WORSHIP SERVICE PARTICIPANTS Sunday, January 19, 2020 8:00 AM 10:30 AM 6:00 PM Opening Prayer: Joe Skelley Mark Conder Chuck Hanson Lead at Table: Chris Gilbert * Carl Hardeman * Ron Feken*/Jerry Ellis* Scripture Reading: Sam Gilbert Theodore Dorian Brent Fowler Joe Bingham Gene Barger Sam Bush Darrell Brewer James Coffman Brett Carter Jerry Asbille Rick Casebier Mark Field Ed Castellaw Daniel Gooch Mitch Garrett Jon Pace Art Cancienne Alternates: Jackson Parham Scott Haynes Tim Sain Tucker Kuntz Jeff Spence Dave Simpson Harris Williams Cody Speed Closing Prayer: Cary Duncan Ricky Echols Al Fowler

* By name indicates leading prayers for communion and contribution

Coordinators: Andy Gaines Steve Pruitt Mike Parham 901-759-5848 901-481-7909 901-683-9345

**Please meet in the library ten minutes prior to the assigned worship

MEASUREMENT OF GROWTH January 12, 2020 Sunday Bible Class 478 8:00 a.m. 196 10:30 a.m. 512 Total a.m. Worship 708 Sunday p.m. Worship 321 Contribution $ 39,403 Budget $ 34,938

NURSERY ATTENDANTS

Baby-Room 101 8:00 C. Armstrong 10:30 J. Blake 6:00 S. Krech 1 & 2 Year Olds - Room 102 8:00 R. Barham 10:30 M. Swims 6:00 L. Huss, E. Huss

SERMONS

AM - God Love US Enough To (Romans 15:1-6) PM - The Backstory Will Impress You (Haggai 2:1-9)

Good morning! We are glad to gather and worship. It is such a blessing to glorify God and encourage each other. Our singing – our prayers – our focus on God’s word – our communion with Jesus at the table – our participation in our collective work in this congregation is vital to our spiritual walk. We invite you to join in whole-heartedly in our worship service. Have you heard about our ‘Elders Breakfast?’ You say, “What is that all about?” It began many years ago and rep-resents a time when our shepherds lay out the plan for our collective work as a congregation for the year. They will serve a breakfast in the fellowship hall – and then quickly transition to leading us in a discussion of the various aspects of the work for the year. Everyone will have an opportunity to ask questions – some of which can be an-swered in the meeting itself. We’ll talk about our work – dream about how God is using us – and pray for Him to strengthen us through the year. Please come – stay informed – stay engaged – and let’s work together in unity. Going on our Holy Land trip? Would you like to go? There will be a meeting this afternoon at 4:30 pm in the library.

Important information about the trip itself – along with materials that will help you prepare for the trip will be dis-tributed. Still want to go? Talk to me. Time is short

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEAL

Fried Chicken, Broccoli Au Gratin, Carrots, Rolls/

Cornbread, Dessert. The cost is $7.00 per person.

Children 12 and under eat free. Serve time be-

gins promptly at 6:30 p.m. You must have a reser-

vation. Sign up sheets are in the Adult Bible classes and at the

sign up table in the main hall across from the church office. All

entries must be received by 1:00 p.m. on Monday to be included

in the count.

PRAYER LIST

David Bartley

John Beard

Julia Cason

Ira Fontenot

Members

Hailey Haynes

Madonna Langford

Susan McCord

Mona Patterson

Peggy Risner

Nell Shelton

Sue Tarrant

Steve Williams

Shannon Wilson

Those Serving Our Country

Princeston & Charlene Blanchard - Son & Daughter-In Law of

Prudence Duncan/ Air Force/ Ramstein, Germany

James Chapman - Our brother/Army/Kuwait

Lauren Cotney - Our sister/Air National Guard/Knoxville, TN

Andrew Dacus - Our brother /Air Force Reserves

Lauren Dacus - Our sister/ Marines/Camp Lejeune, NC

Philip Day - Son of Terry & Cheryl Day/ USS Tortuga

Andy Dye - Grandson of Allen & Mary Jo Dixon- Army/ Kuwait

Alaina Gembara - Our sister/Navy/ Bahrain, Saudi Arabia

Bria Gibson - Our sister/Navy, London, England

John Gibson - Son-in-law of Terri Chambers, Navy/ Italy

Tyler Hicks - Our brother/Air Force, Wichita Falls, TX

Lacey Hicks - Wife of Tyler Hicks, Air Force, Wichita Falls, TX

Will Holman - Grandson of Donna Griffin/Air Force/ Mt.Home, ID

Grant Kelton - Air National Guard/San Antonia, TX

Taylor Kelton - Our brother/ Air Force/ Boston, MA

Savanah Reed -Granddaughter of John & Martha Reed, Air Force

Lee Roland - Our brother/ Navy, Pensacola, FL

Griffin Stanford - Our brother/Army Guard

Billy Turpin - Son of Tonia Turpin/Marines/Japan

Landon Walker - Son of Christy Perkins/USS Gerald R. Ford

Thomas Welborn - Our brother/Army/Ft. Carson, CO

Jason Wilder - Brother of Joseph Wilder/Army/Middle East

Ethan Williams - Grandson of Bud & Jane Bush /Army/Afghanistan

Our prayer list is updated every two weeks.

