Robinson & Center CHURCH OF CHRIST MONTHLY NEWSLETTER May 2016 Periodical Postage PAID Conway, AR 72034 R&C Monthly Newsletter (USPS-083-030) published monthly by Robinson & Center Church of Christ 1505 Robinson Avenue Conway, AR 72034 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Robinson & Center Church of Christ 1505 Robinson Avenue, Conway, AR 72034 Issue Number: 5-16 Issue Date: April 28, 2016 Shepherd’s V oice By Mark Copeland Those Serving in May Don’t Quit! The story is told of a preacher that had determined to retire from the ministry. One Sunday he told the congregation, “I wear two hearing aids and trifocal glasses, I have a partial plate and I sometimes walk with a cane. It seems that the Lord is telling me it is time to retire.” After the service, a white haired lady told the preacher that he had misinterpreted what the Lord had been saying to him. Instead of telling you that it is time to retire; He is telling you that if you keep going, He will keep patching you up. Satan will use all of his tools of deception to get to our hearts. One of those tools is to get us to quit by making us think that we are worn out, can’t go any further, or the struggle is just too bur- densome. Paul reminds us in II Cor. 4:16-17, “Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all com- parison. He writes again in Phil. 3:13-16.......forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus......let us keep living by that same standard to which we have attained. Luke writes about what Jesus said in Lk. 18:1-8. Now He was tell- ing them a parable to show that at all times they ought pray and not to lose heart, saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man. There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’ For a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her legal protection, otherwise by continually coming she will wear me out.’ “ And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge said; now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them? I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” Many of this congregation are undergoing painful burdens. Don’t quit! Remain faithful! R&C 2016 Graduating Seniors We celebrated with our graduating seniors with a banquet in their honor on Sunday evening. Parents reminisced and embarrassed these seniors and other family members came to show their support as we all enjoyed a wonderful meal together. Jacob and the crew did a great job of putting on a very nice banquet. e decorations were great, the serving was exceptional, the seniors were well honored! Sunday Assignments: May 1 May 8th Song Leader Tim Stroud Daniel Hudgeons Prayer/Opening Blake Reed Mark Vaught Scripture Reading Nathan Moreland Randy Simmons Preside/Communion Jake Wesson Steven Cooper Prayer/Closing Michael Ledbeer Don Riddle Nursery Kristen Woodard, Misty McKamie Jenna Brightwell, Sarah Chivers, Briany McBride Melissa West Sunday Assignments: May 15th May 22nd Song Leader Chad Hearne Carson Copeland Prayer/Opening Derek Gilmer John Tooke Scripture Reading Casey Carroll Cody Suble Preside/Communion Adam Harrell Jack Marn Prayer/Closing Mike Baker Gordon Bond Nursery Gail Wofford, Bey Ann Scaife Johnna Smith, Jennifer Poole Metra Scaife Tina Tribble Sunday Assignments: May 29th Wednesday Assignments: Song Leader Chad Hearne 4 - Young Boys - (2yr - Kindergarten) Prayer/Opening Jeremy Pumphrey 11 - Young Boys - (1st - 5th) Scripture Reading John Holder 18 - (S) Adam Bledsoe (P) Jeremy Pumphrey Preside/Communion Randy Hudgeons 25 - John Tooke (P) Steven Hopwood Prayer/Closing Mark Copeland Greeters: Ben & Lyndsee Burleson, Holly Nursery Debra Watkins, Bey Riddle White, Lonnie Cagle, Debbie Lambert, Lisa Ricke Leanne Pumphrey, Allison & Blake Reed, Food Coordinator: Bey Ann Scaife (A-D) Briany & Mark Sexson, The Ratzlaff’s Monthly Assignments: Ushers: TEAMS: Andy Messer & David Brandon (Jeff Hinton, Jeremy Ussery, Andy Pennington, Sco Sanson, Taylor Brandon) Serve Communion: John Chesshir, Paul DeHart, Mark Sexson, Chuck Shipp, Tim Capps, Seth Gordon, Bill King, Bryan McBride, Chris Meyer, Charles Shirey, Don Silvestri, Larry Smith, Kent Vetsch, Danny Flippo, Ben Burleson, Keaseem Hendrickson, Michael Cullum, Jusn Nunn, Terry Ratzlaff, Sco Jennings,