Assemblies:Sunday Worship: 9:00 a.m. Sunday Bible Classes: 10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship: 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Classes: 7:00 p.m.

Sunday Broadcasts:9:30 a.m. & 8:00 p.m. Charter Channel 195 CPWS Channel 13

6:00 p.m. WKRM 1340 AM

Hispanic Assemblies:Sunday Worship: 5:00 p.m.Sunday Bible Classes: 6:15 p.m. Wednesday Bible Classes: 7:00 p.m.

405 West Seventh StreetColumbia, TN 38401

931-388-6514 Information Line: 388-4165

Email: office@west7thcofc.org west7thcofc.org

Striving to be completely committed followers of Jesus.

Discipling . Equipping . Serving . Loving

October 4, 2015

Welcome, Guests!We are honored that you joined us. We hope that you will be blessed by your time with us. A few tips to make the most of your visit:• Our guests, as well as members, are

asked to register their attendance as the pads are passed down each row.

• We have a gift for first time guests; see a volunteer in a red vest in the Foyer.

• The Information Center has details about ministries, classes, and more. It is in the hallway as you exit the door to the left of the pulpit.

• We provide hearing assistance. See an usher for assistance.

• An attended nursery is provided for children younger than two years of age.

• Quiet Bags for children are available at the coat rack and a Cry Room is located in the Foyer.

• We invite you to stay for our Bible classes following worship.

Striving to be completely committed followers of Jesus

What’s Happening...

Sunday, October 4. Groups meet at various times. The group meet-ing at building will worship at 6:00 with Bible study following. There will not be a meal.

9:00 a.m. Worship10:15 a.m. Bible Classes11:45 a.m. L2LL Informa-tion Meeting

5:00 p.m. Hispanic Worship Various times: HBS groups6:00 p.m. Worship (No Children’s Bible Hour)

Church RecordSunday a.m. Worship 479

Auditorium 438Poplar Estates 15 The Bridge 15Landmark 11 Sunday Bible Class 362

Sun. p.m. Worship (12:30) 129The Bridge 17Hispanic 12

Wednesday p.m. 225

Budget $20,000 Total Offering $23,214YTD vs. Budget -$61,313

EldersTom AndersonMike Kesler Kerry Couch John LawWade DenneySonny LeeJohn SimmonsTommy HemphillJohn M. Smith Jerry Duggin

Informational meeting for all those interested Sunday, Oct. 4, in the Gym at 11:45. Bring a sack lunch.

Registration for 2015-2016 Convention will be held on Sunday, Oct. 11, from 4:45-5:45 p.m. in the Gym. A $25.00 deposit will be required for every family attending the convention. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Eastep (jeastep@vols.utk.edu)

October Daily Bread. We serve a faithful God. He keeps his promises. A promise is a statement that you will do something. Some promises are positive and some are negative. Some are conditional and some are unconditional. Humans find promises hard to keep. God does not. He does what he says he is going to do. This month’s Daily Bread will focus on promises from both the O.T. and N.T. As you read these verses think about which ones have been fulfilled and which ones will be fulfilled in the future. Please give your email address to the office if you have not been receiving these emails. Copies of Daily Bread emails for October are at the Information Center.

Staff Barry England Joel Oswalt Randy Owens Bo Pugh Alex Quintero Haley Schmidt

Office - 388-6514CounselingCollegePreachingYouthHispanicChildren

380-3935 388-6125 840-0445 698-2236 619-0544 698-6533 381-8869 698-2689 388-5841 731-613-1876

CONGRATULATIONSBeau and Terra Burm were remarried Sept. 30. Their address is 223 Elliott Court, Columbia.

SYMPATHY to the family of John Amos, a long time member at Landmark. The funeral will be Tues., Oct. 6, at Roundtree, Napier and Oglivie.

senior adult ministry

The Primetimers “Cookin’ by the Creek at Barry and Tina’s Place” has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 5:30 p.m. Transportation will be provided from the church parking lot. Events are Primetimers-sponsored. Others are always welcome to join us. During our month-long prayer

emphasis, we used several rooms for prayer. We are happy to share that we now have a special place designated for prayer. The room adjacent to the Library (just off the Auditorium) will now be the Prayer Room. This space has been utilized in a number of ways through the years, including the Virginia Park’s Class and holding reference books for the Library. Currently a Ladies’ Prayer Meeting gathers there Wednesday evenings at 7:00. Each Sunday afternoon at 5:30 an elder will be in the room for prayer. Otherwise, this space is open for anyone who may need a more private space to gather with a friend and pray. As Paul wrote, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians. 5:16-18.)

