Do everything without
complaining or arguing, so
that you may become
blameless and pure, children
of God without fault in a
crooked and depraved
generation, in which you
shine like stars in the universe
as you hold out the word of
life…”
Philippians 2:14-16a.
New Y o rk A venue
Church o f Chri st
219 New Y o rk A venue
P. O. Bo x 6074
Oak Ri dge, TN 37830
865-483-7418
New sl i ne: 865 -482-9266
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ELDERS
Jim Ball
591-6872
Patrick Smith
567-1014
Dennis Winebarger 296-7067
DEACONS
Dale Jackson
221-2283
Kent Leemis
660-8125
Benjamin Smith
742-0579
Scot Winningham
696-9113
MEETING TIMES
Bible Classes
9:45 a.m.
Worship Assembly
10:45 a.m.
Noon Class
12 Noon
Canterfield
6:00 p.m.
Evening Class
6:00 p.m.
Wed. Classes
p.m.
Let
the message of 6:00
Christ
dwell among you richly as
you teach and admonish
one another with all
wisdom through psalms,
hymns, and songs from
the Spirit, singing to God
with gratitude in your
hearts.
Colossians 3:16.
S EP T EM BER 4 , 2 0 1 6
G R E E T I NGS FR OM T HE
NE W Y OR K A VE NUE
C HUR C H OF
October 24, 2010
CHRIST
NOTES FROM DENNIS
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SHPWRECKED
gggggG FAITH
“…holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have
rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed
over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.” 1 Timothy 1:19, 20.
“Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord
will repay him for what he has done. You too should be on your
guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.”
2 Timothy 4:14, 15.
Benedict Arnold was an American Revolutionary war hero. He, along
with Ethan Allen led a brigade that captured the British fort at Ticonderoga.
He repelled a British invasion near Lake Champlain and then led a very
dangerous charge against the British at Saratoga. Later, he was the
commander of the American fort at West Point and it was there that he
schemed to hand the fort over to the British. That failed and he escaped to the
British. They made him a brigadier general and he fought against the
Americans in Virginia and Connecticut. After the war, he moved to England.
He went down in history as a villain, not a hero. Even the “Whigs” in
England frowned upon him. Today, his name is a synonym for a traitor. I’m
sure he had his reasons for betraying his country but he was wrong!
Hymenaeus and Alexander became traitors. They shipwrecked their faith
and then they spoke against it (blasphemed). Why? I’m sure they had their
reasons but they were wrong! It is one thing to desert your faith and another
to oppose it. Benedict Arnold could have simply deserted his post and we
would have probably never heard of him, like so many other deserters in war.
But he became an aid to the enemy just as Hymenaeus and Alexander became
enemies of the Lord. Paul said that he handed them over to Satan so they
would learn not to speak against the faith. Handing over to Satan was an
idiom that meant to disfellowship (see 1 Corinthians 5:5). The church at
Corinth had to disfellowship an immoral member and the brother repented and
came back to the Lord (see 1 Corinthians 5 and 2 Corinthians 2). Sometimes
disfellowship works to bring a rebellious Christian back and sometimes is
does not as with Alexander. Instead, he became vindictive and did great harm
to Paul. We can only imagine what that great harm was. Paul faced much
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suffering because of this faith but this “great harm” must have been especially bad. He warns Timothy to be
on guard for this traitor Alexander.
Don’t ever shipwreck your faith and if you do, don’t become a traitor and enemy of the faith. If you think
history has judged Benedict Arnold harshly, do be shocked at God’s judgment: “It would have been better
for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then turn their back on
the sacred command that was passed on to them. Of them the proverbs are true: ‘A dog returns to its
vomit’ and ‘A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.’” (2 Peter 2:21, 22).
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WORSHIP ASSIGNMENTS FOR THIS WEEK
Announcements and Prayer………...….…Patrick Smith
Serving in Song........................................Gary Galloway
Serving Communion................................Brent Galloway
Tom G. ~ Kent ~ Henry - Fred
Scripture Reading………………………William Smith
Galatians 6:7-10: Do not be deceived: God cannot be
mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to
please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction;
whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will
reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing
good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we
do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let
us do good to all people, especially to those who belong
to the family of believers.
Serving In Prayer........................................................JL
Nursery Servants….……………….........Kelly and Lori
In Our Thoughts And Prayers
Health: Rea Drury, Sarah Aldridge, Bruce &
Jo Hannaford, Jacque Keen, Betty Fine, Faye
Galloway, Janice Brown, Tom Smith, Charles
Hooper, Volena Back, Vergie Galloway, David
Shelton, Jackson Davis, Luke Jackson, Randy
Page, Jim and Jessie Ball, Bobbie Arrowood,
Modean’s Sister, Patrick and Jamie’s parents,
Buudy Page, Carolyn Keith, and Carolyn
Gooch.
Our Missions and Outreach Work: Garry
Jones (India), Jiten (India), Gafners (Kenya),
Tennessee Children’s Home, World Christian
Broadcasting, Disaster Relief, and our Minister
Search Committee.
NEWS AND NOTES
ATTENDANCE: Last Sunday – Bible
classes: 67, Worship: 84, Noon: 34,
Canterfield: 19, 6:00 p.m. 10, Wednesday
Bible Classes: 17. Contribution: $3,057.00.
Children’s Fish Bowl Collection (last 4
months): $134.38.
(1) BIRTHDAYS: Adam, and Benjamin, II
– September 5th, Genni – September 7th,
Tom Smith – September 8th.
(2) FISH FRY: September 16th. There is a
sign-up sheet on the bulletin board.
(3) LADIES FALL LUNCHEON:
September 24th at 11:30 a.m. in the
fellowship hall. All ladies invited. Bring a
friend and a dish to share.
(4) NEW CLASS: A new class begins today
on Job (Suffering) at Noon. The class lasts
for 30 minutes and is repeated at 6:00 p.m. in
the fellowship hall.
(5) NEW DIRECTORY PROJECT:
Tammy is going to put together our new
directory. Please fill out the update sheet.
Genni is going to take our pictures for the
directory so let her know when you want your
picture taken (or give her one).
(6) LADIES’ BIBLE CLASS: Ladies’
Bible class begins on September 13th at 10
a.m.
(7) TV PROGRAM: In Search of The
Lord’s Way, Sunday at 8 a.m. on 43.