Snow THOUGH MY SINS ARE LIKE SCARLET,

THEY SHALL BE

AS WHITE AS

ISAIAH 1:18

The Importance of Words

We are ready to start this new year, and there

are a lot of parts to the

theme for 2017: Ancient

Words! As we unfold them

starting today, ask yourself:

how important are words?

Proverbs 18:21 says that

the tongue holds the power

of life and death!

The universe began

when “God said”, and Jesus

cast out demons with a word. Faith is born by hear-

ing, and we must then confess with our mouth; our

Petersville Church of Christ Weekly Bulletin ~ January 1st, 2017

worship involves speaking to one another in songs…

in fact, no matter how advanced our society becomes

in this technological age, our politics and education

and relationships and successes will largely depend

on the words we employ.

For this reason, in 2017 we want to under-

stand better the words used in God’s most precious

message to you. There are so many terms that we

only hear on Sunday, and it becomes easy to disas-

sociate them from the rest of our lives, and they lose

their meaning as a result. We want to spend time–

not just on Sunday– ex-

ploring what God really

means when he says

these things, and how

meaningful those words

can be in our lives. We

want to do more than

define them– we want

them to define us! I

promise– if you pay at-

tention to them this year, you will be blessed!

With Love, Adam

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The Indestruc t ib le

WORD Many have tried to destroy the Bible. In A.D. 303, the Ro-man emperor Diocletian issued an edict to destroy Chris-tians and their Bibles. Over a burned Bible, he built a monu-ment on which he wrote the words, “Extincto momene Christianorum” (the name Christian is extinguished). Twenty years later, Diocletian was dead and the new Em-peror Constantine commissioned fifty copies of the Bible to be prepared at government expense.

In 1776 Voltaire, the French philosopher, announced, “One hundred years from my day, there will not be a Bible in the earth except one that is looked upon by some antique seeker.” One hundred years later, Voltaire was dead and his own house and press were being used to print and store Bi-bles by the Geneva Bible Society. One hundred years from the day of Voltaire’s prediction, the first edition of his works sold for eleven cents in Paris, but the British govern-ment paid the Czar of Russia half a million dollars for an ancient Bible manuscript.

God’s word shall stand forever. “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” (Matthew 24:35) —House to House

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Year 37, Volume 7, Issue 1

Baby Brunch Ladies, you are invited to a Baby Brunch, in honor of Katelan

West Creasy. It will be held on Saturday, January 14th, here

at the building, 10:00 - 12:00 pm. Selections are at

Wal-Mart and Babies R Us. It’s a boy, “Weston Blake.”

Given by family and friends.

By studying biblical words,

we can dive deeper

into God’s will than ever before

Today’s Service January 1st, 2017

December Servants Ushers

Michael Burns, Wade Strait, Joe Maxwell

Lord’s Supper/Lock Up Joe Maxwell

Power Point Steve Tucker (Jan. 1st)

John O’Malley (Jan. 8th)

Cards – Chesney Patterson

Nursery - Susie Strait (AM) Margie/Codi Rivera (PM)

Lord’s Supper Bread Mary Arny

Lord’s Supper Ministry Jim Goldy, Garry Pannell,

Mike Roberts

Zones On Call - January #1/#2 - Doris Staggs #3/#4 - Susie Strait

Greeters: Jim/Laurie Goldy (F)

Eric/Sarah Oakley (S)

Fold Bulletins (Jan. 6th) Virginia May

Bus Drivers this Week Steve Tucker (TODAY)

Wade Strait (Wed)

Wed. Song Leader (4th) Jonathan Oakley

Wed. Invitation (4th) Larry Cross

Pray for our Sick Elvis Beasley - (dad of Jacqueline Williams) ECM - 560

Barrett Cole - (tonsillectomy, Friday) 2315 Co. Road 24

Winnie Cummings - (mother of Debra Taylor, heart ablat-

ion) 525 S. Trade Street, Flo., AL 35633

Clyde Danley - (prayers) 326 Wright Dr., Flo., 35630 Ricky Danley - (cancer, lung surgery) ECM - 167

