THE MESSENGER The Weekly Newsletter of the Mountain Home Church of Christ July 17 , 2016

ORDER OF WORSHIP

MORNING

WELCOME Gary Williams

SONG LEADER Cameron Davis

OPENING PRAYER Chad Dewey

SCRIPTURE READING Sam Rowlett

LORD’S SUPPER Eddie Lawson

LESSON Ken Burton

“We are Saints” I Corinthians 1:1-3

SHEPHERD’S PRAYER Frank Daniels

CLOSING PRAYER Dennis Goings

WE ARE SAINTS

1 CORINTHIANS 1:1–3

INTRODUCTION: Among the terms used in the New Testament to describe the people of

God, we have already looked at:

_____________

______________

Members of God’s ________________

Citizens of the _______________ of God (and of Christ)

Members of the ________ of Christ

Today, we shall examine yet another description, and one that is often misunder-

stood—saints.

I. SCRIPTURES

A. 1 Corinthians 1:1, 2

B. Romans 1:1–7

C. Ephesians 5:25, 26

II. WHAT IS SANCTIFICATION?

A. Does not mean to be _____________.

1. Priests were _____________ (Leviticus 8), but the priests still sinned (Leviticus

10:1, 2).

2. 1 Corinthians 1:2—the _________________ were addressed as the saints

(“sanctified ones”), but they were certainly not sinless!

B. To “sanctify” someone or something means to set it ________ for a special pur-

pose (2 Timothy 2:21).

C. One who is a ___________, according to the NT usage of this word, is anyone who is set apart for God’s use, or for His purposes.

III. BY WHAT ARE WE SANCTIFIED?

A. Sanctified by the ___________ of God (John 17:17–19)

B. Sanctified by the ____________ of Christ (Hebrews 10:29; 13:12)

C. Sanctified by the _____________ of water (Ephesians 5:26)

D. ___________ is involved in our sanctification (1 Thessalonians 5:23)

E. ___________ is involved in sanctification (Hebrews 2:11)

F. The ___________ of the Lord is involved in sanctification (1 Corinthians 6:11)

G. The _______ __________is involved in sanctification (1 Peter 1:2; Romans 15:16)

CONCLUSION: Next week, Lord willing, we will continue looking at the challenge of living

a holy, sanctified life!

EVENING

WELCOME Gary Williams

SONG LEADER Roger Fisher

OPENING PRAYER Rod Covington

SCRIPTURE READING Joe Priborsky

LESSON Ken Burton

“Thank God for His Word”

2 Timothy 3:14-17

SHEPHERD’S PRAYER Frank Daniels

CLOSING PRAYER Joe Messick

Keep In Mind: On Christ Quest Sunday, August 7, services will begin at 9:00 a.m.

There will be no classes.

ARTICLES......ACTIVITIES.....

SHEPHERD’S CORNER...Dennis Tindall

STRANGE BIBLE STORIES

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUMMER SERIES 6:30 Each Week

July 20

“The Case of the Handsome Usurper” (2 Samuel 14:25-18:33)

Nathan Jorgensen from Fayetteville will be the speaker.

Christ Quest

August 5,6 & 7

The sign-up sheet is on the

family bulletin board for

housing of our teen visitors.

Please consider opening your

home to these young people.

Do You Have a Problem You Wish Someone Else Would Solve?

