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Elders Scott Cowan Pete Harry
Duane Moore Wesley Parker
Ed Staley John Wheeler
Minister
Terry Alan Jones
Associate Minister Walter B. Edwards
Associate Minister Phil Dunn
Youth Minister Scott Wilson
Counselor
Ann Vander Linden 886-3089
Missionaries Ricardo Alvarado
Costa Rica
Allan Lopez Panama
Garry Hill Africa
Dorian Flynn Africa
Sunday Services Bible School 9:00 AM
Worship 10:00 AM
Evening Worship 5:00 PM
Wednesday Services Ladies’ Bible Class
10:00 AM
Bible Class 6:30 PM
Internet Home Page www.southsidehopkinsville.
com
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The Resurrection of Jesus
According to Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 the gospel which saves us is the story of the
death, burial and resurrec�on of Jesus Christ. The incarna�on of Jesus is a wonderful fact. But
it is that he came to die for our sins and to be resurrected from the grave that makes his life on
earth crucially important to us. He could have come to earth for a nice brief visit and then re-
turned back to heaven. He had done that before, and that would have been it. Without his
death and resurrec�on, his life and death would not have redeemed us from our sin and death
and given us the hope of our resurrec�on and eternal life.
When I think about the resurrec�on I think about what would have happened to the
Chris�an movement, (really, there would have been no Chris�an movement) had Jesus not ris-
en from the dead. I believe it is safe to say that what would have happened to His followers is
the same that happened to the followers of the pseudo messiahs who arose prior and subse-
quent to the �me of Jesus. Consider the following examples.
Among these are Judas Maccabeus (167-160 BCE), the leader of a successful revolt
against the Seleucid king An�ochus. Many considered him to be the messiah because he had
delivered the Jews from oppression. He died, was buried and his followers have dissolved into
history. Simon of Peraea (4 BCE) was a slave of Herod the Great who rebelled. Some thought
he was the messiah. The Romans killed him and he was buried and is hardly known today.
Athronges was a Jewish shepherd turned leader whom some considered to be the messiah
some �me around 4 to 2 BCE. A6er proclaiming himself as messiah, he led a rebellion along
with four of his brothers against Herod Archelaus. He and his brothers were killed. End of story.
In 6 AD, Judas of Galilee led a violent revolt against the Romans which was crushed. This
Judas was buried and forgo8en. Some�me later, Menahem ben Judah, a grandson of Judas of
Galilee, led a Jewish rebellion against the Romans in Jerusalem. He had some quick success and
forced the Romans to withdraw. However, he had a rival zealot leader named Eleazar who was
also Captain of the Jewish Temple. Eleazar had Menahem ben Judah tortured and killed. Thus
was the end of this messiah.
At some �me around 44 to 46 A.D. a Jewish rebel named Theudas led his followers on a
short-lived revolt against the Romans. Some writers believe that he claimed to be the messiah.
He and his followers are dead, buried and mostly forgo8en. In 70 A.D. John of Gischala par�ci-
pated in the civil war that raged within Judaism at the same �me that Judea and Jerusalem was
being besieged by the Romans. John, no doubt, and many of his followers, saw him as the mes-
siah. Nonetheless, Jerusalem fell, and John was paraded through the streets of Rome in chains
and soon forgo8en.
And what about Jesus of Nazareth? Has he been forgo8en? Have his followers disap-
peared into the pages of history? Hardly. It es�mated that there are 2.5 billion people in the
world today who consider themselves to be Chris�ans and followers of Jesus Christ. Why? Be-
cause he was different. He is the one who rose from the dead!
S o u t h s i d e C h u r c h o f C h r i s t Page 2
This week’s schedule:
April 5—1 Samuel 21-24
April 6—1 Samuel 25-27
April 7—1 Samuel 28-31
April 8—2 Samuel 1-3
April 9—2 Samuel 4-7
April 10—2 Samuel 8-11
April 11—2 Samuel 12-13
The Junior Department is planning a trip to the Crea�on
Museum on June 23-24th. If your family is interested in
going with us, please contact Carol King or Leann Pickerill
for more informa�on. The deadline is May 15th.
Southside will sponsor a night at the Hoppers on June
22nd at HHS Tiger Field. If you would like to reserve �ck-
ets for this game let the office know how many you need.
ATTN: Parents of Current Seniors
We need a formal senior picture
sent to the office by April 12th.
