November 20, 2016

Welcome, Guests!We are honored that you joined us. We hope that you will be blessed by your time with us. A few tips to make the most of your visit:

Register - Our guests, as well as members, are asked to register their attendance as the pads are passed down each row.

Attended Nursery is provided for children younger than two years of age. It is in the hallway as you exit the door to the left of the pulpit.

Quiet Bags for children are available at the coat rack and a Cry Room is located in the Foyer.

Information Center has details about ministries, classes, and more. It is in the hallway as you exit the door to the left of the pulpit.

Hearing Assistance is available; see an usher for assistance.

Wi-Fi Password: WESTSEVENTH

Assemblies:Sunday Morning Worship 8:00 Fellowship 9:10 Bible Classes 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30Sunday Evening Worship 6:00Wednesday Eve. Bible Classes 7:00

Sunday Broadcasts:9:30 a.m. & 8:00 p.m. Charter Channel 195 CPWS Channel 13 6:00 p.m. WKRM 1340 AM

Hispanic Assemblies:Sunday Morning Bible Classes 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30Wednesday Eve. Bible Classes 7:00

405 West Seventh StreetColumbia, TN 38401

931-388-6514 Information Line: 388-4165

Email: office@west7thcofc.org west7thcofc.org

Striving to be completely committed followers of Jesus

What’s Happening...

8:00 a.m. First Worship9:10 a.m. Fellowship9:30 a.m. Bible Classes10:30 a.m. Second Worship Hispanic Worship5:00 p.m. Various times HBS groups6:00 p.m. Worship No Children’s Bible Hour

Church RecordSunday a.m. Worship 486 8:00 241 10:30 192 Hispanic 17 Poplar Estates 9

The Bridge 14Landmark 13

Sunday Bible Class 341 Sun. p.m. Worship 142 The Bridge 13Wednesday p.m. 262Budget $21,000 Total Offering $19,056YTD vs. Budget -$97,931

EldersTom AndersonMike Kesler Kerry Couch John LawWade DenneySonny LeeJohn SimmonsTommy HemphillJohn M. Smith Jerry Duggin

Staff Barry England Randy Owens Alex Quintero Haley Schmidt

Office - 388-6514Marriage/FamilyPreachingHispanicChildren

615-351-6239 388-6125 840-0445 698-2236 619-0544 698-6533 381-8869 698-2689 388-5841 731-613-1876

Meet Sunday, November 20. The group meeting at the building will worship at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel with Bible study following. There will be a potluck meal. Please bring finger foods. This will be the last meeting until January 15, 2017.

senior adult ministry

Home Bible Studies

CONGRATULATIONSTo John and Wanda Smith on the birth of a great-granddaughter, Adelaide Alisha Correll. She was born November 11 and weighed 7 lbs. 9 ozs. The proud parents are Nick and Ashley Correll of Brentwood.

BOWENS & PINKSTONSThe West Seventh Sisters invite the congregation to join them in honoring the Bowens and the Pinkstons with a money tree. The trees will be given to the Pinkstons as they return to SE Asia and to the Bowens when they visit Columbia on furlough in December. Please help reach the goal of 50 items per tree (cash or gift cards) by the end of November. You may give donations to Christi Parsons.

Holiday Gift GalaDecember 8

Sign up at the Information Center

by Nov. 30.

Elders, Deacons, MinistersBreakfast

Sunday, December 4 6:30 a.m., Teen Center

Holiday ScheduleNov. 23 Devotional, no classesNov. 24-25 Office closedDec. 25 One worship service at 10:00 a.m. No classes or evening worshipDec. 23 & 26 Office closedJanuary 15 Home Bible Studies resume

THANK YOU NOTEI appreciate all the prayers and encouragement during my recent surgery. The cards, calls and visits continually brightened my day. I feel blessed to be a part of West 7th.

Beverly Richardson

WEDNESDAY NIGHT LADIES’ CLASSNew study on prayer beginning December 7 in the Fireside Room using the book Fervent by Priscilla Shirer. You may order a book through the church office for $10.00.

Christmas Party Friday, December 2in the Family Center

There will be a Potluck Dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. Live entertainment will follow dinner. Please sign up at the Information Center so we can plan adequate seating.

Jon Bennett931-797-2581jon.bennett@cabulldogs.net Marty DeJarnette931-797-2387dejarnette5@charter.net

Ivan Jones615-405-4518ivanjones43@gmail.com Greg Yokley931-212-9247gyokley68@yahoo.com

l Discipling l Equipping l Serving l Loving

Rachel BaggottJim & Anne BryantElizabeth CraftBetty DerryberryCecil DuncanRachel GarrettTommy HemphillGeorgia HenryMary HuntTammy KodattFrances LeeDelores Love

Robin MillerMargaret PerkinsDiane PorterJeff PorterBeverly RichardsonSammy SaltersCourtney ShiresBlanche SmithMolly WattsDee WestmorelandSherry Young

Recovering at home and those with extended illnesses:

Family & Friends: Tom Anderson’s nephew - Jeremy FortnerJamie Baker - Culleoka Church of ChristBob & Judy Cofer’s niece - Pat CoferMaury Colvett’s uncle - Jerry ColvettMaury Colvett’s stepfather - Bill CarterKerry Couch’s mother - Verna Lee CouchKim Forsthoff’s mother - Reba AyersGeorgia Henry’s sister - Patricia AryOlivia Howell’s cousin - Kay OliverPeyton (Kittrell) Barron’s unborn babyMark & Tesha Marchal’s granddaughter - McKenzie BruensKent Pardon’s father - Carl PardonAlex Quintero’s father - Juan QuinteroAlex Quintero’s friend - Arturo LezamaBeth Robinson’s mother - Gaynor PerdueBeverly Simmons’ brother - Mike ShankleChuck Simpson’s mother - Peggy SimpsonTod Trulove’s mother - Joan TruloveRamona Ward’s aunt - Rene HardisonRamona Ward’s mother - Faye WardOlivia Whiteside’s aunt - Martha Whiteside

(Check the Information Center for a complete list of Homebound.)

