Sunday, May 20, 2007 Volume 51, Issue 19
TENT MEETING
May 18th - 20th
with guest speaker
Stan Butt
Friday & Saturday at 6:30 PM
Sunday times are as usual
Everyone is invited to stay for our meals together Friday
and Saturday evenings and Sunday morning.
A SUCCESSFUL TENT MEETING
DEPENDS ON US!
1. IT DEPENDS ON OUR ATTITUDE. Are we looking forward to
it? Do we realize its potential for good? Are we excited about the cause of
Christ?
2. IT DEPENDS ON OUR ATTENDANCE. Some meetings fall because 50% of the
members do not attend any service except Sunday. Will we clear our schedule so
we can be present at every service.
3. IT DEPENDS ON OUR INVITATIONS. Regardless of all the advertising
done through printed announcements, the newspapers, radio, etc., visitors will
usually attend only if personally invited by a Christian friend. How many do you
plan to invite?
4. IT DEPENDS ON OUR FRIENDLINESS. Do our visitors feel welcome and
wanted in our services/ How many of us make a special effort to greet visitors
and invite them back?
5. IT DEPENDS ON OUR PARTICIPATION. Nothing "kills" a service so
effectively as a combination of back-seat, inattention during the services, and
poor singing. How simple these problems are to solve! Will we?
6. IT DEPENDS ON OUR PRAYERS. Are we praying for the preacher, the
song leader, those who need to respond?
7. IT DEPENDS ON OUR ENCOURAGEMENT. A word of love and encouragement
to one who needs to respond to heaven’s invitation means so much. Words of
appreciation to those who work in behalf of the meeting will help insure
success. Let’s all encourage one another!
Yes, Christian friends, a success tent meeting for Christ depends on
us. Let’s do our part! Our meeting is planned for May 19 - 21- speaker Stan
Butt. Let’s make it a success!!
TAFT TALK
We are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
TENT MEETING THEME:
"Just Like Jesus"
Philippians 2:5
FRIDAY NIGHT - 6:30 PM
"Who Was Jesus?"
SATURDAY NIGHT - 6:30 PM
"A Heart Like His"
SUNDAY BIBLE CLASS - 9:00 AM
"The Master Teacher"
SUNDAY MORNING - 10:00 AM
"Being Led By An Unseen Hand"
SUNDAY NIGHT - 6:00 PM
"Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus"
CONGREGATIONAL APPRECIATION DINNER:
Mark your calendars for Friday, June 1st. The youth group is hosting a
congregational appreciation dinner for all of the members at Woodland Hills.
We are so blessed to be supported by so many people. We are dedicating
this night to all of those that pray for us and show their emotional and
financial support. We will have more details to come very soon.
NEW DATES FOR SUMMER TO REMEMBER:
May 18-th - 20th Tent Meeting
June 1st Congregational Appreciation Dinner
June 8th -15th Greenback Mission Trip
June 17th - 20th Brownsville VBS
June 24th - 27th Woodland Hills VBS
July 1st - 11th HONDURAS
July 22nd - 27th Church Camp
August 2nd Mills-Vego Wedding
August 3rd - 5th Outreach University
Much Love,
T
FAMILY NEWS
OUR SICK/HOMEBOUND
St. Francis: Jane Nolen 451(knee replacement surgery)
Woodland Hills Family:
Mary Evelyn King, 4630 Blanding Ave., Memphis 38118
Edd Marie Agnew, 4397 Truman Ave., Memphis 38108
Mary Glenn, 950 Cherry Rd., Apt. 108, Memphis 38117
Evelyn Coleman (out-patient surgery Wednesday, 335 Fisherville Rd.,
Collierville, 38017
Friends/Relatives: Lynn Britt, Katie Walker, friend of Candace
Wilson, had surgery, Margy Westbrook’s best friend’s uncle is seriously
ill with brain cancer.
