TUSCULUM YOUTH MINISTRY
reminder— murphy parents
The Murphy Team will be returning today at 4:00 p.m. Parents please be
looking for a call or text if we are running early or late!
sunday morning Bible class
We have started a new Bible class “I Can” in the Teen Café. This will be a
combined class and should be a fun way to challenge ourselves to grow. We
are also challenging ourselves with how much of Philippians we “CAN”
memorize this summer! This week is Philippians 2:1-4.
sunday night connect
There will be no SNC activities for the rest of June due to Impact and camp.
wednesday
Wednesday night “Encounter.” The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for some time to
hang out and play a few games. From 7-8 p.m. we will have some time of
singing and something to challenge our faith.
impact
Those who are going to Junior and Senior Impact, be looking for information
from Chris this week.
ATTN PARENTS:
Please let our teachers know if your child has any food allergies, items of
comfort, i.e. blanket, stuffed animal, or any other special things that would
make your child’s experience a great one.
save the date
Bible Camp—June 25-30
VBS—August 26
children’s worship bulletins
We have Children’s Worship Bulletins, which go along with Steve’s
sermons each week, available in the racks in the Great Hall. Earn Bible
Bucks!!!
Vol. 59, No. 24
To our guests...
From Steve…
EVANGELIZING THE THINKING PERSON
At Tusculum, we have a running theme that we routinely make reference
to. It is stated as a question: “Who’s Your One?” That is, who is the one
person in your life right now that you have the best opportunity to reach
for Christ? We can’t bring the whole world to Christ at one time, only one
at a time. So who’s your one?
With that theme in mind, I would like to talk about how we can best reach
that person in our lives who I will call, “the thinking person.” The thinking
person is not won to Christ by emotional arguments. In fact, emotional
arguments often only push them in the opposite direction of faith. For the
thinking person, making the decision to come to Christ in faith is mainly
intellectual.
One of the worst things you could ever do in trying to reach the thinking
person is to treat them like a “contact” a “prospect” or an “object” of
evangelism. If you think of them in these terms, instead of really listening
to them, you will be preoccupied with maneuvering the conversation
around to your personal agenda, instead of letting them first know that
you are genuinely concerned for them. Instead, begin to simply listen to
people with the idea of “making friends for Christ.”
LEARN THE LANGUAGE OF THE THINKING PERSON: The missionary
in a foreign country must learn the local language to be most effective.
He must also learn the intellectual, cultural, and artistic languages of the
culture. We must not only understand their vocabulary, but also the
presuppositions, the worldviews, and thought patterns of the thinking
EMPHASIZE THE PRACTICE OF TRUTH: The thinking person is quick person. Wherever possible, we must use words that are clearly
to see through clever promotional tactics and identify psychological understood by the secular mind.
manipulation. To make matters worse, many thinking people already CHALLENGE THE THINKING PERSON TO BE TRUE TO THEIR OWN
have a deep-rooted mistrust for Christians who try to evangelize them, LOGIC: Don’t restrict yourself to answering their questtions. Tacfully and
often because they have actually seen a deplorable lack of integrity in considerately ask them some questions! Of course, this means that we
evangelistic methods some Christians try to use. The thinking person is must at least understand their basic principles or worldviews (philosophy
quick to notice any inconsistencies in a church or an individual Christian’s of life), whether it be atheism, materialism, Hinduism, Buddhism,
practice of their faith. Behind his or her line of reasoning lies the question, Mormonism, Islam, New Age thinking, postmodernism, etc.
“If Christianity is true, then why…?” Why the apparent fear of questions?
Why are doubts often suppressed or criticized? Why is so much appeal SPEAK BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND MOTIVES: Keep on looking for
made at the emotional level? Why so much concentration on relatively the pressure points in the person’s thinking. This is not an effort to trap a
“minor points” while ignoring the major issues of the day, such as person in countless logical inconsistencies. The pressure point will be a
deep inconsistency or unfulfilled hope that affects his entire purpose in
injustice, racism, poverty, etc.
life. It may, in fact, be his fear of death, his weakness of will, his sense of
AVOID HIGH-PRESSURE TACTICS: Most people have no desire to be loneliness, meaningless, or moral failure. The thinking person will have to
persuaded—of anything! And you are never persuasive when you are perceive his dilemma, understand how God’s truth answers his dilemma,
abrasive. Generally speaking, high-pressure tactics only create and then understand that God’s answer is the truth. Effective evangelism
resistance to the gospel. Paradoxically, we are most influential when we begins with demonstrating the relevance of the Christian faith to man’s
are the least manipulative.