Please call the church office if your friend or family member should remain on the list.

Friends and Family

Marty Benefiel - Brother of Kathy Irvin

LaVerne Blasdel - Aunt of Brenda Higgins

Kim Burleson - Daughter-in- law of Lynn Burleson

Tommy Burleson - Son of Lynn Burleson

Chase, Tyler, Kaitlyn - Children of Kim Burleson

Blake Carden - Nephew of Joe Skelley

Eric Clanin - Nephew of Cameron & Terrie Hall

Megan & Aidan Cook Munsell - Friends of Janet Martin

Lucretia & Joy Daniel - Friends of Shannon Wilson

Pat Forrest - Sister of Bonnie Siler

Randy Fowler - Brother of Frank Fowler

Pam Gowitske - Niece of Jerry Ellis

Teresa Hall - Niece of Jerry Ellis

Allyson Harkey - Cousin of Cheryl Chapman

Raymond Lovinggood - Brother of Joy Straw

Al & Ann Pettigrew - Cousins of Doris Conder

Cecil Roller - Friend of David Escue

Eric Shelton - Friend of Michelle Garrett

Bri Stahl - Friend of Barry & Phyllis Kelton

George & Donna Bates - Cousins of Richard Taylor

Taylor Wiles - Granddaughter of Tom & Getella Allen

Tia Worrell - Daughter-in-law of Barbara Worrell

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Parents of Members

Brownie Malone (Tim Malone)

BAPTISM

Katarina * Russell

ELDERS BREAKFAST

All members and their children and all our regular

visitors and their children are encouraged to be a part

of the annual Elders’ Breakfast, Saturday, January 25,

2020.This FREE breakfast, served by the elders and

their wives, begins at 8:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Do not

miss out on this opportunity to hear our elders communicate

plans about present and future endeavors while enjoying great

food and fellowship! Children are asked to sit with their

parents during the meal, and then the nursery through

3rd grade will be dismissed to the preschool wing of the

building for a special program. RSVP is needed in order to

prepare enough food for those attending. Please sign up in the

Adult Bible Classes, in the South Hall or on the credenza across

from the church office.

L2L HOTEL FEES DUE

Hotel fees for the L2L convention are due today. Please give

your check to Glenn or Dee Daily. Please email or text Dee, if

you need an amount reminder.

AREA-WIDE SINGING AND FELLOWSHIP

The Germantown and Holly Springs congregation will host

quarterly area-wide singing and fellowships. The first gather-

ing will take place on Saturday, February 1st beginning at 4:00

p.m. at the Holly Springs church of Christ building. After a

period of worship in song we will have a fellowship meal. We

are asked to bring sides or desserts to go along with the barbe-

cue that is being provided. Please sign up in Sunday morning

classrooms or email David Escue at davidescue15@gmail.com.

SYMPATHY

Sympathy is extended to Jeannie Gooch on the passing of her

brother and uncle of Kellye Michie, Jerry Mathis. Services

were Thursday in Olive Branch, MS.

Sympathy is extended to Mike Slate on the passing of his fa-

ther, Don Slate in Florida. Arrangements were incomplete at

the time of this printing.

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SASHA MALUGA

Dear brothers and sisters,

May we always remember Who saved us and gave us true life, may we remember that He came to this earth

for us! Jesus is all in all and what an honor it is to live for Him and serve Him! We love you and wish many

blessings to your congregation and to each and every member individually. May the Lord bless you and watch

over you!

A HUGE thank you from all our kids! They were able to get the shoes that they needed! What an amazing gift

you have been giving to them every fall! Our congregation is so blessed by your love for our children.

Not all the kids are on the pictures but most of them are. We wish you were here to see their happy eyes as

they got the new shoes (the pictures do not always show that)!

Last month we had out last refugee project for this year. We had a record number of families who turned out

for help-over 160! We can’t help a whole lot, but we can help them with cleaning supplies, a cup of tea with

cookies and some clothes that they need, especially for their children. Thank you so much for all the clothes

you send!

We continue to visit the Children’s Rehab center where children come from families with problems and many

are becoming social orphans. We grow closer and closer to those kids and they begin trusting us more, they

are more willing to open up and listen.

I continue to work in prisons. I go to two different prisons right now. I want to help those men to find hope, to

come to Jesus and it is a joy to see how some of them changed their lives after they were released. One of the

men who is currently a member at Poznyaki, Alexey, is a brother who I was studying with at prison about a

year and a half ago.

