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June 21, 2020
Confess Your Sins By Tony Williams
Elders Dave Benner Terry Clark Tony Turner Tony Williams
Gary Woodall Gregg Woodall
June Servant Elder Terry Clark
Ministers Steve Higginbotham Justin Morton
Deacons Michael Albert Brad Alsup David Baldwin Jeff Bauman Lance Champion Tyler Copeland Chris Cox Dan Dresser Ben Griffith Walt Hillis John Hoffarth Jonathan Huddleston Gentry Jackson Bill Leeth Chris Pegg Dustin Roberts Don Scott John Seibel Steve Smith Jeff Snyder Daniel Tanner Lee Toothman Nathan Watkins Ben Woodall Jonathan Woodall
Be Doers of the Word
(James 1:22)
“If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus
Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that
we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us.8 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness” (I John 1:7-9).
When we read this passage there are often a lot of
questions about how this confession is to take place
so that we may be able to “walk in the light.” Who
do I confess to? God or people? How many people
have to be involved? Does it have to be in public, or can I confess to God in private? Can I
confide to a brother or sister in private? Can I just say that I have sinned, or must I spout forth
the embarrassing
specifics?
Every sin is ultimately committed against God (Psalm 51:4). The Bible consistently emphasizes
our need to confess our sins to Him (Psalm 41:4; Acts 8:22). The confession and apology
should match the impact. Those impacted by the sin should hear the confession. If a sin in-
volves a large number of people in public, a brother or sister must then extend the confession
to the members of the church. As for the confession of our sins to people, the Bible gives no
specific command as to how often and who. We are told many times to confess our sins to the
Lord, but the only direct command to confess to someone else is in the context of church el-
ders praying on behalf of the sick. “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the
church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the
prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins,
he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that
you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much” (James 5:14-
16). Therefore, it seems the general rule is that if you sin publicly, a specific public confession
is in order, a private sin that does not affect another man, go in your closet to confess and pray,
(Matthew 6:6). If your trespass involves another individual only, see that individual in private
(Matthew 5:24).
Honesty about sin means very little if it is not backed up with repentance! God is looking for
heartfelt confession of sin by a contrite heart. Our relationships within this church need to be
such that we can be as honest with one another about our sin as the men of old were about
theirs. We are to edify one another in the spirit of what is meant in James chapter 5.
God is looking for heartfelt confession of sin by a contrite heart.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Online Adult Class
Teacher: Steve Higginbotham
As a church...what would you like to say to your elders?
As an elder...what would you like to say to the church?
As a deacon...what would you like to say to the church/elders?
As a preacher...what would you like to say to the church/elders?
Communication is healthy. Join us for a live Bible study for the next
few weeks on Wednesday night, 7 p.m. on the Karns Church of Christ
Facebook page (Facebook Live). Go to https://www.facebook.com/
KarnsChurch/ and click on “Videos” in the left pane.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Online College-Age Class Teacher: Chris Cox Our world is in turmoil and Christians have a powerful tool at our dis-
posal. Join Chris on Wednesdays as we study "Prayer - Conversations
with God." This is more than just a weekly Bible class. This is 12 weeks
of daily fervent prayer combined with reading and studying some of the
many prayers contained throughout the Bible.
Invite a friend, and join us on Wednesday. A new link for joining the
video chat will be posted prior to class each Wednesday. It will be post-
ed each week in the College-Age Facebook and GroupMe groups.
Come a little early to enjoy fellowship and then stay for class at 7 p.m.
Pre-Recorded Online Adult Class
Teacher: Justin Morton
One of the things the elders have asked is that we have a Facebook Live
class and also a pre-recorded class series. Steve will be teaching the
Facebook Live class and Justin will be teaching the pre-recorded series.
It is Justin’s plan to release the new video each Tuesday night on
https://vimeo.com/channels/justinmortonclasses so that you are able
to watch it at your convenience during the week.
We are going to begin a new series on the life of someone you are prob-
ably pretty familiar with — the first king of Israel, Saul. We’ll explore
how he rose to power, his life and the lessons we can learn from him.
