Welcome to South Main!

You’re invited to be a part of our family as we worship God, encourage one anoth-

er, and grow spiritually together.

When we meet together, we sing, pray, study the Bible, partake together in the

communion of the Lord's supper, and en-joy great family fellowship.

A fully staffed nursery is available. Ask an usher for assistance.

During AM services, we offer signing for those who are hearing impaired.

Weekly News Bulletin August 28, 2016

South Main Church of Christ 402 South Main ~ P.O. Box 1597

Henderson, TX 75653-1597 (903) 657-1408 ~ FAX (903) 657-1409 Website: www.southmainchurch.com Email: office@southmainchurch.com

Wi-Fi Login: SMCOC-Guest Password: SouthMain16

Bible Classes for all ages: Sundays 9:30 am Worship Assembly: Sundays 10:30 am and 5 pm

Wednesday Evening Classes: 6:30 pm

WELCOME - David Chenault

PRAISE LEADER - Tommy Goode

REMARKS - Tom Jones

America the Beautiful - # 1007

Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah - # 3

SCRIPTURE READING - Ray Hall Romans 13:1-7

PRAYER - Bobby Davis

Our God, He Is Alive - # 23

Thank You, Lord! - # 781

THE LORD’S SUPPER - Chris Cummings

WEEKLY CONTRIBUTION

My Country, ‘Tis of Thee - # 1024

God of Our Fathers - # 1025

SERMON - Bob Payne “Standing in the Gap”

Ezekiel 22:23-31

The Steadfast Love of the Lord - # 123

The Lord Bless You & Keep You - # 710

CLOSING PRAYER - Foy Brown

“Depart in Peace” (Luke 2:29) Please silence all cell phones and pagers.

CCLI # 290723

Assignments, cont’d…

Communion Clean-up August: Ann Bradshaw, June Craig September: Neva Davis, Janie Poe

South Main Shares…

Happy Birthday Krystal Villa, Foy Brown, Matt Linthicum, Carla Cum-mings, Cori Ashmore, Erin Hulsman!!! Happy Anniversary John & Cherie Weaver, Les & Len Lewis!!! Summer Series Our Summer Series speaker for Wednesday, August 31st, is Burke Brack, from Shiloh Road Church of Christ in Tyler. Burke is also the son of our very own Pat Brack. Please join us at 6:30 PM. Responses Kim Taylor responded last Sunday requesting pray-ers for some ongoing health problems. Kim’s address is 311 N. Evenside, Henderson, TX 75652.

Assignments, Etc…

Greeters

Sunday, August 28th: Roy & Peggy Hunt, Bobby & Neva Davis

Sunday, September 4th: Tom & Sylvia Jones, Mark & Susan Roskos, Jo Harris Nursery Attendants Sunday AM, August 28th: Kathy Davis, Mevane Dorsey Sunday AM, September 4th: Sandra Goode, Dar la Goode, Whitney Goode

Visitor’s Center August: Karen Pr itchard September: Sylvia Jones

Food Committee August: Sandra Hall September: Mona Craig, Janet Thompson Communion Preparation August: Mary Dorsey, Brittany Dorsey September: Neva Davis, Janie Poe

Bob’s Thoughts…

Vain Labors

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, foras-much as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” - 1 Corinthians 15:58

Vain labors are everywhere! People often look back over their lives at the fruit of their labors with re-gret. They start out with so much potential and yet it all seems for naught; such a tragic waste of precious lives. What constitutes vain labors? Vain labors have no eternal significance. They are null and void, without true meaning or purpose. Thus, even though they might give us momentary satisfaction, they are of no lasting value. What is the source of your labor? The source of your labor determines the worth of your labor. If the source of your labor originates with the Lord and is done with the Lord as your motivation, then you will have true fulfillment. But, if not, then it is all in vain. This is why so many people hate their jobs. However, the job is not the real problem; it is how you go about it. Are your labors fleshly efforts or Divine activity? If your labor stems from your fleshly efforts, not even the best job in the world could satisfy you. But if your labor is derived from the Lord, then you can find fulfillment in any job, no matter how menial the task may be. Although it will still be described as your labor, it will no longer be a labor of your own making. When your labor is derived from the Lord then it is never in vain! Do you want your labors to be valuable…for all eternity? Then yield yourself to the Lord and allow Him to do His good work through you. Then your labor will bring glory to the Lord and that will make it all worthwhile!

