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Brad SeeversSenior Minister(740-550-9882)
David TinglerAssociate Minister
Scott BrownWorship &
Outreach Minister
Hannah MartinDirector ofChildrens Ministries
Sunday Services
1stWorship8:00 a.m.
2ndWorship10:30 a.m.
Bible School9:15 a.m.
Evening Worship6:00 p.m.
February 3, 2013
ANNUAL
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
The Annual Congregational Meeting forthe purpose of reviewing 2012 and
looking ahead to 2013 will be held on
Wednesday, February 6, 2013.
There will be a carry-in dinner at
6:00 p.m. and the meeting will follow.
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BITS FROM BRO. DAVE
PERSONAL NOTE: A total of 23 senioenjoyed our trip on Tuesday (1/29). Goblessed us with great weather. It was enjoyable excursion to Wooster, Smithviland Orrville. I want to thank Dic
Shumaker for helping with the drivinWatch for information about our neadventure.
SUNDAY EVENINGS IN THE SANCTUAR
We have just two messages left in oucurrent series from II Corinthians. Thweek (Feb. 3), the theme is Marks of Carnal Christian, from II Corinthian
12:11-21. The final message, on Februa10, will be Standing For The Truth anthe text is found in II Corinthians 13:1-1If you are not involved in a small group
on Sunday evenings, I encourage you join us. Communion is available for thowho desire. Also, remember that we nohave activities for children each Sundaevening.
WEDNESDAYS: I want to remind oparticipants that we will not be meeting feither, the 10 AM or 6:30 PM sessions, oFebruary 6 or 13. We will resume classon February 20. At that time, we will bexamining chapter 4 of Ephesians. We dinvite you to be a part of these studies.
FINAL THOUGHT: It certainly appeathat todays teenagers will have a ha
time telling children of their own what the
did without!
THOUGHTS FROM BRAD
I heard it said years ago, that the church is theonly institution that exists with the non-memberin mind. Whether you agree with that statementor not, it seems that many times a churchfellowship becomes solely member-focused.Theres a big danger in that. If a church only
focuses on itself, eventually the church will notexist.
David Platt in his book, Radical, writes We aresettling for a Christianity that revolves aroundcatering to ourselves, when the central messageof Christianity, is actually about abandoningourselves.
In our efforts to be more strategic in reaching the
unchurched of our community, we are makingplans to alter the way we do our second service.These modifications have been prayed about anddiscussed as the elders and staff plan for what weanticipate being an exciting future of FifthAvenue. We will share more about this at ourupcoming congregational meeting on February6th.
We do not know what the future will bring to thischurch. There are no guarantees about anythingwe try to accomplish, but we are called to befaithful! So our mantra will be Whatever ittakes. As Paul wrote Become all things to allmen that we might win some. (1 Cor. 9:22-23)
You may not understand why change isnecessary, but we have to have the mindset thatall people are important enough to save. Thatmeans I must surrender some of my likes inorder for new people to know Jesus. Please pray
for our church daily and may we abandonourselves as we make the church all about Jesus.
In His Service,Brad
Love God and Love People!
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Last week in Childrens Church, w
learned about Noahs Ark. We imagine
what it would be like if one of ouneighbors did something as crazy a
building a huge boat in the back yar
Sometimes we as Christians, do thing
that others think are weird or no
normal. I think that is what God ha
called us to do! We are not of th
world, so why would we act worldly?
Let us do crazy things for Christ!
