Elders Scott Cowan Pete Harry Duane Moore Wesley Parker Ed Staley John Wheeler Minister Terry Alan Jones Associate Minister Walter B. Edwards Associate Minister Phil Dunn Youth Minister Scott Wilson Counselor Ann Vander Linden 886-3089 Missionaries Ricardo Alvarado Costa Rica Allan Lopez Panama Garry Hill Africa Dorian Flynn Africa Sunday Services Bible School 9:00 AM Worship 10:00 AM Evening Worship 5:00 PM Wednesday Services Ladies’ Bible Class 10:00 AM Bible Class 6:30 PM Internet Home Page www.southsidehopkinsville. com April 5, 2015 April 5, 2015 April 5, 2015 April 5, 2015 The Resurrection of Jesus According to Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 the gospel which saves us is the story of the death, burial and resurrecon of Jesus Christ. The incarnaon of Jesus is a wonderful fact. But it is that he came to die for our sins and to be resurrected from the grave that makes his life on earth crucially important to us. He could have come to earth for a nice brief visit and then re- turned back to heaven. He had done that before, and that would have been it. Without his death and resurrecon, his life and death would not have redeemed us from our sin and death and given us the hope of our resurrecon and eternal life. When I think about the resurrecon I think about what would have happened to the Chrisan movement, (really, there would have been no Chrisan movement) had Jesus not ris- en from the dead. I believe it is safe to say that what would have happened to His followers is the same that happened to the followers of the pseudo messiahs who arose prior and subse- quent to the me of Jesus. Consider the following examples. Among these are Judas Maccabeus (167-160 BCE), the leader of a successful revolt against the Seleucid king Anochus. Many considered him to be the messiah because he had delivered the Jews from oppression. He died, was buried and his followers have dissolved into history. Simon of Peraea (4 BCE) was a slave of Herod the Great who rebelled. Some thought he was the messiah. The Romans killed him and he was buried and is hardly known today. Athronges was a Jewish shepherd turned leader whom some considered to be the messiah some me around 4 to 2 BCE. A6er proclaiming himself as messiah, he led a rebellion along with four of his brothers against Herod Archelaus. He and his brothers were killed. End of story. In 6 AD, Judas of Galilee led a violent revolt against the Romans which was crushed. This Judas was buried and forgo8en. Someme later, Menahem ben Judah, a grandson of Judas of Galilee, led a Jewish rebellion against the Romans in Jerusalem. He had some quick success and forced the Romans to withdraw. However, he had a rival zealot leader named Eleazar who was also Captain of the Jewish Temple. Eleazar had Menahem ben Judah tortured and killed. Thus was the end of this messiah. At some me around 44 to 46 A.D. a Jewish rebel named Theudas led his followers on a short-lived revolt against the Romans. Some writers believe that he claimed to be the messiah. He and his followers are dead, buried and mostly forgo8en. In 70 A.D. John of Gischala parci- pated in the civil war that raged within Judaism at the same me that Judea and Jerusalem was being besieged by the Romans. John, no doubt, and many of his followers, saw him as the mes- siah. Nonetheless, Jerusalem fell, and John was paraded through the streets of Rome in chains and soon forgo8en. And what about Jesus of Nazareth? Has he been forgo8en? Have his followers disap- peared into the pages of history? Hardly. It esmated that there are 2.5 billion people in the world today who consider themselves to be Chrisans and followers of Jesus Christ. Why? Be- cause he was different. He is the one who rose from the dead!
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Elders Scott Cowan Pete Harry
Duane Moore Wesley Parker
Ed Staley John Wheeler
Minister
Terry Alan Jones
Associate Minister Walter B. Edwards
Associate Minister Phil Dunn
Youth Minister Scott Wilson
Counselor
Ann Vander Linden 886-3089
Missionaries Ricardo Alvarado
Costa Rica
Allan Lopez Panama
Garry Hill Africa
Dorian Flynn Africa
Sunday Services Bible School 9:00 AM
Worship 10:00 AM
Evening Worship 5:00 PM
Wednesday Services Ladies’ Bible Class
10:00 AM
Bible Class 6:30 PM
Internet Home Page www.southsidehopkinsville.
com
Apri l 5 , 2015Apri l 5 , 2015Apri l 5 , 2015Apri l 5 , 2015
The Resurrection of Jesus
According to Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 the gospel which saves us is the story of the
death, burial and resurrec�on of Jesus Christ. The incarna�on of Jesus is a wonderful fact. But
it is that he came to die for our sins and to be resurrected from the grave that makes his life on
earth crucially important to us. He could have come to earth for a nice brief visit and then re-
turned back to heaven. He had done that before, and that would have been it. Without his
death and resurrec�on, his life and death would not have redeemed us from our sin and death
and given us the hope of our resurrec�on and eternal life.
When I think about the resurrec�on I think about what would have happened to the
Chris�an movement, (really, there would have been no Chris�an movement) had Jesus not ris-
en from the dead. I believe it is safe to say that what would have happened to His followers is
the same that happened to the followers of the pseudo messiahs who arose prior and subse-
quent to the �me of Jesus. Consider the following examples.