Have a Great Week! Bob

Announcements…

Midweek Manna Wednesday Night Meals begin at 5:15 PM in the Fel-lowship Hall. The menu for Wednesday, August 31st, is: Hand-carved mesquite smoked turkey, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, seasoned summer vegetables, salad, yeast rolls, blackberry cobbler a la mode. Please sign the list if you plan to eat. This is a great time of food & fellowship, but, we need help! This ministry is moving forward on a volunteer ba-sis only. If you enjoy this ministry and want to see it con-tinue, please consider volunteering a few minutes each week by helping us bus the tables and/or wash the dishes. Thank you!!!

Law Enforcement Appreciation Potluck This morning, we will honor Henderson Police Dept., Rusk County Sheriff's Dept., and Texas State Troopers, along with, many of our city & county officials with a special “Thank You” assembly, followed by a pot luck meal. Meat & rolls will be provid-ed. Please bring extra vegetables, salads & desserts to help feed our honored guests. We look forward to the op-portunity to thank our public servants!

Eyes & Ears Richey Glasgow has volunteered to lead the Eyes & Ears Ministry which focuses on various aspects of safety & precaution, such as, evacuation plans in case of an emergency, fire safety, building security, etc. He is asking for your feedback & suggestions, as well as, any volun-teers that are interested in serving in this ministry. If you have any suggestions, questions, or an interest in serving, please call or text Richey at 903-220-2349 or email rglas-gow24@gmail.com.

Sympathy We would like to extend our sympathy to Jim Sprayber-ry at the loss of his uncle, Paul Baird, last week. Fu-neral services were last Saturday. Jim’s address is 1837 CR 209 D, Henderson, TX 75652.

Thank You South Main Church of Christ, Once again, thank you for allowing the Rusk County Poetry Society to use your church hall for our monthly meetings. You and your faithful ones are remembered in prayer.

Richard Hurzeler RCPS

A big “Thank You!” to everyone that made our staff appreciation a success. WE were able to deliver sixteen boxes of homemade cookies to the schools. Due to your efforts, we also delivered four boxes to our police & sher-iff’s offices.

Thank You, The Cookie Ministry

The Family Life… Arms of Hope The Arms of Hope grocery truck will be here the week of September 19-23. While they are appreciative of any and all food donations, their specific needs at this time are trash bags (30-33 gal kitchen), shampoo & condition-er, liquid hand soap, mac’n’cheese. For more infor -mation, or to make a secure financial donation to help with perishables like meats, produce & dairy, please visit ArmsofHope.org.

HIM Canned Food Drive Henderson Interchurch Ministry is a local faith-based charity that provides much needed assistance to many low-income families in our area. They are currently running very low on canned goods to aid these families during the lean times. If you can help us restock their shelves, please begin bringing canned foods such as, soups, beans, vege-tables, baby foods & formula, etc. and drop them off in the office or in the Fellowship Hall. Thank you for your help!!

Children’s Fall Classes The Fall classroom schedule for our younger children will be as follows: 2 & 3 year olds - Room 24 4 yr. old - Kindergarten - Room 13/14 Grades 1 & 2 - Room 21 Grades 3-5 - Room 25 This schedule will begin, next Sunday, September 4th.

Elders:

Bobby Davis: ........................ ..bobbydtxu222@gmail.com Tommy Goode: .................... cacawuate_sandra@msn.com Ray Hall: ................................ gilbertrayhall@hotmail.com Tom Jones: .................................... tomsyl@suddenlink.net

Pulpit Minister: Bob Payne: .................................. bpayne1@suddenlink.net

Family life Minister: David Chenault: ............ dchenault@southmainchurch.com

Children’s Minister: Elisabeth Sabella:…………...elisabeth.sabella@gmail.com

Church Secretary: Reneé Hampton: . . ………..office@southmainchurch.com

Office Manager: Ben Bradshaw:…………………..ben@bradshawsales.com

Building Maintenance, Grounds and Housekeeping: Dicky Harris, Wayne Hampton, Doug Hopkins

Deacons:

Chuck Ashmore

Ben Bradshaw

Richey Glasgow

David Gravley

Roy Hunt

James Rowell

Jody Sory

Rex Berry spent a few days in the hospital last week due to his recent bout with pneumonia. He was released Monday afternoon. Jim & Donna Smith are working with the We Care Campaign. Kim Taylor is exper iencing some health issues and is scheduled to see a neurologist. Our Country

Please continue to pray for: Barbara Brown, Bob Brown, Kayla Bullock, Gloria Channel, Ada Cowart, Dan Cummings, Bonnie Davis, Katelynn Dorsey, Patsy Fergerson, Dale Foster, Roger Gunz, Oleta Hahn, Bruce Hobbs, Dora Hobbs, Doug Hopkins, Larry Hunt, Roy Hunt, Punk Jones, Sylvia Jones, David La-Fever, Matt Lebeck, Les Lewis, Bob Morgan, Dean & Teresa Myers, Joanie Nations, Mrs. Park, Helen Payne, Denise Perkins, Jeanette Quinn, Don Sample, Cody Stacy, Tom Taylor, Jay Thornburg, Tom Wall, Noah Walton, Kathryn Welch, Joann Wright

Each prayer request will be posted for two weeks unless the church office receives an update.

