Westvue Church of Christ

1710 Mooresville Hwy.

Lewisburg, TN 37091

(931) 359-2571

www.westvue.org

Office e-mail: Westvue@tnweb.com

Elders Thomas Blalock

David Cook

Joe George

Tony Matthews

Deacons Ed Anderson

Tres Beasley

Mark Blalock

Brian Cook

Tony Cross

Danny Morgan

Ministers Rick Rolin

359-2571 (office)

Youth Minister

Mike Whitehead

Volume 48 March 27, 2016 No. 13

Nues & Vues

@Westvue

Church of Christ

If you are unable to serve, contact Danny Morgan or the elder on call immediately.

The week of March 27, 2016

Schedule of Services Sunday AM Worship - 9:00 Sunday Bible Classes - 10:15

Sunday PM Worship - 5:00 Wednesday Bible Classes - 6:30 pm Radio Program (WJJM) - 6:20 am daily

For the Month of March Serve Table - Trent Alexander, Frank Cook Serve Congregation - Ray Barnett, Peyton Brown, Cory Duvall, Ethan Courtemanche, Josh Harmon, John Paul Wilkerson Alternate - Marion Owen, Trent Cash Serve Table - Evening service Trent Alexander, Frank Cook Ushers - Brian Cook, John Paul Wilkerson, Samuel Childress Prepare Communion- (3/27) Nada & Anne Howes Nursery - (3/27) Dianne Jones, Hannah Jones Baptismal Assistants - Brian Cook, Jeannette Matthews Sound Control - Race Wilson (Sunday am), Josh Harmon (Sunday pm), Peyton Brown (Wed pm) Library Volunteer week of 3/27 Norma Rutherford (am), Conita Potts (pm), Sue Rolin (Wed.) Elder on Call Joe George Van Driver Randell Dodson

03/27 (Sun a.m.)

03/27 (Sun p.m.)

03/30 (Wed)

Song Leader

Tony Williams Tony Williams Samuel Childress

Opening Prayer

Trent Cash

Thomas Blalock

Frank

Musgrave

Reading

Phillip Reese

(Acts 17:30-31)

Barry

Thompson (John 5:12-14)

Frank

Musgrave (Ephesians

6:1-4)

Lesson

Rick Rolin

"Do We Need Another

Resurrection Sermon?"

Rick Rolin

“The Gospel of John (#9)”

Jim Bingham

Closing Prayer

Tom Hinton Race Wilson

Westvue Nues and Vues Rick Rolin, editor

A weekly publication of the church of Christ at Westvue

1710 Mooresville Hwy Lewisburg, TN 37091

Never Give Up!

The great Sir Winston Churchill, prime minister of Great Britain, who led Britain to victory in World War II, said, “Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to con-victions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” I love the words “never give in.” It is easy to give in and give up when the going is rough. However, as long as you have the hope that you will be successful, you will stay with it. I love college basketball, and this time of year is called “March Madness”- the NCAA college basketball playoffs. It is every college basketball fan's dream, es-pecially the first weekend of the 68-team championship playoff games. The games are on several television channels, and you can watch basketball to your heart’s content. This past Sunday evening the Texas A&M Aggies were playing against the Northern Iowa Panthers. The Aggies were trailing by 12 with 44 seconds left in regu-lation. (I thought the game was over and was ready to change the channel!) But the Aggies made the biggest come back in NCAA championship history. They scored twelve points to tie the game in regulation. They went on to win the game in double overtime. I felt sad for the Northern Iowa players, but the Aggies refused to give up when all seemed lost. It was an incredible basketball game with a fantastic finish, proving the old adage, “It ain’t over ‘till it’s over.” I have heard it said and I believe that sports competition in many ways can mirror life. We must believe that no matter how bad the situation appears, it ain’t over ‘till it’s over.” This should be true especially for the believer, because we have more than hope in ourselves. We have the Lord’s promise that He is with us and will find a way to help us. “Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary” (Galatians 6:9). Perhaps, the easiest thing to do is to give up when the going is tough and the odds are against you! I have known Christians who attended church faithfully only to eventually give up. The writer of Hebrews was writing to encourage Christians who Continued inside . . .

