March 4, 2018 CARVER ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST

4399 Carver School Road

Winston-Salem, NC 27105

Office (336)767-7949 Fax (336)767-7906

Website: www.carverroadchurchofchrist.org E Mail Address: cr-churchofchrist@outlook.com

PREACHER-SHEPHERD JEFFERSON R. CARUTHERS JR.

COMMENTARY CORNER: THE FIRST FAMILY: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth” (Genesis 1:27–28).

J esus entered the world through family. We read of beings like Gabriel and Mi-

chael who enter the world in angelic form and fashion. They appear without refer-ence to father, mother, brother or sister. Jesus, however, comes through human means rather than angelic fashion. The writer of the exhortation to the Hebrews notes, “For verily he took not on him the nature of angles; but he took on him the seed of Abraham” (Hebrews2:16).

Jesus establishes and exalts the human family by his identification with it. Earlier the writer of Hebrews informs, “Forasmuch then as the children are par-takers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is the dev-il” (Hebrews 2:14).

Jesus took part in flesh and blood by being born to his mother, Mary. Mary hears, “And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name, JESUS” (Luke 1:21). God distinguishes the human family from all creation when he sends Jesus into the world.

The human family enjoys the privilege of being different from everything God created. The words still resound in our understanding today, “Let us make man in our image and after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth” (Genesis 1:26). When it comes to creation, the human family is the first family in all the earth. Nothing else created holds position equal to the human family, the first family.

It is important that all humans grasp

the awesomeness of the great expectations God has for the first family. After God created Adam, he charged the human fam-ily: “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replen-ish the earth, and subdue it: and have do-minion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living things that moveth upon the earth” (Genesis 1:28). It is most important that humanity remember its significance, its place, and its expectations in this world.

It is necessary that we accept that there is no existence for anyone outside of the reality of family. And we learn much about how God formed family by reading the account of the first family among all of the first family. We are all first family in this life, but Adam and Eve were the first among us all. And in them God provides understanding about how family members relate to each other.

We begin with Adam. There was life on earth before Adam. But the creation lacked completeness. That is, God never intended creation to be about the hills and valleys, rivers and streams, the skies and the clouds; God intended earth to only have completeness with the creation of man. Genesis 2:4–5 reads, “These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heav-ens, And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.”

There “was not a man to till the ground.” God created the earth as a place where man and woman would superin-tend, manage, and exercise dominion. Eve-ryone young boy and girl should be made aware of this reality. We are not just here,

we have purpose. God created man before he created

woman. And man experiences purpose by his placement in the garden of Eden. The Bible reads, “And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it” (Genesis. 2:15). Further, man comes to the understanding that the vegetative creations sustains him, “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;” (Genesis 2:16).

Man not only learns of purpose and sustenance, but from the very beginning man is taught to exercise discipline that recognizes God as Creator. God instructs, “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:17).

These reflections on the early life of humanity are to be shared with each gener-ation. To this point we have learned that (1) Man is placed in the garden of Eden with a purpose, he will till the ground as a superintendent of the earth. (2) Man learns that he not only tills the ground, but he lives to sustain himself through the pro-duction and fruitfulness of the earth. (3) Man learns that life has order, that is, boundaries. There are some trees from which it is good to eat, there are others that are not to be a source of nourishment. These are lessons that should be studied by all who make up the first family.

This curriculum of study would cer-tainly clear the confusion humanity has about its significance and purpose. It would give meaning to life. And it would take away the bad taste many have when taking in the truth that life has boundaries.

All Visitors! You Are Our

Honored Guests!

Theme: Runners, To Your Marks! May 19–24, 2018, (Hebrews 12:1–2). You may visit the website at WWW.COCNL2018.COM to register for this special event that will take place in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is being hosted by Carver Road church of Christ, Winston-Salem, NC with churches of Christ of the Triad, Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

2018 THEME: “Runners To Your Marks: Patience and the Race Before Us” (Heb. 12:1–2)

We wish to express our deepest sympathy to

sister Deloris Reaves in the passing of her father.

Also to the granddaughters, sisters Amber and Ruby

Reaves. May God continue to give them comfort,

strength and peace during this time.

Also, let us remember brother Eugene Lawton of

Newark, NJ and his Family in the loss of his wife.

May God continue to be with them during their time of bereavement.

CORNELIUS CORNER: Use My HealtheVet to access your VA medical records and view, enter, print or download information from your health records at www.myhealth.va.gov.

MARCH BIRTHDAYS 1st, Jarred Monroe; 4th, Worth McCloud;5th, Martica Dixon; 9th, Kecia McCloud; 10th,Delores

Reaves; 13th, Theressa Witherspoon; 15th, Eshe Johnson;16th, Tonya Taylor; 19th, Si-mon Johnson, Javar Jones; 20th, Katherine Eichleberger, Athenia Pouncey, Joey Taylor; 22nd, Jefferson Caruthers Jr.; 24th, Veroni-ca Sides; 26th Meika Sherrard; 28th, Angela Weathers; 29th, Jefferson Caruthers, III

(9 Years) Kevin & Shundra McLaurin – 14th (43 years) Worth & Jacalyn McCloud – 20th

(51 years) Joe & Mattie Wilson – 26th (21 years) Adolphus & Valarie Coplin – 29TH

CHURCH

LEADERS

JEFFERSON R. CARUTHERS, JR.

