August 31, 2022

REJOICE

We rejoice with the angels over the birth of a new brother. Ken Tittle, a resident of His Way, was baptized Sunday, August 21^st. Please welcome and encourage him.

PRAYER REQUESTS

•  Connie Binford: “Please pray for my sister, Lisa Marshall. She was hospitalized. They think it’s a kidney infection.” (Update: “She is released from the hospital. Doing better.”)

•  Kyearia Booker: “In need of prayers for my sister, Kamia, who is dealing with depression amongst other things. Pray that God keeps her sane and that she can get the help she needs.”

•  Lisa Cooper: “Please pray for a family friend, Bonnie Dunn, who is presently in clean up surgery following removal of her colon Saturday, August 27^th.” (Update: “They had to go in 3 times because the massive infection was still killing tissue. The antibiotics finally overcame it. They have her vent down to 50% and she’s doing good on that. Vitals are good, but still not awake. They don’t seem to be concerned with that as long as she’s doing this well right now.”)

•  Chad Dickey: “Requesting prayers for my cousin who is in the ICU with a bad bacterial infection and is having to be on a ventilator.” (Update from Chad when asked how his cousin is doing: “Not good right now. They think it’s just a matter of time. Keep praying for the family.”)

•  Gukasz Kondracki Family: “Prayers for immigration and settling in the U.S. as we moved here from Poland. Prayers for peace and guidance.”

•  John Kuhn Family: “Please continue prayers for the Waltz Family following the death of their 21-year-old son, Valiante. He leaves behind a 2-year-old son. Also please pray for Jamie as she leaves the hospital to begin a new employment adventure tomorrow (Monday, August 29^th).”

•  Johnny Kuhn: “Pray for the new school year to go well and for patience.”

•  The Law Family: “Please pray for EJ’s recovery and biopsy results.” (Update: “The cyst is benign. He’s good. Thanks for praying for EJ! We really appreciate it so much. We are so humbled, and extremely appreciative for all the love shown to us from everyone. It really helps during times like these.”)

•  Tom and Selwyn Reynolds: “Pray for pain relief for Jodi Moore (her legs) and pray for friend of Lisa Cooper, Bonnie Dunn, who had part of her colon removed.” (Updates: Jodi’s legs are still painful. See Bonnie’s update under Lisa Cooper’s prayer request.)

•  Please continue praying for Hector Cortez (husband of Rachel, David Nance's niece). Hector has multiple myeloma. Cards may be sent to him at 1921 Spring Hill Road, Knoxville, TN 37914.” (Update: “Hector has chosen not to do the radiation and chemotherapy. He has been doing a nutritional treatment program and has had very good results thus far. His pain is all but gone and he is walking again, even up and down stairs. He seems stronger and is improving daily. Thanks for your prayers! If God heals him from this, it will be an obvious gift of divine grace. The original oncologist gave him no hope of full recovery but only a bleak hope of prolonged chemotherapy, radiation and surgery plan to extend his life. The nutritionist has offered hope of full recovery. Now all they need is a doctor who will do testing to see how he’s doing.)”

•  Mothers-In-Waiting: Karin Bell (11/3), Marjie Nance (1/2/23), and Kat Nambo (2/2023).

•  Our Shut-ins: Amelia Biser, Jamie Cole, Ted Moore, Mary Etta Neiland, Fritz Nelson, Jessica Ogle, Sheril Townsley, and Trenise Washington

•  Our Missionaries: Denisovs & Rahimovs (Tomsk, Russia), Kishore Etwaroo Family (Port Kaituma, Guyana), Carlos & Linda Eguizabal (Juayua & Salcoatitan, El Salvador) & YOU (Huntsville Area)

THANK YOU

We want to thank our family here for 10 years of love and encouragement. We will miss you and Godspeed.                                                                              The Clarks

Thank you for all the prayers, cards, and well wishes. (Church basket of fruit and goodies was great!) Thanks be to God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) for healing. Special thanks to the wonderful doctors and nurses of Huntsville Hospital and for the latest heart electrical and plumbing technology!!                                                                                                                                                                            Bill Kuhn

IT’S A BOY

JOIN US FOR A BABY SHOWER

HONORING

Garrett and Karin Bell

Sunday, September 11

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Central Church of Christ

Family Life Center

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“Bring any size diapers to enter diaper raffle.”

