Snow THOUGH MY SINS ARE LIKE SCARLET,

THEY SHALL BE

AS WHITE AS

ISAIAH 1:18

He Who Made it… Knows!

Our worship services key in on many im-

portant things. We wor-

ship the God who blesses

us, the God who saved

us, the God who loved

us, the God who prepares

Heaven for us. But even

before our great God did

all those things– He cre-

ated us! Just like the au-

thor of Psalm 19, I stand

in awe of the One capa-

ble of stretching the vast-

ness of space and hanging the earth upon nothing.

Petersville Church of Christ Weekly Bulletin ~ January 8th, 2017

So when we gather together to sing praises or pray

or worship, we are expressing our amazement at His

abilities already demonstrated all around us.

Because God knows every detail of His work,

he is aware of its every need. If God knows when the

sparrow falls and how many hairs are on your head,

surely He is aware of how devastating sin is in our

lives. And greater still, He knows the cure! In Ephe-

sians 3:8-10 Paul says he is trying to “bring to light

the PLAN of the mystery hidden for ages in God who

created all things…” When your car breaks down,

you don’t take it to the

computer repair shop– you

take it to the one who built

it. When your life is bro-

ken, take it to the One who

knows you best– and can

help you the most. When

the One who created you

blesses you- you will truly

be blessed!

With Love, Adam

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Deepest Sympathy Deepest sympathy is expressed to the Edith Mansell family, over her passing last Friday. Her service was held last week.

Deepest sympathy also to the Aron Cole family, over the passing of his grandmother, Dona Burgess Cole. Her service was held Wednesday in Lexington.

Petersville Church of Christ 3601 Cloverdale Road, Florence, AL 35633

petersvillecoc.org - 256-766-9690

Year 37, Volume 7, Issue 2

Baby Brunch Ladies, you are invited to a Baby Brunch, in honor of Katelan

West Creasy. It will be held on this Saturday (14th), here at

the building, 10:00 - 12:00 pm. Selections are at Wal-Mart

and Babies R Us. It’s a boy, “Weston Blake.”

Any attempt at relationship

with God that does not begin with an

understanding of His role as the Creator is

doomed to failure.

Six Excellent Rules to Promote Harmony Among Church Members Today

1. To remember that we are all subject to failings of one kind or another.

2. To bear with—and not magnify—each other’s infirmities (Galatians 6:1-2)

3. To pray one for another in public and particularly in private (James 5:16)

4. To watch against shyness of each other and put the

best construction on any action that has the

appearance of opposition or resentment.

5. To observe the just rules of Solomon —that is, to

leave off contention before it is meddled with

(Proverbs 17:4).

6. If a member has offended, to consider how Godlike it

is to forgive, and how unlike a Christian it is to seek

revenge. —bulletin builders

Today’s Service January 8th, 2017

January Servants Ushers

Michael Burns, Wade Strait, Joe Maxwell

Lord’s Supper/Lock Up Joe Maxwell

Power Point John O’Malley (Jan. 8th)

Brad Patterson (15th)

Cards – Jack Culberson

Nursery - Sherry Griffith/K. Hill (AM) Susie Strait (PM)

Lord’s Supper Bread Mary Arny

Lord’s Supper Ministry Terry Oakley, Glenn Dupuy,

Adam Richardson

Zones On Call - January #1/#2 - Doris Staggs #3/#4 - Susie Strait

Greeters: Adam/A. Richardson (F) Bradley/April Strait (S)

Fold Bulletins (13th) Laurie Goldy

Bus Drivers this Week Jim Goldy (TODAY)

Jimmy Risner (Wed)

Wed. Song Leader (11th) Cameron Frederick

Wed. Invitation (11th) Garry Pannell

Pray for our Sick Elvis Beasley - (dad of Jacqueline Williams) 543 Co. Rd

313, Florence, AL 35633

Barrett Cole - (tonsillectomy) 2315 Co. Road 24

Winnie Cummings - (mother of Debra Taylor, heart ablat-

ion) 525 S. Trade Street, Flo., AL 35633 Clyde Danley - (prayers) 326 Wright Dr., Flo., 35630

Ricky Danley - (cancer, lung surgery) 178 Stoney Creek

Drive, Florence, AL 35633

Jonell Darby - 110 Betsy Ross Lane, Flo., AL 35633

J.E. Griffith - (dad of Andy, hospice) 5065 Co. Road 200,

Flo., 35633

Jean Hanback -(now at home)304 Davis Ave., Flo., 35633

James Kimbrell - (cousin of Rogers, heart surgery last

week in Texas) req. prayers

Earline Pollard - (sister of Charles Watkins, stage 4

brain cancer) 610 Thornton Ave., Huntsville, AL 35801

Tommy Rickard - (was in hospital) 1847 Co. Rd 7, 35633

Robert Smith - (knee replacement) 123 Parker Drive,

Flo., AL 35633 Kent Sparks - (friend of Matt Kyser, cancer) 34 Co. Road

435, Killen, AL 35645

Justin West - (nephew of Keith, motorcycle wreck) Shep-

herd’s Center Rehab, Room 272 Atlanta, GA

Sherry Winters - (foot surgery) 2313 Parc Place, 35630

Pray for these… Cancer: Andy Bretherick; Shirley Chaney; Jennifer

Crowden; Candace Duford; Jo Durham; Tony Ellison;

