DECEMBER
21, 2022
PRAYER REQUESTS
Ř Dean and Sandy Oden: “Please continue in
prayer for Daniel Chun, father of our daughter-in-law, Helen Oden,
as he struggles with serious health problems.”
Ř Donna Roshell: “Pray for my cousin, Mykel.
He had all toes surgically removed from one foot.”
Ř Louise Williams: “Pray for Bettie
Bumpas suffering with several illnesses.”
Ř Doug Turbyfill: “Thanks for your
compassion. Please pray for my brothers at His Way.”
Ř Toshiko Wingard: “Thank you for all the
prayers, cards, phone calls, meal, and fruit basket during Doug’s
recovery. He is recovering well from the surgery. Please continue to pray for
him that he will have some relief from pain.”
Ř Mothers-In-Waiting: Marjie Nance (1/2/23), Kat Nambo (2/2023), and Allison Ledford
(6/2023).
Ř
Our
Shut-ins: Amelia
Biser, Randall Biser, Jamie Cole, Fritz Nelson, Sheril Townsley, and Doug
Wingard
Ř
Our
Missionaries: Denisovs & Rahimovs (Tomsk, Russia),
Kishore Etwaroo Family (Port Kaituma, Guyana),
Carlos & Linda Eguizabal (Juayua & Salcoatitan, El Salvador) & YOU
(Huntsville Area)
THANK YOU
Thanks
to the teens for the bag of cookies and goodies they delivered to us Sonrisers
last Sunday. Sure was good. Charles
and Barbara Hopkins
PLEASE JOIN US
We can bearly wait!
Join us for a baby
boy shower honoring
Kat and Tonino
Nambo
Sunday, January 8th
– 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Central Church of
Christ
Registered at
Amazon and Target.
WEDNESDAY ADULT CLASS (7:00 PM)
David’s Life, David’s Songs
(Family Life Center with Zoom
Option)
Most
psalms in the book of Psalms lack details that would help locate the psalm in
history. The general nature of those songs can be helpful to us as readers and singers, because those songs can be readily adapted to our
own grieving and rejoicing. That said, a few of the psalms are very specific about their historical context. That too can
be helpful to us, by helping us understand how the song writer grappled with
the challenges and delights of their own circumstances.
During
December, a few psalms from the life of David will be highlighted. We’ll look
at what the songs meant in the circumstances in which David lived, how those
psalms relate to other passages of Scripture, and what they mean in our own
life. Leaders: Loren Wisehart and Allen Wright. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86363371603?pwd=cjM1bmFxZ0kyTU5SR1VQUlN2QlpOZz09
PLEASE SEND A BIRTHDAY CARD
Harry Ellett, one of our
shut-ins, will be celebrating his birthday Thursday, December 22nd.
Please send him a card wishing him a Happy Birthday!
2023 Marriage Retreat
Mutations of Marriage
February 10 - 11, 2022
Speakers: Bennie and
Tonya Wilkerson (of Simpson Street Church of Christ, Atlanta, GA)
Registration: Now – January
29th Sundays in Fellowship Hall
Register online: https://forms.gle/TDLpeJJfcJVMqnxF9
Suggested donation: $65
per couple
Payments can be made
online here:
PRAISE AND HARMONY WORKSHOP
Tonight
in the Old Auditorium from 5:45 – 7:00 p.m. we will be practicing some of the
songs we have learned over the past weeks for the Praise and Harmony Workshop,
which is scheduled for January 13-15. Please come and learn
with us.
To everyone who helped with Communion
Preparation this year, THANK YOU!
The list for signing up for 2023 is posted in
the kitchen. This is one of those behind the scenes acts of service that is
appreciated by everyone.
Questions – contact Jim Phillips
256-417-8202.
CONGRATULATIONS
Our
congratulations to Ed and Sharon Ditto, who will be celebrating their 55th
wedding anniversary Friday, December 23rd. Thank you for your
example to all of us.
The church office will be closed beginning Friday,
December 23rd, and will be back in the office Tuesday, January 3rd.
As always, if you need any of the staff, they may be reached on their cell
phone.
SUNDAY ADULT CLASS OPTIONS
(9:00 A.M.)
December 25
There will be no children’s or adult classes on Sunday, December 25.
