Today's Scripture Reading
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April 23,2017
~Today’s Scripture Reading~ James 5:13-16 NKJV Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
EVERYDAY APPLICATION: USING THE CHURCH BULLETIN TO IMPROVE YOUR PRAYER LIFE You see them every Sunday morning. They come in various colors but recently have been a light green. They are usually on the table just as you enter the building. Most of the time, someone is at the door with a stack of them to distribute as people arrive. We’re talking about church bulletins. The church bulletin is one of the most important communication tools in any congregation. It functions as a clearinghouse of relevant information and comes in a format so simple that it can be tucked neatly into your Bible. Unfortunately, people sometimes leave the building and forget they have this tool at their disposal. They don’t think about it again until the next Sunday when a new bulletin is published. There is another tool that every believer has that is available for use at any moment but is also easily forgotten. This one can be used while sitting, standing, lying down, or kneeling. It can be used with the eyes open or closed. It is accessible morning, noon, or night. We’re talking about prayer. Prayer is our open channel to communicate with God himself. God speaks to us through the Bible, but we speak to him in prayer. (We also speak in song, but someone once said our songs and hymns can be viewed as a form of prayer to God.) We approach God’s throne with boldness because he is constantly available and always open to the call of his children. He listens whether it is a moment of joy or of crisis in the life of the one lifting prayer before him. Prayer can be a private confession or a public proclamation. We can go to our most private place to be alone in prayer, or we can join with other brothers and sisters as prayer is spoken in the church’s sacred assemblies. Many sincere disciples of the Lord have told me over the years that they just don’t know how to pray. The words they want to express in prayer don’t come easy for them. Their desire to pray is present, but the “how to” of prayer escapes them. Today, I want us to take these two resources – the church bulletin and prayer – and join them together in a “how to” format. When put into regular practice, this should significantly improve our walk with the Lord. Today’ lesson will be a biblically-based, prayerful journey through the words that are found in the church bulletin. The sick list is just a beginning point for using the bulletin in prayer. Lots of other categories of information are found there which will be addressed in the sermon and which need prayerful reflection. One bulletin item that should certainly be mentioned now and prayed about during this upcoming week is our “Spiritual Emphasis Day” with Dr. Philip Slate. He will be speaking during class and delivering the sermon next Sunday. Keep him and his wife, Pat, in prayer as they travel to be with us. Also, pray for our strengthening as we learn from what Philip will share. Make sure to take your bulletin with you today. Keep it with you throughout the week. Use it to its full potential. Allow God to make you into one of his prayer warriors. In the love of the Lord, David
~WELCOME VISITORS~
Youth Area Wide Schedule & Camp
We are glad you decided to join us today while we worship the Lord together! We believe you will find our worship according to the New Testament.
TODAY 23 April 2017—Margaret Street Gulf Coast Bible Camp Teen Week Grades 9-12 June 11-16 Middle School Grades 6-8 June 25-30
Please take time to fill out a visitor’s card located in back of pew.
Place in collection plate as it passes.
Youth Devo May 7th at West Family Home
Spiritual Growth Emphasis Day with Phillip Slate
Fifth Sunday April 30th Also Fellowship Meal after Services Baby Shower for Carrie Chalchi Registered at Babies R Us and Target Today—April 23rd 2-4PM Barbara Alphin’s Home 5329 Mountain Laurel Lane, Milton Cierra will arrive May 2nd!! Ukraine The Ukraine Mission needs you support and prayers. Please give your monetary support to Jimmy Blackmon
**Reminders ** April
Baby Shower for Carrie Chalchi……......April 23rd Youth Area Wide…………...…...……….April 23rd 5th Sunday With Phillip Slate …...….…..April 30th
May
Steering Team Mtg…………………...…….May 7th Wed Night Supper&Sing…………….……May 10th Senior Sunday…………………………..…..May21st Widows Lunch……………………..…..…..May 28th
Church Pens Located in Foyer Take a Pen...Give a Pen What a great way to invite someone to our Church! A special thanks to all that serve the Pace Church. God Bless You All Blessing Bags to Keep in Car Available in Foyer to hand out to those in need. 27 Given Out So Far A great way to make your day Point of Contact—Thad McCall Supported Missions Canadian Mission Team Santa Marta Mission Team Prison Ministry Escambia Christian School Gulf Coast Bible Camp Ukraine Mt. Dora Children
Sunday Worship Service
Serving Hearts
Greeting/Announcements ………....Mike Pena
Greeters……………………..………..Debby Mason Building Lock-Up……....……………...…Mike Pena Usher………………………...………...…Mike Jones Communion Preparation …….....Noel Stephenson Nursery…...………Melissa Fillingim, Isabell Shows Sound Tech………………………...….Jim Bostwick Clean Building {4/29}…………...…..Jaquish/Jones
