SEBRING PARKWAY CHURCH OF CHRIST

February 6th, 2005 3800 Sebring Parkway   -   Sebring, FL 33870   -   Phone: (863) 385-7443

THANKS!

            Bear with me for a moment as I take the time to do something that we all could use a little more of.  I want to thank each and every one of you for the love and concern that has been expressed and shown to us over the past few months.  It has been nearly a year now that we began dealing with this latest episode of Teresa’s illness.  The burden has been much easier to bear with the help and love you all have shown to us.

Thank You!

            While at times, it can be tempting to wonder if “luck is against us” with all of the difficult situations that have arisen over the past year, being here has made it all worthwhile.  There are many of you who have endured just as difficult of times with health or other physical problems, but still you come to worship with a smile on your face and concern for those about you.

Thank You!

            For those who are involved with so many of the outreach programs here. For those who teach classes. For those who make sure the Teachers have necessary supplies.  For those who check up on your fellow brothers and sisters to make sure they are all right.  For those who reach out to others to share God’s love and message.  For those who help others in the community when they are in need.  For those who helped with projects around the buildings.  For those who give of their time, talents, money, or whatever they find in their hand or possession.  For those who help with the bulletin, communion preparation, flowers, decorating, etc., etc., etc.!

Thank You!

            To the Elders, who often work late hours, pray for the church and each individual, tackle tough decisions, and often go unthanked, all the while, still working fulltime jobs.

Thank You!

            To the Deacons, who have work on top of work.

Thank You!

            To anyone I have not specifically mentioned the work that you do, remember this:  God sees and He is the one passing out the ultimate reward.  But also remember, my mind often fails to remember to say what my heart feels and my eyes see.  Just know that to you and to all…

THANK YOU!!!

Bryan

 

WELCOME VISITORS:

     We are so glad you decided to be here today!  We have been praying that God would allow us to meet today and worship together.  You are an answer to our prayers and an encouragement to our service.

FOR THE CHILDREN:

     Attended Nursery for infants through age two. Parents may leave their children in the nursery before the worship service begins.

     A Training Room for parents to use anytime during the worship service is also provided across the hall from the attended nursery.

OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW:

     We have free Home Bible Correspondence Courses, Video Bible Courses, and offer a personal Bible Study with one of our elders and our evangelist.  Anyone who would like to learn more about the Bible or about the church of Christ, please feel free to ask.

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE:

   Hearing aid devices are available and may be received from the attendant in the sound room at the rear of the auditorium.

FREE BIBLE STUDY
BY MAIL

If you would like to receive the first lesson, send to:

Sebring Parkway Church of Christ

3800 Sebring Parkway

Sebring, FL  33870

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Age Range:

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  [ ]    18 - 50 yrs    [ ]    51 - ?? yrs

Things Aren't Always What They Seem...

           Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, “Things aren't always what they seem.”

            The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable, farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel, “How could you have let this happen!? The first man had everything, yet you helped him,” the angel accused. “The second family had little, but was willing to share everything, and you let their cow die.” “Things aren't always what they seem,” the older angel replied.

            “When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.  Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife.  I gave the cow instead. “Things aren't always what they seem.”

            Sometimes, this is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later.

     Think about this:  Should you find it hard to get to sleep tonight --

  • Just remember the homeless family who has no bed to lie in.
  • Should you find yourself stuck in traffic; Don't despair.  There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.
  • Should you have a bad day at work, think of the man who has been out of work for the last several months.
  • Should you despair over a relationship gone bad, think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return.
  • Should you grieve the passing of another weekend, think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week, for $15.00 to feed her family.
  • Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance -- think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.
  • Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror, think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.
  • Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking "What is my purpose;" -- be thankful, there are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity.
  • Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities -- remember, things could be worse...You could be them!!!

What’s Happening This Week!!

Today at 4:30 pm, the Timothy Class will meet.  Please make sure that your son is here on time and ready.

Tonight at 6:00 pm, the Timothy Class will be speaking.  These young men meet at least two times a month to be ready for their monthly lesson.  These young men work hard to present lessons, prayers, songs and Scripture reading for you.  Can you please work hard at attending to encourage and uplift them.  

Tuesday, Ladies Class at 10:00 am, Sue Morris will be presenting our fifth lesson, A Servant in Shepherd’s Clothing.  This will also be our February birthday celebration.  The ladies are planning on going to the Rose Tea Room.  Please plan on attending class and joining in the celebration.