Bo Pugh770-355-9533

bopugh@me.com

Chelsea Pugh678-882-5615chelseaspugh@me.com

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Oct. 4 Home Bible Study at 5:00 p.m. at the Law’s house, 2411 Hidden Lake Circle. We will have hot dogs and chili. Bring a 2 liter and/or a dessert. Remember this week is for 7th-12th Grades!

Oct. 6 Pizza and a Movie - 11:30 a.m. at Bo & Chelsea’s. Just bring yourself and $3.00 for pizza.

Oct. 11 Area Wide Devotional at Sandy Hook. Caleb Kersey will be the speaker.

Oct. 14 Plus One meal at 6:00 p.m. We will have Brinner (Breakfast for dinner).

Oct. 17 Tweens’ Haunted Woods Sign up in the Teen Center to work in the Tweens’ Haunted Woods at the Yokley’s house.

Oct. 18 Marshall County Area Wide Devo at Chapel Hill. Bo will be speaking. We will leave at 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 24-25 Fall Retreat at Camp Meribah. Register online by going to the youth section of the website, clicking on fall retreat, and clicking on the picture. If you’re interested in chaperoning, go to the same website.

Reported sick this week:John Church has been diagnosed with acute leukemia and is in Vanderbilt.George Umstead is in NHC-Columbia, rm. 132.Beau Burm’s grandfather, Lee Williams, is in MRMC, rm. 272, with pneumonia.Beth Robinson’s mother, Gaynor Perdue, is in MRMC, rm. 271, after suffering a stroke.Beverly Simmons’ brother, Mike Shankle, is making improvement in Vanderbilt.

Expectant Parents:Jacob & Jennifer Eastep

Preparing to Marry:Michael Marlin & Kathryn BryantEmily Owens & Jon AndrewShannon Marie Alsup & Matt SmithJon Forsthoff & Kathy ShortPatricia Denney& Luis PenaRichard Law & Toria Parrett

Ramona CherryEmma DavisBetty DerryberryCecil DuncanRachel GarrettTommy HemphillMary HuntVerna KingRob Martin

Robin MillerMargaret PerkinsDiane PorterMarguerite PorterSammy SaltersCourtney ShiresJerry TurnerDee Westmoreland

Recovering at home and those with extended illnesses:

Family & Friends: Linda Alderson’s sister - Becky Townsend Tom Anderson’s nephew - Jeremy FortnerSue Jones’ son-in-law - Doug MartinGeorgia Henry’s sister - Patricia AryZach Kittrell’s nephew - Adam CampbellJohn Kodatt’s father - David KodattDelores Lee’s sister - Beverly BrussmannAlex Quintero’s father - Juan QuinteroKathy Robinson’s cousin - Chris DeasonTracy Robinson’s father - Guy BarberGeorge Umstead’s sister - Betty Jean KelleyOlivia Whiteside’s aunt - Martha WhitesideSam & Jean Worley’s son - Stephen Worley

(Check the Information Center for a complete list of Homebound.)

Pray without ceasing...

ATTENTION EVERYONE - parents, senior adults & young people! Mark your calendar for Oct. 11. You will not want to miss an informational meeting about the new children’s program. The meeting will take place in the gym after Bible class. Bring your favorite finger foods to share. Please email Haley with any questions, hddjrs@gmail.com

October 255:00 Worship

Trunk or Treating to FollowGames, Food, & Fun

Costume ContestInaugural Chili Cook-off

Athenaeum St. Parking Lot Reserved for FunPlease change into non-scary costumes after worship.Bring your chili, bring cake or cupcakes for cakewalk.

