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On the web: www.pennyrilechurch.com Follow us on twitter: @pennyrilechurch Email us at: [email protected] July 12, 2015 CHURCH OF CHRIST Three Meals with Jesus (Luke 9:10-19; 10:38-42; 11:37-54) This morning our lesson is in three parts and will lead us toward the Lord’s Supper. It is important to remember that the morsel of cracker (bread) and the sip of grape juice are the remnants of what was a full and meaningful meal when Jesus ate the “Last Supper” with his disciples. Over the centuries (indeed very early on) it has been reduced to what we have today. It need not be less meaningful. Over the course of this year we have been focusing on the Lord’s Supper in order to deepen and broaden our understanding of what we are doing when we commune together on Sunday mornings (or any other me, for that maer). It is not just the Last Supper that Jesus shared meals with his disciples and oth- ers. I believe that by looking at the meals Jesus shared in Luke we can beer understand all of the things that our communion together means. “You Give Them Something to Eat” (Luke 9:10-19) This is the feeding of the 5,000. The disciples are away from any convenient food source and the peo- ple are red and hungry. The disciples want to send them away, but Jesus has other ideas. He challenges them to give the people something to eat. Of course, that is impossible. There are only five loaves and a cou- ple of fish. Even with these meager resources, Jesus insists that everyone sit down as he blessed the food. We are challenged to do the same thing – we do not turn people away who are seeking. We are oſten pushed because of limited resources (not just money), but we have faith that God will provide. When we break bread together we affirm that we believe that Christ will provide what we need to do what he has asked. “Choosing the Beer Part” (Luke 10:38-42) While Jesus was vising in the home of his friends Mary and Martha, the sisters were torn as to how to treat their guest. Mary sat and listened as Jesus taught while Martha scurried about distracted by hostess dues. Martha seemed a lile annoyed that Jesus did not noce that she was doing all the work. Jesus gently reminds her that while serving is important, to let it get in the way of learning from Him is not wise. He en- courages her to calm down and listen to his teaching. It is sll easy for us to get distracted by business and serving and forget to connue to learn to be disciples. When we commune together we are affirming the pri- ority of being a disciple and sit at the feet of Jesus to learn from him. “Clean Inside and Out” (Luke 11:37-54) While Jesus was at a meal at the house of a Pharisee, they noced that he did not parcipate in the ceremonial washing before he ate and promptly cricized him for the omission. What follows is some of the strongest words Jesus had for the Pharisees and lawyers. He said that they were doomed unless they cleansed their hearts as well as their hands. The Lord’s Supper is a reminder to us that we must look to the inner person as well as conduct ourselves as Chrisans in the world. We seek to be cleansed inside and out.
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July 12, 2015
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Three Meals with Jesus
(Luke 9:10-19; 10:38-42; 11:37-54)
This morning our lesson is in three parts and will lead us toward the Lord’s Supper. It is important to
remember that the morsel of cracker (bread) and the sip of grape juice are the remnants of what was a full
and meaningful meal when Jesus ate the “Last Supper” with his disciples. Over the centuries (indeed very
early on) it has been reduced to what we have today. It need not be less meaningful.
Over the course of this year we have been focusing on the Lord’s Supper in order to deepen and
broaden our understanding of what we are doing when we commune together on Sunday mornings (or any
other time, for that matter). It is not just the Last Supper that Jesus shared meals with his disciples and oth-
ers. I believe that by looking at the meals Jesus shared in Luke we can better understand all of the things that
our communion together means.
“You Give Them Something to Eat” (Luke 9:10-19)
This is the feeding of the 5,000. The disciples are away from any convenient food source and the peo-
ple are tired and hungry. The disciples want to send them away, but Jesus has other ideas. He challenges
them to give the people something to eat. Of course, that is impossible. There are only five loaves and a cou-
ple of fish. Even with these meager resources, Jesus insists that everyone sit down as he blessed the food.
We are challenged to do the same thing – we do not turn people away who are seeking. We are often pushed
because of limited resources (not just money), but we have faith that God will provide. When we break bread
together we affirm that we believe that Christ will provide what we need to do what he has asked.