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please keep these dates in mind

as you plan for your family events:

March 25 - April 1

Marshall Co. Schools Spring Break

April 17 - Friends & Family Day

April 8-10 - Spring Retreat

May 1 - Senior Night

June 12-17 - Illinois Day Camp

June 26-29 - Family Bible School

Family Bible School

(FBS) Dates: June 26-29 6:30—8:30

Theme: Off the Beaten Path - - Encounters with Jesus

We Need LOTS of help this year;

please sign up at the main bulletin board.

YOUTH NEWS REMEMBER ME IN PRAYER (CARE Line - 359-9589 after 3:00 p.m.)

□Kenneth & Patricia Hillard Continue to keep Kenneth & Patricia in your prayers as Kenneth battles liver disease. □Doug & Karen Martin. Doug is undergoing tests at UTSW Hospital in Dallas. Cards may be sent to #6 Michael Drive, Rockwall, TX 75032. □Dan Courtemanche is in Vanderbilt Medical Center. He is undergoing tests. □Don Cash (father of Trent Cash) is doing well after undergoing a procedure to put in two stents. □Irene Funkhouser (mother of Mary Love) is experiencing health problems. □Ruth Harrell Hargrove (step-mother of Angie Cross, sister-in-law of Jeannette Matthews and aunt of Joyce Crigger) will undergo surgery for ovarian cancer Wednesday, March 30 at St. Thomas West. □Codie Hickman (brother of Wyatt Hickman) suffered a seizure last week. Wyatt asks that we keep his brother in our prayers. □Lillian Hollandsworth (9 year old cousin of Leanne Hammons) is staying in the Ronald McDonald House in Atlanta. She is doing well and is continuing her rehab as an outpatient. □Maggie Hollandsworth (4 year old cousin of Leanne Hammons) remains in ICU in Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Maggie is recovering from surgery to repair her spinal cord. Cards may be sent to Lillian and Maggie % Nelson & Janet Hollandsworth, 203 Lexington Dr., Smyrna, TN 37167. □Tyler Moorehead (a junior at MCHS, son of Hugh and Salina Moorehead, friend of many in the congregation) is taking chemo treatments for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. □Betty Ann Ogilvie (friend of Connie Beatty and many others in the congregation) is home and doing well after undergoing surgery Monday. □Raylin Ward (2 years of age, cousin of Teresa Howse) is continuing to take chemo treatments for liver cancer. Cards may be sent to Raylin Ward 202-26th Street; West Tifton, GA 31794.

BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARIES

AREA & FAMILY EVENTS

Additional Prayer List NHC-Lewisburg (Merihil): Evelyn Clift, Nancy Derryberry, Sue Dockery, Virginia Holbert, Delia Osborne, Doris Webb, Clarice Wales, Barbara Elise Murphy NHC-Oakwood: Faye Tucker, Claudie Smith Village Manor: Edna Cheek, Penny Gipson Members and Family & Friends: Alton Baugher, Ed & Donna Campbell, James Carpenter, Richard Cashion, Billy & Barbara Chunn, Virginia Corbin, Dan Courtemanche, Carolyn Curtis, Penny Gipson, April Haislip, Kenneth & Patricia Hillard, Virginia Holbert, Sue James, Doug Martin, Valton Martin, Dot Parsons, Dorlene Sargent, Don Smith, Doris Webb, Pam Williams, Bobby Winsett, Brandon Bradley, Don Cash, John Francis, Ruth Hargrove, Jane Keith, Phillip & Michelle King, Polly Middleton, Eugene Parsons, Willard Pyles, Bill Simons, Harvey Victory, Lela Victory, Service Personnel: John Chunn, Chris Haley, Robert King, Grant Pinkston, Josh Reese, Juan Ramirez, Travis Shaddy, Andrew Smith, Chris Tarte

3-29 Angie Bass, David Cook, Race Wilson Noah Ragsdale, David Cochran, Jaycee Rich 3-30 Will Beasley 3-31 Anita Perryman 4-01 Dianne Jones, Barry Holbert, Della Rudd (83) 4-02 Hannah Cross 4-03 Tom Hinton (82)

