The Manchester Church of Christ is launching an online ministry to share worship services and Bible classes on the internet. They need volunteers to record the Sunday morning worship service, Wednesday night Bible class, and upload the videos. The church also announced upcoming classes, small groups, and concerns for those who are sick or shut-in.

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THE BULLETIN
Techno-Geek Ministry Manchester Church of Christ
66 Mammoth Rd.
Manchester, NH 03109
603.623.5559
This year the church in So, what do you
Manchester will be launching into say? Are you ready to do your mht_church@comcast.net
delivering our worship services part in scattering the seed to the www.mhtcoc.org
and some adult Bible classes to wide world (as in WWW, ha!)?
the internet. We have the Elder’s Link: December
technology; we just need hands to ""Go therefore and make
serve. disciples of all the nations, Lee Davis – ladnlad@comcast.net
baptizing them in the name of 547-8876
What specifically is the the Father and the Son and the Larry Glass –
plan? We’d like to provide a video Holy Spirit, teaching them to larrycalling@yahoo.com
of our first worship services every observe all that I commanded 887-1741
Sunday morning, and an audio of you; and lo, I am with you
If you have any concerns that the
our adult Wednesday night Bible always, even to the end of the elders should be aware of, or need
study, too. It would require that a age."" Matthew 28:19, 20, to speak to with them, please
person be willing to be at the NAS95. contact Lee or Larry this month.
early services consistently, be Our Worship Services
willing to always stay for Bible Sunday AM: 8:30 & 11:00
classes (time when the computer
Bible Class: 10:00
would be rendering the video),
and a little time after the Bible Sunday PM: 6:00
classes to format and upload the Small Groups:
video to the internet. We’ll also West Side Small Group: 6:15PM at
need someone (perhaps the same Doug Paul’s
person) to record the Wednesday Merrimack Small Group: 6:00PM at
night Bible class; it likewise needs Stuart Peacock’s
to be someone willing to attend Nashua Small Group: 6:00PM at Paul
consistently and do a little upload Mosier's
work at the end of services. Park Wednesday PM Devotional/Bible
will provide all the training Classes: 7:00
necessary – or find someone News Items? Please submit before
more knowledgeable to provide it. 11AM each Tuesday.
This Sunday morning our sermon study will John’s account of the arrest and early trial of Jesus
be out of John 18. In John 17:1 Jesus says, " Father, Christ, the Son of God.
the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may Sunday evening we’ll be
glorify You," John 17:1, NAS95. In chapter 18 the discussing Isaiah in a Bible class format after our brief
most momentous events of the seen and unseen devotional and communion (for those unable to attend
universes begins to unfold: the most important the assembly in the morning) service. Come enjoy a
accomplishment of a life of important discussion of some of the greatest passages in the
accomplishments, the mortal wound given to death Hebrew Bible, found right in the book of Isaiah!
itself, and the start of the seed of woman crushing the
head of the serpent (Genesis 3:15). Come with your
Bible in hand and your heart open to the message of
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“So then you are no longer strangers and
Our Family
aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the
saints, and are of God’s household,”
Ephesians 2:19, NAS95.
Coming up in January.. chemotherapy. Praise God!! Looking ahead We will be
hosting a Life Line Screening
New adult Bible classes Park will here on February 21st. They use
New Members Please add the
begin a new class tonight following to your directory: ultrasound technology to view
entitled “Parables of Jesus”. Jim & Elizabeth Cryan, 112 plaque buildup in your arteries
Mark Evans will begin Mammoth Rd, Pelham, NH and it takes 60-90 minutes to
teaching a class this Sunday 03076, 603-508-6005 complete. More details are
entitled “Money and Finances jamescryan@me.com posted on a flyer on the
for Christians”. The class will bulletin board in the foyer.
Gloria Ramirez, 200 Market
be looking at scriptures, Gander Brook The scheduling of
St., Unit 3108, Lowell, MA
making practical application the canoe trip has been
01852, 978-551-2217
(yes, there will be homework), changed to reduce the camping
Shut-ins There is a sign-up sheet time lost from senior weeks by
and offering support for any
posted on the bulletin board those on the trip. It will now be
changes you may need to make
for those who would like to from the Tuesday through
in your finances. Saturday of 4th week. See the
take the Lord's supper to the
shut-ins. bulletin board for more details.
Small group The singing small
group will be meeting Encouragement needed Our sister
Saturday, January 17th at the Doreen is still in the Elliot
building. Dinner will begin at Hospital in room 675 and
6:00 followed by singing at could really use a call ,card or Wednesday Night Dinner
Wednesday Night Supper
7:00. See Mark or Glenna visit. Please take a minute to
Evans for further information. encourage her. Next week's menu is:
This and that...
Chicken, sausage & white bean
pancakes
What else? casserole
Teen parent meeting There will scrambled eggs
Thanksgiving Judy Rivera be a meeting during Bible class sausage & bacon
Green beans
received her pathology report next Wednesday to work on French bread
and she is cancer free. She will the teen event calendar. We
not need any radiation or will be in the double classroom Dessert
after the devotional.