“Choosing the Better Part” (Luke 10:38-42)
While Jesus was visiting in the home of his friends Mary and Martha, the sisters were torn as to how
to treat their guest. Mary sat and listened as Jesus taught while Martha scurried about distracted by hostess
duties. Martha seemed a little annoyed that Jesus did not notice that she was doing all the work. Jesus gently
reminds her that while serving is important, to let it get in the way of learning from Him is not wise. He en-
courages her to calm down and listen to his teaching. It is still easy for us to get distracted by business and
serving and forget to continue to learn to be disciples. When we commune together we are affirming the pri-
ority of being a disciple and sit at the feet of Jesus to learn from him.
“Clean Inside and Out” (Luke 11:37-54)
While Jesus was at a meal at the house of a Pharisee, they noticed that he did not participate in the
ceremonial washing before he ate and promptly criticized him for the omission. What follows is some of the
strongest words Jesus had for the Pharisees and lawyers. He said that they were doomed unless they
cleansed their hearts as well as their hands. The Lord’s Supper is a reminder to us that we must look to the
inner person as well as conduct ourselves as Christians in the world. We seek to be cleansed inside and out.
Order of Worship
Sunday, July 12, 2015
#694-Servant Song
#847-Fill Us With Your Love
“You give them something to eat”-Luke 9:10-19
Prayer—Quincey Stephenson
#612-His Yoke Is Easy
“Choosing the better part” -Luke 10:28-32
Prayer—Brock Shoulders
#671-Purer In Heart O God
“Clean inside and out” -Luke 11:37-54
Prayer—Barry Webb
Speak O Lord
Lord’s Supper
Roger Dillingham Louis Stanley
Darin Swaidner Eric Seesengood
Pete Shoulders Danny Lutz
Presiding: Louis Stanley
#594-Live For Jesus
Contribution
Concluding Remarks
#570-A Beautiful Life
Benediction: 1 Thess. 5:23-24
ALTERNATES:
Please meet
in case you are needed
to serve as a substitution for the Lord’s Supper
July:
Gage Dillingham
Tyler Malik
Privileged to Serve
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Monitor: James Allen
Nursery: Kenna Teel
Children’s Church– none
Sound Booth—Tim Teel
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Worship Leader: Andrew Jones
Prayer: Roger Matheny
Prayer: Kivil Brown
Scripture Reading: Gage Dillingham
Monitor: Kivil Brown
Nursery: Betty Rust
Children’s Church—none
Serving the Lord’s Table
Roger Dillingham Louis Stanley
Darin Swaidner Danny Lutz
Eric Seesengood Pete Shoulders
Presiding: Roger Dillingham
Sound Booth—Barry Webb
Prepare communion:
July—Duggins
August—Wilkersons
For The Record:
Last Sunday
Bible Class: 83
Worship: 112
Contribution: $3933.00
Wednesday: 56
We are glad you’ve joined us for worship today! Please fill out the information sheet found in the maroon binder at the end of your pew.
*An attended nursery is provided during worship assembly as well as a Children’s Church for ages 4 years thru 3rd grade which dismisses after Communion.
*Communion—We celebrate the resurrection of our Lord every Sunday (“first day of the week”) through a time of communion known as the Lord’s Supper. The “unleavened bread” represents His body and the “fruit of the vine” (cup of grape juice) represents His blood shed on the cross. As our guest, you are welcome to
participate, though you are not required to do so. *Giving– We are challenged to be good stewards of God’s blessings by supporting the various ministries of the church through a weekly collection that is taken during our worship time. You are welcome to give, but
please do not feel as though you must.
WELCOME GUEST
Worship Order
TONIGHT: See Casey Wednesday:
EDUCATION NEWS
Our spring teaching quarter ended with the end of June. A big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who taught for the last three months. Teaching God’s Word is an essential and serious endeavor (James 3:1).
One cannot overstate the importance of Bible study. We offer classes for every age. Let’s make a com-mitment to become involved in weekly Bible Study this quarter. Below are the class offerings and teachers be-ginning in July: Sunday Wednesday Youth Classes: Youth Classes: Nursery - Sarah Scott Nursery - Sarah Scott Preschool - Karen Langston Preschool - Cindy Stubblefield K-2 – Danielle Almon K-2 – Angela Shoulders 3-5 – Kenneth Ashby/Eric Seasongood 3-5 – Ronny Stubblefield 6-12 – Casey Nash 6-12 – Casey Nash Adult Classes: Adult Classes: Auditorium – Quincy Stevenson Auditorium – Summer Series Young Adult Class – Ronny Stubblefield
GET TO KNOW CASEY AND KERI… Casey and Keri have now been with us over a month. During this time we have had a VBS and other summer
activities. They are leaving Sunday, taking a group of our youth to Horizons at Freed Hardeman University for
the week. When they return, we will have a sign up list to “get to know Casey and Keri.” Once a week, for ap-
proximately 5 weeks (excluding camp week) we would like for one of our families to have Casey and Keri over
for a meal and get better acquainted. Look for a sign up list on the bulletin board. Also, we haven’t had a
“pounding” for them yet. Now that they have moved into a house, we want to “pound” them with basic house-
hold products or whatever you would like to give. We will present our “pounding” on Sunday morning, the 26th.
