“Bringing Glad Tidings of Good Things” Josh Robinson

Arnold

Church of Christ Issue No. 49 Dec. 06, 2015 Phone (636) 296-2038 · Fax (636) 296-4131 · 2267 Scott Dr Arnold MO, 63010

Our Ministers

I can’t believe it, but it is already December.

The lights are up and the tree is decorated. Christ-

mas time is almost here (18 shopping days left by

the way…). I am glad for this time of year. For

many, Christmas time brings about openness to re-

ligion that is not always present. As Christians, we

know that there is no religious significance to

Christmas and we are not to treat any holiday as a

religious observance. However, most people in

America put Christ in Christmas and, therefore, are

more open to discussion during this time of year.

How can we benefit from these feelings of

religiousness? My favorite is by creating questions.

As you study the account of the birth of Jesus, it

becomes abundantly clear that most things we asso-

ciate with His birth are incorrect. It wasn’t in De-

cember. There were no wise men (and we don’t

know how many there were anyway). The wise

men came months or a year later. There was no inn

and He wasn’t born out in a barn somewhere. All

of these things make for great conversation. The

best part is, they all lead back to the Bible. Human

tradition has created all this “stuff” around the birth

of Jesus. The only way to prove what really hap-

pened is to look it up in the Bible. If we can find

out the truth about these things, I wonder what else

we could find in scripture?

Christians can always find folks who are will-

ing to talk about Jesus, especially around this time

of year. While many celebrate His birth this month,

we can talk about how important it is to celebrate it

every day, in every month. This can lead to discus-

sions of what He did to save us from our sins. All

these discussions can and should lead back to an

examination of the scriptures.

Another great way to talk to others about

Christ and His Church is through comparison. As

mentioned above, we don’t celebrate Christmas as a

religious holiday. What that means is while we buy

presents and decorate at home, you won’t find any

Christmas trees, nativity scenes at the building, or

any plays or pageants being conducted. This is a

great way to start a conversation about the unique-

ness of the Church. Many will talk about “bringing

glad tidings of good things” this time of year. Talk

to folks and compare what they do, with what you

do, and what the Bible teaches. How often do they

attend worship, evangelize, do benevolence, study

their Bible? You can discuss how the Bible deals

with these topics, as well as, how you try to apply

these Bible teachings in your life. The goal is not to

impress them with how Holy you are but to impress

upon them the teachings of God.

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Privileged to Serve Dec. 06, 2015

Song Leader……...………..…………………...S. Davidson

Opening Prayer……………………...…….....P. Burmeister

Scripture Reading …………………...Brandon Kuykendall

Closing Prayer………………………..………...M. Wagner Lord’s Table Lord’s Table (Balcony)

Lord’s Supper Talk 12/06/15—Kevin Isenberg

W. Scrimsher R. Vail D. Reaves N. Wisdom

R. Sievers C. Vaughn P. Jeffries Z. Wisdom

Front Door Greeters………….L. & B. Burmeister

Nursery…………...………….D. Smith/C. Wagner

PM Services 12/06/15

Song Leader……………………...…B. Cornell

Opening Prayer……………………….F. Blake

Scripture Reading………………....B. Johnson

Closing Prayer….……........................J. Wessel

Lord’s Table…………W. Scrimsher/R. Sievers

Wed. Services 12/09/15

Song Leader………………B. Cornell

Prayer….............................T. Soong

Short Talk:...…………D. Holloway

Closing Prayer...................T. Smith (Please keep 5-7 minutes)

December 13, 2015

Song Leader……….....................G. DeJarnette

Opening Prayer……….........................C. Hunt

Scripture Reading ……………………..B. Dix

Closing Prayer……….........................L. Black

Lord’s Table

W. Scrimsher

R. Sievers

R. Vail

C. Vaughn

PM Services 12/13/15.

Song Leader…………………..….…S. Ratliff

Opening Prayer………......................D. Curry

Scripture Reading……………..R. Leonhardt

Closing Prayer….…………………..B. Kruse

Lord’s Table……………...R. Vail/C. Vaughn

Bible Class……9:00am

AM Worship….10:00am

PM Worship….5:00pm

Bible Class….7:00pm Classes for all ages!

Service Times

www.arnoldcoc.org

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Dan Curry—

Prison Minister

(314) 452-5756 dan.curry@ arnoldcoc.org

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(Continued from Page 1—Josh Robinson)

Let us always remember that it is our job to ‘bring glad tidings of good

things’ to all men everywhere all the time. We need to talk about Christ and

His Church at Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Sunday,

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! Everyday

we live, we need to be about our Father’s business!

Dec 06…………Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes Meeting—4:00 p.m.

Dec 12…………Baby Shower for Nathan & Nina Smith—12:30 p.m. Registered at

Buy, Buy, Baby. Hostesses are R. Stoien, L. Stoien, & R. Hurst.

Dec 12………….Progressive Dinner—Buses to leave at 5:30 p.m. 1st Stop—A & K

Powell, 2nd Stop—R & C Leonhardt, 3rd Stop—T & L Wessel

See sign up sheet! Alvin will make the food assignments later.

Dec 13…………AM Birthday/Anniversary Fellowship-J. Christian Team Clean Up!

Dec 15…………Last Tuesday Ladies Bible Class—Resume on January 5, 2016.

