THE MESSENGER The Weekly Newsletter of the Mountain Home Church of Christ April 12, 2015

FROM KEN’S PEN SHEPHERD’S CORNER.....John Schuhknecht

ORDER

OF WORSHIP

MORNING

WELCOME

John Porter

SONG LEADER

Landon Pitchford

OPENING PRAYER

Michael Lance

SCRIPTURE READING

Jerry Maleare

LORD’S SUPPER

Joe Messick

LESSON

Ken Burton

“”

SHEPHERD’S PRAYER

Wayne Camp

CLOSING PRAYER

George Rowlett

EVENING

WELCOME

Brad Ellis

SONG LEADER

Andy Bell

OPENING PRAYER

Jim Wingfield

SCRIPTURE READING

Sam Rowlett

LESSON

Ken Burton

“Forgiveness” #3

SHEPHERD’S PRAYER

Wayne Camp

CLOSING PRAYER

Caleb Burnley

The Purpose of Worship

(Adapted from a Lesson from the Gospel Advocate)

The term “worship” is found 116 times in the New King James Version of the Bible.

As it is most commonly used, worship refers to the act of paying homage or showing

reverence to God. While we as New Testament Christians are good about understanding

the “assembling of the saints” on the first day of the week we must be certain that it is

more than an outward showing or praising of God. Matthew 15:8-9 reminds us that we

must also bow to him and praise Him in our hearts!! Jesus instructed “God is spirit, and

those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24)

Most of us understand that we need to be reverent when we worship, not being flip-

pant or casual. Traditions must be laid aside; and cultural trends must be ignored.

Real true worship is not conducted to satisfy the appetite of man, but to truly worship

the creator. Bottom line is: it is not about us!

We all know of instances in today’s world where attending church is more like going

to an event or even a concert. People flock to attend to be entertained. Then they talk

about how great a “service” they attended and how they truly worshipped God. I’ve

looked but I cannot find where this is how we are told to worship God in the New Testa-

ment. More accurately, we must worship God as he has instructed us to.

I think that most importantly we need to understand that worshipping God is a privi-

lege. Too often we get caught up in the feeling that it is an obligation we “have” to

do. We need to remember we chose to become a Christian. In choosing we then must

remember our purpose and the instructions that come with that choice.

Some key words that we should remember that pertain to worship:

1) Reverently (Exodus 3:1-6)

2) Joyfully (Psalms 100:1-5; 122:1)

3) Obediently (John 4:19-26)

In His Service,

John Schuhknecht

SHEPHERD’S CORNER….John Schuhknecht

Singing Workshop…..Daniel Hudgeons will be here on Saturday and Sunday, April

18 & 19, for a weekend event focusing on singing within our worship assembly.

On Saturday we will have the following:

2:00 - 3:30: a session open to all, but focusing on song leading and worship

planning.

7:00 - 8:00: congregational singing in the auditorium.

On Sunday, Daniel will be leading a class as well as leading singing during wor-

ship service.

ORDER

OF WORSHIP

MORNING

WELCOME Ron Peterson

SONG LEADER Landon Pitchford

OPENING PRAYER Michael Lance

SCRIPTURE READING Joe Dillard

LORD’S SUPPER Wayne Camp

LESSON Ken Burton

“Preach the Word” 2 Timothy 4:1-5

SHEPHERD’S PRAYER John Schuhknecht

CLOSING PRAYER

Tim Burnley

EVENING

WELCOME Ron Peterson

SONG LEADER Mickey Pendergrass

OPENING PRAYER Dennis Priborsky

SCRIPTURE READING Larry Pitts

LESSON Ken Burton

“Why Did Christ Die?” Romans 3:21-26

SHEPHERD’S PRAYER John Schuhknecht

CLOSING PRAYER Donald Doughty

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

Children’s Home

Food Barrel List

Juice

Canned Chicken & Tuna

Refried Beans & Mexican Rice

FROM KEN’S PEN

“Be Thou an Example” class Sunday, April 19, “Doers of the Word.” Rector Jones will be teaching. The class meets in A-15 upstairs.

Youth Notes….

Youth Night at Cotter

this evening. Bus will

leave at 4:15 and return

at 7:00. All ages are

invited.

Saturday, April 18 —

Senior families will host

a youth and family cook-

out at Quarry Park.

Make plans to attend.

Guys bring drinks, girls

bring chips and everyone

bring a chair.

April 24-26 — Hammond

Mill Retreat — Info and

sign-up sheet are on the

youth bulletin board.

Applications are now

being accepted for

Green Valley Bible Camp

for the week of July 19-

25. If you would like to

go, see Michael.

LADS TO LEADERS RECOGNITION: All of those who participated in the Lads to Leaders program this year will be recognized immediately following services THIS MORNING. Please stay and encourage these young people as they work on gaining skills that help them serve God and oth-ers. For questions please see Brad Ellis or Tim Burnley.

Lads to Leaders Signup and Potluck: Sign-up sheets for next year’s Lads to Leaders events will be in the foyer on April 19th. Immediately following services on April 19th there will be a taco potluck in building B for those who plan to participate. We are in need of adults to volunteer to coordi-nate events and mentor our youth, so if you are interested, please plan to attend. If you have a talent, there is an opportunity in the Lads program to share it with our children. The meat for the potluck will be provided and sign-up sheets for other items are on the bulletin board in the back. For questions and additional information, please see Tim Burnley or Brad Ellis.