For just a moment consider this frequently employed philosophy: “I think the best way to solve problems is to avoid them. No problem is so big or complicated that you can’t run away from it!” Most of us have witnessed firsthand the failure of this particular philosophy. Certainly, this strategy works for the short term, but the long term leaves you having to face the reality that no wind has blown the problem into someone else’s yard like a pile of leaves in the fall. In fact, not only does the problem not go away, it frequently has grown in size in the interim like a lump of dough that has been leavened! Remember those old horror movie villains? One thing that makes those films so frightening is the fact that no matter how fast and furiously the victim-to-be runs away, the villain is always only a few steps behind…and he’s WALKING!!! And just when the prey thinks they have escaped and can breathe a sigh of relief, they turn around and are face-to-face with the evil one! You can probably recall a similar experience with some troubling situation in your life. It’s possible you procras-tinated in making necessary decisions or put off tackling hard chores or just ignored an important matter altogeth-er. Maybe you indefinitely tabled a difficult discussion with a family member or friend or put some distressing mail out of sight and out of mind, or perhaps you swept under the rug the need to make something right in your Chris-tian walk. And all was well for a while…until one day the problem was back, bigger than ever, and staring you right in the face! It takes courage to confront the challenges of life. The well-known story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17) is an inspiring example. We can let the giants in our life continue to intimidate us and back us down day after day, or we can say, “Enough is enough!” and charge them head-on. When we find that kind of strength within ourselves, the surprising result is often a much easier victory than we had anticipated. David had five stones in his bag, but only needed one! If you want to make being courageous much easier, take the Lord along with you. Hebrews 13:5-6 tells us that God says: “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” In Matthew 11:28-29 Jesus invites us to give the big problems to him. All we have to do is hand them over know-ing his courage will never fail us. Is there something you’ve been trying to run away from? If you find in yourself the tendency to delay doing what needs to be done, start praying for a spirit of bravery and boldness and start asking for the Lord’s help. We are called to be conquerors, not cowards.

As we “Go” together,

Dennis

GLAD Day Meeting: Ladies, if you participated in the GLAD Day in No-vember, your presence is requested at our Post-GLAD meeting August 7th at 4:00 p.m. in building B.

There is a sign-up sheet in the foyer for anyone who would like to help set up and/or maintain the church library. For more information, see Dennis Priborsky.

PRAYER LIST......NOTES......

Children’s Homes

Food Barrels

Capri Sun, Granola Bars,

Deodorant

Please keep these people in your prayers as they contend with illness and other situations in

their lives:

….Fay Miculka has moved to Care Manor, Room 302. She would appreciate visits.

….Zach Martin left last week for National Guard training in Ft. Sill, OK

Nancy Warren….Darrell & Betty Lute….Charlotte Burton…..Marvine Fouts….. Cindy Shaw……

Christine Cordial…. Leo Fortenberry & Family….Gus & Betty Carlson…. Laura Herold .... Virdo An-

derson…. Denita Witherspoon…..Freda Evans…..Uneda Watters…..Betty Ripple….. Jo Baker… Dor-

othy Kitchens…. Carolyn McCullough ….. Bessie Saxion.

Family and Friends….

….Chip Smith’s nephew, Alan Sheckell, John Taylor (Leonard Darr), Rhonda Kase (Stan & Maxine

Bridgman), David Burleson (Jessie Camp), Krisztian Montague, Susan & Roger Pitchford, Mike,

Roger, & Jeffrey Townsley (Terri Holsonbake), Trey Gaither (Sandra Pitchford), Rhonda Scott

(Richard Byrd), Kerry Gilbert (Jo Rainey), Denita Witherspoon’s niece Delaney, Dayton Smith,

Leslie Cones (Leo & Shelia Fortenberry), Naomi Pearson (Sylvia Harden), Joyce Lansdown

(Deloris Larson), Alice Clark (Mary Ann Dillard), Jim Douglas, Jr., Cindy Gibson (Deloris Larson)

Jeff Quick, Brent Horton (Louise Suddeth), Aubrey Williams, Mary Scheer (Dimple Mitchell), Bren-

da Brock (mother of Jim Gilliland), Jim McCord (Clarene Morrow), Jim Gilliland’s dad, Margaret

Ellis (Brad Ellis), Larry Davenport (Linda Rucker), Douglas Jones (Rector Jones), Harley Roswell

(Kyle Camp), Linda Dabney (Larry Green), Thelma Pendergrass (Mickey Pendergrass), Willis

Cheatham (Pat Cheatham), Eulah Anderson (Richard Morris), Myrtle Jones (Adam Jones).

Sympathy….

…..We offer our condolences to the Bill Martin family in the passing last week of Bill’s mother,

Harriet Martin.

…..We also extend our sympathy to Leslie Williams and her family in the passing of her father,

Marvin Baker, Jr. Funeral services were held Saturday in Slidell, Louisiana.

