Assisting....................................

Doug Parris, Jordan Stubblefield,

Scott Wilson
Ushers....................................................................Ronnie Cheek,
Jr., Adam Gray
Closing
Prayer............................................................................................Al
Gattis

Villa Rica Church of Christ

515 Dallas Rd., P.O. Box 515
Villa Rica, GA 30180
(770) 459-3478

June 14, 2015 - P.M. Service

PREPARE TO SERVE
June 7, 2015 - A.M. Service

Opening Prayer.
....................................................................Ricky Brook
Reading for Worship..
..............................................................Steve Fulks
Lords Table

Prayers........................................................Al Gattis, Brian Howard,

Joe Mallory
Assisting.................................Rick Page, Jason Stewart,
Mark Wilson
Ushers....................................................................... Ronnie Cheek,
Sr., JT Gentry
Closing
Prayer.....................................................................Herman
Gardner
June 7, 2015 - P.M. Service

Opening
Prayer................................................................................Doug
Parris
Reading for Worship......Donald
Legendre
Lords Table...........Tom Bosworth, David
Lankford
Closing
Prayer................................................................................Danny
Spain
Evening Song Leader.
.....................................................Jordan Stubblefield
June 14, 2015 - A.M. Service

Opening
Prayer............................................................................Tom Bosworth
Reading for Worship..........................Herman
Gardner
Lords Table

Prayers.............................................JT Gentry, David Lankford,

Brian Mitcham

Opening Prayer......
...................................................Joe Mallory
Reading for Worship.....
..........................................Michael Little
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Steve
Fulks
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WHEN WE MEET:
Sundays
10 AM Bible Class
11 AM Worship
1:30 PM Worship
Wednesdays
7 PM Bible Study
Villa Rica
Church of Christ

Gospel
Meeting!
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Leaders
will be with us
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to beFamily!
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next Sunday,
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14
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to the
evening
at
7pm
&
invite
others
to
addition
to preaching,
he will
also
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welcome
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table
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following recently
our afternoon
service
to
baptized
by Jeff
Adams.
help
us
better
our
program.
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is 40 Harper
Lane,
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is invited
to stay
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effort
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Feed the Preacher
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help Feed the Preacher this week,

beginning at 5:45pm.

What is the Purpose of Baptism?

Todd Clippard

Baptism is the means by which one is justified by God's

grace: "But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior
toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing
of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured
out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having
been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the
hope
of
eternal
life"
(Titus
3:4-7).
Note the phrase, "He saved us through the washing of regeneration
and renewing of the Holy Spirit " "Regeneration" literally means
"new birth." So the new birth involves a washing, and it is
accompanied by the work of the Holy Spirit.
This is what Jesus meant when He spoke of being "born again" in
John 3:3. Jesus explained what being "born again" meant in John 3:5
- it is being born of water and Spirit. Note the presence of washing
(baptism) and the Holy Spirit are found in all three texts.
Baptism is the means by which one expresses his faith in God to
forgive. Colossians 2:12 says we are buried with Christ in baptism
and raised through faith in the operation of God who raised Jesus
from
the
dead.
(Compare
with
Romans
6:3-11.)
Finally, baptism is for the purpose of being in Christ: "For as many
of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ" (Galations
3:27). I must be "in Christ" to be a new creation (2 Corinthians
5:17). I must be "in Christ" if I am to be a partaker of all spiritual
blessings (Ephesians 1:3). There is no condemnation for those who
are "in Christ" (Romans 8:1). Thus, baptism is vital to receive all
thesebenefits.
There are additional passages and other benefits of baptism that

could be listed, but these should be sufficient to show the absolute

necessity of baptism for men to be saved today.
REMEMBER IN PRAYER:

Freda Gray, James & Ann Smith, Dawn Stubblefield (Jordans mother;
surgery 6/26), Walter Vines, Janet Sadler, Ann McGuire, Gene Earley, Al
Gattis, Roger Davis, Louise Haynes, Dennis & Juanita Swafford,
Lummus family, Norma Lord (Jennies grandmother), Linda Griffin
(friend of Gattis), Dallas Moore (son of Nell Moore), Jennifer Brewer
(friend of Woods, cancer), Marvarine Gardner (Hermans mother), Bertha
Simon, Vicky Cole (friend of Holbrooks, leukemia), Lana Reese

Vacation Bible School

Our VBS will be July 12th 16th . There is a sign-up sheet
on the table in the foyer for anyone who would like to
help. We are also in need of the following donations:
napkins, cookies, canned drinks, and juice boxes.
Camp Inagehi Registration
Our young people will be attending Camp Inagehi June
21st 26th. Registration can be completed on-line at
www.campinagehi.org
Summer Series Schedule
The adult Bible class for the summer, we will be having
various speakers from the area. The schedule for the
remainder of June is as follows: 6/10 Chad Dollahite
(Bremen); June 17th Ed Lee (Cedartown); 6/24 Tommy
Tidwell (South Cobb).

Complete my joy by

being of the same

mind, having the same
love, being in full
accord and of one