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T HE E DIF I ER “Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace,
and the things wherewith one may edify another” (Rom. 14:19)
Walnut Street Church of Christ Volume 49 November 17, 2019 Number 47
Word at Walnut Street Bryan
McAlister Th
e
How do you help one who has been suicidal but is no more, continue in a healthy and productive state of mind and heart?
Hearts who love the Lord are special hearts and their motives want to see others come to know the peace and assurance of their Savior. The hearts who once contemplated, or threatened suicide, yet navigated the terrors of their fear of life and living, found healing. Job, Elijah, and David are among those who struggled with the pain and agony of living. Job illustrates the best pathway through the dark valley where one once contemplated the thought of dying (Job 3:3-13) and arrives to a place where the mind and heart embrace the Sovereign voice of truth (Job 42:6).
When people see their way through the dark days of struggle and arrive to the dawn of a new day, can dark days return? Can the struggling heart who has found peace encounter turmoil again? The short answer is yes, but the truth behind that answer must see that the path that was eventually traveled to peace, still remains and can be traveled again. Checking in with the one we care for, asking about their well being, inviting them to share or update their current state of mind are always good themes to adopt in our relationships of support and care. The other tenant of our support is more for the supporter than the supported. For those who offer support, we must remind ourselves to not live in the space of “what if” but anchor ourselves in the truth of “what is.” There is great fear in the open vacuum of the unknown. But when we live in assurance, when we are engaged in the things that are truth (and engaged with our relationships in true/authentic ways) this is a product of the “peace surpassing understanding” (Philippians 4:7).
How do I know I am not the problem with regard to my kid’s emotional/spiritual wellbeing?
Parents and parenting find a pathway of burden unlike any other. Most often we as parents find our greatest battlefield to be that of the mind, wrestling with our decisions and choices we’ve made as parents. We need to parent from a place of faith (II Corinthians 5:7) and not fear (II Timothy 1:7). Drawing boundaries (Colossians 3:20-21), insisting on godly influences (I Corinthians 15:33), being patient in our relationship (James 1:20), permitting room for error (I Peter 5:5), and providing for older influences of faith (Titus 2:1-10) are intentional steps we must take to provide emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
WHEN LIFE HAPPENS CARING FOR THE CARE GIVER:
SPECIAL NEEDS
Tonight at 5 PM
In all our relationships, if we parent or engage from a place of assumption (i.e., ‘They don’t want me around/involved.’) then we will interact with all those related emotions to our assumption. However, if we are intentional in our parenting, honest about our fears and confident in our faith with our spouse, family, Christian friends, and our children, the nature of our emotional and spiritual wellbeing will be better supplied to supply the same for our children.
Would you recommend parental security measures when it comes to their children and social media sites? Especially when you are noticing mood changes in them?
Social media/device usage is addictive. This is not an exaggeration or outlandish claim, nor is it reactionary to a modern trend rebuffed by older generations, they are just as susceptible. Here are some good tips and monitoring practices and aides for families:
OurPact, Family Zone, Qustodio, Famisafe.com - These are applications (“apps”) which once loaded on the parent’s device and child’s device, allows for monitoring, activation, and deactivation of the child’s device, monitoring screen time, and device usage. While content can be blocked, these platforms do not all allow for monitoring content of communications through “messages” or other messaging and contact applications such as “Snap Chat” or “Tik Tok.” These are best monitored through first hand device checks.
Covenant Eyes, Net Nanny, Cybersitter, Triton - These are content monitors or filters for unwanted content and unnecessary content for devices and home internet content.
These are only a few of the available aids for content monitoring and filtering. You are the best monitor. Limit daily usage/consumption. Engage in personal checking of device content. Encourage and share time in other valuable consumption of media such as music, reading, talking, visiting face to face with others, and direct contact with people. These may sound basic, but they are fundamental to our development. The Lord grew in “favor with God and man” but this did not happen in isolation.
• Eloyce Reed, who will undergo eye surgery on Monday
• Jeanette Page, who has been diagnosed with cancer
• Ira Weatherspoon, who is recovering from knee surgery
• Natalie Yates, who is having kidney issues
• Erin Chester Roberts (daughter of Roger and Christy Chester) who suffered a seizure last Sunday
We extend our sympathy to Eloyce Reed in the loss of her sister, Helen Sue Williams. Funeral services were held Saturday at Dickson Funeral Home.
