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Here I Am To Worship

Welcome

There’s Not A Friend #680

Prayer

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-3 We Fall Down

Awesome God

Sermon

Do You Know My Jesus? #125

A Common Love #842

Come To The Table

Lord’s Supper – Offering

Special Announcements

Wonderful, Merciful Savior

Closing Prayer

April 24, 2016

Welcome family, friends, & Antioch community. If you are looking for a church home, please consider Rural Hill. There’s a place here for you!

If you are looking for a church home, please consider

joining us on the “journey.”

Nursery If you can’t be here, please swap your time with

someone else on the schedule or contact Zarinah

at 713-906-0242 or czarinah@gmail.com. Sunday 8:15 a.m. Worship

(upstairs foyer)

Faye Ford

Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

(upstairs foyer)

Diane Griffin

Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship

Babies (upstairs foyer)

Oneda Edmundson

Toddlers thru age 3 (upstairs room 201-202)

Ashanti Chunn/Lynnese Philalom

GROWING TOGETHER April 17, 2016 Sunday A.M...............................................585 Bible Study...............................................299 Sunday P.M. .............................................155 Offering...incl 3016.30 on-line.......22,101.56 Weekly Budget...............................14,800.00 Guatemala Fund...............................7,301.56 Year-to-date ................................. – 4,320.06

Baptisms YTD..............................................3 Placing Membership..................................21

gary.ruralhill@gmail.com

Wednesday Dinner April 27

Room in the Inn Appreciation April 24

Lunch after 2nd service

Senior Recognition May 1 & Family Day (one worship)

Hispanic Men’s Retreat May 13-14

Hispanic Friend Day May 15

M & M’s May 17

Promotion Day May 29

Bordeaux Visit May 29

5th Sunday Service Night May 29 Guatemala Project

Community Service Day June 4

Ice Cream Supper June 5

Camp July 3-8

Sunday Night 6:00 p.m. auditorium service

All Life Groups meet in various locations

PROMISELAND 1st & 2nd Service - Ages 4 thru 12

in room 209 thru the double doors

8:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

Song Leaders Gary Hale Rex Barker

Opening Prayer Billy Smith I Mike McClardy

Closing Prayer Martez Coleman Cameron Morris

Communion Prayers David Forster Micah McCormac

Serving Communion Larry Crockett Tweedy Crowe

Robert Ford Stephen DeLay

Derek Griffin Jerry Johnson

Mason Jenkins Will Muse

Richard Moore Nathan Wells

Keith Patterson Chris Waddey

Jerome Thompson

Kyle Warner

Speaker Jon Reynolds Jon Reynolds

Announcements Gary Hale Gary Hale

Greeters Bobbie Covington Randy Cousin

Lena Hampton Pam Demonbreun

Denise London Lolita Kinnard

Robert London Micah McCormac

Dan Robinson Wanda Wilkinson

Mary Robinson

Count Offering Steve Herron Dan Carter

Brian Schafer Tom Goetz

Sound & PowerPoint Roger Roberts Jennifer Wilmore

Dale Petersen Randy Jones

Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Coordinator of Prayers: Ricky Formosa

Attendance Cards in Pews Wanda Wilkinson

Pantry Team Bob & Glenda Jennings

Mark Your Calendar

SCHEDULED TO SERVE – April 24, 2016

Rural Hill

Church of Christ

Shepherds: Burch Anderson

Rex Barker Mike Green

Wendell Jones Mike McClardy

Billy Smith Randall Tidwell Larry Wilkinson

Ministers: Dan Dozier Gary Hale

Jon Reynolds Wilfredo Salvatierra John Vongsaphay

564 Bell Rd. Antioch, TN

37013 (615)361-1908

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Crackers

Spaghetti Sauce

Rice

Cake Mix

Brownie Mix

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From Gary Hale

What a blessing to have a man like Jon on stand-by to preach when- ever he is needed. I look forward, as always, to hearing Jon's thoughts on David and Jonathan.

