Elders Scott Cowan Pete Harry

Duane Moore Wesley Parker

Ed Staley John Wheeler

Minister

Terry Alan Jones

Associate Minister Walter B. Edwards

Associate Minister Phil Dunn

Youth Minister Scott Wilson

Counselor

Ann Vander Linden 886-3089

Missionaries Ricardo Alvarado

Costa Rica

Allan Lopez Panama

Garry Hill Africa

Dorian Flynn Africa

Sunday Services Bible School 9:00 AM

Worship 10:00 AM

Evening Worship 5:00 PM

Wednesday Services Ladies’ Bible Class

10:00 AM

Bible Class 6:30 PM

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The Resurrection of Jesus

According to Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 the gospel which saves us is the story of the

death, burial and resurrec�on of Jesus Christ. The incarna�on of Jesus is a wonderful fact. But

it is that he came to die for our sins and to be resurrected from the grave that makes his life on

earth crucially important to us. He could have come to earth for a nice brief visit and then re-

turned back to heaven. He had done that before, and that would have been it. Without his

death and resurrec�on, his life and death would not have redeemed us from our sin and death

and given us the hope of our resurrec�on and eternal life.

When I think about the resurrec�on I think about what would have happened to the

Chris�an movement, (really, there would have been no Chris�an movement) had Jesus not ris-

en from the dead. I believe it is safe to say that what would have happened to His followers is

the same that happened to the followers of the pseudo messiahs who arose prior and subse-

quent to the �me of Jesus. Consider the following examples.

Among these are Judas Maccabeus (167-160 BCE), the leader of a successful revolt

against the Seleucid king An�ochus. Many considered him to be the messiah because he had

delivered the Jews from oppression. He died, was buried and his followers have dissolved into

history. Simon of Peraea (4 BCE) was a slave of Herod the Great who rebelled. Some thought

he was the messiah. The Romans killed him and he was buried and is hardly known today.

Athronges was a Jewish shepherd turned leader whom some considered to be the messiah

some �me around 4 to 2 BCE. A6er proclaiming himself as messiah, he led a rebellion along

with four of his brothers against Herod Archelaus. He and his brothers were killed. End of story.

In 6 AD, Judas of Galilee led a violent revolt against the Romans which was crushed. This

Judas was buried and forgo8en. Some�me later, Menahem ben Judah, a grandson of Judas of

Galilee, led a Jewish rebellion against the Romans in Jerusalem. He had some quick success and

forced the Romans to withdraw. However, he had a rival zealot leader named Eleazar who was

also Captain of the Jewish Temple. Eleazar had Menahem ben Judah tortured and killed. Thus

was the end of this messiah.

At some �me around 44 to 46 A.D. a Jewish rebel named Theudas led his followers on a

short-lived revolt against the Romans. Some writers believe that he claimed to be the messiah.

He and his followers are dead, buried and mostly forgo8en. In 70 A.D. John of Gischala par�ci-

pated in the civil war that raged within Judaism at the same �me that Judea and Jerusalem was

being besieged by the Romans. John, no doubt, and many of his followers, saw him as the mes-

siah. Nonetheless, Jerusalem fell, and John was paraded through the streets of Rome in chains

and soon forgo8en.

And what about Jesus of Nazareth? Has he been forgo8en? Have his followers disap-

peared into the pages of history? Hardly. It es�mated that there are 2.5 billion people in the

world today who consider themselves to be Chris�ans and followers of Jesus Christ. Why? Be-

cause he was different. He is the one who rose from the dead!

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This week’s schedule:

April 5—1 Samuel 21-24

April 6—1 Samuel 25-27

April 7—1 Samuel 28-31

April 8—2 Samuel 1-3

April 9—2 Samuel 4-7

April 10—2 Samuel 8-11

April 11—2 Samuel 12-13

The Junior Department is planning a trip to the Crea�on

Museum on June 23-24th. If your family is interested in

going with us, please contact Carol King or Leann Pickerill

for more informa�on. The deadline is May 15th.

Southside will sponsor a night at the Hoppers on June

22nd at HHS Tiger Field. If you would like to reserve �ck-

ets for this game let the office know how many you need.