Those of our number who are expectant mothers:
Kristen Emery (12/28); Kelly Duran (3/10)
Notes of Thanks:
I would like to thank those who sent cards and prayers during my recent
tests. They helped to raise my spirits. God bless you all. Miriam Keele
Dear Church Family,
Thank you so much for all the prayers, food, visits, calls and cards after
my recent surgery. Your acts of kindness were greatly appreciated.
In Christian Love, Carol Kerns
Thank you for thinking of me during my surgery. For your prayers,
cards and food. You are all in my prayers.
Love, Phyllis McCasland
Please express our joyful and humble thanks to the Walnut Street congregation for “your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ”, so demonstrated by your generous gift to Agape this week. As a church body, WSCOC has blessed AGAPE’s ministry to children for many
years and we are grateful and encouraged by your support.
Grace and Peace, Chandler Means, AGAPE
We are humbled by the loving acts of kindness shown to our family during our recent loss. Our Walnut Street family has showered us with cards, calls, food, gifts, visits, and especially prayers. You have been a wonderful example and a true blessing to us, and we thank God for
you. The Family of Ann Aydelott
Mark Your Calendar for
Walnut Street’s Annual:
Saturday, November 23 at 5 PM
• Look for sign-up sheets in adult classes and at
the sign-up desk today! • This year we are asking for new or gently used
children’s coats, hats and scarves.
Heart-Felt Food is Today...
Here’s How You Can Help!
• Assist in carrying food from pulpit area
to Fellowship Hall following 9 AM service
• Join us in the Fellowship Hall following
PM service to pack food boxes in
preparation for our November 23
Thanksgiving Outreach Dinner
Fi l l i ng Empty L i t t le Tummies
Walter Crafton delivered an inspiring presentation at Tuesday’s Food for Thought lunch!
ELDERS
Gaylan Brown ........ 446-9909 Robby Harmon ...... 289-1936
Gary Brunett........... 887-1227 Tim Hogue ............ 319-6714
Bobby Cathey ........ 446-9216 Brian Ragan .......... 414-4529
George Caudill ....... 446-3996 Tim Spann ............ 943-7248
Joe Corlew ............. 289-1855 Bob Spencer ......... 446-3882
Ted Williams .......... 446-6441
MINISTERS Steve Baggett……Fam/Education Alan Ragan ...................... Youth
Bud Lambert……....….Counseling Larry Snow………...Involvement
Dr. Bryan McAlister…………Pulpit Bob Spencer………...…...Youth
Office Contact Information 201 Center Avenue, Dickson, TN 37055
Office: .................. 615-446-2909
CareLine: ............. 615-446-1909
Counseling: .......... 615-375-8021
Counseling Cell: .. 615-975-2395
Fax: ...................... 615-446-5265
Childcare: ............ 615-441-3410
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
• Heart-Felt Food - today! Join us in the Fellowship
Hall following evening worship to help pack food boxes
• Annual Thanksgiving Outreach Dinner - Saturday, November 23 at 5 PM; sign-up sheets will be in all
adult classes and at sign-up desk today!
• Annual Walnut Street Thanks Singing - Sunday,
November 24 at 5 PM; finger-food fellowship to follow
• Thanksgiving Eve Devotional - Wednesday, November 27 at 6:30 PM; all classes will remain in the
auditorium
More Opportunities to Learn about Jesus
Search for Truth - Dickson Local Cable Channel 19
(Sundays 12 PM, Tuesdays 11 AM, Thursdays 11 AM)
WWW.STUDYJESUS.COM/WWW.ESTUDIAJESUS.COM: Stats YTD: 459,837 visits through 11/11
StudyJesus.com can be found in religious books section of iTunes
Today, 11/17: No chorus practice; 6th-12th grade devotional at the building
STATISTICS 11/10-11/13
Sunday-November 10
Worship—9 AM ............................................................................ 843
Bible Study .................................................................................. 581
Sunday PM .................................................................................. 472
Wed, 11/13 ................................................................................... 358
Walnut Street Church of Christ Mission Statement
Manifesting the fruit of the spirit, proclaiming Christ to the lost and serving mankind to the glory of God.
