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The Bible says, "And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him" (Gen. 5:24). What a memorial! I cannot think of a greater complement than if someone said, “That Neil Richey, he walks with God”? Though we may never be commended on this side of eternity for our faithfulness, we still must walk with God now if we have the hope to walk with him then. When I think about those who, like Enoch, are seeking to walk
with God, I cannot help but think of the following:1. The mommas who are faithful keepers of the home. They know that their first mission field is the home. They raise children to love God, and help their husband to do the same (Tit. 2:5).2. The dads who are raising their boys to be real men. They show their sons how to treat women with respect, work hard, and always put the kingdom first (Eph. 6:4). 3. The unknown preacher. The one who's never invited to hold Gospel meetings, speak on lecture series, or write for "major" publications. They dig in day after day in their church work, and the local congregation and community are better because of him (1 Tm. 4:16).4. The known preacher. The preachers who are "in demand." Without these men, we'd be bereft of scores of tremendous materials that supplement our studies. Without these men, young preachers would miss opportunities to listen to skillful presentations, and learn from a variety of stylistic approaches to sermon delivery (2 Tm. 2:2).5. Elders and deacons who know their responsibilities and understand their qualifications. Today, it's such a challenge to find men who will step up and serve in these areas. We need more men who will faithfully carry out such responsibilities (1 Tm. 3:1-13; Acts 20:28).Of this there can be no doubt, our day of standing before the Judge is coming. The question is, will we be able to walk with God? It depends on whether or not we’re walking with him now.
—Neil Richey
Our Purpose in Life is to “Glorify God”
Our Elders:Mike Adams, Tim Feltner (Shepherd of the Month- Mar.), Roger WinslettOur Deacons:Eric Aguirre (Lads to Leaders), Steve Brandt (Youth), Derek Brown (GSOP/GA Missions), Sim Christie (Benevolence), Dino Drain (Security/Technology), Tom Eickmeyer (Business/Contracts), John Golden (Worship), Hunter Hughes (Member Involvement/Community Outreach), Scott Ihle (Foreign Missions), Lance Leavens (Education/HOME), Chris Vance (Grounds), Josh Zahrndt (Building)
Times of Assembling:Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Bible Study, 10:30 a.m. Worship, 5:00 p.m. WorshipWednesday, 7:15 p.m. Bible Study
Office Contact Info:Office Phone: 770.971.9933Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00-1:00 Web Address: www.LifeInChrist.com
Our Staff:David Decker (GSOP Director)[email protected], 770.656.3979Kelly Drain (Office Administrator) [email protected], 770.971.9933 Lance Leavens (Involvement Minister) [email protected], 678.809.2986Neil Richey (Pulpit Minister) [email protected], 678.809.2984Tommy Tidwell (Marietta Campus Director) [email protected], 770.365.2133
Susan recently shared a blog with me written by Charlene Notgrass. The title of the blog was It Doesn’t Matter what a Child Can Do if He Won’t.The article started out focusing on how children grow in their “list of can do’s”. This is their list of accomplishments as they grow and develop. As the title of the article implies though, it’s not
what a child can do but what they actually do. It doesn’t matter if a child knows how to tie their shoes, brush their teeth, get dressed, etc. if they won’t do it. She eventually made the jump from children to adults in this line of thinking.As I read her article, I was struck by the truth in what she was saying. Since my role focuses on church involvement, I couldn't help but think of how true this is in our church lives. Many of us have skills that we put to use in our secular jobs but fail to use those same skills in serving the Lord. We may even have skills we have used in the past and have stopped using them.“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment” (Mk. 12:30). Our love for God should impact every aspect of our lives. How do we demonstrate that love? Ultimately, it should be demonstrated in our work and service for Him. “Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work” (Jn. 4:34). The very thing that sustained Jesus (His “food”) was working and doing the will of His Father.We can have a list a mile long of things we are capable of doing. That list doesn’t mean much if we aren’t actually doing them. We need workers. Let’s all consider some things we can do and maybe aren’t doing. Then let’s start using those talents for the Lord.
—Lance Leavens
75 Weekly Church Bulletin Volume 66/Issue 8 February 23, 2017
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News You Can Use:Good Works:
Striving to fulfill God’s Purpose
ThroughEvangelism,
Edification, & Benevolence
Here are some of our works . . . .
