THE MESSENGER The Weekly Newsletter of the Mountain Home Church of Christ August 21, 2016

MORNING

WELCOME Ethan Wright

SONG LEADER Dennis Tindall

OPENING PRAYER Eddie Lawson

SCRIPTURE READING Barney Barnhart

LORD’S SUPPER John Flowers

LESSON Brad Harrub

“Invasion: A Look at Worldliness”

SHEPHERD’S PRAYER Cameron Davis

CLOSING PRAYER Tony Bunch

Potluck Lunch

Following Services

AFTERNOON 2:00

Brad Harrub

“Behind the Veil: A Look at Islam”

EVENING

WELCOME Ethan Wright

SONG LEADER Chase Almond

OPENING PRAYER Tim Herold

SCRIPTURE READING Bryson Pitchford

LESSON Brad Harrub

“Truth Trumps Tolerance”

SHEPHERD’S PRAYER Cameron Davis

CLOSING PRAYER Richard Pyeatt

FROM KEN'S PEN

The following article was forwarded to me by e-mail. Paul Harvey is credited as the author, and was originally presented in the 1960’s. Read it with thoughtfulness!

“IF I WERE THE DEVIL. . .

I would gain control of the most powerful nation in the world;

I would delude their minds into thinking that they had come from man's effort, instead of God's blessings;

I would promote an attitude of loving things and using people, instead of the other way around;

I would dupe entire states into relying on gambling for their state revenue;

I would convince people that character is not an issue when it comes to leader-ship;

I would make it legal to take the life of unborn babies;

I would make it socially acceptable to take one's own life, and invent machines to make it convenient;

I would cheapen human life as much as possible so that the lives of animals are valued more than that of humans;

I would take God out of the schools, where even the mention of His name was grounds for a law suit;

I would come up with drugs that sedate the mind and target the young, and I would get sports heroes to advertise them;

I would get control of the media, so that every night I could pollute the mind of every family member for my agenda;

I would attack the family, the backbone of any nation;

I would make divorce acceptable and easy, even fashionable. If the family crumbles, so does the nation;

I would compel people to express their most depraved fantasies on canvas and movie screens, and I would call it art;

I would convince the world that people are born homosexuals, and that their lifestyles should be accepted and marveled;

I would convince the people that right and wrong are determined by a few who call themselves authorities and refer to their agenda as politically correct;

I would persuade people that the church is irrelevant and out of date, and that the Bible is for the naive;

I would dull the minds of Christians, and make them believe that prayer is not important, and that faithfulness and obedience are optional;

I guess I would leave things pretty much the way they are.”

ARTICLES......ACTIVITIES.....

SHEPHERD’S CORNER...John Schuhknecht CHASE’S COMMENTS...

STRANGE BIBLE STORIES

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUMMER SERIES

6:30 Each Week

August 24

“The Case of the Deceptive Givers”

(Acts 5:1-11)

Johnathan House from Conway

will be the speaker.

Please remember to sign up on the list in the foyer if your fami-ly will be attending the Junior and Senior youth groups family retreat at Camp Galilee on August 27 & 28. If you have questions, see Chase or Landon.

If you can help this year with the packing of Snack Packs

for the schools, please sign the list in the foyer. If you have

questions, see Pat Caldwell.

A Busy Time, Indeed!

After a long, hot summer a little relief in the weather this week has been a wonderful thing. I am not particularly fond of hot weather and this break in temperatures makes me excited about fall.

This weekend with Brad Harrub as our speaker will be a great opportunity for us to continue to learn about the many things going on in our world and how, as a Christian, we should be prepared to handle them. Brad is an excellent speaker and I’m sure he will open our minds and our hearts.

Next weekend will be the family retreat at Camp Galilee. It had to be moved to accommodate Brad’s coming, but it will still be an-other opportunity for growth in knowledge and faith. Those who attend should find that it will be well worth their time spent. The elders can’t say enough about those who help put this together and how much it helps. Thank you.

Then coming up on September 10th is Ladies Day! Again, all who attend will be blessed with the lessons taught and the time spent together in Christian fellowship. Thank you in advance to all who work so hard to put this event together. Hopefully, we will have a record crowd.

And, if that isn’t enough, we will be enjoying two more weeks of our Summer Series. We have had great speakers and lessons so far this summer and I don’t see that changing as we finish up. Ray Crawford did an excellent job this week. If you missed his lesson, maybe you can get it on a cd.

