Last Sunday English worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nc

Last Sunday class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nc

Contribution last week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,050.00

Numbers of Interest:

Numbers do not tell us everything. Nor are they the final answer. But we can learn from what we see and what we can measure.

Our prayer is that this box will constantly show a growing church.

Worship & Class

Schedule

Coffee is hot by 8:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship (English) 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Classes (English) 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship (Spanish) 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Classes (Spanish) 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

Westview Church of Christ

4151 W. 20th Street

Greeley, CO 80634

Phone: 970-330-3716

office@westviewcoc.org

Birthdays & Anniversaries: 1/8 - Avery Morningstar

1/12 - Micah Rutz

1/13 - Barry & Carol Wells

1/14 - Emily McCrain

www.westviewcoc.org

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Servers for Worship

Today (January 8th) Next Week (January 15th)

Scripture Reading Jakob Crowell Elijah Rutz

Prayer John Locke Marchel Morningstar

Serve Communion:

Comm. Prayers Doug McEntire James Pascoe

Contrib. Prayer Randy McCrain Roy Moore

Stefen Gomes Cory Newton

Kim Hegarty Alan Pettyjohn

Erik McCrain Dennis Quesenberry

Scott Moellmer Steve Sebold

(January 22nd) (January 29th)

Scripture Reading Dustin Smith Brian Wells

Prayer Kurtis Rutz Ken Clark

Serve Communion:

Comm. Prayers Kyle Rutz Tom Lininger

Contrib. Prayer Randy Rowe Todd Zwetzig

Leonard Thompson Guy Wohlfahrt

Dean Weber David Barton

Tyler Wallace Michael Bevel

Troy Wallace Fred Birdwell

Nursery Attendant

Today: Cameron Rutz

January 15th: Carol Wells

January 22nd: Audrey Rutz

January 29th: Carol Wohlfahrt

February 5th: Connie Seaman

February 12th: Whitney Rutz

February 19th: Cameron Rutz

February 26th: Carol Wells

If you are unable to serve on the designated day

please contact the church office.

Lobby Greeters

Today: The Hegartys

January 15th: The Liningers

January 22nd: The Lockes (J&G)

January 29th: The Lockes (B&S)

February 5th: Pat Martens & The McCrains

February 12th: Doug McEntire & Kaylae Allen

February 19th: The Moellmers

February 26th: The Moores & Melissa Burroughs

The Purpose From here to heaven… Following God wherever He leads us.

January 8, 2017

WELCOME VISITORS!WELCOME VISITORS!

We are thankful you are with us today as we worship our God and

Savior. Our prayer is that you will encounter Him today.

A nursery for small children is available in the east hall off the lobby.

What will you experience at Westview?

Praise through song. It is the tradition of our heritage to sing a cappella (without

instruments) as we encourage everyone to be involved in uplifting praise.

We value the Bible. You will hear God’s Word read and all sermons will give the

utmost respect and priority to Scripture.

We share the Lord’s Supper every week remembering the sacrifice of Christ that

provides us forgiveness as we celebrate our salvation through Him.

We do not expect our guests to give financially to our work. We depend on the

generous and godly giving of all Westview members to provide the funds needed to

implement God’s plans for this church.

We invite you to stay for Bible classes following our worship time.

We hope you have been blessed today!

Today’s Order of Worship

Walking Alone At Eve

We’re Marching To Zion

When All Of God’s Singers Get Home

Meet & Greet

Light the Fire

Elder’s Blessing & Prayer

Thank You, Lord

Scripture Reading:

I Timothy 1:12-17

Sermon

The Healed Life

Step By Step

Wonderful, Merciful Savior

We Remember Christ’s Sacrifice

Contribution Collected

Unto Thee, O Lord

(Honduras Children’s Collection)

Prayer

Who Paints the Skies?

Men’s Breakfast is next Saturday, the

14th, at 8:30 in the fellowship room.

All men, teen guys, and young boys

are welcome!

Caterpillars to Butterflies will meet next

Saturday, the 14th, from 10:00—noon

at the building. This is for young girls

ages 4 and up.

Too cold to be out in

Commentary from a common Terry

So this past Friday morning I was visiting with Cory after he came off his overnight shift. He is a deputy with the Sheriff’s office. At about 6:30 that morning, while on the north side of town, the digital readout on his car for external temper-ature said –35. That’s MINUS 35 degrees. That’s 35 degrees below zero. That’s 67 degrees below freezing point. That’s really cold. He also said that the office had issued an advisory to all on-duty offic-ers to limit (if at all possible) their exposure to the elements. Specifically, they were to be out in the cold for no more than fifteen minutes. Otherwise the risk of frostbite is a concern. It’s just not wise to expose one’s self to dangerous elements for too long. The risk isn’t worth the possible result. It’s not just true in weather conditions, but in life. There is a temptation—mind you, it’s a temptation—to see how close we can skate to the edge. Perhaps not for everyone, but for many. How close can we get to the dangerous side of this world without toppling into the danger itself? How much can we bend our ethics and our morality and still be okay? Is it safe to get that close? Let me make a clarification—this is not about going into enemy territory in order to shine our light and expose darkness. However, we need to be very careful we don’t somehow convince ourselves it’s okay to walk in the dark places under the pretense of shining light. The language of the Bible is pretty specific when it comes to this. We are not to mix the two. We need to stay far, far away from evil and dark-ness and danger. Otherwise, through this exposure we run a real risk of injury to ourselves. We are not just to manage our way through evil, but we are to reject every kind of evil (IThessalonians 5:22).

