’re on the web!
www.mdcoc.net
ELDERS
B.K. Ham
Jim Hatfield
Jon Holland
Andy Mitchell
Randall Phifer
Fred Rogers
Keith Short
DEACONS
Larry Benson
Michael Bowman
Craig Buckner
Bob Hoover
MINISTER
Ron Harper
FOR THE RECORD
March 22, 2015
Sunday
Andy Melton
Brian Melton
Alan Pepper
Wendell Wilson
To Our Honored Guests…
We are happy you chose to worship
with us today! Please stay after our
assembly so that we can get acquainted
with you and your family. We invite you to
come back to Middle Tennessee Christian
School while our new building is under
construction.
We were honored by your presence!
AM worship
Bible classes
PM worship
Contribution
Wednesday PM Bible classes
Wednesday AM Ladies Class
GREETERS
Please be at the door 15
minutes prior to services!
March 29
Jim & Pat Davidson
Drew & Amanda Mitchell
April 5
Dorothy Stroop
Steve & Martha Hill
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