COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

SYMPATHY

Our sympathy is extended to Isaac Cogar at the passing of his son David.

Services were held Friday in Albany, Ohio.

Devan Metz’s grandmother, Sandy Rader, passed away after a battle with cancer. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to Bill Rader, 2001 Providence Walk, Woodstock, GA 30189. Jean Gillespie’s son, William, passed away late Tuesday evening. His services were held yesterday. Jean’s address is PO Box 868, 2 Gilkey Drive, Mars, PA 16046-0868. FOUNDERS DAY DINNER/PROGRAM

The Belpre Historical Society will hold its Founders Day Dinner, Tuesday,

April 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the MPR. Beginning at 7:30, “Dr. Mary Edwards,”

aka Debra Conner, will present a program in our auditorium. Please let

Nancy Sams know if you are interested in coming. Cost is $20 per

person.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS

*RELAY FOR LIFE=April 14, MPR.

*Come and See = April 15, noon, room 102-103.

*Daughters of the King=April 15, 1 - 4:30, MPR.

*MID OHIO VALLEY LADIES DAY= April 21, 9-1, Lynn St is hosting this

year. Sally Shank will be the speaker.

*“COURAGEOUS” - Meal at 4:30 pm, movie and service at 6 pm

*MOTHER DAUGHTER BANQUET, MAY 5, 5 pm.

MOTHER DAUGHTER BANQUET

Will be catered by Olive Garden again this year. Cost is approximately $7

for adults. More information to come. Sign-up sheets are posted. See

Denise Kaufman for more information.

BELPRE LION’S CLUB

Vicki Boggs will be singing her “Memories” collection Saturday, April 28

beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. Come join the fun at

the Belpre Lions Clubhouse, 2113 Murray St, Belpre. For more

information call Vicki 740.423.9169

BELPRE STEPPING STONES FUNDRAISER

Pick up one of the orange fliers in the foyers and head out to Bob Evans

Monday evening, April 16. From 4-8, the Park Center Drive Bob Evans (by

Gabe’s) will donate 15% of their sales to the Stepping Stones when you

present the flier at the checkout counter.

THANK YOU’S

Just a quick note of thanks for all your kind words, thoughts and prayers.

The flowers really brightened me up as did the card. It’s a wonderful

feeling knowing I have such great friends and family at Belpre. Thanks

again, Tammy Gunderman.

Dear church, Blessed news. My sister, Ada Roach, is doing much better

and is now home. Thank you for all your prayers and good wishes. I

thank God for the Belpre church. Kay Schwarzel

WORKING LIBRARY

A VERY BIG THANK YOU to Joann Bartimus for reworking our library. We

are still in the process of moving items down to the library from upstairs,

but books and media are ready to be checked out. Please come to the

office and we will be happy to assist you in checking out items. You may

also check out items on Sunday or Wednesday. An instructional book

along with all items available for checkout are located on the desk in the

library. The library is located next to the office and is sharing space with

the Caring and Sharing Class. THANK YOU AGAIN, JOANN.

DEACONS MEETING - April 22, 8 a.m. , room 102-103

Love in Action—4/8/12

The numbers continue to increase for the pantry and many

new families are served each month.

Please remember to donate to the disaster relief effort if you

are able. The Church of Christ is always the first semi to roll into a

disaster area and many talk about how organized this effort is. They

have much to be proud of and Love in Action would like to donate to

this effort on a yearly basis. Please help us make this contribution a

larger one.

Remember to keep Saturday May 19th open to go out into our

community. If you know of anyone in our community or church family

that needs help this day, please make us aware of this.

YOUTH/TEENS YOUTH RALLY’S

April 21=3rd—6th grades, Grand Central Church of Christ

April 21=6th—12th grades, North End Church of Christ. A list of speakers

and registration forms are on the bulletin board outside the office.

Teens Sunday Evening Small Group - Will not meet this evening.

WORK CAMP NEEDS FOR APRIL

2” paint brushes, 8 oz, foam cups, plastic drop cloths, cans of pop and

bottled water. They need all the supplies they can get. Please consider

donating any of these items. Thank you.

COFFEE SHOP NOTE

*This week will be our last week to serve hot chocolate. We began and

will continue through the summer, serving McDonald’s sweet and

un-sweet ice tea.

*We need volunteers to come assist us on Sunday mornings to help

serve our members and guests, especially through the summer.

*Also, if anyone would like to donate to our ministry it would be greatly

appreciated. Please see Terry Everson.

