Tom Bean church of Christ
March 20, 2020
209 South Brown Street
Tom Bean, Tx 75489
Phone: (903) 546-6620
Email: tombeancoc@gmail.com
Website: tombeancoc.com
ELDERS DEACONS PREACHER
Charlie Counts Greg Counts Kerry King
Robert Embry
Kerry King
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Sunday Tuesday
Bible Study 9:00 AM Ladies Class 10:00 AM
Worship 10:00AM Wednesday
Worship 5:00 PM Bible Study 7:00 PM
MONTH
March
ANOUNCEMENTS
Kerry King
SERVING THE LORD’S SUPPER
Robert Embry Jerry Harris
PRAYERS TODAY
MORNING EVENING
Greg Counts Don Hickerson
AC Quinn Charlie Counts
SCRIPTURE READING
Kerry King
Prayer List Update
Leta Embry had her port put in last Monday. She had to go to the
emergency room Wednesday because of a low fever. She is
currently at home and her first chemo treatment will be next Friday.
Brenda Loftice (Carmen’s mother in law) will have eye surgery March 26th.
Darril Slone (Ruby’s son) – had shoulder surgery and is now suffering from
myasthenia gravis. He is seeing a new doctor and has new medication.
Kathy Hill – has begun additional treatment for her cancer.
Elaine Yniguez, Becky Harris’ family member will have a biopsy to
determine the extent of her cancer.
Jeremiah Morrow had surgery to replace a shunt in his brain.
June Witaker (friend of Frank) has been having mini strokes.
Gwynell Hunt (Walter’s sister) had a stroke but is doing well.
Joy Fowler (Charlie’s sister) received a good report from her cancer doctor.
Mary Estep (Carla’s coworker) has been diagnosed with cancer.
Zack Folks had surgery for his cancer on Friday.
Remember in Daily Prayer:
Cancer: Zack Folks, Joy Fowler, Betty Clark, Don Boyd, Lucus Drews, Brayden
Counts, Ruth Stone (Greg’s bosses’ wife), Sue Pray, Jesse Farrer (Tom
Bean schoolboard president), Sharon Ditto (friend of Jan), Gordy Hicks Leta Embry
Macular Degeneration: AC Quinn, Beryl Miller
Others: Florene Griffin (back & hip), Rebekah Van Deren (Pancreas), Beverly
Roberts (MS), Scott, Judy & Tonya McMillen, Norma Garza, Carmen
Loftice, Dannie Baker (severe allergies), Steve Dupuis (heart, AC’s son in
law), Brenda Williams (kidney), Bill Davis (stroke), Louise Wright
(pneumonia), Walter McMillen (broken ankle), Greg Counts (sinus surgery).
Serving Our Country:
Cody Blomstedt (Korea), Kirklynn Hance, Kirk Johnson (Kuwait)
Tyler Davies is scheduled to deploy to Dubai.
Police & First Responders:
Travis Counts, Dalton Griffin, Chelsie Serrano
Men Serving Next Week March 29, 2020
Prayers:
Morning: Walter McMillen – Jerry Harris
Evening: Kerry King – Robert Embry
Pantry Item: Any non-perishable item.
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another,
that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
(James 5:16)
The Marvelous Mercy of God
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to
His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3). One of the great
themes of the Bible is God’s loving mercy toward sinful man. As the Apostle
Peter noted, if it were not for God’s mercy we would have no hope in this
life. Notice some of the great statements about God’s mercy found in the
Bible.
“God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with
Christ…” (Ephesians 2:4-5). Isn’t it wonderful to know that the King we serve
is abundantly wealthy? What is even greater is his wealth is not a monetary
passing pleasure but in eternal mercy with is realized with each Christian. As
Paul reminded Titus, “trough the Lord’s mercy we are saved” (Titus 3:5).
“The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in
mercy” (Psalm 145:8). What makes God’s nature so wonderful is that he is
not a capricious and vindictive God. While God does get angry with the
wicked (Psalm 7:11), his mercy toward those who love and obey Him far
outweighs His anger. In reality, if each one of us got what we deserved we
would be lost in Hell for all eternity. As the Psalmist pondered this he said,
“He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to
our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His
mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, So far
has He removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:10-12).
The Christian owes a great debt of gratitude to Almighty God for his
marvelous mercy. May we show our appreciation for God’s mercy by humbly
submitting to His will. Friend, have you received the mercy of God? Have you
obeyed the gospel? If not, you can obey God’s will today by hearing God’s
word (Romans 10:17), believing in Jesus as the Son of God (John 8:24),
repenting of past sins (Luke 13:3), confessing Jesus as Son of God and Lord of
your life (Romans 10:10), and being baptized in water for the forgiveness of
sins (Acts 2:38). May each of us constantly be reminded of the marvelous
mercy of Almighty God!