ELDERS William Berry Dave Domingue

Tom Loftis Steve Stout

Email Address: wrcoc@wrcoc.com

Office Number: (478) 922-3056

MINISTER Tim Childs

Sunday Morning Bible Study 9:00 am

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am

Sunday Night Worship 5:00 pm

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 pm

Ladies Tuesday Morning Class 10:00 am (September—May)

1947 Watson Blvd. Warner Robins, GA 31093

Website: www.wrcoc.com

The Reflector August 6, 2017

Warner Robins Welcomes

Mani Pagidipalli Missionary in India

We are blessed to have brother Mani with us this Sunday morning as he comes to give an update on the Lord’s work in his native coun-try of India. Mani is exceptionally gifted and a great soldier of the cross working in a part of the world where the threat of death is very real just for being a Christian and teaching others about Jesus.

Jesus calls us out of the world of darkness to fight the good fight of faith that we may lay hold of the eternal crown of righteousness (1 Tim. 6:12, 19). Jesus resisted unto the shedding of blood in His struggle against sin (Heb. 12:3,4). You and I should not ex-pect better treatment from the world than what He received, nor should we be sur-prised when we are mistreated (1 Jn 3:13). Jesus was mistreated, and although he could have utterly destroyed those who were putting him to death, He chose to humbly submit to His Father’s plan so we could be delivered from this present evil world and be reconciled to Him. What does the gift of God’s grace mean to you? How precious is the blood that flowed on the “old rugged cross?” We get to show the Lord our appreciation daily by the ser-vice we offer up to Him. Does Jesus know that you love Him? Do you show Him?

The church library is availa-ble Mon-Fri, 9AM-3PM. Our librarian is Peggy Maddox. Link to use for searching: http://wrcc.mysurpass.net. Ladies’ Bible Class will resume on September 12th. Love Bears Ministry: If you have any unused supplies or templates, please bring them back and put them on the counter in the inner foyer. Congregational Pot-Luck Supper for Ryan Jump, Youth Ministry Intern, Aug. 6th @ 6 PM in the fellowship room. Bring a main dish/dessert /drink. Please come and say goodbye to Ryan. Men’s Fellowship Lunch-eon, Aug. 10th @ 11:30 AM at Ole Times Country Buffet. GSOP Short Course on Sermon Prep & Delivery, taught by Allen Webster & David Decker, Aug. 10-12th. Thursday-Friday 6-9 PM, Saturday 9AM-4 PM with fellowship luncheon.

Elders/Deacons/Preacher Meeting Aug. 13th @ 3 PM in the fellowship room. Gift Card Wedding Shower for Alanda & Derek Neal, Aug. 20th @ 3:30 PM in the fellowship room. Cards from Target or Walmart please. Sunday Night for the Sav-ior, Aug. 20th after evening service. Bring finger-foods or desserts and drinks. Love Bears Ministry Meet-ing Aug. 27th @ 3:30 PM in the fellowship room. WR Rehabilitation & Nurs-ing Center Singing Aug. 27th after evening service. Please join us in this reward-ing activity. Ladies’ Night Out Aug. 28th @ 6 PM in the fellowship room, catered by J’s Smokin’ BBQ. Youth Group Devotional Sept. 1st @ 6 PM in the fel-lowship room.

TOPICS FOR SUNDAY: Sunday Bible Class: Auditorium: Mani Pagidipalli, India Report AM Scripture Reading: Ephesians 4:4-6 AM Lesson: Guest Speaker: Mani Pagidipalli, “The New Testament church” PM Scripture Reading Titus 2:11-14 PM Lesson: “Living Right in Today’s World” The Elders request one of the following versions be used for scripture readings: King James, New King James, English Standard Version, or New American Standard Version

Attendance-week of July 30 Sunday Bible Class: 165 Sunday AM Worship 274 Sunday PM Worship 120 Wednesday PM: 119 Finance Contribution: $ 6,699.87 Weekly Budget: $ 6,971.48

NURSERY DUTY 8-6-17

Infant AM Johanna Moore Toddler AM Bailee Hart Dawn Pace PM Margaret McCaughan

THE WARNER ROBINS REFLECTOR

Frances Sullivan is in HMC,

Room 6210 for kidney stones.

Brenda Borum had outpatient surgery on her shoulder Aug. 1st.

Jessica Sieg is recuperating from

surgery done on July 24th. J.D. Story had knee replacement sur-gery July 25th. He is at Veranda Rehab at Summerhill, Room 17, in Perry for physical therapy.

Bill Camp is recuperating from

injuries from a fall.

Joyce Cox is having complica-tions affecting her left eye and is improving.

Sheila Holloway is recuperating

from PRK surgery on her eye.

David Whitehead has been diag-

nosed with early-onset progressive dementia.

Lynelle Meadows is recuperating

from shoulder replacement sur-gery.

Emily Webb is recuperating from

a broken foot.

Sally Walker is recuperating from back surgery.