COURAGE TO CHANGE…

Ask God to show you areas of your life that you can improve over the next

ninety days and the victories that you have made in the last ninety

days. The Bible gives us instructions on how to avoid hurting other peo-

ple with our words. “Intelligent people think before they speak; what

they say is then more persuasive.” (Proverbs 16:23, GNB). “A wise, ma-

ture person is known for his understanding. The more pleasant his

words, the more persuasive he is.” (Proverbs 16:21, GNB). “ A word of

encouragement does wonders!” (Proverbs 12:25 TLB).

“COURAGEOUS”

Sunday, April 29, we will have a community dinner in the MPR

followed by our 6 pm service. We will be presenting the movie

“Courageous,” and encourage all Life Groups and members to

invite members of our community, other family

members and co-workers.

We will be serving a complimentary spaghetti dinner for our

members and guests beginning at 4:30 in the MPR.

Following a short devotional at 6, we will show the movie in the

auditorium. A children’s class will be in the MPR during the 6-8

pm worship and movie time.

CHURCH STAFF

Jeff Stevenson - Preaching Minister

jeffery5stevenson@gmail.com

740.378.6632

Ron Laughery - Preaching Minister, Emeritus

ronlaughery@gmail.com

740.516.4038

Kim Haynes - Church Secretary

belprechurch@gmail.com

Phone: 740.423.7021 | Fax: 740.423.8333

CHURCH SHEPHERDS

Dan Canada—304.588.4087

Bob Crum—740.516.5960

Marty Clark—740.551.2075

Mark Kaufman—740.678.8053

Jack Thorn—304.482.1933

To schedule an appointment to meet with our shepherds,

please call the church office.

MINISTRY LEADERS

Adult Education

JoAnn Bartimus

Benevolence/Love in Action

Anita Vaughan

Caring & Sharing

Margaret Wentz

Children’s Education

Stephanie Miller & Jerry Brown

Courage to Change

Mary Ann Thorn/Sonia Grimm

Education Director

JoAnn Bartimus

Media

Larry Hopkins

Missions

Mary Ann Thorn

Prayer

Jo Miller

World Bible School

Leslie Roby

Young at Heart

Ron & Terry Everson

For a copy of today’s lesson on CD, please email

Larry Hopkins at guitareukeman@yahoo.com

AAFTER THE SABBATH, AT DAWN ON THE FIRST FTER THE SABBATH, AT DAWN ON THE FIRST

DAY OF THE WEEK, MARY MAGDALENE AND THE DAY OF THE WEEK, MARY MAGDALENE AND THE

OTHER MARY WENT TO LOOK AT THE TOMB ...OTHER MARY WENT TO LOOK AT THE TOMB ...

Carolyn Deem - Friend of Ethel Frost and Lynda Shutts, had a heart attack and stroke. Her left side is paralyzed. Jeremy Cline, Jr.— will be going to Children’s Hospital on April 30 for more testing (3 month old great-grandson to the Fausnaugh’s). Bethany Lemon—co-worker with Christina Caldwell, has asked for prayers. She is expecting twins, a boy and a girl. The girl is not doing well. Doctors would like to perform a surgery to correct the issue before they are born. However, she will still probably not live past 12 months. She is scheduled for delivery in a few weeks. Chuck Hinzman - was admitted for observation at CC last Monday. He was sent to Columbus for a stress test Wednesday. Test results were okay. Carole Russell - Was in Camden Clark for heart related issues last week. Betsy Grosklos - Chuck Hinzman’s sister, is in CC ACU 33. Military Personnel - Kyle Crislip, Kendra Rauch, Matthew Lowers, Seth Wellspring, Brad Gibbs, William Wellspring, and Stephen Crislip. Continued prayer list: , Jeremy Cline Jr., Rich Wilmoth, Aaron Marshall, John Bloomfield, Carolyn Deem, Judy Adams (Dwight Sturm’s sister), Brock Yeater, Debbi Wright, Nina Robinson, Connie McKain, Earl Burgess, Don Brookhart, Nat Horton, Ralph & Betty Westbrook.

1. Mary’s Startling _______________ (20:1, 2)

a. Jesus died and was ____________ on Friday, was

dead all day ______________ and rose early on

___________ morning before sunup.

b. Sunday was the earliest opportunity for the women

to prepare Jesus’ body with ___________.

c. “Mary Magdalene” was one of Jesus’ most devoted

_____________. She’s called “Magdalene”

because she came from Magdala, a town in

______________.

d. Jesus healed Mary from demon possession, which

afflicted her _____________, not prostitution that

ruined her ________________.

e. It’s possible for a holy man and holy woman to have

a mutually supportive relationship that’s not

____________________ ________________.

2. A Peak ____________(20:3-8)

a. We see only the tomb empty, but not Jesus

__________.

b. The grave _____________ Jesus out! Jesus didn’t just

__________, he __________to God’s right hand and

he lives to intercede for you.

c. The cloth covering Jesus’ head wasn’t just thrown

aside like the grave clothes that covered the rest

of his body. Instead, it was ___________ folded

and placed by itself.

d. The remaining grave clothes argue against grave

____________. Jesus’ body wasn’t ____________;

Jesus moved his ___________!

e. Jesus arose. His body, though physical and material,

was now so glorified that he could _________

_____________ the grave clothes. Do you

believe?