Melanie Beatty, 7711 Sunny Trails Dr., Memphis 38135
William Wilson, 3323 Coleman Ave., Memphis 38122
Edwin Hill, 5458 Glenbriar Dr., Memphis 38119
Joyce Keough, 300 Briarbrook Cv., Collierville 38017
LaRae Nichols, 710 Walnut Bend Rd. N, Cordova 38108
June Belew, 5746 Alexandria Ln., Southaven, MS 38671
Nursing/Assisted Living:
Clemmie Allison, 402 Getwell Rd., Senatobia, MS 38668
Alton Brown, 3535 Kirby Pines, Rm. 178-A, Memphis 38115
Essie Brown, 3345 Kirby Whitten Rd., Apt. 77, Bartlett 38134
Mary Mullinaux, 955 N. G’town Pkwy. Rm 614-B, Cordova 38018
Ernestine Barron, 6025 Primacy Pkwy., Rm.112-A, Memphis 38119
Out-of-Town: Albert Eder (Vancleave, MS, brother of John Bright,
is seriously ill. Albert & Margaret are former members of Union
Avenue. Remember them in prayer)
Virginia Baxter, 1380 S. Main St., Covington 38019
Mary Billingsley, 1143 Shell Harbor Rd., Pierson FL 32180
Chris Sangster, 24231 Baxter Dr., Malibu CA 90265
Bobbie Ann Ridgeway, 905 Hawthorne Dr. NE, Lenoir, NC 28645
Juanita Hale, HCR 69, Box 1035, Frenchburg, KY 40322
Janet Newman (Terra Haute, IN, cousin of Sharon Close)
John Logan (cancer, Atoka, TN, brother-in-law of Don Bennett)
Teresa Thomas, 40 Morning Glory Cv., Counce TN 38326
Walter Barfield (302 Brentwood Blvd., Lafayette, LA 70503)
Andy Graham (Corinth, MS, brother of Eudie Freeman)
WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS
Sunday, May 13, 2007
AM Opening Prayer: Tom Thompson
AM Closing Prayer: Mark Eller
PM Opening Prayer: Jerry Brown
PM Closing Prayer: James Dacus
Pick Up Attendance Cards: Conner Gillespie, Noah Robison
Nursery Volunteers: A.M. - Lisa & Erin Greer; P.M. -Linda
Thompson, Emily Seward
OUR RECORD
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Bible Classes 154
AM Worship 261
PM Worship 143
Wednesday (5-9) 156
Contribution $7452
YTD Average $9203
‘07 Budget $8700
THANK YOU
The family of Lloyd Britt wishes to express our appreciation for all the
prayers, visits, calls, cards, food and all other acts of kindness shown during
Lloyd’s recent illness and death. It was an encouragement for us to get to share
the memories that cover so many years our family shared with many of you. We are
grateful to have brothers and sisters in Christ who share life’s triumphs and
life’s challenges together in the way only those in God’s family can and do.
In Him,
Jean, Andrea, Perry and Linette
WEDDING RECEPTION
Dennis and Annette Sangster request your presence at a reception honoring
their wedding which took place in Pennsylvania in April. It will be at Woodland
Hills Church Sunday, May 20th at 7:00 p.m. in the Family Life
Center. Evening worship begins at 6:00 p.m. if you would like to attend. No
gifts, please. A card basket will be available for well wishers.
SERVICE GROUPS
Service Group #3 will pick up their assignment cards following the evening
services. Items you need to bring are: canned meats (tuna, potted meat, Vienna
sausage, etc.and household cleaning supplies (including brooms, mops, etc.)
Service Group #2, please turn in your assignments from last week.
SPECIAL PRAYERS
We have learned of a Christian family whose youngest daughter has been the
victim of a hate crime in New York City. The prayers of Woodland Hills church
has been requested in their behalf. You may send cards and notes to
Sarah %Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Brown, 51 Mott Hill Rd., E. Hampton, CT 06424.
A TENT MEETING DOES MANY THINGS FOR US!
1. It makes is appreciate the gospel even more
than we formally did.
2. It helps us to understand the urgency of
the task of saving the souls of man, because we are reminded of that task
continuously throughout the meeting.
3. We actually become burdened with the
thought of lost people around us and begin praying about it.
4. It opens our eyes to the good that can be
done in such an effort as we see people respond to the invitation of Jesus.
5. Very definitely, we do realize the power of
God's word.
6. It build a new fire, or helps to rekindle
an old flame in the eyes of Christians.
7. It makes an impact upon the entire
community as they see so many putting forth an effort to devote so much time to
gospel preaching.
8. It encourages the local preacher to do more
effective work among the people with whom he associates, for he realized the
spiritual tempo is higher at the close of a meeting than it is normally.
9. It encourages an evangelist to see people
concerned about godly living, and it is a reward to him to know that he had been
instrumental in leading people to the Shepherd of their souls.
10. Most of all, it glorifies the Father who is in heaven.
He sees his people at their best, working for his cause.
Woodland
Hills Church of Christ