The Weekly Church Bulletin
NEWARK CHURCH OF CHRIST
Clinton Avenue and S. 14th Street
Newark, NJ 07108
Volume
Number
51
39
Sunday, September 22, 2013
WHEN MEN LAY THE BIBLE DOWN
Eugene Lawton
Minister
Church Office
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Services
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The Bible is the best book in the world.
Someone has said, "The Bible contains the best law,
the golden Rule; the best philosophy, a contented
mind; the best statesmanship, self-government; the
best war, that is against one's own weakness; the best
medicine, cheerfulness and temperance in all things;
the best music, the laughter of an innocent soul; the
best art, painting a smile on the face of childhood; the
best diplomacy, the effecting of a treaty of peace with
our conscience; the best engineering, the building of a
bridge of faith across the river of death."
Despite all the good that the Bible has done
and is doing, there are people who disrespect that sacred volume, contradict its holy contents, and audaciously change its infallible truths. It is a sad and
sinful day when men lay the Bible down, read I
Tim. 4:1,2 and 2 Tim. 4:3,4. False doctrine and
fables are being preached in many public places today
simply because men have laid the Bible down.
In the days of the apostles, there was only one
church and the government of the church was
no higher than the local church, each congregation having a plurality of elders. But within 150
years after Jesus returned to his Heavenly Father;
MEN LAID THE BIBLE DOWN AND CHANGED THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE CHURCH. They set up chief
elders or bishops over the other elders and later over
the other congregation. In 325 A.D. MEN LAID THE
BIBLE DOWN AGAIN, the 318 exalted bishops met
at Nicea and wrote the Nicene Creed,
In 325 A.D. MEN LAID THE BIBLE DOWN
AGAIN, the 318 exalted bishops met at Nicea and
wrote the Nicene Creed, the first human creed after the establishment of the church. This opened
the door for nearly 2,000 creeds that are in the
religious world today. Inspite of the sacred declaration of not adding to or subtracting from the
word of God (Rev. 22:18,19); they publicly declared that the Bible was not sufficient, contradicted the Bible and changed the Bible. In 606
A.D. MEN LAID THE BIBLE DOWN AGAIN and
came up with the First Pope, Boniface III, thus rejecting Christ as the only head of the church. (Col.
1:18) Thus, the Roman Catholic church was developed having its own head, own church laws, own
form of government, and system of worship.
Eugene Lawton
THE 37th ANNUAL NORTHEASTERN LADIES RETREAT The date is
May 30-June 1, 2014, at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg, PA. The
theme is: “The Hallway of My Life”
John 12:26.
The registration fee is
$235.00 for adults and $110.00 for
children ages 5-12. See the bulletin
board for more information.
Sister
Felicia Hines is the contact person.
THE EXCITING ENCHANTERS’ 40th ANNUAL SUPER CONCERT
will be Saturday, October 26, 2013. This concert will celebrate the Life of a
Living Legend, brother Willie Ben Johnson. You must be present as brother
Johnson is honored for over Four Decades in the Acappella Music Ministry.
The admission is free, but a freewill contribution will be taken up. Everyone is encouraged to show our appreciation by verbal and monetary contributions to brother Johnson whose health is declining. The Choral Groups who will perform in giving Tribute to Willie
Ben Johnson are: The Christian Echoes, Staten Island, NY; The Easternnaires, Tri-State Area;
The Johnson Singers, Newark, NJ; Redeemed, Tri-State Area; Majestic Sounds, King-Brooklyn,
NY and Trenton Disciples, Trenton, NJ. Brother Willie Ben Johnson is the director.
FAREWELL AND RELOCATION CELEBRATION FOR LEON GODBOLD The date is Satur-
day, September 28, 2013 at 12:00 noon at Ramada Plaza Hotel, Newark Airport. This Banquet Celebration is $40.00 per person and the deadline to register is Sunday, September 22, 2013.
To purchase your ticket, see Terrance or Nakia Wood or Tracey Boston. We urge you to be
present as we celebrate brother Godbold and his plans to establish a congregation in South Carolina.
This sponsored by friends of brother Godbold.
THE FOODBANK ITEM IS A CAN
OF CORN FOR THIS MONTH.
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CLOTHING GIVE-AWAY This congregation will be
distributing free clothing for men, women and children to
help meet a need in our community. The date is Saturday, October 19, 2013, starting at 9:00 a.m. Each
member is urged to bring some clean and usable clothing
and place them in the boxes in the vestibule. Sister Henrietta Green is in charge of the Benevolence Ministry.
32nd ANNUAL NORTHEASTERN LECTURESHIP IN NYC The date is September 29th thru
October 2, 2013 at the Harlem church, New York, NY.
Brother Franklin Florence, Jr., Indianapolis, IN, will
speak on Sunday morning and brother Cleavon Matthews, Trotwood, OH will speak on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Various ministers from the Northeast will speak Monday
thru Wednesday. Brother Willie Lee of Staten Island,
NY, will be the recipient of this year’s Minister of Tenure
Award on Wednesday night. Dr. O. J. Shabazz is the
host minister of the Harlem church.
