We are so glad that you are with us today! Our service

will be to praise and worship God and to encourage and uplift us to face another week. We will sing (Eph. 5:19, Col. 3:16), pray (James 5:15-18), and partake of the Lord’s Supper to remember our Savior’s sacrifice on the cross (Acts 20:7, 1 Cor. 11:23-26). We will also give back a portion of the monetary blessings that God has granted us so that we can carry out His work in our community (1 Cor. 16:2, 2 Cor. 9:7). We will also study a lesson from His Word that will hopefully be applicable to our daily lives, so that we can be equipped to handle the pressures of this world and reach those outside of

Christ (2 Tim. 2:15). EldersTim Hall - 706-669-0915

Barry Kingsley - 706-273-6153Curtis Kingsley - 706-515-5146

John Painter - 706-889-7822Mark Pettit - 706-276-6610

DeaconsJames Barr - 470-201-8040

Bob Burkewitz - 706-276-2456Josh Chancey - 706-669-6848Nathan Collier - 706-972-4789

Carl Hall - 912-253-9822Junior Jenkins - 706-273-6972John Johnson - 706-669-0422Brandon Jones - 706-273-8762Jason Ledford - 706-669-4504Tate McCoy - 706-669-0667Will Parker - 706-889-1021

Barry Pritchett - 706-276-3799Garry Rittenberry - 706-276-4846

Daniel Sisson - 770-595-8141

MinistersJeremy Green

jeremy@ellijaychurchofchrist.org334-614-1503Butch Jones

butchjones@ellijay.com706-273-0841

MissionaryMichael Dunbar

Highgate, Jamaica

Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AMMorning Worship 10:30 AMEvening Worship 6:00 PM

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PMFree Bible Correspondence is available by contacting the church

office or Cleah Boaz at 706-636-4516.

351 North Main StreetEllijay, GA 30540

Office 706-635-2950Newsline 706-276-7283

office@ellijaychurchofchrist.comOffice Hours 9 AM - 3 PM

Scripture ReadingOpen PrayerSong LeadingHead TableElder Closing

Assist

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Nursery

Open PrayerSong LeadingClose PrayerCommunion

Song LeadingPrayerDevo

Worship Assignments

Week of August 25thBible Study...................................... 107AM Worship..................................... 180PM Worship..................................... 140Wednesday Evening........................ 147

Let Us Rise Up and BuildDonations and transfers to the Building and Growth Fund for the proposed Fellowship Hall/Education Building through 7/31/2019 total $425,836.87. Please continue to donate.

How to Become a Christian

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Aiden Ledford - 5thGary Story - 7th

OFFERING ONLINE TOTAL Aug 4th 8,789.05 2,645.00 11,434.05Aug 11th 6,132.91 1,055.00 7,187.91Aug 18th 5,053.50 925.00 5,978.50Aug 25th 6,451.83 895.00 7,346.83

Total $: 26,427.29 5,520.00 31,947.29

Weekly BUDGET Y-T-D AUGUSTAverage $ 8,000.00 7,934.15 7,986.82

CONTRIBUTION STATISTICS

Hear the Gospel (Rom. 10:17)Believe in Jesus (Eph. 2:8-9; Heb. 11:6;

John 8:24)

Repent (Luke 13:3; Acts 2:37-38; Acts 17:30)

Confess Jesus as Lord (Romans 10:9-10; Acts 8:37)

Be Baptized for the Forgiveness of Sins (Acts 2:38; Acts 8:38; 1 Pet. 3:21)Then, Live Faithfully (Rev. 2:10)

Phoebe Dunn, the family counselor, is available the first Sunday of each month. If you would like to schedule an appointment with her, please feel free to call, text, or leave a message with her directly at 334-398-1310.

Welcome

Order of Worship

September 1stIsaac SetserLloyd FerrellBarry KingsleyMike LinkousTim Hall

J. Cole, R. HollowayS. Wright, J. JohnsonM. Wilson, Re. CochranT. McCoy, R. Wood

J.CochranW. TeagueT. Rochester

B&S BurkewitzL&B FerrellK&R Wiggins

Tammy Wood

EveningJames BarrCaelan ScarbroughTate McCoyMike Linkous

September 4thTucker HallButch JonesRobert Wood

Welcome Song (#528) I Know That My Redeemer Lives

Song (# PP) Great Are You LordSong (#890) In the Land of Fadeless Day

Opening PrayerSong (# PP) Break My Heart

Song (#383) Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross Partake of the Lords Supper

ContributionSong (# PP) Sanctuary

Scripture Reading - 2 Corinthians 3:1-3Song (#859) When All of God’s Singers Get Home

Song (#747) Sing On, Ye Joyful PilgrimsMessage - “A Letter from the Lord”

Jeremy Green Song (#625) Zion’s Call

Elders’ Closing Comments and Prayer Tim Hall

Song (#560) Living By FaithClosing Prayer

Ellijay Church of ChristSeptember 1, 2019

Ellijay Church of Christ

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September 8thCaelan ScarbroughGarry RittenberryBarry PritchettJosh ChanceyBarry Kingsley

Tu. Hall Ja.JenkinsW. Teague, L. MulkeyI. Setser, Q. CollierJB Dove, L. Burton

P. DoveM. Wilson

J&A ColeB&T WeeksH&J Derrick

Angie Hunter

EveningJohn JohnsonDaniel SissonCarl HallJosh Chancey

September 11thCaelan ScarbroughKenny WigginsButch Jones

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Brent Parker will be having shoulder surgery September 5 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta.Sandra Pankey is having problems with blood clots in her legs.Marianne Bowman will be having another surgery on her shoulder Wednesday due to complications.Eric Hedden’s test results came back clear and he is cleared for knee surgery.Misty Dove is recovering from injuries from a fall earlier this week.Gary Pemberton, Susan and Butch’s brother-in-law, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.Jim Stanley, a former elder here at Ellijay, has been put under hospice care.Betty Sue Barfield, Jennifer Painter’s aunt, is on hospice.We express our sympathy to Tom and Betty Hall in the passing of their brother-in-law Jimmy Hipp.We also express our sympathy to Matthew Barbour in the passing of his grandfather Dalvin Barbour.

