Venus

Church of Christ

Sunday

Bible School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00

Morning Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11:00

Evening Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00

Wednesday

Elders

Dale Brawner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (972) 435-4201

Deacons

 Roy Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (972) 435-2525

Minister

            Alice Wallace, Carolyn’s mother, seemed to be doing much better until Friday.  Carolyn took her for her first chelation treatment, and she got very tired and also came down with a bladder infection that she is having trouble getting rid of.  She ran a fever all day Saturday and spent most of the day in bed.

     Wednesday evening we had a number of visitors present.  Mark Reynolds, the grandson of Ken and Elisia Reynolds was married to Ashley Johnson.  Mary Knox was able to be here also.  Mark is her great grandson.  Our congratulations to these two as they begin married life together.  Their time to be together will be rather short as Mark is home from the Marines, and is to go back in about six weeks.

                        Last week was a very unusual situation.  Many were out of town with plans for being with families, so we dismissed services last Sunday evening.  This evening is New Years Day, but we know of nothing that would interfere with our services this evening.

I began the process of updating our church website.  If you go to our homepage, you will see a link in red: Scenes from Secret Sisters Lunch  I have posted a total of eight pictures, so obviously I haven’t posted all the pictures I plan to get posted.  If your picture isn’t there, you can let me know, but I am still working on it.

            We did help a family with pantry items yesterday.  Canned meat was hit the hardest, so for next week, “Meats and Soups” as listed on the calendar would be very appropriate.

Page 3 was a Financial Statement Which is not reproduced here.

Resolutions for a New Year

Introduction

Rev 3:14-20

Body

 I.  What does the Bible say about our spiritual assets?

A.  Peter speaks of the assets of wives.  (1 Pet 3:3-4 NKJV) 

1.      Do not let your adornment be merely outward

2.      Do you have a “gentle and quiet spirit”?

3.      A gentle spirit is something that is appreciated by all.

B.  Do you have the asset of love?  (1 Corinthians 13:1-2) 

C.  How much do you have in your heavenly bank account?

1.  Jesus spoke of having treasures in heaven.(Matt 6:19-21

2.  He also spoke of our heavenly riches. (Luke 12:16-21) 

3.  How do you put money in your heavenly bank account?

a.       How about by the way we spend our time?

b.      How about the way I spend my money?

c.       In both cases, the answer involves the same things.

II.     How do others perceive of you? 

A.   How do your children remember you? 

B.   What is your wife’s assessment of you?

C.  What do those who work with you think about you?

D.  What impression do you make on those who deal with you?

III.   Are you growing in your Christian walk?

A.  What about your attitudes toward others.  (Eph 4:29-32) 

B.   What about your relationship toward God?

1.      Are we drawing near to God?

a.       Are you a daily Bible reader?

b.      Are you regular in your church attendance?

c.       Are we setting goals to improve this coming year?

2.       Does your family know that God comes before other things?

C.  What about your relationship to the Church?

1.      Are you involved in the local work of the church?

2.      Are you involved in mission work?  (Mat 28:19-20)

1.      Are you taking the gospel to those who live around you?

2.      Are you working to restore those who are unfaithful?

3.      Are you doing anything to encourage our missionaries.

D.  What is your relationship to God and family

Conclusion

This link will take you to a full version of the outline for this sermon, complete with illustrations and full text of verses used.

http://www.harleypinon.com/resolutions_for_a_new_year.htm