DAILY BIBLE READING GOAL: Read my Bible Each Day ... · Happy Birthday Apr 4 Diane Lewter Apr 6 Riley Hobbs Apr 7 Macin Kimbrell We Contributed: $10,555.00 Livestreaming of Sunday

Ministers

Phillip Hines Todd Barrier Frank Thornton

Elders

Talmage Reynolds Darrell Sims Alan Walker Phillip Hines

Deacons

Phillip Binkley Charles Crawford Tony Ford

Scott Forsythe Bobby Fox Kerry Hamlett

Jeff Harris Lee Hobbs Ed Monroe

Gene Parker Tony Parker Matt Reynolds

Mark Reynolds Mike Runager B. C. Smith

Jimmy Summerford Tim Tanksley Don Wear

Cooper Wigginton

Office

Dianne Thompson Jerrie Swann

Sunday Bible Study 9:30a Worship AM 10:30a

PM 6:00p

Attended Nursery Children’s Bible Hour Pew Packers 5:45p

Wednesday Fellowship 5:30p Bible Study 7:00p

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Columbia Cottage Service

4th Sunday 1:30—2:00 pm

Contact: Kerry Hamlett

Phone No: 256-566-5001

700 Sparkman St SW PO Box 741 Hartselle, AL 35640 256.773.6124

A Peace You Can’t Explain

Paul writes in Philippians 4:6-7: Be anxious for nothing, but in everything

by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made

known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,

will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. That phrase, “the

peace of God, which surpasses all understanding” is such a beautiful

thought. It is the peace we all are looking for in this life. Our problem is

that we look for that peace in all the wrong places. We try so hard to find it

in the things of this world. However, this peace can only come from God.

A beautiful thing happens when we put God as number one in our lives.

We are then able to place the things in this life into proper perspective.

These earthly things no longer possess us. Now, we possess those things!

As a result, we enjoy them more than ever before because we now have

them in the proper perspective. Perhaps I can bring all of this together with a true story I heard many years

ago from an older preacher. He was a Christian man who lived in a small

Texas town at the turn of the 20th century. The locusts were swarming the

fields in the area surrounding this small town eating everything in sight.

This was before the days of pesticides, so the farmers burned fires around

the edges of their crops to try to keep the locusts away. Everyone walked

around with sadness upon their faces and gloom in their hearts because all

crops were being eaten by the locusts. However, this Christian man showed

no signs of sadness. He continued with his life as if nothing was happening!

One day, a fellow farmer asked the Christian man how he could walk around

with no worries while his crops were being consumed by the locusts. The

answer he gave has been a blessing to me through the years. This man of

God said, “A long time ago, I gave my God everything I had. I gave Him my

crops, my land, my equipment, my house, and my bank account. If my God

wants to take His grasshoppers and feed them on His land, that is His

business!” He was a man who had his God and his possessions in the

proper order in his life, a man who had, “the peace of God, which surpasses

all understanding.” Phillip

Vol. 20 ● No. 14 April 1, 2020

Happy Birthday Apr 4 Diane Lewter Apr 6 Riley Hobbs Apr 7 Macin Kimbrell

Weekly Budget: $13,500.00

We Contributed: $10,555.00

Livestreaming of Sunday Worship Services

DAILY BIBLE READING GOAL: Read my Bible Each Day!

Choose from three plans: # 1: Daily Reading Plan by Todd Clippard Begin reading the Bible any day of the year. If you miss a day, simply pick up where you left off. This schedule has you read the entire Old Testament one time and the entire New Testament four times in one year.

Day 93 – Judges 13-14, Matthew 8-9 Day 94 – Judges 15-16, Matthew 10-12 Day 95 – Judges 17-18, Matthew 13-15 Day 96 – Judges 19, Matthew 16-18 Day 97 – Judges 20-21, Matthew 19-21 Day 98 – Ruth, Matthew 22-23 Day 99 – 1 Samuel 1-2, Matthew 24-25 #2 Bible Reading Plan by Dan Winkler: A chapter each weekday can help make a “new you” this year. 259 Chapters in New Testament.

# 3 Printed on Monthly B & A Calendars

Worship: 10 am Attended Nursery & Children’s Bible Hour (Ages 2-5)

Bible Classes for All Ages: 5 pm Closing Assembly: 5:45 pm

Sunday Livestreaming

Worship Service Only @ 10am

Sunday Livestreaming Bible Class @ 5pm

Wednesday Night Livestream Bible Classes

@ 7pm

COVID 19 (Coronavirus) Quarantine & Precautions

Cancellation of all Church Calendar Activities

Ministers

Phillip Hines Todd Barrier Frank Thornton

Elders

Talmage Reynolds Darrell Sims Alan Walker

Phillip Hines Lee Hobbs

Deacons

Phillip Binkley Tim Brown Charles Crawford

Tony Ford Scott Forsythe Bobby Fox

Harry Fuller Kerry Hamlett Jeff Harris

Ed Monroe Tony Parker Bradley Phillips

Jim Reeder Matt Reynolds Mark Reynolds

Mike Runager B. C. Smith Jimmy Summerford

Tim Tanksley Terry Thompson Don Wear

Cooper Wigginton

Office Dianne Thompson Jerrie Swann

PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY

Wes Parker

Sean Nowak

Mitchell Swann

Barrier’s Blog LONG TERM ILLNESSES

Robert & Debra Allen 1914 Manchester Ave SW Decatur, AL 35603

Tom & Janet Brown 1018 Nance Ford Rd SW

Kenneth & Gail Conner 224 Airport Rd SW

Terry Easterly 162 Gum Springs Cut-Off

Billy & Maudie Engle 1012 Mason Dr. NW

Marie Harding 501 Cedar St NW

Marie Harwell 393 Cherry St. NW

Vera Hayes 660 Vaughn Bridge Rd NW

Reynolds & Katie Howard 221 Oak Trail

Ed & Willie Monroe 1101 Beverly St NE

John & Betty Owens 2402 Deere Rd, Decatur 35603

Shirley Powell 3159 Huckaby Bridge Rd SW

Tim Tanksley 455 E Parker Rd

Dene Walls 1809 Walls Lane NE

Maxine Woods 1405 Edgewood Dr NW

Remember these that are struggling:

