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and nothing shall be im- possible unto you. And then one day, early on, a letter came. Just an encouraging note from my parent’s Sunday School class back in King, not much news, but it held $15, three $5 bills. They had taken up an impromptu offering and sent us an absolute fortune. Mom and Dad put it back for emergencies, and before long, we had one. My dad was in need of some shoes. He was preparing to preach at this tiny one-family church back up in the woods of eastern Kentucky and he didn’t own a single pair of decent dress shoes. Mom suggested he get the $5 bills and buy some $15 shoes. (yep there actually were such things in those days) He was on his way to do so when the then President of KCC, Lowell Lusby, saw him walking across campus and called out to him. “Larry, I preached a one day Revival at a little church not too far from here this weekend and a lady in the church pushed this in my hand. She told me to give it to one of our ‘preacher boys’ and I thought of you.” He handed my Father exactly $15. Dad looked at the money, said thank you, and went home to tell Momma to hide the church money back in its place. Taking the other bills my Dad bought shoes and began his work of preaching the gospel. This happened time after time after time. Each occurrence brought a new level of trust in the goodness and power of God, and a reminder that faith could move mountains. It honestly became sort of funny after awhile. There was almost an expectation and an excitement wondering what The Woodlawn Witness Volume 20, Issue 9 Fellasophies God was going to do next. There was no doubt that we would spend the money if we ever had to, but there was little question that when he graduated, we would still have that offering from King. And we did. It was with us when we left Grayson to move to the church my Dad pastured in Staunton, VA, and every time life got tough, my parents would take out those bills and re- member the mustard seed, the mountains moving. Those mountains always appeared, but with prayer and faith, through the power of a mighty God, they always moved. At one point, they even gave the three bills to some friends of ours who were stepping out on faith to start a new ministry. That $15 stayed with them, bol- stering their faith until a year later when we lost my Dad in a tragic accident. Then they came home to hold my Mom and I to- gether through the difficult Continued on pg 2 If you’ve ever been in my of- fice, you may have noticed hang- ing on my wall a frame with $15 displayed along with a scripture from the Gospel of Matthew. Ac- tually it’s not so much $15 as it is three $5 bills. Maybe you’re wondering, “What’s the differ- ence? Three $5 bills comes to $15 doesn’t it?” The answer is…not really. I guess if the significance of those bills was in the mone- tary value they held, then yes, it would be the same. But those bills in that plaque on my office wall hold much more worth than the numbers on the corners. I’ve told the story behind them in the past, but it’s been quite a while, and I’ve noticed people have been asking questions about them more lately, so I thought I would just share the story with you again In the late 60’s my Father felt that God was calling him to become a minister. This was no small matter because it meant going off to Bible College at forty- three years of age with a wife and two kids to support. He men- tioned this to God on several occasions, but God would not be silenced, so halfway through the school year, in December of 1968, we moved to the campus of Kentucky Christian College with- out a dollar to our name, to live in a trailer he bought from his brother, without a job or a pros- pect, so that he could answer the call of God on his heart. Times were tough, but Dad would re- mind us of the verse that moved us to Kentucky. Matthew 17:20… for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mus- tard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yon- der place; and it shall remove; September 2014 Concert by Kentucky Christian University’s “Elevate.” during the Sunday School Hour 9:30 AM Morning Worship 10:30 AM Potluck Lunch following worship. Each family asked to bring 2 vegetables and a salad or dessert to share. Our Woodlawn Day offering will go toward building enhancements.
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and nothing shall be im-possible unto you. And then one day, early on, a letter came. Just an encouraging note from my parent’s Sunday School class back in King, not much news, but it held $15, three $5 bills. They had taken up an impromptu offering and sent us an absolute fortune.
