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Coming SOON! The Virginia Creeper Trail

Annual Congregational “downhill” Bike

Ride on Saturday, September 12th.

Please contact Kevin Reaves for your

reservation for bikes or shuttle ride or

both. Whether you are bringing your own

bike or renting a bike, you MUST have a reservation to ride the

shuttle. If you are camping, you will need to make your own

reservation at Beartree Campground in Chipmunk Circle. Camping

is Friday, September 11th through Sunday, September 13th.

Directions and camping information is available in the front foyer.

The next CHURCH LEADER’S PRAYER BREAKFAST will be at the

Arlington Church of Christ this Saturday, August 15th, with breakfast from 8am until 10am. So that

there will be enough food, please let Curtis McClane know if you are attending.

You are invited to a FREE FASHION SHOW FOLLOWED BY A TALENT SHOW in the auditorium at Highland View Church of Christ on Saturday, September 5th starting at 6pm. Latest fashions will be modeled and talented families and individuals are getting “their act together” for your entertainment. If you would like to perform, see Judy Cox or Becky Scarbrough. Come and join in on the fun, for FREE!!

NICARAGUA SUNDAY August 16th

Levi Dodd will be preaching and

doing a presentation on the

recent mission trip to Nicaragua

that was July 24-August 2.

Please come and see what Levi

has to share about being a

disciple of Christ!

On Wednesday, September 2nd, JOHN MARK HICKS will return to wrap up our summer series.

He will also be here on Sunday, November 1st to preach.

From The Heart of

Curtis McClane

Prayer in the Psalms

Prayer in the Psalms is portrayed as the heart’s true language

expressed to God. The Psalmist (whether it be David, or others)

seems to be free to express the wide latitude of the heart’s state, from

extreme joy and exultation to extreme pain and angst. This polarity

provides the continuum for the heart’s expression for help, trust,

praise, despair, etc.

Prayer in the Psalms is sometime hard to identify because the

Psalmist may launch into prayer-like language without calling it

“prayer.” It is similar to a heart-like conversation with God. This may

be a significant insight into the very nature of prayer itself. Prayer

may actually be more realistically perceived as heart language in

honest and forthright conversation with God.

According to Psalm 4:1, there is an expectation on the part of

the Psalmist that God will answer prayer. Prayers are prayed

precisely because the Psalmist believes that God will respond. This

petition for God to pay attention to prayers offered is prayed because

the Psalmist knows that there is such a thing as unanswered prayer

((Psalm 35:13). In Psalm 6:9 the composer knows that God has

heard his prayer for mercy and has accepted his prayer. This leaves

the notion that there may be times when prayers are not accepted.

The Psalmist offers this petition: “I call on you, my God, for

you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer (Psalm

17:6). His confidence is unmistakable that God will answer when he

calls. Such confidence lies behind the request to “turn your ear to

me and hear my prayer.” The Psalmist is not afraid to grab Yahweh’s

attention toward his request for an answer.

Thinking about prayer in the Psalms must begin with the

“holy unveiling” of God [Christopher R. Seitz. (2001). “Prayer in the

Old Testament or Hebrew Bible.” In Into God’s Presence: Prayer in the New Testament, pp. 3-22. Edited by Richard N. Longenecker.

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Company; page 18.] This insight lets

us know that when we look carefully at the prayers in the book of

Psalms, we learn extraordinary things about the nature of God.

Concurrently, when we look at the prayers in the book of Psalms, we

are allowed to “enter into the heart of David himself”(p. 18).

It is amazing to think that when we read and become familiar

with the prayers in the Psalms, we come to know our own heart

better, and the heart of God better. Consequently, prayer is not

limited to a catalogue list of items I am ordering from God’s store

room. Rather, prayer becomes the experience by which I come to

know my heart and God’s heart. How beautiful prayer language

becomes!

In Christian love, Curtis

REMEMBER TO PRAY for those

in the Military: Lauren Pratt, Air Force, California; Chris Sadler, Marines, New Orleans; Chris Scott, Air Force, Iraq; Nathan Shaw, Fort Hood, TX; Jay (Lois Hart’s nephew) Afghanistan; Major Ted Wilson (Loretta Rollins’ brother) Chaplin in Air Force, Ohio.

Teaching the Word of God is a great responsibility. It must not be taken lightly or without knowing. “Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.”

James 3:1 NIV

AWANA is coming back VERY soon! The kick-off for the new year will be on Wednesday, August 19th from 6:30-7:30pm. Parents, bring your children to register, meet the teacher and get familiar with the routine. The “full” class will begin on Wednesday, August 26th from 6:30-7:45pm. See you there!

KNOXVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL needs families who would agree to HOST FOREIGN STUDENTS for this school year. These students would be from Asia, Europe, and Africa. The 4 young men from Africa play basketball and range in height from 6’8” to 7’4”. A stipend would be paid to host families. Please call Jim Fox at 865-405-3570. Thank you!