We are not to simply monitor sexual immorality, we are to flee from it (I Corinthians 6:18). We are not to simply point out evil practices as we stride through them, we are to make sure we do not in any way somehow yoke ourselves to them (II Corinthians 6:14-16). We’re to be pure, not simply tip-ping the scales more to the pure side. We are to get rid of the things in our lives that cause us the most spiritual damage and hurt. Jesus went so far as to say that nothing—nothing– is worth having in this planet if it keeps us from eternity with God. (Matthew 5:29-30). In other words, is it worth it? Is it worth it to expose ourselves to all the dangers of what this world says are important if it also means we are step-ping away from what God has said is most important? Jesus put it this way: “What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? (Matthew 16:26) Those are large ques-tions that need to be answered. This world packages itself well. Satan is very good at what he does. But his native tongue is lying. He is the father of lies. Jesus said so in John 8:44. He is speaking from his own character when he speaks to us about this world. It’s how he first approached people way back in Genesis 3. “Here’s what God says. Here’s what I say. Now you choose.” So let this be an advisory issued under dangerous conditions. Do not run the risk of unnecessary exposure to the evils of this world. It’s one thing to have to maneuver in this world because it’s where we exist. It’s another thing to allow the world to define our existence. And our destiny.

Love one another,

Sunday Morning

Classes (10:30 a.m.)

8 a.m. Study

Cleansing the Inside of the Cup/New Creation Series

Taught by Vern & James Pascoe Room #15

Adult/Teen

Textual Study

The Book of Acts Taught by Tom & Randy

Fellowship Room

Adult/Teen

Topical Study

Full-Grown: Making Spiritual Maturity Our Goal

Taught by Terry in Room #14

Children’s Classes

6—24 mos. Room #8 (purple)

2 & 3 yr. olds Room #9 (purple)

Pre-K Room #7 (red)

Kindergarten Room #6 (yellow)

1st—3rd grade Room #10 (blue)

4th—6th grade Room #11 (green)

Wednesday Night

Classes (6:30 p.m.)

Adult & Teen Study

Moving From “Where’s God?” to “There’s God!” (Ezra & Nehemiah)

Children’s Classes

3 and under in room #8 Teacher: LaNelle Newton

4 yr. olds—6th grade in room #10 Teacher: Audrey Rutz

Marriage Seminar next monthMarriage Seminar next month——date changedate change

All married couples, engaged couples, dating couples, or people planning to be married some day—

we’ll have a two-day marriage seminar on February 17th-18th. (This is a change from the original

dates of the 3rd-4th.) It will be based on material developed by Gary Smalley and Michael Smalley.

To our Westview family,

Bill and I want to thank all for your prayers, cards, and for the women who provided meals. You all

have been a big part of my continued road to recovery. A special thanks to the Christmas party

singers, who wished us a Merry Christmas via phone! It was soon after my surgery and it lifted my spirits. We are so blessed to be a part of the loving

Westview family. “God bless us everyone!”

In His Service,

Fran & Bill

A note from Terry

about versions

I know it can be a pretty big deal when

the teaching minister of a congregation

changes the Bible translation from which he

teaches. And I don’t intend to cause you

any stress. However, for several reasons, I

have made a decision to begin using the

English Standard Version as my primary

teaching Bible.

I realize most folks use the NIV. I am

not, in any way, saying you should stop

using the NIV. However, you need to know

there will be a few differences as you read

along. I don’t think they are going to be

distracting enough that you can’t use your

NIV. But you do need to know of this

change.

I am not condemning the NIV. I am

simply more impressed with the ESV. The

NIV is based more on “thought translation”

while the ESV is a more literal “word-for-

word” translation. I will explain more as

time goes.

The weekly Men’s Coffee will resume

this Tuesday, the 10th. Swing by the

building anytime between 6:00 and

8:00 a.m. It’s a great way to start

the day!

We encourage you to begin inviting folks

now to this event. We’ll have a registration

process available soon. We will have a

schedule determined by next week as well

as information about child-care, materials,

and meals. Please pray now about the

success of this seminar and our intention

to strengthen marriages and families.

We are in the process of scheduling

teachers for our Sunday morning

children’s classes this year. If you

would like to teach or be an aid

please talk to Amanda Wells.