CALENDAR:
July 15—Bobby Smith
July 19-24—WKYC!
July 29—Ed Gallagher
ANNOUNCEMENTS
July 12—Wendy Coleman July 14—Kivil & Lea Brown July 15—Andy & Kellye Tapp July 17—Titus & Ashley Scott July 17—Payton Harvey July 17—Alyssa Stubblefield July 18—Keith Tapp July 18—Micki Clark
When we meet:
Sunday
Bible Study 9:30 A.M. Worship 10:30 A.M.
Sunday P.M.
At the building 6 P.M.
Small Groups Sept—May: various times; contact Randy Travis 270-322-9778
Wednesday
Bible Study 6:30 P.M.
Contact Us:
Office: 8:00-4:00 M-F
Phone: 270-825-0304
Email: [email protected]
Mailing address: P.O. Box 161
Madisonville, KY 42431
-Bulletin Deadline: Friday, 10 am
Minister:
Sean Niestrath
269-352-9134
Youth Minister:
Casey Nash
931-319-2041
Missionaries:
Paulo Mirabelli
Via Pacchiarotti, 52
00139 ROMA-ITALIA
Marvin Rivera, Honduras
Email:
Elders
Barry Webb
270-322-8376
270-339-8429
Randy Travis
270-322-9778
270-841-9803
Deacons Byron Pruitt Dan Rust James Rust Ronny Stubblefield
Pennyrile Christian Counseling
Elizabeth B. Webb, LMFT, LCSW
To make an appointment, call 270-825-8746.
Ministries Benevolence-Dan Rust Foreign Missions-Roger Matheny Youth-Casey Nash Website-Sean, Kellie Small Groups-Randy Travis West KY Youth Camp- Ronny Stubblefield
PRAYER REQUESTS
Marvin & Lourdes Rivera, taking fertility treatments.
Chester Joseph, Tammy & Deborah’s father, in Red Banks @ Henderson.
Dennis Matheny, Roger and Paula’s brother, at home now.
Remember the family’s of Joe Foster and Margaret Hanor.
Also, Ruenell Proffitt passed away this week.
Cancer & Terminal Illness:
Rebecca Howard, leukemia Steve Turley, cancer Dottie Garrigan, multiple myeloma Rex Martin, cancer Nikki Adcock, bone cancer Sandra Richardson, bone cancer Austin Thompson, 16 yrs old, Lori Corley, cancer Charlene Williams, cancer Mary Hammers, Sarah Scott’s sister, cancer Rita Frazier, lung cancer Louis Stanley’s sister, Genevieve Heltsley Michael Skultety, cancer Eunice Randolph, lung cancer Aaron Reding, late stage ALS Harry Gregory, terminal illness Josh Powell, cancer Mandy Harrelson, cancer Linda Beaver, breast cancer Kara Davis, cancer Ray Duggin, lung cancer Nan Burkeen, Sandy Fulton’s DIL Casey Landers, kidney disease Lawrence Barger, cancer Keith Roberts, cancer returned Rusty Holoman, cancer Scott Deahl, cancer Dr. Kambar, bone cancer
Sharon Edwards, autoimmune disease
Chess Riddle, in Vanderbilt
Expecting Parents:
Rusty & Maggie (Stoltz) Stallins-boy Joshua & Megan Scott-boy Sean & Ellen McGrath-boy
Military:
Ryan Hill—Afghanistan BJ Perkins—Afghanistan Christopher Goodale—Naval Academy Pompea Adams– National Guard Jason Rushing—Afghanistan
Shut-Ins & Elderly:
John Cunningham, Ridgewood Bill Scott Elizabeth Powell; Phyllis’ mother Lee Townsend Junie Peterson Ewing Stubblefield Edna Pruitt Sara Riadon, Ridgewood Anna Etta Brown
