I’ve Got a Secret!

Matthew 6.1-4

Can you keep a secret?

Why is it so hard to do?

Matthew 6.1

What are some advantages of secrecy ?

It can serve as a test of our personal motives .

It can remove the temptation of hypocrisy . STAFF CHURCH STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST
PULPIT MINISTER 305 W. Church Street, Lewisburg, TN 37091
Kyle Bolton 993-3520 931.359.3597
Matthew 6.2 kyle@churchst.org

We are called to do what we do to be approved by God, not to be applauded by others.

FAMILY MINISTER BITS AND PIECES September 30, 2018
Bill Tankersley 993-8977
Tankersley69@cs.com Today, we say goodbye to Caleb Taylor. Sometimes, transitions such as this are difficult. Our
YOUTH MINISTER
feelings are mixed, our fears of the unknown future are heightened, and saying goodbye is
Matthew 6.3 Caleb Taylor 993-2151 never easy to do. I believe I speak for the entire Church Street family when I say we deeply
caleb@churchst.org appreciate the good things God has brought to us through Caleb, and when I wish Caleb
Why should we give to the needy? only the very best in the future — wherever the road may lead him.
HISPANIC MINISTER
Hector Cruz 993-0009 One of my favorite devotional books is a little volume entitled, God Is No Fool, by Lois A.
We can demonstrate our obedience to God. hectorcruz@cscofc.org
hectorcruz@churchst.org Cheney. It touches my heart in deep places that I never knew existed. It challenges me to
SECRETARY think deeply and to search for the true meaning of life. It inspires me to look for the hand of
We can show compassion to the poor. Talitha Liggett 359-3597 God in everyday experiences. One of my favorite entries in this book seems appropriate for
tbl76@bellsouth.net this occasion …
We can communicate our love for mankind.
ELDERS Bits and pieces. Bits and pieces, People. People important to you, people unimportant to
Consider the impure motives of the Pharisees. ELDERS you cross your life, touch it with love and carelessness and move on. There are people
Steve Allen 212-8390
Wayne Cozart 224-2818
steveallen2@bellsouth.net who leave you and you breathe a sigh of relief and wonder why you ever came into
wayne@churchst.org contact with them. There are people who leave you and you breathe a sigh of remorse
Wayne Cozart 224-2818
Matthew 6.4 and wonder why they had to go away and leave such a gaping hole. Children leave
David Jent
wayne@churchst.org270-6631
david@david jentrealty.com
parents; friends leave friends. Acquaintances move on. People change homes. People
What are the rewards for wrong motives? David Jent 270-6631 grow apart. Enemies hate and move on. Friends love and move on. You think on the many
Don Ledford 615-714-3213
david@davidjentrealty.com who have moved into your hazy memory. You look on those present and wonder. I believe
dledford@ledfordexchange.com
Their reward is to be seen . Don Ledford 615-714-3213 in God’s master plan in lives. He moves people in and out of each other’s lives, and each
Lee Morrison 703-4044
dledford@ledfordexchange.com leaves his mark on the other. You find you are made up of bits and pieces of all who ever
lee@churchst.org touched your life, and you are more because of it, and you would be less if they had not
Good deeds speak for themselves. Lee Morrison 703-4044
lee@churchst.org touched you. Pray God that you accept the bits and pieces in humility and wonder, and
They are not necessarily seen , nor acknowledged by others. DEACONS
Will WilsonSteve Allen
580-8821
359- never question, and never regret. Bits and pieces. Bits and pieces.
williamwilson364@gmail.com
4616 We love you, Caleb! Thank you for allowing God to use you to touch the life of each of us.
The less we and others notice, the more God notices – and rewards. Kenneth Bailey 993-2159 May God richly bless you as you continue your journey through life. To God be the glory!
DEACONS
Grover Collins 359-5386
God sees things done in secret . Kyle
Kenneth
Matt Ervin Bailey 993-2159
637-1830
Grover Collins
Greg Hardison 359-5386
703-4231
This truth is a source of comfort to those whose actions are sincere. Matt Ervin
Joel Hargrove 637-1830
652-7143 CHILDREN’S HOME ITEMS FOR OCTOBER: baked beans
Greg
Robert Hardison
Hopkins 703-4231
364-3927 OCTOBER EVENTS:
Joel
GaryHargrove
Lancaster 652-7143
359-5215
What about us? Robert Hopkins
Kelly Lane 675-2852
359-5986 TODAY There will be a stand up Mission meeting in Rm 8 immediately after
Gary Lancaster
Joe Liggett 359-5215
359-4929 Bible Class!
Kelly Lane
Ray Wakefield 359-5986
359-2328 TONIGHT Girls Bible Time during evening worship. Notice time change.
God will not forget acts of kindness done to honor Him. Joe Liggett
Clifford Whitaker 359-4929
637-3507
Ray
BrittWakefield
Wiles 359-2328
359-7702 Oct. 11 Bloodmobile in the annex from 1 til 5. Please give.
Inward holiness + purity of intention = holy outward actions Clifford