RICHARD JONES

MARIO MCKENNON

CLOYS R. CECIL, SR.

JEFFERSON R. CARUTHERS, JR.

JOHN FOXWORTH

ROY OLIPHANT

WALTER WEATHERS, JR.

FRANK W. DULIN

LEROY NELSON

ROSCOE BURGESS

MICHEAL CURRY

JAMES E. GADSON

GEORGE MCNAIR

BERNARD TERRY

JOE WILSON

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MARCELLA KENDALL

SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DRIVE DAY: Help us reach our goal of 275 on March 18, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

We are encouraging everyone to attend. We look forward to seeing you!

“FAITH, FRIENDS, & FAMILY” WEEKEND MARCH 10TH, 2018

41st Annual Southeastern Youth For Christ Conference: Theme: “Up Into The Mountain” July 16-19, 2018 at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. Registration of $50.00 deposit due by May 31, 2018. Please see brother or sister Caruthers for additional information.

2018 MILLENNIAL REACH CONFERENCE March 22-25, 2018 in New Orleans: Theme: “The Kingdom Strikes Back: Reaching the

Comeback Generation” Registration $125.00. If need additional information or have ques-tions please see sister Carmen Caruthers. Website information: www.thenewheightschurch.com/millennialsreach18

Reading Safari: The next

Reading Safari will meet Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. If you need additional information please

contact Felecia Caruthers at (336) 575-2972.

CHURCH OF CHRIST @ RICHLAND HOMECOMING & GOSPEL MEETING MARCH 16-21, 2018: Location: Richland, NC; Friday, March 16th: Dinner Night 7p.m.– 9p.m. Saturday, March 17th: Evangelistic Work-shop 9a.m.– 12 noon; Guest speaker will be brother Kevin Bethea of East Baltimore. Sunday, March 18th: Services at 11a.m. and 2p.m., Nightly services Monday-Wednesday at 7 p.m.

SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE NATIONAL RECOGNITION DAY: On

March 25, 2018, we will be recognizing Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, Texas for its marks in Christian education. During this time we are asking that you please give your contribution towards this cause.

PRAY THAT GOD LEADS US TO SOULS TO SAVE TODAY & THROUGH THIS WEEK

RESPONSIVE READING Titus 3:1–6

READER: Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

CHURCH: To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

READER: For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

CHURCH: But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

READER: Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

UNISON: Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

PRAYER Father in heaven, we are thankful for the mercy that saved us, the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit. We pray that we walk in this calling. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

ORDER OF WORSHIP 8:00 A.M

SONG LEADER Roy Izzard

SERMON Roy Oliphant

10:00 A.M. ANNOUNCEMENTS Joseph Wilson

INVOCATION Artis Rucker

SONG DIRECTOR Mario McKennon

SCRIPTURE Javar Jones

RESPONSIVE READING Joseph Crim

PRAYER Cecil Oliver

SERMON Richard Jones

OFFERING Reginald Nichols

LORD’S SUPPER Bernard Terry

READER Timothy Pilson

CLOSING PRAYER Jeff Patton

GUESTS PRESENTATION

6:30 P.M.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Joseph Wilson

INVOCATION Doug Crim

SONG DIRECTOR James Gadson

SCRIPTURE Juan Williams

RESPONSIVE READING Curtis Conner

PRAYER Victor Baldwin

SERMON Walter Weathers Jr. OFFERING Harold Brown

LORD’S SUPPER Isiah Black

CLOSING PRAYER Ollie Carpenter

GUESTS PRESENTATION

COMMUNION REFLECTION

(JOHN 8:3) And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

USHERS Sis. Athenia Pouncey, sis. Shundra McLaurin, sis. Kiona Wilson, bro. Victor Baldwin, bro. Joseph Transou, bro. Joseph Ford, sis. Lillie Alford, sis. Rose Ellerbe, sis. Valarie Coplin, bro. Adolphus Coplin, bro. Edward Maxwell, bro. Howard Brown, bro. Robert March, bro. Juan Williams, bro. Isiah Black

SHEPHERD ON CALL FOR MARCH

Brother John D. Foxworth (336) 918-6359

PRAYER REQUEST

Jeff Patton Joseph Ford James Cherry

Andrew Jackson Jarvis Warren Javar Jones

A. J. Crim Harold Brown Kobe Williams

Arnold Thomas Isiah Black Curtis Conner

EVENING USHERS D. J. Crim Xavier Warren

Jarvis Warren A. J. Crim

OUR SICK AND SHUT-IN Sis. Immogene Bray, sis. Gloria Brown, bro. Roscoe Burgess, brother John Foxworth, bro. Barry Harper, sis. Dorris Jones, bro. Everette Jones, sis. Dorothy Livingston, sis. Frances

Mason, bro. Eric Nelson, bro. Leroy Nelson, sis. Mar-tha Reynolds, sis. Carol Weathers, sis. Thomasina Wil-liams, sis. Theresa Witherspoon

SCHEDULE OF ASSEMBLIES

BAPTISMAL TEAM

Bro. Anthony Clinton Bro. Thomas Loyd, Sr. Bro. George McNair Bro. Walter Weathers. Jr.