deepest needs and life motives. The Christian can take confidence in the
APPROACH THE THINKING PERSON INDIVIDUALLY—ONE-ON- fact that every basic human need and motive is matched by some
ONE: The thinking person values independent thought and private identifiable facet of the gospel.
judgment. Consequently, he is not approached best and does not EMPHASIZE THE HISTORICAL REALITY OF THE RESURRECTION
respond best in a crowd. The thinking person is seldom “won over” by a OF CHRIST: Secular man views religion as a subjective mystical
sermon or any situation lacking the give-and-take of personal dialogue. experience for the simple-minded. Christianity, however, is founded on
Furthermore, he is quick to detect a simplistic method that tries to solid objective historical evidences, and it is essential to emphasize that
approach all people in the same way. In fact, he or she is frequently God actually invaded history in the person of Jesus Christ.
insulted by it.
BE PATIENT: Most people are intelligent enough to understand that true
LISTEN WITH REAL INTEREST: Listening is the opening act in any faith in God will affect every area of their lives. For this reason, their
successful relationship. The Christian seeking to win the thinking person attitudes toward God, whether positive or negative, are highly resistant to
to Christ should not only be committed to taking truth seriously, but also change.
to taking people seriously. As we listen, we must determine: Does he or
she have other needs (for example, food, clothing, shelter, medicine, STRESS CHRISTIAN COMMITMENT: Thinking people are suspicious of
etc.), which must be met first? What are his or her priorities, hopes, and too-easy solutions, including the suggestion to simply “believe in Christ.”
deepest aspirations? What is his or her philosophy of life, or worldview? Our message becomes more credible when we emphasize the
commitment involved in following Christ.―Steve
We were all visitors once, too, and we really are glad you’re here!
We know you may have some questions. We did. All we ask is
that you give us a chance to answer them and help you in any
way we can—no strings attached.
Not sure where to go? Need something?
Ushers are waiting to help you with anything you may need, as
well as direct you to restrooms, the nursery, etc. All you have to
do is ask, and we’ll do everything we can to help.
About our worship
First of all, we will never intentionally do anything to embarrass
you, such as ask you to stand so we can identify you. All of our
acts of worship are strictly voluntary, and you may participate
according to your comfort level. (Return communion cups to the
tray; please do not stack cups.)
Nursery
There is an attended nursery available for children birth through
36 months. We also have Bible story coloring sheets and crayons
available in the Sprouts unattended common area, along with a
streaming of the service, for those who have children older than
36 months. An usher will be happy to show you the way.
Children’s Worship
We offer a time of worship and learning for children ages 3 to
Kindergarten. Since we feel that it is important for these children
to get some exposure to our larger gathering as well, the
dismissal time is usually 15-20 minutes into the worship service.
The “Kids’ Praise” logo will appear on the screen when it’s time to
dismiss. An usher will be happy to show you the way.
Bible Study
Following our worship service, we invite you to stay for a time of
Bible Study. We know this can be intimidating, but we promise
you that, just like in our worship service, we will do our best to
make you comfortable. And we believe you’ll be glad you stayed.
A list of classes is available in the foyer.
Want to know more about us?
Tusculum 101 meets in Adult 3 the first Sunday of each quarter
during class time. This is a time for you to ask, listen, and learn all
about being part of the Tusculum family!
June 11, 2017
TODAY’S THEME:
Today we will end the Malachi
study by taking a look at
Judgment Day and how God’s
judgment does not change.
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Come We that Love the Lord
Shepherd’s Blessing ........................................... Elders
Welcome ..................................................... Walt Malone
Let Us Worship
Shout Hallelujah
Listen to Our Hearts
Shepherd’s Prayer ................................. Bob Weatherly
The Last Mile of the Way
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross
Communion ............................................... Chris Burton
Kids’ Praise
When the Roll is Called Up Yonder
Sermon ................................................ Steve Cummings
Song of Encouragement
There’s a Great Day Coming
Announcements ......................................... Walt Malone
worship
serve
connect
and the Lord added…
Ben Hays was baptized into Christ Saturday, June 3, by his
father. Ben is the son of Mitch and Pam Hays, the grandson of
Mark and Sherry Hays, and the great-grandson of Elizabeth
Hays.
new summer quarter has begun
The Summer quarter has begun for all adult and children’s
classes. Go by the Welcome Desk and the kiosks and pick up a
class brochure listing all the adult Sunday classes and classes to
be held in the Chapel on Wednesday nights.
attention 49’ers
bridal shower
All the ladies are invited to a Bridal Shower for Hallie
Brunegraff b/e of Jacob Noble, on Sunday, June
18, 2:00-3:30 p.m. She is registered at Bed, Bath
and Beyond. She would love gifts cards because she
will be travelling back to Texas after the shower. Hallie is the
daughter of Jack & Kim Cromer.
