MERCEDES DRIVE Church of Christ · 2020. 2. 2. · William Smith - Feb 05 Amy Burnell - Feb 07 Monalisa Harbin - Feb 07 Charlie Patterson - Feb 08 Juanita Watkins - Feb 10 Koli Nichols

M E R C E D E S D R I V E

Church of ChristSERVING IN WORSHIP TODAY

Announcements ...................................................... David HarbinA.M. Song Leader ..................................................... David DaileyOpening Prayer ......................................................... Jay WaldropScripture Reading .................................................. Justin Harbin

Morning | 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 Evening | Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon ................................................................................. SCOTT CAINClosing Prayer ................................................................. John SloanP.M. Song Leader ........................................................ Alex Harbin

LORD’S SUPPERJay Waldrop

Kevin BradfordAnthony BradfordPhillip Edwards

P.M. Kolton Sloan

MONTHLY SIGN-UPS/ASSIGNMENTS

PREPARE COMMUNION .................................... DeDe CaddellSATURDAY SIS HOST ............................................. Kitty WaldropLADIES BIBLE STUDY ............................................... Betty RamayEMPTY-NESTERS ........................................................ Kitty WaldropINBETWEENERS (“Young Adults”) ...... (Mar) Kelli DaileyYOUTH FELLOWSHIP ........................... David & Kelli Dailey

ELDERSDanny Dailey ............................................................. (205) 799-0917Jay Waldrop .............................................................. (205) 242-4600

DEACONSKevin Bradford ......................................................... (205) 285-7967David Harbin ............................................................ (205) 292-3515John Sloan ............................................................... (205) 965-5932

Elders meet on the 2nd Sunday of each month at 5 P.M. If you would like to meet with the Elders, please contact one of them to schedule a time.

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Galatians 3:24 says that the old law was to prepare us for Christ. Among other

things, it was a teacher to help us understand what would happen to Jesus on the cross. I want you to consider one very important thing we learn from the animal sacrifices that help us to appreciate Christ’s sacrifice.

The law made it very clear that only priests were to offer sacrifices before the LORD (Leviticus 1:5, 7, 11; 2:2, 9; 3:2, 8; 4:7). In other words, you couldn’t set up an altar in your back yard and make sacrifices for yourself. It had to be in the place God designated once they entered the land (Deuteronomy 12:5) and it would be the priests to offer the sacrifices for you on the altar.

However, though the priest offered the sacrifice for you, he would not kill it for you. That was your job. You did that for yourself. After placing your hand on the

head of the burnt offering (which proba-bly symbolized the fact that the animal was taking on the guilt of your sins - see Leviti-cus 16:20-22), you would then take a knife and slit the throat so all of the blood would be drained out (for the life of the flesh was in the blood, Leviticus 17:16).

What was the purpose of that? It would appear that what God was teaching them (and us) was that the priest was not respon-

sible for the death of that innocent animal, nor was God responsible. You killed the animal. It was your fault that he died. Your sins result-ed in his death.

Christ Jesus “bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness” (1 Peter 2:24). No less than 10 times in Isaiah 53 a direct connection is made between the suffering of God’s Servant (Jesus) and our sins. He did not die for his own sins but for ours. It is as if we placed our

hand on the head of our Lord and took the nails in our hand and drove them through. He shed his blood for our sins, every last drop.

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,Let me hide myself in Thee;Let the water and the blood,From Thy wounded side which flowed,Be of sin the double cure;Save from wrath and make me pure.

HE BORE MY SINS

SUNDAYBible Study ................................................................................. 9 A.M.Morning Worship ..................................................................... 10 A.M.Evening Worship ......................................................................... 6 P.M.TUESDAYBible Study ............................................................................... 10 A.M.WEDNESDAY Bible Study .................................................................................. 6 P.M.

FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH SCHEDULE Bible Class ................................................................................. 9 A.M.Worship ................................................................................... 10 A.M. Fellowship Meal ....................................................................... 11 A.M. Song Service ......................................................................... 12:30 P.M.