Pray for Our Armed Forces Justin Blue, Ross Clayton, Logan Commins,

Brandi Davis, Steven Hodges, Joshua McKay, Chad McMurray, Jonathan Sanders, Cleve Sexton,

Scottie Tillison, John H. Tucker

South Main Prays…

RECORDS AS OF 08-21-2016

Sunday Bible Classes ................... .105 Sunday A.M. Worship.................. .152 Sunday P.M ..................................... 52 Wednesday P.M. Classes ................ 82

Offering ……………………....$7,305 Weekly Budget ...... ………..….$7,357 YTD Offering .. …………….$241,945 YTD Budget ..... ……………$250,129 Above (Below) YTD ............. ($8,184)

SouthMainChurch.com/Pray

ASSIGNMENTS FOR

September

VISITOR'S CENTER SCRIPTURE READING ASSIST WITH BAPTISM

SYLVIA JONES AM: YOUTH JOE & KATHY DAVIS

USHERS & GREETERS OPEN-CLOSE BUILDING

KERRY BUCKNER KEN SABELLA

JIM TAYLOR RODGER POE

SUNDAY PRAYER LEADERS

AM OPEN AM CLOSE

4-Sep WAYNE HAMPTON CHUCK ASHMORE

11-Sep FOY BROWN PAUL ZIMMERMAN

18-Sep TOM JONES JIM SMITH

25-Sep CHRIS CUMMINGS ROY BENCH

CONTRIBUTION COUNTERS

DICKY HARRIS ALAN CRAIG

KERRY BUCKNER

COMMUNION DEVOTIONAL OR PRAYER AM COMMUNION

4-Sep BEN BRADSHAW CARSON CRAIG STEVEN GOODE

11-Sep BOBBY DAVIS JOHN WEAVER DON BROOKS

18-Sep RODGER POE STEPHEN HAMPTON TRAVIS GOODE

25-Sep DODD VINSON LAYTON CUMMINGS RICHEY GLASGOW

IF UNABLE TO SERVE, PLEASE CALL ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

AM SERVICES CHUCK ASHMORE 655-0381 ALAN CRAIG 854-2963

PM SERVICES DODD VINSON 836-2508

OR LEAVE MESSAGE ON CHURCH OFFICE RECORDER

SONG LEADING

SUNDAY AM SUNDAY PM

4-Sep PEYTON CHENAULT TRAVIS BIRDWELL

11-Sep TRAVIS BIRDWELL TOMMY GOODE

18-Sep HAMPTON/CUMMINGS TOM JONES

25-Sep TOM JONES DODD VINSON

IF UNABLE TO SERVE AS SONG LEADER AS SHOWN PLEASE CALL TOMMY GOODE 657-9162

LADIES COMMITTEES

FOOD SHOWERS WEDNESDAY MEAL

JANET THOMPSON KITCHEN:

MONA CRAIG DINING AREA:

COMMUNION PREPARATION COMMUNION TRAY CLEAN UP

NEAVA DAVIS NEVA DAVIS

JANIE POE JANIE POE

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Foy Brown

A Les & Len Lewis

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Matt Linthicum

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Carla Cummings Cori Ashmore Erin Hulsman

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Al-Anon-MPB6:30-7:30 PM

Labor Day Office Closed

Mitchell Simon

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Ladies SaladLuncheon

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Sandra Hall

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Dawn Russell

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Wayne Hampton Cindy Ditmar

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League

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HomeFront FallKick-Off

Jake Goode Ken Sabella Rhett Haney

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Pat Brack Linda Chapman

Al-Anon-MPB6:30-7:30 PM

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Viviana Villa

Bob Brown MPB5-9 PM

Ladies BibleClass Begins

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Virgie Hopson Teal Goode

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Yellow HouseMeal

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Abby McAdams

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Taylor

Al-Anon-MPB6:30-7:30 PM

Glenda Brooks

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Maggie McAdams

A-Mike & Shannon

Armstrong

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Rodger Poe

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McCluer

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Stefanie Nicks

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Linthicum

Al-Anon-MPB6:30-7:30 PM

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Sutton CummingsCraig Ashmore

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Doug Hopkins

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Joan Rowell

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