The 49’ers will be going to Riverview restaurant
(near Ashland City) on THURSDAY, June 22.
We will meet in the Teen Café at 10:45 a.m.
There is a sign-up sheet at Sign-Up Central.
Please mark if you can drive or will need a ride.
We will be carpooling.
congratulations!
Congratulations to Courtney Latimer & Wes Brett, who were
married on June 3. Courtney is the daughter of Bonn & Nancy
Latimer.
Verse for the week: Proverbs 8:22-26 “The Lord brought me (Wisdom) forth as the first of his
works, before his deeds of old;
I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
When there were no watery depths, I was given birth, when there were no springs overflowing
with water;
before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,
before he made the world or its fields or any of the dust of the earth. (NIV)
Email comments/suggestions to: Ray Falconberry—[email protected]
These are the items requested by the Benevolent Committee
for June: boxed macaroni and cheese, Kool Aid, tea, canned
meats. There is a box for these items outside the office door.
uniform shirts
In preparation for our annual Caring by Sharing
Clothing Giveaway on August 5, we are ordering
as many shirts as possible from Academy Sports.
If anyone would like to make a donation, please
give your money to Donna Clark or Phyllis Anderson. Last year,
through your generosity, we gave out over 500 shirts, assisting
more than 250 children, and we hope to be able to exceed
those numbers this year.
happy anniversary!
The following is a recent update. A full list of those to remember
in prayer is available in the literature racks in the Great Hall.
Debbie Litton, daughter of Willene Litton, is undergoing a
series of chemo treatments to be followed by radiation
treatments.
Lucy Harvill, mother of Trent Harvill, is in room V-11, Memory
Care Unit, Maristone of Franklin, 347 Riverside Drive,
Franklin, TN 37064.
Fran Binkley, Room 407, Trevecca Towers Health & Rehab.
Center, 329 Murfreesboro Pike, 37210
Ruby Shaffer, Room 203, The Bridge of Hickory Woods, 4220
Murfreesboro Pike, Antioch, TN 37013
Doris Whitley is at the home of her daughter, Beth Stiles, 420
Westgate Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37128. Doris will be home
soon and Beth will be staying with her.
Jean Scott, mother of Brad Scott and Anne Smith and
grandmother of Hayley Smith, is at The Webb House, room
101, 3877 Manchester Hwy., McMinnville, TN 37110. Cards
would be appreciated.
Erin Green is being treated for breast cancer. Her address is
400 Pastoral Way, Nolensville, TN 37135. Erin and Trent
Green are former members of Tusculum.
RETURNED HOME: Bo Newcomb and Steve Elizondo
crochet and tatting
Scriptures for the week: Proverbs chapters 6 thru 10
pantry items for june
remember our sick…
Ladies come join us this Friday from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in
classroom 4/5 and learn the lost art of tatting. We will also be
teaching crochet. For more information, contact Joy Buck or
Jeane York.
serve
nursery workers
Anne Rucker, Karen Wooten,
Deidra Cummings
Bible bowl
Bible Bowl practice has officially started for
children up through current 4th grade. We are
meeting in the Children's Wing on Sunday
evenings from 4:45 to 6:00 p.m. and we are
studying the books of Mark, Philippians, and Colossians. If you
would like to participate or if you would like to help out, contact
Jon or Johanna Suttles. All those in 5th through 11th grades are
practicing on Sunday mornings.
prepare communion
Lurene Bates, Debbie Neely,
Alice Adkisson, Doris
Chandler
camp
care for baptismal clothing
Treva Doores
Camp is right around the corner: June 25-30! We have started
camper registration! However, we are still in need of a few adult
counselors, especially boy counselors! Go by the table in the
Great Hall, register your camper, and then see how YOU can
make camp great this year!
chair duty
Russ Neely, P.R. Anderson
Chris Burton, Rodney
Richardson, Marc Wilhite,
Pete Sullivan
trash pickup
Bonn and Nancy Latimer
coffee ministry
Dee Burgess
Debbie Kilpatrick has moved into a new house! Her new
address is 109 Vanderford Lane, Smyrna, TN 37167. Cody,
Lauren King and their girls have moved to 5307 General Forest
Ct., Nashville, TN 37215.
