East Main Church of Christ - Tupelo, MS

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Vol. 43 January 9, 2018 Number 2
Don’t Put It Away
Putting God’s word away from us can have terribly bad
consequences. Just how far reaching can the ill effects of this
action be?
Paul made the answer so clear when he spoke to some who
had done this very thing. He declared: “…ye put it from you,
and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life…” (Acts
13:46).
That is plenty plain. If they kept on putting God’s word
away from them, they surely would miss heaven. Paul assured
these people that this would strictly be their own fault.
Why should we think it would be any different with us?
Why would we not heed the powerful lesson taught in our text?
We can put God’s word away from us without removing it
from our sight. Our text speaks of putting it from us in the
sense of not making personal application of its message.
We simply can not afford to miss everlasting life; so neither
can we afford to put God’s word away from us.
--Robert Kingsley
ELDERS
Mike Childers..............397-6453
Dennis Hallmark .........255-5557
Mark Hitt.....................322-0917
Bobby Lindley.............871-8175
DEACONS
Wade Bryan.................419-5552
William Harris.............416-8149
Ricky Lindsey .............844-9944
Jeff Mansel..................871-0357
Harold Roby................844-5431
Joe Smith.....................397-4524
Jimmy Spearman.........840-8957
Michael Wilson ...........891-0891
PREACHER
.....................................840-5804
SECRETARY
Renee Childers
Office...........................842-6116
Fax...............................842-7091
E-MAIL
eastmaincoc38804@gmail.com
WEB PAGE
eastmaincoc.com
SUNDAY SERVICES
Bible Classes............... 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship...... 10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship.........5:00 p.m.
Singing or Devotional
Last Sunday of the Month
MID-WEEK
SERVICES
Wednesday Classes .....7:00 p.m.
EAST MAIN CHURCH OF CHRIST
1606 East Main Street
P. O. Box 1761
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802
“Thou shalt observe to do all that they inform thee”
(Deut. 17:10)

2. Not Good If Detached
Did you ever notice on a railroad ticket, or
on many coupons of various nature, “Not good
if detached”? The coupon was made of the
same material as the rest of the ticket, was
printed with the same ink, on the same press,
and was kept in the same office and used by
the same company. But it was not good if
detached. Its usefulness, its ability to take you
places, was dependent upon its relation to the
rest of the ticket.
Of how much worth is a church member
detached from the rest of the church? How
much fruit can a branch bear detached from
the vine? How good is your hand when it is
detached from your body? A Christian is one
who stays with the rest of the church. He
cannot serve apart from it. You may be a foot,
a hand, or an eye of the body of Christ, but you
are not worth much to yourself or to anyone
else separated from the church, which is His
body. Did you ever notice just how quickly a
banana gets skinned after it leaves the bunch?
So remember: “Forsaking not the assembling
of yourselves together…” (Heb. 10:25).
--Church Bulletin Material from the Scrapbook of
Geroge W. DeHoff
Area Youth Meeting
The Area Wide
Youth Meeting will
be held this Sunday,
Jan. 14 at the Oak
Ridge congregation
in Baldwyn at 6:30 p.m. The bus will leave
immediately following our evening services
Sunday.
Nursing Homes/Assisted
Living
Clara Simmons, Nancy Haywood, Hilda Roberts,
Anna Hall, Shirley McCarthy, Mary Southern,
Veona Harris
Special Collection for
Hughes family
Many of you are aware that Greg & Tammy
Hughes lost their home and everything in it to a fire
this past Friday. We will be taking a special
collection for Greg & Tammy this Sunday. If you
would like to help them, you may do so this
Sunday, Jan. 14.
Baptism
We rejoice in the baptism of Brooke Roby this
Sunday, Jan. 7 after evening services. Brooke is the
daughter of Harold and Zan Roby. We are so proud
of Brooke and her desire to live pleasing to God.
Responses
Several responded to heaven’s invitation Sunday
to confess things amiss in their lives and ask for
prayers of forgiveness. Among those were Brenda
Beckner, Greg Hughes, and Hugh Scribner. We
commend these brethren in their desire to make
things right with God and to live the way He would
have them.
Visitation Team #2
Visitation Team #2, Ricky Lindsey’s team, will
meet this Sunday, Jan. 14 after evening services in
the multipurpose room. A food list is posted beside
the tract rack in the foyer.
John Duke is stationed in Long Beach, MS.
Caleb Williams is stationed in Jacksonville, NC.
Matt Duke is stationed in Ft. Carson, CO.
Ashley Snyder, Pat Putt’s granddaughter, is
serving a tour of duty in Kosovo.