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” Psalm 122:1

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

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WEEK OF JAN 26, 2020Worship A.M ............................................................................................... 78 Worship P.M. ............................................................................................. 48Tuesday A.M (Bible Study) .................................................. (1/21) 7Wednesday P.M. ................................................................................... 49

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020VOLUME 13 NUMBER 5

He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering... Then he shall kill the bull before the LORD...Leviticus 1:4-5

February 2nd First Sunday Fellowship Meal Please plan to stay after our morning worship service for a fellowship meal together with our church family. There’s always more than enough food to share and our visitors are our hon-ored guests!

Bethany SloanDonna DaileyStephanie MillsYvonne CiceroBarbie Smith

Becky AdkinsJean CiceroRegina HuntKoli NicholsNaomi Mills

Set-Up & Clean-Up

Group No. 2 FEB 2020

N E W S & N O T E S S P E C I A L P R A Y E R

BARBIE SMITH, asked for prayers and forgiveness Wednesday night, please remember our sweet sister in your prayers this week, she is very dear to us all!!!

KEN WINTERS, Naomi & Nate’s grandfather fell from ladder has serious injuries

BETH BOONE, Ruth E.’s sister in ER in Oklahoma

LINDA STRAWBRIDGE, James Hall’s sister had heart attack

JERRY REACH, friend of David Dailey having heart issues

TODD PIERCE, neighbor of David & Kelli, his mom has flu

JENNIFER MCDONALD, had good results from testing

LINDA NEWMAN, heart cath 1/23, had good results

HELEN MULAPARTHI back in Alaska, coming home on Feb 6

TRACY SANFORD, friend of Brooke Waldrop battling cancer

PATRICIA DUREN had to have a second surgery this week

KENZIE GRACE, flu

DONNIE BRADFORD, FAY MCDONALD, DANNY DAILEY - eye surgeries

BROOKLYN JAMES COOK, premature baby in NICU (great-granddaughter of James & Judy Hall)

KEVIN BARNETT & FAMILY - parents killed in tornado in Carrollton

MEDIA SLOAN

JESSE BURNETTE, flu

RUSTY BURNETTE, blood clots

& rescheduled hip surgery again

BUBBA MCREED, emergency heart surgery, is doing well

REMEMBER the RAMESH FAMILY in your prayers as they are still dealing with the loss of the head of the family. DONATIONS can still be sent as well, see Kitty Waldrop or Monalisa Harbin.

JERRY SMITH, heart bypass surgery *doing well

JANIS MORRISON, husband had heart attack *doing well

LATASHA WRIGHT, lost her home to storms last weekend

JOANNE ELMORE, Gertrude’s sister had 5 stints and had to be revived during surgery

JAMES MCGARRETY, Gertrude’s grandchildren’s grandfather passed away

JACK DUNAWAY of the Oxford area passed away

AMERICAN TROOPS DEPLOYED TO THE MIDDLE EAST

JEAN CICERO

KEVIN BRADFORD, asked for prayers and encouragement to be more like Christ

EDDIE MILLER, friend of Scott Sloan who was diagnosed with prostate cancer

BETTY RAMAY, undergoing tests

GERTRUDE HALLMAN, home with pneumonia

BRISLIN MILLS, friend of JoJo who had surgery on broken hand

PHYLLIS GARRISON, Gayla’s aunt

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S & I N F O

D A I L Y P R A Y E R S

M O N T H L Y P A N T R Y I T E M S

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○ Instant milk ○ 5# bag flour ○ 4# bag sugar ○ Salt & pepper

Names WILL eventually drop off of this list as others are added. Please let Kelli know each week if you have someone who needs to stay

longer. You can text, email, or give a written note.

■ Please pray daily for our Elders as they search diligently to find a new minister to work with us here

■ AGM AIM Global Ministries, Glenda Terry, Roger Mills, Betty Blackwell, Ramesh Family, Andy Caddell, Danny & Donna Dailey, Ken & Betty Ramay, Tammy Jones, Juanita Watkins, Gertrude Hallman & family, Jamie Kelly, Faye Caddell

■ Please pray for our upcoming ladies day in March on the book of Revelation. Pray for Helen Mulaparthi who is speaking, for those working to put it together, and for those who will attend, that we all will be strengthened and grow in the knowledge and wisdom of God’s word, and that He will be glorified in all that we do.