EvangelismGeorgia School of Preaching & Biblical Studies
House-to-House/Heart-to-Heart
Live Webcasting of Our Services
EdificationBible Classes
Church LibraryLadies Workshop
Prime Timers GroupYouth Groups
BenevolenceRaintree VillageRainbow Omega
Agape
By the Numbers:
Sun. Bible Study:155
Worship:233
Contribution:$13,115.15
Wed. Bible Study:131
Prayer Requests: Sympathy:Our sympathy is extended to Nila Fogle & family in the passing of Nila’s sister, Peggy Rosette. Our sympathy is also extended to Raymond Brown & family in the passing of Raymond’s brother, Stanley Brown. Latest Updates:Andrea Lowe requests continued prayers for her father Larry Grimes. Nancy Smith, aunt of Chisholm Waldroop, will have 3 days of Chemo every 2 weeks for 3 months at the Atlanta Cancer Center. Glenda Eickmeyer has strep throat. Rose and Jerry Hall both had hospital stays recently. Raymond Brown has been released from the hospital. He will followup with his doctor in a couple of weeks. Shut-Ins:Frances Leavens, Helen Luke, Carolyn Melvin, Trae Rivero, Opal Sewell, Ruth Shields, Faye Stewart.
Continue to Remember:Danny Welker, James Coar, Josh Zahrndt, Janice Hudson, Glen Word, Billy Biggers, Jadon Eickmeyer, Chet Taylor, Sim Christie, Eric Aguirre, Jesse Phillips, Sammie & Bryan Hathcock, Annette Linton, Vicki Derrick, Rose & Jerry Hall.
Friends and Family:Mike Luke (brother of Kerry Jenkins), Amy Brown (daughter of the Tunstall’s), Bill Jackson (father of Kristy Sexton), Brian Brandt (brother of Steve Brandt), Fred St. Clair (father of Daphyne Condra), Tammy Rogers
(sister of Tim Feltner), Ruby Hicks (mother of Cliff Hicks), Rob Morris (friend of Blake Hoelscher), Ouida Richardson (aunt of Daphyne Condra), Doris Ledbetter (mother of Marcia Jaynes), Michael Havrillay (friend of Larry Carter), Miles Robbins (grandson of Jerry & Rose Hall), Betty Jackson (friend of Sammie Hathcock), Gary Gaston (brother of Glenda Eickmeyer), Arrie Phillips (mother of Jesse Phillips).
Reminder Parents:There is a nursery available during worship as well as a training room at the back of the auditorium. We ask that this be reserved for parents with children.
Prayer requests will remain in the Scroll for four weeks unless the office is notified. If we’ve removed someone from the prayer list that you would like re-admitted, please call or email the office and we’ll be happy to do so.
Announcements: Welcome:A special welcome to our visitors on the Lord’s Day. Members, be sure that our guests receive a visitor’s card so that we can follow up with them and show our appreciation for their visiting with us. Those cards should be returned to the office.Spring Education Quarter News:Thank you to those that volunteered to teach during the Spring quarter that begins on March 1. Material can be picked up in the work room. We are offering a class titled "The Jesus Foundation". The purpose of the class is to
help strengthen spiritual foundations. The class is intended for those who might be “newer” Christians (maybe 3-5 years). Topics that will be covered include: Personal Bible Study, Attendance, Worship, Heaven, Hell, etc. To help us prepare for the class size there is a sign up sheet in the foyer.
New Member:Please welcome Taylor Bosch to our church family. Taylor is in the green HOME group.310 Hampton Drive Sandy Plains, GA 30350 229-563-5426
2/24-26 YES Weekend, PRYSM group2/24 Red HOME get together, 7 pm2/26 Bible Class 930 am Worship, 1030 am Worship, 5 pm2/26 Winter Education ends 2/28 Ladies Workshop, 930 am
February at a Glance
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The Youth ZoneBe sure to pick up a Sermon Advantage for Kids or a Sermon Advantage for Pre-teens located on the bulletin board by the nursery or the welcome center. Bible Time:We want our young people down front Sunday nights at 5 pm for about ten minutes for Bible Time. TNT= Tots N Truth, birth - 1st gradeKFC= Kids for Christ, 2nd - 5th grade:Lads-to-Leaders:Bible Bowl team study schedule: Sun. Feb. 26, 6-7 pm, alternate written test date, Y.E.S. WeekendWed. Mar. 1, during bible class, Job 3-4Sun. Mar, 5, 1230-230 pm, Esther 1-7Wed. Mar. 8, during bible class, Job 5-6Sun. Mar, 12, 1230-230 pm, Job 1-14Wed. Mar. 15, during bible class, Job 7-8PRYSM=Piedmont Road Youth Serving the Master, 6th-12th grade:See the PRYSM bulletin board for all sign up sheets and info. •Medical Release Forms- If you or your child(ren) plan to participate in any youth activities with the congregation, please turn in a medical release form to Steve Brandt ASAP. •Y.E.S Weekend in Valdosta- Feb. 24-26.•Area Wide- 2nd Sunday of each month hosted by area congregations. Next meeting is on Mar. 12 hosted by Macland Road. •Singing Devo- Mar. 3 at 7 pm at the home of the Vance’s. Ice Cream is provided, kids bring toppings. •S.O.A.R. Youth Rally in Augusta- Mar. 17-19. Sign up by Feb. 22. •Spring Formal-“The Sweetest Night,”April 8 from 6-10 pm at Walker Co. Civic Center. 8th grade-college age. If interested in attending, see the Brandt’s by Mar 15. •College Visit to Faulkner University- If you are a Sophomore, Junior or Senior and are interested in going, please contact Steve or Rita Brandt. Date to be determined.