Robin Kessinger, the father of

Luke Kessinger, is recuperating from a heart attack.

Carlos Tartar, Edith Edwards’

brother is recuperating from open heart surgery.

Kaye Collins, Carol Kessinger’s

mother, is recuperating from hip replacement surgery.

Joyce Swafford, the mother of

Sherry Lazzaro, has had her kid-ney cancer return.

Emma Clark, Rebecca Bivins’

sister, is recuperating at home from an illness.

Mark Allen, Annie Pearl Allen’s

son, is recuperating at home from surgery in early July for an infec-tion in his foot. He is still on antibi-otic treatment.

Jerry Franklin, Missy Jenkins’

father, will be having radiation treatments for prostate cancer.

Charles Knight, Rosemary

Knight’s brother, is struggling through cancer treatments.

Please see the Extended Prayer List for others in need of prayer. Please let the church office know of any needed changes/updates.)

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER LIST

The Elders’ Edification

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Summer Series 2017 The Family of God

Wednesday Nights in the Auditorium @ 7:00 PM

Date: Topic: Speaker: August 9 The Absolute for Families - Bible Class & Worship Josh Casson

August 16 The Required Connection for Families - The Church William Berry

August 23 Family Finances and Honoring God Tom Loftis

August 30 The Sustainer of Christian Families - Fellowship David Smith

I Am In the Image of God I am in the image of God – and so are you. Because we are in His image, we are not like the animals for “God created man in His own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female He created them” (Gen 1:27). In His image we are given the ability to reason so we might know God, to differentiate and choose right from wrong that we might choose to love Him and do His will, and to contemplate our own existence so we can know our purpose to serve and praise Him as our creator. This is who we are; our personhood is in His image.

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Your elders meet every Sunday at

3:00 pm in this building.

If you wish to meet with them ,

please let them know.

God’s Plan of Salvation - * Hearing of the gospel: Rom. 10:14-17, Acts 10:33 * Believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God (faith): John 8:24, Rom. 10:8-17 * Repenting of my sins: Luke 13:3, Acts 2:38 * Confess Christ: Rom. 10:10, Matt. 10:32-33 * Baptism for the remission of sins: Acts 2:38, Rom. 6:3-5 * Live faithfully unto the Lord daily: Matt. 10:22, Rev. 2:10

Where Bible Studies/Lessons can be seen on Cable TV & the Internet Gospel Broadcasting Network www.gbntv.org Tue. 5:30 am & Fri. 11:30 am GBN app (on smartphone) or www.gbntv.org/live-feed.aspx at 7:30 am daily & Thursday 7 pm

In Search of the Lord’s Way-Cable TV Internet: www.searchtv.org Cox: Sunday 7:30 am channel 3, & 7:00 am on 9 Watson Cable: Sunday, 7:30 am, channel 6 GBN: Sunday 8:30 am & 8:00 pm; Mon-Fri 11 am/pm Direct TV, Sunday, 7:30 am, channel 367

Getting to Know Your Bible Cox Cable—Macon, GA: Tue. 1:00 pm—Channel 18 Thur. 8:30 am—Channel 18 Sat. 6:30 am—Channel 18 Analog TV: Channel 88.6

The Elders’ Edification God created us in His image so we can have a relationship with Him that is not available to any other creature. Because we are in His image we are blessed to rule over His creation and have been given every plant yielding seed, every tree which has fruit, every beast of the earth and every bird of the sky (Gen 1:28–30). Even after the fall of mankind, the image of God in our personhood remained intact. After the worldwide flood, mankind is told not to unlawfully take a human life because we are still in the image of God (Gen 9:6). All of humanity is endowed with God’s image and therefore endowed with dignity and value. Being in His image is the primary basis for a positive self-image and self-esteem. In His image means we should define our existence in relation to who God is. Who God loves is who we should love. And since God loves all his creation, you and me included (John 3:16), we too should love the world and all who are in it. Although our personhood image remains intact after the fall – we still have the ability to know God and His will, to choose to love him and do right while loving and serving Him – the relational aspect of our God-like image is damaged. Like Adam and Eve who tried to hide from God after their sin (Gen 3:8), so too does sin damage our image. Sin changes our image with God from a positive to a negative. No longer a willing and loving servant, we have corrupted our God-like image in rebellion to the very image He gave us. Under the power of sin we are no longer masters of God’s creation but slaves to sin. Consequently, our God-like image requires restoration, freeing us from the bond that corrupts our image. This freedom is only found in the one who IS the image of the invisible God, Jesus Christ (Col. 1:15). Sadly, the world is blinded, unable to see the light of the glory of Christ, who is in the image of God (2 Cor. 4:4). But, those in Christ “have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him – a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all (Col 3:10–11). Therefore, our motivation for evangelism comes from our being in the image of God, desiring for others to have their image restored in Christ. That all might see the worth that God sees in His creation – that it might be very good again (Gen 1:31). I am in the image of God, as a person AND in Christ – are you? The Elders