B I R T H D A Y SDon Cicero - Feb 04William Smith - Feb 05Amy Burnell - Feb 07Monalisa Harbin - Feb 07Charlie Patterson - Feb 08Juanita Watkins - Feb 10Koli Nichols - Feb 15

Alex Harbin - Feb 16Charlie Banks - Feb 18Barbie Smith - Feb 19Bert Smith - Feb 19Donna Dailey - Feb 20Ruth Edwards - Feb 23Izzy McDonald - Feb 28

■ FIRST SUNDAY SCHEDULE - FEB 2 9am Bible Class, 10am Worship, (11:15 am Fellowship Meal), 12:30 Evening **WORSHIP SERVICE**

■ SIGN UP SHEETS IN BACK - still need some to sign up for monthly opportunities

■ FEBRUARY 5-9 SMOKY MOUNTAIN MARRIAGE RETREAT https://smokymountainmarriage.com

■ TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY Each Tuesday at 10am in the fellowship hall

2 Samuel Trivia Question 2/2/20Who smote the Philistines until his hand grew tired and froze to the sword? (23:9-10)

A AraunahB BenaiahC EleazarD JoabE Shammah

Circle the correct answer. Cut this section out and write your name below. Put it IN THE BOX IN THE FOYER by Wednesday night. Those who get the correct answer will be published in the next bulletin. Only use the Bible to find the answer.

NAME: _____________________________________________

PREVIOUS TRIVIA QUESTION ANSWER: What was unusual about the man that Jonathan son of Shimeah killed? (D. All of the above (He was a man of great stature, He had six fingers on each hand, He had six toes on each foot)

Thank you to all who submitted answers to the trivia questions! GREAT JOB!!! Prize winner: Betty Ramay

McCloud SloanNate MillsRetha GriffinLinda NewmanDonna DaileyCharlie PattersonIzzy McDonald

Lee SmithBriana DaileyBert SmithKen RamayKayla Banks

REVELATIONTHE CURIOUS CASE OF

UNVEILED MARCH 21, 2020 9AM

CURIOUS ABOUT THE BOOK OF REVELATION? WHAT DOES IT ALLMEAN? COME LEARN ABOUT IT WITH HELEN MULAPARTHI AT OUR

SPRING 2020 LADIES DAY!

AT YOUR LOCAL "THEATRE"

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■ FIRST SUNDAY YOUTH DEVO & KICKBALL Feb 2nd, 4pm at the pavilion

■ IGNITE YOUTH CONFERENCE at Curry church of Christ February 8th at 10am (Reg 9:30) with Eric Lyons Sign up in back | Contact DeDe for info

■ GIRLS FOR CHRIST - Friday Feb 21, 2020 6:30pm

■ FEBRUARY YOUTH FELLOWSHIP BONFIRE @ THE FARM Sat. Feb. 22nd (assum-ing the weather coop-erates - if not it may be moved to the 28th) @ 5:30pm. Bring lawn chairs and blankets if you’d like. We’ll have hotdogs & hot co-coa. Boys bring chips/snacks, Girls bring drinks. Invite your friends! See David or Kelli with questions.

■ LADIES’ BIBLE STUDY - Betty Ramay Tuesday Feb 4th, 6:30pm in the fellowship hall

■ SATURDAY SISTERS February 8, 2020 at 9am at Kitty Waldrop’s home

■ LADIES’ DAY - CURIOUS CASE OF REVELATION March 21, 2020 9am (Registration at 8:30) - Have you ever won-dered just what Revelation was all about? Invite your friends. Helen Mulaparthi has studied it in depth and will share with us all at the upcoming ladies day. SEE GAYLA TO SIGN UP TO HELP, we hope to have lots of visitors!

■ HOSPICE MEALS Those who have signed up to provide meals for Hospice in Tus-caloosa should have the food there between 10:30-11am on that Friday. Remember we’re providing food for 20-25 people. If you have any questions contact Kitty Waldrop. Meal assignment sheets are in the foyer. FEB 7 - Monalisa Harbin, Kelli Dailey, Betty Ramay MAR 27 - Linda Newman, Retha Griffin, Barbie Smith

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■ MEN’S BIBLE STUDY Tuesday Feb 11, 6pm in the fellowship hall

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