While fleeing a civil war in his homeland with his wife, Fatu,
children, and a nephew, Isaac Daye was converted to Christ in
a refugee camp in Ghana through the WBS lessons. After
beginning a congregation in the refugee camp and living there
ten years, Daye later moved to The Gambia. From this base,
he started schools and congregations in The Gambia and in
neighboring Sierra Leone. Presently, having returned to
Liberia, Isaac continues to bring people to the Lord and to
establish congregations. He has started a Preacher’s School
and works in the Gospel Chariot Missions. He also helps
church members become self-sufficient by growing crops and
raising animals. We have helped support Isaac and his wife
for more than 15 years. Isaac will be speaking in the chapel
on June 18 during Sunday morning Bible class.
quarterly blood drive
The quarterly blood drive will be Sunday, June 18, in the
Great Hall. We are in great need of donors, as the summer
season has begun. This always puts a drain on the blood
supply. Please consider giving. Tusculum has a great
reputation with the Red Cross. Email Amy Goode, directly at
[email protected] to request an appointment time
between 8 and noon. Thank you in advance for all of your
help.
privileged to serve
North Servers
1 Barry Burgess
2 Mike Jett
3 Doug Wooten
4 Derek Robinson
5 Jack Mayo
6 Brad Russell
7 Bryce Russell
South Servers
1 Aren Everson
2 David Waters
3 Mark Nichols
4 David Garrett
5 James Wheeler
6 Johnny Bridgeman
7 John Hooper
8 David Waddell
If you are unable to serve for the month or
any week during the month, please call
(North Side) Jim Pomeroy
(615-207-7416), or (South Side) call or
text Jack Cromer (615-429-5989) or
Brad Scott (615-406-5023).
5:00 Worship
June Speaker—Kerwin Everson
Opening Prayer—Herschel Knowles
Preside—Ray Bates
Closing Prayer—Charles Watson
Congratulations to Ed & Maye Lankford, who will celebrate
their 60th Wedding Anniversary on Thursday, June 15. Their
address is Glen Oaks Retirement Home, 1101 Glen Oaks, Apt.
A, Shelbyville, TN 37160.
new addresses
brother isaac daye to speak june 18
If you are unable to serve, please call
Charles Watson (615) 832-2986 or
Rodney Richardson (615) 419-3302
wifi available: TCC
facebook.com/tusculumchurchofchrist
http://twitter.com/tusculumchurch
Sunday A.M.
Worship ................................ 9:00 a.m.
Classes .............................. 10:30 a.m.
Sunday P.M.
Life Groups ....................various times
Chapel Life Group worship ... 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday ......................... 7:00 p.m.
Sunday A.M. ....................................... 715
Bible Study ........................................... 375
Wednesday P.M. .................................. 162
Contribution..................................... 26,289
Budget ............................................ 21,000
YTD Total ...................................... 525,944
YTD Budget Total.......................... 508,000
connect
MAIN LINE ...................................................... 615-833-1660
Benevolence.................................................... 615-833-1869
Counseling (AGAPE) ....................................... 615-781-3000
Hope & Inspiration Line ................................... 615-833-9259
Tusculum Information Line .............................. 615-833-0993
Missions ........................................... [email protected]
Outreach ............................................ [email protected]
Youth..................................................... [email protected]
Secretaries
Mary Gill, office ...................................... [email protected]
Melanie Moon, office ........................... [email protected]
Linda Brock, finance ............................... [email protected]
Ministers
Steve Cummings, pulpit ......................... [email protected]
Will Tidwell, involvement & education……[email protected]
Chris Kirby, youth ................................... [email protected]
Ann Robinson, preschool......................... [email protected]
Rhonda Greenwood, elementary ........ [email protected]
Elders
P.R. Anderson ................................................. 615-557-2516
Kerwin Everson ............................................... 615-513-3515
Dan Florida ...................................................... 615-714-9358
Rob Frankum................................................... 615-969-6702
Jeff Neely ........................................................ 615-818-8444
Bill Peach ........................................................ 615-497-8242
Richard Thompson .......................................... 615-916-0838
Bob Weatherly ................................................. 615-429-4435
6117 Nolensville Road, Nashville, TN 37211
www.tusculum.org
worship
serve
connect
and the Lord added…
Ben Hays was baptized into Christ Saturday, June 3, by his
father. Ben is the son of Mitch and Pam Hays, the grandson of
Mark and Sherry Hays, and the great-grandson of Elizabeth
Hays.
