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ALDRIDGE ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST
Kingdom Courier
Volume 4 Issue 37 September 12, 2010
Aldridge Road Church Meets for Bible Study: 9:30 AM, Sun. Morn, Worship: 10:30 AM,
Sun. Eve. Worship: 5:00 PM Sun.; Wed. Bible Study: 7:00 PM,
326 Aldridge Rd., Pearcy, AR ~~~ Office: 501-760-2884 ~~~ Contact: 501-627-2453
website: www.churchofchristspa.com
Peace Beyond Our Understanding
Via PCC Web Daily Devotional; Saturday September 11, 2010 by Iris Ford
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Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
Philippians 4:7 - Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can
understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. (NLT)
In this post-accident period of my life, I am far more nervous than I used to be. When I see a truck passing by, I cringe, especially when it is black! When I hear a vehicle coming up beside me on the street, I sense it, and there is a horror inside. What should I do? Take counselling? Keep on praying for release?
This is an area in my life that needs much work, so I pray and pray, and try to organize my day so that I am less stressed. Yes, I am an organizing type of person, so my mind works and works on the problem. Is the inner peace described in today's Scripture beyond the capacity of the mind to understand?
Philippians 4:6-7 - Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. (NLT)
The "then" word catches my attention. Peace comes after the following is done: don't worry about anything, pray and tell God about everything, and give thanks. It's the last suggestion I have trouble with. How do I thank God for everything He has done when a truck hits me?
Being thankful for a terrible situation or problem is difficult, to say the least, but that is exactly what we must do. Then Christ's awesome peace is ours. A thankful heart opens our minds to the healing of the soul and to the peace of God within. I need to thank the Lord for the accident and the amazing truth that He kept me safe through it. So many people have said to me, "It's a wonder you weren't killed." I must still have something to do for the Lord. Yes, I am thankful, and yes, there is much to do for the Lord. I let go and open up to the Lord's healing, loving Spirit in me. A quiet balm fills my soul.
Prayer: Lord, thank You for the gift of Your peace, a peace that goes way beyond what our minds can understand. We thank You today for that which has so troubled us, and we let it go into Your hands, with trust and love. We also thank You for Your presence with us through all the suffering in this earthly life. In addition, Lord, we pray for our friends and family members who are struggling to understand what is happening to them; may they also open to Your peace. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12th ~ PRIVILEGED TO SERVE:
SONG LEADER _____ AM - Martin Harrison PM - Martin Harrison
OPENING PRAYER _ AM - Bill Reiss PM - Ed Coffman
SCRIPTURE READING ~ AM - Assigned by Jason Haywood
LORD'S TABLE__ Bread _________ AM/PM - Craig Grisham
__Fruit of the Vine_ AM/PM - Joe Espenschied
PREACHING ____________________ AM/PM -- Tony Essner
CONTRIBUTION _________________ AM/PM - Craig Grisham
ANNOUNCEMENTS ______________ AM/PM - Tyler Baker
CLOSING PRAYER___AM - Martin Harrison PM - Bill Hunter
Wednesday (15th) Closing Prayer: Ed Kostelaz
Building Maintenance and
Preparation of Communion Trays
Martin & Vickie Harrison
September 5th - September 18th
SEPTEMBER ASSIGNMENTS:
Baptismal Assistants ____ Craig & Charlotte Grisham
Flowers and Food ______ Bill & Mary Jane Hunter
Meet and Greet ________ Tony & Jeannie Essner
Nursery Attendant_12th___Tammy Hines
_19th____Neva Tharp
_26th____Kaci Baker
Please make every effort to attend the Sunday morning Adult Bible Class led by Tony Essner who is directing attention to a series of lessons from Love More, Sin Less by Aubrey Johnson that examines the relationship Biblical love plays in our war against sin.
If you have requests for contacts or visitations, place them
in outreach minister Ed Coffman's box located in the foyer.
Susie McConnell thanks everyone for the cards and calls that she received recently in concern and sympathy over the loss of her younger brother Jack Cooper of Poteau, OK who passed away after a long illness.
Upcoming Special Events
for September:
13th Gary Pope ~ Birthday
15th Alysha Hutson ~ Birthday
16th Joe Espenschied ~ Birthday
17th Genevia Partain ~ Birthday
19th Ed & Cami Kostelaz ~ Anniversary
23rd Bill Reiss ~ Birthday
26th Noon Potluck
26th Men's Meeting following Potluck
26th Fourth Sunday Congregational Singing
27th Shelly Magness ~ Birthday
30th Ed Kostelaz ~ Birthday
All the women are invited for an evening of food and fellowship on Tuesday Sept. 14th at the Dixie Café, The dinner will be at 6:30 PM, Need more info? Contact Tammy Hines.