August 17…………………………........Tracy Crawhorn

August 19………………………………Carolyn Mynatt

August 24…………………………………Gail Rubright

August 25………………………………...Jordan Taylor

August 26…………………………………….J.D. Luigs

Attendance Records

08/02/15

08/09/15

Bible Class 78 108

AM Assembly 149 170

PM Assembly Small Groups Small Groups

Wed. Bible Class 07/29/2015 45

08/05/2015 57

THRU August 9, 2015

Average Weekly

Year to Date

Budget $ 6,293 $ 201,376

Actual Collection $ 6,222 $ 199,117

Over (Under) Budget ($71) ($2,259)

Weekly Worship

Assignments

Sunday, August 16th, 2015 NICARAGUA SUNDAY

Greeter(s) Members of Highland View

AM Opening Prayer

David Wallace

Communion Prayers

Bruce Latham

Serve Communion

Norman Allmon, Jock Coleman, Bruce Latham, Don Luigs, Joe McAmis, Paul VanOver, Paul Wasilko, Don Welch

AM Closing Prayer

Ray Smith

PM Small Groups

NURSERY

For your convenience, there is a nursery on either side, at the back of the auditorium, available for your use with speakers so that you will be able to hear the lesson.

CHILDREN’S CHURCH AGES 4yrs-3rd Grade 10:45am to 11:30am

All children go to the auditorium at 10:30am and are dismissed before the sermon to go to room 10 for Children’s Church.

Monthly Assignment

(Coordinator)

AUGUST 2015 SEPTEMBER 2015

Close Building (Joe Lochamy)

TBD TBD

Communion Prep (Phil McCulley)

Phil & Alva McCulley Phil & Alva McCulley

Bake Bread (Sandy Mitchell)

Sandy Mitchell Sandy Mitchell

Baptismal Care (Teresa Reaves)

Vickie Haynes Teresa Reaves

Sunday Prayer/Table (Dennis Connelly)

Dennis Connelly Dennis Connelly

Prayer Requests (Nancy Hensley)

Vickie Haynes(1&2) Nancy Hensley(3&4)

TBD (5)

Nancy Hensley (1&2) Sandy Mitchell (3&4)

The Wednesday Night Ladies Class will resume on September 9th. They will meet in the library and will be wrapping up the study on David. See Judy Wallace with questions.

On Monday, August 24th, the Hardin Valley Men's Ministry would like to invite all of you to join them for some good food, some good fellowship and some good conversation at 6:30pm.

Enjoy grilled burgers (cooked and served by the Hardin Valley church of Christ elders) and hear a talk by Knoxville TV news anchor, Russell Biven after they eat. Russell is currently the co-host of WBIR’s 10News Today. Prior to his current position, Russell was the WBIR weekend sports anchor and then co-hosted Live at Five, now known as Live at Five at Four! Please let us know if you plan to attend. We hope you can make it! You can register to attend by emailing me, Adrian Marsh, marshtrio@gmail.com or the ministry leader @ david.duncan01@gmail.com.

Highland View has a SOFTBALL TEAM!!

They are practicing now and soon the

games will begin. When we get a

schedule, we will get it posted so you

can go and support them. Games will

be on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s at

Jefferson Field at different times.

Team members are Brittney

Armstrong, Jenna Beckler, Tony &

Jackie Cornett, Tracy Crawhorn, Pat Deems, Levi & Erin

Dodd, Josh & Kirby Fink, Whitney Miller, Gabrielle Morgan,

Jonathan Scott, Mark Taylor, Paul VanOver, Clay Warren &

Clay Woodward. See you there soon!!

Call Debbie at 483-7471 with requests and updates. Recent Prayer Requests: Continue to pray for healing for LEWIS JONES. He has started his third cycle of chemo. He will have up to 4 cycles of chemo treatments and maybe more. If surgery is necessary, it won’t be till a long way down the road. He and Dot will be staying for several more months and they thank you for all of your cards and prayers. Remember DOT as she cares for Lewis. EMILY KELLEY, niece of Teresa Reaves, is now suffering from heart failure in addition to kidney failure. Pray that both will begin functioning properly. JOYCE QUICK, a co-worker and friend of Airel Olsen, is having surgery August 20th. Pray for success and a complete recovery. OLLIE WELLS, an 84-year-pld friend of the Henley’s has cancer. Please pray for comfort and healing. RICHARD MYNATT will have surgery August 25th to remove a portion of his kidney because of a cancer mass. Pray for comfort for Richard as he waits and for healing. Also remember his family. Remember LARRY BOONE, friend of the Braswell’s. He is battling melanoma and a large tumor has arisen in his brain. Pray for the right decision about surgery. Please keep his wife, JO ANN in your prayers too.

Continually Pray for: Helen Brown, Cloyd Combs, Mackenzie Coleman, Dennis Connelly, Virginia Collins, Nancy Dowell, Riley Hackworth, Beth Jinkerson, Cameron Lowry, Nikole Lynch, Sarah McKamey, Donna McPheeters, Kathrine Olsen, Joy Pryor, Selba Scott, Famie Simcox, Fanny Smith, Kevin & Tasha Spann, Justin Taylor, Melissa Taylor, Beata Taylor, Renee Thomas, Elaine Waters, Jay Woods, Clayton Woodward, Evelyn Watson.