Genesis 6-9:17
Hannah
SPIRITUAL STATISTICSJanuary 27, 2013
Sunday School 67
1st
Morning Worship 87
2n
Morning Worship 79
Total Morning Worship 166
Evening Worship 56
Wednesday 27
Weekly Budget $ 4,790.00
Budget Received $ 6,112.91Youth $ 17.25
SERVING SCHEDULEFebruary 3, 2013
At the Table 1st Larry Bussey and Dick Shumaker
Serving 1st
Patrick Wersell, Richard Boyer,Dan Brown, Ray Coats
Serving 2n
Patrick Wersell,Nick Hinson, Jacob Neff
Pastor of the week Larry Bussey
PM Deacon Patrick Wersell
COMMUNION PREPARATION1
stWorship Dick and Marg Shumaker
2n
Worship Anna Lockhart
GREETERS
1st
Worship Brenda Hines and Virginia Wentz
2n
Worship Neal Rudolph
NURSERY
Sunday School Shirley Marsh and Margie Ayers2n Worship Samantha Hendricks &Courtney Beiter
VISITOR CENTER
1st Worship Becky Wellman
2n Worship Julie Stuck
SECURITY
1st Worship Paul Alexander
Bible School Bill Kelly
2n
Worship Mike Cooper
Evening Worship George Lambert
Sarah Brown Ron Ogden Sharon Britch Barbara Benadum Ron Combes Shirley Marsh
Jim Hoff Jane King John Dickson Jeane Goldfarb Barbara Kerr Jane Kiger
Ray Coats Our Troops Naressa Allen Wanda Dickson Wanda Stover Larry Bussey
Erica Highfield Morgan Gornall
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The Dorcas Society will have a
potluck luncheon on Tuesday,
February 19th at noon. All
ladies are welcome! Invite a
family member or a friend.
Any questions, contact Linda
Daubenmire at 654-0149.
SERVING SCHEDULEFebruary 10, 2013
At the Table 1st Mike Cooper & Dave Riggenbach
Serving 1st
Tim Huffman, Ralph Conrad,Don Gardner, Bill Kelly
Serving 2n
Tim Huffman,Neal Rudolph, Dale Thornton
Pastor of the week Mike Cooper
PM Deacon Tim Huffman
COMMUNION PREPARATION1st Worship Dick and Marg Shumaker
2n Worship Anna Lockhart
GREETERS
1st
Worship Don and Judy Gardner
2n Worship Dick and Marg Shumaker
NURSERY
Sunday School Laura Wersell and Courtney Beiter2n Worship Nick and Tracy Hinson
VISITOR CENTER
1st Worship Kay Knode
2n
Worship Michelle Czich
SECURITY
1st Worship Dan Brown
Bible School Carmel Marsh
2n Worship Mike BusseyEvening Worship Jim Puckett
SCOTTS THOUGHTS
John 13:34-35 (NIV)34 A new command I give you: Love one anothe
As I have loved you, so you must love oanother. 35 By this everyone will know that yoare my disciples, if you love one another.
We make love a complicated thing at times, anyet at its core it is very simple. When we lovsomeone, their needs become more importathan our own. This finds its fullest expression Gods love for us which was so great that prompted Him to give Jesus so we could saved.
To the unchurched world around us, what are wknown for? Is it the reflection of Gods love? Doe
the world know that we are followers of Chrbecause we love them more than we loourselves?
God has given us the responsibility to go into the world and make disciples. This passage John tells us we will be known as disciplbecause of our love. How are we doing at thprimary job God has given us?
What would our worship gatherings look like if oprimary purpose is holding Jesus high so that Hlove can reach the unchurched around us? Istime to forgo our own comfort so that we migbecome all things to all people that we might wsome?
Jesus left the comfort of heaven and associatewith sinful man so that we might be redeemeHow can we claim to be followers of Christ and n
be willing to go where He leads? Outreach messy. It is uncomfortable. It is our calling.
Family Game NightSaturday, February 9th
7-9pm
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Sunday School Classes for All AgesClasses at 9:15 unless noted
Nursery (Birth through 3 years old)Jesus Loves Me
Room 102Courtney Beiter, Coordinator
Preschool (Ages 3-6)
God the CreatorRoom 105Marie Huffman, Teacher
Early Elementary (Kindergarten through 2nd
Grade)Shaping Hearts With Gods Word
Room 101Deborah Will, Teacher
Middle Elementary (3rd
, 4th
, and 5th
Grades)Be Wise and Trust God in His Power
Room 106Becky Hoagland, Teacher
Junior and Senior HighOld Testament Survey
Room 301Nick Hinson, Teacher
Young Ladies Class (8:00 a.m.)The Lies Women/Young Women Believe
Room 306Cassie Bull, Teacher
Ladies Class"God as He Longs for You to See Him"
Room 209Beverly Puckett, Teacher
Mens ClassHearing Gods Word
Room 205
Adult ClassThe Attributes of God
Room 214Brad Seevers, Teacher
Harmony Adult ClassGod Establishes a Faithful People
Room 204Dave Tingler, Teacher
Philothean Adult ClassParables
Room 108
Jim Love, Teacher
WELCOME TO FIFTH AVENUE!At FACC, we focus on loving
God, loving people, and turningthe world upside down.