new summer quarter has begun
The Summer quarter has begun for all adult and children’s
classes. Go by the Welcome Desk and the kiosks and pick up a
class brochure listing all the adult Sunday classes and classes to
be held in the Chapel on Wednesday nights.
attention 49’ers
bridal shower
All the ladies are invited to a Bridal Shower for Hallie
Brunegraff b/e of Jacob Noble, on Sunday, June
18, 2:00-3:30 p.m. She is registered at Bed, Bath
and Beyond. She would love gifts cards because she
will be travelling back to Texas after the shower. Hallie is the
daughter of Jack & Kim Cromer.
The 49’ers will be going to Riverview restaurant
(near Ashland City) on THURSDAY, June 22.
We will meet in the Teen Café at 10:45 a.m.
There is a sign-up sheet at Sign-Up Central.
Please mark if you can drive or will need a ride.
We will be carpooling.
congratulations!
Congratulations to Courtney Latimer & Wes Brett, who were
married on June 3. Courtney is the daughter of Bonn & Nancy
Latimer.
Verse for the week: Proverbs 8:22-26 “The Lord brought me (Wisdom) forth as the first of his
works, before his deeds of old;
I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
When there were no watery depths, I was given birth, when there were no springs overflowing
with water;
before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,
before he made the world or its fields or any of the dust of the earth. (NIV)
Email comments/suggestions to: Ray Falconberry—[email protected]
These are the items requested by the Benevolent Committee
for June: boxed macaroni and cheese, Kool Aid, tea, canned
meats. There is a box for these items outside the office door.
uniform shirts
In preparation for our annual Caring by Sharing
Clothing Giveaway on August 5, we are ordering
as many shirts as possible from Academy Sports.
If anyone would like to make a donation, please
give your money to Donna Clark or Phyllis Anderson. Last year,
through your generosity, we gave out over 500 shirts, assisting
more than 250 children, and we hope to be able to exceed
those numbers this year.
happy anniversary!
The following is a recent update. A full list of those to remember
in prayer is available in the literature racks in the Great Hall.
Debbie Litton, daughter of Willene Litton, is undergoing a
series of chemo treatments to be followed by radiation
treatments.
Lucy Harvill, mother of Trent Harvill, is in room V-11, Memory
Care Unit, Maristone of Franklin, 347 Riverside Drive,
Franklin, TN 37064.
Fran Binkley, Room 407, Trevecca Towers Health & Rehab.
Center, 329 Murfreesboro Pike, 37210
Ruby Shaffer, Room 203, The Bridge of Hickory Woods, 4220
Murfreesboro Pike, Antioch, TN 37013
Doris Whitley is at the home of her daughter, Beth Stiles, 420
Westgate Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37128. Doris will be home
soon and Beth will be staying with her.
Jean Scott, mother of Brad Scott and Anne Smith and
grandmother of Hayley Smith, is at The Webb House, room
101, 3877 Manchester Hwy., McMinnville, TN 37110. Cards
would be appreciated.
Erin Green is being treated for breast cancer. Her address is
400 Pastoral Way, Nolensville, TN 37135. Erin and Trent
Green are former members of Tusculum.
RETURNED HOME: Bo Newcomb and Steve Elizondo
crochet and tatting
Scriptures for the week: Proverbs chapters 6 thru 10
pantry items for june
remember our sick…
Ladies come join us this Friday from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in
classroom 4/5 and learn the lost art of tatting. We will also be
teaching crochet. For more information, contact Joy Buck or
Jeane York.
serve
nursery workers
Anne Rucker, Karen Wooten,
Deidra Cummings
Bible bowl
Bible Bowl practice has officially started for
children up through current 4th grade. We are
meeting in the Children's Wing on Sunday
evenings from 4:45 to 6:00 p.m. and we are
studying the books of Mark, Philippians, and Colossians. If you
would like to participate or if you would like to help out, contact
Jon or Johanna Suttles. All those in 5th through 11th grades are
practicing on Sunday mornings.
prepare communion
Lurene Bates, Debbie Neely,
Alice Adkisson, Doris
Chandler
camp
care for baptismal clothing
Treva Doores
Camp is right around the corner: June 25-30! We have started
camper registration! However, we are still in need of a few adult
counselors, especially boy counselors! Go by the table in the
Great Hall, register your camper, and then see how YOU can
make camp great this year!
chair duty
Russ Neely, P.R. Anderson
Chris Burton, Rodney
Richardson, Marc Wilhite,
Pete Sullivan
trash pickup
Bonn and Nancy Latimer
coffee ministry
Dee Burgess
Debbie Kilpatrick has moved into a new house! Her new
address is 109 Vanderford Lane, Smyrna, TN 37167. Cody,
Lauren King and their girls have moved to 5307 General Forest
Ct., Nashville, TN 37215.