The Ladies Corner Ladies Night Out (LNO):Meets one evening a month for a fun get together/craft/community service project/etc. Ladies Devo & Brunch:Meets on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 930 am in the fellowship hall. Our next meeting will be on Mar. 11.Ladies Workshop:Meets each Tuesday morning at 930 am in the workshop room on the lower level.Secret Prayer Sisters: There is a table located just outside the cry room, where you can leave notes for the sister you’re praying for and/or the sister praying for you.
A Good Tune UpJoe W. Nichols
The Georgia School of Preaching & Biblical Studies
“…though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered” (Heb. 5:8).
What a remarkable statement. The Lord “learned.” This thought is even more significant when one considers Paul’s words, “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past
finding out!” (Rom. 11:33). The same God who possesses all wisdom and knowledge could “learn” obedience through His sufferings. What an amazing consideration.
Learning is truly a life’s journey. It begins far earlier than K-12, and continues far beyond B.A., M.A. and PhD. Paul wrote of the vastness of God’s storehouse of learning in Colossians 2:1-3, “For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
It is both challenging and thrilling to know that God possesses all knowledge. Not only does He know everything about us (Ps. 139), Our Father knows everything about everything. This is one of the reasons why learning His Word, and about His creation, are such rewarding pursuits.
But, learning comes with a price. Namely, “diligence” (2 Tim. 2:15). It is an everyday quest to learn and grow in the knowledge and understanding of anything - especially those things that are eternal in nature.
A personal challenge in the journey of discipleship is to maintain the goal of learning one new thing every day. Through reading, study, observation, conversation, listening, and investigation it is truly amazing to consider the things that can be learned.
Knowledge need not be merely the accumulation of random facts. Rather, it is the learning of important things that brings growth, richness of life, and a maturity that will likely never manifest itself alone. Job said of himself, “I have treasured the words of His mouth, More than my necessary food” (Job 23:12).
If we set for ourselves the perpetual goal of learning at least one new thing every day, the blessing to our lives will be inestimable. Especially if those “new” things are about God. And, as a result we will continually add to the library of things that we are able to share with others.
It is often said by Christians that there is a proverbial list of things that, when they finally get to heaven, they plan to ask God the Father, Jesus, Paul and Peter. Why not begin searching out those things long before that day?Most of us would be surprised at all that could be learned - if only we would pay the price that each step of the journey demands.
—David Decker
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•Red group coordinators— LeRoy & Nila Fogle and Scott & Alexis IhleDessert and Devotional at the home of the Ihle’s on Friday, February 24 at 7 pm. Bring a dessert. Coffee will be provided.
•White group coordinators— Steve & Rita Brandt and Chris & Carie VanceApril 21st at 7 pm at the home of Lance & Susan Leavens for Coffee, Dessert and Prayer.
•Blue group coordinators— Derek & Kasey Brown and John & Misty Golden
•Green group coordinators— Steve & Bonnie Binkley and Keith & Mona Kauk•Yellow group coordinators— Les & Charlotte Sandifer and Dino & Kelly Drain
For the Month of MarchCommunion Prep-Sam & Noreda Carrington
Open Building- Terry MooreClose Building- Justin Dale
Sunday, 2-26–17 Morning Evening Announcements: Terry Moore Terry MooreSong Director: Blake Hoelscher John SextonOpening Prayer: Sim Christie Dino DrainServe at the Table: Roger Winslett Rex Burrell Assist AM 5 Josh Zahrndt 4 Dan Thompson 6 Eric Aguirre 3 David Reece7 Cliff Hicks 2 Don McLean8 Bob Crompton 1 Hunter HughesScripture Reader: Tyrik Blocker, Jr—1 Corinthians 9:16Sermon AM: Neil Richey—I Love the TruthShepherds Closing Prayer AM: Tim Feltner Sermon PM: Lance Leavens— HOME - It’s Who We Are Closing Prayer PM: Blake Hoelscher GreetersBible Study West Tom EickmeyerAM Worship East Travis & Melba DaleAM Worship West Mike & Tricia AdamsPM Worship West Larry CarterAM Ushers: David Reece/Ryan WalkerPM Usher: Eric Aguirre Wednesday, 3-1–17Announcements/Prayer: Lance LeavensSong Director: Chris VanceDevotional/Speaker: Neil RicheyClosing Prayer: Jesse Phillips
Unable to Serve? Call Rex Burrell: 770.427.7595
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