Chosen by God

Luke 1.26-55
How does it feel to be chosen?

Mary

is chosen by God!

He gives her a

crown

He also gives her a

Mary experiences a

of joy.

cross

of sorrow.

paradox

She feels the greatest

joy

of blessing.
in the world, but it is also the greatest

task

STAFF

in the world.

CHURCH STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST

305 W. Church Street, Lewisburg, TN 37091
931.359.3597

PULPIT MINISTER

Kyle Bolton
993-3520
kyle@churchst.org

Marys surprise (26-33)

She receives an unusual

She responds with

She is completely surprised by Gods

greeting

honesty

FAMILY MINISTER

and

Bill Tankersley 993-8977

Tankersley69@cs.com

humility
choice

YOUTH MINISTER

Caleb Taylor
993-2151
caleb@churchst.org

HISPANIC MINISTER

Hector Cruz
993-0009
hectorcruz@cscofc.org

Marys surrender (34-38)

Is she experiencing
She knows

unbelief

what

or

faith

SECRETARY

Talitha Liggett 359-3597

tbl76@bellsouth.net

? (34)

will happen she simply does not understand

Mary surrenders, as a willing

servant

how

it will happen.

ELDERS

, to God.

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

Marys song (46-55)

She sings a hymn of

Consider what God is doing for

praise

.
Mary

He is

mindful

of her He remembers her, even in her lowly position.

He is

mighty

for her He is doing great things with her.

He is

miraculous

DEACONS

in her now all generations will consider her blessed.

Consider what God is doing for

He is demonstrating

mercy

us

for all who fear Him!

He is turning the worlds system

ORDER OF WORSHIP December 11, 2016

Consider what God is doing for His

upside
people

He is showing His mercy and is keeping His

down

(the church).

promises

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
Brian Cheatham
Luke 1:26-30
Caleb Taylor
Chosen by God
Bob Redmond

Joel Hargrove
Bill Tankersley
Kyle Bolton
Mike Wiles
1 Corinth. 3:10-17
Ray Wakefield
The Second Incarnation
Britt Wiles

Item for Childrens Home for December: Liquid Laundry detergent.

REMINDER:
Todays contribution will be divided evenly between the Tennessee
Childrens Home and the mission work, unless otherwise indicated on the
memo line of your check.
Dec. 11

Bridal Shower for Natalie Wiles from 2 til 3:30 in

Room 13. She is registered at H & S and Target.
Dec. 14
Praising Princesses will meet in the annex to bake
cookies, then eat out before Bible class. Please
bring a little money for fast food meal.
Thurs. Dec. 15
The Christmas Road Trip will go to Nashville,
to enjoy the Cock of the Walk Restaurant for dinner,
drive-through the Christmas light display at
Jellystone Park, and a brief stroll around The
Opryland Hotel to enjoy the festive decorations.
The bus will leave at 4 pm.
Deadline for EU is December 14th. Sign up on Calebs door.

Remember in Prayer

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Emmaline Bless is in Maury Reg.

Continue to Remember ...

BY

CALEB

Why Did Jesus Come?

Its the Christmas season, and everywhere you look, people are gearing up for
Christmas. Yesterday, I walked into a store and saw they had a countdown of days left until
Christmas. Christmas is a fun time of the year, between the giving of gifts, the getting
gifts, fun lights, and decorations; you have to be a real Scrooge to not enjoy Christmas.
Around this time of the year, many people will be celebrating the birth of Christ, but
have you ever wondered, Why Did Jesus Come? Why did Jesus walk on the earth? He
had everything imaginable in heaven, He was with God, and it does not get any better than
that.
When we look at the mission of Jesus we see that there was a problem that He had
to fix. Each of us had a problem without Jesus. Without the blood of Christ, we were stuck
in our sins, and we were slaves because of that problem. There was no amount of good
works we could do that would make us right with God. Simply put, we needed a savior.
Thankfully, Jesus gave us a new identity. We used to be slaves to sin. Jesus
changed that, and when He did, we were given a hope. When we put on Christ in baptism
(Galatians 3:27), we were considered right with God. We are now identified with Jesus, not
sin. We are now identified with victory, not defeat!
2 Corinthians 5:17 says, Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, He is a new creation. The
old has passed away; behold, the new has come. We have been identified with Christ, but
now we must change the way in which we see ourselves. We often look at our shortcomings
and failures. We focus on those things, rather than focusing on how Jesus sees us. He
sees us as new people. He no longer sees our sins and shortcomings; rather, He looks at
us and sees a new identity, Himself. And now our desire should be to live out that new
identity.
As many focus on the birth of Christ around this time of the year, my challenge for
you is to focus on the birth, and the life of Christ every day! Dont find yourself getting so
caught up in the world around you that you forget your true identity. Jesus came to earth,
lived a humble and lowly life, all for the sake of giving people a standard, a hope, and a
future.
Turn to Jesus, only He can transform your life! Thankfully, we can know God the
Father and we can be made new because of what Jesus did!
With love,
Caleb Taylor

Hershel Davis, Bill Fulghum, Billy & Jo Ellen 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,
Ray Locke
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, Louise Hargrove, Elise
Murphy, Marie Musgrave, 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
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We have received thank you notes from:

Betty Daniels, family of Margaret Haislip, &
Billy & JoEllen Haislip.
Please stop and read.
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Dec. 12

Earl Cook
Kenneth Bailey
Jacob Courtemanche - 8
Aubrey Marlow
Ginger Hardison
Rachel Lane
Jake Lintz
Pat Blackmore
Mason Collins - 13
Colman Brothers - 4
Tim Fuller
Mackinley Lancaster - 1
Blake Woodard - 13

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

Dec. 17

Jay & Stacye Burgett

23 yrs.

On Sunday, November 27th, we had 3

baptized in our Hispanic Ministry.
Ivan Albino, Arcelia Torres and
Antonio Gonzalez.
We are rejoicing on this great day.
On Tuesday Mr. Russell Hart from
Farmington congregation was baptized
here at the building. We are proud of Mr. Hart..
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For Fall Quarter

4 year olds: Knox Courtemanche & Kezia Ervin
3rd & 4th grade: Jacob Courtemanche
Congratulations to these young folks!

FOR THE RECORD

December 4, 2016

AM
Hispanic
PM
Bible Class
Summit
Wed. Nite
Contribution $11,028.00
*includes Hispanic on AM

336*
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153
275
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