Please pray for Tammy's parents James and Nona Moore who have some health issues of concern.
Shelly & Caroline Magness are hosting September's Senior Seekers' get-together at Ryan's (on Central across from the Hot Springs Mall) on Thursday September 16th at 11:3o AM.
Lunch for seniors will cost $4.99 + the cost of drink and tax. Come to the backroom, join in the occasion, and enjoy the food and fellowship with the seniors of Aldridge Rd. church.
"...The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much." (James 5:16 NASB)
Please pray for:
Alford, Jim: friend of Dan Smith; cancer
Anthony, Halea: business associate of Tammy Hines; able to work, but still has serious health issues with her legs
Avala, Pam: aunt to Melissa Partain; health issues
Broadwell, Janet: health issues; cancer
Buckley, Buck: father of Brian Buckley (church webmaster); cancer
Cheatam, Ann: friend of Tammy Hines; difficult cardiac procedure
Cooper, Sharon: business associate of Tony Essner; cancer
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: recovery and cleanup of the Gulf and those that are horrifically affected by the ill-effects of this environmental and economic disaster
Diggs, Terry: friend of Dan Smith; Hot Springs attorney; resides in Bonnerdale; afflicted with prostate cancer
Dunn, Mary: senior member; complex health issues
Espenschied, Tabetha: health issues
Essner, Tony & Jeannie: recovery from injuries suffered in a car crash
Government Officials: 1 Timothy 2:1-3
Hines, Tammy: encouragement
Hull, Kay: sister of Sue Wisener; stroke
Hunter, Bill: recovering from prostatectomy
Jenson, John T. : cousin of Buddy & Carolyn Partain and Susie McConnell; serving in war-torn Afghanistan
Jordan, Brenda: chronic illness
Kostelaz, Cami: health issues; Cami's grandmother: recovery from hip replacement
Kostelaz, Ed: anticipated knee surgery
Long, Dwight: recovering from partial hip replacement
Magness, Shelly: chronic issues with hip replacement
Mitchell, Leona: mother of Vickie Walters; health issues
McConnell, Susie: loss of Susie's younger brotherJack Cooper; sympathy and encouragement for the family
Moore, James & Nona: parents of Tammy Hines; health issues of concern
Morris, Thearlene "TK": friend of Buddy & Carolyn Partain; cancer treatment
Nichols, Annika: 6-year-old niece of Lindsey Leavitt's Heber Springs neighbor; leukemia; treatment at ACH
Pam: aunt to Kaci Baker; health issues
Partain, Buddy: vision issues; treatment
Partain, Genevia: health issues; encouragement
Richardson, Jerry: health issues
Roper, Jordan: son of Dr. Roper; has received kidney transplant and doing well, but still needs our prayers
Spencer, Don: recovering from job -related injury
Stainback, Mitchell: father of Tammy Hines' friend Janet; health issues, esp. heart trouble; hospitalized
Stevens, Kim: friend of Mary Lynn Terry; cancer and its related issues
Tarr, Bela: friend of Dan Smith
U. S. Service Personnel: out of harm's way abroad and their safe return home
Woodall, Mike: cousin of Dan Smith; Mike's wife Lou: afflicted by leukemia
Worldwide Victims: of devastating and catastrophic events
Yick, Pat: afflicted by uterine cancer; wife of Bill Yick, preacher for Crystal Springs church; requested by Nona Long
"With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view,
be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints," (Ephesians 6:18 NASB)
Bible Quotes In Support of Stewardship (Part 1 of 6)
God Created the Earth and All of Nature in it
Psalms 104:25,30. In wisdom you made them all, the earth is full of yourcreatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number - living things both large and small... When you send your Spirit, they are created and you renew the earth.
John 1:3. Through him all things were made: without him nothing was made that has been made.
Colossians 1:16-17. All things were created by him and for him. He is before all things and in him all things hold together.
God has a Relationship with All of His Creation
Psalm 96:10-13. The Lord reigns... Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad, let the seas resound and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy, they will sing before the Lord for he comes, he comes to judge the earth.
Isaiah 43:20-21. The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the desert and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
Deut. 32:1-2. Listen, Oh heavens, and I will speak, hear, Oh earth, the words of my mouth. Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.
Job 37:14-18. Listen to this, Job. Stop and consider God's wonders. Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash? Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Psalms 104:25, 27. Animals, both small and great.. they all wait for thee to give them their food in due season.
Matt 6:26. Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns and yet your heavenly father feeds them. And are you not worth much more than they?
WELCOME
Whether you are new in town, seeking a new church home, or just passing through,
we're glad you are visiting with us. So that we may have a record of your visit, please
fill out a visitor's card that will be picked up by one of our young men during the service.
Come back soon and allow us to become better acquainted with you.
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