MARCH 15, 2020 | VOLUME 53 | ISSUE 8

Church of Christ deer park

Lori Bailey; Whitney Brummett; Bernice Reed’s son-in-law-Richard Cardenas; Sher-

ry Chance; Tim Culp’s father-Danny Culp; Erin Burke’s friend-Lisa Cunningham;

Gracie Flanagan’s Grandmother-Nellie Dela Serna; GiGi Blount friend, Jayne Fer-

nandez; Foree Grove; Ron Hudoba; sister-in-law of Peggy Burke-Brenda Rowan;

Gerald Starns; friend of Diana Mayhew-Kimberly Stokes; friend of Nancy Branstet-

ter-Paul Stuckey; friend & coworker of the Burke’s & Stokes-Sandra Watkins.

Battling Cancer

Eileen Adair, Joy Arey, Gerald Barton, Donna Bomfalk, friend of Erin Burke,

Nancy & Gina Branstetter, Richard Blount & Parents, Carole Broyles, Tommy

Carpenter, Terry Casey, Marcey Croker, Sherry Culp, Bob Dreher, Lorrie Eig-

nus, Betty Flowers, Amanda & Lisa Fowler, Louise Friday, Deavyn Gordon, Tim

Gore, Dale Guillory, Harley Hammond, Nalin Hayter, Lanny Henrichson, Chris-

tine Jennings, Billie Johnson, Steven Jones, Janet Kervin, LIVEBEYOND, Gerry

Lynn, Alvin Marrero, James Massey, Mary Miller, Brook Morrow, Raymond

Mysinger, Frank Pigors, Jadynn Pollard, Calvin Porter, Bernice Reed, Brandon

Reed, Larry Renfrow & Family, Mike Ritter, Joyce Rogers, Bobby Rowan, Curtis

Salter, Stephen Smith, Christopher Thomas, Jim & Linda Thomason, Lara Tuck-

er, Karl Vinson, Bruce Williams

Mary Miller had an injection in her hip 3/10 and is recovering, Jim Thomason restarts therapy 3/15, Tammy Adair’s shoulder/neck, Foree Grove good news, resting from chemo until May, feeling much better, some places are gone and others are back to where they were 3 years ago, Gerald Starns starts radiation 3/9 for 4 treatments, finishing 3/12; Kourtney Green made it home safely; Ray-mond Mysinger is back in San Jacinto Manor Room 29; Billy Johnson is mov-ing back in with her daughter; Jessica Willis awaiting birth of her baby boy; Friends of Audrey Cable, Madison Vaughn who suffered ruptured appendix & Avery Brasher who suffered the passing of kidney stones, Audrey Cable, as her ankle continues to heal, Addie Cable pulled her hamstring high in her hip. Praying for quick recovery for all these young ladies! Minister Search, Love Fel-lowman, Deny Self & not be Mere Human, Love Church, Our Child of Prayer Program, Our Building Program, Prayer Tent Ministry, Our Nation & President be

guided by God, Pray Without Ceasing for Each Other

Prayer Needs & Requests

Continual Prayers

The next characteristic of spirituality that Paul lists in Galatians 5:22 is peace. A lack of peace is a sure sign that the flesh is winning the battle. Some of the characteristics of the flesh are the antithesis of peace.

“Now the deeds of the flesh are . . . enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions . . . (Gal 5:19-20)”

A fleshly person would have a difficult, if not impossible, task of restoring one in a spirit of gentle-ness, especially when he is prone to disputes and strife. We are to pursue peace with all men. Peace is not limited to the mere absence of strife. In both Greek (eirene) and Hebrew (shalom), peace can mean wholeness and well being.

So to “pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another (Rom 14:19)” is proactive.

It is quite a different thing to merely not stir up strife that it is to actively seek a brother’s well-being. For instance, Jesus taught,

"You have heard that the ancients were told, 'You shall not commit murder' . . . But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty . . . Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering (Matt 5:21-24).”

You Who Are Spiritual (Part 4) By John D Telgren

You Who Are Spiritual (Part 4)…..Continued on p2

Susan Williams Mar 20

Here, Jesus is teaching us to be proactive. Instead of merely not committing murder, he says to seek out the ones who have something against you and try to work it out. According to this pas-sage, merely being angry or insulting your brother is a sin, and we need to pursue wholeness in our relationships when they have been injured in this way.

Jesus is the supreme example of a peaceful one who reconciled sinners to himself. Even though “we were by nature children of wrath (Eph 2:3),” the Prince of Peace came and made peace with us. Unlike many previous violent visitations of God to his sinful people, Jesus came as the Lamb of God to make peace. Jesus did not come with guns blazing when he ate with sinners and tax col-lectors. He was the great physician who came to heal our relationship with God.