By mentioning these, I in no way want to forget the fantastic Christ Quest weekend we had on August 5th & 6th. What a won-derful sight to see so many young people come together in one spot and have an eagerness to learn the word of God! A big thank you to all who put this together and for all of you who helped by housing so many kids. Can’t wait to see what Chase can put together for next year!

A lot is going on, and there always is. We just need to be ready to seize the opportunities when they come along.

In God’s Service, John Schuhknecht

How To Survive a Dry Season

By: David Maxson

Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,

whose trust is the LORD.

He is like a tree planted by water,

that sends out its roots by the stream,

and does not fear when the heat comes,

for its leaves remain green,

and is not anxious in the year of drought,

for it does not cease to bear fruit.

Jeremiah 17:7-8

Several years ago I had the opportunity to visit the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It's one of the driest places I've ever been to. It receives less than 10 inches of rain-fall each year! Thus, most of the landscape is made up of plants that can survive under such dry conditions (like cactuses).

However, if you go down to the Rio Grande you find a very different landscape. There are trees... lots of trees, in fact. While the rest of the land suffers from dry sandy soil, the Rio Grande provides a steady flow of water to all of the tress that surround its banks.

Isn't that the way it is with us and God? As long as we're trusting in Him, we're okay. Our branches remain fruitful and our leaves flourish. We are like the trees planted next to the gently flowing waters of the Rio Grande. While those around us trust in flesh (Jer. 17:5), we trust in the LORD. We do not worry about the drought or the heat. God is to us a constant source of spiritual strength and health.

Allow your roots to be nourished today by spending some time with the LORD by listening to his Word and com-municating to him in prayer!

Father, when we go through the dry seasons of life give us the water of life to strengthen and sustain us.

Need help with something? See the Tree of Golden Deeds in the foyer.

PRAYER LIST......NOTES......

The annual free fish fry sponsored by Paragould Children’s Home

will be Saturday, the 27th, at 6:00 in building B. Please sign the list on the bulletin board if you plan to attend. There is also a list for

those who can bring slaw or dessert.

Please keep these people in your prayers as they contend with illness and other situations in

their lives: Fay Miculka is now at Pine Lane, Room 302. Elise Nichols, Chad & Jamie Peeples

family, Charlotte Burton, Marvine Fouts, Betty Lonon, Larry Pitts, Austin Gunter, Karen Mills, Nan-

cy Warren, Darrell & Betty Lute, Cindy Shaw, Leo Fortenberry & Family, Gus & Betty Carlson, Vir-

do Anderson, Denita Witherspoon, Freda Evans, Uneda Watters, Betty Ripple, Dorothy Kitchens,

Carolyn McCullough, Bessie Saxion.

Family and Friends….

Aubrey Williams, Tawnya Johnson (daughter-in-law of Barney & Hattie Barnhart), Bill Hill (Evelyn

Osborn), Charlie Pate (Sylvia Harden), Nina Treat, Susan & Roger Pitchford, Mona McFall, Ken

Shaver, Junior Grant (Nell Williams), Alan Sheckell (Chip Smith), Leslie Cones (Leo & Shelia

Fortenberry), John Taylor (Leonard Darr), Rhonda Kase (Stan & Maxine Bridgman), Jerry Casey

(Liz Oden), David Burleson (Jessie Camp), Krisztian Montague, Mike, Roger, & Jeffrey Townsley

(Terri Holsonbake), Trey Gaither (Sandra Pitchford), Kerry Gilbert (Jo Rainey), Dayton Smith, Nao-

mi Pearson (Sylvia Harden), Alice Clark (Mary Ann Dillard), Jim Douglas, Jr., Jeff Quick, Brent

Horton (Louise Suddeth), Mary Scheer (Dimple Mitchell), Brenda Brock (mother of Jim Gilliland),

Jim McCord (Clarene Morrow), Jim Gilliland’s dad, Margaret Ellis (Brad Ellis), Larry Davenport

(Linda Rucker), Douglas Jones (Rector Jones), Harley Roswell (Kyle Camp), Linda Dabney (Larry

Green), Thelma Pendergrass (Mickey Pendergrass), Eulah Anderson (Richard Morris), Myrtle

Jones (Adam Jones).