ATTN: Parents of Current Seniors

We need a formal senior picture

sent to the office by April 12th.

The Youth Group will not be

a8ending Making Music at FHU this year.

We have an an amazing new pro-

gram at Chris�an Care Communi-

�es: The Cornell Memory Center.

The purpose of the Cornell

Memory Center is to have a place

for loved ones with family member

(s) suffering from demen�a/ alzhei-

mer's to send their loved ones to a

safe, caring environment during

the day. In the Cornell Memory

Center, you can be sure that your

loved ones are treated with the dignity and respect they de-

serve. We offer day�me care from 8:30am-5:30pm. We will

provide breakfast and lunch. We will offer ac�vi�es, social

events, and more for your loved ones during this �me. We will

also have an RN on staff that can help with any medical issues

your loved one may have. Your loved one can come as many

days/hours as needed. If you have a loved one that may need

our services, or if your just interested in learning more about

our center, please call Kristen Walden at 270-726-2400.

Also, we are completely non-profit and need volunteers of ALL

ages. We have volunteers that are college aged all the way to

senior ci�zens! Our volunteers can work with our par�cipants

or help us out during ac�vi�es, lunch, or any other event we

have during the day. It is a wonderful way to get involved in

your community!!! Volunteers can volunteer as li8le or as

much as they want! It is completely up to the volunteer. We

can use volunteers during the �me our program is open which

is Monday-Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm. If you or if you know

someone interested in volunteering, please call Marie Daven-

port at 270-978-8113.

Upcoming Baby Showers

In honor of Shaye Wheeler, on Sunday, May 3rd,

from 1 to 2:30 PM. Shaye and Trey are having a

girl.

In honor of Carrie Stallons on Sunday, June 14th,

from 1 to 2:30 PM. Carrie and Tyler are having a

boy.

We want to thank everyone

at Southside for their thoughts and

prayers and phone calls. The flow-

ers were beau�ful. Please keep us

in your prayers.

Ken & Geraldine Simmons

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Paul Arvin, brother of Sara Nell Payne and Tim, con�n-

ues to undergo treatments. Perry Boren is also under-

going cancer treatments. Be#y McLerran has been di-

agnosed with cancer of the lung lining. Gary Logan has

been very ill with pneumonia. Susan Swain had foot

surgery recently. Cheryl Brame Bradley, daughter of

the late Roy & Grace Brame, had cancer surgery recent-

ly. Granville Adams had to wear a heart monitor re-

cently and is undergoing tests. Remember these also:

Granville Adams, Denny Audas, Dorothy Baucom, Vio-

let Berkley, Walter Boyd, G.A. Church, Elvadean Dunn,

Mike Finley, John David Foster, Anne Garne#, Raleigh

Garre#, David Graham, John Hall, Todd Hayes, Liz

Herndon, Ricky Hunt, Marsha Kelly Kingrey, Tara King,

Mary Lou Laster, Jean Likens, Russell Mar2n, Veachel

Mar2n, Doris Medeiros, Barbara Moore, David & Jan

Morrow, Dorothy Newcomb, Charles & Do5e O’Nan,

Junie Peterson, Be#y Brame Richardson, Ken & Ger-

aldine Simmons, Dennis Swain, Nina Tuggle, Bob &

June Ubelhor, and Earl Webb.

A Hat Maker Wrote a Tune and a Blind

Woman Provided the Music

The music for such favorites as “Pass Me Not, O

Gentle Savior,” “Near The Cross,” “Savior, More Than Life

To Me,” “Rescue The Perishing,” “I Am Thine, O Lord” and

many, many more inspiring gospel hymns were from the

pen of William Howard Doane. For almost a century hym-

nals of most Protestant denomina�ons have included a

generous selec�on of his composi�ons. But Dr. Doane was

first and foremost a physician. Wri�ng hymns was for him

an avoca�on.

Silas Jones Vail was a hat maker. As a young man,

he le6 his home in Brooklyn where he was born in 1818 and

moved to Danbury, Connec�cut. There he learned the abil-

ity to make hats. He then returned to New York City where

he established his own hat manufacturing business.