Winter and Spring Terms:
January 1 through May 21
1. Paul’s Guidance to the
Corinthian Church (Family Life Center)
Paul often wrote letters to churches he knew. Usually, he had several
pleasant things to say about the people to whom he was writing. Sometimes,
however, the people were so immature that he struggled for words of
commendation. Such it was with Corinth. A significant port city in Greece
during the Roman Empire, Corinth was known for its worldly lifestyle. And the
Corinthian church, in many respects, resembled the culture in which they lived.
How can God’s people live godly lives in a pagan culture? This textual study of
1 Corinthians walks through the cultural challenges of the church in Corinth
and looks for points of application for Christians in today’s culture.
The first session on January 1 will be an introduction and overview
taught by Daniel Alavi in the Family Life Center. For those unable to
participate in person, participants can access the LiveStream YouTube link from
Central’s website.
The series will pause on January 15 for a session of the Praise and
Harmony Workshop in the Family Life Center. The remaining weeks will be
circle-up discussion groups.
2. Women’s Ministry (Library;
Coordinators: Sue Underwood and Kim Story)
This class provides Bible-based
content in a LIFE Talk setting and is set up to minister to women who are the
head of their household and women whose husbands are not Christians. Women of
all ages and situations are welcome who wish to participate in this ministry.
The class is generally organized to alternate between Old Testament and New
Testament books, topics, and ideas. However, prayer and sharing are also
integral parts of the class. As participants begin to apply the teaching to
their own lives, they are invited to openly share burdens with one another.
This is so that others who have walked that path previously can share their own
experience and wisdom in how to face that situation faithfully. While two
ladies provide the principal oversight for the class, a number of ladies from
within the class will be encouraged to lead individual sessions, usually a week
or two at a time.
SUNDAY ASSEMBLY LESSONS
(10:15 A.M.)
December 25
At 10:15 a.m. in the old auditorium, the extended Wright Family
will lead our assembly.
January 1
At 10:15 a.m. in the Family Life Center, Central’s elders will lead
our assembly.
January 8 through February 12
“Looking in the Wrong Place”
Where do you look for answers
to life’s questions? Do you watch a how-to video? Do you phone a friend? Do you
follow a celebrity on their social media feed? For routine matters in life,
there may well be “an app for that.” But when it comes to making life
decisions, navigating relationships, and seeking security, where do you look?
Where should you look?
It’s easy to look in the wrong
places for such guidance. Even in the early church, we find examples of
Christians who looked to themselves and the world around them for guidance.
They fit very agreeably within the culture around them. In a word, they were worldly.
This series examines what it
means to be worldly and provides practical ways of living rightly focused on
God and the cross.
|
Week |
Date |
Scripture |
Lesson |
Speakers |
|
1 |
Jan. 8 |
1 Corinthians |
Introduction: Why These
Lessons? |
Rodney Keeton & Jamie
Burns |
|
2 |
Jan. 15 |
1 Cor. 1:1-17 |
Losing Sight of the Cross |
Daniel Alavi |
|
3 |
Jan. 22 |
1 Cor. 1:18-2:5 |
Relying on Our Wisdom |
Bill Neiland |
|
4 |
Jan. 29 |
1 Cor. 3:1-23 |
Who Do You Follow? |
Steve Lowery |
|
5 |
Feb. 5 |
1 Cor. 3:11; 4:1-21 |
We. Are. Immature. |
Jackson Ledford |
|
6 |
Feb. 12 |
1 Cor. 5:1-13 |
Dealing with It |
James Ryans |
CENTRAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT
GATHERING (7:00 P.M.)
December 21
“David’s Life, David’s Songs” (Family Life Center with Zoom Option)
Most psalms in the book of Psalms lack
details that would help locate the psalm in history. The general nature of
those songs can be helpful to us as readers and singers,
because those songs can be readily adapted to our own grieving and
rejoicing. That said, a few of the psalms are very specific
about their historical context. That too can be helpful to us, by helping us
understand how the song writer grappled with the challenges and delights of
their own circumstances.
During December, a few psalms from the life
of David will be highlighted. We’ll look at what the songs meant in the
circumstances in which David lived, how those psalms relate to other passages
of Scripture, and what they mean in our own life. Leaders: Loren Wisehart
and Allen Wright.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86363371603?pwd=cjM1bmFxZ0kyTU5SR1VQUlN2QlpOZz09
December 28
The entire congregation is
invited to participate in the old auditorium for an evening of reading Psalms
and singing songs inspired by those passages. Classes will resume on January 4.
