Don't Quit
February 16, 2014 Volume XXV, No. 7
3611 E. County Line Road Lutz, FL 33559 www.ntcofc.org 813-909-4646 [email protected]
Sunday Worship 8:30-9:45 a.m. Bible Study 10:00-10:45 a.m. Worship 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
Don’t Quit When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns, As every one of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about, When he might have won had he stuck it out; Don’t give up though the pace seems slow– You may succeed with another blow. Often the goal is nearer than It seems to a faint and faltering man, Often the struggler has given up, When he might have captured the victor’s cup, And he learned too late when the night slipped down, How close he was to the golden crown. Success is failure turned inside out– The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far, So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit– It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit. - Edgar A Guest
Welcome Visitors We hope you find our worship service enriching and inspiring. Please let us know if you have any questions about our church family or how we may serve you in your quest for God.
Elders Bobby Groves 230-1499 [email protected] Bill Hemphill 504-2523 [email protected] Jim Starks 966-3490 [email protected]
Staff Pulpit Minister Neal Pharr 220-3073 [email protected] Associate Minister Robert Randolph 468-6165 [email protected]
Day Light Savings Tent Service On Sunday, March 9th, our time will “spring ahead” and we will be meeting at 10 a.m. in our tent for a combined worship service. One of our members will be sharing his story with the congregation. Please remember to bring your lawn chairs and friends. There will be no Bible classes that day.
Clean-Up Before you leave the auditorium, please look around your area for anything you may be leaving behind and please toss trash in one of the trash receptacles. There’s a large one just inside the kitchen door.
Recycling Dumpster For our newest members who may not be aware, we have a big blue dumpster in the SW corner of our parking lot for recycling paper. Only paper—newspapers, books, binders, file folders, phone books— all things paper! We help save some trees and earn a little money. So bring your paper (no plastic bags). If you’ve saved your paper in a plastic bag, please shake the paper out and keep the bag for the next time.
Administration DeeAnn Kirby & Sandy West 909-4646 [email protected] Office Hours Monday 9 to 3 Tuesday/Thursday 9 to 1 Wednesday 9 to 1, 3 to 6 Friday 9 to 2
Feeding the Flock February 16, 2014 1st Service Karen Matches Cheryl Riley Bill Hemphill Lance Baker David Love Jeff Stephenson Josh Coffman Luke Wiley Mike Tripp Bill Collett Kyle Stephenson Chad Manning Randy Adams Joe Hale Linda Vines Jean Tripp
February 23, 2014
2nd Service Nursery Kathi Grist Nursery Rhonda Starks Welcome Bill Hemphill Steve Dumas Scripture & Prayer Lord's Table Carl Ash Dan Cleveland Table Assist 1 Joel Ellis Table Assist 2 Robin Leonard Table Assist 3 Scott Mawhir Table Assist 4 Usher 1 Bobby Miranda Usher 2 Josh Berman Justin Loosvelt Closing Prayer Coordinator David Wallace Sound Booth Todd Starks Greeter Linda Vines Greeter Lupe Runions
1st Service
2nd Service
Sabrina Freeman Nichelle Pittman Bill Hemphill Lance Baker David Love Jeff Stephenson Josh Coffman Luke Wiley Mike Tripp Bill Collett Kyle Stephenson Chad Manning Randy Adams Joe Hale Linda Vines Jean Tripp
Cristina Rodriguez Sheila Stephenson
Bill Hemphill Steve Dumas Carl Ash Dan Cleveland Joel Ellis Robin Leonard Scott Mawhir Bobby Miranda Josh Berman Justin Loosvelt David Wallace Todd Starks Linda Vines Lupe Runions
Deacons Randy Adams 401-2174 [email protected] Lance Baker 778-3430 [email protected] Jerry Brewster 841-0433 [email protected] Joe Hale 918-5496 [email protected]
Chad Manning 323-0721 [email protected] Paul Matches 390-0787 [email protected] Jeff Stephenson 514-5929 [email protected] Randy Thurman 695-0544 [email protected]
David Wallace 390-6158 [email protected] Luke Wiley 777-6755 [email protected] Kalvin Wilkins 482-7398 [email protected] Andrew Wilson 468-0097 [email protected]
Good Morning, Lord
Teachers Needed for Spring Quarter (March, April and May) Wednesday Night
You are ushering in another day Untouched and freshly new. So here I come to ask You, God, If you’ll renew me too. Forgive the many errors That I made yesterday And let me try again, dear God, To walk closer in your way . . . But, Father, I am well aware I can’t make it on my own . . . So take my hand and hold it tight For I can’t walk alone.
