Wednesday, March 1: •Elders/Deacons Meeting, 8 PM

Sunday, March 5: •VBS Planning Meeting, 11 AM

•Sanchez Bridal Shower, 2-4 PM

•Teen Devo, Group #3, 7-9 PM

Monday, March 6: •Sermon/Class Prep Course, 7:30 PM

Friday, March 10: •Bible Marking Class, 6 PM

Sunday, March 12: •Mission Committee Meeting, 4:30 PM

•Birthday Celebration, 7 PM

•Teen Late Nighter, 7 PM-2 AM

Tuesday, March 14: •Classics Lunch & Games, 11 AM

•Teens to Funtrackers, 12-3 PM

Friday, March 17: •Grasping God’s Word for Teens, 7 PM

Saturday, March 18: •Kid’s Courtyard Party, 4-7 PM

Monday, March 20: •Sermon/Class Prep Course, 7:30 PM

Tuesday, March 21: •Preachers Lunch & Meeting, 11 AM

Saturday, March 25: •Teen Project, 3-6 PM

Sunday, March 26: •Teens to Northwest/Jason’s Deli

•Involvement Sunday, 11 AM

•Song Service, 6-7 PM

•Spaghetti Supper for Classics, 7 PM

Friday, March 31: •Grasping God’s Word for Teens, 7 PM

Saturday, April 1: •Grasping God’s Word for Teens, 7 PM

Volume 8 - Issue 8

FAMILY ENCOURAGER "Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. -Jesus” (John 4:35, ESV)

February 27-March 5, 2017

Weber Road Church of Christ Sharing God’s Word with

Corpus Christi & the World

An Important Reminder! It seems that this time of the year we have a lot of visitors every Sunday who are in our Bible classes and worship assemblies. They come to Corpus Christi for many different reasons and it is wonderful that many plan to worship God with us. Along with visitors from other places, we also have many who are from the local community. There are usually people who are searching! Many are searching for God, meaning in life, spiritual healing, friendship, and an escape from all that life may be throwing at them. We also have, through the weeks, men and women who weep because of their harsh circumstances. We’ve had families come to the building who are in need of physical necessities and although we try to help them with some of those things, many are really lacking a saving faith.

All of this to say, let us be ever vigilant in our efforts to reach out to others! Let’s all do our best to make their first impression of God’s people at Weber Road a positive one. Here is a check list that is a start for our goal to be friendly as a congregation: ____ Look for visitors ____ Greet those you don’t know ____ Make a goal to meet at least 3 new people every Lord’s Day ____ Introduce them to others ____ Be positive in your conversations ____ Tell them if they have questions you cannot answer, you will find someone who can do so ____ Invite them back to class and worship in the future Every member is asked to help us in our effort to be a biblical and friendly body of Christians at Weber Road. -Mark Hammitt

Can We Be Sure About Our Salvation?

confident of our salvation we need to do the

following:

Walk as Jesus walked (1 Jn. 2:3-6).

Listen to God’s word (1 Jn. 4:4-6).

Love our Christian brethren, and

that means, none of that “I don’t have to

like you to love you business.” Love

deeply, as Christ loves us! (1 Jn. 4:7-8).

Choose not to practice sin (1 Jn.

5:18).

If we do these things as Christians and

make the decision to truly love God, we

can know for sure that we are going to be in heaven

with Him.

Are you sure about your salvation today?

—Christian Torres

Has someone ever asked you a question that you

really did not want to answer for fear of sounding

arrogant? Has someone ever asked you, are you

humble? Well… how do you even answer that

question without a hint of arrogance?

The same thing goes for the question

about our salvation.

Are you sure that you are going to

heaven? If we were to answer with a

big Yes, then we would face the

problem of sounding a bit pretentious.

But, what if I told you that confidence

and arrogance are not the same, and it

is necessary to be 100% sure that we

are going to heaven?

A lot of people can mistake confidence with

arrogance because they produce a similar sound, but

is it wrong to be completely sure where are going

to spend eternity? Not at all, it is something we

need to know. As faithful Christians, we can be confident that we

will be with God eternally. But in order to be

Prayer Request: Please keep Amanda Longoria

in your prayers this week. She

came forward on Sunday to

request prayers.

New Member: Leroy Darrow asked to place

membership Sunday. He was a

member at Norton Street.

Youth News & Special Events

Page 2

Family News & Notes

Daily Bible

Readers: 41

“Renew a right spirit

within me.”

Psalm 51:10

Tues, Feb 28: Kid’s Movie Night

Sun, March 5: VBS Planning Meeting

Sun, March 5: Devotional, Group #3

Mon, March 6: Sermon/Class Prep (Boys)

Sun, March 12: Birthday Celebration

Sun, March 12: Late Nighter for Teens

Our deepest sympathy to Irene Crowson

and her family at the passing of Charles

Sunday morning. His funeral will be Wed,

11 AM - Sawyer George Funeral Home.

Graveside at 1 PM - Veteran’s Cemetery.