Youth Class Locations
Age Location Age Location
Birth-6 months Nursery K-3rd 300 hall
6 months– 1 year Nursery 4th grade Room 105
1-5 years 400 hall 5th grade Room 201
6th grade-12th 500 Hall
Adult Bible Classes
RM # Topic Teacher
104 Fundamentals Southerland
103 Daniel Brunett/Perkins
Chapel Spiritual Discipline Anthony Brown
406 Philippians-The Mind of Christ DeBerry
410 Growing Beyond Your Selfie Harmon, McAlister, Moore
412 1 & 2 Kings Baggett, Ragan, Williams
Loft Search for the Historical Jesus Spencer
406 Finding Hope in a Hopeless World (8 AM) Caudill
www.wscoc.com
Mid-South Youth Camp 2019!
J.C
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Friends!
Bondin
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Serving the Lord’s Supper this month: Officiate: Craig Anderson/Ted Barber Serve at table: Ray Barger/David Brink Serve: Darrell Baker, Jimmy Barber, Brad Beaubien, Frank Becker, Sam Blackwell, Mike Burgess, Jimmy Cagle, Donnie Choate, Jameson Bouldin, Dan Brown, Tommy Badon, Jason Baggett, Dennis Bass, Grey Beaubien, Joseph Brown, Andrew Burton, Allen Corlew, Mark Corlew, David Crafton, Matthew Cude, Michael Burgess, Paul Cummings PM: Frank Becker/Donnie Choate
Soundbooth & Powerpoint SB 9am: Bart Nash PP 9am & 6pm: Eric Hickerson SB 10:15am & 6pm: Todd Ragan Wed.: Robert Reid
November Ushers Charlie Daniel, Chuck Daniel, Mark Holland, Sherman Cline, Watson
McCord, Buzz Jaynes
Bible Hour Joseph Brown, Eric/Abby Hickerson, Chad/Maria Lastovka, Robert Reid, Andy/Jennifer Street, Scott/Karon
Woodard
November Security Team: Team # 3 Sunday
Mike Yates, Parker Yates, Kyle Dickerson, Lonnie Walls
Wednesday Jeanette Mays, John Petty
Today’s Greeters Curbside: Nathan Cummings/Paul Wilkins Gathering Room: Corky/Lillie Grigsby, David/Kristen Emery,
Ken/Christie Southerland Welcome Center: Robert/Laura Reid
Wednesday Devotional
Song Leader: Luke Littleton
Speaker: Alan Ragan Prayer: Jameson Bouldin
November Nursery Attendants 9 AM: Carolyn/Emma Hickerson, Marta Turbeville, Debbie Horsley 10:15 AM: Chelsea Frick 6 PM: Natasha/Lennon Spicer, Donna Hudgins Wed: Patsy Haslam, Mandy Pewitt, Ivy Bishop
SUNDAY MORNING - NOVEMBER 17, 2019 SUNDAY EVENING - NOVEMBER 17, 2019
Welcome ......................................................................... J.T. Gillson
Song Leader ................................................................. Steve Leach
Song # 66........................................................................... Doxology
Song # 67............................................... For the Beauty of the Earth
Song # 68...................................................................... Give Thanks
Prayer ............................................................................. David Brink
Song # 97.................................................................... I Sing Praises
Lord’s Supper Meditation—Samuel Woodard
Lord’s Supper
Song # 768................................... Jesus, Let Us Come to Know You
Offering
Song # 781............................................................. Thank You, Lord!
Scripture Reading– 1 Corinthians 11:27-32 ..................... Dan Brown
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER? Bryan McAlister
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Song # 327............................. All Because of God’s Amazing Grace
Song # 560................................................................ Living By Faith
Prayer ....................................................................... Brad Beaubien
Welcome ........................................................................ Joe Corlew
Song Leader ............................................................. Bryce Greene
Song # 4 ......................................................... To God Be the Glory
Prayer ............................................................................ Ted Barber
Song # 226 ........................... Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
(Children up to 2 years go either to the nursery or child care hallway, children
ages 3 to 3rd grade go upstairs to Bible Hour)
CARING FOR THE CAREGIVERS:
SPECIAL NEEDS
Bryan McAlister
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Questions and Answers
Song # 490 ........................................................ It Is Well with My Soul
Song # 853 ............................................. When We All Get to Heaven Those wishing to take the Lord’s Supper may go to the chapel during this song.
Prayer ............................................................................ Sam Blackwell
Parents of Children in Bible Hour - Please pick up your children from the Fellowship Hall as soon as possible following the service
so that food box preparation can begin. Thank you!