We are in need of teachers for the 4 & 5 year-old class and for the 6 & 7 year-old class. If you can help with teaching either of these age groups, please see Virginia Thurman.
Sunday Morning
We are also in need of teachers for our Nursery class (ages birth to 3). If you can help with this class, please see Ines Miranda.
Thursday Morning Ladies’ Class This class meets every Thursday morning at 10 at the building. Currently, they are studying the book of Isaiah. This week they will be beginning Chapter 40. All ladies of our church family and their guests are welcome to attend.
Men’s Leadership Camp—Leaders4Him The Men’s Leadership Camp is a weekend opportunity to become a better leader of self, the home, the church and the community. For additional information on the five speakers and the agenda, please check out the website: http://Leaders4Him.wix.com/ We have an information flyer and a sign-up sheet for ride-sharing to the camp on the bulletin board. The camp weekend begins Friday, March 7th at 6 p.m. and goes through Saturday afternoon, March 8th at 2 p.m. The location is at Camp Geneva, 36540 Via Marcia, Fruitland Park, FL 34731.
Attitude By Charles Swindoll “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company . . . a church . . . a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past . . . We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude . . . I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you . . . We are in charge of our attitudes.”
- Proof of Our Love February 9, 2014
Bible Study 154
Worship 254
Contribution $6,277
3611 E. County Line Road Lutz, FL 33559 www.ntcofc.org 813-909-4646 [email protected]
Sunday Worship 8:30-9:45 a.m. Bible Study 10:00-10:45 a.m. Worship 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
Don’t Quit When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns, As every one of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about, When he might have won had he stuck it out; Don’t give up though the pace seems slow– You may succeed with another blow. Often the goal is nearer than It seems to a faint and faltering man, Often the struggler has given up, When he might have captured the victor’s cup, And he learned too late when the night slipped down, How close he was to the golden crown. Success is failure turned inside out– The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far, So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit– It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit. - Edgar A Guest
Welcome Visitors We hope you find our worship service enriching and inspiring. Please let us know if you have any questions about our church family or how we may serve you in your quest for God.
Elders Bobby Groves 230-1499 [email protected] Bill Hemphill 504-2523 [email protected] Jim Starks 966-3490 [email protected]
Staff Pulpit Minister Neal Pharr 220-3073 [email protected] Associate Minister Robert Randolph 468-6165 [email protected]
Day Light Savings Tent Service On Sunday, March 9th, our time will “spring ahead” and we will be meeting at 10 a.m. in our tent for a combined worship service. One of our members will be sharing his story with the congregation. Please remember to bring your lawn chairs and friends. There will be no Bible classes that day.
Clean-Up Before you leave the auditorium, please look around your area for anything you may be leaving behind and please toss trash in one of the trash receptacles. There’s a large one just inside the kitchen door.
Recycling Dumpster For our newest members who may not be aware, we have a big blue dumpster in the SW corner of our parking lot for recycling paper. Only paper—newspapers, books, binders, file folders, phone books— all things paper! We help save some trees and earn a little money. So bring your paper (no plastic bags). If you’ve saved your paper in a plastic bag, please shake the paper out and keep the bag for the next time.
