Praising, Caring, Growing, Sharing...Susan McCord Mona Patterson Peggy Risner Sue Tarrant Shannon...
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WORSHIP SERVICE PARTICIPANTS Sunday, January 19, 2020 8:00 AM 10:30 AM 6:00 PM Opening Prayer: Joe Skelley Mark Conder Chuck Hanson Lead at Table: Chris Gilbert * Carl Hardeman * Ron Feken*/Jerry Ellis* Scripture Reading: Sam Gilbert Theodore Dorian Brent Fowler Joe Bingham Gene Barger Sam Bush Darrell Brewer James Coffman Brett Carter Jerry Asbille Rick Casebier Mark Field Ed Castellaw Daniel Gooch Mitch Garrett Jon Pace Art Cancienne Alternates: Jackson Parham Scott Haynes Tim Sain Tucker Kuntz Jeff Spence Dave Simpson Harris Williams Cody Speed Closing Prayer: Cary Duncan Ricky Echols Al Fowler
* By name indicates leading prayers for communion and contribution
Coordinators: Andy Gaines Steve Pruitt Mike Parham 901-759-5848 901-481-7909 901-683-9345
**Please meet in the library ten minutes prior to the assigned worship
MEASUREMENT OF GROWTH January 12, 2020 Sunday Bible Class 478 8:00 a.m. 196 10:30 a.m. 512 Total a.m. Worship 708 Sunday p.m. Worship 321 Contribution $ 39,403 Budget $ 34,938
NURSERY ATTENDANTS
Baby-Room 101 8:00 C. Armstrong 10:30 J. Blake 6:00 S. Krech 1 & 2 Year Olds - Room 102 8:00 R. Barham 10:30 M. Swims 6:00 L. Huss, E. Huss
SERMONS
AM - God Love US Enough To (Romans 15:1-6) PM - The Backstory Will Impress You (Haggai 2:1-9)
Good morning! We are glad to gather and worship. It is such a blessing to glorify God and encourage each other. Our singing – our prayers – our focus on God’s word – our communion with Jesus at the table – our participation in our collective work in this congregation is vital to our spiritual walk. We invite you to join in whole-heartedly in our worship service. Have you heard about our ‘Elders Breakfast?’ You say, “What is that all about?” It began many years ago and rep-resents a time when our shepherds lay out the plan for our collective work as a congregation for the year. They will serve a breakfast in the fellowship hall – and then quickly transition to leading us in a discussion of the various aspects of the work for the year. Everyone will have an opportunity to ask questions – some of which can be an-swered in the meeting itself. We’ll talk about our work – dream about how God is using us – and pray for Him to strengthen us through the year. Please come – stay informed – stay engaged – and let’s work together in unity. Going on our Holy Land trip? Would you like to go? There will be a meeting this afternoon at 4:30 pm in the library.
Important information about the trip itself – along with materials that will help you prepare for the trip will be dis-tributed. Still want to go? Talk to me. Time is short
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEAL
Fried Chicken, Broccoli Au Gratin, Carrots, Rolls/
Cornbread, Dessert. The cost is $7.00 per person.
Children 12 and under eat free. Serve time be-
gins promptly at 6:30 p.m. You must have a reser-
vation. Sign up sheets are in the Adult Bible classes and at the
sign up table in the main hall across from the church office. All
entries must be received by 1:00 p.m. on Monday to be included
in the count.
PRAYER LIST
David Bartley
John Beard
Julia Cason
Ira Fontenot
Members
Hailey Haynes
Madonna Langford
Susan McCord
Mona Patterson
Peggy Risner
Nell Shelton
Sue Tarrant
Steve Williams
Shannon Wilson
Those Serving Our Country
Princeston & Charlene Blanchard - Son & Daughter-In Law of
Prudence Duncan/ Air Force/ Ramstein, Germany
James Chapman - Our brother/Army/Kuwait
Lauren Cotney - Our sister/Air National Guard/Knoxville, TN
Andrew Dacus - Our brother /Air Force Reserves
Lauren Dacus - Our sister/ Marines/Camp Lejeune, NC
Philip Day - Son of Terry & Cheryl Day/ USS Tortuga
Andy Dye - Grandson of Allen & Mary Jo Dixon- Army/ Kuwait
Alaina Gembara - Our sister/Navy/ Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
Bria Gibson - Our sister/Navy, London, England
John Gibson - Son-in-law of Terri Chambers, Navy/ Italy
Tyler Hicks - Our brother/Air Force, Wichita Falls, TX
Lacey Hicks - Wife of Tyler Hicks, Air Force, Wichita Falls, TX
Will Holman - Grandson of Donna Griffin/Air Force/ Mt.Home, ID
Grant Kelton - Air National Guard/San Antonia, TX
Taylor Kelton - Our brother/ Air Force/ Boston, MA
Savanah Reed -Granddaughter of John & Martha Reed, Air Force
Lee Roland - Our brother/ Navy, Pensacola, FL
Griffin Stanford - Our brother/Army Guard
Billy Turpin - Son of Tonia Turpin/Marines/Japan
Landon Walker - Son of Christy Perkins/USS Gerald R. Ford
Thomas Welborn - Our brother/Army/Ft. Carson, CO
Jason Wilder - Brother of Joseph Wilder/Army/Middle East
Ethan Williams - Grandson of Bud & Jane Bush /Army/Afghanistan
Our prayer list is updated every two weeks.
