Welcome to our worship! 20 February 2011 Church of Christ

1. 1612 South Jackson Palestine, Texas Please call 903 948 3554 if you have questions about Anything we teach or do. Welcometo our worship!20 February 2011Church of Christ Romans 16:16 … The Churches of Christ Greets You.

2. Announcements • Welcome to our visitors! We thank God for your presence today. So that we may have a record of your visit, please fill out a visitor’s card.

3. Lads to Leaders and Leaderettes • Registration closed on Monday, February 14. We had 29 youth and 17 adults registered to attend when we finalized and submitted our information. • We are praising God for the recent news that the $35.00 registration fee will be covered for all youth!!! • Adults: Please give your $35.00 registration fee to Sis. Pat Davis or Sis. Karla Hardy. • Youth: $30.00 to cover one night in the hotel room will be due Sunday, March 20. For parents who have already paid $35 for your child, this money will be used to pay your child’s hotel fee. • .

4. Lads to Leaders and Leaderetts Bible Bowl Test Today! • Youth: All 29 youth registered for the Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes National Convention in Dallas in April will be taking the Bible Bowl Test today following morning worship. Lunch will be provided. • Adults: We need adults to assist in monitoring the Bible Bowl Test. Please stay after worship if you are able to help. Lunch will be provided. • The Bible Bowl Test will take about 1.5 hours to administer. Youth will have exactly 1 hour to complete the test.

5. Youth Registered for Convention • Isaiah Thomas • Sierra McDonald • Willie McDonald • Cheyenne McDonald • Markeeshia Gaston • Will Hardy, III • Kaycie Davis-Kincade • AlexiusFreeman • Katavia Upshaw • Kierra Carr • Bianca Mitchell • Kayla Mitchell • Treven Carr • Christopher Freeman • Malik Thomas • Destiny Freeman • Kierra Butler • Eugene Carr

6. Youth Registered for Convention • Shyla E. Davilla • Ethan Robertson • JamarClewis • Darius Butler • Keyona Willis • Sylvester Brown • Devin Butler • Cameron Thomas • Steven Green • Lyric Earls • ChelseyDeyon

7. Adults Registered for Convention • Holly Robertson • Waynokia M. Roberts • Warren C. Roberts • Crystal S. Freeman • Steve D. Freeman • Donnella Owens • Michelle Carr • Jessie M. Sumners • Brenda Crist • Lacey D. Davis • Kathryn J. Hardy • William M. Hardy, Jr. • Kernell Williams

8. Upcoming EventsFaithfully Fit: : Faithfully Fit will meet for the final session this season, Session 12, on tomorrow, Monday, February 21, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Join us to celebrate a successful first season!

9. Pantry Item: • The pantry item for the month of February is canned meats.

10. Wednesday Night Bible Class: • Everyone is encouraged to attend Wednesday Night Bible Class this Wednesday. Dinner will be served at 6:30 PM followed by Bible Class at 7:00 PM. • This week’s menu: Frito Pie • Menu is posted on the wall in the kitchen.

11. Upcoming Activities • Youth will visit the nursing home next Sunday Feb. 27, during Bible class. • Friends and Family Day on Sunday, March 6. • Garage sale at the home of Bro. & Sis. Eugene and Michelle Carr on Saturday, March 12.

12. Please pray for: • Bro. Delbert Gibson- health • Sis. TrenaHardeway- health • Bro. Morrow- has been released from hospital • Cedric Butler- son of Sis. Sheila Butler • Bro. George Smith- has been ill • Katara McKenzie- Sis. Joyce Williams niece, is doing better, but still needs our prayers

13. Prayer Requested Ms. Leneice Mims- Is some better. Her family is requesting financial help for her cancer treatment. See flyer on the bulletin board. • Jacob Mathis- Sis. Mary Carr’s nephew • Sis. Thelma Ricks- sister Elesteen Zeno’s sister- in hospital in Houston • Sis. Elesteen Zeno • Sis. Vera Gross- health

14. Prayer Requested • Marilyn Tutt • Bro. Carl Davis • Sis. Melissa Anders and family • Sis. Wanda Williams- health • Sis. Beverly Brown and family • Bro. Warren Roberts’ brothers • April Bishop- Sis. Donnella Owens requested prayer for April.