The Youth Group will not be
a8ending Making Music at FHU this year.
We have an an amazing new pro-
gram at Chris�an Care Communi-
�es: The Cornell Memory Center.
The purpose of the Cornell
Memory Center is to have a place
for loved ones with family member
(s) suffering from demen�a/ alzhei-
mer's to send their loved ones to a
safe, caring environment during
the day. In the Cornell Memory
Center, you can be sure that your
loved ones are treated with the dignity and respect they de-
serve. We offer day�me care from 8:30am-5:30pm. We will
provide breakfast and lunch. We will offer ac�vi�es, social
events, and more for your loved ones during this �me. We will
also have an RN on staff that can help with any medical issues
your loved one may have. Your loved one can come as many
days/hours as needed. If you have a loved one that may need
our services, or if your just interested in learning more about
our center, please call Kristen Walden at 270-726-2400.
Also, we are completely non-profit and need volunteers of ALL
ages. We have volunteers that are college aged all the way to
senior ci�zens! Our volunteers can work with our par�cipants
or help us out during ac�vi�es, lunch, or any other event we
have during the day. It is a wonderful way to get involved in
your community!!! Volunteers can volunteer as li8le or as
much as they want! It is completely up to the volunteer. We
can use volunteers during the �me our program is open which
is Monday-Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm. If you or if you know
someone interested in volunteering, please call Marie Daven-
port at 270-978-8113.
Upcoming Baby Showers
In honor of Shaye Wheeler, on Sunday, May 3rd,
from 1 to 2:30 PM. Shaye and Trey are having a
girl.
In honor of Carrie Stallons on Sunday, June 14th,
from 1 to 2:30 PM. Carrie and Tyler are having a
boy.
We want to thank everyone
at Southside for their thoughts and
prayers and phone calls. The flow-
ers were beau�ful. Please keep us
in your prayers.
Ken & Geraldine Simmons
S o u t h s i d e C h u r c h o f C h r i s t Page 3
Paul Arvin, brother of Sara Nell Payne and Tim, con�n-
ues to undergo treatments. Perry Boren is also under-
going cancer treatments. Be#y McLerran has been di-
agnosed with cancer of the lung lining. Gary Logan has
been very ill with pneumonia. Susan Swain had foot
surgery recently. Cheryl Brame Bradley, daughter of
the late Roy & Grace Brame, had cancer surgery recent-
ly. Granville Adams had to wear a heart monitor re-
cently and is undergoing tests. Remember these also:
Granville Adams, Denny Audas, Dorothy Baucom, Vio-
let Berkley, Walter Boyd, G.A. Church, Elvadean Dunn,
Mike Finley, John David Foster, Anne Garne#, Raleigh
Garre#, David Graham, John Hall, Todd Hayes, Liz
Herndon, Ricky Hunt, Marsha Kelly Kingrey, Tara King,
Mary Lou Laster, Jean Likens, Russell Mar2n, Veachel
Mar2n, Doris Medeiros, Barbara Moore, David & Jan
Morrow, Dorothy Newcomb, Charles & Do5e O’Nan,
Junie Peterson, Be#y Brame Richardson, Ken & Ger-
aldine Simmons, Dennis Swain, Nina Tuggle, Bob &
June Ubelhor, and Earl Webb.
A Hat Maker Wrote a Tune and a Blind
Woman Provided the Music
The music for such favorites as “Pass Me Not, O
Gentle Savior,” “Near The Cross,” “Savior, More Than Life
To Me,” “Rescue The Perishing,” “I Am Thine, O Lord” and
many, many more inspiring gospel hymns were from the
pen of William Howard Doane. For almost a century hym-
nals of most Protestant denomina�ons have included a
generous selec�on of his composi�ons. But Dr. Doane was
first and foremost a physician. Wri�ng hymns was for him
an avoca�on.
Silas Jones Vail was a hat maker. As a young man,
he le6 his home in Brooklyn where he was born in 1818 and
moved to Danbury, Connec�cut. There he learned the abil-
ity to make hats. He then returned to New York City where
he established his own hat manufacturing business.