3. What’s the Point?

a. Jesus isn’t ___________! He’s living in you in his Spirit

and will come in person at the end (John 14:3, 18

-20).

b. If Jesus isn’t ___________, in him __________ not

__________ either. Are you ___________? You

don’t have to be.

c. “20But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly

await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21who, by the _____________ that enables him to

bring everything under his control, will transform

our lowly ________________ so that they will be like

his _____________ body” (Phil. 3:20, 21).

THE BEAUTIFUL NOTHING John 20:1-8

WELCOME! Welcome to the Belpre church! We are glad that

you have joined us as we gather in the name of

the Lord to worship and praise our Heavenly

Father as a community of believers. The Belpre

church is made up of sinners who have been

saved by the grace of God. We are fellow

strugglers in the journey of life helping each

other with the daily challenges and problems.

Maybe this is the first time you have been a

guest at the Belpre church. Are you looking for a

church home? We would love to share with you

the gospel! Also, we would welcome the

opportunity to talk with you about the various

ministries of the Belpre church.

For your convenience, we have an attended

nursery; our children, 3yrs - 3rd grade, also meet

during the sermon in our MPR. They are

dismissed to attend this class during the K.O.D.

portion of our worship time and may be picked

up during the community updates.

WORSHIP GUIDE VISITORS - PLEASE FILL OUT AN ATTENDANCE CARD

Song Reign In Me

Welcome Acts 18:1-17

Song We Believe

Song I Will Rise

Prayer Gerald Cole

Resurrection Painting Video

Song The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus Video

Communion/Offering Marty Clark

Song K.O.D. He Lives p.346

Message Jeff Stevenson

Song Nothing But The Blood p. 902

Responses and Prayers

Community Updates

Shepherd’s Prayer

We pray you have been touched by something that was said

today. If we can be of assistance to you, please phone the

church office or any of our Shepherds or ministers.

FOR THE RECORD Contribution Last Week - $9.292.46 Children’s Offering - $85.00 Budget - $7,414.00 Last Week Bible Class - 202 Sunday Worship – 316 Life Group - 88 Wednesday - 140 __________________________________________

April Service List Guest Services

Apr 8 Team 4 Apr 15 Team 5 Apr 22 Team 1 Apr 29 Team 2 Guest Services for April 8 C = Sue Givens C = Mike and Kim Wile O = Betty Pfalzgraf* O = Steve and Sandy West* B = Rolland and Janet Thompson April Communion Servers Please note changes Carport Office Luther Williamson Carl Crislip Steve West Marty Durham Bryan Foreman Gene Mallett Greg Huffman Mike Bartimus Bob Crum Milt Morris Dan Osburn

Public Servers Prayer Communion Apr 8 Gerald Cole Marty Clark Apr 15 Bob McDonald Doug Reeder Apr 22 Larry Brown Phil Stanley Apr 29 Scott Miller Ron Feathers

Nursery Workers Apr 8 Amy Askey Apr 15 Kristen Hand Apr 22 Diane Alloway & Amy Bortell Apr 29 Joyce Crum & Connie Kaufman COMMUNION SETUP/CLEANUP Setup = Eric & Stephanie Miller Cleanup = Stephanie & Alexis Miller

This Week’s Events - April 8 - 15

Sunday 4 pm Services Monday SEALS Tuesday Weight Watchers, 5 pm - now in room 102-103 Food Pantry 11-2 Wednesday Wed. Morning class 11 am - Vegetable Soup Wed. Evening Meal - BBQ Pork Sandwiches Wed. Evening Bible Study - 7 pm Food Pantry 5-7 Thursday Courage to Change, 7 pm Food Pantry 5-7 Friday Friday Evening Sings—Check bulletin board Sunday COME & SEE - Noon, room 102-103.

*Please check bulletin boards each week for : Ladies’ Day events, youth

events, sign-up sheets, Friday evening sings, and other information.

Office Notes: Please check with the office before posting any fliers, events, etc. Please do not post any items on the glass entry doors...exceptions-event cancellations, entry information for event. There are still several dishes to be picked in the kitchen from past events.