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Volume XIII
November 13,, 2016
Number 39
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LATEST LETTER FROM MZUZU
TEACHER’S APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
Published weekly
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Macon, Georgia 31220-5326
NOVEMBER 12, 2016
5859 Thomaston Road
THOMASTON ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST
475-0683
If you have any gently used books that you believe our shut-ins
would enjoy receiving, please bring them by and drop them off at the
welcome center. We will include these in the fruit baskets.
If you would like the latest letter from Mzuzu about the work there, please
pick a copy of it up from the welcome center in the foyer. There will be a
report coming later.
Yeager, Rick
742-3450
Winters, Gates
Harvey, Bill
Linkous, Mike
320-9962
477-9438
White, Benjy
747-7250
VanEtten, Todd
224-9353
Wednesday Bible Study
394-3544 (cell)
Rogers, Bryan
781-8793
Sunday p.m. Worship
McCoy, Letson
Oppy, Ralph
335-4042
Sunday a.m. Worship
960-2806 (cell)
376 Direct TV
Sunday, 7:30 a.m.
JAMES WATKINS
377 Direct TV
Sunday Bible Study
Hall, Artie
Check board in hallway to see when you are scheduled for
May/June
474-7675
CARE BUILDING HELP
11/9 ................................ .L Imlay, P Spell, S/M Linkous
11/13 ..................... .Benjy White family, E/P Lorenzana
11/16 ................................ .G/G Winters, D/K Anderson
250-5737
DEACON DUTY: Scot Brassfield & Ted Keith
Fletcher, Tim
BAPTISMAL GARMENTS: Harold & Susan Turner
Kunkle, Al
COMMUNION: Harold & Susan Turner
781-5663
TODDLER TIME: Jill & Scot Brassfield with
Shakuerria Harris as helper
Carnegie, Jesse
ALTERNATES: Andrea Bivins and Sharon Cantrell
960-3976
EVENING: Melanie Turner and Mary Oppy
836-4897
MORNING: Melissa Stavely and Kari Brooks
Brooks, Scott
NURSERY ASSIGNMENTS
Behel, Tom
GREETERS: Mac and Roxanne Oppy and Walker
and Elizabeth Sloan
952-3080
If unable to serve, please call Ted Keith
Johnson, Winfred
Serving: George Turner and Terry Paulk
987-6849
EVENING
Brassfield, Scot
Walter Calhoun
of Thomaston Road Church of Christ
The Triple L and Teens are planning on
making and delivering fruit baskets to
our shut-ins after they share in a fellowship pot luck meal following worship service on November 20. All
members of Triple L (those 55 years-old and up) are asked to attend
and help with this event. There is a sign-up list that we ask you to
please sign by next Sunday, November 13, if you plan to attend. Teens
have a list that needs to be signed and returned to Pauline James, Doris Marlowe, or Joan Ryberg by next Sunday evening, November 13.
953-7827
Terry Paulk
Robinson, Rob
Patrick Anderson
284-3897
Kyle Van Etten
Keith, Ted
Jessie Carnegie
THE BINDING CORDS
FRUIT BASKETS
FOR SHUT-INS
NOVEMBER 20
960-6532
George Turner
MINISTERS
David Bivins
DEACONS CONTINUED
Andrew Bivins
Evening Worship .................................. NA
Presiding: Al Kunkle
Morning Worship ................................. 269
MORNING
Monday—Friday, 10:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
TO WAIT ON THE LORD TABLE
Care Building ......................................... Maui
......................................................................
Murthie Daniely
Bible Study .......................................... 149
CLOSING PRAYER
BILLY LAMBERT
Rob Robinson
Regular ..........................................................
SERMON
Cox Cable—Channel 388, Sunday at 7:30 a.m.
Bryan Rogers
CONTRIBUTION 11/62016
OPENING PRAYER
ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR 11/6/2016
Jonathan Ashurst
SONG DIRECTOR
Channel 364, Sunday at 7:30 a.m.
Dave Sparrow
IN SEARCH OF THE LORD’S WAY
WELCOME & ANNOUNCMENTS
OUR MISSION: To locate the lost, bring them to Christ and to help all Christians
grow to the statue of the fullness of Christ.
