Mailing Address: 1285 US 70 Bypass, Camden, TN 38320-4700

Email: camdencoc898@gmail.com Web: www.camdenchurchofchrist.org

Tel: 731.584.7374

May 24, 2020 Elders

Dan Wyatt 234-5069 wyattdr5@gmail.com Bill Jarnagin 468-4433 jarnaginwmh@hotmail.com David Ulderich (615)308-1573 djulderich@bellsouth.net John Dawson 695-6780

Deacons Dennis Richardson William Blow Tom Ulderich Joe Sisco Michael Laux Wesley Sparks Daniel Richardson Britt Johnson Sid Osment

Minister Daniel Cook 731.441.5217

Youth Minister Paul Ulderich 731.792.5522

Schedule of Services SUNDAY Bible Study 9:00 am Morning Worship 9:50 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm

WEDNESDAY Bible Study 7:00 pm

Tomorrow is Memorial Day. It is a day of remembrance. We remember (with very great appreciation) and honor all those who gave their lives in the defense of this great nation. While our minds are preparing to remember, I thought we would continue our series from old issues of the Gospel Advocate this week with an article about biblical calls to remembrance. The following article appeared in the December issue of the Gospel Advocate, in 1945. It was authored by H. Leo Boles.

A CALL TO REMEMBRANCE The Holy Spirit said through Paul to Timothy: “Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel.” (2 Tim. 2:8.) “Remember” and “remembered,” with kindred words, are used many times in the bible. It means “to hold in mind.” It is the opposite of “forget.” Man is so prone to “forget” what he ought to remember and “remember” what he ought to forget. There are things which we should forget. “But one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,” said Paul. (Phil 3:13.) So there are things that Paul put behind him; he would not hold them in mind. Of course they were not blotted out of his memory, but they were not permitted to be brought to the fore; they were driven into the chamber of the past. There are also things which we are to remember. These things should never be put out of the mind. Timothy is told to keep Christ Jesus in mind all of the time; he is never to let the thoughts of him be put in the chamber of forgetfulness. The church at Thessalonica was asked to remember Paul and his labors among them: “For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.” (1 Thess. 2:9.) There are so many things in the New Testament to mark those things which call for special remembrance. These things are to be kept in our mind continually. [Continued on last page]

A WARM WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS. Please fill out a white visitor card, including your mailing address and email address, and drop it in the collection plate. We are so glad we can worship together today. ********************************************** We Need Your Help – We do not want anyone to be inadvertently overlooked for communion supplies or bulletins (or anything else that they might be in need of during this time). Please let us know if this has happened so that we can get these to them and/or help in any way that we can. Thanks! **********************************************

Second Harvest – We invite you to come and help us each Monday from 3:30–6 p.m. Please keep an eye out for a post from Jennifer Barker about this on the church Facebook page. This will let us know if we are needed and whether we will be working in the freezer or not. ********************************************** Worship Planned to Resume at the Building! – We are planning to meet at the building for Sunday morning worship again next Sunday, May 31. This will only be for worship in the morning (we will not be having Bible classes [Sunday morning or Wednesday night] for now). Worship will begin at 10:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend at their own discretion. **********************************************Sunday Worship Opportunity – If you have Facebook, you are welcome to join us online and worship where you are, Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Due to glitches, the service is prerecorded and available on Facebook by 10:00 a.m. If you would like a recording on CD, please let us know. Pdf’s of the songs that will be used in the service will be available online. The links to these can be found on the congregation’s Facebook page the day before. ********************************************** Ladies Fellowship with a Purpose – Due to the Coronavirus, the wedding shower for Amy Hollingsworth and John Ivey has been postponed until further notice. ********************************************** Wednesday Night Class – All are welcome to join Tom’s class each Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. on Facebook live. These are followed by a discussion session via Zoom.