Prayer Concerns
Worship Leaders Health: Doreen Lee, Pat Arel, Bill
Waisnor, Rosemary Landry, Clyde
Sunday, January 11, 8:30AM Scripture ....................Gary D. Daggett, Dawn & Kassidy Law, Deniza
Songs .........................Brandon H. Lord’s Supper .............Pete S. Chase’s niece, Marge Simon, Penny
Prayers .....................Mark C. & Larry G. Coordinator ................Gerry M. Ranger, Manley Jones, Michael
Scripture ....................Mark E. Anderson's brother, Diane
Lord’s Supper ............Tom B. Sunday, January 11, 6:00PM Bridgewater
Coordinator ...............Ken B. Songs..........................Mark E. Leadership: Ministers, Elders,
Deacons
Sunday, January 11, 11:00AM Wednesday, January 14, 7:00PM Evangelism: Bible studies in
Songs ........................Paul M. Songs..........................Doug P. progress, our website, MNFM
Prayers .....................Earl M. & Barry F. Return to the Lord: Brethren who
have forsaken the assembly
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Everlasting or Neverlasting
There are two great of this temporary world, destined
categories in this world — the to become moth food or otherwise "Now as they were
everlasting things and the rust — ashes to ashes and dust to traveling along, He entered
“neverlasting” things. dust; that’s the destiny of all things a village; and a woman
in this world. named Martha welcomed
This second category is a Him into her home. She
made-up word; I’m not aware that Conversely, there are the had a sister called Mary,
it is in any dictionary, but I think it things are everlasting — things who was seated at the
does provide us an important that are seldom touchable, but Lord’s feet, listening to His
category and description of things lasting and eternal. They are not word. But Martha was
that the ordinary guy on the street mortal, temporary, or liable to distracted with all her
sort of needs. Yes, there are words corruption. Our souls are preparations; and she
like “temporal”, “mortal” and everlasting. Spiritual truth is came up to Him and said,
“corruptible”, but they aren’t really everlasting. Heaven is everlasting. "Lord, do You not care that
words that you’re likely to use on a The Gospel is everlasting. God’s my sister has left me to do
daily basis — and be understood by Kingdom is everlasting. all the serving alone? Then
others. But this isn’t an English tell her to help me." But
lesson, this is a spiritual Sadly, our human nature the Lord answered and
encouragement. tends to lean toward emphasis on said to her, "Martha,
the neverlasting, the temporary, Martha, you are worried
As we start off on a new things that are of this world. And, and bothered about so
year, I’d like to suggest that of all of course, in truth, we must not many things; but only one
the resolutions that we might completely neglect the thing is necessary, for
make and keep this year, getting neverlasting things. We continue Mary has chosen the good
our priorities in order might be the to need food, clothing, and shelter part, which shall not be
most life changing and critical one and must spend some of our time taken away from her.""
of all. And I’d like to suggest the and energies in procuring or Luke 10:38-42, NAS95.
use of the two categories maintaining them. Our bodies,
everlasting and neverlasting as a though destined to return to the Martha was quite
guide for prioritization. I’d like to dust, must be fed, maintained, etc. concerned with the neverlasting
suggest that the reason that we Our families, our relationships, preparations of the dinner. Mary
often times don’t grow spiritually our tools all need our attentions. was engrossed in the everlasting
as we’d like, don’t change as we But the question is whether the teachings the Master was sharing.
know we should, don’t accomplish neverlasting things have become Martha complained to the Lord,
the most important things with the most important things in our who explained to Martha about
our lives is because we tend to lives to the exclusion of the choosing the best over the better,
place the emphasis of our lives on everlasting. We choose the better the everlasting over the
the neverlasting things rather than over the best. The neverlasting neverlasting.
the everlasting things. things will never last and all our
good efforts put into them will be Make every effort this new
Neverlasting things are poured into things that will pass year to choose the best over the
those things which don’t last, they away with time. The efforts put better, the everlasting over the
never will. Our physical lives will into the everlasting, however, will neverlasting.
never last. Our houses, no matter never pass away.
how well built will never last. All
the things that we purchase and This is the struggle and
take such good care of will never balancing act of the story of Mary
last. They are creations and objects and Martha in the Gospel of Luke.
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Our Congregational Calendar
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Happy Birthday: Bible class 7PM Happy
Cleon Hoggard Anniversary:
Walter & Marcia
Franklin
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Happy Birthday: Happy Birthday: Bible class 7PM Singing small
Barbara Priscilla Jones group 6pm
Steffensen &
Penny Ranger
Te e n N e w s Yo u n g A d u l t s
• There will be a parent planning meeting • Come join us for Bible class on Sunday
for the teen calendar next Wednesday. morning!
Please give your parents any ideas you
would like to see on the calendar.
Our Statistics
Sunday Morning Worship (combined) 207
Contribution $3,629.16
T he Ma n c h es te r c h u r c h o f C h r is t
66 M a m m o t h R d.
M a n c h e s t e r , N H 03109
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