Dec 20…………Coffee & Donuts Fellowship—8:10 a.m.

Dec 25…………Christmas Day—Church office closed

Jan 01…………New Year’s Day—Church office closed

Jan 03…………New Quarter Classes

Jan 03…………Deacons Meeting—4:00 p.m.

Jan 03…………Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes Meeting—4:00 p.m.

Feb 18-21,2016..Great Smokey Mountain Marriage Retreat-See sign up sheet.

Cares, Concerns, & Celebrations! Remember these with visits, calls, cards, and prayers. For more info, please contact member directly.

Close Family and Friends Continued:

• Marty Oliver (sister of Judy Kittrell, Myra Balen-tine, & Jo Anderson) wrist surgery 12/1, St. Clare. Address 2719 Stonecrest Dr, Arnold, MO. 63010.

• Jeremy Oxford (nephew of Linda Sievers & cousin of Daniel Sievers) broke his hip—surgery 11/23 in AR went well. Address is 354 Oxford Bend Rd.,

Fayetteville, AR 72703.

• Jim Turner (cousin of Barbara Courtwright) SLU Hospital—now in Room #709 Bed 1.

• Mary Utley (grandmother of Joey Alfred, Lindsay Boyet & mother-in-law of Neal Alfred) at Memo-rial Care Rehab, 4315 Memorial Drive, Belleville, IL 62226 for 2-3 weeks.

Birthdays: • Dec 07: Brendan Grelle, Tanner Jett, Cindy Walden • Dec 09: Lisa Atkins, Jeannie Ratliff, Donna Tharp • Dec 10: Lois Boulicault, Janice Morrison • Dec 11: Larry Linam, Gabe Roberts

• Dec 12: Rita Carter, Todd Soong

Anniversaries: • Dec 09: Terry & Finis DuBois (1968)

Rom. 10:15—’How beautiful are the feet of

those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring

glad tidings of good things’

Budget Report

available in foyer

New Arnold Members:

• Robert and Teresa Willeford placed membership on

11/19. Their children are Peyton and Addison. Ad-

dress is 4012 Crescent Hill Drive, Hillsboro, MO.

63052. Welcome Willeford Family!

Baptism:

• Steven Hobbs (12/1) Welcome Steven!

Our Sick:

• Melody Causey (serious health problems)

• Dan Chasteen (St. Anthony’s Hospital for proce-

dures—No visitors)

• Richard Smith (fell & injured knee on 11/21—had

different type of procedure 11/25)

• Carol Combs (having physical therapy)

• Patti Soong (O.P. surgery 11/25—recovering)

• Linda McGlawn (shingles—better)

• Missie Espy (serious health problems with back and

eyes-extensive treatments needed)

• Janet Pitman (recovering from broken left ankle)

• Melanie Amelung (leg surgery 1/6/16)

• N. Alfred, L. Atkins, Catlows, Chasteens, J. Curry,

L. Hector, Y. Hunt, A. Kohl, E. Kruse, Lourwoods,

K. Mayfield, I. Poyner (Health concerns)

Close Family and Friends:

• Lula Bounds (former member) hospice at a DeSoto Nursing Home.

• Mike Readnour (Scott’s dad) back surgery 12/1 3056 Patriot Dr., Cape Girardeau, MO. 63701.

♦ RAMS 12/06/15

@ see Dave Holloway

♦ Sign up to Host RAMS

Choose your date!

♦ L2L Meeting 12/6

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ANCHOR NOTES:

Dec. 9th -

Assemble Blessings Bags after services

Dec. 11th -

Service Project:

Meal @ Fisher House 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Dec. 18th—Devotional

@ Murphys

Auditorium Exodus Todd S. Rm 202 Topical Shannon D. Rm 203 Corinthians Josh R. Rm 215 First Principals Roger V Teens TBD Dave H. Anchor Professionalism Bert P. Baby-K Classes located downstairs 1st-12th Classes located upstairs

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Auditorium Samuel Josh R. Rm 202 Ladies Class Gail D. Rm 203 Minor Prophets Dan C. Rm 215 Teens TBD Dave H

Anchor Be An Example Bob C. Baby-K Classes located downstairs

1st-12th Classes located upstairs

Notes From Anchor:

We would like to thank everyone for their dona-

tions for the Blessing Bags! This has been a great ef-

fort that we feel will be of benefit to many in our com-

munity. We would like to invite anyone who is willing

to stay after services on Wednesday (12/9) to help as-

semble these bags and get them ready for distribution.

They will be available for pick up in the foyer starting

on Sunday (12/13). Please take a few bags to keep in

your car to be able to hand out to those in need.

I would like to direct your attention to the An-

chor Bulletin Board (located by the stairs). On it you

will find the Devo sign-up list for 2016. Please take a

look and sign-up to host one of the Anchor Devos this

coming year. The Devotional starts at 6pm, and I would

ask that as the host, you provide the meal, participate

in their Devo, and allow them time to fellowship after-

wards. These Devos usually last 3+ hours. This pro-

vides a great opportunity for you to get to know these

individuals. [Josh]

We are looking for members to help with household

projects. This could mean leaves to rake, snow to

shovel, furniture moved, etc… We need some things to do

inside for the winter months. As things warm up, we

would love to help with areas outside the home as well.

If you, or someone you know, needs these things done let

Josh know so that we can begin to schedule these pro-

jects. Thanks!