NURSING HOME/ASSISTED LIVINGRalph & Irene Chancey Polly Cochran Geneva Holloway Jaque Holloway Pauline

Mullinax Roy Neville Gladys Shultz Perlie Mae Sluder Walt Willis

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SEPTEMBER1st - Beginning of Fall Quarter2nd - Church office closed in observance of Labor Day3rd - Ladies Weekly Bible class8th - Devo at BR Assisted Living8th - Area-wide Youth Devotional at Macland Road. Sign-up sheet is posted.10th - Men’s Breakfast and Devo, Double L, 9 AM15th - Combined Bible class with Steve Wages. He is also bringing the lessons. We will have a potluck meal following the morning service and early evening at 1:00 PM.28th - Cookout & Hayride at Pritchett Farm, beginning at 5:30 PM

Others to RememberLori Morrow, Jean Forbes, Jason White, Clyde Mullinax, Abel Robinson, Jim Stanley, Betty Hall, Lisa Huffman, Joyce Butler, Zach Pritchett, George & Ernestine Hall, Lynn Coleman, Doris Davis, Walt Willis, Dot Burton, Brenda Price

This week’s daily Bible reading:1st..... Ezekiel 18-192nd..... Ezekiel 20-213rd..... Ezekiel 22-234th..... Ezekiel 24-275th...... Ezekiel 28-316th..... Ezekiel 32-347th....... Ezekiel 35-37

FAMILY & FRIENDS IN THE MILITARYReid Cochran, Caleb Covington, Andrew Edmondson, Michael Gregory, Corey Henry, Jonathan Hensley, Zach Hill, Wayne Jones, Dillan Ledford, Jacob Mahaffey, Wilson Pettit, CJ Reid, Frankie Silva, Eric Spisak, David Taylor, Cameron Trammell, Matthew Upshaw

Cancer PatientsCarolyn Howard, Betty Sue Barfield, Tom Hall, John Stephens, Billy Stells, Joann Lucas, Cathy Thurman Patterson, Ricky

Patterson, Linda Vercher, Ray Swanson, Abby Collins, Charles Derrick

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ADULT CLASSES SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

SUNDAY:Auditorium T. Hall Gospel of John

Off Auditorium B. Parker, E. Mullinax Continuation of New Testament Survey

Fellowship Hall C. Kingsley, K. White Book of Acts J. Johnson, R. Bohannon

Fellowship Hall 2 M. Pettit Continuation of Epistles of John

Conference Room J. Green Selected Topics(College/Young Adult)

WEDNESDAY:Auditorium E. Hedden I Will Also Sing with Understanding

Fellowship Hall Steve Wages God's Design for Marriage (Live Webcast, beginning Sept 18th)

The Tuesday morning Ladies Bible Class will resume this Tuesday, September 3 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Along with a light continental breakfast,

we will begin the season with a devotional and guests from the North Georgia Family Crisis Network. The following Tuesday we will begin our regular class and continue

our study of A Pearl Seeker.

Sign up for participation events for upcoming Lads to Leaders will be Sunday, September 8, 2019. Please see Brandon or Wendy Jones with

any questions.

L2L

And just like that, summer was over! I was gone last weekend wrapping up my speaking commitments by spending a few days in Suches, GA as the guest speaker for the Woodstock congregation at their men’s retreat. Last Sunday, we had our worship service at 9:00 AM, so I was able to get back to Ellijay in time to hear most of James Barr’s sermon. He did an excellent

job, and I appreciate his willingness to stand up and proclaim God’s Word! Last Sunday night, our young men were in charge of the service, Jacob Jenkins, Lewis Mulkey, and Quinn Collier all delivered excellent devotional thoughts. We are blessed with an abundance of talented people who are willing to use their gifts to glorify God!

Please remember to pay attention to the bulletin. Our new quarter starts this morning, so we will have new class assignments as well as a ton of upcoming events that are listed on the calendar. We are looking forward to Steve Wages being with us in a couple of weeks to kick off our marriage enrichment class that will begin on September 18.

As we switch gears and prepare for a new season this morning, we will be discussing one of the more convicting passages in the New Testament from 2 Corinthians 3 where Paul tells us that we are a letter from God, written on the hearts of those we meet. Our example is so important, as the old saying goes, “because we are the only Bible some people will ever read.” I’m looking forward to studying this passage together this morning!

Welcome everyone to our family at the Ellijay Church of Christ. I’m sure there are several visitors in the audience today. I hope you enjoy the time with the saints as you worship on this holiday weekend.

Labor Day has traditionally been thought of as the end of summer. The wonderful news is that fall is perhaps the prettiest time of the year here in the North Georgia

Mountains. We hope our visitors will return often.

I am preaching today at the Hiawassee congregation, located about 60 miles north of Ellijay. Hiawassee is a small mission effort that the church in Ellijay has been helping for the past three years. Last Lord’s Day we had 30 in attendance. Dudley Maddox and Ken and Jenny Bailey were with us last Sunday. It’s always an encouragement to have support from Ellijay. Please keep the brethren in Hiawassee in your prayers.