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Eugene Lawton Minister Church Office 973 374-4563 Fax 973 374-6704 Church Calendar Sunday Bible School 10:00 a.m. Worship Services 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Thursday Bible Classes 7:00 p.m. RADIO PROGRAM Sunday at 2:30 pm WMCA 570 AM The Weekly Church Bulletin NEWARK CHURCH OF CHRIST Clinton Avenue and S. 14th Street Newark, NJ 07108 Volume 56 Number 1 Sunday, January 7, 2018 SHARING THE JOY OF THE LORD The joy of the Lord is your strength. (Neh. 8:10) Literally, your stronghold and for- tress. The Jews at that time, feeble as they were, the joy of the Lord would be safety against ene- mies. It would inspire them, make them brave, stimulate them in God’s service, and it would se- cure His protection and blessing. What a glimpse of the New Covenant there is in this. The great and eternal principle of religion is this, as Jesus stated it, This my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. (John 15:11) The angelic cho- rus sang it the night the Christ was born, and an angel of God declared to the shepherds, Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy that shall be to all people. (Luke 2:10) The Websterian definition of joy is “the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune.” The Biblical meaning is “the happy state that results from knowing and serving God. ” The word, joy is found more than 150 times in the Bi- ble. Thus, it can be considered a major theme in the Bible. Joy overflows from a Christian who is happy in the Lord. In our text, John 15:11, Jesus talked about my joy. Jesus’ joy was to do His Fa- ther’s will. The joy of being a Christian does not end with one’s joy of being a Christian. The joy that one receives with being a child of God is his de- sire to spread that joy to others in order that they can feast in the glorious fellowship of Jesus Christ. The Bible is full of scriptures referring to joy and rejoicing. There is a natural joy – glad- ness, contentment, satisfaction, cheerfulness. There is romantic joy – love courtship and mar- riage. There is spiritual joy – joy of faith, rejoicing of hope. There is eschatological joy. The Joy of the Lord is Jesus-joy which is repeatedly indicated as the natural outcome of fellowship with God through Jesus Christ. Peter dropped his fishing nets for Jesus- joy. Paul, a promising rabbi, the apparent successor of Dr. Gamaliel, left his father’s religion for Jesus-joy. A woman of Samaria, a hooker, left her sex business for Jesus-joy. A Bible-reading, church-going man who was on his way home from church learned about Jesus-joy. He in essence said, “See here is water what doth hinder me from getting Jesus-joy? He was buried in the water of baptism and came up out of the water and went on his way rejoicing with Jesus- joy. What is this thing called The Joy of the Lord/Jesus -joy? I am not talking about foolish joy, fleshly joy, fleeting joy, better-felt than told joy, but I am talking about the un- speakable joy of having been born again, past sins washed away. I speak of the joy of having your name written in heaven. Luke 10:20 says, but rather rejoice I am through with low living, cursing, drinking, smoking, fornicating, gambling and stealing. James says, Brethren, count it all joy when you fall into divers temptations: knowing this that the trying of your faith worketh patience…. James 1:2,3 There is joy in thinking about the goodness of God. He saved us by his grace. Joy! He keeps us by his power. Joy! He nourishes us by His word. Joy! He is merciful toward us in our failures. Joy! He hides us in his pavilion. Joy! He lights our way in the darkness. Joy! He seeks for us when we stray. Joy! He props us when we are leaning. Joy! He understands us when no one else tries. Joy! He heals us when we get wounded. Joy! He gives us rest when we are weary. Joy! He stands by us in trouble. Joy! He holds us in the hallow of His hand. Joy! He blesses us when we are unworthy. Joy! He makes a way out of no way for us. Joy! He gives us hope in the midst of despair. Joy! He gives us strength for the journey. Joy! He makes our enemies behave. Joy! He hears us when we pray. Joy! He comforts us when we are all alone. Joy! 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fa- thers; 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 1 Peter 1:18-19 II. THE JOY OF THE LORD IS BECAUSE THE CHRIS- TIAN IS A PART OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNA- SHAMED. If we had ten thousand tongues, we would praise Christ in every Tongue. We are not ashamed of Christ and we are not ashamed to wear Christ’s name. (Continued on January Birthdays Insert)
Transcript of SHARING THE JOY OF THE LORD - … · What is this thing called The Joy of the Lord/Jesus Eugene...
Eugene Lawton
Minister
Church Office 973 374-4563
Fax
973 374-6704
Church Calendar
Sunday
Bible School 10:00 a.m.
Worship Services
11:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
Thursday Bible Classes
7:00 p.m.
