Are We Making Ourselves at Home?

1 Peter 1.1-2

The church in exile

REACH OUT . . . But be doers of the word,
and not hearers only,
deceiving yourselves.
Who are the recipients of Peters letter?
AND TOUCH SOMEONE!
James 1.22

These are Christians who are scattered and far away from home.

What about the church today?

Can we relate? Is Christianity popularly accepted?

Can Christians feel at home in our present society? STAFF CHURCH STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST
PULPIT MINISTER 305 W. Church Street, Lewisburg, TN 37091
1 Peter is relevant to todays church. Kyle Bolton 993-3520 931.359.3597
kyle@churchst.org
It offers encouragement and hope to those living as exiles in a secular world. FAMILY MINISTER
Bill Tankersley 993-8977
ORDER OF WORSHIP March 5, 2017
Tankersley69@cs.com
Strangers in the world (1.1-2) YOUTH MINISTER
Caleb Taylor 993-2151 9:00 AM Service 6:00 PM Service
One nation under God caleb@churchst.org
HISPANIC MINISTER Welcome Lee Morrison Fletcher Cathey
Are we really? What about the changes we have seen in the area of public education? Hector Cruz 993-0009 Song Leader Bill Tankersley Bill Tankersley
hectorcruz@cscofc.org
Preacher Kyle Bolton Kyle Bolton
Religion may be prominent in our society but its only a thin veneer over a changing culture. SECRETARY
Talitha Liggett 359-3597 Reading Matt Ervin Nathan Jett
tbl76@bellsouth.net Scripture Hebrews 11:13-16 Psalm 72:18-19
How can Christians be faithful in a rapidly changing culture?
Prayer Mark Lane Gary Lancaster
Here is our challenge be Christian even when it is not popular to do so. ELDERS Sermon Are We Making Ourselves at Home? Every Day Is a Holiday!
Wayne Cozart 224-2818 Closing Prayer James Daughrity Britt Wiles
wayne@churchst.org
There is hope for strangers!
David Jent 270-6631
david@david jentrealty.com
Item for childrens home for March: bottled apple or grape juice
Consider the history of Christianity.
Don Ledford 615-714-3213
dledford@ledfordexchange.com MARCH EVENTS:
It does not begin in the midst of public favor .
Lee Morrison 703-4044
lee@churchst.org March 10-12 Spring Advance at Camp Hickory Hills. Applications are
Feeling alienated is to be expected.
due back TODAY. Bus will leave at 4:30 pm.
Consider the example of Abraham (Hebrews 11.9) and other faith heroes. (13) DEACONS March 12 Area Wide at Cornersville, starting at 5:15 pm.
Steve Allen 359-4616
According to Peter (1 Peter 1.17-18; 2.11), Christians are strangers . Kenneth Bailey 993-2159 March 13 Secret Friends Spring Fling at 6:00 pm in Room 13. Bring
Grover Collins 359-5386 your favorite food and enjoy some great fellowship.
How should Christians be different from society? Matt Ervin 637-1830
Greg Hardison 703-4231
Tennessee Childrens Home Spring Food & Supply Drive:
We must possess a Christian morality which separates us from our neighbors. Joel Hargrove 652-7143
Items needed: sugar, ketchup, mayo, mustard, ramen noodles, olive oil,
Robert Hopkins 364-3927
Gary Lancaster 359-5215
canned pineapple & mandarin oranges, cream of
Do we live as strangers in a secular society? Kelly Lane 359-5986 mushroom & cream of chicken soup, liquid laundry
Joe Liggett 359-4929 detergent, aluminum foil, toilet paper, paper plates &
Religion remains popular only when it reinforces popular values. Ray Wakefield 359-2328 cups, liquid bleach, garbage bags ( 39 & 55 gallon), loose
Clifford Whitaker 637-3507 leaf paper for school kids.
Peter provides the resources needed for Christians living in exile. (1.1-2) Britt Wiles 359-7702 The truck will be here the week of March 28th. Lets fill that truck!
Mike Wiles 359-4165
Will Wilson 293-6814
 Remember in Prayer Birthdays and Anniversaries

Continue to Remember ...

