February 7, 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…...............................................................................................................................................Larry Griffith Lifting our combined voices to honor and praise God our Father Welcome & Family Matters ………………….………………….…………………………….………………………..….…..Wes Bender 2 – We Praise Thee O God 4 – To God Be The Glory 23 – Our God, He Is Alive Scripture Reading Listening to the God-breathed Word Prayer……………………………………………..……………………………..……………………..…………........................................…...….Neal Allison Asking for God’s continued blessing on us and the community we seek to serve
In Christ Alone Communion & Offering…………………..……………………………..……………………..…….......................................Nate Casey 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 359 – I Love The Lord Sermon………....…..….……………….……....….…..……………………..……………………………………..………..….……….…....…..…….Wes Bender Discovering truths regarding God’s son and His continued work in our lives through the Holy Spirit 662 – All To Jesus I Surrender Shepherd’s Prayer……………….……....….…..……………………..…………………………..…………………………………..………..….…Ken Dye 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 7 Jane Dye, Caroline Wilson
January 31, 2016 ATTENDANCE – 223 January 31, 2016 WE GAVE . . . Regular contribution…….....$11,504.85
WHEN Every Sunday 9:00 am and 10:00 am Every Sunday night at 6:00 (will not meet tonight) Every Sunday night at 6:00
WHAT
WHO
Bible classes and Worship
Everyone
Sunday Night Devotional in the Community Room “The Conquest
of the Promised Land: JoshuaRuth” Class in
Everyone
Everyone
CONTACT/SIGN UP
Ken Dye kdye@westendcoc.org
Tom Seals Tom.Seals@lipscomb.edu
the Conference Room
Every Tuesday Refreshments at 9:30 Class 10:00 Every Wednesday 10:00 – 12:00
Every Wednesday 6:30
Feb. 7 immediately after worship
Ladies Bible Class
All Ladies
Wednesday Knitting Group
Anyone interested in knitting
Table Discussion, Bible classes & FriendSpeak
Children Adults
Sip ‘n See for Leanne Hayes and baby Beau
All ladies
Kay Wyatt Fred.wyatt@comcast.net
Wednesday Night Meal
Feb. 10 5:45
Meat Loaf,
Everyone
Feb. 23 6:30 PM
Literary Society Mtg. God’s Trombones by James Weldon Johnson will be discussed. Please bring your own meal
Literary Society Members
March 4 & 5
West End Consignment Sale
Everyone
Mashed Potatoes and Peas
Kay Wyatt Fred.wyatt@comcast.net
* See also Volunteer Needs in “WE | Need You”.
WHEN
WHAT
WHO
Feb. 7
Children’s Worship
Leanne Bender Leslie Sitton
Foreign Missions Team Mtg.
Foreign Missions Team
Nursery
*
Feb. 7
Worship Leaders
Feb. 14
Prayer Scripture Communion
Bobo Sitton Clay McCluggage Fred Wyatt
Leadership Team Mtg.
Leadership Team
Nursery
Becky Goree
Feb. 15 7:00 pm
* Worship Leaders
Feb. 21
Prayer Scripture Communion
WHEN
John Mansfield H.L. Floyd Charles Caudill
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
CONTACT Kim Simpson kimberly.simpson11@yahoo.com Chuck Whittle c.whittle@usa.net Lauren Smith Laurencsmith29@gmal.com Derek Smith Smithbderek29@gmail.com
Wes Bender wbender@westendcoc.org 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 Wyatt Compton
Janie Mansfield
Undergoing Rehab following a fall At Signature Health Care, Room 207 832 Wedgewood, Ave. Nashville, TN 37212 Prayers and cards
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
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
David Surber
Undergoing Rehab At Richland Place Health Ctr., Room 209, ph. 615-460-1356 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
She has melanoma Prayers
AT HOME: Prayers, cards, visits
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
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Kris Thurman Wes Bender Ken Dye Chuck Whittle
We express our sympathy to the family of former member John Jordan who passed away February 1. A service was held last Thursday.
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.
We begin a new series this month titled Inside Out. During this series, we will be taking a deep dive into Paul's letter to the Galatians. We will discover truths as it relates to relationships, accountability and the Fruits of the Spirit. If you have not seen the movie, Inside Out, that’s part of your homework. It’s a Disney movie representing some of the best of what the Pixar Braintrust has to offer. A girl uprooted from what she has always known faces the best and worst of all her emotions. As she navigates a tough time in life, she learns that the full expression of any one emotion stems from the value of all of them.
In the same way, the Fruits of the Spirit outlined in Galatians 5 are not a “pick and choose” list of traits. One compliments the others and the full expression of each stems from the value in all. We are glad you are here this morning and we look expectantly to what God has in store for us as we gather together. Galatians 5:25-26 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.