Sympathy
Adam Keylon (known to many here) passed away Monday at age
29. Please keep the family in your prayers.
John Stivers (Sara Gibson’s grandfather) passed away recently. Sara
& Alan-Michael are in West TN with the family. Please keep them in
prayer.
Remember Ken Ripple, Katie Pruett, Craig Green and their families
as they grieve recent losses.
Prayer List
Brenda Rutherford needs to wait 2 more weeks to let her eye settle
before making a decision on re-doing the cataract surgery.
Faye Nelson is recovering from surgery and will hopefully know
next week if this second surgery improved her vision.
Rayvetta Willis (Gary Henderson’s niece) is hospitalized in NC with
an infection in the brain.
Oliver (2 year-old son of Harry & Audrey Washington’s friends)
swallowed a battery and it did major damage to his body. He’s in
ICU and they may have to do open heart surgery.
Essie Mae Fryer (family friend of the Gibsons) was diagnosed with
cancer and a heart murmur last week.
Scott Williams (Bettye Hawkins' son-in-law) is recovering from
emergency surgery at Vanderbilt. Please keep him and the family in
prayer.
Terry Dial (father of former youth intern, Lucas Dial) is leaving
rehab and going home after a very long health battle.
Continue to Pray For:
Cathy Brown, Charles & Natalie Davis, Don
Denton, Ron Dugger, Bettye Hawkins, Gary
& Bonnie Henderson, Polly Huber, Melissa
Johnston, Chris Kelsey, Roy Lanier, Steve
Martin, Beverly Meadows, Goldie Morgan,
Linda Oatman, Mattie Lou Robinson, Melea
Smith, Rosemary Spivey, Jean Thomas, and
Sherrye Woodall.
For Sunday, June 21, 2020
Last names starting with K-Z meet at 10
a.m. A-J meet at 6 p.m.
Don’t forget your mask (Disposable
masks are available if you need them).
You can leave your contribution in the
containers in the foyer, mail it in, or con-
tribute online by going to karnschurch.org
and tapping the “Give” button in the low-
er left corner.
If you are still streaming worship at home,
someone will be at the main drive-
through (not the office drive-through)
from 6—7 p.m. on Sunday to distribute
communion supplies and collect contribu-
tion.
VBS Date Change
VBS is tentatively scheduled for July 19 - 22.
This date depends on the local Covid-19 pre-
cautions and guidelines for that time. Be think-
ing of ways you’d like to help.
Horizons Update
As you may know, Horizons will be conducted
virtually this year. You will need to re-register
and here are the options: Register for $25 in
order to receive the video content only. Regis-
ter for $35 to receive the video content and a
t-shirt. Go to https://www.fhu.edu/horizons
to register.
Karns church of Christ
6612 Beaver Ridge Rd
Knoxville, TN 37931
Phone: 865-691-7411
www.karnschurch.org
Temporary Times of Services:
Sunday Worship: 10 am, 6 pm
2020 Statistics
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Attendance: 175 (a.m. & p.m.)
214 devices online
Avg. Attendance: N/A
Sun. Contribution: $19,953
Average Contribution: $18,905
Baptisms: 3
Responses: 36
New Members: 30
Our Goal
To be transformed by God to
Reflect the life of Jesus,
Give hope to the lost,
Grow as a family,
Being bound together
by the cross.
Online Resources Available
Services are broadcast live at karnschurch.org.
Archives of our video sermons: vimeo.com/channels/karnschurch.
Our website (karnschurch.org) contains Bible articles, sermon outlines, and other materials.
Audio sermons are posted here: karnscoc.org/audio-sermons.
Birthdays
Jeni Hanstein June 22
Geneva Higginbotham June 24
Olivia Watkins June 24
Chris Pegg June 26
Conrad Slate June 28
Allan Shafer June 29
Karolynn Sugslski June 29
Mike Albert June 30
Wesley Smith June 30
Anniversaries
Andy & Geneva Higginbotham June 22
Josh & Sarah Moorey June 22
Craig & Jill Green June 24
Todd & Yvette Guthrie June 25
Darrell & Deborah Collins June 27
Jeff & Hollis Bauman June 29
Richard & Melissa Johnston June 30