November 29, 2015
Welcome to West End Church of Christ, a restoration church founded in 1929. Each Sunday morning, our family opens its doors to be reminded that our value of Jesus is derived from the value of our brokenness. We are a broken people living in a broken world in need of a Savior.
Our vision: A Place To Belong We believe everyone, no matter their background, is created to belong to the kingdom of God.
Our values: diversity embracing unique differences and experiences strengthens our family
generational roots discipleship that builds on our past and for the sustainable future
grace in love how we treat one another especially in times of disagreement and conflict
personal bible study ownership through study and prayer of our own individual spiritual growth
Thank you for joining our family and know that there is a place for you here. Please let me know if I can help you in any way.
Wes Bender Preaching Minister wbender@westendcoc.org
Our Gathering this Morning WELCOME Worship in Song…...............................................................................................................................................Larry Griffith Lifting our combined voices to honor and praise God our Father Song Welcome & Family Matters ………………….……………………………………………………..………………….....……Joe Simpson Song Song Prayer……………………………………………..……………………………..………………………...........................…………………….…..….. Bobo Sitton Asking for God’s continued blessing on us and the community we seek to serve Scripture Reading …………..…………….……………… …..…………..…………………......……….…..…………….……..……… Jason Smith Listening to the God-breathed Word Song Communion & Offering……………………………………………..…………….……….………..……….....……..…..….…...Derek Smith A time to remember Jesus died and rose for our sins. We invite all Christians to join us in the taking of the Lord’s Supper Song Sermon………....…..….…………………………..……….………....…..….…………………………..…………………………………..……..…….Wes Bender Discovering truths regarding God’s son and His continued work in our lives through the Holy Spirit Song Closing We have an attended Nursery every Sunday morning during Bible class and worship. The Nursery is located down the hallway from the Auditorium. Sign-up sheets are posted on the Nursery door for those interested in volunteering or you may contact Lauren Smith at laurencsmith29@gmail.com SUNDAY AM NURSERY ATTENDANTS – November 29 Deb Wright, Becky Goree, Lauren Smith
POINSETTIAS We will have poinsettias decorating the auditorium during December. If you would like to pay for a poinsettia in honor or memory of someone, please contact Louise Malcom (lmalcom@westendcoc.org or 383-7450). The cost is $9 each. The flowers will be in the auditorium from December 6 - 20 at which time you may take your plant(s) home with you. As always any plants not claimed may be taken to shutins.
WHEN
WHAT
WHO
Every Sunday 9:00 am and 10:00 am
Bible classes and Worship
Everyone
Every Sunday night at 6:00
Every Sunday night at 6:00
Every Tuesday Refreshments at 9:30 Class 10:00 Every Wednesday 10:00 – 12:00
Every Wednesday 6:30
Sunday Night Devotional in the Community Room “The Conquest
of the Promised Land: JoshuaRuth” Class in
the Conference Room Ladies Bible Class class will meet Dec. 8 and then take a break until 1/12/16
Everyone
Everyone
All Ladies
Wednesday Knitting Group
Anyone interested in knitting
Round Table Discussion, Bible classes & FriendSpeak
Children Adults
No Children’s Worship
Nov. 29
CONTACT/SIGN UP
Ken Dye kdye@westendcoc.org
Tom Seals Tom.Seals@lipscomb.edu
Kay Wyatt Fred.wyatt@comcast.net
Kim Simpson kimberly.simpson11@yahoo.com
Dec. 1 11:00
Ladies Bible class Luncheon at Alice Wells’ home
TLB class members and guests
Dec. 1 6:00
Secret Sister Reveal Dinner
Secret Sisters
Tracie Wilder traciewilder@gmail.com
Dec. 5 9 – 11
Breakfast with Santa
Children and Adults
Kim Simpson kimberly.simpson11@yahoo.com
Dec. 6 5:30
Annual Christmas Show
Everyone
Chuck Wright hdbikerboy50@yahoo.com
Dec. 7 6:00
Keenagers Christmas dinner
55+
Jim Baker 615-331-5700
Dec. 8 6:30 (Bring a side dish)
Literary Society Mtg. at Cecelia VanDyke’s home
Dec. 24
Christmas Eve Service – 4:30
Literary Society members
Kay Wyatt Fred.wyatt@comcast.net
Everyone
* See also Volunteer Needs in “WE | Need You”.
WHEN
WHAT
WHO
CONTACT
Nursery
Jane Dye
Lauren Smith laurencsmith29@gmail.com
*
Worship Leaders
Dec. 6
Prayer Scripture Communion
Drew Mason Neal Allison Bill Goree
Nursery
Louise Malcom Kim Simpson Gracie Simpson
Worship Leaders
Dec. 13
Derek Smith Smithbderek29@gmail.com
Lauren Smith Laurencsmith29@gmal.com Derek Smith Smithbdere29@gmail.com
Prayer Scripture Communion
Chuck Wright Jim McLeod Winston Fish
Dec. 6 11:30
Foreign Missions Team Mtg.