Please pray for Irene, Randy and their family.

Evelyn Pledger’s long time friend,

Mary Glover, passed away in Ft Worth.

Please remember Evelyn and Mary’s family

in your prayers.

Russell Hooten’s sister, Paula Hooten-

Deakin passed away last week. Her funeral

was Monday in Copperas Cove. Please

remember Russell, Charlene & their family.

Dale Alexander’s mother, Margaret, passed

away in Kerrville last week. Her funeral was

Monday in Victoria. Please remember

Dale, Shelly and their family.

Neoma King’s grandfather, Hank Angel,

passed away last week. His funeral will be

Wednesday at 2:30 PM - Memory Gardens

Cemetery. Please keep Neoma and her

family in your prayers.

Vacation Bible School Planning Meeting

Sunday, March 5th at 11 AM All those interested in helping, please meet at the front of the auditorium.

All Ladies Invited

Bible Class Workshop Hosted by MidTown Church of Christ On Saturday, March 4th from 9 AM-3 PM

Ladies’ Day Hosted by George West Church of Christ On Saturday, March 25th (RSVP by Friday, March 10th)

Information on these events can be found on the bulletin board.

The Classics will

celebrate

March birthdays

Tuesday, March 14th.

Meet at the

New Nolan’s (Staples near Yorktown)

at 11 AM

with games & cake in

the Fellowship Hall

after lunch!

Dear Christian &

Teens,

Frank and I really

enjoyed your visit and hope you will

come again some time. You are such a

good group of young people and

Christian does a great job with you.

Thank you so much for the visit and

the lovely candle. It smells so good!

Love, Frank and Glenda Sealy

A big thanks to

everyone who helped

at the workday last

Saturday! The building

looks GREAT!

The Ten Commandments were given by God at Mt. Sinai to govern His

people (Exodus 20:1-17). These commandments are divided into two

sections. The first four commandments deal with one's relationship to God,

while the last six deal with one's relationship to his fellow man. In Exodus 20:12 we read, "Honor your father and your mother, that your

days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you." R. L.

Whiteside made the following comments on this verse: "This is the first

commandment with promise. The parent that is worthy the name seeks to

preserve the health of his child and to keep him out of unnecessary dangers

and exposures. The thoughtful child knows that the parent knows best what

is good for him. One thing greatly lacking these days is a proper reverence

for parents. Parents are greatly to blame, because they do not train their children to respect their will and wishes.

Obedience to authority must be learned, and if that is not learned in the home, the child has a rocky road before him. If a

child is not taught to respect the authority of parents, he is not likely to respect any other authority. Such a child is a

criminal in the making. This commandment is plainly and pointedly set forth in the New Testament (Eph. 6:1,2)." (Bible

Studies, Vol. 1, p. 204). Most people think of "honoring father and mother" only in terms of a young child or teenager being obedient to their

parents. This is only part of the issue. In the New Testament, our Lord applied Exodus 20:12 to those who sought to escape

the burden of caring for their aging parents (Mark 7:10-13). Apparently, children (some of whom were no doubt parents

themselves) exempted themselves from their obligation to "honor" their parents by declaring their money was "dedicated to

the temple." They did not actually give the money to the temple, but they intended to do so. They then claimed they did not

have the ability to financially care for their own parents. I have seen individuals pull the same scam in our day. Since the

command to honor one's parents is repeated in the New Testament (Ephesians 6:1,2), wouldn't those who seek to be

relieved of this duty be just as guilty of sin as those to whom Jesus spoke? Greek law said children were morally and legally bound to support their parents. Philo, a contemporary of our Lord, said,

"When old storks become unable to fly, they remain in their nests and are fed by their children, who go to endless exertions

to provide their food because of their piety." "As Aristotle saw it, a man must himself starve before he would see his parents starve. Plato in The Laws has the same

conviction of the debt that is owed to parents: 'Next comes the honor of loving parents, to whom, as is meet, we have to

pay the first and greatest and oldest of debts, considering that all which a man has belongs to those who gave him birth and

brought him up, and that he must do all that he can to minister to them; first, in his property; secondly, in his person; and

thirdly, in his soul; paying the debts due to them for their care and travail which they bestowed upon him of old in the days

of his infancy, and which he is now able to pay back to them, when they are old and in the extremity of their need.'" (William

Barclay, The Letters To Timothy, Titus, and Philemon, p. 107). In 1 Timothy 5:3,4 we are commanded to "Honor widows who are really widows. But if any widow has children or

grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents; for this is good and acceptable before

God." The word "repay" is translated as "requite" in the King James Version. Edgar Goodspeed translated this verse as, "to

return the care of those who brought them up." We live in a time when sacred duties are often turned over to the state. Some Christians expect public charity to do what

private piety ought to do. I have met children who expected the church to support their parents even though they were

capable of doing so themselves. Some churches are excusing those who so sin and actually become a party to their sin by

accepting the obligation in their stead. The New Testament still says, "If any believing man or woman has widows, let them

relieve them, and do not let the church be burdened, that it may relieve those who are really widows" (1 Timothy 5:16). The

church is not to be charged with the care of aged saints when children are still alive and capable of attending to their needs. I know of Christians who purchased nice houses and automobiles, and then expected the church to care for their parents.