While fleeing a civil war in his homeland with his wife, Fatu,
children, and a nephew, Isaac Daye was converted to Christ in
a refugee camp in Ghana through the WBS lessons. After
beginning a congregation in the refugee camp and living there
ten years, Daye later moved to The Gambia. From this base,
he started schools and congregations in The Gambia and in
neighboring Sierra Leone. Presently, having returned to
Liberia, Isaac continues to bring people to the Lord and to
establish congregations. He has started a Preacher’s School
and works in the Gospel Chariot Missions. He also helps
church members become self-sufficient by growing crops and
raising animals. We have helped support Isaac and his wife
for more than 15 years. Isaac will be speaking in the chapel
on June 18 during Sunday morning Bible class.
quarterly blood drive
The quarterly blood drive will be Sunday, June 18, in the
Great Hall. We are in great need of donors, as the summer
season has begun. This always puts a drain on the blood
supply. Please consider giving. Tusculum has a great
reputation with the Red Cross. Email Amy Goode, directly at
[email protected] to request an appointment time
between 8 and noon. Thank you in advance for all of your
help.
privileged to serve
North Servers
1 Barry Burgess
2 Mike Jett
3 Doug Wooten
4 Derek Robinson
5 Jack Mayo
6 Brad Russell
7 Bryce Russell
South Servers
1 Aren Everson
2 David Waters
3 Mark Nichols
4 David Garrett
5 James Wheeler
6 Johnny Bridgeman
7 John Hooper
8 David Waddell
If you are unable to serve for the month or
any week during the month, please call
(North Side) Jim Pomeroy
(615-207-7416), or (South Side) call or
text Jack Cromer (615-429-5989) or
Brad Scott (615-406-5023).
5:00 Worship
June Speaker—Kerwin Everson
Opening Prayer—Herschel Knowles
Preside—Ray Bates
Closing Prayer—Charles Watson
Congratulations to Ed & Maye Lankford, who will celebrate
their 60th Wedding Anniversary on Thursday, June 15. Their
address is Glen Oaks Retirement Home, 1101 Glen Oaks, Apt.
A, Shelbyville, TN 37160.
new addresses
brother isaac daye to speak june 18
If you are unable to serve, please call
Charles Watson (615) 832-2986 or
Rodney Richardson (615) 419-3302
wifi available: TCC
facebook.com/tusculumchurchofchrist
http://twitter.com/tusculumchurch
Sunday A.M.
Worship ................................ 9:00 a.m.
Classes .............................. 10:30 a.m.
Sunday P.M.
Life Groups ....................various times
Chapel Life Group worship ... 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday ......................... 7:00 p.m.
Sunday A.M. ....................................... 715
Bible Study ........................................... 375
Wednesday P.M. .................................. 162
Contribution..................................... 26,289
Budget ............................................ 21,000
YTD Total ...................................... 525,944
YTD Budget Total.......................... 508,000
connect
MAIN LINE ...................................................... 615-833-1660
Benevolence.................................................... 615-833-1869
Counseling (AGAPE) ....................................... 615-781-3000
Hope & Inspiration Line ................................... 615-833-9259
Tusculum Information Line .............................. 615-833-0993
Missions ........................................... [email protected]
Outreach ............................................ [email protected]
Youth..................................................... [email protected]
Secretaries
Mary Gill, office ...................................... [email protected]
Melanie Moon, office ........................... [email protected]
Linda Brock, finance ............................... [email protected]
Ministers
Steve Cummings, pulpit ......................... [email protected]
Will Tidwell, involvement & education……[email protected]
Chris Kirby, youth ................................... [email protected]
Ann Robinson, preschool......................... [email protected]
Rhonda Greenwood, elementary ........ [email protected]
Elders
P.R. Anderson ................................................. 615-557-2516
Kerwin Everson ............................................... 615-513-3515
Dan Florida ...................................................... 615-714-9358
Rob Frankum................................................... 615-969-6702
Jeff Neely ........................................................ 615-818-8444
Bill Peach ........................................................ 615-497-8242
Richard Thompson .......................................... 615-916-0838
Bob Weatherly ................................................. 615-429-4435
6117 Nolensville Road, Nashville, TN 37211
www.tusculum.org
TUSCULUM YOUTH MINISTRY
reminder— murphy parents
The Murphy Team will be returning today at 4:00 p.m. Parents please be
looking for a call or text if we are running early or late!
