Barrier’s Blog LONG TERM ILLNESSES

Robert & Debra Allen 1914 Manchester Ave SW Decatur, AL 35603

Tom & Janet Brown 1018 Nance Ford Rd SW

Kenneth & Gail Conner 224 Airport Rd SW

Terry Easterly 162 Gum Springs Cut-Off

Marie Harding 501 Cedar St NW

Marie Harwell 393 Cherry St. NW

Vera Hayes 660 Vaughn Bridge Rd NW Enjoys visits 9--11a or after 3 pm Monday--Thurday

Ed & Willie Monroe 1101 Beverly St NE

John & Betty Owens 2402 Deere Rd, Decatur 35603

Shirley Powell 3159 Huckaby Bridge Rd SW

Tim Tanksley 455 E Parker Rd

Dene Walls 1809 Walls Lane NE

Maxine Woods 1405 Edgewood Dr NW

Nancy Gillette Premier Assisted Living 155 Butter & Egg Road Columbiana, AL 35051

Remember these that are struggling: Adam Parker Mikie Slaten

Faye Greenhill Laura Wilson C. G. Griffith

Vickie Speegle David & Angela Hargrove

Call or Send a card this week!

PLEASE Call the office or email: dreid@hartsellechurch.org with sick list,

announcements/updates. Everyone does not see Facebook posts!

PRAY FOR OUR SICK

Surgery Scheduled Julia Hines-outpatient shoulder surgery today, Wednesday, Sept 4

Todd Barrier-skin cancer, Sept. 12 Ike Slaten-wisdom teeth Sept. 12

Updates

Ronnie McGill is in Decatur Morgan Hospital, Rm 305, with pneumonia

Delores Gilchrist, The Terrace, Rm #309, 200 Terrace Lane, Decatur, 35603

Maudie requests prayers for Billy Engle. Gene Parker leaves The Sanctuary to-morrow afternoon and will be living with Jan & Jeff. Visitors are welcome.

We are happy Donna Glenn and Joyce Breeding are able to be back with us!

Prayer Requests: Alton Baley, Bradley Phillips’ uncle, has prostate cancer, no treatment

Kathy Slaton, friend of Randy & Carolyn Jacobs, battling cancer

Tommy Tapscott, Leslie Martin’s dad, in very ill in ICU near Tuscaloosa

Chris Warren testing for possible cancer

Nathan Barnett-Amanda Appleton’s brother, in Shepherd’s Rehab in Atlanta

Remember: Robert & Debra Allen Terry Easterly Dene Walls

Dianne Thompson Jane Walker

Isaac Williams Saylor Wiley

Bear Cottingham Tim Milon

Peggy & Jimmy Russell

Hesta Gurney requests cards for Carol Parsons,1798 Cornhill Rd. NE, Hartselle. Her grandson, Zac Owens, killed himself.

There is a beautiful worship song most of you that are reading this probably know. It is called “How Deep The Father’s Love”, it’s one of my favorite songs to sing during worship. It reminds us of the great love God has for us, and what Jesus went through for us. Let’s look at how deep God’s love for us is through what Jesus did for us.

How vast: God’s love for us is so vast that He created the world for us to live in (Genesis 1) and made a way for us to live with Him in eternity when our time here is gone (John 3:16).

How painful: The pain and suffering Jesus went through and what God went through allowing it was unimaginable pain. Jesus was decimated physically (but not broken), but His love pushed Him through, even though this kind of sacrificial love was painful.

How necessary: Without God’s love and free gift to us we could NOT have eternal life. We cannot earn it on our own, it could only be given to us. It was ONLY Jesus that could take our sins away (Hebrews 10:4)

How grateful (we should be): How often do we think about the vast-ness of God’s love, the pain it took for Jesus to give His life for us, or how without that act of love we would be lost? Do we thank God by showing Him how much we love Him? He says if you love me keep my commandments. It seems like such a small thing to ask when we understand how deep His love truly is.

Don’t forget to come and shop at our yard sale Saturday from 7-1 @ 311 Woodfield street, thanks for your support!