Mom and Dad put it back for emergencies, and before long, we had one. My dad was in need of some shoes. He was preparing to preach at this tiny one-family church back up in the woods of eastern Kentucky and he didn’t own a single pair of decent dress shoes. Mom suggested he get the $5 bills and buy some $15 shoes. (yep there actually were such things in those days) He was on his way to do so when the then President of KCC, Lowell Lusby, saw him walking across campus and called out to him. “Larry, I preached a one day Revival at a little church not too far from here this weekend and a lady in the church pushed this in my hand. She told me to give it to one of our ‘preacher boys’ and I thought of you.” He handed my Father exactly $15. Dad looked at the money, said thank you, and went home to tell Momma to hide the church money back in its place. Taking the other bills my Dad bought shoes and began his work of preaching the gospel. This happened time after time after time. Each occurrence brought a new level of trust in the goodness and power of God, and a reminder that faith could move mountains. It honestly became sort of funny after awhile. There was almost an expectation and an excitement wondering what
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God was going to do next. There was no doubt that we would spend the money if we ever had to, but there was little question that when he graduated, we would still have that offering from King. And we did. It was with us when we left Grayson to move to the church my Dad pastured in Staunton, VA, and every time life got tough, my parents would take out those bills and re-member the mustard seed, the mountains moving. Those mountains always appeared, but with prayer and faith, through the power of a mighty God, they always moved. At one point, they even gave the three bills to some friends of ours who were stepping out on faith to start a new ministry. That $15 stayed with them, bol-stering their faith until a year later when we lost my Dad in a tragic accident. Then they came home to hold my Mom and I to-gether through the difficult
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If you’ve ever been in my of-fice, you may have noticed hang-ing on my wall a frame with $15 displayed along with a scripture from the Gospel of Matthew. Ac-tually it’s not so much $15 as it is three $5 bills. Maybe you’re
wondering, “What’s the differ-ence? Three $5 bills comes to $15 doesn’t it?” The answer is…not really. I guess if the significance
of those bills was in the mone-tary value they held, then yes, it would be the same. But those bills in that plaque on my office wall hold much more worth than the numbers on the corners. I’ve told the story behind them in the past, but it’s been quite a while, and I’ve noticed people have been asking questions about them more lately, so I thought I would just share the story with you again In the late 60’s my Father felt that God was calling him to become a minister. This was no small matter because it meant going off to Bible College at forty-three years of age with a wife and two kids to support. He men-tioned this to God on several occasions, but God would not be silenced, so halfway through the school year, in December of 1968, we moved to the campus of Kentucky Christian College with-out a dollar to our name, to live in a trailer he bought from his brother, without a job or a pros-pect, so that he could answer the call of God on his heart. Times were tough, but Dad would re-mind us of the verse that moved us to Kentucky. Matthew 17:20… for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mus-tard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yon-der place; and it shall remove;
September 2014
Concert by Kentucky
Christian University’s
“Elevate.” during the Sunday
School Hour 9:30 AM
Morning Worship 10:30 AM
Potluck Lunch following
worship. Each family asked to
bring 2 vegetables and a salad
or dessert to share.
Our Woodlawn Day offering will
go toward building
enhancements.
Fellasophies (continued from pg. 1)
Children’s Choir Beginning September 3rd
K– 5th grades will begin practices for their children’s Christmas
musical on Wednesday, September 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Jayne Litton
will be leading our children in the musical Shepherd, Sheep, and a
Savior. The program will be presented Sunday night, December
21 at 6:00 p.m. All K-5th are welcome to join us!
White Mills Christian Camp
Ladies Retreat
September 12-13
“Consecrated to Thee” Details are posted in the foyers or
you can go online at www.whiltemillschristiancamp.com
Golf Scramble Saturday, September 13
At Lakewood Country Club
(Russell Springs).
We will leave the church parking lot
at 8:00 (tee off at 9:20). Sign up in
the foyer if you wish to participate.
Church Library Our newly re-organized Church Library is now open. Located in the church office, there are all types of material for your Christian growth and study, plus recreational reading. The library is open during regular office hours. Special thanks to Candy Meece for sharing her cataloging & organizing talents! Thanks Candy! If you need assistance or have questions with something in the library, Candy will be on site on Wednesdays after-noons (between 4 and 6:30 p.m.).
Our Christian Love & Sympathy to these families who have experienced a recent loss:
Gene Hall –David Hall’s Dad
Jewell Chastain -Melinda Cox’s Mom
Sharon Hoover-Tanya Massengale’s Mom
Marion Bowman-Mildred Walker’s Brother
May the Lord continue to give comfort and peace to the many loved ones at this difficult time.
coming years. For a long time I never saw the money, and often wondered if it was possible that they had been spent during the lean years. I learned the truth sometime later. It was my twenty-fifth birthday, and Mom had driven down to Tennessee to see me. She was just passing through on the way to Oklahoma, but she wanted to give me my birthday present. I opened the box to see the neatly framed and matted bills. After all those years, there they were. And engraved on a plaque on the bottom were the words that had carried my family across state lines, through impossible situations, during times of trouble, over places where mountains had once stood.
Matthew 17:20 …for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of
mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place;
and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
In life there will always be moun-tains, mountains of doubt or painful memories, mountains of questions over whether God really counts you as one of His favorite people, mountains of health or financial or sin issues and every one of them seems bigger than you can cross. It’s true, they are. But they are not so big that they can’t be moved by those with faith in a Mighty God.
