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“If it is to be, it’s up to me”
In This Issue
Worship Location and Time
Independence Day
National Men’s Health Week
Hope and Health: Alze-
heimer’s Disease
Rev. Dr Mary A. Leonard
If It Is To Be, It’s Up To MeIsaiah 6:8 “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who
will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.”
The prophet Isaiah lifts up a poignant thought that so many people try to overlook.
When something needs to be done, people tend to look around to see who will do
what needs to be done. Isaiah says that in having the revelation of what needs to
be done, he asks God who shall go without considering the task may be meant for
himself. Then the light bulb went on and he says “Here am I; send me.”
Many of us are in a generation that are the middle aged group that is supposed to
have the knowledge and the ability to do what needs to be done. When we were
younger, we had the energy but not the skill. Our parents and grand parents
were the group who took care of what needed to be done. Now, parents and
grand parents are dying and several new generations are maturing.
As we look around and are enlightened by the spirit of God to see what needs to
be done, our response should be as Isaiah says: “Here am I; Send me”. There is
too much at stake for each us not to do what we can to make this world a better
place as we past the responsibility of stewardship to new generations.
If we see a need for help, let’s help. If we see a need for love, let’s love. If we see
a need for teaching, let’s teach. If we see a need to work, let’s work.
I challenge you to make yourself a committee of one and stop procrastinating and
do what God is laying in your spirit to do. If you need help, God will send you
help. If you need finances, the earth of the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, so go.
If you are worried about failure, no one has ever succeeded by not trying. If you
think you have too many shortcomings to do what God has laid in your heart to do,
the Apostle Paul says in my weakness I am strong. Here are we; Send us Lord!
The Official Newsletter of the Fountain of Hope Christian Church July 2014
Pastor Charles F. Marshall, III
MISSION: Encourage spiritual growth and nurture God’s children to take care of self, community, and the world through Christian Education,
Radical Hospitality, Authentic Praise and Worship, and Service.
FOUNTAIN OF HOPE
Missions Day, Sun, June 22, 2013 at 9am
Join us for Worship - Missionary Nora (Palestine)
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Independence DayOn July 4, 1776, the architects of this country that we call the United States of
America crafted the words that are essence the United States’ ethic. On that day,
the Declaration of Independence was adopted and says these guiding principles
that are relevant still today:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness...
Become aMemberBecoming a member is easy. All
you need to do is take the step of
faith and become a part of this
fellowship.
You may join by one of three (3)
ways: Baptism, Letter, or Watch
Care.
Baptism—If you never have been
baptized
Letter — If you are moving mem-
bership from another church.
Watch Care—Keep your current
membership, but affiliate under
care while you are in fellowship
with Fountain of Hope.
Now it’s up to you. Make the
step. We have members who are
affiliated with this fellowship
throughout the United States. You
may be the next member wherever
you reside.
Let us know if you have questions.
Worship Location: 2362 Lawrenceville Hwy, Decatur, GA 30033
Worship Every Sunday at 9:00 AM
Disciple Women Fall Retreat
September 12-14, 2014
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Toccoa, GA
2015 General Assembly
July 18-22, 2015
Columbus, OH
2014 Quadrennial Assembly
June 25-29, 2014
Atlanta, GA
2014 Pastors Conference
Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2014
San Diego, CA
Brian McLaren Keynote
Georgia Regional Assembly
November 14-15, 2014
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Sandersonville, GA
News from the Disciples of Christ
Happy Independence Day, July 4, 2014
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Worship Service every
2nd Sunday 11am
Sis. Vester Sims
Sis. Jarrell Grace
President Barak Obama
Bro. Damion Lonon
Americans Out of Work
Bro. Dwight Wimes
Bro. Robert Nichols
Bro. Sam Warfield
Rev. Robert L. Melson, Sr.
Sis. Emma R. Locke
Rev. William Harris
Rev. Larry McNeal
Sis. Sheila Bundy
Sis. Daphne Davis
Bro. Richard Marshall
Sis. Sandra Marshall
Sis. Gladys Axon-Rice
Bro. Fred Kendrick
Bro. Lawrence Poole
Bro. Fabian Johnson
Sis. Soreina Baruso
Sis. Carolyn Johnson
Bro. Evan Morris
Bro. Rodney Gilliam
Bro. Arthur L. Brown Jr.
Sis. Terlisa F. Sheppard
Logan Family
Brazzel Family
Morris Family
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The Leonard Family
Dr. Brenda Wiley
Remember in Prayer:“...What things soever ye desire, when ye pray believe that ye receive them,
and ye shall have them.”-Mark 11:24
The Rev. Dr. Mary A. LeonardWomen’s Empowerment Luncheon
“Walk It Out”
Date & Time: TBA
Powerful Women Speakers and
Life Changing Testimonies
You don’t want to miss this
event!
STAY TUNED!
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Over 50Barb
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healthlit
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Men’s Ministry
Eta Lambda
Chapter
Fountain of Hope July 2014 Page 5
National
Black Men’s
Health
Week
National Black Men’s Health Week, June 8-15, 2015 Barbershop Edition
Fountain of Hope July 2014 Page 6
Hope and Health: Alzheimer's disease
Fountain of Hope July 2014 Page 7
Fountain of Hope July 2014 Page 8
Disciples of Christ Websites
Office of the General Minister and President www.disciples.org/ogmp
Central Pastoral Office for Hispanic Ministries www.obrahispana.org
Christian Board of Publication www.chalicepress.com
Christian Church Foundation www.disciples.org/ccf
Church Extension www.churchextension.org
Council on Christian Unity www.disciples.org/ccu
Disciples of Christ Historical Society www.discipleshistory.org
Disciples Home Missions www.discipleshomemissions.org
Division of Overseas Ministries/Global Ministries www.globalministries.org
Higher Education and Leadership Ministries www.helmdisciples.org
National Benevolent Association www.nbacares.org
National Convocation www.disciples.org/convo
New Church Ministry www.newchurchministry.org
North American/Pacific Asian Disciples www.napad.net
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Contact Us
Give us a call for more information about
our ministry and opportunities at Fountain
of Hope
Fountain of Hope
PO BOX 55039
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 254-3491
Visit us on the web at
www.fountainofhopechristianchurch.com
Read With HopeAs the church celebrates its
birthday on Pentecost, a study
of the Apostle Paul is a good
way to mark this great day in
the history of humanity. We
learn of Paul from the book of
Acts and his letters to the new
churches in the New Testa-
ment. This book covers the
time between Paul’s conver-
sion in Damascus and his arri-
val in Antioch. Martin Hengel,
Professor of New Testament
and Early Judaism at Universi-
ty of Tubingen and Anna Maria
Schwemer, teacher at Me-
lanchthon Foundation,
Tubingen present this sketch of
Paul’s life.
Fountain of Hope
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Atlanta, GA 30308
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