With each passing day I seem to understand and cherish more the importance of friendships. From the very beginning God announced that it was not good for man to be alone. Of course, this absolute truth spoken by God applied to His creation of women but in a very real way it applies to friend-ships within the genders as well. I think any man or women, regardless of how strong the marriage, will testify to the importance of friendships with their own gender. There are things that only other women or other men can completely understand. While the relationship with our spouse is the most important relationship in our lives, other than our relationship with our Lord of course, friendships with those of the same sex is also crucial. I hope the relationship between David and Jonathan will remind us all of this fact and inspire us to deepen and/or start a new friendship. Life Groups provides a great opportunity to start and develop a great friendship with a brother or sister in the Lord's body. If you are not connected to a Life Group let me help. It is my prayer that we all have a person or two in our lives that we can go to in times or joy or discouragement we call friend!

From Wilfredo Salvatierra Mide tus palabras "¿Acaso has comido del fruto del árbol que yo te prohibí comer?" Él respondió: "La mujer que me diste por compañera me dio de ese

fruto, y yo lo comí." Entonces Dios el Señor le pre- guntó a la mujer: "¿Qué es lo que has hecho?" "La serpiente me engañó, y comí", contestó ella. Génesis 3:11-13..

Una joven fue a ponerse un tatuaje a un negocio especialista en ellos, le pidió que deseaba tatuarse la palabra "preciosa" y el encargado le diseño uno en un papel y le dijo dígame si le gusta y corríjame si hay un problema. Ella lo vio y dijo muy y bien acepto pero no se fijo que decía PRECISA no PRECIOSA y el lo grabo en el brazo, al fijarse le reclamo y le dijo que eso fue lo que usted acepto y hubo problemas y fueron hasta la corte y el Juez dijo que ella fue la del error que acepto y dijo que si sin fijarse antes. Eso pasa siempre que decimos algo sin pensar hechamos la culpa a otros como Adán y Eva que hasta Adan quiso culpar a Dios y dijo “La mujer me distes.”

Pensemos antes decir y no queramos que otros carguen nuestros errores, no quieras correjir diciendo “ he es que eso no fue lo que quise decir.” Seamos respnsables del “Si” y del “No” y aceptart que erramos al hablar sin meditar. Dio te bendiga.

Many from our Hispanic Ministry traveled to Fort Payne, AL for a workshop recently. Pictures will be in next week’s bulletin.

Wednesday Night Dinners This Week Menu for April 27 is:

Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes,

Green Beans, Garlic Cheese Biscuits,

Dessert, and Tea. This is the last meal in the Spring series that Malinda Hooper and her team have on the schedule. We are thankful for their hard work and delicious meals. ONE MORE meal is planned on Wednesday, May 4, as a fundraiser for the Guatemala mission. Gwen Barker and Stephanie Matschinegg are planning this meal with a menu “to be announced.” Sign-ups will continue as usual for the meal,with a cost the same as Wednesday night meals ($5 per person) or a donation.

Seniors! Graduation is almost here. Please turn in names of your RHCC 2016 high school graduates along with their pictures and bios to Jon Reynolds. Be gathering your memorabilia to display on May 1, Senior Recognition & Family Day. Also, if you have college graduates, you may turn in their names to be recognized in the bulletin.

Annual Senior Recognition & Family Day, May 1, 2016

ONE MORNING WORSHIP

at 9:00 a.m. in the fellowship hall. Bible Class at 10:30

Followed by a potluck lunch & family day events ending by 2:00 p.m. Games and a bounce house are

planned. There will be no evening service due to extended day activities.

For the potluck, please bring side dishes, d esserts and 2-liter drinks. Meat will be provided.

Ladies Breakfast Thank you to all who helped make the Ladies Breakfast a

big success. We had 104 in attendance, delicious food,

beautiful table settings and an inspirational devotional. It

was a tremendous reminder that we are truly “daughters

of the King.”

NEXT SUNDAY IS SENIOR RECOGNITION SUNDAY!

We’ll have one worship at 9 am in the Fellowship Hall. Seniors need to have their tables set up by Sunday Morning at 8:30 am. Tables should include pictures, awards, trophies, and other memorabilia. We are so proud of our graduating Seniors.