THEME AND DATES FOR SUMMER SERIES 2015

CONTEMPORARY MESSAGES FROM THE ANCIENT PROPHETS

JUNE 10—THE LONG-SUFFERING LOVE OF GOD (HOSEA)—JONATHAN HOUSE

JUNE 17—THE DAY OF THE LORD (JOEL)—KEITH KILMER

JUNE 24—HEARING THE WORD OF GOD (AMOS)—JOE BRIGHT

JULY 8—POSSESSING OUR POSSESSIONS (OBADIAH)—DAVID RILEY

JULY 15—YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CANNOT HIDE (JONAH)—SPENCER FURBY

JULY 22—THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LORD (MICAH)—DUANE WARDEN

JULY 29—WHEN GOD HAS HAD ENOUGH! (NAHUM)—STEVE POWERS

AUGUST 5—HOW LONG, O LORD? (HABAKKUK)—STEVE NORRIS

AUGUST 12—A GOD WHO ACTS (ZEPHANIAH)—RAY CRAWFORD

AUGUST 19—YOU CANNOT OUT-GIVE GOD! (HAGGAI)—GLEN ELLIOTT

AUGUST 26—THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE UPON YOU (ZECHARIAH)—ADAM BLANEY

SEPTEMBER 2—THE FUTILITY OF ARGUING WITH GOD (MALACHI)—BILL MCFARLAND

Do you need assistance or would you like to

be of help to someone? Check out the Tree of

Golden Deeds in the foyer.

Ladies Day at Oakland

Saturday, April 18

Jane Maynard, speaker

More information post-

ed on bulletin board

Single Sisters will meet at the home of Evelyn Osborn at 6:30 on Friday, April 17, for a potluck dinner.

Emily Baird was baptized last Sunday morning. She is the daughter of Joe & Debra Baird. Her address is 109 Parkview Circle, Mtn. Home

Senior Banquet...Those graduating from high school please turn in a graduation picture and announcement to Sara Everett by April 22.

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

Please keep all of these people in your prayers as they contend with ill-ness and other situations in their lives…. ...Voneva Sinor, Sherry McGoldrick, Judy Dunn

Family and Friends…. ...Aubrey Williams, Jackie Hopper’s sister Carolyn; Doris Mullins, Jo Byrd’s sister; Inge Bradbury, Edith Messick’s sister; Dale Arnold and Wanda Smith (Pat Rowe), Jim McCord (Clarene Morrow), Stan Bridgeman, Hunter Bailey (Steve & Clarene Morrow), Thelma Pendergrass (Mickey Pendergrass), Terri Holsonbake’s granddaughter, Michelle, Jesse Barn-hart (Barney Barnhart), Tim Mayfield, Jacob Hicks (Jackie Jones), Rebec-ca Hathcock (Jackie Jones), David Burleson (Jessie Camp), Margaret Ellis (Brad Ellis) Sympathy… ….Charlene McGuire passed away last week. Funeral services were held Thursday. We express our condolences to all of her family. ...Daphne Montgomery-Lewis, niece of Bea and the late Ronald Lewis, passed away Wednesday. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 Monday at Cox-Blevins Funeral Home in Salem.

Baxter Retirement Village LeRoy Jones, Mike Nash, Deidree Smalec, Danny Phelps, Troy Massey, Chester Treadwell, Laverne Hendricks

Care Manor Lozell Pitchford, Harley Roswell, Loudene Foster, Mary Scheer

Good Samaritan Naomi Britt

Hiram Shaddox Estelle McDaniel

Homebound Veneda Hayes, Bessie Saxion

Monroe House Charlotte Burton, Doyle Hammack

Pine Lane Juanita Stone

River Lodge Fay Miculka

Congratulations To All Our

Young People

Mountain Home Church of Christ

380 North College

Mountain Home, AR 72653

A friendly cha with a vital message!

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

E-mail: church@centurytel.net www.mtnhomechurchofchrist.com

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.

T.V. Programs

“In Search of the Lord’s Way”

With Bro. Phil Sanders

Sunday Morning 7:00 A.M.

KOLR Channel 10, Springfield, Missouri

Our Shepherds Wayne Camp 404-3000

Frank Daniels 405-9821

Cameron Davis 404-7367

Lonnie Myers 607-0062

David Pitchford 425-8554

John Schuhknecht 404-0114

Dennis Tindall 481-5063

Our Servants

Our Staff

Minister, Ken Burton 405-0865

Youth & Family, Michael Lance 404-2516

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

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

A friendly church with a vital message!

SERVICE ROSTER

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15

SUNDAY, APRIL 19 MORNING EVENING

SONG LEADER Daniel Hudgeons Dennis Goings

OPENING PRAYER: Dennis Tindall Richard Morris

SCRIPTURE READING: Joe Dillard Sam Rowlett

CLOSING PRAYER: Tony Bunch Kyle Camp

GREETERS: Eldon & Lu Talbott

Andy & Ashley Bell

FOR THE RECORD APRIL 5, 2015

MORNING ATTENDANCE 404 EVENING ATTENDANCE 161 CONTRIBUTION $11,834 GIVEN TO DATE $152,270 BUDGET TO DATE $162,176

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Mountain Home Church of Christ, Inc., 380 N. College, Mtn. Home, AR 72653

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

Andy Bell Tim Burnley Bruce Caldwell JR Camp Lloyd Camp Rodney Covington Chad Dewey Delbert Dover Brad Ellis

Jim Estes Ellis Jones Jerry Maleare Mark Page Landon Pitchford Dennis Priborsky George Rowlett Hank Strider Curtis Williams

Monday Night Ministries meets each week

at 6:30 in building B

SONG LEADER: Frank Wallis

OPENING PRAYER: Brad Ellis

CLOSING PRAYER: John Schuhknecht