EVENING
RECOMMENDED TELEVISION PROGRAMS
Ralph Oppy
CLOSING PRAYER
Belcher, Kevin
Rob Robinson
Anderson, Kelly
SERMON
Regular Meeting Times at Thomaston Road Church of Christ
Kevin Keiser
DEACONS
SCRIPTURE
ELDERS
Chris Moore
Gates Winters
OPENING PRAYER
Winfred Johnson
Ted Bartolo
CONTACT
SONG DIRECTOR
FELLOWSHIP NEEDS
Dave Sparrow
Al Kunkle
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENT
ELDER CONTACT FOR
MORNING: November 13, 2016
OCTOBER—DECEMBER
MEN PRIVILEGED TO SERVE
Everyone who has taught since August 2015, is
invited to a teacher’s appreciation luncheon at
O’Charley’s at 12 p.m. If you have not already
signed up to attend and want to do so, please contact Kari Brooks
and let her know.
Visit TRCOCFAMILY.ORG AND TRCOCTEENS.ORG for latest updates.
PRAYER CONCERNS
UPCOMING EVENTS
CHRONICALLY ILL AND CANCER MEMBERS: Tammy Behel, Bobby Collins, Geames Guyton, Dennis Hancock,
Joel Heard
NOVEMBER 11: Christmas Card Tree Class instructed by Sylvia Harvey at 3 p.m. at Rose’s Cottage. Please
sign up at the welcome center if you want to participate.
MEMBERS
Billy Bivins, hospitalized for tests but is back home
Ronnie Camp, pulmonary fibrosis
Bobby Collins, home working at building up strength
John Matthews family, for strength during this difficult
time and for guidance in how to help Zack
Jeanine Maxwell, recovering from neck surgery
Mary Lynn Pollard, home resting after tests at hospital
revealed nothing going on with her heart
Millard Purser, recovering from neck surgery
Allison Roberts, medication change and seeing an orthopedist specialist for pain in shoulder
Beverly Sparrow, continues to heal from knee surgery
plantar fasciitis
David Shiver, diverticulitis
Sherese Wilson, may need to have surgery after the
first of next year
CONTINUED FAMILY CONCERNS: Carol Clegg, Grace
Dawson, Buck and Carol Herring, Tom & Lavern Horton, Dennis James, Dene Judd, Willodean Peterman,
Tara Stokes, Howard Uptagrafft, Ben Wilson, Shaun
Wilson
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Charlotte Collins (Jerry’s sister-in-law), in rehab at the
Peach County Hospital recovering from a fall
Ruth Gilbert (Carolyn Donnelly’s aunt), heath issues
Becky Keiser (relative of Kevin Keiser), bleeding stroke
Bill Keiser (Kevin’s father), neck problems
Grayson Strickland (Harold Turner’s nephew), chemo
for lung and brain cancer
Alice Tate (former member), fell and broke her leg, address for cards is c/o Elizabeth Stansbury, 2047 Belmont
Circle, Franklin, TN 37069
Mike Thames (friend of Betty Brittle), bone marrow
transplant this week
Jason Paul Wilcox (Nancy and Geames’ 16-year-old
grandson), to see specialist for arthritis in hands
Keith Willis (Mary Oppy’s sister-in-law’s brother), recovering from serious auto accident)
CONTINUED PRAYER LIST: Pat Brooks (Debra Anderson’s
mother), Mary Bedenbaugh (Julie Carroll’s mother); Evelyn
Booker (Daniely’s daughter); Gene Imlay (Glen’s brother),
NOVEMBER 12: Teachers Appreciation Dinner—see
front of this bulletin for details.
NOVEMBER 13: Deadline for Triple L members to
sign up to go the Elvis Tribute in Thomaston, Ga. on
January 7.
NOVEMBER 20: Fruit Baskets for our shut-ins. See
front of this bulletin for details.
LADIES BIBLE CLASS: The Ladies Bible Class at
Rose’s Cottage is at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday nights. Just
take your Bible and join in the study.
TRIPLE L NEWS: Triple L is planning a trip to
the Historic Ritz Theater in Thomaston, GA on
January 7, 2017, to see Todd Allen Herendeen perform in a tribute to Elvis Presley for Elvis’ birthday.
The group will eat at the Ritz Café (chicken salad plate
& drink) before hand. The cost is $27.00 (includes the
meal, drink, tip, and ticket). If you want to go, but plan
on driving, the cost is $25.00. There is a sign up list at
the welcome center. Deadline for signing up is
November 13. If you are 55 & up and would like to
go but need help financially, please see Bill Harvey.