RADIO PROGRAM Sunday at 2:30 pm
WMCA 570 AM
The Weekly Church Bulletin NEWARK CHURCH OF CHRIST Clinton Avenue and S. 14th Street
Newark, NJ 07108
Volume 56 Number 1 Sunday, January 7, 2018
SHARING THE JOY OF THE LORD
The joy of the Lord is your strength. (Neh. 8:10) Literally, your stronghold and for-tress. The Jews at that time, feeble as they were, the joy of the Lord would be safety against ene-mies. It would inspire them, make them brave, stimulate them in God’s service, and it would se-cure His protection and blessing. What a glimpse of the New Covenant there is in this. The great and eternal principle of religion is this, as Jesus stated it, This my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. (John 15:11) The angelic cho-rus sang it the night the Christ was born, and an angel of God declared to the shepherds, Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy that shall be to all people. (Luke 2:10)
The Websterian definition of joy is “the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune.” The Biblical meaning is “the happy state that results from knowing and serving God.” The word, joy is found more than 150 times in the Bi-ble. Thus, it can be considered a major theme in the Bible. Joy overflows from a Christian who is happy in the Lord. In our text, John 15:11, Jesus talked about my joy. Jesus’ joy was to do His Fa-ther’s will. The joy of being a Christian does not end with one’s joy of being a Christian. The joy that one receives with being a child of God is his de-sire to spread that joy to others in order that they can feast in the glorious fellowship of Jesus Christ. The Bible is full of scriptures referring to joy and rejoicing. There is a natural joy – glad-ness, contentment, satisfaction, cheerfulness. There is romantic joy – love courtship and mar-riage. There is spiritual joy – joy of faith, rejoicing of hope. There is eschatological joy. The Joy of the Lord is Jesus-joy which is repeatedly indicated as the natural outcome of fellowship with God through Jesus Christ. Peter dropped his fishing nets for Jesus-joy. Paul, a promising rabbi, the apparent successor of Dr. Gamaliel, left his father’s religion for Jesus-joy. A woman of Samaria, a hooker, left her sex business for Jesus-joy. A Bible-reading, church-going man who was on his way home from church learned about Jesus-joy. He in essence said, “See here is water what doth hinder me from getting Jesus-joy? He was buried in the water of baptism and came up
out of the water and went on his way rejoicing with Jesus-joy. What is this thing called The Joy of the Lord/Jesus-joy? I am not talking about foolish joy, fleshly joy, fleeting joy, better-felt than told joy, but I am talking about the un-speakable joy of having been born again, past sins washed away.
I speak of the joy of having your name written in heaven. Luke 10:20 says, but rather rejoice
I am through with low living, cursing, drinking, smoking, fornicating, gambling and stealing. James says, Brethren, count it all joy when you fall into divers temptations: knowing this that the trying of your faith worketh patience…. James 1:2,3 There is joy in thinking about the goodness of God. He saved us by his grace. Joy! He keeps us by his power. Joy! He nourishes us by His word. Joy! He is merciful toward us in our failures. Joy! He hides us in his pavilion. Joy! He lights our way in the darkness. Joy! He seeks for us when we stray. Joy! He props us when we are leaning. Joy! He understands us when no one else tries. Joy! He heals us when we get wounded. Joy! He gives us rest when we are weary. Joy! He stands by us in trouble. Joy! He holds us in the hallow of His hand. Joy! He blesses us when we are unworthy. Joy! He makes a way out of no way for us. Joy! He gives us hope in the midst of despair. Joy! He gives us strength for the journey. Joy! He makes our enemies behave. Joy! He hears us when we pray. Joy! He comforts us when we are all alone. Joy! 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fa-thers; 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 1 Peter 1:18-19
II. THE JOY OF THE LORD IS BECAUSE THE CHRIS-TIAN IS A PART OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNA-SHAMED.
If we had ten thousand tongues, we would praise Christ in every Tongue. We are not ashamed of Christ and we are not ashamed to wear Christ’s name.
(Continued on January Birthdays Insert)
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ONE BAPTIZED LAST SUNDAY Welcome to Mario Baro, 276 Broad Street, Apt. 7, New-ark. NJ 07104 — 201 713-8260, who was baptized on last Sunday. A. Taylor, R. Arbucklie, and J. Arias were restored. T. McCants, E. Butler, B. Butler and M. Taylor requested prayer. RESPONSES FOR 2017 13 Baptized, 421 Restored/Prayer Requests, 4 Placed Memberships BROTHER WESTON PATON WILL PREACH HERE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT. Every member is encouraged to be present to hear this man of God.
WELCOME VISITORS, WE ARE SUPER DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU WITH US TODAY, DO COME AGAIN SOON. THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE THIS PLACE!