3/25 Office closed 3/25 Grief Support Meeting and Potluck 3/25-4/1 Marshall County Schools - Spring Break 4/2 *Ladies Day at Rocky Point Church of Christ 4/3 Visitation Team 4 (Roy Huey) 4/5 Tuesday Ladies Bible Class 10:00 a.m. 4/8-4/10 Spring Retreat at T.A.G. 4/9 *Ladies Day at Farmington 4/10 NHC-Lewisburg (Merihil) Service 10:30 a.m. 4/12 Tuesday Ladies Bible Class 10:00 a.m. 4/17 Westvue Friends & Family Day 417 Haiti School Funds Due *Information is posted on the bulletin board.

Grief Support Meeting and Potluck

Friday, March 25, at 6:00 p.m. in the Service Com-plex. Ron Kleine will be this month’s guest speaker. Everyone is invited to attend this potluck meeting, especially those who have suffered the loss of a loved one.

Record March 13, 16

AM - 276, SS - 180, PM - 153, Wed. - 143 Contribution - $5,208

Budget- $4,500

Continued from inside . . .

were on the verge of giving up as Christians. He said to them, “For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised” (Hebrews 10:36). You should take the time read Hebrews 12:1-3. When I think about the earthly struggles that individual Christians must deal with in order to be victorious, I also think about the struggles that local churches face. It is a fact that local congregations that make up the brotherhood of churches of Christ are having to deal with uncertain times. Local church-es struggling to maintain good attendance numbers can become places of discouragement. Once discour-aged, some Christians can become hard and judgmen-tal or just give in to their discouragement. Christians and local churches must be constantly reminded that the Lord is bigger than all the mountains standing before us (Matthew 21:21). Why should we give up or even be discouraged considering all the Lord can do for us? Remember, the Lord was able to take a smooth stone and David, a man after His heart, and bring down a giant (I Samuel 16-17). He was able to bring down the wall of Jericho (Joshua 6:1-27). He was able to part the Red Sea so to rescue His people and destroy their enemy (Exodus 14). Therefore, the key is never, never, never, never, giving up on doing what is right before God, whether it is an individual Christian or a local church. We must have the faith to believe that with God’s help we will eventually experience the victory. “The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory belongs to the Lord” (Proverbs 21:31).

Rick

The Tuesday Ladies Bible Class will not meet March 30. The class will resume April 5, 2016.

Sympathy- We extend our sympathy to the family of Charles Van Hooser (uncle of Kenneth Hillard.) His funeral service was conducted Sunday at London Funeral Home.

Thank You - You have received thank you cards from Della Rudd, and Steve & Lisa Uselton and fam-ily. These cards are posted on the bulletin board. Please take a moment to read these cards.

Happy Birthday to…

3/29 Jaycee Rich (4) 3/29 Noah Ragsdale (10) 3/30 Will Beasley (9)

Upcoming Events

3/30 Sonic Run 4/10 Area-wide @ Cornersville 4/17 Friends and Family Day

Our annual Spring Retreat for

Grades 4-12 is Apr. 8-10. Money is DUE Sun., April 3. Retreat counselor meeting

Sun., April 3.

Illinois Day Camp

is June 13-16. Sign up on the Youth Board.

Singing in the Steeple +

Snacks is Sun. 3/27 after evening ser-vices. Sign up at the Youth Board for food

and drinks!

We will make a Sonic Run for ice cream after Wednesday night services on

March 30th.

High School Seniors

Pictures for slideshow are due Sunday April 3rd. Senior night is Sunday May 1st.

Record March 20, 16

AM - 258, SS - 166, PM - 135, Wed. - 151 Contribution - $4,337

Budget- $4,500

Friends & Family Day

Sunday, April 17

Mark your calendars for

our

Friends and Family

Day.

This day is a great opportunity

for us to invite those who are

dear to us to come and spend

the day with us in the house of the

Lord. In addition, it is an opportunity

for us to invite those in this community to attend as

our guests. Post card invitations and fliers

are on the tables in the foyer.