Please call the church office if your friend or family member should remain on the list.
Friends and Family
Marty Benefiel - Brother of Kathy Irvin
LaVerne Blasdel - Aunt of Brenda Higgins
Kim Burleson - Daughter-in- law of Lynn Burleson
Tommy Burleson - Son of Lynn Burleson
Chase, Tyler, Kaitlyn - Children of Kim Burleson
Blake Carden - Nephew of Joe Skelley
Eric Clanin - Nephew of Cameron & Terrie Hall
Megan & Aidan Cook Munsell - Friends of Janet Martin
Lucretia & Joy Daniel - Friends of Shannon Wilson
Pat Forrest - Sister of Bonnie Siler
Randy Fowler - Brother of Frank Fowler
Pam Gowitske - Niece of Jerry Ellis
Teresa Hall - Niece of Jerry Ellis
Allyson Harkey - Cousin of Cheryl Chapman
Raymond Lovinggood - Brother of Joy Straw
Al & Ann Pettigrew - Cousins of Doris Conder
Cecil Roller - Friend of David Escue
Eric Shelton - Friend of Michelle Garrett
Bri Stahl - Friend of Barry & Phyllis Kelton
George & Donna Bates - Cousins of Richard Taylor
Taylor Wiles - Granddaughter of Tom & Getella Allen
Tia Worrell - Daughter-in-law of Barbara Worrell
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Parents of Members
Brownie Malone (Tim Malone)
BAPTISM
Katarina * Russell
ELDERS BREAKFAST
All members and their children and all our regular
visitors and their children are encouraged to be a part
of the annual Elders’ Breakfast, Saturday, January 25,
2020.This FREE breakfast, served by the elders and
their wives, begins at 8:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Do not
miss out on this opportunity to hear our elders communicate
plans about present and future endeavors while enjoying great
food and fellowship! Children are asked to sit with their
parents during the meal, and then the nursery through
3rd grade will be dismissed to the preschool wing of the
building for a special program. RSVP is needed in order to
prepare enough food for those attending. Please sign up in the
Adult Bible Classes, in the South Hall or on the credenza across
from the church office.
L2L HOTEL FEES DUE
Hotel fees for the L2L convention are due today. Please give
your check to Glenn or Dee Daily. Please email or text Dee, if
you need an amount reminder.
AREA-WIDE SINGING AND FELLOWSHIP
The Germantown and Holly Springs congregation will host
quarterly area-wide singing and fellowships. The first gather-
ing will take place on Saturday, February 1st beginning at 4:00
p.m. at the Holly Springs church of Christ building. After a
period of worship in song we will have a fellowship meal. We
are asked to bring sides or desserts to go along with the barbe-
cue that is being provided. Please sign up in Sunday morning
classrooms or email David Escue at [email protected].
SYMPATHY
Sympathy is extended to Jeannie Gooch on the passing of her
brother and uncle of Kellye Michie, Jerry Mathis. Services
were Thursday in Olive Branch, MS.
Sympathy is extended to Mike Slate on the passing of his fa-
ther, Don Slate in Florida. Arrangements were incomplete at
the time of this printing.
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SASHA MALUGA
Dear brothers and sisters,
May we always remember Who saved us and gave us true life, may we remember that He came to this earth
for us! Jesus is all in all and what an honor it is to live for Him and serve Him! We love you and wish many
blessings to your congregation and to each and every member individually. May the Lord bless you and watch
over you!
A HUGE thank you from all our kids! They were able to get the shoes that they needed! What an amazing gift
you have been giving to them every fall! Our congregation is so blessed by your love for our children.
Not all the kids are on the pictures but most of them are. We wish you were here to see their happy eyes as
they got the new shoes (the pictures do not always show that)!
Last month we had out last refugee project for this year. We had a record number of families who turned out
for help-over 160! We can’t help a whole lot, but we can help them with cleaning supplies, a cup of tea with
cookies and some clothes that they need, especially for their children. Thank you so much for all the clothes
you send!
We continue to visit the Children’s Rehab center where children come from families with problems and many
are becoming social orphans. We grow closer and closer to those kids and they begin trusting us more, they
are more willing to open up and listen.
I continue to work in prisons. I go to two different prisons right now. I want to help those men to find hope, to
come to Jesus and it is a joy to see how some of them changed their lives after they were released. One of the
men who is currently a member at Poznyaki, Alexey, is a brother who I was studying with at prison about a
year and a half ago.