sunday morning Bible class
We have started a new Bible class “I Can” in the Teen Café. This will be a
combined class and should be a fun way to challenge ourselves to grow. We
are also challenging ourselves with how much of Philippians we “CAN”
memorize this summer! This week is Philippians 2:1-4.
sunday night connect
There will be no SNC activities for the rest of June due to Impact and camp.
wednesday
Wednesday night “Encounter.” The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for some time to
hang out and play a few games. From 7-8 p.m. we will have some time of
singing and something to challenge our faith.
impact
Those who are going to Junior and Senior Impact, be looking for information
from Chris this week.
ATTN PARENTS:
Please let our teachers know if your child has any food allergies, items of
comfort, i.e. blanket, stuffed animal, or any other special things that would
make your child’s experience a great one.
save the date
Bible Camp—June 25-30
VBS—August 26
children’s worship bulletins
We have Children’s Worship Bulletins, which go along with Steve’s
sermons each week, available in the racks in the Great Hall. Earn Bible
Bucks!!!
Vol. 59, No. 24
To our guests...
From Steve…
EVANGELIZING THE THINKING PERSON
At Tusculum, we have a running theme that we routinely make reference
to. It is stated as a question: “Who’s Your One?” That is, who is the one
person in your life right now that you have the best opportunity to reach
for Christ? We can’t bring the whole world to Christ at one time, only one
at a time. So who’s your one?
With that theme in mind, I would like to talk about how we can best reach
that person in our lives who I will call, “the thinking person.” The thinking
person is not won to Christ by emotional arguments. In fact, emotional
arguments often only push them in the opposite direction of faith. For the
thinking person, making the decision to come to Christ in faith is mainly
intellectual.
One of the worst things you could ever do in trying to reach the thinking
person is to treat them like a “contact” a “prospect” or an “object” of
evangelism. If you think of them in these terms, instead of really listening
to them, you will be preoccupied with maneuvering the conversation
around to your personal agenda, instead of letting them first know that
you are genuinely concerned for them. Instead, begin to simply listen to
people with the idea of “making friends for Christ.”
LEARN THE LANGUAGE OF THE THINKING PERSON: The missionary
in a foreign country must learn the local language to be most effective.
He must also learn the intellectual, cultural, and artistic languages of the
culture. We must not only understand their vocabulary, but also the
presuppositions, the worldviews, and thought patterns of the thinking
EMPHASIZE THE PRACTICE OF TRUTH: The thinking person is quick person. Wherever possible, we must use words that are clearly
to see through clever promotional tactics and identify psychological understood by the secular mind.
manipulation. To make matters worse, many thinking people already CHALLENGE THE THINKING PERSON TO BE TRUE TO THEIR OWN
have a deep-rooted mistrust for Christians who try to evangelize them, LOGIC: Don’t restrict yourself to answering their questtions. Tacfully and
often because they have actually seen a deplorable lack of integrity in considerately ask them some questions! Of course, this means that we
evangelistic methods some Christians try to use. The thinking person is must at least understand their basic principles or worldviews (philosophy
quick to notice any inconsistencies in a church or an individual Christian’s of life), whether it be atheism, materialism, Hinduism, Buddhism,
practice of their faith. Behind his or her line of reasoning lies the question, Mormonism, Islam, New Age thinking, postmodernism, etc.
“If Christianity is true, then why…?” Why the apparent fear of questions?