Such individuals should not be coddled, but withdrawn from if they refuse to honor their moral and spiritual obligations to

their parents. You can just hear some of these ingrates crying, "But it would be too crowded for them to stay at our

house!" That might be true. Your parents' house was probably crowded when you were young too. Others claim it would be

too expensive to care for their parents. Your parents no doubt made sacrifices for you when you were in need many years

ago. Others bemoan the fact that they would not have any privacy if their parents came to stay. Well, you can ask your own

parents about that one. "Repaying your parents" might mean you living in a crowded house, driving an older model car and wearing faded clothes.

Christians in the first century "sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need" (Acts

2:45). If they could do this for those whom they barely knew, shouldn't children be willing to do the same for their own

parents? Children who neglect this obligation are worse than unbelievers (1 Timothy 5:8).

Taking care of an aged parent is simply repaying the love they gave us in our time of need with love in their time of need.

[Article used with permission. http://www.padfieldconsulting.com/marriage/elderly-care.html]

Taking Care of the Elderly

By Gene Taylor

ELDERS - Randy Calloway, Grant Jackson, Mike Klotz

DEACONS - Steven Bailey, Jim Crowe, Bruce Elam, Justin Esslinger,

Paul Eubanks, Art Gatica, Gary Hannah, Daniel Honig, Russell Hooten,

Manuel Mungia, Larry Sanchez

Call the following if you are unable to help with:

Serving: Larry Sanchez or David Reyes

Nursery: Allie Honig

Greeters Security, Wed Devo: Office

Sound & Projector: Justin Esslinger

Bible Hour: Aaron Hernandez

Open & Close Building: Art Gatica

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Weber Road Church of Christ 5253 Weber Road

Corpus Christi, TX 78411-4541

Sharing God’s Word with Corpus Christi & the World

STAFF

Pulpit Minister - Mark Hammitt

Youth Minister - Christian Torres

Secretary - Charlene Hooten

Office Telephone (361) 853-7701

Website: webercofc.com

Office E-mail:

office@webercofc.com

SCHEDULE

SUNDAY

Bible Classes………...….9:00 AM

AM Worship…………..10:00 AM

PM Worship… ..…….......6:00 PM

Children’s Bible Hour.….6:00 PM

WEDNESDAY

Ladies’ Bible Class……..10:00 AM

Bible Study………..……..7:00 PM

Assignments – March 5, 2017 Song Leader: Christian Torres (AM); Levi Stark (PM) Opening Prayer: Art Gatica (AM); Thomas Brinn (PM) Preside at Table: Gary Hannah Servers: Larry Sanchez, Blair Anderson, Steven Bailey, Dale Golden, Buddy Montgomery, Van Aguilar, Manuel Mungia, Walter Wilson Servers from the Back: Payton Hammitt, Aiden Montgomery, Matthew Lee, Ryan Stark, Tyler Crowe, Michael Brady Scripture Reading: Jim Crowe Announcements: Stephen Charlebois Greeters: Baldemar & Susan Covarrubias; Evelyn Pledger Security (Sun & Wed): Justin Esslinger Sound System: Cole Esslinger Projector: Daniel Shelton Nursery: Allie Honig (AM); Murine Mungia (PM) Bible Hour: Hernandez, Brenda V, Darleen B Bible Hour Teens: Tyler & Koda Open & Close Building: Stephen Charlebois Card Collectors: Collin, Arthur, Calil, Ian, John, James, Andrew, Aric, Luke, Dylan, Peyton, Aidan Wednesday Devotionals: 3/8-Christian Torres; 3/15-Thomas Brinn; 3/22-David Reyes; 3/29-Buddy Montgomery

The Record for February 26, 2017 Sunday Bible Class…………………….141 Sunday AM Worship…………………...254 Sunday PM Worship…………………...130 Wednesday Bible Study……………….125 Contribution………..……...……......$9,703

March:

3rd-Aaron Hernandez

5th-Brant Hudgins

8th-David Blanchard

9th-Laurine Shelton

9th-Gavin Blanchard

11th-Allie Honig

13th-Art Gatica

15th-Charlene Bazzy

15th-Mady Yaws

15th-Dale Golden

16th-Keisha Joshlin

19th-Daniel Shelton

20th-Doris Halliburton

20th-Joanna Brinn

21st-Barbara Bazzy

23rd-Jessica Lucero