Remember these with cancer: Frances Bev (Joe Ann Moore’s sister); Martha Bridges (friend of Mickie Widner); Larry Boone (friend of Braswell’s); J.V. Brock; Daisy Bundy; Don Cox; Mary Jo Dailey (Cheryl Taylor's sister); Robert Davis (Dodd’s friend); Lois Earnest (Lois Hart’s mother); Dixie Faunda (Bill Olsen’s aunt); Jack Freeman (uncle of Don Welch); Barbara Goins (Dana Early’s Aunt); Linda Grace (VanOver’s friend); Jerry Griffin (Rodney’s dad); Robert Gross; Spurgeon Guy; James Hahn (Jo Shuford’s brother); Mike Hazen (friend of Dana Early); Rick Hensley (friend of April Connelly); Jackie Issacs (Loretta Rollins’ cousin); Mary Alice Jefferson (Charlestine Thrifts’ niece); Lewis Jones; Shonte Lamb (friend of Fanny Smith); John Lawry (Amanda VanOver’s fa-ther); Linda (Johnnie Lowery’s daughter); Dorothy Maberry; Jerry Malling; Amanda McAmis; Sharla McAmis (daughter-in-law of Joe & Dawn); Mi-chael Moore (Johnny’s nephew); Sarah McKamey; Amy Mitchell (friend of Ginger Griffin); Erb Mowery; Richard Mynatt; Janetta Neely (Ginger Griffin school parent); Rachel Pyle; Roy Rollins (Tracy's father); Jamie Smith; Robert Smith (Jean Smith’s son); Brenda Stewart (Mother-in-law of Mark Case); Alisa Ternes (Al & Ann Williams daughter); Charlestine Thrift; Paul Wallace (Amanda VanOver’s uncle); Pat Wantland (friend of Fanny Smith); Ollie Wells (friend of Henley’s); Jane Wright; Stephanie Zinowski (Orma Barrows’ niece).

NURSING/ASSISTED HOMES: *Courtyards Briarcliff (Bldg. 2) Harriet Cofer (Memory Care Unit) *Brookdale Senior Living Solutions at Oak Ridge (Malcolm & Randy Theisen (rm. 175) *Brookdale Senior Living Solutions Kingsport (Brookdale 400, Professional Park Drive, rm. 209, Kingsport, TN 37663) Helen Brown *Homewood Residence at Deane Hill Ellois Linkous *Sardis Community Nursing Home (613 Lee St., Sardis, MS 38666) Earlean Lindsay (rm. 114) *Meadow View Senior Living (111 Acuff Lane, Clinton, 37716) Cloyd Combs *Brentwood Morning Point (1522 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027) Dorothy Maberry (Apt. 303) *The Webb House (115 Jennings Lane, Smithville, TN 37166) Joyce Tye (rm. 305) *104 Dillon Drive, #203, Spartanburg, S.C. 29307 Selba Scott

OUR ELDERS Johnny Moore………………..…johnmoore99@bellsouth.net 865-483-8953 Kevin Reaves……………………………..ktreaves@comcast.net 865-603-4351 Ray Smith…………………………….....draysmith@comcast.net 865-482-4224

MINISTER OF PREACHING Curtis D. McClane………………...curtismcclane@gmail.com 865-599-0203 Curtis’ blog………………………….....http://curtismcclane.theobloggers.com

MINISTER OF YOUTH & FAMILY LIFE Levi Dodd………………………..…..........dodd.levi@gmail.com 931-267-8240 Levi’s blog………………………………..http://seizeabundantlife.blogspot.com

CURRICULUM/FAMILY INVOLVEMENT Erin Dodd……………………...….........edodd2911@gmail.com 865-483-7471

HIGHLAND VIEW PRESCHOOL (PEP) Jackie Cornett……………………....jcornett009@comcast.net 865-483-7478

CHURCH SECRETARY Debbie Woodward.........highlandviewchurch@gmail.com 865-483-7471 NEWSLINE/FAX………………………………………………………………...865-483-5211

Highland View Church of Christ 138 Providence Road Oak Ridge, TN 37830 The mission of the Highland View Church of Christ is to seek the lost and to teach Christ. We are intent upon following only Jesus’ example in our daily lives through Strengthening our faith in Him by serving others.

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Sunday Bible Study……………...…………………………………………….9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship………...…………………………………………………….10:30 a.m.

Since Small Groups meet at various times—some before morning worship, some after and some in the evening; we do not have evening worship in the auditorium. Contact Curtis McClane for Small Group information—865-599-0203

Wednesday Bible Study……………………………………………………..6:30 p.m.

AWANA meets from August-May on Wednesday’s……...…….6:30 p.m.

Webpage: www.highlandview.church E-mail: highlandviewchurch@gmail.com

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