GOSPEL MEETING IN TRENTON, NJ The date
is October 13-17, 2013 and brother Walter Maxwell,
Roosevelt, NY will be the guest minister. Sunday’s services will be at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., weeknights at 7:30 p.m. Brother Clarence Matthews, Sr.,
is the host minister of the Trenton church.
SICK LIST AT HOME Rosalie Naylor,
Rosa Martin, Denise Henderson, John &
Members
Pouryea Kar, Arizona Greenlee, Priscilla
Who Are
Emile, Clara Ellis
SICK
HOSPITALS Edna Wiley—Hamilton Park
Health Care Facility, 525 Monmouth St. Jersey City, NJ; Catherine Taylor—Robert
Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ;
Mamie Greenwood—South Mountain Rehab. Center, Vauxhall, NJ;
NJ; Edith Ward—Park Cresent Health Care & Rehabilitation, East
Orange, NJ; Ann Ward, Annie King—Waterview Center, 536 Ridge
Road, Cedar Grove, NJ; Milton Lane—St. Mary Rehabilitation Center, 135 S. Center St., Orange, NJ
SICK VISITATION Group 1: W. Gardner, C. & C. Ward, C.
Holly
THE WIDOWS’ LUNCHEON
The date is Sunday, October 13th, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Newark Airport. This luncheon is
designed to encourage our widows. The widow’s dinner
will be complimentary for widows, but the cost is
$22.00 for non-widows. Every sister is encouraged to
attend this luncheon. This is sponsored by the Ladies
Bible Class and sister Mikki Taylor is in charge.
Register with sister Mikki Taylor if you wish to attend.
THE 5:00 P.M. CLASSES will meet on this
Sunday, September 29, 2013. Plan to attend
the Men’s Training Class, the Ladies’ Bible
Class and classes for young people and children. Everyone is encouraged to attend these
important classes.
SIX BAPTIZED DURING OUR GOSPEL MEETING Welcome to the six persons who were
baptized on the last night of our Gospel Meeting: Layandra & Yaniyah Peterson, 169A Norfolk St,
Apt. A, Newark, NJ — 973 424-3910; Willie Griffin, 21 Vreeland Terrace, Jersey City, NJ 07305—201 3322421; Ortavius Robinson, 155 Milford Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102—973 481-2023, Ricardo Vilorio, 854
Faile St., Bronx, NY 10474—917 510-6341; and Sharon Wilson, 158 Oak St., East Orange, NJ 07018.
RESTORED LAST SUNDAY Jamel Matthews, C. Smith, K. Seller, Merinda Coleman, T. Sanders and Audrey Williams
were restored. Z. Peterson, S. Hinton, S. Toney, A. Borders, C. Chester, P. Price and B. Butler requested prayer.
RESPONSES FOR 2013 32 Baptized, 235 Restored, 6 Placed Memberships
FAREWELL TO BROTHER CLEVELAND GADSON Will be moving to South Carolina and we are going to miss
him at this congregation. We want to take up a love contribution for him on Sunday, October 6, 2013. Let us prepare to
show him our love.
GREAT GOSPEL MEETING
We had a great Gospel Meeting and brother Samuell Pounds, Winter Haven, FL, did
an excellent job in preaching the truth. There were 6 baptisms and 27 restorations/prayers requests. We had 6
baptisms on Friday night, the last night of the meeting. We thank you for $701.00 as a love contribution for brother
Pounds.
WELCOME VISITORS, WE ARE SUPER DELIGHTED TOHAVE YOUR WITH US TODAY, DO COME
AGAIN SOON. THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE THIS PLACE!zax
ORDER OF WORSHIP
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
A. M.
P.M
COMING EVENTS
THE YOUTH DEVOTIONAL
Will be this Friday, September
INVOCATION
W. Paton
27, at 7:00 p.m. Every youth is
SONG DIRECTOR
And. Hart
And. Hart
encouraged to be present. Brother
SCRIPTURE
A. Brooks
E. Mitchell
Terrance Wood is in charge.
PRAYER
W. Gardner
R.C. Jackson
SERMON
E. Lawton
E. Lawton
LORD'S SUPPER
T. Wood
T. Wood
NARRATIVE
N. Bourne
1-E. Mensah, 2-T. Best, 3-K. Williams, 4-E. Mitchell, 5-B Johnson, 6-Cu.
Smith FRONT RIGHT PEWS--E. Mitchell, Ca. Smith, L. Godbold, S.
Johnson FRONT LEFT PEWS--B. Shipman, M. Canady, J Toney, Jr.,
W. Paton REAR RIGHT PEWS--S. Toney, H. Blanding REAR LEFT
PEWS--W. Paton, ELEVATOR--K. Williams BALCONY SERVER--P.
Taylor
NIGHT SERVERS--W. Paton, C. Holley
OFFERING
R.C. Jackson
T. Wood
ANNOUNCEMENTS
And. Hart
C. Smith
BENEDICTION
P. Taylor
K. Williams
USHERS
G. Butler
K. Williams
INSIDE USHERS
B. Johnson
W. Paton
OVERFLOW AUD. USHERS
G. Hunt
M. Coleman
T. Wood
D. Kahiga
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