We are happy you chose to worshipwith us today. We hope you return
next week and bring your friendswith you. If you would please takea few minutes to fill out a Silent
Roll Call Card, located on the backof the pew, you can then place it inthe offering plate as it is passed.Thank you. For more information
about our great church, contact our
minister, Brad Seevers [email protected] or call himat 740.550.9882. Have a great week
and may God bless your life.
Library Spotlight
My Heart Christs Home by Robert
Boyd Munger and Carolyn Nystrom is aMommy and Me Book in our ChildrensLibrary. This book tells the story of a boynamed Peter and his week spent withJesus. Peter enjoys being with Jesusand sharing his activities with Him. Butthen Peter is faced with a decision.Should he show Jesus the secret thinghe has hidden in his closet?
In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon is abook in our Adult Library. In His Steps isabout a church group who decided to doeach days tasks as Jesus would do.They were to do this for one year, but itwent way beyond that and influenced thelives of all those who met them, forever.
Visit our libraries and check out
a good book!
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Core Values...
Values central to the life, mission and vision o
Fifth Avenue Church of Christ are:
Christ-Centered WorshipWe make it a priority every Sunday to celebrate Jesus throug
our music. (Romans 11:36-12:1-2). We focus on Jesus
through grace-based preaching and teaching & understand thBible is our authority (2 Timothy 3:16).
Church Health and Biblical BalancChurch health becomes reality when God's people seek
harmony & live consistently. We expect every member toprotect the unity of Christ's Church. (Romans 12:16; 1 Pete
3:8)
Global EvangelismWe are constant to our founding call to worldwide
evangelism, proclaiming to all that Jesus Christ is the SaviorHealer, and Soon-Coming King (Acts 20:27).
Fellowship and MinistryAfter people begin their journey with Jesus, we will equip
them to find a ministry based upon their strengths. We waneveryone to serve in some capacity. (1 Corinthians 12:12-27We also want His church to be the living evidence of His lov
and power to the world.
DiscipleshipWe do not want you to "get religion" here at Fifth Avenue
Church of Christ in Lancaster. We are all about teaching yothat Jesus seeks a daily relationship with Him through a life obedience. In other words, we want to see the things you artaught actually change your lifestyle & your daily decisions
Social ConscienceWe place high value on the sanctity of human life, of Biblic
marriage and morality, and we welcome ethnic diversity(Isaiah 56:7; Philippians 2:15-16).
OUR PURPOSE
WE EXIST TO
Exalt Gods Greatness;
Evangelize Gods Work
Equip Gods People
Express Gods Love through Jesus Christ
OUR MISSION
To Love God and Love People!
Brad Seevers preaching
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How Can I Respond Today?At FACC we look to the Bible for guidance on
all issues. We believe that Gods Word is
clear concerning what a person must do to
become a Christian.
Trust that Jesus can bring you tosalvation.
Turn (repent) from the sin in yourlife.
Confess your desire to make Jesus theLord of your life.
Be baptized (immersed) in water forthe forgiveness of sins and to receive
the Holy Spirit into your life.
To make this life decision for Christ, we ask
that youcomeforward during our commitment
song at the conclusion of the Sunday message.
Baptized believers are welcome to become
members at FACC by coming forward on
Sunday morning or by seeing our Senior
Minister to discuss this further. We ask that
youcomplete a series ofCurious classes to help
you better understand what you are
committing to as a member.