SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SUNDAY

MID-WEEK

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ELDERS DEACONS EVANGELISTS EMAIL: office@degaulledrivecoc.com WORKS SUPPORTED:

Benevolence: Childhaven of Cullman, Alabama Media: Gospel Broadcasting Network In Search of the Lord’s Way The Old Landmarks The Truth in Love MISSIONS: Budapest, Hungary: Curry Montague,

curry.monta@gmail.com India: Ron & Karen Clayton

RCIndia@sonet.net Padova, Italy: Jeff & Tia Brauer

Family, brauer@padovateam.org Marshall, Texas: Azael & Dinora

Alvarez PREACHER TRAINING: Memphis School of Preaching

WesArabie 504-858-2881 HowardGoodale 504-319-3572SteveTucker 504-812-2617ScottCain 504-392-4110WesArabie 504-858-2881

CHURCH OF CHRIST 4700 GENERAL DEGAULLE DRIVE

NEW ORLEANS, LA 70131 www.DegaulleDriveCOC.com

March 12, 2017

MorningBibleClass MorningWorshipPewPackersEveningWorship

9:00AM 10:00AM5:30PM6:00PM

TuesdayLadiesClass(September—May)

WednesdayBibleClass

10:00AM

7:00PM

Alfred Sutro wrote a little known play called Maker of Men. It contains a scene where a bank clerk comes home to his wife, having failed to receive a promotion. “I see other men getting on; what have I done?” he said to her. His wife replied, “You have made a woman

love you. You have given me respect for you, & admiration, & loyalty, & devotion – everything a man can give his wife, except luxury, & I don’t need that.” Solomon wrote, “Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which He hath given thee under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 9:9).

---------------- A man never opened the car door for his wife or any other woman. He felt it was a sissy, Emily Post kind of thing to do. “Besides,” he was fond of saying, “she doesn’t have two broken arms.”

After many years of marriage, his wife died & he was heartbroken because he truly loved her. Somehow, as the pallbearers brought her casket out of the funeral service, he & his family reached the hearse in front of them. The funeral director was back a few feet, so he called him by name & said, “Open the door for her, will you?” The man reached for the door handle & then, for one second, froze. He realized he had never opened a car door for her in life. In death would be the first & only time. Years of regret came crashing down. Lesson: If you love someone – tell them now. If there is a kind deed you can do – do it now. There will be a time when all our tomorrows are yesterdays, & there will be no more chances to do the little things to show our love.

Bob Prichard

Randall J. Medlin

History books are filled with biographies of failures who made good. From them we can learn the valuable lesson that failure need not be fatal. The first President of the United States – the father of our country – lost two-thirds of the battles he fought during the

Revolutionary War. But George Washington won the war, founded a nation, & succeeded brilliantly in spite of those failures. Who failed more than Babe Ruth? In a baseball career that spanned 21 years, the immortal slugger hit 714 home runs, but he struck out 1330 times. Until he retired in 1935, this famous failure was baseball’s biggest attraction. Just because one fails at some point in life does not necessarily mean he or she is a failure. After Edison had experimented 10,000 times with his storage battery & still could not get it to work, a friend tried to comfort him. “Why I have not failed,” Edison replied. “I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Nearly deaf & with only three months of formal schooling, Thomas A. Edison patented more than 1000 inventions. During his 60 years of reaching toward the unknown, Edison failed more than he succeeded. But who would call Edison a failure? Is it a sin to fail? The answer is both yes & no. It is a sin when failure is due to moral or spiritual laxness or to laziness. But it is not a sin to fail when one has done his best, within the will of God, & the results were not what he wanted. One must not be so afraid of life that one refuses to try. We don’t have to succeed, but we do have to give life a run for its money. A faithful old preacher felt he had failed miserably when he reported to his congregation that only one new member - & just a boy at that – had been added to the church during the year. But that boy went on to become a missionary in Africa who brought the Gospel to tribes that previously had never heard the name of Jesus. Take heart! If life has put you on the canvas & pummeled the breath out of you, it is still too early to quit. If you feel you must quit, then to it the day after tomorrow. You may have lost the battle today, but you could win the war tomorrow. As Grantland Rice, America’s first great sports writer, put it, “When Jesus comes to judge us, He will not be so concerned about whether we won or lost, but how we played the game!” The world will measure you by your success, but God will measure you by your faithfulness (1 Corinthians 4:2).

MEMBERS & VISITORS Thank you for being here today. Your presence encourages us all. Please take a

moment to complete an attendance card from the pew in front of you.

ATTENDANCECARD Name:____________________Date:_________ Address:__________________ __________________

Gladys Sunday 2-Day

Thank you for helping us as we seek to edify each other in the way of the Lord!

714 Straitway Road

New Orleans, LA 70131

2 ND ANNUAL DEGAULLE DRIVE

CHURCH OF CHRIST

FAMILY RETREAT AUGUST 10TH-12TH

Fontainebleau State Park.