3. Daily Bible Reading
January 10 ...........................................Genesis 29-30
January 11 ...........................................Genesis 31-32
January 12 ...........................................Genesis 33-35
January 13 ...........................................Genesis 36-38
January 14 ...........................................Genesis 39-41
January 15 ...........................................Genesis 42-44
January 16 ...........................................Genesis 45-47
Birthdays &
Anniversaries
Birthdays: Barbara Bishop (Jan. 10),
Annie Dilworth (Jan. 10), Callie Bennett
(Jan. 11), Judy Jones (Jan. 11), Meredith
Hitt (Jan. 12), Shelby Miller (Jan. 13),
Jason Dickinson (Jan. 14). Anniversaries: None
this week.
Our Sick
Charlie Ruth Hallmark is in room 4415 at
NMMC. Alicia Smith continues in room 495 at
NMMC following surgery last week. Steve Kelly
had tests Monday concerning a leaky heart valve.
Lee DuBois has one more chemo treatment to go.
Chloe Vines is home recuperating from a
tonsillectomy. Tracy Lyle’s dad, James Nichols, is
in room 118A at the Meadows for rehab. Nancy
Haywood and Jean Mounce have the flu. Prayers
have been requested for Geneva Adair, Doug &
Mary Ann Wallace’s daughter-in-law’s grand-
mother, who suffered a stroke last week. Norma
Deaton, Lisa & McKenna Lindsey, and Crafton
Laney were home sick Sunday. Marla Laney’s
father, Woodson Wilson, is now home.
On-Going Illnesses
Laverne Raper, Frankie Estes, Linda Hand,
Carester Hallmark, Adam McCurley, Bretta
Robinson, Mary Jordan, Donny Dulaney, James
Goddard, Sheba Tuggards, Ray Scribner, Bill Goff,
Mickey Bailey, Tonya McClendon, Wes Simineau,
Mitch Maclean, Jadon Parish, Murrell Van Buskirk,
Rodney Foster, Tracey Wilburn
Home Devotional
In what chapter of the Bible do you find?
Creation......................................................Genesis 1
The Ten Plagues.................................... Exodus 7-12
The Ten Commandments..........................Exodus 20
Sermon on the Mount............................Matthew 5-7
Birth of the church .......................................... Acts 2
List the Ten Commandments (Ex. 20:1-17):
1. I am the Lord, thy God, thou shalt have no
other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven
image.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy
God in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honor thy father and thy mother.
6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8. Thou shalt not steal.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness.
10. Thou shalt not covet.
Memory Verse:
 Revelation 2:10b – “Be thou faithful unto
death, and I will give thee a crown of life.”
Can you put the following Bible
characters in chronological order?
 Moses
 Abraham
 Adam and Eve
 Moses
 Isaac
 Job
Can you tell a Bible story from the
following picture?

4. Men to Serve Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 a.m.
Announcements.....................................Harold Roby
Bible Reading.....................................Ricky Lindsey
Opening Prayer ...................................Mike Childers
Lord’s Supper
Roger Sanderson & Jeff Mansel
Serve Congregation, East Side:
Jalon Mansel, Ricky Johnson, Britton Smith
Serve Congregation, West Side:
Tanner Hitt, John Mounce, Chet Wilson
Lead Singing......................................... Russ Harrell
Closing Prayer................................... Stuart Childers
Ushers .................Danny Wright & David Ramseyer
Sunday Night
Opening Prayer ..................................... Wade Bryan
Closing Prayer...........................................Tim Davis
Lead Singing......................................Hugh Scribner
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Prayer ...............................................Michael Wilson
Lead Singing........................................John Mounce
Contact Jimmy Spearman if unable to serve.
The elders kindly request that men leading in public
worship wear the best dress clothes they have.
Greeters ....................................Bill & Annie Martin
.....................................Mike & Hilda Ratliff
Prepare Lord’s Supper—January.....................Roger
& Lynn Sanderson
Nursery.........................Marla Harris & Jenna Harris
Pantry.................................................................Jelly
Attendance & Contribution
Mid-Week, 1-3-18................................................141
Sunday Classes, 1-7-18........................................149
Sunday A.M. Worship .........................................205
Sunday P.M. Worship..........................................163
Contribution (budget $7,900)..........................$7,899
Please remember
our Food Pantry!
It is running low!