AUGUST 21,
2019
Prayer Requests
Ø Lorraine
Baker: “God bless my
son, Dana, and all my children.”
Ø Kya Brown: “Praying for college students returning to UAH this
week and to remain a beacon of light representing the campus ministry.”
Ø Stacey and
Patrick Condron: “Prayers of
thanksgiving – our friend Scott Wright
is recovering from his surgery. He had a brain aneurysm – and had a stint put
in. Coming home sooner than expected. Praise God!”
Ø Claudia
Ford: “Prayers for
our dad that his appointment at Vanderbilt will have positive results. We go on
Wednesday.”
Ø Lilli
Karlin: “Robert White – Healing in hospital. Ginny Kate – for healing from aneurysm.
Andrew – For healing from headaches.
Angela – strength.”
Ø John Kuhn
Family: “Please
continue to pray for Anthony’s
biological father as he suffers with lung cancer. Pray he comes to a
relationship with Jesus. Rose’s
address at Harding is: Rose Kuhn,
Box 13442, 915 E. Market Ave., Searcy, AR 72149-3442. She would love it if
people would send her pictures of their family so that she can put them up
around her dorm and be surrounded by family.”
Ø Stephanie
Lewis: “My
grandmother, Barbara Hilliard, fell
at her home Saturday night (August 17th) and fractured her back.
Please pray for her as she recovers.”
Ø Lance Moore: “Prayer that God may bless me and my family with a
job where my gifts and talents may be used in the best way for His glory.”
Ø Dean and
Sandy Oden: “Our
grandson, Jonathan Oden, suffered an
allergic reaction so severe, that he was hospitalized and put on a ventilator.
He is breathing on his own now; and sleeping – please pray for his continued
recovery. Thank you.”
Ø Jim and Tracy
Phillips: “Thank you,
Lord, for examples like Herb and Sue
Underwood. Congratulations to them on their 65th wedding
anniversary.”
Ø Brandon
Powell: “Pray for Kenneth (a driver of His Way) for the passing and burial of
his mother.”
Ø Please keep Lee
Strickland in your prayers as he will be having some health testing on
Friday, August 23rd, in Birmingham.
Ø Jonah
Wright: “I pray that
my grandma feels better.”
Ø Our
Shut-ins: Cindy Anderson, Amelia
Biser, Jamie Cole, James Hall, Martha Jones, Sally Mans, Johnny Powell, Louis Teague, and Bill &
Sherill Townsley.
Ø Mother In Waiting: ChaKaya
Bowen (11/2)
Thank You
Ø Tim, Beth, Nicole, and Brandon Bentley: “Thank you so much for
your out pouring of love and support during this very difficult time. It truly
has made the sorrow easier to bear.”
Ø Daniel and
Allison Goad: “Thank you to Johnny Kuhn, David, Michael, and Joseph Nance, Bryan Haviland, Garrett Bell, Nathanael and Christopher Wade, and Alex Coleman for helping move HEAVY couches for the “Hearing from
Family” class on Wednesday nights! We appreciate you!!”
Ø William
Greenleaf: “Thank you for all the
prayers for Janice’s hearing. Please
continue to pray as she takes medicine.”
Ø Lauren
Hilbert: “Note of thanks to Central
Family for all the support as I navigate low income, under-employment and
weather ongoing health challenges. The emails, postcards and acknowledge of my
spiritual birthday, etc. are so appreciated.”
Ø David Walls: “I thank the church on keeping me on the right path.”
Ø Terri
Williams: “I just want to express my
true gratitude and sincere appreciation for Central for accepting my family
into yours. Thank you for the prayers and assistance in my time of need.
Although life is still hard, my Central family makes it feel bearable. Thank
you©!”
Ø Loren
Wisehart: “Carrie and I thank God for her improved health after a month not
feeling well and after a particularly challenging week. We are so grateful to God
for the concern so many of you have shown.”
From The Elders
Last
week our journey took us a little further in our OUTWARD focus, and
looked at ways to develop our compassion for those who are suffering. We
studied Matthew 25 where Jesus makes the point that lack of compassion for
people around us is the same as if we were ignoring Jesus himself! His
listeners at the time were upset and responded, “When did we see you in need?”
Jesus wanted them to pay attention to the plight of others.
So
we should look beyond our daily struggles and have compassion for the suffering
around us. The word compassion in
English comes from the root word that means “to suffer with.” So we should try
to develop a relationship with others where we can get to know them, and share
in our blessings and our struggles. As we take action, we will learn more about
the suffering in this world, and ways to respond as followers of Christ.