Winter Bowling League Everyone is invited to join the Phillips Lanes Winter
Church League! Three person mixed teams of men,
women, & children. The season begins on
Thursday, September 4th at 7:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, contact Melinda Gray at
270-789-1183
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Labor Day Church office
Closed
2 3 Bible Study
7:00 PM
Children’s
Choir
7:00 PM
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7 9:00 AM Deacons
Meeting
9:30 AM
Donut Fellowship
10:30 AM Worship
6:00 PM Sunday
Bible Study
8 9 10 Bible Study
7:00 PM
Children’s
Choir
7:00 PM
11 12 13 WCC Golf Scramble
@ Lakewood Country Club
14 9:30 AM
Sunday School
10:30 AM Worship
6:00 PM Sunday
Night Study
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17
Bible Study
7:00 PM
Children’s
Choir
7:00 PM
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21 9:30 AM
Sunday School
10:30 AM Worship
6:00 PM Sunday
Night Study
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MEN FOR CHRIST
Hosted by Science Hill
7:00 PM
23 24 Bible Study
7:00 PM
Children’s
Choir
7:00 PM
25
26 27
Elevate Concert
Time: TBA
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Woodlawn Day
Potluck Lunch Musical Guests:
Elevate from KCU
All evening services dismissed
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Contact Us:
The Woodlawn Witness is also available on our web-site at www. woodlawncc.org. Click on Newsletter in
the bottom right corner for the current issue.
Larry A. “Fella” Wilson, Senior Minister
Jennifer Chewning, Church Secretary
Web page: www.woodlawncc.org
FAMILY LIFE CENTER CLOSED
FLOOR MAINTENANCE
September 18 –20
Lanier/Russell Wedding Sanctuary Reserved
Floors will be stripped & waxed (plus drying time) during these days. No activities may use the gym.
White Mills Christian Camp Ladies Retreat
NON PROFIT ORG.
POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 5
Campbellsville KY 42718
September 7 9:30 Donut Fellowship 10:30 Chad & Shayla Vaughn 6:00 Lurah Jane Clark September 14 9:30 Lisa Godsey 10:30 Susie Skaggs & Erin Estes 6:00 Judy Moss September 21 9:30 Melinda Cox 10:30 Laura Hord & Melanie Adams Carney 6:00 Pat Watson September 28 9:30 Debbie Eisenmenger 10:30 Becky Nash & Alyce Hutchins No evening services Wednesdays September 3 Jennifer Chewning September 10 Tammi Roution September 17 Susan Wise September 24 Betty Chaney
Greeters: September 7, 14 Mike & Pat Watson September 21, 28 David & Alice Vaughn Table: David Chewning Wendell Rivers Sub: Doug Thompson
Servers: Chad Arnold David Hall Otis Pruitt Brent Vernon Sub: David Vaughn (balcony) Josh Mason
Open/Close Building: Grant Litton Van Driver: Grant Litton Communion Preparation: September 7,14 Chad & Shayla Vaughn September 21, 28 David & Donna Hall
September Food Team Ivana Cox, Mary Pepper,
Dorine Wilkerson, Paula Milby, Benita Curry, Misty Curry
Milestones Nursery Serving List
If you are unable to be here on your
appointed Sunday, please contact some-
one on the list to cover for you. Thank you.
831 W. Main Street Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718 Phone: 270-465-8805 Fax: 270-789-3696 Web: woodlawncc.org
Wee Worship September 7 Phyllis Sallee & Amber Vaughn September 14 Shayla & Chad Vaughn September 21 Andrea Smith & Samantha Arnold September 28 Family worship in the sanctuary
Praisetown September 7 Scott &Debbie Eisenmenger September 14 Melinda Gray & Kim Rainwater September 21 Kate Shively & Jill Moore September 28 Family worship in sanctuary
Sept. 1 Andrew Godsey Sept. 1 Benita Curry Sept. 1 Kevin Lee Sept. 2 Wayne Newcome Sept. 2 Casey Smith Sept. 2 Shannon Niswander Sept. 4 Jamie Russell Sept. 5 Luci Callison Sept. 7 Katlin Rainwater Sept. 9 Jared Hines Sept. 11 Rob Brown Sept. 11 Andrew Vaughn Sept. 12 Melanie Adams Carney Sept. 13 Todd Adams Sept. 13 Cameron Vaughn Sept. 15 Laura Hord Sept. 17 Jesse Thompson Sept. 19 Mashonda Lanier Russell Sept. 20 Haleigh Mason Sept. 21 Caitlin Watson Sept. 23 Grant Adams Sept. 24 Lisa Bratten Sept. 25 David Hall Sept. 26 Reese Pearson Sept. 27 Garren Pearson Sept. 27 Chrissy Skaggs Sept. 28 Zack Mings Sept. 30 Calvin Chaney Sept. 30 Zachary Brown Sept. 30 Eric Perkins Sept. 30 John “Bam” Carney
Sept. 2, 1967 Billy & Jane Vaughn
Sept. 8, 1977 Eddie & Phyllis Sallee
Sept. 18, 1999 Chad & Shayla Vaughn
Sept. 23, 2000 Brian & Misty Curry
Sept. 30, 1977 Wayne & Kathy Newcome
Sept. 30, 2000 Tony & Heather Curry