Wednesday at 7:00 pm, Mid-week services.  Did you resolve this year to be a Wednesday Niter.  We need you here on Wednesday nights.  Please come and be an encouragement to someone else.

Thursday 9:00 – 11:00 am, Clothing Give-away.  Have you checked your closets, drawers, and hide aways for any unwanted items.  We also have a need for clothing of all kinds and sizes, shoes, sheets, towels, pots, pans, dishes, toys and even knick-knacks.  Please make sure these items are clean and in good condition before you donate them.  Just leave them in the fellowship building and we will take care of the rest.

Friday at 5:30 pm, the CEO will be eating at Ming Tong.  What a great opportunity to fellowship together and encourage one another.  If you have not attended one of these Friday Night outings, I encourage you to attend one and see what it is all about.  I bet you will have a wonderful time with a great group of people.

New Phone Numbers

Bryan and Teresa Naugle 863-452-1252

Jim and Sue Morris

863-385-2904

New Email Address

Dale Naugle

wdn31@earthlink.net

We Will Miss You!!

            We want to thank you for all the love we have received since we have been with you.

          Remember that geographically we may be separated by physical miles, but our hearts are bound together through Christian Love and can never be lost.

 

God Bless You All 

Bob and Dorothy Adams

Thank You

Thank you for the beautiful silk floral arrangement sent in memory of our mother Velma Waldron, sister of Jim Miller.  We ask that you continue to remember our family in your prayers.  We ask that you continue to lift our Special Uncle James & Aunt Jo up daily.  They have always been a special blessing to our family.

Charlie & Carol Cadenhead

Buddy & Nancy Taylor

Barbara Greenlee

Don & Joanne Waldron

Say Thank You

            A thank you to Wayne Welsh for all his hard work around the building.  He has been busy cleaning and cutting the flower/shrubbery beds around the building. 

            A thank you to Roger Gurganus and his crew for mulching the flower beds and cleaning up around the shed.

            A thank you to B.J. Thomas, Doc Horton, and  Leon Tubbs for all their work on the sprinkler system.  They also ran a water line to the new building.

            A thank to George Lazzell and Bob Nall for all their hard work at keeping the grass mowed on the side lots.

            Without these men and all their hard work the grounds would not look as nice as it does.

HEAR

But He said, "More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
      (Luke 11: 28).

How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they
      believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a
      preacher? (Romans 10: 14).

BELIEVE

"He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be
      condemned (Mark 16: 16).

And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written
      in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son
      of God, and that believing you may have life in His name (John 20: 30).

REPENT

Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of
      Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit”
     (Acts 2: 38).

"…but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region
      of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works
      befitting repentance (Acts 26: 20).

CONFESS

"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father
      who is in heaven" (Matthew 10: 32).

But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the
     word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and
     believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved"
     (Romans 10: 8 - 9).

BE BAPTIZED

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven
     and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the
     name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all
     things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the
     age." Amen (Matthew 28: 18 - 20).

"And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling
     on the name of the Lord" (Acts 22: 16).

Sebring Parkway

Church of Christ

3800 Sebring Parkway

Sebring, FL 33870

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MEET WITH US

Sunday Morning Bible Study

9:00 AM

Sunday Morning Worship

10:00 AM

Sunday Evening Service

6:00 PM

Wednesday Evening Bible Study

7:00 PM

SHEPHERDS

Dave Marcum...... 385-8899

(Treasurer/ Administration/ Membership Directory)

Olin Shinholser..... 382-1060

(Worship Services/ Education)

Paul Talbert.......... 385-3756

(Building & Grounds/ Benevolence/ Membership Services/ Directory)

EVANGELIST

Bryan Naugle....... 382-6799

DEACONS

Chris Fowler......... 386-4661

(Youth Director/ Services Director/ Substitute Teacher Assignments)

Roger Gurganus... 453-3939

(Building & Grounds Maintenance (Outside)/  Transportation/ Communion)

Teles Oregon........ 386-0966

(Spanish Ministry/ Timothy Class)

Tracey Stalter....... 471-9736

(Building Maintenance (Inside)/ Membership Directory/ Pews)

Phone: (863) 385-7443

Website: http://www.sebringcoc.com

General Email: sebringparkway@sebringcoc.com

Secretary's Email: secretary@sebringcoc.com

Preacher's Email: preacher@sebringcoc.com

The Sebring Parkway Church of Christ is a group of non-denominational Christian believers dedicated to the restoration of simple New Testament Christianity

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Our Record January 30th

Bible Study

Sunday Morning Worship

Sunday Evening Worship

Contribution

Wednesday Evening Study

Building Fund

162

226

153

$4250

135

$5367

Visitors January 16th

Alice Knight

Lea Miller

Wayne Strasser

 

Please remember to invite others to our services.  There are cards available in the foyer to help you invite others.