This
week, we have been considering ways to reach out to others by inviting them to
join us in normal activities. Over the years, my family has always invited
people to our family gatherings, such as birthdays, Thanksgiving, or Christmas
meals. In these events, they could get to know us, and hopefully allow us to
share the gospel with them. Some of these invitations were to other Christians
that we didn’t know very well, and these gatherings allowed us to encourage
each other in our work in God’s kingdom.
Jesus
addressed situations like this in Luke 14:13, But when you give a banquet,
invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed.
Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the
righteous. So look for ways to share God’s blessings with others in need.
Not just folks that we are naturally attracted to, or have lots of things in
common with, but a wide variety of people.
Along
this same theme of reaching Outward, this week’s key word is “remember.”
Continue to remember those in prison, as if you were together with them in
prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering (Hebrews
13:3). We need to remember others who are suffering as a result of living a
righteous life. Fortunately, we are blessed in the country we live in not to be
subject to severe persecution for being a Christian, but it can happen. There
are definitely other places in the world where Christians are persecuted today.
We need to pray for those who are suffering, and learn about other cultures and
the plight of the persecuted wherever it may happen.
This
week, let us look for ways to take action, and ways to get involved in the
plight of the persecuted. We have several people in our congregation who are
actively involved in this area. We
should encourage them in their ministry, pray for God’s will to be done, and in
the process, learn more about how God is working every day in our lives. Blessed
are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven (Matthew 5:10).
From
the elders
Chip, Ed, and Richard
“Hearing from Family” Summer Series - Wednesday Night
Adult Class in the Gym
TONIGHT — Wrap Up/Conclusion
Tuesday Ladies Class
Tuesday
Ladies Class, Fall Session will begin September 3rd, 10:15 in Room
113. The topic inspired by Lysa Terkeurst's It is Not Supposed to Be
This Way is: Walking With God Through Life's Difficulties.
(Childcare for preschool children is provided.)
Nursery and Toddler Workers Needed
Infant and Toddler Nursery workers are
needed for morning assembly for Sundays. Please sign up on the schedule posted
outside the Nursery and the Toddler B classroom. Thank you. If you have any
questions, please contact Cathy Farless
(256-509-3541).
Meal Preparations For Friday Night Live
The sign-up list
to prepare meals for the college ministry at their FNLs is posted inside the kitchen area. LIFE Talks or individuals,
please sign up. Thanks. Any questions contact Carla Campbell (256-882-6449).
Next Wednesday, August 28th
On Wednesday,
August 28th, during class time we will be having our Elementary
Summer Program in the auditorium at 7:00 p.m. There will be NO classes that
night. Please be here at 6:30 for our devotional, then enjoy as our elementary
children share a little about what they have been doing this summer.
REGISTRATION
2019 Central Women's Retreat
“Becoming A Vessel God
Can Use: Bringing Our Lives More In Line With the Will of God”
September
6-7, 2019
Stone Bridge Farm, Cullman, AL
Registration currently in progress in the fellowship
area.
Only eight more opportunities left to register.
Closing date is Wednesday, September 4
NOTE:
Friday overnight stay will accommodate ONLY THE FIRST 62, due to
limited bed
space. However, if/when we reach that limit, others who wish to
stay overnight, are welcome to bring a sleeping bag/air mattress.
August
Team Servants
Ushers—Alex Coleman’s Team
Counting—Matthew McCauley’s Team
FLC Set Up—Justin Harrison’s Team
Nursery—Rachel and Emma McCauley
Need Contact Information
Please contact (email, text, or phone call) and let the church office
know your phone number, address, etc. if you or your child are in college away
from Huntsville. We would like to encourage them while they are away from us.
Also, if you have moved or changed phone numbers, please let the church
office know.
We are trying our best to keep the database current.
Activities
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Aug |
23 |
College—FNL Kickoff (6:30 pm) |
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25 |
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26 |
College—UAH X-Chat Begins (7:30 pm) |
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28 |
Elementary Summer Program (7:00 pm) |
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30 |
College—Game Night (6:30 pm) |
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Sept |
1 |
Teen
Time (5:30-7:30 pm) |
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3 |
Ladies’ Bible Class (10:15 am See
article.) |
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6-7 |
Ladies’ Retreat (See article.) |
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8 |
Wedding Shower Honoring Leanna Simmons (2:00-3:30 pm) |
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Teen
Time (5:30-7:30 pm) |
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10 |
Ladies’ Bible Class (10:15 am See
article.) |
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13 |
College—FNL (6:30 pm) |
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15 |
HUGS
(during morning assembly) |
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Teen
Time (5:30-7:30 pm) |
Men To Serve Sunday, August 25
Communion
Thoughts: Darryl
Floyd
Prayer: Jim Ashburn