The Christian Messenger

Fifth Avenue Church of Christ 115 W. Fifth Ave. Lancaster, OH 43130 740-654-0626 e-mail: info@myfacc.com www.myfacc.com

JULY 19, 2011

Brad Seevers Senior Minister (740-550-9882) David Tingler Associate Minister Glen Shady Youth Minister (740-438-5257) Sunday Services 1st Worship 8:00 a.m. 2nd Worship 10:30 a.m. Bible School 9:15 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00pm

Thursday, July 21st 7:00pm at the home of Mary Alice Coats Devotions and special music by Cassie Bull This is for ALL LADIES! Bring a dozen cookies to share and a white elephant gift for the gift exchange.

Hike and Picnic Cookout at

Mike & Deb Coopers Saturday, August 6
Meet at Cantwell Cliffs at 3:00pm for the hike. If you dont want to go hiking, you can go to the Coopers at 5:00pm for the cook-out. Meat will be provided. Bring a side dish or dessert, your favorite beverage and table service and your lawn chairs.

Food Pantry Sunday, July 31st Non-perishable food, paper products, etc. will be collected to help supply Maywood Mission Food Pantry.

SPIRITUAL STATISTICS (July 17, 2011)

Sunday School 1st Morning Worship 2nd Morning Worship Total Morning Worship Evening Worship Family Reunion (07/13) Weekly Budget Budget Received Van Fund 76 98 101 199 62 6 $ 4,471.00 $ 4,909.50 $ 20.00

Discipleship class for Recently Baptized Members Brad is leading a class for those recently baptized. The class will meet on July 31 and August 7 in room 209 during the Sunday School hour. Purpose of the class is to help each one get started on their journey with the Lord. The class will meet in Room 209.

SERVING SCHEDULE July 24, 2011 David Riggenbach, Larry Bussey At the Table 1st D. Rose, D. Shumaker, J. Baker, R. Coats Serving 1st David Riggenbach, Larry Bussey At the Table 2nd D. Rose, N. Hinson, P. Hinson Serving 2nd N. Rudolph, D. Thornton David Riggenbach Pastor of the week Dale Rose PM Deacon Team 1 Offering Counters COMMUNION PREPARATION 1ST Worship Ray & Mary Alice Coats nd 2 Worship Linda Daubenmire GREETERS 1ST Worship Ernestine Cox, Geri Jaynes nd 2 Worship Neal Rudolph NURSERY Sunday School Laura Wersell, Reta Conrad nd 2 Worship Marie Huffman, Kim Seevers Sunday School Helper Judy Gardner Visitor Center 1st Worship Judy Gardner Visitor Center 2nd Worship Bev Puckett SECURITY 1ST Worship Paul Alexander Bible School Ray Coats nd 2 Worship Tom Puckett Evening Worship Jim Puckett

Facility Management Ministry will meet on Monday, July 25th at 7:00pm. Pizza and Movie Night (Note date change)

Jr/Sr High July 29 here at the church 6:00pm

LOOKING AHEAD!! August 17 Back to School Carnival PreK-5th Grade 6:00 7:30pm August 19 Ladies Movie Night, 7:00pm August 20 Jr/Sr High End of Summer party

SERVING SCHEDULE July 31, 2011 Tom Puckett, Dick Shumaker At the Table 1st L King, R. Conrad, Serving 1st D. Gardner, J. Hardwick Tom Puckett, Patrick Hinson At the Table 2nd L. King, N. Tomlinson, R. Troutman Serving 2nd Taylor Dean, Nick Hinson Tom Puckett Pastor of the week Larry King PM Deacon Team 2 Offering Counters COMMUNION PREPARATION 1ST Worship Ray & Mary Alice Coats nd 2 Worship Linda Daubenmire GREETERS 1ST Worship Jack & Evelyn Hardwick 2nd Worship Dick & Marg Shumaker NURSERY Sunday School Laura Wersell, Courtney Beiter 2nd Worship Nick & Tracy Hinson Sunday School Helper Larry King Visitor Center 1st Worship Geri Jaynes Visitor Center 2nd Worship Debbi Hoagland SECURITY 1ST Worship David Will Bible School Paul Hoagland 2nd Worship George Lambert Evening Worship Jim Puckett
BOOK NOOK NEWS
The next meeting of the Book Nook will be Monday, September 26th at 6:00pm. The book for this meeting is While Were Far Apart by Lynn Austin. If you would like

BITS FROM BRO DAVE

THE WILDS: This trip departs at 6:30am on Wednesday, July 27. Cost, per person, is just $21, excluding lunch. We will plan to have lunch, in Zanesville, after our tour. A sign-up sheet is posted. If you are signed up, please get your payment to me by Sunday, July 24. If you are paying by check, make the check payable to Fifth Avenue Church of Christ. COMING KEENAGER EVENTS: August 24 Tour of the American Whistle Corp. in Columbus September 13 New Horizons Retreat in Zanesville October 13 LaComedia Dinner Theater WEDNESDAYS: Watch for announcements regarding the resumption of our 10:00 am and 6:30 pm studies. In the meantime, be aware that Brad has some special studies scheduled on Wednesday evenings. I urge you to participate in these. SUNDAY EVENINGS: We are continuing our series from the Psalms through July. Watch for some special surprise programs in August. 7/24 Scope of Forgiveness (Ps. 32) 7/31 When Being Good Doesnt Seem to Pay (Ps. 37) NOTE: Communion is available at these evening gatherings.

from the church, please call the office by August 1st. Only books that have been pre-ordered will be purchased by the church.
to purchase this book

Psalms 31 In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness.