We look forward to seeing you Sunday!

In Him, Todd

September 8 Area Wide

September 22 Game Night

September 25 Service Project

HYG/Kids September 13 Lock-in @ building 6p-12a

Adults, remember the SPIRITUAL WARFARE Bible Classes each Sunday at 5p during Sept, Oct and Nov. Choose from three class settings with three teachers rotating each month.

Don’t Forget our Shut-Ins

♥ Columbia Cottage (1109 Sparkman St NW) Ruth Balcom #22 Nadine Callaway #32 Betty Martin #8 Nina Thompson #7

♥ Summerford Nursing Home (4087 Hwy 31SW, Falkville, 35622) Ruth Teague #102 Betty Braun #104 Hazel Tanksley #201 Darlene Williams #102 Ronnie McGill # 3A

♥ Falkville Health Care (103rd St W, Falkville, 35622) Movlyn Roberson #125A

Next Wednesday, Sept 11, come a enjoy a fellowship spaghetti dinner, 5:45 to 6:30p before Bible Study in the Fellowship Area. Please bring drinks and desserts.

HYG is having a yard sale this Saturday, September 7 at Todd & Jonna’s home to raise funds for next year’s Orlando Mission.

M & M will be Monday night September 16. Dinner will begin at 6:05. Ministry cards will be available Sunday.

We still have Sunday openings to prepare and clean up Communion Trays one week during Oct, Nov and Dec. Please sign the list in the Commons to volunteer.

If you want to have your photo included in our directory, please plan on doing that on Super Sunday, September 29. We want to update with new member photos, photos to include new family members or any other updates!

A close friend of Bro Dwight Conway, Hal McAnally, a self-employed painter, suffered a very serious face and eye injury when he was

struck by a rock thrown from a lawnmower. Sadly, being self-employed he has no insurance and is unable to have much-needed surgery. If anyone would like to help financially please see one of the Elders or Staff and they’ll ensure that your

donation will help fund his surgery. In addition, donations can be made at any Branch of the Redstone Federal Credit Union as well in the name of Hal McAnally.”

Dear Church Family, Thank you so very much for the prayers, visits, calls, texts, food and Facebook posts during my recent surgery and recovery. It’s in my time of need that I need you most and you always come through.

In Christian love, Donna Glenn To My Church Family, Many thanks for your prayers, the food, cards and calls I received concerning my pacemaker and recovery. I love you all! Joyce Breeding

Pray for our family members, friends and neighbors

suffering spiritually, physically & mentally.

Hartselle Depot Days - September 21 Need Smiling Faces to work our booth!!

Sign List in the Commons Area See Mark Reynolds

Ministers

Phillip Hines Todd Barrier Frank Thornton

Elders

Talmage Reynolds Darrell Sims Alan Walker Phillip Hines

Deacons

Phillip Binkley Charles Crawford Tony Ford

Scott Forsythe Bobby Fox Kerry Hamlett

Jeff Harris Lee Hobbs Ed Monroe

Gene Parker Tony Parker Matt Reynolds

Mark Reynolds Mike Runager B. C. Smith

Jimmy Summerford Tim Tanksley Don Wear

Cooper Wigginton

Office

Dianne Thompson Jerrie Swann

Sunday Bible Study 9:30a Worship AM 10:30a

PM 6:00p

Attended Nursery Children’s Bible Hour Pew Packers 5:45p

Wednesday Fellowship 5:30p Bible Study 7:00p

E-mail Us dreid@hartsellechurch.org

Call Us (256) 773-6124

Like Us facebook.com/hartsellecoc Hartsellecoc.org

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A P u b l i c a t i o n o f H a r t s e l l e C h u r c h o f C h r i s t

Columbia Cottage Service

4th Sunday 1:30—2:00 pm

Contact: Kerry Hamlett

Phone No: 256-566-5001

700 Sparkman St SW PO Box 741 Hartselle, AL 35640 256.773.6124

The Most Difficult Tongue Twister

According to The Guinness Book of World Records, the

toughest tongue twister is 'The sixth sick sheik's sixth

sheep's sick'. However, researchers from the Massachusetts

Institute of Technology claim there could be an even tough-

er one. Dr. Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel and her team assert

that 'pad kid poured curd pulled cold' is the toughest

tongue twister that has ever been created. They said it is so

difficult, that when people were asked to repeat it rapidly

ten times, they became so tongue-tied that they stopped

speaking altogether!

