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Fireside Chats Please remain for 15

minutes after service on the 2nd and 4th

Sundays. This is a time to have

conversations with the Minister about

church issues or Christian ministries to get

involved in. SUNDAY: 9:00 a.m. - Bible Study

10:15 a.m. - Morning Worship

Evening: Ladies and Men Studies—5:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m. - Evening Worship

WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY FOR ALL 7:00 pm

April 12, 2015

South Garland Church of Christ 1780 Northwest Highway

Garland, TX 75041

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“What must we do to be saved?” This is a very important question. Many people would answer this question in many different ways. Any way that differs from what the Bible says is false. But what does God require in the Bible for one to be saved? We must believe in God and in Christ. Jesus says in John 8:24, “For if you do not believe that I am He, you

will die in your sins.” To believe in Jesus is to accept and do all He says.

We must repent. The Bible says, “The Lord…is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance,” 2 Peter 3:9. It is either repent or

perish. Repentance is a change of heart and mind to turn away from sin. It is making up our mind that henceforth we are going to serve God with all our might and do everything He says. Without repentance we cannot receive forgiveness and be saved. We must be willing to confess our belief in Christ to other people. Jesus says, “Whoever confesses Me before

men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven,” Matthew 10:32.

Jesus says, “He who believes and is baptized will be saved,” Mark 16:16. One needs

help to misunderstand what Jesus says here. Jesus placed both belief and baptism before salvation. Also we read in Acts 2:38, “Then Peter said unto them, repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins.” Notice the Bible says

that both repentance and baptism come before remission of sins. Most of the denomina-tional world laughs at God’s word when it says that baptism is for the remission of one’s sins so one can be saved and go to Heaven. This is sad and will cause many people to be eter-

nally lost in Hell.

This lie of Satan says that baptism is not necessary for forgiveness of sins and to be saved. Satan says all you have to do to be saved is just “accept Jesus as your personal Savior” and say the “sinner’s prayer”. Satan says it is all right to be baptized after you think you are saved because even Satan knows one is saved at the point of baptism and not be-fore. Satan knows that if one is not baptized for the forgiveness of sins to be saved, he is

still has every sin he ever committed and is still lost.

Another lie of Satan says infants are born sinners and must be baptized in order to be saved. This again contradicts God’s word. God says in Ezekiel 18:20, “The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son.” God says children do not inherit sin from their parents, grandparents, or any of their

forefathers all the way back to Adam. Infants and little children are innocent and have no sin. Jesus says, “Unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no

means enter the kingdom of heaven,” Matthew 18:3.

When one who was baptized as an infant becomes accountable, he doesn’t think he needs to be baptized again to be saved. Satan knows that when people who were baptized as infants become accountable and begin to sin, they will be eternally lost if they do not obey

the Lord in baptism. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Video/Audio: Please see Mike Crosby to

request a copy of a

sermon tape.

TO OUR VISITORS: Striving to increase our love for God and neighbor, we

welcome persons of every age, race, economic status, and religious background. We encourage you to be-come an active member of our church, sharing your God-given gifts in all areas of church life: worship, education, & ministry. Please fill out a visitors card and give it to an usher or one of the brethren.

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S I N T H E B R O T H E R H O O D

East Dallas—Annual Homecoming & Gospel

Meeting; Sunday, April 12, 2:30 PM;

Coleman Street (Kaufman)—Annual Gospel

Meeting; Sun, April 12, 2:30 PM; Waydale Nixon.

Richmond Ave. (Fort Worth)—Annual Home-coming & Gospel Meeting; April 12, 2:15 PM

April 18, Saturday, Family Forum: Cliffview

Church of Christ, 9 am—1 p.m. Lunch Provided.

May 2 , Saturday @ 8:00am - Adolescent and La-

dies Symposium at Greenville Avenue CoC.

Our Evangelism Series, “To Care Is To Share: The Marks of the Soul Winner” from

James 5:20!!! Bring Your Friends!!!

April 19th – The Soul Winner’s Joyfulness, 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

April 26th – The Soul Winner’s Worthiness, Luke 21:36 .

Continued from Page 1: A Word From The

Minister:

Our word “baptize” is transliterated from the Greek word baptizo. Let’s look in the Bible to see how people were baptized. “Now John also was baptiz-ing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there,” John 3:23. Scriptural baptism, which is immersion, according to the Bible requires much water, at least enough to immerse a person. Sprin-kling and pouring are unlawful substitutes made by man that will cause many people to be eternally lost.

Just as Satan has deceived many people down through the ages, he continues to deceive the vast majority of people today with his lies. Anything that contradicts or is different from God’s word in the Bible is another lie of Satan. God offers salvation to all people, but He conditions that salvation with obeying the requirements, which He has set forth in His word, the Bible. Selected

P R A Y E R R E Q U E S T S

Please remember all the saints at South

Garland and their families and friends who

need our prayers:

Carol Bailey—health; Alicia Hammonds, per-

sonal trials; Rose Ann Bailey, mother of Carol

Bailey– health; Cheyenne Birkett – well-

being; Gail & James Birkett – health;

AdaMarie Crosby—health; Thurman Crosby—

health; Delbert Duncan—health; C. Ken

Robb—health; Steve Coleman—health;

Tamara Rushing – health (cancer).

Order of Services

MORNING EVENING

April None on Record

This Sunday At 5:00 pm All Brothers are

strongly encouraged to attend our new

Men’s Training Class in the auditorium.

Neighborhood Canvassing occurs on the

4th Saturday of the month at the building.

South Garland is encouraged to meet here at the building Saturday for our Monthly

Canvassing at 9:00 am weather permit-

ting!!! Next Date: April 25

Continue to pray for our families who have

recently lost loved ones: The

Birketts (James and Gail) ,

Mike & Adamarie Crosby, Mary

V a u g h n .

Calling the Lost Sheep Ministry is

at 7 pm at the church building 1st,

3rd and 5th Tuesday: April 21

AM: “Consciousness: Positioned In

Christ!”

PM: “TBA ”

AM: 1 Corinthians 11:1

PM: Matthew 7:14-17

AM: James 5:20

PM: 1 Peter 4:11

Our next Feast & Fellowship will be

TODAY ! DON’T MISS IT!

Opening Prayer Mike

Crosby

Mike

Crosby

Song Johnny

Crenshaw

T. Michael

Crosby

Responsive

Reading

Charles

Williams

James

Birkett

Song Johnny

Crenshaw

T. Michael

Crosby

Communion Matthew

Crosby

Johnny

Crenshaw

Offering Matthew

Crosby

Johnny

Crenshaw

Song Johnny

Crenshaw

T. Michael

Crosby

Scripture

Reading

James

Birkett

Mike Crosby

Prayer James

Birkett

Mike Crosby

Song Johnny

Crenshaw

T. Michael

Crosby

Sermon Mike

Crosby

Matthew

Crosby

Invitational

Song

Johnny

Crenshaw

T. Michael

Crosby

Closing Song Johnny

Crenshaw

T. Michael

Crosby

Benediction Zelearius

Papillion

Calvin

Perrier

Our Record April 5, 2015 Sunday:

Bible Class. AM/PM . . . . . . . . . . . . 13/9

AM Worship . . . . . . . . . 21 Visitors—11

PM Worship . . . . . . . . .19 V isitors—2

Wednesday Record

Bible Study: . . . . . . . . . . .11 Visitors—2

Town Village Assisted Living

Ministry, 12271 Coit Road Dallas, TX

—(Every 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday)

Total: 15 Visitors—0 Next Visit— This

Sunday at 1 p.m.

Everyone!!! Be On The Lookout For

Another Building For Our Worship!!!