Foreign Missions Team
Dec. 6 11:30
Spiritual Act of Worship Team Mtg.
Spiritual Act of Worship Team
Dec. 6 4:00
Visitation Team Mtg.
Visitation Team Guests are welcome
Kris Thurman kristhurman5@gmail.com Jan Welden weldenjan@gamil.com
Dec. 14 7:00
Leadership Team Mtg.
Leadership Team Members
Ken Dye kdye@westendcoc.org
WHEN
WHAT
Every Sunday Morning and Wednesday Night
Nursery Volunteers
Every Monday night during school year
Inner City
3rd Tuesday night each month 6:30 Wednesday afternoons and evenings Wednesday 6:30
Visitation Team Mtg. Meal preparation & clean-up FriendSpeak Teachers
WHO High School age thru Adult High School age thru Adult
Anyone
Adults Adults
Chuck Whittle c.whittle@usa.net
Wes Bender wbender@westendcoc.org Jason Larkins jason@orionbldg.com
CONTACT Lauren Smith laurencsmith29@gmail.com Derek Smith Smithbderek29@gmail.com Kris Thurman Kristhurman5@gmail.com Jan Welden weldenjan@gmail.com Paula Wilson p_wilson@comcast.net Marcia Stewart marcia.stewart@lipscomb.edu
Prayer Cards This page is designed to be a weekly tool for our members and guests we are a church that deeply believes in the power of prayer pray daily for the cards listed on this page
Beverly Cole
Recently diagnosed with cancer. She is undergoing tests to know what kind of treatment if any will be given. Prayers, cards, and calls
David Surber
Rehab Richland Place Healthcare Ctr., Room 223-A, 500 Elmington Ave., Nashville, TN 37205 Ph. 615-460-1384 Prayers, cards, calls & visits
Wyatt Compton
Teenaged son of friends of Jane-Elise Johnson Has been severely affected by meningitis and has been dealing with its ravages for years Prayers
Nickie Kerr
She is in the beginning stages of melanoma Prayers
AT HOME: Prayers, cards, visits
Lynn Doramus
Libby Massie’s daughter Receiving treatment for cancer Prayers
Buddy McKenzie
Recovering from 2 surgeries -- for lung cancer and stage 3 kidney cancer Amanda McKenzie’s father-in-law P.O. Box 441 Trenton, GA 30752 Prayers and cards
Talan Barnhill-Williams
Had Ewing’s Sarcoma He is currently cancer free 8 yrs. old son of Ashley Barnhill who is a friend of Sarah Garrett Prayers
Sally Fish Lori Crawford Jo Walker Caleb Puckett Vic & Frank Batson 210 Laura Ct., Florence, AL 35630 Jane McKelley 2011 Richard Jones Rd. #L-1, Nashville, TN 37215 Bryan Britt married to Barbara Craig’s niece, Jenna 8 Hunters Creek Drive Jackson, TN 38305
COMMUNION DELIVERY November 29 – Neal Allison
Our church is blessed to have a Visitation Team that meets the third Tuesday of each month. Jan Welden and Kris Thurman currently serve as the leads for this team. Each month, the team gathers to pray over the needs and concerns of our church family. Individual cards (similar to those outlined on this page) are distributed to ensure a visit or a note of encouragement is received from someone on the team. An open invitation is extended to anyone who would like to serve on the visitation team. This is a group exemplifying our church value of grace in love. You can e-mail Jan or Kris for more details.
a place to belong p5 Ephesians 3:1-13 Welcome to West End Church of Christ. If you are visiting with us, I hope you will take some time to read our vision and values on the front of this bulletin. We are a body of Christian believers connected to one another through this local church. By connecting to one another in membership, we continue to express and strengthen our place of belonging to the kingdom of God through Christ. We have been studying Ephesians during this series and it has been wonderful to be a part of what the Spirit is doing in the life of this church and the individuals (members and guests) attending each week. Last week, we took a close look at Ephesians chapter 2. Paul provides some tools for his readers to catch a glimpse of God’s redemptive vision for both Jews and Gentiles. He informs them they are saved by grace (Eph 2:8-9) and created to do good works (2:10). Then he equips them for these good works with divine tools, explaining how they have been delivered from darkness and transformed into new persons (2:14-16) and a new building (2:19-22). Paul labored hard to unleash the church and prepare its members for service. In chapter 3, Paul begins to transition from casting a great vision of the future to giving his readers an understanding of what that vision means for church life in the present. As we begin to study the second half of this letter to the church in Ephesus, I invite us to embrace a quote many of us heard at the InterFaith service last week:
The informational does not transformational until it is relational
become
We are thankful you are here this morning. May the Holy Spirit guide our time together. May we leave strengthened because of the relational nature of the God we serve. Our church survey will close on December 3rd. www.westendcoc.org/survey