We were very busy with our special Christmas program this year. As always, we had a special Bible
knowledge contest for our children and teens on December 22nd. On December 29, we had a New Year Pot-
luck. Our Christmas play “12 Months” was scheduled for our Christmas Sunday-January 5th, and then we
had a Christmas celebration at the church building for those who want to celebrate together. Our family at-
tended along with 30 other members! It is a totally new project and we hope it will help us to feel that we are
a real family and will help us to enjoy the Christmas together! There is another new project this year-we are
having a group of teens who are going to L’viv (a city in the Western Ukraine) for a field trip for 2 days in Jan-
uary. There will be a group of 16 people-4 adults and 12 teens. We hope it will be a great experience for them
and will give a chance for the adults who are going with them to teach them through their example.
At the end of the year, as we look back, we thank God for blessing our family and our church family so much.
His hand is so evident in our life and ministry that we are in awe of His love and mercy. And we are thankful
to Him for the Germantown congregation, our family across the ocean, that became the source of our strength
in the midst of trials. We know that every good blessing comes from God- He sent you into our lives to grow
His kingdom in Ukraine and we are forever thankful to Him for that.
Our family is thankful to God and to our brothers and sisters for helping us to go through the difficult path
during the last two years since our oldest daughter Toma was diagnosed with a serious health condition. It
was not an easy path, sometime the only light at the end of the tunnel was God and not the doctors’ forecast.
At times we didn’t know what would happen and we were learning to trust God and love Him no matter what.
The Father has used this time to point to us very graphically and very clearly how much we are blessed by
having a loving spiritual family who prayed about Toma and our family, who helped us financially, who did
everything possible to make that path easier for us. And now looking back we see like never before-the power
of God in His people. Toma’s treatment is officially over and she is healthy and can continue her studies at the
Medical University. She is in school and should complete her studies in May to become a doctor.
UBI is about to face big changes. Jay Don and Mary Lee Rogers announced that they are planning to move
back to Canada in June. Brandon Price will be a new director at UBI. He and his wife Katie and their son
Justus moved to Kyiv in July. We are praying for the smooth transition and for the bright future for UBI, at
the same time we are very sad about the Rogers leaving, they became not just close friends but a family to us.
We are so thankful to you for supporting us and praying for us. Our family is very thankful for everything.
In Christian love,
Sasha, Natasha, Toma, and Regina
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WELCOME GUESTS
If you are visiting with us, we consider you an
honored guest. We encourage you to fill out the
red guest card located behind the pew in front of
you. We wish to meet and greet you after ser-
vice. Thank you for worshipping with us and
please come again.
MINISTERS
Joshua Adams - Youth
Glenn Daily - Spiritual Leadership
Dave Phillips - Preaching
Ron Roberson - Senior Adult Ministry
Zach Shappley - Family Ministry
Lucas Suddreth - Young Adult Ministry
Eddie Lewis - Missionary to Mississippi
Sasha Maluga - Missionary to Ukraine
Leslie Williams - Missionary to Canada
SUNDAY
Bible Study 9:15 a.m.
Morning Assembly 8:00 a.m.
Morning Assembly 10:30 a.m.
Evening Assembly 6:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
church of Christ
8723 Poplar Pike Germantown, TN 38138
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www.gtcoc.org Vol 53 3 January 19, 2020
YOUTH NEWS
**Please Note: We have some important dates coming up in the
next couple of weeks for our GYG parents and teens. More details
can be found in the online signup. Link is coming soon.
YOUNG AT HEART PROP PREP AND DINNER: January 26
immediately following the PM service from 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
There are some pre-prep things to do before the set-up. There
maybe painting so bring old clothes to change into. No artistic
skill is needed. Dinner will be provided. Bring $2.00 to cover the
cost.
SETUP FRIDAY, JANUARY 31: We will transform the FH by
decorating the stage, divider walls and tables. Plus we need to
setup the photo booth. We will eat dinner together (send $$ with
your teens that are helping). We will pre-prep-salad in bowls,
chicken in marinade, wrap potatoes in foil to bake and prepare
dessert.
BANQUET, FEBRUARY 1: All help to arrive at 4:00 p.m. The
teens will serve our 70 & older members of our congregation
while our parents are behind the scenes.
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY: FEBRUARY 2: Immediately follow-
ing the evening service, there will be a Super Bowl Party upstairs
in the Youth Room. Invite your friends to join us to watch the
game! We will have pizza and wings with additional snack foods.
Cost is $2.00 and our guests are always free. Plans are to be done
around 9:00 p.m. or when the football game is over.
THANK YOU
Dear church family,
Al, Rachel, and I want to thank you so much for all your support
over the last several months. We appreciate the cards, texts,
calls, delicious meals, and especially your prayers. Your many
acts of kindness and thoughtfulness were so uplifting during such
a challenging time. You helped us more than you’ll ever realize.
In Him,
Vicki Gabriel
YOUNG AT HEART BANQUET
The Germantown Youth Group will honor all 70 and older mem-
bers at a banquet on Saturday, February 1, 2020 starting at
5:00 p.m. In order to prepare enough food, we need an accurate
count of those attending. Please sign up the in your Adult Bible
classes or at the credenza across from the church office or you
may call the church office at 901-754-1668. If you are a Kirby
Pines resident and wish to attend, please advise if you need
transportation.
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