PRAYERS CONCERNS CONTINUED
George Raines (Ellena Daniely’s brother); Roy and Nina
Robinson (Rob’s mother and father); Loriette Sutherland
(Andrew’s mother), Melba Woods (Kelly Anderson’s
mother)
CARE BUILDING
Canned Meats
Please contact Karen Hancock if you will not be
able to help at your appointed time.
The Care Building served 41 families during the month of October (19 were new
families)
TIMES FOR WORKERS
Sunday: 5:15 p.m./Wednesday 6:00 p.m.
People serving are listed in the bulletin, Sunday newsletter, church website, and quarterly posting on the bulletin board in the hallway. Please check to see when you
are put down to help.
FROM THE ELDERS …
We, Tom, Kelly, Mike, and Al, feel it an honor and
privilege to serve this congregation as Elders. The
Scriptures teach us that our responsibilities in this capacity are:
 Watch over the spiritual wellbeing of ourselves
and each one in the congregation
 Make certain the church is receiving the spiritual
food necessary for growth and good works
 Guard against false doctrines and error and teach
the truth
 Be an example of a believer in all aspects of our
lives.
It certainly gives us much joy to see the congregation
working together to serve others and growing spiritually and in numbers. However, when problems arise, it
causes us much anguish and sleepless nights. This
happens to be one of those times.
After many hours of study, we want to make the congregation aware of what we believe the Scriptures
teach us on the subject of divorce and remarriage.
MARRIAGE/DIVORCE
Marriage is a covenant between a man, a woman,
and God. It was instituted by God in the very beginning when He created Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:24).
“He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father
and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two
shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two
but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate,” (Matthew 19:4-6). During
His ministry Jesus disputed with the Pharisees on two
occasions regarding marriage and divorce, Jesus restates God’s original command, and adds: what God
has joined let not man separate.
Matthew 19:8—The Scriptures tell us that the reason
divorce was permitted under the Old Law because of
the hardness of the people’s hearts, but this was not
so from the beginning.
The Israelites were influenced by the gentile heathens
around them. They freely embraced their gods and
customs, including their freedom to divorce and remarry. Moses permitted them to do so. The church
today is allowing the world to influence our thinking regarding many issues including divorce/
remarriage. All too often Christians are following the
world’s standard rather than God’s.
““For the Lord God of Israel says That He hates divorce, For it covers one’s garment with violence,”
Says the Lord of hosts. “Therefore take heed to your
spirit, That you do not deal treacherously.” (Malachi
2:16). Malachi states that God hates divorce. This
Eldership also hates divorce. Divorce places us (the
Elders) in a very stressful and almost impossible
position of determining not WHAT is right or wrong,
but rather WHO is right or wrong.
“And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except
for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits
adultery,” (Matthew 19:9). Jesus gives only one reason for a person to divorce their spouse and marry
another without committing adultery. The word He
uses is PORNEIA. The “exception” word used is
“Porneia” and is translated differently depending on
which Bible version one is reading: fornication, sexual immorality, unchasity, marital unfaithfulness. Regardless of which word is used in the translations
they all refer to an unlawful sexual act, the only reason recognized by Jesus.
Two things that have been suggested by some as a
reason for divorce are: LUST and PORNOGRAPHY.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not
commit adultery,” (Matthew 5:27). To LUST is a condition of the heart and does not meet the criteria of
Porneia. Lust which is not controlled can certainly
lead one to adulterous acts.
Pornography is becoming more and more rampant
in our society today and is having an impact on the
spiritual lives of many Christians. Viewing of pornographic material (magazines, books, and videos) is
a sin and is counter to having a spiritual mind. Studies have shown that pornography is dangerously
addictive and can alter the brain thought pattern to
such a point that normal sexual activity is almost
impossible to achieve, and often leads to more and
more deviant behavior. Young teenagers and adults
are especially susceptible to such changes. Pornography causes marital problems and a breakdown of
the home, causing distrust between a husband and
wife as well as other problems. Viewing pornography is a sin, but is not a reason for divorce. It does
not meet the meaning of Porneia. Extreme addiction
to porn can lead one to abandon normal sexual activities with their spouse.
If anyone wishes to discuss the subject of marriage/
divorce and remarriage, we will be happy to meet
with you.