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January 24, 2010


PRAISE  &  WORSHIP  

“Victory in Jesus”                                                                                           473    

“My Life Is In You Lord”                                                                             Screen           

 

PRAYER  CONCERNS

Prayer Requests                                                                            Derek Cornett

“Seek Ye First”                                                                                                42

Prayer                                                                                           Derek Cornett                   

THE  LORD’S  SUPPER

“Amazing Grace”                                                                                           202

Communion Meditation                                                                  Buddy Carrier

Communion Prayer                                                                          Brent Carrier


GIVING  OF  TITHES  AND  OFFERING

Offertory Prayer                                                                             Craig Howard

 


THE  PREACHING  OF  THE  WORD 

What Do We Do After the Shock                                                                    Matthew 14:22-33

                                                              


TIME  OF  DECISION  AND  COMMITMENT

“I Need Thee Every Hour”                                                                            428

                                                                                        

The invitation is a time of decision and commitment. Come forward if you decide to:

 *  Accept Christ as your Lord and Savior and be immersed for the forgiveness of      

      your sins and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit

  *  If an immersed believer in Christ, be welcomed to join the  church

  *  Rededicate your life to Christ should you be separated

  *  Need prayer

 

 “In My Life Lord”                                                                                        394


CCL License # 2752




SERVING  TODAY


Elders: Brent Carrier (P); Buddy Carreir (S)

Deacons:  * C. Howard, D. King, A. Puryea, M. Boyer, Bobby Carr

Communion Preparation (Jan.) Virginia Talbert

Nursery Sunday AM: Amie Parker & Aurora Parker- Holloway PM:Judy Parker

Visitation Leader for week of Jan 24th: Marvin Melvin

Wednesday night elementary teacher (Feb.): Ann Utt & Connie Woods

Wednesday Night Meal: Roast Beef



ANNOUNCEMENTS


**The Mustard Seeds are in desperate need to sell cookbooks. If you are able to sell cookbooks at your place of employment pleases see Mary or Tammye. They are $15.00 each.**


The Challenger’s Sunday school class is collecting donations for victims in Haiti.  If you would like to make a donation, see a member of the Challenger’s class or Derek.


Today, January 24th(5:00pm): Mustard Seeds Meeting


Sunday, January 31st: Phil Robertson with Wycliffe Bible Translators will be speaking during the morning service.


Sunday, January 31st (6:00pm): Singspiration at First Christian Church in Elizabethton. No evening services at our church. Sign-up sheet in foyer for those who wish to ride the church van.



COMING EVENTS


Sunday, February 7th(4:30pm)- Board Meeting


Sunday, February 14th (6:00pm): Tammy Howard will be bringing a special time of music for our evening service. Finger foods to follow the service.



FACTS & STATS


Offering for Jan 17th: $ 2,981.00                         Needed weekly - $2,180.04

Average offering for budget year 2010- $2,260.17  Attendance last Sunday –98



BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

                                                Jan.24 Danny Buchanan

                                                Jan 26 Davey Parker

                                                Jan 26 Derek Cornett

                                                Jan 30 Earl O’Dell



What Do We Do After the Shock?                                                            Matthew 14:22-33


I    Have Faith – Not Fear

                 2 Timothy 1:7

     

                Mark 11:22


II   Pray – Don’t Panic


                When prayer takes over prayer ceases.


Philippians 4:6


Psalm 91:1  


It’s hard to see in the shadows, and it can be scary there, until we realize Whose shadow that is!     

        

III   Believe God – Don’t Blame Him

                Ecclesiastes 9:11

               

                It’s a sin-cursed world, and bad things happen.


God is not responsible for our circumstances ..He wants to save us through them.


IV   Respond – Don’t Run


V    Be Assured – Not Angry

                Genesis 18:25

               

                God never makes mistakes.


We need to focus upward in assurance, and not focus outward in anger.


Bad things happen, but God is good!





PRAYER CONCERNS

*** = To keep prayer list as up to date as possible, non members will be removed after three weeks unless requested to be on longer


We extend our sympathy to the families of:

Mary Allen       Florence Marple       Dorothy Depew             Bill Mann          


Hospital

Steve Fair – back in hospital again; infection and blood clot in arm (JCMC)

Jeffery Maggard – lungs filling with fluid (Lexington, KY)

Cecil McGlamery – infection around heart; 1 valve staying open (JCMC)


Upcoming Surgeries & Tests

Wanda Lynch – pinched nerve; seeing doctor on January 28th

Marvin Melvin – having surgery on Friday, Feb. 5th in Cleveland, Ohio


Special Needs & Concerns

Victims & Families of Haiti Earthquake

Unspoken Request - **

Clay Bailey – fell and injured knee; needs knee replacement**

Andrea Barrett – recovering from hip replacement*

Lois Bouton – recovering from illness***

Micah Buchanan – broke leg; having tests for other health problems*

Junior Campbell – blood clots***

Mary Ellen Chapman – had goiter removed from neck**

Steven Cornett- anxiety, illness complications, changed meds***

Jerry Gregg – recovering from hip surgery***

Earl Griffith – ulcer on heel; not eating***

Sybil Harmon – hearing problems; on medicine to help*

Mary Hedges- health***

Helen Henderson – torn ligament behind knee*

Debbie Maines – health***

Janet Morgan – recovering from bronchitis & pneumonia*

Amanda Mosley – on bed rest remainder of pregnancy; high blood pressure**

Virginia Perry – health complications; recovering from fall*

Shawn Smith – had adenoids & tonsils removed; had tubes put in ears**

Jennifer, Levi & Hannah Sullivan – dealing with death of husband and father***

Nancy Utsman – recovering from surgery*

Military:  A.J. Puryea, Jeff Eggers, Emory Greene, Kurt Kemp, Jeff Parker, Travis Nelson & D.J. Whaley

Civilian Employees working in Iraq & other dangerous areas (Toby Hines)

OUR NATION AND LEADERS

MISSIONARIES AND THE PERSECUTED CHURCH AROUND THE WORLD


Cancer  (new additions in bold)

Phil Adcock       Brandy Ball         Louise Blevins   Nancy Bond 

Roger Booher    Curtis Branch      Mark Broyles      E.L. Butterworth

Dana Carrier       Billy Joe Carty    Wanda Carr        Ed Chandler

Ethel Clark         Gene Conte        Bill Cornett         Norma Cox

Shannon Crumley     Misty Crussell     Jack Dempsey   Waneta Dockter

Lorraine Dorton  Joe Eversole      Pam Laferriere   Terry Farmer

Ron Garamond   Velma Gentry     Ray Giles           Denny Grindstaff

Cindy Hogman   Mary Hunt           Wanda Hight       Bonnie Jones

Heather Kerns   Junior Larkin       Gene Leonard     Rev. Terrill Littrell

Karen Lyons      Brenda Malone   Vicki Maxie         Kathy May

Kathy McLeod   Cathy McNally     Jack Meeks        Vangi Montgomery

Charity Odom    Bill Phillips          Jennifer Rader     Kyle Ray

Joe Riley          Kevin Scarmack    Marvin Shaffer     Henry Stophel

Houston Swaney Harriet Vanlew     Carla Vaughn       Debbie Wells

Patty Wolfe       Adam Worley



Shut-Ins / Nursing Homes:

Shut-Ins – Kate Luster, Virginia Perry, Georgia Warren; Hermitage – Mollie Sizemore  

Life Care - Earl Griffith, Mary Pope, Lorraine Harper, Connie Mullins           

Lakebridge - Anna Lee McLaney