Baxter Retirement Village Troy Massey Mike Nash Danny Phelps Deidree Smalec

Care Manor Fay Miculka Lozell Pitchford Mary Scheer

Good Samaritan Naomi Britt

Homebound Veneda Hayes Charlene Messick Bessie Saxion Uneda Watters

Monroe House Charlotte Burton Doyle Hammack

Pine Lane Juanita Stone

CHASE’S COMMENTS...

Become Involved

Human Resources people tell us that the first step in motivating employees to better service is by showing them how their job fits in to the company's overall objectives. The idea is that if they understand the "big picture" and what part they play, they will work more intelligently and therefore more profitably and creatively.

I believe that if we used the same approach in our commitment to follow Jesus as disciples we would rediscover a greater desire to serve Him with our new sense of purpose. If we examined the Scriptures carefully we would under-stand that the purpose of our Christianity is two-fold:

1. To Glorify God

- Matthew 5:16 - Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

2. To be a Witness for Christ

- Matthew 10:32 - Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.

This is accomplished through evangelism (Mt. 28:18-20) and love (Jn. 13:35). Once we understand the big pic-ture and we work to involve ourselves and serve God effectively with our abilities, the Kingdom will grow and prosper. May we all accept the tasks assigned to us and with the help of our brothers and sisters, begin to change the world.

In Him, Chase

Michael & Doreen Mount have placed membership with us. Their address is 162 Baypoint Dr., Mtn. Home; phone: 817-899-0078.

New phone number

Kathy Brainerd:

870-424-2691

SARDIS LADIES RETREAT: Ladies, Sardis Lake Ladies Re-treat is September 23 -24, 2016 at Sardis Lake Christian Camp in Mississippi. Information is posted on the Family Bulletin Board. If you are interested in going, please contact Kari Martin or Jane Maynard for registration and transportation information.

Mountain Home Church of Christ

380 North College

Mountain Home, AR 72653

A friendly cha with a vital message!

Phone: 870-425-4330 Fax: 870-425-8118

E-mail: church@centurytel.net

Service Times

Sunday Morning Bible Class............. 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship................ 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship...................5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Class............6:30 p.m.

T.V. Programs

“In Search of the Lord’s Way”

With Bro. Phil Sanders

Sunday Morning 7:00 A.M.

KOLR Channel 10, Springfield, Missouri

A friendly church with a vital message!

SERVICE ROSTER

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Gary Williams SONG LEADER: Cameron Davis

CLOSING PRAYER: Frank Daniels

SUNDAY, JULY 24

MORNING EVENING

SONG LEADER Michael Lance Roger Fisher

OPENING PRAYER Rector Jones Theo Rowe

SCRIPTURE READING Bryson Pitchford Joe Priborsky

CLOSING PRAYER Tim Herold Bryson Pitchford

GREETERS Jackie & Ellis Jones

John & Anne Schuhknecht

FOR THE RECORD July 10, 2016

MEMBERS 494 MORNING ATTENDANCE 369 EVENING ATTENDANCE 203 CONTRIBUTION $9,760 GIVEN TO DATE $309,892 BUDGET TO DATE $315,784

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Mountain Home Church of Christ, Inc., 380 N. College, Mtn. Home, AR 72653

The Word of God says... Hear...Romans 10:17

Believe...Hebrews 11:6 Repent...Luke 13:3; Acts 2:38; 17:30

Confess...Matthew 10:32,33; Romans 10:10 Be Baptized...Mark 16:15,16; Galatians 3:27;

I Peter 3:21; Romans 6:3,4 Be Faithful...Revelation 2:10

Monday Night Ministries meets each week

at 6:30 in building B

Devo at

Baxter Retirement Village

Wednesdays at 1:30

Our Shepherds

Wayne Camp 404-3000

Frank Daniels 405-9821

Cameron Davis 404-7367

David Pitchford 425-8554

John Schuhknecht 404-0114

Dennis Tindall 481-5063

Our Servants

Our Staff Minister, Ken Burton 405-0865

Associate Minister, Chase Almond 501-454-4378

Secretary, Donna Smith (M-T-W) 425-4330

Secretary, Kelda Jones (Th-F) 425-4330

Andy Bell Bruce Caldwell JR Camp Lloyd Camp Rodney Covington Chad Dewey Delbert Dover

Jim Estes Ellis Jones Jerry Maleare Landon Pitchford Dennis Priborsky George Rowlett