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Ed Cooper, Brad Hagerman

Room 113 Kenny & Pam Rachal

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Room 108 Eddie & Cheyenne Birdyshaw

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Paul &

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Room 113 Steve & Nancy Brown

Room 108 Micha

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Welcome to the Roebuck Park-way Church of Christ! If you are visiting with us today, we want you to know how excited we are to have you as our guest.

Service Times Sunday

Bible Class 9:00 am Worship 10:00 am

5:00 pm Wednesday

Bible Class 7:00 pm

ELDERS Ron Cobb

Thurman Crawford John Gallagher Rick Glass Sol Godwin Merrill Mann Skip McCurry Ancel Norris Darnell Self Jim Timmerman

Charles Whittington

PULPIT MINISTER Jason Moon

ASSOCIATE MINISTER Tim Shoemaker DEAF MINISTER Ray Powell

YOUTH MINISTER Daniel Courington

400 Roebuck Parkway Birmingham, Alabama 35206 October 13, 2013 2013

Office: 205-833-1400

Announcement Line: 833-1402

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New Christians

We are so proud of Nolan Couch and his recent decision to put on Christ in bap-

tism. We are happy for Nolan and his family and we are so happy Nolan has been

raised to understand truth and have a desire to obey it. If you haven’t already done it,

give this young man a pat on the back for the decision he’s made to serve the Lord!

We also want to congratulate Richard Sinard and Leslie Woodrow on their decision

to be baptized this past Thursday morning. They are excited about being Christians

like the Bible says. Please welcome them to our church family.

Real Life

This weekend we are learning some great principles for dealing with life in the 21st

century. We live during confusing times and it’s not always easy to know what to do.

The encouraging thing for us is that we know that no matter how fast the world

changes God doesn’t change and his will for us doesn’t change. We appreciate Bret

Carter and his desire to communicate God’s will to our generation.

Fellowship and Afternoon Worship!

Everyone is welcome to enjoy a great meal today after the morning worship. We

know we’ll have plenty of wonderful food. Afterwards, we’ll gather for an afternoon

service at 1:00 to complete our weekend of special lessons. We hope everyone will

stay and participate and enjoy!

Retreats

Both the women and men of Roebuck Parkway have upcoming retreats. The con-

cept of a “retreat” has always fascinated me. To retreat sounds like you are giving up

or turning back, but the idea conveys the need for us to leave some things behind for a

day or two and refocus on what is truly important. So, to retreat really means we re-

turn to our right way of thinking in a world that shifts our attention away form the

spiritual on to the worldly.

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Presen

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O)Schedule:

Sunday:

9:00: Bible study Session 3

10:00: Worship Session 4

11:30: Lunch

1:00: Afternoon Worship Session 5

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Tim Shoemaker

Prayer List

October 6th, 2013 Sun AM 487 Sun PM 242

Total Goal for 2013 127

Local Work Goal 52 20

Belize Campaign Goal 30 14

Stateside Campaigns Goal

10 1

Know Your Bible Goal

35 23

Total Baptisms 58

New Families 7

Restored 14

Special Concerns

Norman Oakes, Jerry Oakes, Nancy Brown, Janet Snow, Sherryl Adkins, Ann Jones, LaRue Hix, Patricia Irwin, Mary Thomas, Don Taylor, June Moore, Ron Mixon, Carla Allison, David Dojka, Jetta Dojka, Terry Davidson, Lucille Large, Barbara Owen, Frances Cason, Dot Davison, Glenn May, Billy White, Pat Howell, Gloria Summers, Buddy Summers, Frances Love, Anne Powell, Carlene D’Amico, Bobbie Naish, Beth Goodwin, Annie Ivey, Jimmy Howell

and Danny Thomas.

Hospital List Wednesday Night Meal Care Groups

Our Honored Guests 10/6 In Town: Vera Bonner, David Gilmore, Chris Haynes, Pauline Macklin, Richard Sinard, Rick Watkins, Leslie Woodrow, Susan Dreyer

Out of Town: Kelsie Carter, Duane Davis, Rick Godwin, Katrina Holmes, Joyce Hutchens, Kenneth & Kath Jones, Savannah Prefontaine, Gwenda Williams

2013 Care Group Lunch calendar:

October 13th TODAY Church-wide

*********** November 10th (5 and 6)

********** December 1st (3 and 4) **********

Please sign up in foyer before Wed. so Kitty will know how much food to pre-pare. The meal is served at 6 p.m. and the cost is $4 per person.

October 16th Barbeque over Cornbread, Baked Beans, Macaroni &

Cheese, Salad, Drinks, & Cake

*Clean up help is appreciated*

YOUTH GROUP *Wacky Wednesday 10/16,10/23,

& 10/30 *Area Wide Devo - October 20th Sylvan

Springs *Devotional at Cosby’s 10/27 Bonfire !

Steve McGuire (from Florida, in UAB), Vernell Campbell (Christy McGe-hee & Charla New’s aunt on hospice), Nathan Sprague (9 yr. old boy / heart surgery , friend of Sue Adams), Rosemond Hinton (John Pittman’s mother), Mildred Cunningham on Hospice (Patricia Putman’s mother), Harriette Byrd, (Helen Oakes’ sister), Osbourne (on Hospice) & Mar-garie Holt (parents of Patty Gammage), Pat England (aunt of Alan Eng-land), Jim Perry (brother-in-law of Steve Maynard), Brent Hendrickson (Steve Maynard’s cousin). The friends & family prayer requests will be updated monthly. If you would like for your prayer request to be added back to the list, please call the office by the first of each month.

