Preparing for War

Ephesians 6.10-17
The Christian life is a battleground.

Military

illustrations are common with Paul.

The world is no

playground

this truth is discovered by every believer, at some point.

We must properly identify the enemy. (10-12)

Who

is our enemy? (This is a critical question to answer correctly!)

Our enemy is the

How

strong

He is

devil

stronger

Where

Kyle Bolton
993-3520
kyle@churchst.org

than us apart from the Lord. (There is no room for an inflated

world

ego

FAMILY MINISTER

!)

Bill Tankersley 993-8977

Tankersley69@cs.com

against us.

Caleb Taylor
993-2151
caleb@churchst.org

is our enemy?

HISPANIC MINISTER

Hector Cruz
993-0009
hectorcruz@cscofc.org
SECRETARY

What can our enemy

do

Talitha Liggett 359-3597

tbl76@bellsouth.net

He is strong we need the power of

God

in order to overcome.

ELDERS
Wayne Cozart 359-5467
wayne@churchst.org
David Jent
270-6631
david@david jentrealty.com
Don Ledford
359-3310
dledford@ledfordexchange.com
Lee Morrison 359-2142
lee@churchst.org

We must wear the proper equipment. (13-17)

Special

The belt of truth protects our

equipment

is needed for fighting in the spiritual world.

vulnerability

The belt holds the rest of the armor

The belt is also useful for holding our

covers

together

sword

The breastplate of righteousness defends our

It

vitality

DEACONS

us from neck to waist both front and back.

It is a symbol of the believers righteousness which is found in

Christ

What about us?

ORDER OF WORSHIP December 4, 2016

YOUTH MINISTER

Principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this age, and spiritual hosts of wickedness are all in
the
heavenly
places.

CHURCH STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST

305 W. Church Street, Lewisburg, TN 37091
931.359.3597

PULPIT MINISTER

is our enemy?

Our enemy uses the

STAFF

(the accuser). Satan is our adversary he is a lion and a serpent.

Do we realize there is a war going on all around us?

Have we identified the enemy? Are we equipped to fight and ready for war?

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
Song Leader
Preacher
Reading
Scripture
Prayer
Sermon
Closing Prayer

9:00 AM Service

6:00 PM Service

Greg Hardison
Bill Tankersley
Kyle Bolton
Roy Bolton
Ephesians 6:10-14
David Jent
Preparing for War
Jeff Haislip

Joel Hargrove
Bill Tankersley
Kyle Bolton
Wayne Cozart
Ephesians 6:15-17
Melvin Willoughby
Further Preparation for War

Kelly Lane

Item for Childrens Home for December: Liquid Laundry detergent.

DECEMBER EVENTS
Dec. 4
Youth Committee meeting at 5:00, Room 13.
Elders, deacons & ministers meeting after evening
service.
Dec. 11
Bridal Shower for Natalie Wiles from 2 til 3:30 in
Room 13. She is registered at H & S and Target.
Dec. 15
Christmas Road Trip - Cock of the Walk Restaurant,
drive-through Christmas lights at RV park, and walk
through Opryland Hotel.
Sign up on white board. Bus leaves at 4:00.
Secret Friends: Please leave your friends Christmas gift in the hall.

Remember in Prayer

Emmaline Bless & Bobbye Adcock are in Maury Reg.

Mr. John ONeal is now at home.

Continue to Remember ...

Four Things God and Coffee Have in Common!