*Seniors please submit a Senior Bio form to Jon by April 24 (Forms can be found at the Welcome Center). Only seniors who have submitted forms will be recognized. May 11 - WOW May 25 – MegaWOW in the Fellowship Hall May 29 – Bordeaux Nursing Home – 7:30 – 10:30 am May 31 – Sr High Breakfast

June 11-12 – Cincinnati Reds / Kings Island

Trip - On Saturday, June 11 we will leave at 8 am bound for Cincinnati to watch the Reds take on the

Athletics at 4:15 pm. Then we’ll spend the night at a hotel, have worship, and go to Kings Island Amusement park (very similar to 6 flags). Sign up at Sign up Central. This is a Family trip meaning anyone is welcome to come. However, anyone 12 years and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The cost of this event is $85. Please submit payment and a parental consent form (teens only) by May 29.

Youth Birthdays this week: Tarra Walker 4/24 Lindsey Reynolds 4/26

Kaisyn Jones 4/26 Sophie Alvarez 4/28

Sam Petersen 4/30 Jaiva Wilson 4/30

RHYG Please pray for our RHCC sick Burch Anderson had a fairly large cancerous spot removed

from his face this past week. Danny Bratcher, our missionary to Brazil, says that he and

his wife, Lee, are recovering from viruses as a result of mosquito bites. Danny is better but Lee is still dealing with the effects of the illness.

Diana Crawford’s mother, Madilene Hall, is making progress at Life Care Center of Hickory Woods.

Alex Davis, Doug & Joleen Davis’ son, is recovering from Monday’s back surgery at home.

Nathan Hale continues to make progress. Wendell Jones had a hard week and isn’t feeling well. He expects to have a chemo treatment on Tuesday. Anita Lewis’ father, Lee McClaran, has been moved to the Christian Care Center in Smyrna. Melissa Lomax is scheduling a biopsy on a thyroid tumor. Engles & Nancy Pope’s daughter, Pam (Pope) Simmons, is recovering from a heart attack and stint procedure at home. Mailing address: 5227 Rice Rd. Antioch 37013 Bippy Tidwell’s father, Kenneth Brewer, is recovering from eye surgery. He is making slow improvements. Nathan Wells is recovering from out-patient knee surgery. Clementine Whiteside’s nephew, Kendrick Lytle, is in a Jackson hospital in critical condition.

Thank You Note

Dear Church Family, I wish to thank all of you for praying for me. Thanks to all. Ivory Dixon

Teacher Appreciation Brunch At Haywood Elementary Thursday, May 19 We will be hosting a brunch at Haywood Elementary School in appreciation of their teachers. This is the school for whom we bring school supplies and uniforms at the beginning of each year. A sign-up sheet is being circulated in adult classrooms. Please let us know if you can assist by bringing one item on the list. We will send out a reminder email to the volunteers a week before the event. Thanks for your participation. Men’s Class on Wednesday Nights The men’s class has begun a new video series on Wednesday nights in room 212 entitled: Stepping Up – A Call To Courageous Manhood authored by Dennis Rainey. Pantry Please see back page for a list of needed pantry items. We are well stocked on vegetables and other things but these listed items are depleted. Thank you for your help.

Kids’ Korner Kid’s Game Night - Friday, April 22

6:30 – 8:30 p.m. In the fellowship hall This event is geared for 1st through 6th grade but anyone is welcome. Bring your favorite board or card game, snacks and a two-liter drink. Pizza will be ordered for those who haven’t had a chance to eat dinner. Pizza should be around $3.00 a person. See Karen Jones with questions.

Sunday School Kids: 1s -6th grade

Memory Work: Old Testament Books

Last Sunday, our offering totaled $22,101.56. Of that amount,

7,301.56 above budget goes to help fund the

Guatemala Mission 2016

Thank you for your generosity. We praise God for His rich blessings!

For those going on the trip, the next deadline is:

June 19 - $400 lodging, meals, and

transportation

Please support our young adults:

Kailey Thompson Bryson Thompson

Wade Barker Payton Argo Lindsey Reynolds Mónica Galindo

Kara Jones Kali Clem

Bryan Alvarado Cristian Alvarado Emmanuel Larrea

*Please consider sponsoring a young adult volunteer. Please submit all checks to: Rex Barker or Jon Reynolds.

We are gathering items in the lobby that we will take with us on our trip. Reading glasses, small toothpaste, 8-count Crayola crayons, and small toys. Thank you for your prayers and gifts.

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