Mike WilesWhitaker 637-3507
359-4165 Oct. 16 LADIES! This is our Secret Friends Reveal & Draw Party. It will be at Flat
Britt Wiles
Will Wilson 359-7702
293-6814 Rock Farms on the by-pass across from Kiddie Kollege. We will gather
Mike Wiles 359-4165 around 5:30. Watch for more details to come.
 Prayer Updates Birthdays and Anniversaries
 Dawn Baker is in NHC Lewisburg
 Please add Jean Adams, aunt of Talitha Liggett, to your
prayer list. She is in Vanderbilt Hospital.
BY CALEB Continue to Remember in Prayer ... Oct. 1 Sue Wilson
 Ruth Hargrove, Shirley McCollum, Jimmy Rickman, Barry Woodard
Louise Poarch, Bobbye Lou Adcock, Dina Crigger, Jeff Oct. 2 Dianne McKnight
To my church family: Oct. 3 Shawna Cowser
Terrell (son-in-law of Melvin & Sue Willoughby)
Migel Wilson - 16
I want to say thank you. As I approached my last few days as the Youth Minister here at Church Street, I didn’t know what Oct. 5 Pat Garrett
Ongoing Prayer Needs
to say, or how to express my feelings to anyone. There was so much to say and so much to do, but not a lot of time. David Thompson
 IN HOME SHUT-INS Oct. 7 Steve Allen
As I began to think and pray about my time here as the Youth Minister, all I could think to do was to thank God for all the Bobbye Lou Adcock, Theola Blue, Barbara Chunn,
help, blessings, relationships, and countless memories he provided over the last two years. I am thankful for each of you, Wynona Clark, Betty Daniels, Austin & Ruth Grogan,
your hospitality, your friendship, your prayers, your cards, and most importantly — your love. Billy & Jo Ellen Haislip, Ruth Hargrove, James Jordan, Oct. 3 Lewis & Linda Cope
Mike McCollum, Roslyn Sutherland, Margaret Wade Jason & Mary Haislip - 9 yrs
I would not be the young man that I am today had it not been for many of you shaping me and molding me into the servant Oct. 4 Clifford & Gail Whitaker - 50 yrs
 NHC LEWISBURG
and Christian that I am. I found friendships here that will last throughout this lifetime and continue on into eternity. Pat Blackmore, Ralph Lowrance, Elise Murphy,
Margaret Tyree, James Whitsett, Alice Willis
I don’t know how else to thank you for all that you have done for me. Words will never be enough to express my love and
 NHC OAKWOOD We would like to welcome
thankfulness for each of you. I pray that in my time here I was able to have some of the impact on you all that you had on
Betty Carter, Dorothy Phillips, Madalyn Shelton, Ralph Don & Elizabeth Osborne
me. to our family here at Church Street.
Wilson
I never wanted this day to come, and I never expected to be writing a letter like this. However, I want you all to know that  VILLAGE MANOR Their address is:
you will forever hold a special place in my heart. You are my family, you were my home, and you will always be my friends. James Allen, Roy & Anna Bolton, Nancy Derryberry, 1232 Dogwood Dr.
Elizabeth Hardison, Mary Louise Osborne, Sondra Lewisburg, TN
Thank you for your love, it means more to me than you’ll ever know. I pray that our relationship continues to grow Rasori, Lucy Tate, Laquita Weaver Cell # : 931-580-9366
throughout our time here on this earth. I pray that our paths will cross again on this side of eternity, — but, if not, I’ll see
 OUR MILITARY *******************
you in heaven one day! Donnie Allen, Mark Allen, Luke Anderson, Todd
Lowrance Donna Grimes has asked for our prayers on her be-
With love, half.
 OUR MISSION POINTS
Caleb Taylor Colonet, Mexico; City of Children (Ensenada, Mexico); On Sunday morning,
World Bible School; Ghana preachers; Zambia jail after the young men’s devotional,
ministry; Eastern European Missions; Inner City Mason Collins came forward
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Ministry; AGAPE; Fishers of Men; Tennessee Children’s asking to be baptized.
Home; World Christian Broadcasting, Disaster Relief; We are proud of you, Mason!
Last Sunday, September 23, we honored some of our young people who have committed local Hispanic Ministry
His address is:
themselves to do the memory work assigned in their Bible classes. 3280 Anes Station Rd

1ST/2ND GRADE 3RD-5TH GRADES

We have received thank you notes from:
FOR THE RECORD
Charleigh Bailey Cade Cheatham Betty Daniels, Jimmy & Judy Rickman,
& Patsy Haley.
September 23, 2018
Annalese George Gillian McKnight Please stop and read them.
AM 340*
Landon Thomas Olympia Cathey
********************** Hispanic 35
Bryce Arnold Cooper Bailey PM 150
Emily Lancaster Congratulations to Cody & Kaci Fullerton Bible Class 274*
on the birth of a baby girl! Wed. Night 215
Tinlee Reese was born September 19th,
These young people were given the book: How to Study Your Bible for Kids. Congratulations to weighing 6 lbs.,11 oz.
all these young people! Contribution $11,003.00
Grandparents are Ken & Vickie Ezell
& great granddad, Bill Ezell.
* includes Hispanic group