Upcoming Birthdays

Kitty Bush

Betty Burton

Delsie Fuqua

Bob Lynch

Nancy Adkins

Betty Horn

2/8

2/9

2/9

2/9

2/10

2/11

Upcoming Anniversaries

Herman & June Klahn

Ferd & Beverly Stagg

Robert & Helen Underwood

Ronald & Amy Horton

2/11/51

2/14/74

2/16/56

2/16/52

OOPS!!

We missed the following anniversary and birthday on our monthly calendar.

Carlson & Lori Brockwell                                2/15/77

Lori Brockwell                                                 2/24

Prayers Needed

Wendell Harris, Marvin McElwain, Flavil Miller, Jesse Underwood, brother of Robert Underwood, Floyd Nickerson, friend of Wayne Welsh, Sara Sturgeon’s father, Martha Simpson, friend of Reta Roff, and Wayne Strasser are undergoing treatment for cancer.

Prayers Needed-continued

            Ron Click will be undergoing surgery this week.

            Mary Welsh, under Dr.’s care for Crohn’s disease.  Will have wisdom teeth removed this month.

            Vicki Gore, Susan Gurganus’ mother, recovering from shoulder surgery. 

            Dwain Chambers, awaiting surgeries. 

            Wayne Welsh will have surgery on his wrist on February 10th.

            June Garcia, in I.C.U. at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.  Cards and letters may be sent to her home. 

            Teresa Naugle, under Dr.’s care for infection.  Will continue to be monitored. 

            Richard Wheeler, son of Dickie and Belinda Wheeler, diagnoised with M.S. 

            Emily Wilcox, new great grandbaby of the Parnett’s,  has been in and out of the hospital with health concerns.

            Nancy Adkins, will be returning from Tennessee after having laser surgery on her eye.

            Larry Abraham, friend of Jim Coleman, has cancer of the kidney.  He will be having surgery on February 15th. 

            Barb Cole, surgery this week on her neck.

            Cindy LaForte, sister of Mary Welsh, has breast cancer.  She will be having surgery sometime in February.

            Julia Yeoman, aunt of Belinda Wheeler, was recovering from a recent stroke and suffered another stroke.

            Charlie McCraken, recently diagnosed with Bells palsy. 

             Please remember the Lazzell and Shinholser families as they have family members serving overseas.

             Remember Graham Harris, Joy Van Horn and children Nicholas and Molly, daughter and grandchildren of the Barber’s., Robert Charron, Nancy Stalter’s grandfather, Florene Aldridge, mother of Ed Robson, Jean Neel, Frank and Shirley Henry, Cornelia Lowe and Sewell Lowe and others needing our prayers.

SCHEDULED TO SERVE

REMINDER:

THIS SUNDAY 2/6

Prepare Communion:

Patty Massey & Barb Cole

Greeters:

Ron Horton

Bob Lynch

Bill Sweeton

Janis Lynch

Pick Up Cards:

Troy Talbert & Austin Ritenour

Control Room:

Tracey Stalter

Announcements:

Chris Fowler

Pick Up Communion Cups:

Kaitlyn Nall & Annastacia Stalter

Secure Building Next Week:

Tracey Stalter

 

Song Leader:

Clark Gannon

Opening Prayer:

Chapman Chamberlin

Lord’s Supper:

Preside:

Robert Underwood

Serve:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Carl Adkins

Allen Barber

Robert Capps

Henry Hargrove

5.

6.

7.

8.

Wayne Anderson

Clyde Bush

Ron Click

Bob Adams

Closing Prayer:

Bob Lynch

 

Sunday Evening

Song Leader:

Opening Prayer:

Timothy Class

Timothy Class

Lord’s Supper:

Closing Prayer:

Robert Underwood

Timothy Class