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June 29, 2020 Volume 60—Number 26

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THE

HILLSBORO

CHRISTIAN

Come join us as we

Pray for

our Nation

Thursday evening, July 2nd

6:00 PM

Hillsboro Church of Christ

Community is invited!

(If you haven’t picked up a wrist band to help you remember to pray over our community leading up to and following our special service, stop by and pick one up any-time)

Prayer: A Christian’s Calling “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession,

that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.”

-1 PETER 2:9 (NIV)

W HAT AN INCREDIBLE CALLING we have been

given. As children of our heavenly Father we

have been given a unique position and a unique

function. Jesus came into this world to “seek and save the

lost” (Luke 19:10) and, as High Priest, to intercede on be-

half of those who turn to Him in repentance and faith, be-

cause “He always lives to intercede for them: (Hebrews

7:25). We too, as a kingdom of priests are to be about the

work of intercession. This is why the apostle Paul says this

is our chief or first duty:

I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, inter-

cession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may

live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holi-

ness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a

knowledge of the truth.

~1 Timothy 2:1-4

As never before in my lifetime, our families, our churches,

our community, our nation and our world are in need of

this “kingdom of priests” to be about the calling to which

we have been appointed.

It is for this reason we are calling the church, our fellow-

ship and all from the larger fellowship

of Christ in our community, to make

Thursday a day of intercessory prayer

and to gather at 6:00 in our worship

center for an evening of prayer. Our

time of prayer will be focused on those

spheres of need listed above. This

time of prayer will be led by HCC

staff and other community minis-

ters of the Gospel who are burdened

over the disarray, chaos and heart-

ache that is currently confronting us.

In preparation for our time together I encourage you to set

apart a portion or the entirety of Thursday as a day of both

prayer and fasting. We are pleading for the Lord’s mercy

and grace to be experienced through breakthroughs of bro-

kenness and repentance in the hearts of people all around

the world, that the Church would truly be a “city on a hill

that cannot be hidden.”

But in order for this to be a reality among us, it absolutely

must start on a personal level. Any change you and I

would pray for must be something we are willing to see God

address in our own lives first. As the song says, “Let there

be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.” Of course, this

song was not necessarily written from a Christian perspec-

tive, so there is one crucial piece missing from that song.

The pathway to peace has already been cleared and fully

established by the work of Jesus Christ.

For He Himself [Jesus] is our peace, who has made

the two groups [Jews & Gentiles] one and has de-

stroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in His flesh the law with its com-

mands and regulations. His purpose was to create

in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus

making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile both

of them to God through the cross, by which He put

to death their hostility.

So, with that in mind, let us get to the business of our

calling and serve our families, our churches and our world

faithfully by interceding on their behalf, pleading God’s

mercy and grace and connecting hearts of people to the

heart of the One who died for them.

Father of Light, and God of mercy and grace,

We thank you for adopting us as Your children,

Granting us new birth in Christ and calling us

to the task of intercession and making peace.

We ask Your forgiveness in our spiritual sloth and

ambivalence for the lost and hurting of the

world, and

We ask for your grace and favor as

we embrace once again the task

and privilege to which we have

been called.

May Your light shine on us, in us

and

through us, for the salvation of

souls and the healing of hearts

and nations.

“Make us one, Father God, make us one,

That the world may know you gave Your only

Son.

Send us in the world to be

a reflection of Your love and unity.

And we’ll tell the world the truth of how You feel,

That the world may know that Jesus’ love is

real.”

~Phil Johnson

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE JUNE 28, 2020

A complete financial report is available upon request to the church

office.

First Worship Service: 66 Second Worship Service: 86 Online Worship: 155 TOTAL: 307

Offering: Weekly Need: 11,229.13 Received: 7,646.00

Life Line Screening is coming to Hillsboro Church of Christ

Monday, August 24th.

You can go to www.lifelinescreening.com to schedule an

appointment or call 1-800-718-0961

At the beginning and end of worship service, there will be a

video streaming on the screen to show you how to download

our app to your phone. Be sure to check it out!

INFORMATIONAL VIDEO

Marriage Night, Sunday, September 27th. More information to

follow, keep watching the newsletter.

SAVE THE DATE

NO kickball this Sunday, July 5th.

KICKBALL

HEALTH: Sue Bryan, Denver Conley, Becky Gother-man, Marvin Gotherman, Elsie McConnaughey, Larry

Moore, Ohio Mission Bible Training Center, Janet Pence, Larry Roades, Angela Ruble, Wayne Weidenbein SHUT-INS: Barbara Boris, Jewel Calmes, Mable McGraw, John Porter, Carol Setty CANCER: Jeffrey Aurigema, Carl Copas, Gary Hartman, Diann Hensley, Bill Hess, Judy Roush, Ken Roush, Mark Sears, Jamie Stout, Jon Young SPIRITUAL: America FAMILY LOSS: Donald VanZant family, Jan Waller family (Dave Waller’s wife) MISSION: The Brittons, The Millers, The Newmans MILITARY: Tyler & Cindy Amos, Chad Blankenship, Justin Brandt, Ryan Burns, Mark Conover, Thaddeus Conover, Corey Hughes, Kyle Kessinger, Taylor Sweeney HCC LEADERSHIP: Steve Allen, Jim Bush, Roger Epley, Dan Fauber, Mike Labig, and Richard VanZant

PRAYER

Vacation Bible School “Concrete and Cranes” will have two

sessions each Saturday, the schedule will be as follows:

Saturday, August 8: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM Kids going into kindergarten through 2nd grade

1:00 PM to 3:30 PM Kids 3rd grade through 5th grade Saturday, August 15: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM Kids going into kindergarten through 2nd grade

1:00 PM to 3:30 PM Kids 3rd grade through 5th grade

(Keep watching the newsletter for more information)

Gifts in Memory of: Donald VanZant given by Marjorie Cap-

linger, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Lyons, Mr. & Mrs. Dean Everetts, Mr. &

Mrs. Jon McKamey, and Rotary Forms Press