ZONES ZONE #1 Capt. Bro. J. Wilson (661-1312) ZONE #4 Co-Capt. Bro. B. Terry (720-9694) ZONE #5 Capt. Bro. J. Gadson (650-9693) Co-Capt. Bro. A. Rucker (924-5696) ZONE #7 Capt. Bro. J. Foxworth (924-5029) Co-Capt. Bro R. Oliphant (765-3105) ZONE #8 Capt. Bro. R. March (727-0052) Co-Capt. Bro. R. Burgess (748-0282)

Radio Broadcast Stations Sundays @ 7:30 A.M. Thursdays @ 2 P.M. 1340 AM 1400 AM 103.5 FM

To be saved today, you must hear the gospel (Romans 10:17; Acts 15:7). You must believe the gospel that assures us salvation through Jesus who is the risen Lord (Romans 10:9, 10). You must be willing to turn your life over to God through repentance (Acts 17:30; Romans 2:4). Those willing to live for God through repentance are ready for confession (Romans 10:9,10). The person who confesses is baptized into Christ (Romans 6:3, 4; Galatians 3:27). In baptism, the believer is washed, sanctified, and justified (1 Corinthians 6:11). Christ saves the baptized person in baptism (1 Peter 3:21). If you believe that Jesus died for you and was resurrected, if you will repent and confess, then you can be baptized into Christ and be saved. Come to Jesus today!

SUNDAY Early Morning Worship……………....8 A.M. Bible School…………………….. …...9 A.M. Morning Worship…………………....10 A.M. Evening Worship………………….6:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY-MID-WEEK BIBLE STUDY

11 A.M. & 7 P.M.

MENS’ & LADIES’ BIBLE CLASS 5 P.M. (2nd & 4th Sunday)

(September-May)

MEETINGS & MINISTRIES Teachers’ Meeting……………………... …..9 A.M.

(1st Saturday) Clothing Bank………………….…10 A.M.-12 P.M.

(1st Saturday) Youth Fellowship Meeting……………. ….10 A.M.

(2nd Saturday) Husbands & Fathers’ Support Group… ...10 A.M.

(3rd Saturday) Young Adult Ministry…………………… 6:30 P.M.

(3rd Friday)

WORSHIP TO THE

SICK & SHUT-IN

FOR THE MONTH OF March

Brother Bernard Terry

CHILDREN’S WORSHIP

4th Diane Foxworth/TBA 11th Wendy Thomas/Chanel Helm 18th Maegan Gomez/Valarie Coplin 25th Leah Adkins/Chanel Foxworth

NURSERY DUTY

4th Wendy Thomas/Veronica Sides 11th Yolanda Crim/Brianna Crim 18th Alfreda Howell/Alaqua Howell 25th Alicia Patton/Chava Mash

GREETERS 4th Diane Foxworth/Teresa Love 11th Dollean Johnson/Edelina Oliphant

18th Edelina Oliphant/Dollean Johnson

25th Eshe Johnson/Mary Terry

COMMUNION PREPARERS Mary Hargraves/Bobby Robinson

Baptismal Committee Diane Foxworth Diane Blakely

Wendy Thomas

VAN TRANSPORTATION TBA

COMMENTARY CORNER The earth was not complete with its dry land, water bodies and skies. It needed man. The family was not complete with a man who understood his purpose in hav-ing dominion over the earth, sustaining himself through food from the trees, and recognizing boundaries in life. God ob-served that it was not good for man to be alone. Man was not complete until there was partnership with woman.

The Bible reads, “And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him” (Genesis 2:28). God would make a partner suitable for the man, but before he does, God makes sure that the man under-

stands that there is no suitable partner on earth for him.

Every beast of the field is brought be-fore Adam and named by Adam (Genesis 2:19). But there was not any that was a mate suitable for him (Genesis 2:20). Men and women need to understand that when God created woman, he created the one and only mate for a man. The woman is unique, she is special, she is without equal and without competition in her place as a suitable mate for man.

The woman does not arrive by acci-dent but by God-willed creation and inten-tion. God caused a deep sleep to fall over Adam and from one of his ribs, he formed the woman who will complete the man and further form the first family (Genesis

2:21–22). The man and the woman consti-tute what is the first family of all families.

When Adam named every beast of the field, none had a name that would indi-cate relationship with the man. But when the woman was created, Adam gave her a name that attached her to him. The He-brew word for man was “ish.” the name for woman became “ishshah.”

Adam was excited, elated, when the woman was presented to him. His words, this is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh (2:23). bring us to what every man should ask about the woman who makes up the family: “Isn’t She Lovely?” The first family.