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Notes:__________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Sermon Topics: AM: “Knowing Who You Are in Christ” Ephesians 1:3-4 PM: “Those Who Are With Us Are More” 2 Kings 6:15-16 Hispanic Studies: JJ Espinoza Clase: Creer Sermon: El Patron del Nuevo Jeremias 31:31-34 Bapsm & the Blood of Christ Somemes when we, members of the church of Christ, say bapsm is essenal for salvaon, a number of people accuse us of believing water actually washes away sins. They get the impression we think the water has some magical property to for- give sin. 1 Peter 3:21 actually refutes this but people apparently don’t hear what we are saying. The context speaks of the salvaon Noah enjoyed through the ark and global waters, and Peter states that bapsm is an antype or corresponding figure to it. “There is an antype which now saves us –bapsm (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrecon of Jesus Christ.” Thus, Peter was not talking about taking a physical bath to wash away dirt, but he does say bapsm saves because it accomplishes the spiritual cleaning of the soul. Obvious- ly, there is a close analogy between the two, however. Earlier, in the same leer, Peter reminded his readers that they had “purified [their] souls in obeying the truth” (1 Peter 1:22). Bapsm, when preceded by a penitent faith, is the culminang act of obedience that saves. It is that simple. The spiritual cleansing occurs because in bapsm a sinner comes into contact with the blood of Christ. How so? Well, Ro- mans 6:3- 4 gives the answer – “Or do you not know that as many of us as were bapzed into Christ were bapzed into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through bapsm into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Christ’s blood was shed in His death. His blood cleanses us of our sins – “To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood” (Rev. 1:5). But, how does Jesus cleanse us with His blood? We can’t touch it physically. So, it must be done spiritually. This is what Paul alluded to in Ro- mans 6:3 (“bapzed into His death”). Noce that verse 4 says that it is only aſter being bapzed that one arises to walk in newness of life. This shows that before bapsm a person is sll a lost sinner (cf. Romans 6:5-7). Peter had to urge his Jewish brethren to obey on Pentecost – “And with many other words he tesfied and exhorted them, saying, ‘Be saved from this perverse generaon’” (Acts 2:40). Peter’s statement, “Be saved,” proves they were lost even though at that very moment they believed Jesus to be the Son of God. They were not saved before repenng and being bap- zed. A sinner comes into contact with the blood of Christ in bapsm. From that point forward he connues to have access to the blood of Christ to keep his soul clean. John wrote – “But if we walk in the light as He is the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin: (1 John 1:7). This blessing is available only to those who are in Christ. This is true since all spiritual blessings are found in Christ (Eph. 1:3). The truth found in 1 Peter 3:21 is simple enough to understand. The cleansing blood of Christ must be contacted through the waters of bapsm if one is to be saved. Donald Contact Information: 20690 292nd Street, Poteau, Oklahoma 74953 (918) 647-4873 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Or go to www.poteaucoc.org for prayer requests, our audio & video sermons and classes as well as upcoming events. You will also find online study tools and other information to help you grow stronger in your faith. We’re also ‘’Live-Streaming’ the 9:30 a.m. Bible Class, our 10:20 a.m. Worship Service and the 6:00 p.m. Evening Service. To receive messages from the church: text @Poteau to 81010 Elder on Call for December 2018: Rick Parker (918) 839-1593 DEACONS: Danny Baker –Worship Ben Bentley –Missions Russ Campbell –Fellowship Joe Harbuck –Building Don Johnston –Building/Vans Philip Kirkes - Youth Bob Marchant –Benevolence Brad McMillin –Missions Tim Olive –Youth & Budget Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: 10:20 a.m. Worship Service: 10:20 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 6:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Service: 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study: 6:30 p.m. Welcome to the Poteau church of Christ! If this is your first time to worship with us, please know that we are thrilled to share in your journey of faith. We invite you to join in the singing of praises, praying, studying from God’s Word; to enjoy the warmth of just being together with fellow seekers. Our prayer is that you will feel the love & grace of God during your worship experience this morning. We are honored to have you as our guest today and look forward to meeting you after our worship service. May God bless you richly and deeply. December 16, 2018 Volume 30, Issue 49 ELDERS: Winfred Ashley Randy Lum Dick Moore Rick Parker Rendall Thompson MINISTERS: Donald Cherry –Pulpit J.J. Espinoza –Hispanic Paul Fletcher –Youth Robert Martin –Prison OFFICE: Sue Taylor Dunn - Secretary Joni Fitzgerald – Office Manager Reaching Up, Reaching Out, Reaching In
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Sermon Topics:
AM: “Knowing Who You Are in Christ” Ephesians 1:3-4
PM: “Those Who Are With Us Are More” 2 Kings 6:15-16
Hispanic Studies: JJ Espinoza
Clase: Creer Sermon: El Patron del Nuevo
Jeremias 31:31-34
Baptism & the Blood of Christ
Sometimes when we, members of the church of Christ, say baptism is essential for salvation, a number of people accuse us of believing water actually washes away sins. They get the impression we think the water has some magical property to for-give sin. 1 Peter 3:21 actually refutes this but people apparently don’t hear what we are saying. The context speaks of the salvation Noah enjoyed through the ark and global waters, and Peter states that baptism is an antitype or corresponding figure to it. “There is an antitype which now saves us –baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” Thus, Peter was not talking about taking a physical bath to wash away dirt, but he does say baptism saves because it accomplishes the spiritual cleaning of the soul. Obvious-ly, there is a close analogy between the two, however. Earlier, in the same letter, Peter reminded his readers that they had “purified [their] souls in obeying the truth” (1 Peter 1:22). Baptism, when preceded by a penitent faith, is the culminating act of obedience that saves. It is that simple.