Jesus is the perfect example of what it means to have the spiritual quality of peace when we who are spiritual restore the erring in spirit of gentleness.

Weekly Bible Reading

Mar 15 - Mar 21

Sunday 15 am Deut 26-27

pm Mark 15:1-26

Monday 16 am Deut 28

pm Mark 15:27-47

Tuesday 17 am Deut 29-30

pm Mark 16

Wednesday 18 am Deut 31-32

pm Luke 1:1-23

Thursday 19 pm Deut 33-34

pm Luke 1:24-56

Friday 20 am Joshua 1-3

pm Luke 1:57-80

Saturday 21 am Joshua 4-6

pm Luke 2:1-24

COMMUNION PREP & GREETER

CALENDAR for 2020 is

Posted at Front Door

Sign Up or let Billy O’Bannon

know If you can help

You Who Are Spiritual (Part 4)…..Cont’d from p1 COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES

NEXT PRAYER TENT

April 18th

(Usually 3rd Saturday of the Month)

9:30am - 12:30pm

Meet at the Tent

At CVS parking lot, Center and Pasadena Blvd

THE WHEELHOUSE MEAL

March 28th

10:00 am at Wheelhouse

Let Richard Blount know if you can

pitch in and help.

(blountrichard@yahoo.com)

Last week I got to watch some baseball and it re-minded me of all the great times that I got to coach in the past. One team that I coached was a girls T-ball team. It was a fun year, teaching the game to many girls that had never played before. If parents want their kids to play baseball and want to get them going at an early age, they will start them with T-ball. T-ball places the ball on a tee and has minimal rules, it’s all about falling in love with the game of baseball. It is for kids generally under the age of six and it teaches them the basic elements of baseball of hitting, running and catching the ball. That’s because, at that age, kids cannot understand all the many rules of baseball. Some of us adults have a hard time with them, from time to time! T-ball allows children to learn until they can comprehend the full experience of the game. This made me think, this is similar to how God has dealt with His people over time. He first gave the people the law in the old testament in order to prepare them for what would later come

through Jesus Christ.

Galatians 3:23-28

But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. Therefore, the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is nei-

ther male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

We may ask why God didn’t just start with Jesus and the gospel, right after Adam and Eve in the garden, but the truth of the matter is that His people were not ready for it. But now, all has been revealed and we are blessed today to have the full gospel revealed to us. But our Father has brought us up as a

people until we were ready. Have a great week. Todd

From Our Youth Minister —

T-Ball

-TRUCK ROUTE- April 27-May 1, 2020

Supplies Requested:

PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY (Variety)

CHILD OF PRAYER

PROGRAM

Our Kids need Prayer Partners. If you

want to participate in this wonderful

year round prayer effort for our chil-

dren, see Todd Trusty and get the

sheet for one of our Youth.

Scheduled Nursery Workers

3/15 Jamie Cox

3/22 Shannon Burke

3/28 Gloria O’Bannon

4/5 Rena’ Cable

If you are unable to be here on your scheduled date,

please get someone to take your place and let the

church office know.

Thank You!

Registration due 1/26/20

Fee: $35 & Hotel $115

Small Group Schedule

March 22—TBD

April 12—TBD

April 26—TBD

April 10-11th

CAMP BANDINA

July 12th— 18th

Theme: THIS LIFE

Registration Information Coming Soon

CHURCH OF CHRIST DEER PARK

P.O. Box 636

Deer Park, TX 77536

Church of Christ Deer Park

Invites you to

Sunday Mornings:

Donut & Coffee Fellowship 9:00 AM

Bible Class 9:30 AM

Morning Worship 10:30 AM

Children’s Bible Hour

offered for

3yrs to 3rd grade

during morning worship.

Sunday Evenings:

Evening Worship 6:00 PM

Wednesday

Bible Class 6:30 PM

We are located at:

617 Avon

Deer Park, TX 77536

Phone: 281-479-1010

E-mail: dpchurch.office@

sbcglobal.net

Website

www.dpcofc.org

SERVING THIS WEEK March 15, 2020

Song Leader: Tim Culp

Prayer & Thoughts for the Lord’s Supper: Joe Stokes

Attendants: Mark Harvey Billy O’Bannon

Gerald Starns William Stokes

Prayer for Offering: Paul Green

Scripture Reading & Prayer: Bryan O’Bannon

Ezra 7:11-18

Sermon: Richard Blount -

The Rise of the Scribes

Closing Prayer: David Camp

Preparing the Lord’s Supper: Gloria & Billie O’Bannon

Nursery: Jamie Cox

Greeter: Gerald Starns

A/V Booth: Tara Adair