SUNDAY ADULT CLASS ON SEPTEMBER 4 (9:00 AM)

During Sunday class time in the Family Life Center, Robert Wade will be teaching on “Into and Out of Egypt: From Joseph Through the Golden Calf.” The Bible accounts explored in this lesson (Genesis 37 through Exodus 34) will provide context for small-group classes that are planned for the weeks that follow. The women’s ministry group will continue to meet in the Library.

SUNDAY ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 4 (10:15 A.M.)

Sunday morning, September 4^th, Jameson Sarratt will be sharing about his life after dying to self and living for God. Jameson is a graduate of His Way and is currently a student of ministry at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Hope you will be able to come and hear his moving testimony.

ASSEMBLY LESSON SERIES: THE CHARACTER OF GOD

BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 11^TH

If you’ve ever tried to describe what God is like, it can be difficult or even daunting. What do you say? Where do you start? What will you include or exclude in your answer?

When the people who wrote the Bible pondered the mystery of God, they consistently described God’s character in this way: “YHWH, YHWH, (that’s God’s name) a God who is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, overflowing with loyal love and faithfulness.”

First introduced in Exodus 34, this description of God is repeated over twenty times in the Old Testament! The goal of this series is to explore and understand the nature (or character) of God as depicted in this powerful and repeated statement. For 8 weeks (September 11 – October 30), we’ll unpack how each of those characteristics not only shape the story of the scriptures but also the story of our lives.

Theme Scriptures: Genesis 1-3 and Exodus 34:6-7

Week	Date	Topic	Speaker
1	September 11	Who is God?	Daniel Alavi
2	September 18	Listening to the Creature Instead of the Creator	Daniel Alavi
3	September 25	God is Compassionate	Mike Porter
4	October 2	God is Gracious	Mike Porter
5	October 9	God is Slow to Anger	Phil Lowery
6	October 16	God is Full of Loyal Love	Phil Lowery
7	October 23	God is Full of Faithfulness	Tom Reynolds
8	October 30	God is Forgiving and Just	Tom Reynolds

TUESDAY A.M. WOMEN'S STUDY

Join our ladies Tuesday, September 6, 10:00 AM, to meet the author of the book we studied last semester, Human AND Holy! Michelle J. Goff is also the founder of Iron Rose Sister Ministries (IronRoseSister.com), a women's ministry resource that equips women to connect to God and one another more deeply in English, Spanish, and now Portuguese! She will be traveling on her way to their first English/Portuguese bilingual event in South Florida but looks forward to sharing birthday cake after a lesson and a few "God stories" on September 6^th as the ministry celebrates its 10^th Year Tour! 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31^ST

All classes are canceled tonight in order to support our Elementary Summer Program Presentation. See article above.

HAPPY TIMES OPENINGS

Happy Times Preschool has 3 openings in our Pre-K class for 4 and 5 years old. Anyone interested should call Mrs. Debbie, 256-509-6200, for more information.

COLLEGE – Friday Night Live

There is a sign-up list posted in the kitchen for those who would like to prepare food for our Campus Ministry’s FNL. If your family or LIFE Talk is preparing the meal for any of the weeks, they invite you to join them for the entire evening if you can and get to know our college students.

COMMUNION PREPARATION NEEDS HELP

If you could prepare the communion for one of these months (October, November, or December), please sign the list in the kitchen. Contact Jim Phillips for more information.

MEN TO SERVE – SEPTEMBER

Chair Set-Up – Tony Callins’ Team

Counting – Alan Moore’s Team

Ushering – James Ryans’ Team

ACTIVITIES

August	31	Elementary Summer Program Presentation (7:00 pm See articles.)
Sept	2	College – FNL (6:30 pm)
	9	College – FNL (6:30 pm)
	11	Baby Boy Shower Honoring Garrett and Karin Bell (2:00-3:30 pm See invitation.)
Sept	23	College – FNL (6:30 pm)
Oct	14-16	College Retreat
	21-23	Teen Retreat