Jonell Darby - 110 Betsy Ross Lane, Flo., AL 35633

J.E. Griffith - (dad of Andy, hospice) 5065 Co. Road 200,

Flo., 35633

Jean Hanback -(now at home)304 Davis Ave., Flo., 35633

Betty McAdams - (been in hospital w/diverticulitis) home

Jean McNatt - (been in hospital w/pneumonia) home

Earline Pollard - (sister of Charles Watkins, stage 4

brain cancer) 610 Thornton Ave., Huntsville, AL 35801

Tommy Rickard - (was in hospital) 1847 Co. Rd 7, 35633

Karen Risner - (knee replacement)4500 Co. Rd 24, 35634

Poncho Rivera - (fluid/kidneys/heart) prayers

Robert Smith - (knee replacement) Florence Rehab, #509

Kent Sparks - (friend of Matt Kyser, cancer) 34 Co. Road 435, Killen, AL 35645

Justin West - (nephew of Keith, motorcycle wreck) Shep-

herd’s Center Rehab, Room 272 Atlanta, GA

Sherry Winters - (foot surgery) 2313 Parc Place, 35630

Pray for these… Cancer: Andy Bretherick; Shirley Chaney; Jennifer

Crowden; Candace Duford; Jo Durham; Tony Ellison;

Cindy Johnson; Donny Llewellyn; Charles McClure;

Christy McCorkle; Sandy McCorkle; Bob Parks (remission); Jane Phillips; Mike Worley; Military: Col-

by Hanback (Navy); Wes McDonald; Clint McNatt (g’son

of Jean; Marines) Other: Bobby Bretherick; Katrenia

Gruver; Jean Hanback; Ruby Hanback (lungs); Lendon

Jackson (dialysis); Ted Pounders; Randal Rhodes, Da-

vid Morris, Bill Oakley; Bruce Phelps;

Announcements

Green Oaks Service TODAY—1:30

Elders’, Deacons’, Preachers’ Meeting—TODAY - 4:15 pm

Men’s & Ladies’ Meetings TO-NIGHT - after services.

Outreach Teams Changing - . The teams will be changed a bit from last year. If you would like to be put on a visitation team, please see Marsha Oakley.

Bible Hour Tonight - for ages 2 years to 4th grade. Teachers to-day: Susie Strait/Rhonda West. January 8th: Emily Oakley & Kim Mays

Tuesday Bible Class Resumes - Tuesday - 10:00 a.m.

SIS (Sisters in Stitches) Meets Thursday (5th) - 6:00 pm. If you want to learn to crochet/knit, or have been, please join us.

Pack the Pantry - We are encour-aging our 2 year old classes through the 6th grade to bringing in non perishable items for our pantry. Prize given!

Men/Young Men - Wednesday ...

...Night Devotionals - Sign up if you can lead a devotional for the upcoming 2017 year on Wednes-day night. List on Lord’s Supper table.

Zone List and Lord’s Supper Bread - Ladies, if you can help prepare the Lord’s Supper Bread or host a food zone, please sign the list or call the office.

Ladies’ Prayer Meetings - If you can help host a prayer meeting on Tuesday throughout the year, please sign the list on the Lord’s Supper table. The next prayer meeting is January 10th, at the home of Rhonda West.

New Membership Booklet—If you have had a change since the blue 2016 membership booklet, or if you have a correction to it, please call the office over the next 2 or 3 weeks. We will be receiving a new one soon and we need to make sure your infor-mation is correct—or e-mail (petersvillecoc@comcast.net)

College/Young Adult Age Outing - will be on January 8th, after evening services. You will be go-ing to Cracker Barrel to eat.

Elder Welcome ................................................ Garry Pannell

Song Service ............................................... Jonathan Oakley

Song

Intro to Theme for 2017 .......................... Adam Richardson

Scripture ......................................................... Bobby Brewer (John 1:1)

Prayer ................................................................Alan Hooper

Song

Song for Lord’s Supper

Lord’s Supper ................................................... Glenn Dupuy

Servers: Roy Pigg, Tucker Rhodes, Adam Richardson, Logan

Richardson, Teddy Risner, P. Rivera Alt: W. Strait/Keith West

Song

Song

Message .................................................... Adam Richardson “Ancient Words”

Invitation Song

Announcements .............................................. Terry Oakley

Closing Prayer.................................................... Joe Maxwell

Please join us again for our evening worship at 5:00 p.m. Adam will be bringing our message,

“Burning Questions” (Matthew 7:7-8)

Youth News SAYS - Jan 8th - Wood Ave

Evangelism University

(January 13th - 15th

CYC - February 24th - 26th

2nd Payment is now past Due!

Pantry Items Needed:

Pancake Mix, Syrup,

Pop-Tarts and Oatmeal

Lads to Leaders

*January 8th - 2-5 Area Wide Bible Bowl at Stony Point.

*VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - See Adam/Autumn R. or Brent/Leigh Ann May.

Responses

Larry Cross

See Back for Bereavement Announcements/Other

Deepest Sympathy

Deepest sympathy is ex-

pressed to Alden & Dinah

Thigpen, over the passing of

Dinah’s aunt, Earline

Balentine. Her service was

held on Wednesday.