We were very busy with our special Christmas program this year. As always, we had a special Bible

knowledge contest for our children and teens on December 22nd. On December 29, we had a New Year Pot-

luck. Our Christmas play “12 Months” was scheduled for our Christmas Sunday-January 5th, and then we

had a Christmas celebration at the church building for those who want to celebrate together. Our family at-

tended along with 30 other members! It is a totally new project and we hope it will help us to feel that we are

a real family and will help us to enjoy the Christmas together! There is another new project this year-we are

having a group of teens who are going to L’viv (a city in the Western Ukraine) for a field trip for 2 days in Jan-

uary. There will be a group of 16 people-4 adults and 12 teens. We hope it will be a great experience for them

and will give a chance for the adults who are going with them to teach them through their example.

At the end of the year, as we look back, we thank God for blessing our family and our church family so much.

His hand is so evident in our life and ministry that we are in awe of His love and mercy. And we are thankful

to Him for the Germantown congregation, our family across the ocean, that became the source of our strength

in the midst of trials. We know that every good blessing comes from God- He sent you into our lives to grow

His kingdom in Ukraine and we are forever thankful to Him for that.

Our family is thankful to God and to our brothers and sisters for helping us to go through the difficult path

during the last two years since our oldest daughter Toma was diagnosed with a serious health condition. It

was not an easy path, sometime the only light at the end of the tunnel was God and not the doctors’ forecast.

At times we didn’t know what would happen and we were learning to trust God and love Him no matter what.

The Father has used this time to point to us very graphically and very clearly how much we are blessed by

having a loving spiritual family who prayed about Toma and our family, who helped us financially, who did

everything possible to make that path easier for us. And now looking back we see like never before-the power

of God in His people. Toma’s treatment is officially over and she is healthy and can continue her studies at the

Medical University. She is in school and should complete her studies in May to become a doctor.

UBI is about to face big changes. Jay Don and Mary Lee Rogers announced that they are planning to move

back to Canada in June. Brandon Price will be a new director at UBI. He and his wife Katie and their son

Justus moved to Kyiv in July. We are praying for the smooth transition and for the bright future for UBI, at

the same time we are very sad about the Rogers leaving, they became not just close friends but a family to us.

We are so thankful to you for supporting us and praying for us. Our family is very thankful for everything.

In Christian love,

Sasha, Natasha, Toma, and Regina

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WELCOME GUESTS

If you are visiting with us, we consider you an

honored guest. We encourage you to fill out the

red guest card located behind the pew in front of

you. We wish to meet and greet you after ser-

vice. Thank you for worshipping with us and

please come again.

MINISTERS

Joshua Adams - Youth

Glenn Daily - Spiritual Leadership

Dave Phillips - Preaching

Ron Roberson - Senior Adult Ministry

Zach Shappley - Family Ministry

Lucas Suddreth - Young Adult Ministry

Eddie Lewis - Missionary to Mississippi

Sasha Maluga - Missionary to Ukraine

Leslie Williams - Missionary to Canada

SUNDAY

Bible Study 9:15 a.m.

Morning Assembly 8:00 a.m.

Morning Assembly 10:30 a.m.

Evening Assembly 6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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8723 Poplar Pike Germantown, TN 38138

(901) 754-1668 /Info 754-6472

www.gtcoc.org Vol 53 3 January 19, 2020

YOUTH NEWS

**Please Note: We have some important dates coming up in the

next couple of weeks for our GYG parents and teens. More details

can be found in the online signup. Link is coming soon.

YOUNG AT HEART PROP PREP AND DINNER: January 26

immediately following the PM service from 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

There are some pre-prep things to do before the set-up. There

maybe painting so bring old clothes to change into. No artistic

skill is needed. Dinner will be provided. Bring $2.00 to cover the

cost.

SETUP FRIDAY, JANUARY 31: We will transform the FH by

decorating the stage, divider walls and tables. Plus we need to

setup the photo booth. We will eat dinner together (send $$ with

your teens that are helping). We will pre-prep-salad in bowls,

chicken in marinade, wrap potatoes in foil to bake and prepare

dessert.

BANQUET, FEBRUARY 1: All help to arrive at 4:00 p.m. The

teens will serve our 70 & older members of our congregation

while our parents are behind the scenes.

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY: FEBRUARY 2: Immediately follow-

ing the evening service, there will be a Super Bowl Party upstairs

in the Youth Room. Invite your friends to join us to watch the

game! We will have pizza and wings with additional snack foods.

Cost is $2.00 and our guests are always free. Plans are to be done

around 9:00 p.m. or when the football game is over.

THANK YOU

Dear church family,

Al, Rachel, and I want to thank you so much for all your support

over the last several months. We appreciate the cards, texts,

calls, delicious meals, and especially your prayers. Your many

acts of kindness and thoughtfulness were so uplifting during such

a challenging time. You helped us more than you’ll ever realize.

In Him,

Vicki Gabriel

YOUNG AT HEART BANQUET

The Germantown Youth Group will honor all 70 and older mem-

bers at a banquet on Saturday, February 1, 2020 starting at

5:00 p.m. In order to prepare enough food, we need an accurate

count of those attending. Please sign up the in your Adult Bible

classes or at the credenza across from the church office or you

may call the church office at 901-754-1668. If you are a Kirby

Pines resident and wish to attend, please advise if you need

transportation.

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