Weekly Purpose: $17885.00 Contribution: $17452.38

Contribution YTD: $735109.57 Purpose YTD: $715400.00

Average Weekly YTD: $18377.74

MISSION SUNDAY $66499.19

(Week 40)

WEE FOLKS No Wee Folks Tonight

Each Sunday night at 5:00 10/20, 10/27

Wee Folks will be going to visit Assisted Living 11/10/13

Friends and Family

UPCOMING EVENTS:

November 1st & 2nd

Hampton Inn Guntersville

Sign Up Sheet Available in Foyer

Neighborhood Outreach

2nd Annual Trunk or Treat Thurs. Oct. 31st For All Ages

Dinner Provided 5 -7 PM

2nd Annual Coat & Blanket Drive Saturday, Dec. 7th More info TBA

The Secret of Contentment “Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content” (Phil. 4:11). These words were spoken by Paul while he was in prison and fac-ing death. Such words seem strange for one in the confines of a Roman prison. It is easy for one who is wealthy and free to tell the downtrodden how to be content when it seems they have everything one could ever want. But here we have a man in poverty, pain and prison stating that he has learned to be content regardless of his situation in life. The word “content” is from the Greek word autarkies means “self-sufficient, adequate, needing no assistance” (Vine, p. 234). Paul had learned to be content not by relying upon himself but by relying upon God. Just two verses later he said, “I can do all things through Christ who strength-ens me” (Phil. 4:13). Paul was a man who had many friends as the letter to the Philippians shows for Paul was writing to acknowl-edge their kindness to him in sending to meet his needs time and time again. As someone has said, “Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs.” If one truly wants to be con-tented then let him make and keep many friends. The wise man Solomon said, “A man who has friends must him-self be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24). A friend is one who is willing to sacrifice his life for you. Paul had such friends. For example we read in Romans 16:3, 4 – “Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.” How-ever, the greatest friend that Paul had and the greatest friend that any of us could have is the One who did lay down His life for us – Jesus Christ (cf. John 15:13; John 10:17, 18). Contentment for Paul came also because he enter-tained many noble thoughts. The old adage about com-puters, “Trash in, trash out”, is also true of our physical, mental and spiritual lives. Feed your body trash and your body will deteriorate. Feed your mind on impure thoughts and you will deteriorate mentally and spiritually. David found contentment in times of affliction by remembering God’s word. In Psalms 119:49, 50 he wrote, “Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope. 50 This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.” Again, in verse 92 of that same chapter, David reiterated that truth saying, “Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction.” This great apostle likewise found content-ment in what he fed his mind. “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things” (Phil. 4:8).

-to be continued

YOU ARE INVITED

Adamsville Church of Christ

Fall Gospel Meeting B.J. Clarke

(Director of Memphis School of Preaching)

October 13-18, 2013 10:30 Am each Morning 7:00 Pm each Evening

Margaret Church of Christ Third-Friday-Night A Capella Singing

Friday, Oct. 18th, 2013 7:00 Pm Chase Park Church of

Christ 4th Annual Friday Night Singing

Friday, October 18th, 2013 MC: Larry Arnold 7:00 - 9:00 PM

Ashville Church of Christ Gospel Meeting

October 20-23, 2013 With David Leonard

Evening Worship 7:00 PM

Oct. 20th After PM Service In Small

Fellowship Hall

Micah Long & Alyssa Lawson

The couple are registered at Belk, Target,

Bed, Bath, & Beyond, & JC Penny

Congratulations ! Tamara Alumbaugh

& Brandon Tumlin who were married, October 12th, and will be living in Haleyville.

October 18th & 19th Chula Vista

Memories that Matter Ladies, our retreat is rapidly approaching. Dinner will be at 6:00 PM. The bus will leave the building at 5:00 PM on October 18th. See Debra Dominic for questions. If you want to ride the bus, please see Donna McCurry.

We are also asking that each lady bring a canned good for the Church pantry.

Thanks to everyone at Roebuck Parkway for all the nice gifts and refreshments that we received at our couples shower! Love, Mitchell & Katie

Attention:

Adult Education Committee

There will be a short meeting

this Wednesday night, 10/16

immediately following the

devotional, in room 111.

Congratulations !Congratulations !Congratulations !Congratulations ! To To To To Shirley FowlerShirley FowlerShirley FowlerShirley Fowler & & & & Diann WatsonDiann WatsonDiann WatsonDiann Watson who who who who

recently retired from work. May God bless you recently retired from work. May God bless you recently retired from work. May God bless you recently retired from work. May God bless you richly on this new journey of your life.richly on this new journey of your life.richly on this new journey of your life.richly on this new journey of your life.

THIS COMING WEEKEND !

Leslie Woodrow & Richard Sinard were bap-tized last Thursday, following Bible study with Jason. Lets all welcome our new brother & sister in Christ to the family at Roebuck Parkway!

There are no members known to be in the

hospital at this time.

Congratulations !Congratulations !Congratulations !Congratulations ! Philip & Peyton (Lowery) Baus who were married last Friday.

Our deepest sympathy is extended to Rhonda Hodges Rhonda Hodges Rhonda Hodges Rhonda Hodges & family, at the

passing of her mother, Cheryl Hodges, last Friday.

We also would like to express our condolences to Gary & Jeanette Gary & Jeanette Gary & Jeanette Gary & Jeanette Cosby Cosby Cosby Cosby & Family, at the passing of Gary’s Aunt, Katherine Melton, last Friday. Arrangements are to be announced.