For those unable to participate in person, participants can access the
LiveStream YouTube link from Central’s website.
CENTRAL ADULT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT CLASS OPTIONS
Winter Term: January 4
through March 1
1. Praying Jesus’s Model Prayer
in Everyday Life (Family Life Center)
When Jesus’s disciples asked him to teach them how to pray (Luke
11:1-4), they implied something we don’t always recognize: how to pray to God
isn’t completely obvious. In this series, we will examine aspects of the Lord’s
model prayer and then spend time praying for specific areas of our everyday
lives that relate to that model prayer.
|
Week / Date |
Lesson / Scripture |
Topics About Which to Pray |
|
1 – Jan. 4 |
Our Father in Heaven,
Hallowed Be Your Name (Matt. 6:9) |
Seeking God with all we are
and have; being God focused and selfless |
|
2 – Jan. 11 |
Your Kingdom Come (Matt.
6:10) |
Gospel/outreach efforts;
opportunity and boldness in testifying about Jesus; salvation for loved ones;
developing personal ministry |
|
3 – Jan. 18 |
Your Will Be Done on Earth
(Matt. 6:10) |
Help to widows, the
fatherless, the war ravaged, the oppressed |
|
4 – Jan. 25 |
As It Is in Heaven (Matt.
6:10) |
Praise for God’s perfection
and his perfect reign over all things |
|
5 – Feb. 1 |
Give Us Today Our Daily Bread
(Matt. 6:11) |
Meeting physical needs such
as food, job, money, housing, and maintenance; chronic health issues and physical
pain |
|
6 – Feb. 8 |
Forgive Us Our Debts (Matt. 6:12) |
Forgiveness for relationship
strife at home, work, school, and church; country strife pertaining to
politics, race, and media |
|
7 – Feb. 15 |
As We Also Have Forgiven Our
Debtors (Matt. 6:12) |
Forgiving those who have
wronged us |
|
8 – Feb. 22 |
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
(Matt. 6:13) |
Rescue from trials, growth in
personal maturity during trials, freedom over besetting sin |
|
9 – Mar. 1 |
Deliver Us from the Evil One
(Matt. 6:13) |
Relief from anxiety and other
inner turmoil; refreshed spirit over weariness; spiritual protection for
physical and spiritual children |
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86363371603?pwd=cjM1bmFxZ0kyTU5SR1VQUlN2QlpOZz09
2. Romans, Part 2 (Women Only;
Library and Online; Facilitator: Melinda Goad)
It has been said, “If you get Romans, God will get you!” Join us this winter as we continue an
in-depth look at the book of Romans in order to grow in our understanding of
the profound truths Paul relays in this text. Each week class participants will
study the assigned reading independently and join together on Wednesday
evenings to discuss their insights. To allow for a more in-depth look at the
text, we will only cover ˝ chapter per week. You can attend the class in person
at the building or from home on Zoom. If you have questions, please contact
Melinda Goad. Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86546256824?pwd=ZndPSUdCUm02ZVJ1THdZVG5KWEk2QT09
MEN
TO SERVE – DECEMBER
Chair
Set-Up
– Tony Callins’ Team
Counting
– Alan Moore’s Team
Ushering
– Ryan Bell’s Team
ACTIVITIES
|
21 |
Singing Group (6:00-7:00 pm – old auditorium) |
|
|
|
23-1/2 |
Church Office Closed |
|
|
25 |
No classes – Assembly only at 10:15 in the old auditorium (See
article.) |
|
Jan |
1 |
Teen Time (5:30 pm – Teen House) |
|
|
4 |
Singing Group (6:00-7:00 pm – old auditorium) |
|
|
8 |
Baby Boy Shower Honoring Kat and Tonino Nambo (2:00-3:30 pm See
invitation) |
|
|
|
Teen Time (5:30 pm – Teen House) |
|
|
11 |
Singing Group (6:00-7:00 pm – old auditorium) |
|
|
13-15 |
Praise and Harmony Workshop |
|
|
|
Teen Time (5:30 pm – Teen House) |