Robinson & Center CHURCH OF CHRIST MONTHLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 2020 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: 3-20 Issue Date: February 27, 2020 Shepherd’s V oice Those Serving in March If you were Jesus’ neighbor who knew His family, knew about His teaching, saw the results of His healings, then heard about His execuon, would you think of His life, right then, as a failure? Especially since you knew: The people of his hometown almost threw Him off a cliff, Luke 4:28f His family thought that He was a bit crazy, Mark. 3: 21 His family did not believe in Him, John 7: 5 He had a ragtag group of followers His followers had an internal power struggle and, of all mes, at Passover, Luke 22: 24 He called one of His followers, Satan, when he tried to tell Jesus that He was wrong, Mahew 16: 22f You heard that Jesus got Himself arrested and executed and: Everyone….ran! No one stood with Him at trial He was turned in by one of His own guys. You heard that He was raised from the dead and appeared to a bunch of people. That was astounding to you, but you heard that His closest followers…went fishing. If that was all that you knew, Jesus’ life might be thought to be a failure. The Rest of the Story is: thousands came and gave their lives to Him. His followers dedicated themselves to the point of death to serve Him and teach others. Now, today, you look back and see failures in your life. What’s the Rest of the Story? Why do failures in life taint us as “failures” rather than paint us as forgiven and faithful with Jesus? Everything that went “wrong” in Jesus’ ministry worked out in the Rest of the Story. Jesus will do the same with you and your Story. It‘s through our failures that God accomplishes things through us that we would likely never see without them. In God’s eyes they were/are opportunies to accomplish His will in us. It’s not our failures that define us. It’s the life built on Jesus through those forgiven failures that defines us. That’s the Rest of the Story by Don Riddle Sunday Assignments: March 1 March 8 Song Leader Tim Stroud Chad Hearne Prayer/Opening Sam Janski Dallas Herrmann Scripture Reading David Brandon Jeff Brauer Preside/Communion Evan Bowers Jeremy Gillson Prayer/Closing Michael Ledbeer Allan Myers Nursery 0-18 month Debra Baker, Edie Bomar Rachel Bryant, Bey Ann Edwards 18 - 36 months Lauren Bond, Chris Brandon Shanoo Chaffin, Jan Cunningham Sunday Assignments: March 15 March 22 Song Leader Daniel Hudgeons Carson Copeland Prayer/Opening Luke Chrisan Mark Vaught Scripture Reading Greg Chaffin Stan Chivers Preside/Communion Ryan Overbay Mark Ashley Prayer/Closing Don Riddle Tim Stroud Nursery 0-18 month Teresa Harris, Penny Hinson Heather Oaks, Carolyn Mullins 18 - 36 months Jennifer Kierre, Debbie Lambert Sarah Peabody, Kimberly Ussery Sunday Assignments: March 29 Wednesday Assignments: Song Leader Tim Stroud 4 - Marriage Seminar Prayer/Opening Don Barne 11 - Young Boys - (2yr - 1st) Scripture Reading Jacob Giles 18 - Young Boys - (2nd - 6th) Preside/Communion Daniel Harless 25 - (S) Don Barne Prayer/Closing Mike Baker Nursery 0-18 month Tiffany Smith, Jessica Smart 18 - 36 months Staci Smedley, Whitney Smith Food Coordinator: Kelley Thornton (M-R) Monthly Assignments: Ushers: Kent Vetsch, Captain - Mark Sexson, Co-Captain Greg Oaks, Jeremy Lowe, Jeremy Pumphrey, Marcheski Hervey, Alan Pounds, Bryan McBride Serve Communion: Erin Brown, Tim Capps, John Chesshir, Jonathan Davidson Johnnie Dexter, Mark Epperson, Carl Gaines, Charles Harris Brandon Moreland, Keith Mullins, Roland Nolen, Brock Rowell THE REST OF THE STORY Sunday - Wednesday . March 1st - 4th Sunday Sessions: 9:00 - Men of God/Women of God 10:00 - Worship - The Servant Heart 3:00 - Recovery from Death or Divorce 4:00 - Parenng 101 5:00 - Break/Light Supper 6:00 - Worship - God’s Ideal Marriage 7:00 - Affair-Proofing Your Marriage Monday Sessions: 6:30 - Please Listen to Me, Part I 7:30 - Please Listen to Me, Part II Tuesday Sessions 6:30 - Unrealisc Expectaons 7:30 - Trouble in Paradise: Pornography Wednesday Sessions: 6:30 - Loving Through the Seasons of Life 7:30 - Loving Through the Seasons of Life