Please Continue to Pray for:

Cancer: Betty Hyde, Phyllis Sanders, Margaret Turner, Rex Wynn, Margaret Joyner, Wayne Johnson, Richard Fry, Hope Whetherford, Bill Cargle, Doug Rains, Joe Swearingen, Robert Blackstock (a friend of Greg Matlock), Charlotte Loggains (LaBriska Blow’s mother), Larry White (a friend of Greg Matlock), Angela Henry (Nancy Curtis’s niece), George Smith (brother of Brenda Travis), Marsha Hatley, Jace Jones (a friend of William Holder), Jimmy and JoAnn Arnold (friends of Tracy Tolley), Darlene Tunnel (Dwayne Robinson’s sister), Cindy Lomax (a friend of Mike Wilson), Wendell Cary (member at Westport congregation), Lisa Lowry (a co-worker of Michelle Ballard), Bryant Allen (Michelle Ballard’s brother), Loman Ballard (Stacy’s father), Becky Orr (John Taylor’s Aunt), Lora Pettigrew (Glenda Sparks’ aunt), Lesia Jordan (a friend of Susie Belisle), Joe Garner (a friend of Ross Cole), Leslie Hicks (Susan Hicks’ husband), Faylene Marvin (Cecil Bates’ sister), Clyde Lindsey (Penny Wyatt’s uncle), and Eddie Breeden (a member of the Hustburg church of Christ). Others: Luke Crossett, Joan Ballard, Eva Maiden, Dorothy Redden, Tarry Stockdale, Jewel Hatley, Susie Brackins, Tracy Tolley, Linda Hams, Tammy DeBruce, Lynn White, Lisa Haynie, Vickie Cox, Shirley Overby (a friend of Greg Matlock), Ann Dinkins (Angela Hick’s mom), Janet Holland (friend of Rebecca Whitfield), Dorothy and Pete Chappell, Johnny (Susie Brackins’ brother), Rita Hatler, David Taylor, Larry Fisher (Jana Ulderich’s step-father), Walter Bryant (a friend of Ross Cole), Tommy Hams (the brother-in-law of Greg Matlock), Beau Griffin, Chesney Bell, Louise Holder (Jim’s mom), Russell Holmes, Aaron Roberts (a friend of Garrett Todd and Shawn McDowell), Donnie Cuthbertson (a friend of Ross Cole), Bonnie Fleischman (Georgia Lashlee’s daughter), Jeff Homan (a nephew of Emma and John Dawson), Brian Melton (a friend of John and Cindy Lumpkin), Buddie Webb, David Nowlin (a friend of Joan Phillips), Larry Yarbro (Grandfather of Mark and John Yarbro), Thomas Little (a friend’s grandson of Wanda Horner and Marge Phillips), Sue Bell, Mildred Hedge (J.C. Hedge’s widow), Keith Hamm (a friend of Greg Matlock), Joey Horton (a friend of Sid Osment), Janice and Billy Watkins, Janice White, Kim Fisher (a friend of Nicole Blackburn), and Carolyn Farmer. Sympathy: To the families of Laverne McKelvey (Heather Larkins’ grandmother), Linda Phipps, (Doug’s sister-in-law), and Mary Belisle. Military: Mallory Pratt Triplett, US Marine Corp; Joshua Melton, US Marine Corp; Austin Riley, US Navy

Special Donations

• Given to the building fund in memory of Mary

Belisle by m/m Dwayne Robinson & girls. • Given to the building fund in memory of Mary

Belisle by m/m Don Hubbs. • Given to the building fund in memory of Mary

Belisle by m/m Charles E. Cunningham. • Given to the building fund in memory of Mary

Belisle by Dorothy Laux. • Given to the building fund in memory of Mary

Belisle by Jeff Wambles. • Given to the building fund in memory of Mary

Belisle by m/m Jim Holder. • Given to the building fund in memory of Mary

Belisle by Charletta Ragsdale. • Given to the building fund in memory of Mary

Belisle by m/m Bill Jarnagin. • Given to the building fund in memory of Pat

O’Brien by Anita Boyd. • Given to the building fund in memory of Pat

O’Brien by m/m Bill Jarnagin. • Given to the building fund in memory of Pat

O’Brien and Charles Wyatt by Charletta Ragsdale. • Given to the building fund in memory of Pat

O’Brien by Camden church of Christ. • Given to the building fund in memory of Charles

Wyatt by Charletta Ragsdale. Our caring remembrances are gratefully appreciated by the families and by the church.

Recent Prayer Requests

• Our hearts are broken, and our deepest

sympathy goes out to Frank Belisle and the rest of the Belisle family. They have suffered a terrible loss in the passing of Mary. Her funeral service was last Sunday at Plunk Funeral Home.

• Muriel Larkins, Bryan’s grandmother, is in rehab at Life Care Center of Bruceton. She is in room 211. She also has a new phone number: (731) 586-4986.