Among these are Judas Maccabeus (167-160 BCE), the leader of a successful revolt
against the Seleucid king An�ochus. Many considered him to be the messiah because he had
delivered the Jews from oppression. He died, was buried and his followers have dissolved into
history. Simon of Peraea (4 BCE) was a slave of Herod the Great who rebelled. Some thought
he was the messiah. The Romans killed him and he was buried and is hardly known today.
Athronges was a Jewish shepherd turned leader whom some considered to be the messiah
some �me around 4 to 2 BCE. A6er proclaiming himself as messiah, he led a rebellion along
with four of his brothers against Herod Archelaus. He and his brothers were killed. End of story.
In 6 AD, Judas of Galilee led a violent revolt against the Romans which was crushed. This
Judas was buried and forgo8en. Some�me later, Menahem ben Judah, a grandson of Judas of
Galilee, led a Jewish rebellion against the Romans in Jerusalem. He had some quick success and
forced the Romans to withdraw. However, he had a rival zealot leader named Eleazar who was
also Captain of the Jewish Temple. Eleazar had Menahem ben Judah tortured and killed. Thus
was the end of this messiah.
At some �me around 44 to 46 A.D. a Jewish rebel named Theudas led his followers on a
short-lived revolt against the Romans. Some writers believe that he claimed to be the messiah.
He and his followers are dead, buried and mostly forgo8en. In 70 A.D. John of Gischala par�ci-
pated in the civil war that raged within Judaism at the same �me that Judea and Jerusalem was
being besieged by the Romans. John, no doubt, and many of his followers, saw him as the mes-
siah. Nonetheless, Jerusalem fell, and John was paraded through the streets of Rome in chains
and soon forgo8en.
And what about Jesus of Nazareth? Has he been forgo8en? Have his followers disap-
peared into the pages of history? Hardly. It es�mated that there are 2.5 billion people in the
world today who consider themselves to be Chris�ans and followers of Jesus Christ. Why? Be-
cause he was different. He is the one who rose from the dead!
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This week’s schedule:
April 5—1 Samuel 21-24
April 6—1 Samuel 25-27
April 7—1 Samuel 28-31
April 8—2 Samuel 1-3
April 9—2 Samuel 4-7
April 10—2 Samuel 8-11
April 11—2 Samuel 12-13
The Junior Department is planning a trip to the Crea�on
Museum on June 23-24th. If your family is interested in
going with us, please contact Carol King or Leann Pickerill
for more informa�on. The deadline is May 15th.
Southside will sponsor a night at the Hoppers on June
22nd at HHS Tiger Field. If you would like to reserve �ck-
ets for this game let the office know how many you need.
ATTN: Parents of Current Seniors
We need a formal senior picture
sent to the office by April 12th.
The Youth Group will not be
a8ending Making Music at FHU this year.
We have an an amazing new pro-
gram at Chris�an Care Communi-
�es: The Cornell Memory Center.
The purpose of the Cornell
Memory Center is to have a place
for loved ones with family member
(s) suffering from demen�a/ alzhei-
mer's to send their loved ones to a
safe, caring environment during
the day. In the Cornell Memory
Center, you can be sure that your
loved ones are treated with the dignity and respect they de-
serve. We offer day�me care from 8:30am-5:30pm. We will
provide breakfast and lunch. We will offer ac�vi�es, social
events, and more for your loved ones during this �me. We will
also have an RN on staff that can help with any medical issues
your loved one may have. Your loved one can come as many
days/hours as needed. If you have a loved one that may need
our services, or if your just interested in learning more about
our center, please call Kristen Walden at 270-726-2400.
Also, we are completely non-profit and need volunteers of ALL
ages. We have volunteers that are college aged all the way to
senior ci�zens! Our volunteers can work with our par�cipants
or help us out during ac�vi�es, lunch, or any other event we
have during the day. It is a wonderful way to get involved in
your community!!! Volunteers can volunteer as li8le or as
much as they want! It is completely up to the volunteer. We
can use volunteers during the �me our program is open which
is Monday-Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm. If you or if you know
someone interested in volunteering, please call Marie Daven-
port at 270-978-8113.
Upcoming Baby Showers
In honor of Shaye Wheeler, on Sunday, May 3rd,
from 1 to 2:30 PM. Shaye and Trey are having a
girl.
In honor of Carrie Stallons on Sunday, June 14th,
from 1 to 2:30 PM. Carrie and Tyler are having a
boy.
We want to thank everyone
at Southside for their thoughts and
prayers and phone calls. The flow-
ers were beau�ful. Please keep us
in your prayers.
Ken & Geraldine Simmons
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Paul Arvin, brother of Sara Nell Payne and Tim, con�n-
ues to undergo treatments. Perry Boren is also under-
going cancer treatments. Be#y McLerran has been di-
agnosed with cancer of the lung lining. Gary Logan has
been very ill with pneumonia. Susan Swain had foot
surgery recently. Cheryl Brame Bradley, daughter of
the late Roy & Grace Brame, had cancer surgery recent-
ly. Granville Adams had to wear a heart monitor re-
cently and is undergoing tests. Remember these also: