CHURCH STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST

Life in the Shadowlands

John 1.1-9
C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis was a renowned teacher and writer.

He experiences a late in life romance.

Suffering hits home.

The beginnings of life

Genesis 1.1-2
darkness

voice

Jesus is the

ORDER OF WORSHIP December 13, 2015

Trip Jones
993-2151
trip@churchst.org

of one crying in the wilderness (note Isaiahs prophecy).

light

HISPANIC MINISTER

that is coming.

Hector Cruz
993-0009
hectorcruz@cscofc.org

light

darkness

Talitha Liggett 359-3597

office@churchst.org

. (John 3.19-21)

that brings a new and better way.

ELDERS
Wayne Cozart 359-5467
wayne@churchst.org
Glenn Hardison 359-5997
glenn@churchst.org
David Jent
359-5217
david@churchst.org
Don Ledford
359-3310
don@churchst.org
Lee Morrison 359-2142
lee@churchst.org

There are typically two responses to light.

refuse

to adjust wallowing in discomfort and pain failing to comprehend.

Others discover hope through the development of

faith

and

trust

in Jesus.

What about us?

Are we

FAMILY MINISTER

SECRETARY

Note the dramatic contrast to

Please fill out a blue visitors card, located on the pew in front of you, and drop it in with
the collection so we can have a record of your visit.

Bill Tankersley 993-8977

bill@churchst.org

Light of the world

Some

PULPIT MINISTER

YOUTH MINISTER

He prepares the way for the Lord he points to the

John 1.1-9
John the Baptist is the

If you are visiting with us, you are our honored guest!

Kyle Bolton
993-3520
kyle@churchst.org

The earth is formless and void (or empty) it is covered in

STAFF

content

with life in the shadowlands?

DEACONS

Do we find ourselves wandering and dwelling in the wilderness?

Life in the shadowlands is characterized by fear, worry, jealousy, apathy, depression, loneliness, greed, terrorism, unfaithfulness, illness and even
SIN .

Jesus can bring

shadowlands!

light

and

life

The voice in the wilderness calls us to

see
light, be the light, and
share
the light!

to our
the

Steve Allen
359-4616
Kenneth Bailey 993-2159
Grover Collins 359-5386
Matt Ervin
637-1830
Greg Hardison 703-4231
Joel Hargrove
652-7143
Robert Hopkins 364-3927
Gary Lancaster 359-5215
Kelly Lane
359-5986
Joe Liggett
359-4929
Ray Wakefield 359-2328
Clifford Whitaker 637-3507
Britt Wiles
359-7702
Mike Wiles
359-4165
Will Wilson
293-6814

Welcome/Ann
Song Leader
Preacher
Reading
Scripture
Prayer
Sermon
Closing Prayer

9:00 AM Service

6:00 PM Service

Joe Liggett
Bill Tankersley
Kyle Bolton
Greg Wilson
John 1:6-9

Greg Hardison
Bill Tankersley
Kyle Bolton
Shannon Ketchum
Philippians 4:10-13
Kenneth Bailey
An Available Disciple
Clifford Whitaker

Life in the Shadowlands

Bob Redmond

Item for Childrens Home for December: Liquid laundry detergent.

Events of Interest:
Dec. 13

There will be a brief meeting of the Church Street Cares team leaders
(deacons) after the evening service, in Room 13. Afterwards the regular
meeting of the elders, deacons and ministers will be held.

DECEMBER 13,
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION SUNDAY, divided between Childrens Home & missions.
Dec. 18
Dec. 19
Dec. 23
Dec. 24 & 25
Dec. 30

Youth Shopping Trip to Opry Mills. 7 - 12 graders.

Sign up on youth board.
Youth Social at Trip & Loris house. For 7 - 12 graders.
SPECIAL SERVICE conducted by our deacons. No classes.
OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS.
SPECIAL SERVICE conducted by our deacons. No classes.

There are stockings on the white board to be picked up. Return by next Sunday to be delivered.

Remember in Prayer

YOUTH

Dan Allen is in NHC Oakwood

Mary Ann Roberts is in Maury Reg
Harold Crick is in Centennial.
Doug Martin is in hospital in Texas.
Pat Swanson, sister of Tommy Jordan is in Maury Reg.

Continue to Remember ...

Hershel Davis, Clifton & Jean Hollowell, Doug Martin,
Jack Miller, Jack Milligan, Morris Mitchell, Patsy Spence ,
Norris Lentz, Bill Fulghum, Don Osborne

There are 29 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them??! The first person in
the youth group to locate all 29 books wins a prize! Bring your answers to Trip for scoring.
This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket
on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so
much he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing
from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing the banjo. Elaine Taylor, a
columnist friend was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column.
Another friend judges the job of solving the puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help
her nerves. There will be some names that are real easy to spot. Thats a fact. Some people,
however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not
necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually
takes a minister or scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that
something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books in the
paragraph. During a recent fund raising event which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi
lemonade booth set a new sales record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200
patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As
Daniel Hummana humbly puts it, the books are right there in plain view hidden from sight.
Those able to find them all will hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown.
One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their
numbers. Also keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A
chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know all the
answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus, there really are 29 books of the
Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found!
Announcements/Upcoming Events:
Opry Mills trip on December 18th, 2015 (Grades 7-12)
Sign Up outside Trips office.
End of Semester Mixer (Grades 7-12) at Trip & Lori Jones home
Area-Wide Youth Devo at Westvue on January 31, 2016
EU:
January 15-17 in Savannah, TN
Sign up on sheet outside Trips office by 12/20/15
Cost is $40/person
Available for High School students only
CYC:
February 26-28 in Pigeon Forge, TN
Sign up on sheet outside Trips office by 12/20/15
Costs estimated to be around $100/person
Available for Grades 7-12

Emma Lancaster (mother of B J Holt), Cora Braden

(mother of April Wilson), Lyla Kate Johnson
(granddaughter of Amy Fuller), Joann Frame (sister of
Frances Burgett), Mike McCollum, (son of Shirley
McCollum), Kurt Massey (cousin of Donna Hargrove),
Barbara Chunn, (aunt of Kim Anderson & Keith
Childers), Holland Townes, (granddaughter of Steve &
Pam Allen), Phyllis Adcock Sentlingar, (niece of Laquita
Weaver), Joy Briggs (friend of David Adams), Don Smith
(father of Becky Allen), Bailey Allen, (grandson of Artie &
Becky Allen), B.D. & Marcella Spence, (friends of
community), Keith Green, (son of Patsy Derryberry),
Charles Estes, (son of Margaret Neill), Jana Hoffman,
(cousin of Janet Manire, Pam Davis & Terry Spray), Mark
Johnson, (son of bus driver for camp), Pat Swanson
(sister of Tommy Jordan)
IN HOME SHUT-INS
Anna Bailey, Carlee Barron, Ross Beckham, Theola Blue,
Ruby Cathey, Elizabeth Escue, Sadie Graves, Reba
Harwell, Tina Montgomery, Mary Ann Roberts, Jim &
Laquita Weaver, Billy & Alice Willis

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Dec. 13
Dec. 14
Dec. 15
Dec.16
Dec.17

Dec.19
Dec.18

Audrey Marlow
Ginger Hardison
Rachel Lane
Pat Blackmore
Lauren A. Hamm
Mason Collins - 13
Melanie Stacey
Colman Brothers - 3
Tim Fuller
Blake Woodard - 13
Browning Headden
Steve Anderson
Haley Hardison
Ray & Annette Wakefield - 39 yrs

Our love and sympathy is extended

to the family of Mrs. Addie Harris, mother
of Pat Jent. Her service was on Tuesday.
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We have received thank you notes from:
Kalie and Aaron Hobbs, Frances Lamb,
Norris & Faye Lentz.
Please stop and read.
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NHC LEWISBURG/MERIHIL
Joetta Bigham, Mary Davis, Ed Lee, Elise Murphy, Marie
Musgrave, Margaret Willis

Luke, Mary, Bo & Blair Margaret Brewer

1415 Ewing Lane
Lewisburg, TN

NHC OAKWOOD
Evelyn Baxter, Roslyn Collins, George & Dorothy Phillips,
Ethel Short

Greg, Haley & Bennet Hardison

1500 Collins Hollow Rd
Lewisburg, TN 37091

VILLAGE MANOR
Roy & Anna Bolton, Betty Carter, Geraldine Davis,
Elizabeth Hardison, Bobby & Melba Martin, Mabel
Payne, Lucy Tate, Lillian Wakefield

Please make these changes in your directory.

SUMMIT
Pat Blackmore, Louise Bogle, Frances Lamb
OUR MILITARY
Donnie Allen, Mark Allen, Nate & Brittany Leyba, Todd
Lowrance, Logan Tate
OUR MISSION POINTS
Colonet, Mexico; City of Children (Ensenada, Mexico),
World Bible School; Ghana preachers; Zambia jail
ministry; Eastern European Missions; Inner City
Ministry; AGAPE; Freed-Hardeman University; Heritage
Christian; Fishers of Men; Tennessee Childrens Home;
World Christian Broadcasting

FOR THE RECORD

December 6, 2015

AM
Hispanic
PM
Bible Class
Summit
Wed. Nite
Contribution $11,577.25
*includes Hispanic count

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