As to which one of these two is the toughest tongue twist-

er, you can make that decision. But these two phrases are

not the hardest ones to say. It has been my experience that

there are at least three other phrases people have greater

trouble uttering. These are: “I’m Sorry,” “I’m wrong,” and

“Please forgive me.” Why is it so hard to admit wrong in

our lives, to acknowledge the hurt we’ve caused others or

to humbly beseech another to forgive that wrong and hurt?

Why is it we would rather a problem grow, love die and

troubled relationships become irreconcilable, than look

another in the eye and say “I’m sorry” for an ill-spoken word

or wounding action? You know the answer as well as I –

It’s the villain called “Pride” that keeps a lock upon the heart

so that the words of remorse cannot flow from the tongue!

(Proverbs 16:18; 29:23)

Phillip

Vol. 19 ● No. 35 September 4, 2019

Weekly Budget: $13,500.00

We Contributed: $12,773.28

Happy Birthday Sept 5 Peggy Owens Sept 6 Emily Curtis Rachel Sims Sept 8 Barbara Owens Debra Slagle Sept 9 Katie Howard Sept 10 Olivia Curtis Harry Fuller Sept 11 Charles Crawford Happy Anniversary Sept 9 Katie & Reynolds Howard Sept 11 Laura & Bryon Veal

11 Spaghetti Supper

13 HYG/kids Lock-in

16 M & M

21 Depot Days

29 SUPER SUNDAY

30 100 Year Planning Meeting

We are still taking items for hurricane victims. Please bring something!

Livestreaming of Sunday Worship Services

DAILY BIBLE READING GOAL: Read my Bible Each Day!

Plan # 1: Bible Reading Schedule by Todd Clippard You can begin reading the Bible daily at any time during the year. If you miss a day, simply pick up where you left off. This schedule you will have read the entire Old Testament one time and the entire New Testament four times.

Day 246 – Proverbs 28-29, 2 Cor 11-13 Day 247 – Proverbs 30-31, Galatians 1-3 Day 248 – Ecclesiastes 1-3, Galatians 4-6 Day 249 – Ecclesiastes 4-7, Ephesians 1-3 Day 250 – Ecclesiastes 8-12, Ephesians 4-6 Day 251 – Song of Solomon 1-3, Philippians Day 252 – Song of Solomon 4-6, Colossians

Plan # 2 Bible Reading Plan by Dan Winkler: A chapter each weekday can help make a “new you” this year. 259 Chapters in New Testament.

Plan # 3 Printed on Monthly B & A Calendars

Worship: 10 am Attended Nursery & Children’s Bible Hour (Ages 2-5)

Bible Classes for All Ages: 5 pm Closing Assembly: 5:45 pm

Ministers

Phillip Hines Todd Barrier Frank Thornton

Elders

Talmage Reynolds Darrell Sims Alan Walker

Phillip Hines Lee Hobbs

Deacons

Phillip Binkley Tim Brown Charles Crawford

Tony Ford Scott Forsythe Bobby Fox

Harry Fuller Kerry Hamlett Jeff Harris

Ed Monroe Gene Parker Tony Parker

Bradley Phillips Jim Reeder Matt Reynolds

Mark Reynolds Mike Runager B. C. Smith

Jimmy Summerford Tim Tanksley Terry Thompson

Don Wear Cooper Wigginton

Office Dianne Thompson Jerrie Swann

SUNDAYS

10 AM

Worship

& 5 PM Bible Classes

Wednesdays

7pm Bible Study

PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY

Wes Parker

Sean Nowak

Mitchell Swann

Our next Super Sunday will be September 29th

Start planning now and inviting people for a SUPER Day of Worship