EVERY MEMBER AT THE CLINTON AVENUE CONGREGATION
SHOULD tell SOMEBODY ABOUT OUR WEEKLY RADIO PROGRAM. Every Sunday on WMCA, 570 ON THE A.M. DIAL.
THE FOODBANK ITEM IS A CAN OF GREEN BEANS FOR THIS MONTH.
THE WILLING WORKERS FOR SOUTH-WESTERN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE will meet Saturday, January 6, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. and every sister is urged to be present for this important meeting. Sister Iris Kuku THE LADIES’ BIBLE CLASS/PRAYER MEETING Will meet Saturday, January 20, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. Sister Felicia Mensah is the teacher. Every sister is encouraged to be present. PERSONAL WORK SUNDAY will be SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2018. We need YOU to help us in the restoration of our brothers and sisters who are not faithful in church attendance. COMMITTEE MEETINGS NEXT SUNDAY Brother Lawton w ould l ike to meet w ith the Multi-Media Committee at 5:00 p.m. and with Sick Visitation Committee at 5:30 p.m. Those who serve on these two committees are urged to be present for these important meetings. If you would like to become a member of rather committee, you are in-vited to come.
THE JERSEY CITY BIBLE CLASS Will meet Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 7:00 pm and broth-er Weston Paton is the teacher. Everyone who lives in Jersey City is urged to be present.
EVERY CHRISTIAN OUGHT TO BE A SOUL-WINNER FOR JESUS! ARE Y O U?
SICK LIST AT HOME Donald Worth, Arizona Greenlee, Jearleen Richardson, Harriett Greene, Curlie Hooper; Juanita Lane, Veronica Hardaway, Henrietta Thweatt, Georgia Washington, Sonja Miller
HOSPITALS Edna Wiley—Hamilton Park Health Care Facili-ty, 525 Monmouth St. Jersey City, NJ; Catherine Taylor—White House Nursing Home, 560 Berkley Ave., Orange, NJ; Mamie Greenwood, Emma Waller—South Mountain Reh. Center, Vauxhall, NJ; Brunish Best —Waterview Center, 536 Ridge Road, Cedar Grove, NJ; Bertha Kornegay—Brother Boniventure Nursing Home, 655 E. Jersey St., Elizabeth, NJ; Annie King—New Vista Nursing, 300 Broadway, Newark, NJ; Rosalie Naylor—Cornell Hall Reh. Center, 234 Chestnut St., Union, NJ; Diane Lawton—JFK Hospital, Edison, NJ—No Visi-tors
SICK VISITATION Group 1: W. Gardner, C. Holley
THE MINISTER AND LEADERSHIP OF THE NEWARK CHURCH OF
CHRIST.
SICK LIST
Our 2018 CHURCH THEME…
SHARING THE JOY OF THE LORD!
Neh. 8:10, John 15:10
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ORDER OF WORSHIP SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2018
A.M. P.M. INVOCATION B. Coleman SONG DIRECTOR And. Hart A. Hart SCRIPTURE E. Mitchell B. Coleman PRAYER W. Paton T. Wood SERMON E. Lawton W. Paton LORD'S SUPPER T. Wood E. Mitchell NARRATIVE P. Taylor 1-W. Paton, 2–L. Arias, 3-M. Canady, 4-S. Johnson, 5-E. Mitchell, 6-E. Mensah FRONT RIGHT PEWS--S. Carter, K. Williams, D. Lacey, M. Graves FRONT LEFT PEWS—S. Carter, E. Mensah, A. Hart, Jr., M. Canady REAR RIGHT PEWS-—P. Taylor REAR LEFT PEWS—S. Toney, B. Shipman ELEVATOR--S. Toney NIGHT SERVERS--S. Carter, Q. Ford, G. Jones, E. Mensah OFFERING T. Wood E. Mitchell ANNOUNCEMENTS M. Graves Z. Peterson BENEDICTION W. Wright L. Arias USHERS Z. Peterson R. Johnson INSIDE USHERS N. Bourne W. Paton OVERFLOW AUD. USHERS G. Hunt M. Coleman W. Paton Z. Peterson
COMING EVENTS NATIONAL LECTURESHIP WILL BE IN GREENSBO-RO, NC, The date is May 19-24, 2018 at the Koury Convention Center of the Sheraton at Four Seasons. Brother Jefferson Caruthers of Winston-Salem is the host minister. Visit www.cocnl2018.com for more information
THE YOUTH DEVOTIONAL WILL BE FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Every youth is encouraged to attend. Brother Terrence Wood is in charge. Our 2018 CHURCH THEME…
SHARING THE
JOY OF THE
LORD!
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