This Family Retreat is free of charge & is open to all members of the DeGaulle Drive Church

of Christ.

Please plan to be part of this wonderful weekend of fellowship.

2 ND ANNUAL DEGAULLE DRIVE

CHURCH OF CHRIST

MEN’S LEADERSHIP

RETREAT OCTOBER 12TH-14TH

Berry Creek Cabins, Bogalusa, LA

This retreat is FREE OF CHARGE & is for all men of the DeGaulle Drive Church of Christ.

TheEarlier,theBetter!Thursday,October12th,willbeadayoffellowship,preparation,&enjoyingthearea.Comeoutearly&havesomefun!

AllaredeveryonetoarriveASEARLYASPOSSIBLEonFriday,October13th,aswewilllookathoweachofuscanbecomethe

leaderGodwantsustobe!

Don’t miss out on this weekend of fellowship &

leadership.

Attendance

Bible Reading

NEEDING CARE & PRAYERS Our Members & Visitors.

James Cobet te: Is recovering from recent eye surgery. Mary Cullum: Was transferred to Ocean Behavioral Hospital in Rayne, LA. She is able

to receive cards. Ocean Behavioral Hospital c/o Mary Cullum (Patient) 2021 Rayne Crowley Hwy Rayne, LA 70578 Chante lle Arabie Bil l Burchett John Cul lum Yvette James Sandy Jones The Landis Family Paula Landis James Lie teau Lorraine Stephen

Our Shut-In Elwanda Piskorik

Our Family & Friends Miche lle, Trist in, & Cody Brumbaugh: A Christian family near Hattiesburg whose

home was destroyed in the recent tornado in the area. All family members are safe. Vauchel le DeArmas: Will be deployed to Kuwait on May 11th. Karen Johnson: Neighbor & friend of the Cains; currently undergoing chemotherapy

after having surgery to remove a growth in December. Mary Jo Knigh t: Pat Lee’s aunt “Doe Doe” is down to 74 pounds & is now under

hospice care. Benjamin Macaluso : Underwent surgery as doctors work to determine & prevent his

severe acid reflux. He is having a difficult recovery. Betty Suazo: Sister of Charles Suazo; was in ICU after coding two times last week. The

family has been told that doctors will disconnect the ventilators on Monday. Kaiyah Alexander Family of Mike Burche tt Keara Green & Family Kei th Kreppein Family of Janice Long Sandra Martin Yvette Milazzo Adam Rose Family of Audrey Watson

PRIVILEGED TO SERVE NEXT WEEK

MARCH 19 Sunday AM

Welcome: Steve Tucker

Prayer: Lee Roland

Song Lead: Howard Goodale

Keith Cooper Isaiah 53:1-12

Lord’s Table: Paul Macaluso (2)

Sermon: Scott Cain

Dismissal: Jerome Riddick ———————

Sunday PM Welcome:

Steve Tucker Prayer:

Don Robinson Song Lead:

Ron Landis Lord’s Table:

Paul Macaluso (2) Sermon:

Scott Cain Dismissal:

Wes Arabie

THIS WEEK MARCH 12

Sunday AM Welcome:

Howard Goodale Prayer:

Paul Macaluso (2) Song Lead:

Stephen Goodale

Steve Tucker Luke 23:13-25

Lord’s Table: Paul Macaluso (2)

Sermon: Scott Cain

Dismissal: Don Robinson ———————

Sunday PM Welcome:

Howard Goodale Prayer:

Stephen Goodale Song Lead:

Scott Cain Lord’s Table:

Paul Macaluso (2) Sermon:

Wes Arabie Dismissal:

Paul Macaluso

LAST WEEK’S

RECORD

Service Time

2016 Goal

Last Week

Bible Study Sunday AM Sunday PM Wednesday

70 100 60 60

76 88 56 51

Reading

Plan 2016 Goal

Last Week

Daily Readers 45 39 Bible in 2017 45 34 NT in 2017 60 40

Please submit all prayer requests in writing to Scott or Melissa Cain. Please supply regular updates on each individual in order to keep our prayer list up-to-date. For the sake of space, any name (except for shut-ins) will be removed after four weeks unless a new update is received. Thank you for helping us all to stay informed of the spiritual & physical needs of our members, friends, & family.

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS UPCOMING EVENTS: 1. SONG LEADING CLASS: Will meet at 4:30PM. 2. FELLOWSHIP MEAL: March 26th after AM worship. Last names M-Z have setup & cleanup. 3. WORK DAY: April 8th at 9AM. Please plan to enjoy the fellowship as we labor together tending to

a few items of upkeep around the church building.

WELCOME!: We happily announce that Nicklas, Chanel, & Ascher Smith desire to be counted among the laborers at DeGaulle Drive. Please meet & welcome them. Address: 105 Westchester Pl., NOLA 70131 Phone: 504-451-4836

REJOICE!: We rejoice that two precious souls have been added to the Lord’s body! Charles Suazo & his son Nicolas were baptized into Christ on February 26th. Please encourage our new brothers.