BY

CALEB

If you know me, you know that I am very passionate and dependent upon two things
in my life, Jesus and Coffee. Admittedly, I stumbled across this list on Facebook a
while ago and have since made some adjustments. Some of these may come across
as silly, however, I think they can have some spiritual benefit to all of us!
1. God and coffee are always there in the morning. Every morning I am
comforted by the presence of God and His willingness to meet with me and
teach me about Himself through His word. The morning is my favorite time of
the day even though sometimes it is hard to get out of bed. Mornings are the
best because I know that I have a cup of coffee waiting on me to get me
through the day, it is always there, just like God.
2. God and coffee are faithful to their promises. Coffee is packed with caffeine,
unless, of course, you buy decaf. But why would anyone want to do that? That
is like eating turkey bacon instead of regular bacon. Or worse, its like
drinking skim milk when you could be drinking regular God promises to
sustain us, to love us, to provide for us, to redeem us, and He is always
faithful to us.
3. God and coffee wake you up. Coffee and a morning workout tend to always
wake me up from stumbling around the house. A lot of times, I need to be
woken up from the stupor of the nights sleep. Coffee does that. More
importantly, God wakes us up out of our sinful stupor and gives us new eyes
to look at the world. He helps us see where we are wrong or blind, weak or
failing, and gives us the strength to face those challenges and the grace to
change.
4. God and coffee always love you. Coffee is like having a dog. It makes you
smile, it always loves you, and it is your best friend. However, coffee smells a
lot better than a dog, which is why I have coffee, not a dog. God loves us
unconditionally He has a heart for His children, He smiles upon us when we
obey and love Him. He is patient with us, and empowers us to do good.
Whether you find coffee to be of benefit to you in your day, which I hope you do
My strong desire is that you will find God to be the greatest benefit in your day. He
loves you, he desires a relationship with you, and He will never forsake you!
With love,
Caleb Taylor

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Hershel Davis, Bill Fulghum, Billy & JoEllen Haislip, Ruth

Hargrove, Mary Hopkins, James Jordan, Faye Lentz,
Shirley McCollum, Jack Miller, Jack Milligan,
Emma Lancaster (mother of B J Holt), Lyla Kate Johnson
(granddaughter of Amy Fuller), Joann Frame (sister of
Frances Burgett),
Kurt
Massey (cousin of Donna
Hargrove), Barbara Chunn, (aunt of Kim Anderson &
Keith Childers), Holland Townes, (granddaughter of Steve
& Pam Allen), Keith Green, (son of Patsy Derryberry),
Jesse Ervin, (brother of Sue Willoughby and grandfather
of Matt Ervin), Kurtz Stiteler, (father of Kathy Cole), Joe
Essner, Mallory Gabard Cruz, (granddaughter of Hilda
Lasater), Carl Johnson, Mark & Matthew Johnson, (sons
of Wayne & Vickie Johnson, bus drivers), Camille Turner,
(mother of Jenna Wilson), Peggy Morgan, Rollie Beard
IN HOME SHUT-INS
Ross Beckham, Theola Blue, Betty Daniels, Sadie Graves,
Ruth Hargrove, Margaret Morton, Billy & Alice Willis
NHC LEWISBURG/MERIHIL
Anna Bailey, Joetta Bigham, Keith Green, Louise
Hargrove, Elise Murphy, Marie Musgrave, Tim Pate, Larry
Sharp, Patsy Spence, Margaret Wade, Elizabeth Wood
NHC OAKWOOD
Betty Carter, Roslyn Collins, Dorothy Phillips, Ethel Short
VILLAGE MANOR
Roy & Anna Bolton, Nancy Derryberry, Elizabeth
Hardison, Bobby Martin, Lucy Tate, Lillian Wakefield,
Laquita Weaver
SUMMIT
Pat Blackmore, Louise Bogle
OUR MILITARY
Donnie Allen, Mark Allen, Luke Anderson, 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
**************
We have received thank you notes from:
John, Jeanette and Julie ONeal & Camille
Turner.
Please stop and read.
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Congratulations to Kalie Hobbs, Marie Cruz
and Jessica Hargrove. They will graduate from
Middle Tennessee State University on December 10th.

Dec. 4

Ruth Hargrove
Bobby Martin
Emily Smith
Karen McNutt
Judy Rickman
Vickie Riner
Natalie Wiles
Austin Starling
Wayne Cozart
Pam Harrison
Emily Lancaster - 9
Pam Thomason
Kristi Hobbs
Pat Vandiver
Patsy Haley
Emogene Spivey
Barbara Redmond

Dec. 5

Dec. 6
Dec. 7

Dec. 8
Dec. 9
Dec. 10

No anniversaries this week.

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wiles
request your presence at the
marriage of their daughter

Natalie Ruth Wiles

to
Misael Alvarez
Friday, December 23, 2016

Church Street Church of Christ

Reception to follow
Please RSVP by December 10th
at 931-993-9301
or mwiles@bellsouth.net

FOR THE RECORD

November 27, 2016

AM
Hispanic
PM
Bible Class
Summit
Wed. Nite
Contribution $11,299.00
*includes Hispanic on AM

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