Why are doubts often suppressed or criticized? Why is so much appeal SPEAK BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND MOTIVES: Keep on looking for
made at the emotional level? Why so much concentration on relatively the pressure points in the person’s thinking. This is not an effort to trap a
“minor points” while ignoring the major issues of the day, such as person in countless logical inconsistencies. The pressure point will be a
deep inconsistency or unfulfilled hope that affects his entire purpose in
injustice, racism, poverty, etc.
life. It may, in fact, be his fear of death, his weakness of will, his sense of
AVOID HIGH-PRESSURE TACTICS: Most people have no desire to be loneliness, meaningless, or moral failure. The thinking person will have to
persuaded—of anything! And you are never persuasive when you are perceive his dilemma, understand how God’s truth answers his dilemma,
abrasive. Generally speaking, high-pressure tactics only create and then understand that God’s answer is the truth. Effective evangelism
resistance to the gospel. Paradoxically, we are most influential when we begins with demonstrating the relevance of the Christian faith to man’s
are the least manipulative.
deepest needs and life motives. The Christian can take confidence in the
APPROACH THE THINKING PERSON INDIVIDUALLY—ONE-ON- fact that every basic human need and motive is matched by some
ONE: The thinking person values independent thought and private identifiable facet of the gospel.
judgment. Consequently, he is not approached best and does not EMPHASIZE THE HISTORICAL REALITY OF THE RESURRECTION
respond best in a crowd. The thinking person is seldom “won over” by a OF CHRIST: Secular man views religion as a subjective mystical
sermon or any situation lacking the give-and-take of personal dialogue. experience for the simple-minded. Christianity, however, is founded on
Furthermore, he is quick to detect a simplistic method that tries to solid objective historical evidences, and it is essential to emphasize that
approach all people in the same way. In fact, he or she is frequently God actually invaded history in the person of Jesus Christ.
insulted by it.
BE PATIENT: Most people are intelligent enough to understand that true
LISTEN WITH REAL INTEREST: Listening is the opening act in any faith in God will affect every area of their lives. For this reason, their
successful relationship. The Christian seeking to win the thinking person attitudes toward God, whether positive or negative, are highly resistant to
to Christ should not only be committed to taking truth seriously, but also change.
to taking people seriously. As we listen, we must determine: Does he or
she have other needs (for example, food, clothing, shelter, medicine, STRESS CHRISTIAN COMMITMENT: Thinking people are suspicious of
etc.), which must be met first? What are his or her priorities, hopes, and too-easy solutions, including the suggestion to simply “believe in Christ.”
deepest aspirations? What is his or her philosophy of life, or worldview? Our message becomes more credible when we emphasize the
commitment involved in following Christ.―Steve
We were all visitors once, too, and we really are glad you’re here!
We know you may have some questions. We did. All we ask is
that you give us a chance to answer them and help you in any
way we can—no strings attached.
Not sure where to go? Need something?
Ushers are waiting to help you with anything you may need, as
well as direct you to restrooms, the nursery, etc. All you have to
do is ask, and we’ll do everything we can to help.
About our worship
First of all, we will never intentionally do anything to embarrass
you, such as ask you to stand so we can identify you. All of our
acts of worship are strictly voluntary, and you may participate
according to your comfort level. (Return communion cups to the
tray; please do not stack cups.)
Nursery
There is an attended nursery available for children birth through
36 months. We also have Bible story coloring sheets and crayons
available in the Sprouts unattended common area, along with a
streaming of the service, for those who have children older than
36 months. An usher will be happy to show you the way.
Children’s Worship
We offer a time of worship and learning for children ages 3 to
Kindergarten. Since we feel that it is important for these children
to get some exposure to our larger gathering as well, the
dismissal time is usually 15-20 minutes into the worship service.
The “Kids’ Praise” logo will appear on the screen when it’s time to
dismiss. An usher will be happy to show you the way.
Bible Study
Following our worship service, we invite you to stay for a time of
Bible Study. We know this can be intimidating, but we promise
you that, just like in our worship service, we will do our best to
make you comfortable. And we believe you’ll be glad you stayed.
A list of classes is available in the foyer.
Want to know more about us?
Tusculum 101 meets in Adult 3 the first Sunday of each quarter
during class time. This is a time for you to ask, listen, and learn all
about being part of the Tusculum family!
June 11, 2017
TODAY’S THEME:
Today we will end the Malachi
study by taking a look at
Judgment Day and how God’s
judgment does not change.
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Come We that Love the Lord
Shepherd’s Blessing ........................................... Elders
Welcome ..................................................... Walt Malone
Let Us Worship
Shout Hallelujah
Listen to Our Hearts
Shepherd’s Prayer ................................. Bob Weatherly
The Last Mile of the Way
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross
Communion ............................................... Chris Burton
Kids’ Praise
When the Roll is Called Up Yonder
Sermon ................................................ Steve Cummings
Song of Encouragement
There’s a Great Day Coming
Announcements ......................................... Walt Malone