Trunk Or TreatAnd Chili

October 4, 2015

- Morning -Song Leader.....................................David Bell

How Great Is Our GodWelcome ....................................... Porter KingScripture Reading...................Kenneth Eubank

Psalm 18:1-3348 - Jesus Is All the World to Me

841 - Sing and Be HappyPrayer .......................................James Thomas

Just As I Am...I Come BrokenCommunion & Offering ...Shannon McMurtry

Hide Me Away, O LordMessage.....................................Randy Owens

Free From Shame421 - Love Lifted Me

Shepherd’s Blessing ......................... John Law

- Evening -Song Leader...........................Nathan Williams

408 - Low in the Grave He LayWelcome.....................................Randy OwensScripture Reading..................Nathan Williams

John 17:20-22682 - To God Be the Glory

417 - My God and I394 - Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

Prayer............................................Ken Jackson730 - What a Friend We Have in Jesus

667 - There’s Power in the Blood523 - Our God, He is Alive

Shepherd’s PrayerBible Study

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Van Driver - a.m...............................Rob CoferVan Driver - p.m. ...................Donald DuggerNursery - a.m......Jan Thomas/Shannon YokleyNursery - p.m.................................. Judy Cofer

- Wednesday -Song Leader.............................Terry NorthcuttPrayer........................................Mike ForsthoffSpeaker........................................Bill ThrasherVan Driver ................................. Tommy Case

(Messages are available on the church website or order free CD at the Infomation Center.)

Introduction: Bondage is ____________________

Lies that Incarcerate:

“I am ___________________________”

“Hiding _________________________”

Truths that Liberate:

The purchase of _____________

The promise of ______________

The greatest wrong _________________________________ _________________________________

Free from Shame

Open:Th

ink of a time w

hen you felt free. Was it after graduating?

Getting out of the m

ilitary? Retirement? Paying off a debt?

Finishing a big project that had been consuming you? Vacation?

This w

eek’s study guide blends the two usual sections:

Dig: Scripture &

Discussion A

ND

Reflect: M

ake it Real.

Review the lesson from

last week on “Free” Th

inking. What did you

take away from

last week’s lesson?

We w

ere created for a world w

ithout shame. H

owever, our w

orld is dom

inated by shame, and the presence of sham

e always m

eans an absence of freedom

. The bondage of sham

e almost alw

ays accompanies

all other bondage; but thankfully, God does not w

ant us to be chained to our past m

istakes. The reality is that m

any heroes in scripture had serious skeletons in their closet. Share a few

examples. W

ith that in m

ind, why can w

e believe their redemptive stories and not our ow

n?

One of the lies that incarcerate us is “I am

what I did.” Th

ere is a dif-ference betw

een shame and guilt. Sham

e says what w

e did is who w

e are—

“I am a m

istake.” Guilt says “I m

ade a mistake.” G

uilt can be healthy if it leads to confession and repentance. Sham

e isn’t healthy. H

ow can listening to the voice of your Father drow

n out the other voices telling you w

ho you are? Share some practical exam

ples of how

this has played out in your life.

Another lie that incarcerates people is “H

iding is helping.” When A

dam

and Eve felt shame, their first response w

as to cover up. Most still use

the “fig leaf” approach to deal with sham

e today. Some hide through

isolationism - refusing to com

mit to vulnerable, transparent relation-

ships. Some hide through judgm

entalism, - com

paring themselves to

those they deem even m

ore shameful. A

nd some hide through legal-

ism, w

hich is religion’s attempt to pay back G

od. How

have you experi-enced these w

ays of hiding in your life? What has helped you to over-

come this lie? W

here do you still need help in this area?

Read Romans 7:24-25 and 8:1-3. W

e studied two truths that liberate:

The purchase of N

O! and the prom

ise of NO

W! W

hich of those prom-

ises resonates the most w

ith your life today? Why?

Read Hebrew

s 12:2. Why is it im

portant to remem

ber that Jesus took your sin and your sham

e to the cross? Why do w

e try to take it back instead of leaving it at the cross?

Read Romans 3:23-24. W

hich part of this verse are you most fam

iliar: “for all have sinned” or “justified freely by his grace?” W

hy do suppose that is?

When did you first feel free in C

hrist? Was it at your conversion, or did

it come later? W

ill you share how this happened for you? If you have

not yet experienced freedom in C

hrist, why not?

What prevents you from

praying: Lord, may your Spirit reveal to m

e anything that I m

ay be thinking (that I may not even be aw

are) that is out of line w

ith your truth, with your character, w

ith your heart?

The greatest w

rong is to not leave my greatest w

rong with Jesus. Sham

e thrives in secrecy, but loses its pow

er when exposed. W

hy is this so hard?

What insight, story or observation from

this week’s lesson did you find

to be most helpful or eye-opening? Explain.

Free from Sham

e