MERCEDES DRIVE church of Christ SERVING IN WORSHIP TODAY Announcements ................................... David Harbin A.M. Song Leader ..................................... John Sloan Opening Prayer ..........................................James Hall Scripture Reading ................................ Justin Harbin Scripture Reading Morning: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Evening: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 Sermon ...................................................... John Young Closing Prayer ............................... James McDonald P.M. Song Leader .................................... Bert Smith LORD’S SUPPER Presiding: Scott Sloan, Kolton Sloan, John Adams, Keith Bradford P.M. David Dailey OTHER ASSIGNMENTS PREPARE COMMUNION ................... Kitty Waldrop SATURDAY SISTERS HOST ................... Kelli Dailey LADIES BIBLE STUDY ............................. Kelli Dailey ELDERS Danny Dailey .................................... (205) 799-0917 Jay Waldrop .................................... (205) 242-4600 DEACONS Kevin Bradford ................................ (205) 285-7967 David Harbin ...................................... (205) 292-3515 John 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. MERCEDES DRIVE CHURCH OF CHRIST 17303 HIGHWAY 11 NORTH VANCE, ALABAMA 35490 By Kyle Rye - Buford church of Christ Have you ever heard the phrase “fully in- volved”? To me, that phrase refers to whether or not you want all of the fixings on your sand- wich at Firehouse Subs. However, that phrase actually comes from the world of firefighting. In firefighting jargon, the phrase “fully involved” is a “term of size-up,” indicating that “the fire, heat, and smoke in a structure are so widespread that internal access must wait until fire streams can be applied.” If I understand this terminol- ogy correctly, then it means that a structure is “fully involved” when it is completely engulfed in flames to such a degree that the structure is inaccessible. Or, to say it a little differently, a structure is “fully involved” when it is con- sumed by fire to the degree that nothing else can gain entry. What if we applied this terminology to our spir- itual lives? What would it mean to be “fully in- volved” as a disciple of Jesus Christ? Spiritually speaking, to be fully involved would mean that one has surrendered his or her life to Christ to such a degree that he or she has left no room for other allegiances. To help us better under- stand the spiritual application of this concept, let us explore the examples of the Rich Ruler and Zacchaeus. First, we encounter the Rich Ruler, who ap- proached Jesus with the question “what must I do to inherit eternal life” (Luke 18:18). Up to this point in his life, the Rich Ruler had successfully obeyed the Mosaic Law because he was concerned with meeting the bare min- imum requirements for salvation. But his strict adherence to the letter of the law ignored the very heart of the law, which consisted of lov- ing God and loving people (Mark 12:29-31). When Jesus challenged him to apply love to his finances by assisting the poor, the Rich Ruler “became very sad, for he was extremely rich” (Luke 18:23), and, as a result, “he went away sorrowful” (Matthew 19:22). So, although the rich ruler was willing to obey God on a bare minimum level, he was unwilling to surrender everything in his life to God. By restricting the use of his wealth to himself, the rich ruler re- vealed that he was not yet willing to become a “fully involved” disciple. In other words, he left room for another allegiance, and, as a result, Je- sus looked at him and said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God” (Luke 18:24). Just a few verses later, we encounter another man of great wealth whose name is Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus’ approach to Jesus was a little differ- ent than that of the rich ruler because Zacchae- us had no questions for Jesus. He just wanted to see Jesus as if he were a spectator at a pres- idential parade. Eventually, Zacchaeus’ desire to see Jesus turned into an opportunity to dine with Him, and the next thing he knew, Jesus was sitting inside his house. eir interaction at this dinner led Zacchaeus to the realization that he needed to right all the wrongs he committed as a tax collector. He voluntarily agreed to give half of his wealth to the poor and to refund four times the excess money he had stolen by over- taxing innocent citizens. Nowhere does the text say that Jesus challenged him with this decision like He did the Rich Ruler. Instead, it becomes apparent that Zacchaeus chose this course of ac- tion because he desired to be a “fully involved” disciple. Zacchaeus did what the Rich Ruler wouldn’t; He eliminated all other allegiances and surrendered his wealth to the will of God. As a result, Jesus looked at Zacchaeus and said, “Today salvation has come to this house” (Luke 19:9). e Rich Ruler and Zacchaeus provide an inter- esting comparison because they are both men of great wealth, and they are both men in need of and in search of salvation. But these two men are quite different in how they responded to Jesus. e difference between them is what consumed them. e Rich Ruler was unwaver- ingly devoted to his finances, while Zacchaeus willingly abandoned His finances in order to be devoted to Jesus. So, we could say that the dif- ference is whether or not they chose to be “fully involved.” Sunday Bible Study ............................................................................ 9 A.M. Morning Worship ............................................................... 10 A.M. Evening Worship .................................................................. 6 P.M. Tuesday Bible 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 THOSE TO SERVE ATTENDANCE WEEK OF JAN 12, 2020 Worship A.M ............................................................. 78 Worship P.M. ............................................................. 56 Tuesday A.M (Bible Study) .................................... 8 Wednesday P.M. ...................................................... 55 CONTRIBUTION ........................................... $2,662 — CONTINUED INSIDE JANUARY 19, 2020 VOLUME 13 NUMBER 3
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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 ..................................... John SloanOpening Prayer ..........................................James Hall Scripture Reading ................................ Justin Harbin
Scripture ReadingMorning: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Evening: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6
Sermon ...................................................... John YoungClosing Prayer ............................... James McDonaldP.M. Song Leader .................................... Bert Smith
LORD’S SUPPERPresiding:Scott Sloan, Kolton Sloan, John Adams, Keith BradfordP.M. David Dailey
OTHER ASSIGNMENTSPREPARE COMMUNION ................... Kitty WaldropSATURDAY SISTERS HOST ................... Kelli DaileyLADIES BIBLE STUDY ............................. 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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By Kyle Rye - Buford church of Christ
Have you ever heard the phrase “fully in-volved”? To me, that phrase refers to whether or not you want all of the fixings on your sand-wich at Firehouse Subs. However, that phrase actually comes from the world of firefighting. In firefighting jargon, the phrase “fully involved” is a “term of size-up,” indicating that “the fire, heat, and smoke in a structure are so widespread that internal access must wait until fire streams can be applied.” If I understand this terminol-ogy correctly, then it means that a structure is “fully involved” when it is completely engulfed in flames to such a degree that the structure is inaccessible. Or, to say it a little differently, a structure is “fully involved” when it is con-sumed by fire to the degree that nothing else can gain entry.