The spiritual cleansing occurs because in baptism a sinner comes into contact with the blood of Christ. How so? Well, Ro-mans 6:3- 4 gives the answer – “Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Christ’s blood was shed in His death. His blood cleanses us of our sins – “To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood” (Rev. 1:5). But, how does Jesus cleanse us with His blood? We can’t touch it physically. So, it must be done spiritually. This is what Paul alluded to in Ro-mans 6:3 (“baptized into His death”). Notice that verse 4 says that it is only after being baptized that one arises to walk in newness of life. This shows that before baptism a person is still a lost sinner (cf. Romans 6:5-7).
Peter had to urge his Jewish brethren to obey on Pentecost – “And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, ‘Be saved from this perverse generation’” (Acts 2:40). Peter’s statement, “Be saved,” proves they were lost even though at that very moment they believed Jesus to be the Son of God. They were not saved before repenting and being bap-tized.
A sinner comes into contact with the blood of Christ in baptism. From that point forward he continues to have access to the blood of Christ to keep his soul clean. John wrote – “But if we walk in the light as He is the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin: (1 John 1:7). This blessing is available only to those who are in Christ. This is true since all spiritual blessings are found in Christ (Eph. 1:3).
The truth found in 1 Peter 3:21 is simple enough to understand. The cleansing blood of Christ must be contacted through the waters of baptism if one is to be saved.
Donald
Contact Information: 20690 292nd Street, Poteau, Oklahoma 74953
(918) 647-4873 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Or go to www.poteaucoc.org for prayer requests, our audio & video sermons and classes as well as upcoming events. You will also find online study tools and other information to help you grow stronger in your faith.
We’re also ‘’Live-Streaming’ the 9:30 a.m. Bible Class, our 10:20 a.m. Worship Service and the 6:00 p.m. Evening Service. To receive messages from the church: text @Poteau to 81010
Elder on Call for December 2018: Rick Parker (918) 839-1593
DEACONS: Danny Baker –Worship Ben Bentley –Missions Russ Campbell –Fellowship Joe Harbuck –Building Don Johnston –Building/Vans Philip Kirkes - Youth Bob Marchant –Benevolence Brad McMillin –Missions Tim Olive –Youth & Budget
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: 10:20 a.m.Worship Service: 10:20 a.m.
Sunday Evening Service: 6:00 p.m.Sunday Evening Service: 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Night Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.
Welcome to the Poteau church of Christ!
If this is your first time to worship with us, please know that we are thrilled to share in your journey of faith. We invite you to join in the singing of praises, praying, studying from God’s Word; to enjoy the warmth of just being together with fellow seekers. Our prayer is that you will feel the love & grace of God during your worship experience this morning. We are honored to have you as our guest today and look forward to meeting you after our worship service. May God bless you richly and deeply.
December 16, 2018 Volume 30, Issue 49
ELDERS: Winfred Ashley
Randy Lum
Dick Moore
Rick Parker
Rendall Thompson
MINISTERS: Donald Cherry –Pulpit
J.J. Espinoza –Hispanic
Paul Fletcher –Youth
Robert Martin –Prison OFFICE: Sue Taylor Dunn - Secretary
Joni Fitzgerald – Office Manager
Reaching Up, Reaching Out, Reaching In
By The NUMBERS
Week of December 9, 2018
Worship Attendance-AM 220 Bible Class 152 Auditorium Class 66 Jr. High & High School 27 Women’s Class 20 Hispanic Class: 4 Prison Class: 30 New Life Behavior Ministries 25 Wednesday 12-12-2018 121
Week of December 9, 2018 Contribution $ 5,643. Budget –Weekly: $7,385. Contribution–YTD $395,257. Budget –YTD: $354,480. Over/(Under): $40,777.
Monthly Events
Every Sunday– Connect Groups– Will reconvene the first Sunday in January. First Wednesday- Elders, Dea-cons and Minister’s- meeting after evening bible class. Every Wednesday - Elder’s Pray-er Meeting- after bible class. Third Wednesday- Deacon’s Meeting after Bible Class. Sunday Morning - Women’s Out-reach Class @ 9:30 a.m., taught by Marilyn Ashley in the MPB. We are studying the book of Acts. Sunday Morning and Wednesday night - College age students - 18-25 - meeting in the MPB. Wednesday Nights - Mid-Week Manna – Dinner is served at 5:15 p.m. in the MPB. Wednesday Nights Auditorium @6:30 - Adult Bible Class. Wednesday Night@ 6:30 - Rela-tionship Class in the MPB. Wednesday @ 6:30 -Ladies class: Women’s Outreach Class. Second & Fourth Thursday Game Night – 6:00 p.m. in the MPB.
