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March 8, 2015

WELCOME!
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE

We are a group of believers who simply try to follow the Bible as a guide for all we do. Everything done in our worship service is something for which we have a Bible basis. You are welcome to participate as much or as little as you wish. We will sing hymns together and we will observe the Lord's Supper or Communion together. We will also have an opportunity to give to the work of God in this area. This collection is for the members here, and if you are visiting you should not feel and pressure to give. Our lesson time will be divided into two groups. The young children will go to our classroom area in the basement where they will be taught the Bible at a level they can understand. The adults will stay in the auditorium for a lesson at an adult level. We do try to serve the community, and if you have some needs that we can help you with, mention it to one of the members. Thank you for worshipping with us.

LOTS OF THINGS TO PRAY ABOUT: We have a lot of people who are facing sickness and difficulties in life. Write down the names and needs and spend some time this week writing notes of encouragement, making phone calls, and praying for all of these needs.

NEW CLASS ON JAMES: One of the things that sets this congregation apart is our emphasis on studying the Bible. One of the most practical books in the Bible is the book of James, written by the brother of Jesus and full of practical, useful advice and teaching about living the Christian life. Richard Hoyt is teaching this class and has spent a great deal of time researching this book and its teaching. Come tonight at 6:00 and enjoy an hour of study together.

INTEGRATING THE NEW AND OLD TESTAMENT: Our sermon this morning and our Wednesday night study is focused on the connection between the Old and New Testament. Why do we have both and what purposes are served and what messages are revealed. Join us on Wednesday at 7:15.

TODAY'S LESSON

PREPARING FOR ETERNITY WITH GOD

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John Clayton
INTRODUCTION
A. The world is moving toward a certain destiny.
1. 1 Corinthians 15:24; Matt 24:35
B. Four events will take place.
1. Christ will come again — John 14:3.
2. The dead with rise and the living will be changed — 1 Corinthians 15:51 – 52.
3. The universe will be destroyed — 2 Peter 3:10 – 11.
4. There will be a judgement — Acts 17:30 – 31.
C. There are three essentials to spending eternity with God, parallel to Jewish Christians living in Palestine at the time of Hebrews — Hebrews 13:9 – 10.
I. ESSENTIAL 1 — WE MUST COME TO THE CROSS.
A. Be willing to become new through Christ.
1. You have to want to change — Isaiah 59:2.
2. That means being restored to God — Ephesians 2:10.
B. I am a work in progress.
II. ESSENTIAL 2 — BE WILLING TO BE A WORSHIPPER.
A. Hebrews 13:15
B. Worship is not just Sunday morning — John 4:20 – 24.
1. James 1:27 — We participate, not observe.
III. ESSENTIAL 3 — BUILD A SERVANT'S MIND
A. Hebrews 13:16 — What is worship? — do good, share.
B. Philippians 2 describes who will be in eternity with God
1. Verses 2 – 14 — These are things to work on.
C. Jesus came when agape was possible — Acts 17:29 – 31.
IV. YOUR ETERNITY DOES NOT HAVE TO BE WITH GOD!


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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

It has been quite a while since you have received this bulletin, and a lot has gone on during that time both within the congregation and in our ministry. We have been doing a lot of praying for all of the situations that have been going on with the family here, as Karl and Julie have kept us up to date, and we know you have had us in your prayers.

The trip home was quite an ordeal. We left Mocksville, North Carolina, in a driving rainstorm, and kept hearing horror stories on the Web and on TV of what was going on with the big storm in Kentucky and Ohio. To get home we had to go through either Kentucky or Ohio, so it was important to track the progress of the storm. When we got close to Knoxville we learned from truckers that all three interstate highways were closed, and we were advised not to try it, and our l-pad confirmed the fact that conditions were impossible, so we checked into a motel in Clinton,Tennessee, where there is a museum called The Museum of the Appalacians. It is a collection of artifacts from people who lived in that area early in history.

These early settlers had carts and wagons with wheels made of tree trunk sections with a rod run through the middle for an axle. Ladder rungs were sticks tied with grapevines to poles. Eating utensils were made of wood. Everything was home-made and by our standards, primitive. How they must have suffered when storms and cold came through the area, but their Bibles and worship places were everywhere. Their faith in God and their unity as believers was what enabled them to survive. How blessed we are not only to have technology and tools, but to have each other when times are tough. We thank God for you, our family here. Count your blessings!

— John Clayton