What if we applied this terminology to our spir-itual lives? What would it mean to be “fully in-volved” as a disciple of Jesus Christ? Spiritually speaking, to be fully involved would mean that one has surrendered his or her life to Christ to such a degree that he or she has left no room for other allegiances. To help us better under-stand the spiritual application of this concept, let us explore the examples of the Rich Ruler and Zacchaeus.
First, we encounter the Rich Ruler, who ap-proached Jesus with the question “what must
I do to inherit eternal life” (Luke 18:18). Up to this point in his life, the Rich Ruler had successfully obeyed the Mosaic Law because he was concerned with meeting the bare min-imum requirements for salvation. But his strict adherence to the letter of the law ignored the very heart of the law, which consisted of lov-ing God and loving people (Mark 12:29-31). When Jesus challenged him to apply love to his finances by assisting the poor, the Rich Ruler “became very sad, for he was extremely rich” (Luke 18:23), and, as a result, “he went away sorrowful” (Matthew 19:22). So, although the rich ruler was willing to obey God on a bare minimum level, he was unwilling to surrender everything in his life to God. By restricting the use of his wealth to himself, the rich ruler re-vealed that he was not yet willing to become a “fully involved” disciple. In other words, he left room for another allegiance, and, as a result, Je-sus looked at him and said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God” (Luke 18:24).
Just a few verses later, we encounter another man of great wealth whose name is Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus’ approach to Jesus was a little differ-ent than that of the rich ruler because Zacchae-us had no questions for Jesus. He just wanted to see Jesus as if he were a spectator at a pres-idential parade. Eventually, Zacchaeus’ desire to see Jesus turned into an opportunity to dine
with Him, and the next thing he knew, Jesus was sitting inside his house. Their interaction at this dinner led Zacchaeus to the realization that he needed to right all the wrongs he committed as a tax collector. He voluntarily agreed to give half of his wealth to the poor and to refund four times the excess money he had stolen by over-taxing innocent citizens. Nowhere does the text say that Jesus challenged him with this decision like He did the Rich Ruler. Instead, it becomes apparent that Zacchaeus chose this course of ac-tion because he desired to be a “fully involved” disciple. Zacchaeus did what the Rich Ruler wouldn’t; He eliminated all other allegiances and surrendered his wealth to the will of God. As a result, Jesus looked at Zacchaeus and said, “Today salvation has come to this house” (Luke 19:9).
The Rich Ruler and Zacchaeus provide an inter-esting comparison because they are both men of great wealth, and they are both men in need of and in search of salvation. But these two men are quite different in how they responded to Jesus. The difference between them is what consumed them. The Rich Ruler was unwaver-ingly devoted to his finances, while Zacchaeus willingly abandoned His finances in order to be devoted to Jesus. So, we could say that the dif-ference is whether or not they chose to be “fully involved.”
Fully InvolvedFully Involved
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
T H O S E T O S E R V E
A T T E N D A N C E
WEEK OF JAN 12, 2020Worship A.M ............................................................. 78Worship P.M. ............................................................. 56Tuesday A.M (Bible Study) .................................... 8Wednesday P.M. ...................................................... 55CONTRIBUTION ........................................... $2,662
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JANUARY 19, 2020VOLUME 13 NUMBER 3
N E W S & N O T E S S P E C I A L P R A Y E R
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.