15. Bereaved • Bro. Roberts requests prayer for Shalonda Manning, whose grandmother passed away.

16. Birthdays • Bro. William Hardy February 7 • Christopher Freeman February 15 • Dinishia Morrow February 19 • Kathryn Hardy February 19 • Lacy Davis February 22 • Carla Davis February 28

17. 5:00 PM Bible Class • Youth training classes will meet today at 5:00 PM here at the building.

18. From the Pew to You Best Notes Katavia Upshaw

19. Meditation Scripture John 14:15-16 Welcometo our worship!20 February 2011Church of Christ Romans 16:16 … The Churches of Christ Greets You.

20. Scripture Reading John 3:1-5 Welcometo our worship!20 February 2011Church of Christ Romans 16:16 … The Churches of Christ Greets You.

21. John 3: 1-8 • 1There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: • 2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

22. John 3: 1-8 • 3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. • 4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

23. John 3: 1-8 • 5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. • 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. • 7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. • 8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

24. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • 1 Come Out • Coming Out (Why?) • 2 Come In • Coming In (How?) • 3 So He Can Come In You • His coming In You • Who?, When?, How?, Why?

25. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • 1 Come Out • Coming Out (Why?) • Nicodemus came to Jesus by night • John 8:12 (King James Version) • 12Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

26. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • 1 Come Out • Coming Out (Why?) • Nicodemus came to Jesus by night • Matt 10: 32  • 32Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

27. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • 1 Come Out • Coming Out (Why?) • John 12:42-43 (King James Version) • 42Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: • 43For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

28. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • 1 Come Out • Coming Out (Why?) • Galatians 1:10 (King James Version) • 10For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

29. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • 1 Come Out • Coming Out (Why?) • Galatians 1:10 (King James Version) • 10For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. • Acts 9

30. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • (Why?) • Phil 3:4- • 4Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: • 5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; • 6Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

31. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • (Why?) • Phil 3:4- • 7But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. • 8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, • 9And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

32. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • (Why?) • Galatians 1:13-17 (King James Version) • 13For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: • 14And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

33. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • (Why?) • Galatians 1:13-17 (King James Version) • 15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, • 16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood

34. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • If you want to please God then you are going to have to come out and come into the Kingdom of God, which is his Church, Matt 16:18-19, • This is why we must come out of man-made religion and come into that which follows the God inspired word. • Psalms 127:1 • Rev 18:4

35. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • If you want to please God then you are going to have to come out and come into the Kingdom of God, which is his Church, Matt 16:18-19, • This is why we must come out of man-made religion and come into that which follows the God inspired word. • Psalms 127:1 • Rev 18:4

36. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • Gen 1:3 “and God saw the light, that it was good.” • 10:God made dry land Earth and the sea and God saw that it was good • 12: God made seeds, grass, trees and vegetation and God saw that it was good • 15-18: God made the Sun, the Moon and the stars.. God saw that it was good • 20-21 God made the birds and fowls of the air… God saw that it was good • 24-25 God made the living creatures of beast and cattle… God saw that it was good • 26-27 God made man vs 31 God saw everything that he had made and behold it was very good.” • 2:18 And the Lord God said “it is not good that the man should be alone:

37. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • Matthew 3:17 • 17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

38. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • Matthew 3:17 • 17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

39. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • Acts 20:28  • 28Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

40. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • John 19:33-34 • 33But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: • 34But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

41. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • Isaiah 53:10 • 10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

42. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • Come out of a world of sinfulness and come into the kingdom of His Righteousness • Matt 6:33 • Come out of your selfishness and come into His Spirit of Unselfish Love • Matt 16:24

43. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • Come out of False doctoring and Religious traditions of men and come into the knowledge biblical truth. • John 8:32 • Come out of sinfulness and come into the sinless blood of Jesus. • I John 1:7 • Come out of darkness and into the marvelous light of Christ. • Col 1:13-14

44. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • How did Paul come out of darkness and come into marvelous light of Our Savior? • John 3:3-6 • Acts 22:16

45. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • Come out and come into Christ’s Body, the Church. • Col 1:18, • Eph 1:22  • How?  • Gal 3:26-27

46. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • Come out and come into Christ’s Body, the Church. • Col 1:18, • Eph 1:22  • How?  • Gal 3:26-27

47. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • Col 2:12 Buried with Him.. Operation of God • Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received … • Acts 2:47 the Lord added…

48. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • How does this spiritual activity in our lives happen? • John 3:5-8

49. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • John 3:5-8 (King James Version) • 5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. • 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

50. Come out and Come In So that He can Come In You. • John 3:5-8 (King James Version) • 7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. • 8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.