Cindy Johnson; Donny Llewellyn; Charles McClure;

Christy McCorkle; Sandy McCorkle; Bob Parks

(remission); Jane Phillips; Mike Worley; Military: Col-

by Hanback (Navy); Wes McDonald; Clint McNatt (g’son

of Jean; Marines) Other: Bobby Bretherick; Katrenia Gruver; Jean Hanback; Ruby Hanback (lungs); Lendon

Jackson (dialysis); Ted Pounders; Randal Rhodes, Da-

vid Morris, Bill Oakley; Bruce Phelps;

Announcements

Lads to Leaders Room Deposit - is due TODAY ($60). We’ll need this before reservations can be made. Give to Cohrtney Hooper.

Outreach Team #2 (Goldy) Re-ceives Assignments Today . (Jim/Laurie Goldy, Heather Bor-den, Michael/Beth Burns, Reece/Katherine Harrison, Brent/Leigh-Ann May, Howard/Virginia May, Cheri McKee, Ann Oakley, Jerry/Gwen Patrick, Brad/Courtney Patterson, Kaitlyn Richardson, Malene Rhodes, Emily Sharp, Charles/Delores Thornton, Steve/Sue Tucker, Judy Watkins, Dot Willis, Sherry Winters.

Bible Hour Tonight - for ages 2 years to 4th grade. Teachers to-day: Emily Oakley & Kim Mays; Jan. 15th: Kaitlyn Richardson/M. Richardson, Courtney Patterson.

Young Adult/College Age Outing - tonight after services. You will be going to Cracker Barrel.

Tuesday Bible Class Resumes - Tuesday - 10:00 a.m.

Ladies’ Prayer Meeting Tuesday Night - 6:30 p.m. You will . . .

. . . at Rhonda Wests’ home.

Pack the Pantry - We are encour-aging our 2 year old classes through the 6th grade to be bringing in non perishable items for our pantry. Prize given!

Men/Young Men - Wednesday Night Devotionals - Sign up if you can lead a devotional for the up-coming 2017 year on Wednesday night. List on Lord’s Supper ta-ble.

Zone List and Lord’s Supper Bread - Ladies, if you can help prepare the Lord’s Supper Bread or host a food zone, please sign the list or call the office.

Ladies’ Prayer Meetings - If you can help host a prayer meeting on Tuesday throughout the year, please sign the list on the Lord’s Supper table.

New Membership Booklet—If you have had a change since the blue 2016 membership booklet, or if you have a correction to it, please call the office over the next 2 or 3 weeks. We will be receiving a new one soon and we need to make sure your infor-mation is correct—or e-mail (petersvillecoc@comcast.net)

Song Service ............................................... Jonathan Oakley

Song

Song

Elder Welcome ...................................................... Bob Parks

Scripture ......................................................... Michael Burns (Romans 1: 19-21)

Prayer ........................................................... Hugh McHenry

Song

Song for Lord’s Supper

Lord’s Supper ........................................................ Jim Goldy

Servers: P. Rivera, Mike Roberts, Bradley Strait, Wade Strait,

Steve Tucker, Charles Watkins Alt: Kevin Medley/Colby Mays

Song

Song

Message .................................................... Adam Richardson “What May Be Known About God”

Invitation Song

Announcements .............................................. Terry Oakley

Closing Prayer.................................................. Kevin Medley

Please join us again for our evening worship at 5:00 p.m.

Adam’s lesson will be,

“A Not-So-Minor-Message (Obadiah 1:15-17) “

Youth News SAYS - TODAY - Wood AVE

Be here at 4:40 p.m.

Brain Freeze - January 18th

Evangelism University (January 13th - 15th

CYC - February 24th - 26th

2nd Payment is now past Due! 3rd pay-

ment is due Sunday

Pantry Items Needed:

Pancake Mix, Syrup,

Pop-Tarts and Oatmeal

Lads to Leaders

*TODAY - 2-5 Area Wide Bible Bowl at Stony Point. TODAY - Room Deposit DUE; ~ ALL L2L Participants - See Courtney Patterson for picture

*VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - See Adam/Autumn R. or Brent/

Leigh Ann May.

Responses

Sherry Watkins

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