Bulletin / Prayer List 5-28-17

Prayer List
Frank Rhoden will have cataract surgery this Wednesday
It has been determined that Mark Morris does not have cancer.
Don Hickerson’s brother-in-law Louis Horn is home.
Kathy Hill’s friend Gary Hodges needs our prayers.
Alice Gaston, Denise King grandmother is in the hospital.
A friend of Carla King, Joe Gordon is having serve eye problems.
Thomas Mako is starting chemo and needs our prayers.
Jerry Foster’s sister Audrey McKer is in the North Richland Hills Hospital with several problems.

Andy LeDane, Eddie Griffin, Florene Griffin, Jimmy Griffin, Jerry and Betty Harris, Don Hickerson, Billie Phillips, Mary Jean Turner, Armanda family, Beth Turner Beall, Ronnie Brown, Billie Bradford, Betty Clark, Doris James, Gary Hickerson, Carol Moore, Beryl Miller, and Della Price.

Serving in the military: 
Faith Balzen, 
Cody Blomstedt, 
Travis Counts, and 
Dakota Smitherman all are in the U.S...

Let us pray for our country and government leaders and those who are in harms way, military and civilian personnel.
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much…

Fellowship is today after morning worship services. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend.

The 18th Annual Texomaland Summer Youth Series will begin May 30th at Leonard church of Christ at 7:00pm.

Pantry Item: Cream Style Corn

June Announcements: Robert Embry
Lord Supper: Butch Balzen, Greg Counts, Robert Courtney
June 4 Prayers: Morning: Greg Counts – Butch Balzen
Evening: Robert Courtney – Kerry King
Scriptures: Robert Embry


FRIENDSHIP EVANGELISM
By Mark Posey

The Institute for American Church Growth asked over 10,000 people this question: “What was responsible for your coming to Christ and this church?” They replied as follows…
I had a special need -3%
I just walked in -3%
I liked the minister -6%
I visited there -1%
I liked the Bible classes -5 %
I attended a gospel meeting -0.5%
I liked the programs -3%
A FRIEND OR RELATIVE INVITED ME-79%
“Go ye” means, “Go me.” Evangelism that is most productive is PERSONAL evangelism. It is seeing the soul as the most important thing in the world and targeting those with whom we come in contact each day. In this evangelism becomes PURPOSEFUL. We can target the entire world, but we must proceed one soul at a time. Read the following passages: Philippians 2:19-24; 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10.
- via The Encourager, the weekly bulletin for the Calvert City Church of Christ, Calvert City, KY.
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(Ed. Note: The article above should give every Christian cause to reflect on his personal responsibility in spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. That responsibility is clearly set forth in the commission of the Lord: Matthew 28:19-20  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. One will immediately note that the disciples/apostles to whom the commission was given were commanded to teach those who were baptized to observe what he had commanded them, the apostles. And what was that commandment? Go! Teach! Baptize! It appears, then, that the Lord expects every Christian to be an evangelist—to the extent of his ability and opportunity (2 Cor. 8:11-12). ACQ).