Update List on Our Sick
· Dory Fletcher has some upcoming tests. Pray for favorable results.
· Ralph Hawkins is having knee replacement sur-gery tomorrow. Pray for a positive outcome and full recovery.
· Artemio Becerra’s moth-er passed away this past week. He is currently in Mexico until the 30th. Pray for the Becerra family during this diffi-cult time of bereavement and for safe travels for Artemio. In Artemio’s absence, Adonia needs help with childcare for Artemisa and food prep. If you can help in any way, please see Adonia.
· Jason Knight, a friend of Travis Turpen, had a heart attack and passed away. Pray for comfort for the Knight family during this difficult time of bereavement.
Elders Prayer List
Health: Charity Martin, tests for cancer; Jackie Thomas, sick; Jim Harp, stroke; John Beasley, health, peace; John Egbert (Larry & Jun-ior), recovery from broken back; Judy Hackworth and husband Joe (Becky Baker’s b-i-l’s parents), health; Kelly (Brad Seaman’s niece), spiritual surrender; Kory Rowe, flu/ear bleeding; Linda & John Wilson, health issues; Linda Lashley, illness; Lola Payne, con-tinued recovery; Marilyn Feltner, recovering from gall bladder sur-gery; Martha Bell, eye surgery re-covery; Michelle Glassburner, re-covery from triple bypass surgery; Regina Lewis, weak from illness; Rendall, test results; Shirley Reyn-olds (Carlos’ mom), blood pres-sure problems; Stacy (Brad Sea-man’s dtr), pregnancy issues, due date 1/21/29; Ruth Morgan, health; our Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers; our loved ones in the nursing home. Cancer: Nancy Frier; LeeAnn Starts; Rick Hooper (Liz’s son); Mrs. Lilly Flo-res (Jennifer C’s mom); Michelle Glassburner; Angela Collett (Mandy); Robbie Steele (Rita); Shirley Holland (Brenda/Loretta’s Sister); Cindy Ellis (Dory); Chris-tie (Ali Mathis’ dtr); Roberta Steele, Marilyn Smith (Susan F.); Ann Newcomer; Floyd Hol-lingsworth (Lori); Laura Morris (Winfred). Bereavement: All who recently lost loved ones. Thankful: Malita Tracy, near remission; Rick Hooper, much better. Miscellaneous: Senior sanctuary to progress. Prisoners: Morry Williamson, Dusty Ward, Paul Preston, Pearl Jett, Tommy Jay, Dwayne Ford, Chris Moss, Kelsey Ralls, Christofer Johnson, Brendan Heath, Calicopheus, Mat-thew Daniels, Bill Largen, Tyler cox, Morgan Ennis, Jeffrey Setzer.
Responses
· Susan Fenton, pray for strength, peace, and joy for her and her boys.
· Linda Murray, pray for her and her grandma.
Thank You!
Liana Jones wants to thank everyone for the prayers and help she and her family received during the recent loss of her brother, Will Wagner.
Youth Announcements
The elders are asking the Poteau Church of Christ to reach out and show our love to the Sifford family at the loss of Cody. We want to shower them with some gifts at this holiday season. There is a chart posted on the youth bulletin board with the sizes for Jennifer and the children. Please have your gifts no later than December 19th. Put them on the table by the youth announcements bulletin board.
Winterfest: Is January 18-20, 2019 in Ar-lington, TX. Cost is $75.00 per person. We ask that you get out of school that Friday, Jan.18th. We will leave at 10am Friday morning the 18th and return by 4pm Sunday the 20th. We are staying at Homewood Suites in Arlington, TX, same place as last year. Please sign-up on the youth bulletin board.
Announcements
Food Pantry– is this coming Wednesday. We are in need of 3 more volunteers from 10-12, and 1 more from 12-2. All are invited to come help with this ministry. Thank you to all who have recently contributed to help restock our supplies!
Women’s Outreach– will meet at the home of Shirley Martin at 3:00 p.m. for hot chocolate and cook-ies and then go to the Oaks. If you are unable to meet at Shirley’s home, we will meet you at the Oaks at 4:00 p.m.
Midweek Manna– this coming Wednesday will be the final meal served this year. The crew is taking a two week break and will not serve dinner on the Dec. 26th or Jan. 2nd. Midweek manna well be back on January 9th.
Glad Tidings Concert and Sing-A-Long
Poteau Church of Christ
Multi-Purpose Building from 6-7PM
All Poteau Church of Christ Members and Friends come out to the "Glad Tidings Concert and Sing-A-Long" on Sunday Night December 23rd in the Multi-Purpose Building.
The kids will be singing, so will the singing group and all the rest of us will be joining in! Perfect night to get in the spirit of what the birth of our Savior is truly all about!
There will be refreshments and great fellowship!
We want everyone, family, friends and neighbors to come!