• Jimmy Johnson’s brain surgery went well and he was able to come home this past Thursday. He had the last radiation treatment on his hip

and will begin treatment on his head in a couple of weeks. He is still in need of our prayers, but we are glad for the progress he has made so far.

• We have been asked to remember Makenzie Goodwin and her family in our prayers. She is on Adam’s Blackburn’s softball team. Her dad and 15-year-old brother were hit on highway 70 and her dad did not make it.

FROM THE ELDERS

The elders welcome all newcomers. If you would like to be identified as a member here or if you have not had the opportunity to meet the eldership, we would like to meet with you briefly to introduce ourselves and to explain our position on certain issues and matters of doctrine.

Amy Hollingsworth and John Ivey would like to announce their upcoming wedding on Saturday, May 30, 2020, at 2: p.m. It will be at the Camden Church of Christ. The reception will follow the wedding in the foyer.

[Continued from the front cover] GOD’S CALL TO ISRAEL

When the law was given on Mount Sinai, the fourth commandment read: “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Ex. 20:8.) This is the only commandment of the ten that begins with “remember,” Other commandments were as important and binding, but for some reason Israel is called upon to keep the Sabbath day in mind. It was a monument of their deliverance from Egyptian bondage. God has manifested his power, wisdom, and blessings by delivering Israel from this bondage. Israel is to be grateful for this and to keep it in mind. This would keep their minds on God, who had delivered them. Israel was called upon to remember the anger of Jehovah at the disobedience of the people. “Remember, forget thou not, how thou provokedst Jehovah thy God to wrath in the wilderness.” (Deut. 9:7.) God had punished Miriam for speaking against Moses. Israel was called upon to remember that as a warning. “Remember what Jehovah thy God did unto Miriam, by the way as ye came forth out of Egypt.” (Deut. 24:9.) Joshua called upon Israel to remember the law and the commandments of God. “Remember the word which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God giveth you rest, and will give you this land.” (Josh. 1:13.) David called upon Israel to remember the covenant which God had made with them. “Remember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, the covenant which he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac.” (1 Chron. 16:15, 16.) The long list of sacrifices that were require by the law said in an emphatic way that they were to remember something. As the worshiper made his sacrifice of sin offering, peace offering, burnt offering, trespass offering, or any sacrifice that he made, it was to bring to mind something that Jehovah had commanded. The calendar of feasts said to Israel: “Remember.” Every feast day, every feast week, every feast year, every jubilee year said to Israel: “Remember God and his blessings and warnings.” The annual feasts called attention yearly to some of the blessings of God. Each of them said: “Remember.” The day of atonement, the day when the sins of Israel were rolled forward a year, said: “Remember that you are sinful men, and that God only can forgive.” Many of these sacrifices and feasts pointed forward to the Christ. They were to remember to keep in mind and look for his coming. The children were taught to “remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth.” (Eccles. 12:1.) The people were warned against forgetting God. “Beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” (Deut. 6:12.)

WE [NEED] TO REMMEBER HISORY OF ISRAEL A remembrance of some things as a warning is demanded of God’s people today. Paul wrote to the church at Corinth and called attention to some of the things which befell Israel because of disobedience. He said: “Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.” (1 Cor. 10:11.) Jesus gave the brief warning to some of his hearers when he said: “Remember Lot’s wife.” (Luke 17:32.) Christians are exhorted to remind each other daily of the unbelief and disobedience of Israel. “Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you and evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God: but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called To-day; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin: for we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end.” (Heb. 3:12–14.) Malachi said: “Then they that feared Jehovah spake one with another; and Jehovah hearkened, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name.” (Mal. 3:16.) This “book of remembrance” is kept by Jehovah and will be opened at the judgment, “I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their words.” (Rev. 20:12.)

SOME THINGS TO REMEMBER In this list there stands at the head the command to remember God. “I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed.” (Ps. 77:3.) “And I looked and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord.” (Neh. 4:14.) Timothy was told to remember Jesus Christ. (2 Tim. 2:8.) He was also commanded: “Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.” (1 Tim. 4:13, 14.) The Lord’s Supper is a weekly reminder of the death and second coming of Christ. “This is my body, which is for you: this do in remembrance of me. . . . This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord’s death till he come.” (1 Cor. 11:24–26.) We are to remember the brevity of life. “For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” (James 4:14.) It is well to remember, keep in mind, all these things. There is a call every hour for Christians to remember some things.