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The
BIBLICAL
MESSENGER

VOLUME XX JULY 30, 2002 NUMBER 18

9th & Main

CHURCH OF CHRIST

San Angelo, Texas

ELDERS
John Mayfield
Ed Roper

EVANGELIST
John Hobbs

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.

In SEARCH of the Lord's Way

each Sunday morning at
8:00 a.m.

KIDY-TV 6 (Cable Channel 10)

THREE FACTS

There are three facts which, when accepted, will keep one's life on a proper course. They are: (1) This world is not our home, (2) life is, at the longest, very brief, and (3) only spiritual things are of real importance.

(Fact number one was given last week)

Fact Number 2: Life is, at the longest, brief. "Man that is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow and continueth not" (Job 14:1,2) Other Biblical phrases such as "a tale that is told," a "weaver's shuttle," and "water spilt on the ground" are used to remind us that life is soon over. There is no power, no wealth, no doctor who can avert death. Shakespeare wrote, "By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death will seize the doctor too.

(Fact number three next week)

From The Bulletin Digest

Web Site: http://coc901.home.att.net e.mail: main@9thandmaincoc.org

COMING EVENTS

August 4 - All church potluck dinner. Plan to attend and bring somebody with you. We will take advantage of this opportunity to honor Jacob Gamez, who will be leaving soon to serve our country in the Marine Corps.

August 4 - Men's business meeting following the potluck lunch. This is your chance to make sure your voice is heard. But is you don't speak, no one will hear you.

August 5-9 - Medina grocery truck will be here. They have asked for LASAGNE NOODLES, or anything else you would like to bring.

August 25 - There will be a ...short meeting following the evening service to explain and organize the new visitation program which will become effective on September 1st. Plan to come to this important meeting.

September 1 - Brother Eddie Howard will be preaching for us in the absence of Brother Hobbs.

September 1 - Our new visitation program begins. We can all be involved in this. We really need to make it be a success.

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Don Hindsley's corrected address
is on the bulletin board at the
rear of the Auditorium

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The Sunset International Bible Institute (formerly The Sunset School of Preaching) is asking for financial help to their scholarship fund. If anyone is interested in donating to this fund get with Ed, or call the church office.

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The latest newsletter from Glynn Langston is posted on the bulletin board.

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Things we need:

Funds for the purchase of a digital camera.
The fund now stands at $276.00. There are some cameras which can be purchased for this amount. However, the decision was made early on to wait until we have funds to purchase a really good one.

A 19 inch color TV in working order.
To be used to show videos. We have the VCR now all we need is the tv.

A plain paper fax machine.
We don't need one of these very often, but in most cases, if we need to send a letter locally, we can save the price of a postage stamp

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Philip Neal is due home for his mid-tour leave today (Monday July 29). When one of our own is serving overseas, perhaps we have a better appreciation of the sacrifices made by the members of military families and others whose responsibility it is to serve abroad.
They should always be in our prayers

From the pen of JOHN HOBBS....

AUGUST 4: POTLUCK FELLOWSHIP MEAL SUNDAY

        This Sunday, August 4, we are having a pot-luck fellowship meal immediately following our morning worship services. We hope you are planning to come. Most importantly, use this as an opportunity to invite someone to come to services. This regularly scheduled meal is not only a time for us to enjoy a physical meal. It is also a time of evangelism. Fellowship is the key to evangelism. It is a true saying that, "people do not care how much you know until they know how much you care."
        One church growth scholar said, "Stony fields must be plowed before they are sown." Through an atmosphere of warmth, care and friendliness, the hearts of people are being plowed in order that when the seed is planted (i.e. the word of God, Luke 8:11), the seed will produce. Another church growth scholar believes that it is important "to plan and schedule events and programs that will reinforce the evangelistic outreach of this congregation and to note them on the calendar." At Ninth & Main, our six pot-luck meals every year are events that have an evangelistic outreach.
        It is imperative that a church seed "people bridges" (i.e. avenues that provide entrances into the church). Many congregations never consciously seek ways (i.e. "people bridges") that opens the door for outsiders. Our pot-luck meals are "people bridges." McDonald, a historian, notes that fellowship was so prominent in the early church that it was the cause of many becoming Christians.
        If we do not invite people, they will not come. Therefore, on Monday July 29, we mailed 68 letters of invitation. Please put an extra bean in the pot and invite your friends and neighbors. We are expecting a large crowd. Let us be prepared. May God bless us!

In Christian Love,
John Hobbs

"THE BIBLICAL MESSENGER" is published weekly by church of Christ, 901 N. Main St., San Angelo. TX 76903-4057.