Pray without ceasing...Reported sick this week:Ramona Cherry is in LifeCare, Rm. 201B.Eric Karkau is recovering from knee replacement surgery in NHC-Hillview, Rm. 117B.Jerry Turner has been discharged from MRMC.

November 20 - Grades 7-8 - Home Bible Study Meet at Isabell Heffington’s home (307 Sunyside Circle) 5:00-7:00 p.m. Boys bring drinks; girls bring desserts.

December 4 - Area Wide Youth Devo at West Seventh

Service Station Volunteers are needed for the following:

q basketball snack bags for Nov. & Dec. (See schedule on bulletinboard.)

q tutoring/mentoring at Cox on Tuesdays 3:00-4:30 (weekly, bi-monthly or once a month)

q Cox Fall Sports Banquet - Tues., Dec. 6 - need greeters, servers, cleanup and cooks. To give money toward the food or for the other Service Station projects, please give your check to the church office, an elder or Mike Forsthoff and mark for Service Station.

Van Driver - a.m...........................Kyn SartainVan Driver - p.m...........................Steve CoferNursery-8:00 a.m...................Stephanie Cofer

Andrea Stevens Nursery - 10:30 a.m..............Laura Jo Murphy

Bonnie Esslinger

WednesdayThanksgiving DevotionalVan Driver...............................Rickey Savage

November 20, 2016- Morning -

Song Leader.................................Steve Parrett 847 - Bind Us Together

Welcome........................................Porter King900 - Wonderful

990 - You Are the Song That I Sing730 - What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Prayer......................................Zach WhitworthTommy McEwen

234 - Higher Ground876 - Jesus, Name Above All Names

Communion.................................Joel Murphy Willie Robinson

842 - A Common LoveOfferingScripture Reading.........................Jim Criswell Hardin Johnson

Psalm 85:10-13627 - The Gloryland Way

Message.....................................Randy Owens500 - O Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Shepherd’s Blessing........................Sonny Lee

- Evening - Welcome....................................Randy Owens

Song Leader..............................Dalton Bennett

Songs

Prayer..............................................David Kirk

Scripture Reading.....................Dalton BennettPsalm 145:1-2, 8-13

Songs

Shepherd’s Prayer

Bible Study

(Messages are available at west7thcofc.org or order a free CD at the Infomation Center.)

Introduction:

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble; it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” -Mark Twain

“Sounds true” _______________________________________

We all have “heart trouble!”

Your heart is not ________________________________

Your heart does not _______________________________

The heart does not ___________________________________ ___________________________________ You need to follow _______________________________

Follow Your Heart

Open: Share som

e other sayings that are mistakenly thought to be in

the Bible?

Dig: Scripture &

Discussion

Discuss Proverbs 3:5. “Trust in the Lord w

ith all your heart and lean not on your ow

n understanding.”

Your heart is not a trustworthy m

oral compass. Read the follow

ing verses and sum

marize w

hat we learn about the heart.

Jeremiah 17:9 _________________________________________

Romans 1:24 __________________________________________

Matthew

15:19 ________________________________________

Your heart does not need to be followed but led. Jesus said in Luke

12:34, “For where your treasure is, there your heart w

ill be also.” How

do w

e keep the heart from becom

ing a compass, instead of seeing

the heart as it is - a thermom

eter? What does this verse tell us about

using the heart for a guide?

Read the following verses and sum

marize how

the heart is to be led.

Psalm 51:10 _________________________________________

Proverbs 4:23 _________________________________________

Psalm 119:11 _________________________________________

Reflect: M

ake It Real

Discuss M

ark Twain’s statem

ent: “It ain’t what you don’t know

that gets you into trouble – it’s w

hat you know for sure that just ain’t so.” H

ow

have you witnessed this to be true?

What causes a person to believe som

ething so sincerely without

verifying it to be true?r

gullible/naiver

lazy / following the crow

dr

in denialr

other _______________________

Discuss how

Paul was able to have a clean conscience w

hile persecuting the church? (A

cts 22-23) What does that tell us about letting the

heart/conscience be our guide?

If we are not to “go w

ith your gut” as the saying goes, is there a time to

“listen to your conscience?” If so, when?

Can you think of a tim

e when you w

ish you had not followed your

heart? Or a tim

e when you look back w

ith thanksgiving that you didn’t? Is it som

ething you can share with your group?

How

would you counsel a friend w

ho asked for advice about a decision? Th

ey want to follow

their heart, but it seems obvious to

everyone else that is the wrong decision/direction.

If you were follow

ing your heart instead of following Jesus, how

would

you want your good friend to tell you?

Explain in your own w

ords what it m

eans to follow Jesus w

ith all your heart?

Follow Your Heart