Lead Songs …………………..…Jamie Jaquish ……………………………….…..Talmadge Hale Opening Prayer……………....Jimmy Blackmon Scripture Reading………………....Luke Shows Sermon ~ David West
Food Pantry & Blessing Bags
EVERYDAY APPLICATION: USING THE CHURCH BULLETIN TO IMPROVE YOUR PRAYER LIFE
Communion/Offering ……….…..…Ray McKee Table Service………..Bill Barrett, Paul Hendrix …………………..……Ryan Jenkins, Rusty Lee Closing Prayer………...…...….Jared Strickland
Location: 4075 Berryhill Rd. Pace, FL 32571 Phone: 850-995-8244 Email: [email protected] Website: www.pacechurchofchrist.org Bulletin Updates by 5pm Thursday: [email protected] Knee Mail [email protected]
Items needed for pantry and bags: Oatmeal, Potted Meat, Canned Chili, Canned Stew and String Beans Served in March 20 Families 66 People
THANK YOU Very Much CHURCH
Pulpit Preacher David West
[email protected] 850-530-5168
Steering Team Members Terry Beaver Ron Putnal Doug Webster Mike Pena Luke Shows
Cradle Roll 2yo—1stGrade 5yo-2ndGrade 3rd- 5th Grades Teens Adult Class
Sunday Classes Melissa Fillingim Jill Heddy Mike Pena Joelle Shows David West Doug Webster (Parables—Luke)
Cradle Roll 2yo-1stGrade 5yo-2ndGrade 3rd- 5th Grades Teens Adult Class
Wednesday Kathy West Barbara Hayden Mike Pena Nancy Putnal Jim Bostwick David West (Revelation)
Location Nursery Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Portable 2 Auditorium Location Nursery Room 2 Room 2 Room 3 Portable 2 Auditorium
Service Times: Sunday Bible Study—9:30 a.m. Worship—10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study—7:00 p.m.
Attendance & Offering Last Sunday 4/16 Bible Study Worship
78 147
Contribution
$3717.65
Weekly Budget
$4250.00
April 23,2017
~Today’s Scripture Reading~ James 5:13-16 NKJV Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
EVERYDAY APPLICATION: USING THE CHURCH BULLETIN TO IMPROVE YOUR PRAYER LIFE You see them every Sunday morning. They come in various colors but recently have been a light green. They are usually on the table just as you enter the building. Most of the time, someone is at the door with a stack of them to distribute as people arrive. We’re talking about church bulletins. The church bulletin is one of the most important communication tools in any congregation. It functions as a clearinghouse of relevant information and comes in a format so simple that it can be tucked neatly into your Bible. Unfortunately, people sometimes leave the building and forget they have this tool at their disposal. They don’t think about it again until the next Sunday when a new bulletin is published. There is another tool that every believer has that is available for use at any moment but is also easily forgotten. This one can be used while sitting, standing, lying down, or kneeling. It can be used with the eyes open or closed. It is accessible morning, noon, or night. We’re talking about prayer. Prayer is our open channel to communicate with God himself. God speaks to us through the Bible, but we speak to him in prayer. (We also speak in song, but someone once said our songs and hymns can be viewed as a form of prayer to God.) We approach God’s throne with boldness because he is constantly available and always open to the call of his children. He listens whether it is a moment of joy or of crisis in the life of the one lifting prayer before him. Prayer can be a private confession or a public proclamation. We can go to our most private place to be alone in prayer, or we can join with other brothers and sisters as prayer is spoken in the church’s sacred assemblies. Many sincere disciples of the Lord have told me over the years that they just don’t know how to pray. The words they want to express in prayer don’t come easy for them. Their desire to pray is present, but the “how to” of prayer escapes them. Today, I want us to take these two resources – the church bulletin and prayer – and join them together in a “how to” format. When put into regular practice, this should significantly improve our walk with the Lord. Today’ lesson will be a biblically-based, prayerful journey through the words that are found in the church bulletin. The sick list is just a beginning point for using the bulletin in prayer. Lots of other categories of information are found there which will be addressed in the sermon and which need prayerful reflection. One bulletin item that should certainly be mentioned now and prayed about during this upcoming week is our “Spiritual Emphasis Day” with Dr. Philip Slate. He will be speaking during class and delivering the sermon next Sunday. Keep him and his wife, Pat, in prayer as they travel to be with us. Also, pray for our strengthening as we learn from what Philip will share. Make sure to take your bulletin with you today. Keep it with you throughout the week. Use it to its full potential. Allow God to make you into one of his prayer warriors. In the love of the Lord, David
~WELCOME VISITORS~
Youth Area Wide Schedule & Camp
We are glad you decided to join us today while we worship the Lord together! We believe you will find our worship according to the New Testament.