In 1874 Vail quit his hat making business to compile
and edit, with composer W. F. Sherwin, a songbook called
“Songs of Grace and Glory.” During this �me, he wrote an
original tune but there were no words for the music. Since
Fanny Crosby was then the most celebrated author of gos-
pel hymn-poems, Vail thought of the blind poet in nearby
Brooklyn. He went to see her. He played his tune on the
parlor organ and before he finished the blind lady stopped
him and asked: “Bless your dear soul, your music speaks its
own words. It says, ‘”Close to Thee….Close to Thee’. Then,
a6er she prayed, she dictated while he took down these
words:
“Thou, my everlas�ng por�on,
More than friend or life to me,
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with Thee.”
Refrain:
“Close to Thee, close to Thee,
Close to Thee, close to Thee;
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with Thee.”
Remarkable, wasn’t it! Remember, she was blind!
Walter Edwards from A Hymn Is Born by
Clint Bonner.
January—March 2015
Clients seen—101
Cancella�ons/No shows—7
Southside members—47
Others—54
Issues Addressed:
Abuse 3
Children 3
Depression 8
Family Concerns 3
Grief 33
Illness 13
Marriage 38
Total 101
Congratula�ons to Ann Shelton on the
birth of a great-granddaughter.
Brooklyn Grace was born April 1st and
weighed 6 lbs., 15 oz. Josh & Sheena
Adams are her parents.
Greeters for Today
Door 1 Paul & Dawn Ray
Houston, Skylar and Livi
Door 2 Robin Pollard and Ann Shelton
Door 3 Tom & Stacey Rogers
Door 4 Tom Saluzzo and Mackie
Wednesday Evening
Devo2onal Prayer
Gary Logan
Van Drivers
Next Sunday, April 12—Albert
Passenau—270--886-9812
If you need a ride, please call the
church office.
Southside Church of Christ
529 Country Club Lane
Hopkinsville KY 42240
Sunday Morning Worship
April 5, 2015
Song Director ............ .......... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... Paul Hos�lo
Prayer for Christ’s Return ..... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... Tim Arvin
Prayer ........................ .......... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... Shane Pickerill
Scripture Reader ....... .......... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... Hayden Grace
Ma8hew 27:62—28:7
Speaker ..................... .......... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... Terry Alan Jones
Sermon Topic …… ...... .......... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... The Resurrec�on
Announcements ........ .......... .......... .................... ............ … ...... ......... Pete Harry
Dismissal Prayer ........ .......... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... Mark Burman
Ushers Foyer—Rudy Adams, Bob Pickerill and Blake Cowan
Side Door Greeters—Duane Moore and Gary Logan
Subs2tutes: Jessie Howell and Billy Cunningham
Serve Communion
Preside Phil Dunn Raymond Perry John Lancaster
Freddie Sweeney Wayne Gray
Tommy Brooks Chris Gary
Cary Lu8rull Lester Buckner
Ethan Noel Houston Ray Subs2tutes: Albert Passenau and Wayne Simpson
Nursery A#endants: Bobbie Aldridge and Leann Pickerill
Baby Nursery A#endants: Kenda Jones
Teaching Children’s Worship – TBA
Helpers – Caleb Gary and Hannah Honeycu8
Junior Worship Teacher — Tim Noel
Communion to Shut-Ins
Today—Tim Arvin and Tom Doss
Next Sunday, April 12—Brad Dougherty and John Lancaster
Sunday Evening Service
Our Youth will be conduc2ng the evening worship service
Canaan’s Kids — Marsha Garne8 and Carol Myers
Phone: 270-885-8392
Fax: 270-885-7615
Email: [email protected]
Qualified/
Disqualified
I have never qualified for anything that would compare to the Olympic Games. Through the
Welcome!
If you are visi�ng with us today please feel free to par�cipate. We will sing and pray to the Lord and express our
adora�on and thanksgiving for all the blessings He freely gives. We will have an offering this morning and we do not
want our visitors to feel obligated in any way. There is an infant nursery located through the double doors located to
the le6 of the pulpit. The toddler nursery is located up the stairs in the foyer. A children’s worship is provided for
children ages 18 months through 4 on the second floor and there is a junior worship for children ages 5 through 7
which will be announced during our service. Please turn your cell phone ringers off during our service.
Birthdays Ethan Noel April 7
Dana Staley April 7
Sharon Lancaster April 8
Amanda Perry April 8
Jean Trapp April 9
David Whisenant April 11
Gary Logan April 12
Kathy Higgins April 13
Dan Medeiros April 13
Debbie Sco8 April 13
Brandi White April 13
Bri8any White April 13