Doug Blackwood Jim Reeder Paul Sapp Randy Beck Faye Greenhill Betty Black Alton Baley Isaac Williams Nathan Barnett Leroy Baugus Tabitha Curtis’ Dad Dorothy Abbott Ed Rooker Carroll Sims David & Angela Hargrove

PLEASE Call the office or email: [email protected] with sick list,

announcements/updates. Everyone does not see Facebook posts!

PRAY FOR OUR SICK Debra Allen has been moved to a long-term critical care facility, North Alabama Specialty Hospital, 700 West Market Street, 2 South, Athens, AL 35611.

Pray for Debra & Robert.

Della Carmon remains in Encompass Rehab, but has a new room #318, 107 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801.

Ed & Willie Monroe (1101 Beverly St NE) are both in rehab at Summerford’s.

Mike Lindsey (3001 Garner Rd. SW) has been hospitalized for the second time, but is now home with hospice. Pray for Mike & Danita.

Terry Easterly had chemo last week.

Barbara Owens continues chemo.

Diane Lewter is recovering from aortic aneurism stomach surgery.

Remember Jane Walker who received very good reports from her scans.

Prayer Requests

Christi Day requests prayers for her Dad, Bob Dickinson, under hospice care.

Pattie Ryan, grand-mother of two of our previous Lighthouse kids, will be having Melanoma surgery.

Leroy Baugus,

Kaci Carpenter’s Dad

Glenda Thompson, Dawn Runager’s Mom Madison Beddingfield

Last week the state department of education cancelled

school for the rest of the year due to the corona virus.

Many students, parents and teachers are disappointed.

Seniors in high school are especially saddened due to

missing out on so many memories.

Soon after the announcement I saw the lyrics to “His Eye

Is On The Sparrow” posted on Facebook.The lyrics made

me think of the comfort God gives us during this time.

The particular part of the song that I was inspired by is

where we sing, “I sing because I ’m happy”. We can be

happy even during difficult times! Much like the last two

weeks here are five things I think we can get out of this

song…

1. In times like these we really understand what Jesus meant in

Matthew 6:19-21 (store up heavenly treasures)

2. Jesus is our constant (Hebrews 13:8)

3. We can find happiness in Him in any situation (John 16:33,

James 1:23)

4. In Christ we are free from the things that hold us back from

TRUE JOY (Psalm 34:19)

5. He is here for me (Deuteronomy 31:6)

In Him, Todd

Don’t Forget our Shut-Ins

♥ Columbia Cottage (1109 Sparkman St NW) Ruth Balcom #22 Nadine Callaway #32 Betty Martin #8 Nina Thompson #19

♥ Summerford Nursing Home (4087 Hwy 31SW, Falkville, 35622) Ruth Teague #102 Betty Braun #104 Darlene Williams #22 Hazel Tanksley #201 Ronnie McGill # 59 (new room)

♥ Falkville Health Care (103rd St W, Falkville, 35622) Movlyn Roberson #125A

♥ The Terrace (200 Terrace Lane, Decatur, 35603) Delores Gilchrist Rm #309

♥ Nancy Gillette (Premier Assisted Living ,155 Butter Egg Road , Columbiana, AL 35051

♥ Chris Warren (Harbor Chase, 2100 Vining Dr, 138 Dogwood Trace, Jasper, AL 35501

We are here to help you if you need us!

Help is available for Livestreaming

Communion Supplies or help in any way!

Please call the church office 256.773.6124,

our Shepherds or staff if you need help!

Please mail your contribution checks to:

Hartselle Church of Christ, PO Box 741, Hartselle AL 35640.

While we are unable to assemble, Keith & Karen Wilemon are

striping and waxing tile floors in major areas of the building.

Please do not come in and walk on these areas.

Please Stay Home & practice

social distancing outdoors,

abide by government guidelines

and take care of yourselves!

Pray for our Shepherds & every

member of the church, families

and friends; our medical professionals, pharmacists, health care

workers; first responders, law enforcement,

military; truckers and all essential workers

providing medicine, foods and daily needs.

Pray for our President, Our Nation,

Our Leaders and the Sick and Suffering and those

worldwide battling this pandemic.

Cards and notes can brighten someone’s day!

OUR SYMPATHY

We extend our sincere sympathy to Gale & Jimmy

Gann in the death of Jimmy’s father, Bobby Gann.

His graveside funeral service was today, Wednesday,

April 1, at Hartselle City Cemetery.

Pray for our family members, friends and neighbors

suffering spiritually, physically & mentally.

Centennial Celebration 1920-2020

Remember these 2020 Dates! May 29-31 ▪ Sept 14

Oct 17 ▪ Dec 13

LIVE STREAMING

Because of the Covid-19 Virus Restrictions on Gatherings

and social distancing protocols, we must continue to worship together

via Livestream on Facebook or our Website www.hartsellecoc.org for 10 am Sunday Worship Services and

Livestream Bible Classes so that we can study the Bible

together Sundays at 5 pm and Wednesdays at 7 pm.