Baxter Retirement Village Troy Massey Mike Nash Danny Phelps Deidree Smalec

Care Manor Charlotte Burton Lozell Pitchford Mary Scheer

Good Samaritan Naomi Britt

Homebound Veneda Hayes T.J. Henderson Charlene Messick Bessie Saxion Uneda Watters

Monroe House Doyle Hammack

Pine Lane Fay Miculka Juanita Stone

Zach Martin James Medlin Beau Pyeatt

Jacob Spillman Jeremy Spillman

Mike Uskali Michael Wayland Jonathan Williams

David Arana Addison Cones

David Foret Dustan Foret

Timothy Hathcock Christopher Hodges

Jeremy Lance Michael Lemmons Randy Lemmons

MILITARY

SARDIS LADIES RETREAT

Ladies! Sardis Lake Ladies Retreat is September 23 -24, 2016 at Sardis Lake Christian Camp in Mississippi. Information is posted on the Family Bulletin Board. If you are interested in going, please contact Kari Martin or Jane Maynard for registration and transportation information.

LADIES DAY — September 10

“More Precious Than Silver”

Our speaker will be

Dwina Willis

from Freed-Hardeman University

…If you can help with food preparation,

recipes are posted on the bulletin board in

the foyer. Take a recipe and sign the list

for the recipe taken. We are planning to

feed 200. If you have questions, contact

Hazel Wyatt.

...A basket has been placed on the table in

the foyer for small gifts for our speaker.

...Postcards are available to send to those

you would like to invite.

Make plans to attend.

BASKET WEDDING SHOWER

A basket is in the foyer for wedding gifts for

Alexandra Findlay and Blake Covington.

They are registered at Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Their wedding date is September 10.

A drop-in “Gift Card Shower” for Jamie & Chad Peeples will

be on Sunday, August 28, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in building B.

For more information contact Amy Lance, Kendra Pitchford,

Allyson Dewey, Lynell Davis or Lina Burk.

Ladies who help with the Bears & Bunnies project for the hospital will meet Thursday, the 25th, from 9-11 a.m. in building B. Even if you don’t sew, there are other ways you can help. Contact Hattie Barnhart if you have questions.

Single Sisters will meet at the home of Barb Mearing on Thursday, the 25th, at 6:00 for devo, fellowship and pot roast.

Tuesday morning Ladies’ Bible

class will resume their study

in Genesis on September 13th

at 10:30 in building B. All

ladies are encouraged to at-

tend. Jane Maynard will be

the teacher.

Mountain Home Church of Christ

380 North College

Mountain Home, AR 72653

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Phone: 870-425-4330 Fax: 870-425-8118

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Service Times

Sunday Morning Bible Class............. 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship................ 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship...................5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Class............6:30 p.m.

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With Bro. Phil Sanders

Sunday Morning 7:00 A.M.

KOLR Channel 10, Springfield, Missouri

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SERVICE ROSTER

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dick Young SONG LEADER: David Pitchford

CLOSING PRAYER: Cameron Davis

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28

MORNING EVENING

SONG LEADER Dennis Tindall Chase Almond

OPENING PRAYER David Pitchford Roger Fisher

SCRIPTURE READING Barney Barnhart Jacob Pyeatt

CLOSING PRAYER Tim Paden George Rowlett

GREETERS Roy & Marcy Bowers

Jerry & Charlene Maleare

FOR THE RECORD August 14, 2016

MEMBERS 494 MORNING ATTENDANCE 345 EVENING ATTENDANCE 179 CONTRIBUTION $11,894 GIVEN TO DATE $369,142 BUDGET TO DATE $372,174

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The Word of God says... Hear...Romans 10:17

Believe...Hebrews 11:6 Repent...Luke 13:3; Acts 2:38; 17:30

Confess...Matthew 10:32,33; Romans 10:10 Be Baptized...Mark 16:15,16; Galatians 3:27;

I Peter 3:21; Romans 6:3,4 Be Faithful...Revelation 2:10

Monday Night Ministries meets each week

at 6:30 in building B

Devo at

Baxter Retirement Village

Wednesdays at 1:30

Our Shepherds

Wayne Camp 404-3000

Frank Daniels 405-9821

Cameron Davis 404-7367

David Pitchford 425-8554

John Schuhknecht 404-0114

Dennis Tindall 481-5063

Our Servants

Our Staff Minister, Ken Burton 405-0865

Associate Minister, Chase Almond 501-454-4378

Secretary, Donna Smith (M-T-W) 425-4330

Secretary, Kelda Jones (Th-F) 425-4330

Andy Bell Bruce Caldwell JR Camp Lloyd Camp Rodney Covington Chad Dewey Delbert Dover

Jim Estes Ellis Jones Jerry Maleare Landon Pitchford Dennis Priborsky George Rowlett