CALEB
Billy & Jo Ellen Haislip, Ruth Hargrove, Mary Hopkins,
BY James Jordan, Jack Miller, Jack Milligan, Ryan Lancaster
Emma Lancaster (mother of B J Holt), Lyla Kate
March 6
March 7
Maria Buzan
Karen Ketchum
Johnson (granddaughter of Amy Fuller), Barbara March 8 Kristen Bailey
Togetherness Chunn, (aunt of Kim Anderson & Keith Childers), Linda Cope
Holland Townes, (granddaughter of Steve & Pam Keith Stacey
Allen), Keith Green, (son of Patsy Derryberry), Mike Andrea Woodard
When I think about Christianity, and when I think about the church, I cant help but think about a McCollum, (son of Shirley McCollum), Joe Essner, March 9 Bryce Arnold - 7
family. We are called to be a family, we are called to be a unit, and we are called to be a body of Carl Johnson, Mark & Matthew Johnson, (sons of Roy Bolton
Wayne & Vickie Johnson, bus drivers), Rollie Beard, Ray Billy Cook
believers (1 Cor. 12). When we think about the church as just a bunch of individuals that gather Locke Grace Pigg
together on a Sunday and a Wednesday, we miss the point. IN HOME SHUT-INS March 10 Anna Stewart - 9
Ross Beckham, Theola Blue, Betty Daniels, Sadie March 11 Elaine Tankersley
We are called to be more than just people who meet together two or three times a week. Again, we Graves, Ruth Hargrove, Billy & Alice Willis
are called to be a family, we are called to be a unit, and we are called to be a body of believers. We NHC LEWISBURG/MERIHIL
Anna Bailey, Joetta Bigham, Ruby Higdon, Austin March 5 Matt & Kelly Thomas - 12 yrs
cant get to know one another if we never see or talk to each other. We cant expect to grow closer March 7 Mark & April Redferrin
Holbert, Margaret Morton, Elise Murphy, Marie
to one another if we never share our struggles and triumphs with each other. Musgrave, Elizabeth Wood March 8 Jeremy & Ashley Rodgers
9 yrs
NHC OAKWOOD
The church is blessed to have such a loving and wise God. We have His words recorded throughout March 9 Sheldon & Pam Davis
Betty Carter, Roslyn Collins, Dorothy Phillips, Ethel
33 yrs
Scripture on what it means to be a family, on what it means to be together. God expects us to grow Short

together, He expects us to love one another, and He expects us to help one another. VILLAGE MANOR
Roy & Anna Bolton, Nancy Derryberry, Elizabeth .
Hardison, Bobby Martin, Lucy Tate, Laquita Weaver
When I think about the church being compared to a body (1 Cor. 12), I cant help but notice two
SUMMIT
things 1) Every time I stub my toe, the rest of my body knows about it. The same should be true We have received a thank you note from:
Pat Blackmore, Louise Bogle
about the body of Christ. When a member of our body is struggling or hurting, we should all be Mrs. Betty Daniels
OUR MILITARY Please stop and read.
there to help. 2) I cant function normally or properly if I am missing a hand or a foot. Again, the Donnie Allen, Mark Allen, Luke Anderson, Todd
same should be true about the body of Christ. When we lose a member, when a member decides it Lowrance, Logan Tate *******************
is no longer important to gather with his or her brothers and sisters in Christ, we shouldnt feel OUR MISSION POINTS
Colonet, Mexico; City of Children (Ensenada, Mexico);
normal, we shouldnt feel whole, because we arent. World Bible School; Ghana preachers; Zambia jail
ministry; Eastern European Missions; Inner City
God has granted us such an amazing gift of togetherness. Use it to your advantage to grow with Ministry; AGAPE; Heritage Christian; Fishers of Men;
Tennessee Childrens Home; World Christian
others, to love others, and to depend on others. FOR THE RECORD
Broadcasting, Disaster Relief, Local Hispanic Ministry
February 26, 2017
God is good and He loves you. AM 361*
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Hispanic 34
CYC 37
With love, Our love and sympathy PM 180
are extended to Bible Class 305*
Caleb Taylor the family of Brandon Bradley Summit 2
Spring Advance March 10 - 12 and also to Wed. Nite 170
Camp Hickory Hills the family of Mr. Lanny Franklin.
Applications due TODAY! Contribution $11,114.00
Their funerals were last week.
Area Wide @ Cornersville March 12 @ 5:15 *includes Hispanic & CYC .