February 14, 2016
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….................................................................................................................................................Daniel Stults Lifting our combined voices to honor and praise God our Father Welcome & Family Matters ………………….………………….…………………………….………………………..….…..Wes Bender 749 – The Battle Belongs To The Lord 578 – We Will Glorify Scripture Reading…………..……………………………..……………………..………........................................…Clay McCluggage Listening to the God-breathed Word Prayer……………………………………………..……………………………..……………………..…………..........................................…...….Bobo Sitton Asking for God’s continued blessing on us and the community we seek to serve 276 – Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Communion & Offering…………………..……………………………..……………………..……........................................Fred Wyatt 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 Dismiss Children (age 3-6) to Children’s Worship 410 – He Leadeth Me Sermon………....…..….……………….……....….…..……………………..……………………………………..………..….……….…....…..…….Wes Bender Discovering truths regarding God’s son and His continued work in our lives through the Holy Spirit 924 – Just As I Am Closing Prayer 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 – February 14 Lauren McCluggage
February 7, 2016 ATTENDANCE – 214 February 7, 2016 WE GAVE . . . Regular contribution…….....$11,140.69
SUNDAY NIGHT GROUPS COMBINE For the next two Sunday nights Tom Seals will be leading his group and Ken Dye’s group in a combined class at 6:00 pm in the Community Room.
Recipe Shower and Chili Supper COME HELP US CELEBRATE the recent marriage of Chuck & Shirley Whittle on Sunday, February 28 at 6:00 pm (no Sunday evening service that night). Everyone is invited . . . Please bring chili, fixings, or dessert –let Deb Wright (texasqueen_56@yahoo.com) know if you are bringing chili – we want to be sure we have enough. Also bring a recipe for Shirley typed on an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper.
WHEN Every Sunday 9:00 am and 10:00 am Every Sunday night at 6:00 Combine with Tom Seals’ group tonight
Every Sunday night at 6:00 Combine with Ken Dye’s group tonight
Every Tuesday Refreshments at 9:30 Class 10:00 Every Wednesday 10:00 – 12:00
Every Wednesday 6:30
WHAT
WHO
Bible classes and Worship
Everyone
Sunday Night Devotional in the Community Room “The Conquest
of the Promised Land: JoshuaRuth” Class in
Feb. 23 6:30 PM
March 4 & 5
Everyone
Ken Dye kdye@westendcoc.org
Tom Seals Tom.Seals@lipscomb.edu
the Conference Room
Ladies Bible Class
All Ladies
Wednesday Knitting Group
Anyone interested in knitting
Table Discussion, Bible classes & FriendSpeak
Children Adults
Wednesday Night Meal Chicken Pot Pie and Salad Literary Society Mtg. God’s Trombones by James Weldon Johnson will be discussed. Please bring your own meal
Feb. 17 5:45
Everyone
CONTACT/SIGN UP
West End Consignment Sale
Kay Wyatt Fred.wyatt@comcast.net
Everyone
Literary Society Members
Kay Wyatt Fred.wyatt@comcast.net
Everyone
* See also Volunteer Needs in “WE | Need You”.
WHEN
WHAT
WHO
Feb. 14
Children’s Worship
Jeremy & Leanne Hayes Russell & Amber Johnson
Feb. 15 7:00 pm
Leadership Team Mtg.
Leadership Team
Feb. 16
Visitation Team Mtg. Nursery
Visitation Team Members *Guests are welcome Becky Goree
* Worship Leaders
Feb. 21
Prayer Scripture Communion Nursery
John Mansfield H.L. Floyd Charles Caudill Deb Wright
* Worship Leaders
Feb. 28
Prayer Scripture Communion
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
Drew Mason Jason Smith Tom Seals
Visitation Team Mtg. Meal preparation & clean-up FriendSpeak Teachers
CONTACT Kim Simpson kimberly.simpson11@yahoo.com
Wes Bender wbender@westendcoc.org Kris Thurman kristhurman5@gmail.com Jan Welden weldenjan@gmail.com Lauren Smith Laurencsmith29@gmal.com Derek Smith Smithbderek29@gmail.com
Lauren Smith Laurencsmith29@gmal.com Derek Smith Smithbderek29@gmail.com
WHO
CONTACT
High School age thru Adult High School age thru Adult
Lauren Smith laurencsmith29@gmail.com
Anyone
Adults Adults
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
CONSIGNMENT SALE NEEDS
Looking for an easy and fun way to serve? Please consider giving your time the first week in March to help with the consignment sale. All volunteers will be able to shop first at the pre-sale. For those members with young children, there are a couple of shifts with childcare available. Please see the volunteer sign-ups in the hallway for more information.
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
Janie Mansfield
Undergoing Rehab following a fall At Signature Health Care, Room 207 832 Wedgewood, Ave. Nashville, TN 37212 Prayers and cards
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
Jackie Hill(former member) She will have cancer surgery on Monday, February 15 Her address is 8031 Sunrise Circle, Franklin, TN 37067 Prayers and cards
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 has melanoma Prayers
AT HOME: Prayers, cards, visits
David Surber Jackie Johnson Jo Walker 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 February 14 – Wes Bender February 21 – Ken Dye February 28 – Chuck Whittle
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.
InsideOut p2, “opposites attract” Galatians 3:26-29 Questions to consider during our gathering this morning and throughout the week this week: 1. Love. Am I motivated to do for others as Christ has done for me, or am I giving in order to receive something in return? 2. Joy. Am I experiencing a joy of life on a regular basis, or is my happiness dependent on things going smoothly in my day? 3. Peace. Do I find myself frazzled by the crashing waves of turmoil in my life, or am I experiencing “the peace that passe s all comprehension” (Philippians 4:6-7)? 4. Patience. Am I easily set off when things go wrong or people irritate me, or am I able to keep a godly perspective in the face of life’s irritations? 5. Kindness. Is it my goal to serve others with kindness, or am I too focused on my own needs, desires or problems to let the goodness of God overflow to others? 6. Goodness. Does my life reflect the holiness of God, and do I desire to see others experience God at a deep level in their own lives? 7. Faithfulness. Are there areas of hypocrisy and indifference toward others in my life, or is my life characterized by faith in Christ and faithfulness to those around me? 8. Gentleness. Do I come across to others as brash and headstrong, or am I allowing the grace of God to flow through me to others? 9. Self-control. Are my fleshly desires controlling my life, or am I allowing the Spirit to direct me to the things that please God and serve others? 10. Walk by the Spirit. Am I actively depending on the Holy Spirit to guide me in God’s ways so I don’t get wrapped up in myself? If not, am I willing to confess to God that His ways are better than mine, and that I need the Spirit’s guidance to live above the fray?