JAMES AND JUDY HALL have a new great-granddaughter Brooklyn James
FAY MCDONALD eye surgery
DANNY DAILEY upcoming eye surgery
JERRY SMITH, heart bypass surgery
JANIS MORRISON, husband had heart attack
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
PATRICIA BOX DUREN, breast cancer
JEAN CICERO, has been home sick this past week
KEVIN BRADFORD, asked for prayers and encouragement to be more like Christ
0EDDIE 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
WEST FREEWAY CHURCH OF CHRIST in Texas
CASSIE BRADFORD asked for forgiveness and prayers Thursday night. Also THOMAS CADDELL asked for prayers and forgiveness at EYC this last week. LET’S ALL STAND BESIDE THESE TWO YOUNG PEOPLE AS THEY ASK FOR PRAYERS AND ENCOURAGEMENT
HELEN MULAPARTHI in India***
TERRY TILLERY, diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, and is on transplant list at UAB
BRITTANY, James Hall’s granddaughter is having complications in pregnancy
CAROL SUE WILLIAMS, Gayla’s aunt in the hospital
OPAL in Portland, OR area, in hospice care
JAMES MCDONALD cellulitis
FAMILY OF BUD PIKE who passed away on the 24th
FAMILY MEMBER expecting after miscarriage
CHARLIE LOLLAR hip replacement
DAVID BLEVINS
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
2 S A M U E L T R I V I A
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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 in India, Andy Caddell, Danny & Donna Dailey, Ken & Betty Ramay, Tammy Jones, Juanita Watkins, Gertrude Hallman & family, Jamie Kelly, Faye Caddell
B I R T H D A Y S
Jay Waldrop ............ Jan 2Becky Adkins ........... Jan 6Linda Newman ........ Jan 9Ezra Savage ............. Jan 5Lemmie Banks ........ Jan 13Ruth Brewer ........... Jan 17
James McDonald ... Jan 18Ryder Smith ........... Jan 20Kelli Dailey .............. Jan 24Jack Adkins ............ Jan 24Dallas Smith ........... Jan 26
■ LADIES PLANNING MEETING TODAY at 4:30 in the fel-lowship hall. Remember to sign up for whatever you’re interested in on the sign up sheets in the back as well.
■ HOSPICE MEAL ASSIGNMENT SHEETS IN THE BACK
■ TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY Each Tuesday at 10am at the building
N E X T M O N T H & B E Y O N D ■ FIRST SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP MEAL
Feb 2nd, early PM singing service following
○ YOUTH DEVO & KICKBALL Feb 2nd, 4pm at the church building
■ LADIES’ BIBLE STUDY Tuesday Feb 4th, 6:30pm at the building
■ MEN’S BIBLE STUDY Tuesday Feb 11, 6pm at the building
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■ SATURDAY SISTERS February 8, 2020 at 9am location TBA
○ GIRLS FOR CHRIST Friday Feb 21, 2020 6:30pm
■ LADIES DAY - CURIOUS CASE OF REVELATION March 21, 2020 9am (Registration at 8:30) - Have you ever wondered 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!
2 Samuel Trivia Question 1/19/20Who did not allow the birds of the air to rest on the bodies of the descendants of Saul?
A DavidB MichalC RizpahD The GibeonitesE None of the above
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PREVIOUS TRIVIA QUESTION ANSWER: What did the wise woman do to spare the city which Joab was seek-ing to destroy? Answer — B. She had the head of Sheba cut off and thrown over the wall to Joab
Donna Dailey*Izzy McDonaldKayla BanksLee Smith
Ken RamayKitty WaldropBethany SloanBetty Ramay
Charlie Patterson McCloud Sloan
Thank you to all who submitted answers to the trivia questions! GREAT JOB!!!
REVELATIONTHE CURIOUS CASE OF
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***HELEN MULAPARTHI is conducting ladies bible classes all over India while she is home. Please pray for her and for the ladies attending. It’s not as safe for them as it once was.
The truth is that discipleship necessitates a “fully involved” approach. Just look at Jesus’ requirements for discipleship. In Luke 9:23, He said, “if any-one would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” And in Luke 14:26, He said, “if anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children…yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” Based on Jesus’ own words regarding the requirements of discipleship, we can assert that anything less than complete surrender does not qualify as real discipleship. This is es-pecially evident when three different individuals were, in a sense, rejected as prospective disciples by Jesus in Luke 9:57-62. The first, after declaring that he would follow Jesus anywhere, apparently reneged on his declaration after learning of Jesus’ uncomfortable and unpredictable itinerant lifestyle. The second, after being invited to follow Jesus, seemingly appealed to other obligations in an attempt to avoid becoming a disciple. Jesus responded to this “would be” disciple by indicating that it is more important to “go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” And the last offered to follow Jesus as long as one particular condition was met first. Jesus responded to this “would be” disciple by indicating that God’s kingdom is too important and its mission too urgent for other interests to delay it.
The lesson to be gleaned from the “would be” disciples is that discipleship necessitates a “fully involved” mindset rather than “somewhat commit-ted” mindset. Scripture seems to indicate that Jesus has no patience for a half-hearted, bare minimum relationship that leaves room for other alle-giances. So, you are either a “fully involved” disciple, or you are a “would be” disciple. Which are you?
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