Our deepest sympathy is extended to Paul and Debbi Hoagland and family on the death of Pauls mother, Hilda Hoagland, in Pennsylvania. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families.

A Note from brAd

Today I want to begin by challenging you about your giving. The Bible says that "man cannot serve two masters. We must love the one and hate the other. We cannot love both God and money." I am thankful I serve in a church that mostly understands this. Many of you give sacrificially. I imagine though some could use some direction still in this matter. Our budget would require that we receive $23 per person. As I state that, some of you know that you already exceed that. To you we say thanks. But may none of us rest on our laurels. Could you possibly increase your gift? For those of you who have not taken that step, I want you to begin asking God to help you understand how to trust Him more. God will reward your faithfulness! Scriptures challenge us to "excel in our giving." Are you excelling? Your gifts leave a trail all around the globe. A percentage of your gift helps many around the globe hear about Jesus for the first time. During the month of November, we will be challenging our entire church body to "Take God at His word!" I look forward to seeing how each of us grow spiritually in this area of giving. I want to say a big thank you for Ned, Bob, Trent and Ray for working diligently to get our chair lift installed in the fellowship hall. Now all our members will be able to participate in activities in the basement. How fascinating it was hearing the Joplin group report Sunday night. Thank you Kim, Mike, Deb, Lori, Nancy and Christina for being willing servants and making the difference in so many lives. Be sure to check out our website at www.myfacc.com for new growth opportunities and upcoming classes that are starting soon. Have a great week!

Brad, Eph. 3:20-21

Prayer Requests
Tenley Oehrtman Jim Hoff Judy Smith (home) Gladys McCoy Jim Wheeler Allen Ours Mary Marsh Our Troops Mark Miller Jr Dorothy Herman Hilda Hoaglands family Ed George John Hoy Ron Young Norma George

Jim Nagle Sharon Britch Wanda Dickson Barbara Benadum

Children of God...
Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6

One Piece: An Analogy (Part 3) By Glen Shady This is the final installment of this series. I am writing this series in which I draw insights into Christianity from a popular (in Japan) animated show called One Piece. This show stars Luffy, a pirate. Even though he is a pirate, which has negative connotations of theft and violence, he actually does not conform to this mold as he cares about people and helps them. I wrote last week about Luffys goal to become King of the Pirates and his willingness to die from that goal. This is the kind of resolve we as Christians must have in order to properly serve Jesus. In order to become King of the Pirates Luffy must find the ultimate treasure: The One Piece. No one knows what this treasure is, only that it is very special. So Luffy is on this long voyage which has many ups and downs, but he knows that there is a special treasure waiting for him in the end. I think there are two insights that we can draw from this. First is that Luffy realizes he cannot obtain this goal alone. So he puts together a crew that all bring something different to the table. They may have their moments of frustration with one another, but in the end they are united in protecting one another and reaching that ultimate goal together. Jesus obviously had this same idea. We are not supposed to be alone, floating out in the ocean, hoping to accomplish things by ourselves. The church was created so that we could be unified with like-minded people who love Jesus. The idea is that we can be a stronger force in this world together and we can protect each other as we travel through the treacherous seas of life. To reject the Church is to reject Jesus and all of His efforts to establish it through 12 seemingly ordinary men. We must embrace each other and realize that we are allies, not bickering enemies, and we all have a common goal. The final thing to learn from Luffy is his unwillingness to take his eye off the prize. Sailing through the seas is fun and adventurous, but the watchers of the show really only endure it because we know that eventually Luffy will reach the One Piece. He will find that special treasure. Our special treasure is Heaven. If you take your eye off of that prize, where is your hope? There can be no greater treasure than an eternity with our loving God. To be with him in Heaven is our destiny; the way it is supposed to be. C.S. Lewis captures this idea well, You do not have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body. So whatever time you have left with your body, use it to secure the fate of your soul. There is no one who loves you more than Jesus, lets love him back with faithful lives.

Prayer Concerns
That God would raise up workers from within the church who are passionate about working with young people Gods blessing of summer activities

Back-To-School Carnival

Wednesday August 17, 2011 6:00pm 7:30pm PreK 5th Grade Students Invited

This will be an evening of prizes, games, and fun. Every child in attendance will receive a package of school supplies. Please call or email Glen to RSVP for your child 740.438.5257 glenshady@live.com

FAMILY REUNION FIVE WEEK STUDY

New Sunday School Elective beginning August 14th! "Higher Love: Discovering God's Design for your Marriage!"

This six week elective class will be led by Brad Seevers and will help you better handle:

Brad is leading a new elective on Wednesday nights at 6:30 for adults entitled: Half-Time. This encouraging study teaches that no matter what the first half of your life has entailed, you can finish strong during the second half.

unrealistic expectations; becoming a spiritual team; understanding your spouse's feelings; the ups and downs of your relationship.

Room location is dependent upon size of "The Look for a sign-up sheet on class. best way to dress up Brad's office door. is to put on a smile. A smile

Every Thursday morning meet at the church at 9:00am. After disc golf if you want donuts, bring $1.00. Questions, contact Glen.

is an inexpensive way to improve your looks."

"Speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ."
Ephesians 4:15