TODAY 23 April 2017—Margaret Street Gulf Coast Bible Camp Teen Week Grades 9-12 June 11-16 Middle School Grades 6-8 June 25-30
Please take time to fill out a visitor’s card located in back of pew.
Place in collection plate as it passes.
Youth Devo May 7th at West Family Home
Spiritual Growth Emphasis Day with Phillip Slate
Fifth Sunday April 30th Also Fellowship Meal after Services Baby Shower for Carrie Chalchi Registered at Babies R Us and Target Today—April 23rd 2-4PM Barbara Alphin’s Home 5329 Mountain Laurel Lane, Milton Cierra will arrive May 2nd!! Ukraine The Ukraine Mission needs you support and prayers. Please give your monetary support to Jimmy Blackmon
**Reminders ** April
Baby Shower for Carrie Chalchi……......April 23rd Youth Area Wide…………...…...……….April 23rd 5th Sunday With Phillip Slate …...….…..April 30th
May
Steering Team Mtg…………………...…….May 7th Wed Night Supper&Sing…………….……May 10th Senior Sunday…………………………..…..May21st Widows Lunch……………………..…..…..May 28th
Church Pens Located in Foyer Take a Pen...Give a Pen What a great way to invite someone to our Church! A special thanks to all that serve the Pace Church. God Bless You All Blessing Bags to Keep in Car Available in Foyer to hand out to those in need. 27 Given Out So Far A great way to make your day Point of Contact—Thad McCall Supported Missions Canadian Mission Team Santa Marta Mission Team Prison Ministry Escambia Christian School Gulf Coast Bible Camp Ukraine Mt. Dora Children
Sunday Worship Service
Serving Hearts
Greeting/Announcements ………....Mike Pena
Greeters……………………..………..Debby Mason Building Lock-Up……....……………...…Mike Pena Usher………………………...………...…Mike Jones Communion Preparation …….....Noel Stephenson Nursery…...………Melissa Fillingim, Isabell Shows Sound Tech………………………...….Jim Bostwick Clean Building {4/29}…………...…..Jaquish/Jones
Lead Songs …………………..…Jamie Jaquish ……………………………….…..Talmadge Hale Opening Prayer……………....Jimmy Blackmon Scripture Reading………………....Luke Shows Sermon ~ David West
Food Pantry & Blessing Bags
EVERYDAY APPLICATION: USING THE CHURCH BULLETIN TO IMPROVE YOUR PRAYER LIFE
Communion/Offering ……….…..…Ray McKee Table Service………..Bill Barrett, Paul Hendrix …………………..……Ryan Jenkins, Rusty Lee Closing Prayer………...…...….Jared Strickland
Location: 4075 Berryhill Rd. Pace, FL 32571 Phone: 850-995-8244 Email: [email protected] Website: www.pacechurchofchrist.org Bulletin Updates by 5pm Thursday: [email protected] Knee Mail [email protected]
Items needed for pantry and bags: Oatmeal, Potted Meat, Canned Chili, Canned Stew and String Beans Served in March 20 Families 66 People
THANK YOU Very Much CHURCH
Pulpit Preacher David West
[email protected] 850-530-5168
Steering Team Members Terry Beaver Ron Putnal Doug Webster Mike Pena Luke Shows
Cradle Roll 2yo—1stGrade 5yo-2ndGrade 3rd- 5th Grades Teens Adult Class
Sunday Classes Melissa Fillingim Jill Heddy Mike Pena Joelle Shows David West Doug Webster (Parables—Luke)
Cradle Roll 2yo-1stGrade 5yo-2ndGrade 3rd- 5th Grades Teens Adult Class
Wednesday Kathy West Barbara Hayden Mike Pena Nancy Putnal Jim Bostwick David West (Revelation)
Location Nursery Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Portable 2 Auditorium Location Nursery Room 2 Room 2 Room 3 Portable 2 Auditorium
Service Times: Sunday Bible Study—9:30 a.m. Worship—10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study—7:00 p.m.
Attendance & Offering Last Sunday 4/16 Bible Study Worship
78 147
Contribution
$3717.65
Weekly Budget
$4250.00