Administration DeeAnn Kirby & Sandy West 909-4646 [email protected] Office Hours Monday 9 to 3 Tuesday/Thursday 9 to 1 Wednesday 9 to 1, 3 to 6 Friday 9 to 2
Feeding the Flock February 16, 2014 1st Service Karen Matches Cheryl Riley Bill Hemphill Lance Baker David Love Jeff Stephenson Josh Coffman Luke Wiley Mike Tripp Bill Collett Kyle Stephenson Chad Manning Randy Adams Joe Hale Linda Vines Jean Tripp
February 23, 2014
2nd Service Nursery Kathi Grist Nursery Rhonda Starks Welcome Bill Hemphill Steve Dumas Scripture & Prayer Lord's Table Carl Ash Dan Cleveland Table Assist 1 Joel Ellis Table Assist 2 Robin Leonard Table Assist 3 Scott Mawhir Table Assist 4 Usher 1 Bobby Miranda Usher 2 Josh Berman Justin Loosvelt Closing Prayer Coordinator David Wallace Sound Booth Todd Starks Greeter Linda Vines Greeter Lupe Runions
1st Service
2nd Service
Sabrina Freeman Nichelle Pittman Bill Hemphill Lance Baker David Love Jeff Stephenson Josh Coffman Luke Wiley Mike Tripp Bill Collett Kyle Stephenson Chad Manning Randy Adams Joe Hale Linda Vines Jean Tripp
Cristina Rodriguez Sheila Stephenson
Bill Hemphill Steve Dumas Carl Ash Dan Cleveland Joel Ellis Robin Leonard Scott Mawhir Bobby Miranda Josh Berman Justin Loosvelt David Wallace Todd Starks Linda Vines Lupe Runions
Deacons Randy Adams 401-2174 [email protected] Lance Baker 778-3430 [email protected] Jerry Brewster 841-0433 [email protected] Joe Hale 918-5496 [email protected]
Chad Manning 323-0721 [email protected] Paul Matches 390-0787 [email protected] Jeff Stephenson 514-5929 [email protected] Randy Thurman 695-0544 [email protected]
David Wallace 390-6158 [email protected] Luke Wiley 777-6755 [email protected] Kalvin Wilkins 482-7398 [email protected] Andrew Wilson 468-0097 [email protected]
Good Morning, Lord
Teachers Needed for Spring Quarter (March, April and May) Wednesday Night
You are ushering in another day Untouched and freshly new. So here I come to ask You, God, If you’ll renew me too. Forgive the many errors That I made yesterday And let me try again, dear God, To walk closer in your way . . . But, Father, I am well aware I can’t make it on my own . . . So take my hand and hold it tight For I can’t walk alone.
We are in need of teachers for the 4 & 5 year-old class and for the 6 & 7 year-old class. If you can help with teaching either of these age groups, please see Virginia Thurman.
Sunday Morning
We are also in need of teachers for our Nursery class (ages birth to 3). If you can help with this class, please see Ines Miranda.
Thursday Morning Ladies’ Class This class meets every Thursday morning at 10 at the building. Currently, they are studying the book of Isaiah. This week they will be beginning Chapter 40. All ladies of our church family and their guests are welcome to attend.
Men’s Leadership Camp—Leaders4Him The Men’s Leadership Camp is a weekend opportunity to become a better leader of self, the home, the church and the community. For additional information on the five speakers and the agenda, please check out the website: http://Leaders4Him.wix.com/ We have an information flyer and a sign-up sheet for ride-sharing to the camp on the bulletin board. The camp weekend begins Friday, March 7th at 6 p.m. and goes through Saturday afternoon, March 8th at 2 p.m. The location is at Camp Geneva, 36540 Via Marcia, Fruitland Park, FL 34731.
Attitude By Charles Swindoll “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company . . . a church . . . a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past . . . We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude . . . I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you . . . We are in charge of our attitudes.”
- Proof of Our Love February 9, 2014
Bible Study 154
Worship 254
Contribution $6,277
