c:

9th & Main
CHURCH OF CHRIST
San Angelo, Texas

Office Phone: (325) 653-4642
EMail: COC9thandmain@netzero.net

ASSEMBLIES
SUNDAY

Bible Classes	9:30 A.M.
Morning Worship	10:30 A.M.
Evening Worship	5:00 P.M.

WEDNESDAY

Bible Classes

7:00 P.M.

ELDERS

John Mayfield	Benny Rogers
Ed Roper	Jim Vinson

DEACONS

Don Cheek

Dennis Reed

MINISTER

John Hobbs

If I Stumble
"Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is the container
of my soul" (Psalms 54:4 RSV)

     The little toddler stood swaying side to side on two chubby legs. The father held out his hands to the child "Come on, son, come to Daddy!" The child smiled and slowly picked up one foot towards the father.
     Suddenly the smile left his face and he lost his balance, falling backwards. but before he hit the ground, two big hands came forward and held him up. The father held the son up straight until, once again, he stood swaying back and forth. "Come on, son come to Daddy!" This time though there was no smile on the toddler's face. He looked down at the ground which seemed so far away. Again the father called out, "Come to me, son! The child fixed his eyes on the father and the smile came back again. He picked up his little foot, held it in the air for a second, then placed it forward. The grin on his face came back. He picked up his other foot moving it forward and then fell into his father's loving arms.
     Small steps to our Lord. That's what Christianity is all about.

"Holy Father, if I stumble, please hold me up. And if I fall, please help me to once again take your hand. In Jesus name. Amen."

Borrowed from "Power for Today"

Answer to last week's question.

It was Pilate who asked, "What is truth?" (John 18:38)[What New Testament character asked the question, "What is truth?"]

This weeks Bible question:

What was Esther's Hebrew Name?

Answer next week.

After a long time, we are now owners of a van. It won't be long until we can furnish transportation to those who need it. We ask everyone to let it be known if you need transportation so we can develop plans and procedures to get everyone to services. We appreciate having the van and we appreciate your using it.
Also we need drivers, Men or women between the ages of 24 and 65 who can help with the driving. We do not intend this to be a full-time job for anyone, so the more drivers we can get, the better off we are.

Brother Floyd Mills deserves our thanks for getting the large mesquite stumps removed from our north lots. Also, John Mayfield and Mike Fergason removed the limbs which were strewn about.
Also, John has been making repairs to the building where it was damaged by the storm of June 1. He has been helped in the painting by Mike Fergason. Our thanks to them.

Did you know that God promised the children of Israel that He would send hornets before them to drive out the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites? (Exodus 23:28

COMING EVENTS

August 10 -	Following evening service, let's come out and "pound" John and Mary Etta. See Mary Grimes or Lou Dell Mayfield for details.
August 10 -	Liz Hogeda, a young woman who has been worshipping here with us for a while, will have a baby shower at the ASU Christian Campus Center, at 1:30 P.M. Her baby girl is due in about a month. All the ladies are invited.
August 23 -	Leadership dinner here at the building. Following a great meal, we will have a guest speaker. Make plans now to come. Mack & Charlotte Key will be preparing the meal.

REMEMBER

Always remember to forget
The things that made you sad,
But never for get to remember
The things that made you glad.

Always remember to forget
The friends that proved untrue,
But never forget to remember
Those that have stuck by you.

Always remember to forget
The troubles that passed away
But never forget to remember
The blessings that come each day.

Levi Forbush

From the pen of John Hobbs:

A Key To Church Growth

Knute Rockne was one of the greatest football coaches who ever lived. In his thirteen years as head coach at Notre Dame, his teams won 105 games, lost 12, and tied 5. One time an Army scout missed a train connection and missed scouting Notre Dame. Rockne heard about it, and mailed the Army coach the plays he planned on using against Army.

He explained his action by saying. "It isn't the play that wins, it's the execution." How true!! All great coaches agree. Championship teams are made by majoring in the fundamentals -- blocking and tackling. Occasionally, a team may win a game by trick or gimmick. But, they will not be a consistent winner that way.

Great churches are built the same way - - by majoring in the basics. The basic fundamentals for church growth are preaching the word, prayer, visitation, Bible school, and reaching out to everyone. An exciting, spiritual growing church is not built on some newfangled idea that no one ever thought of before. Growing churches are built on basics!

I want to encourage everyone to become involved in our visitation program. We need more involvement.

If you have an address of someone you wanted invited, please give me their names and addresses.

On August 23rd at 4:00 P.M. we will have a Leadership Dinner here in our fellowship hall Everyone is invited. Please inform Mary Etta or myself as soon as you know you will be attending. We need to know how much food to prepare.

In Christian Love,
John Hobbs