In 1874 Vail quit his hat making business to compile

and edit, with composer W. F. Sherwin, a songbook called

“Songs of Grace and Glory.” During this �me, he wrote an

original tune but there were no words for the music. Since

Fanny Crosby was then the most celebrated author of gos-

pel hymn-poems, Vail thought of the blind poet in nearby

Brooklyn. He went to see her. He played his tune on the

parlor organ and before he finished the blind lady stopped

him and asked: “Bless your dear soul, your music speaks its

own words. It says, ‘”Close to Thee….Close to Thee’. Then,

a6er she prayed, she dictated while he took down these

words:

“Thou, my everlas�ng por�on,

More than friend or life to me,

All along my pilgrim journey,

Savior, let me walk with Thee.”

Refrain:

“Close to Thee, close to Thee,

Close to Thee, close to Thee;

All along my pilgrim journey,

Savior, let me walk with Thee.”

Remarkable, wasn’t it! Remember, she was blind!

Walter Edwards from A Hymn Is Born by

Clint Bonner.

January—March 2015

Clients seen—101

Cancella�ons/No shows—7

Southside members—47

Others—54

Issues Addressed:

Abuse 3

Children 3

Depression 8

Family Concerns 3

Grief 33

Illness 13

Marriage 38

Total 101

Congratula�ons to Ann Shelton on the

birth of a great-granddaughter.

Brooklyn Grace was born April 1st and

weighed 6 lbs., 15 oz. Josh & Sheena

Adams are her parents.

Greeters for Today

Door 1 Paul & Dawn Ray

Houston, Skylar and Livi

Door 2 Robin Pollard and Ann Shelton

Door 3 Tom & Stacey Rogers

Door 4 Tom Saluzzo and Mackie

Wednesday Evening

Devo2onal Prayer

Gary Logan

Van Drivers

Next Sunday, April 12—Albert

Passenau—270--886-9812

If you need a ride, please call the

church office.

Southside Church of Christ

529 Country Club Lane

Hopkinsville KY 42240

Sunday Morning Worship

April 5, 2015

Song Director ............ .......... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... Paul Hos�lo

Prayer for Christ’s Return ..... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... Tim Arvin

Prayer ........................ .......... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... Shane Pickerill

Scripture Reader ....... .......... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... Hayden Grace

Ma8hew 27:62—28:7

Speaker ..................... .......... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... Terry Alan Jones

Sermon Topic …… ...... .......... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... The Resurrec�on

Announcements ........ .......... .......... .................... ............ … ...... ......... Pete Harry

Dismissal Prayer ........ .......... .......... .................... ............ ........ ......... Mark Burman

Ushers Foyer—Rudy Adams, Bob Pickerill and Blake Cowan

Side Door Greeters—Duane Moore and Gary Logan

Subs2tutes: Jessie Howell and Billy Cunningham

Serve Communion

Preside Phil Dunn Raymond Perry John Lancaster

Freddie Sweeney Wayne Gray

Tommy Brooks Chris Gary

Cary Lu8rull Lester Buckner

Ethan Noel Houston Ray Subs2tutes: Albert Passenau and Wayne Simpson

Nursery A#endants: Bobbie Aldridge and Leann Pickerill

Baby Nursery A#endants: Kenda Jones

Teaching Children’s Worship – TBA

Helpers – Caleb Gary and Hannah Honeycu8

Junior Worship Teacher — Tim Noel

Communion to Shut-Ins

Today—Tim Arvin and Tom Doss

Next Sunday, April 12—Brad Dougherty and John Lancaster

Sunday Evening Service

Our Youth will be conduc2ng the evening worship service

Canaan’s Kids — Marsha Garne8 and Carol Myers

Phone: 270-885-8392

Fax: 270-885-7615

Email: southsidecoc@hesenergy.net

Qualified/

Disqualified

I have never qualified for anything that would compare to the Olympic Games. Through the

Welcome!

If you are visi�ng with us today please feel free to par�cipate. We will sing and pray to the Lord and express our

adora�on and thanksgiving for all the blessings He freely gives. We will have an offering this morning and we do not

want our visitors to feel obligated in any way. There is an infant nursery located through the double doors located to

the le6 of the pulpit. The toddler nursery is located up the stairs in the foyer. A children’s worship is provided for

children ages 18 months through 4 on the second floor and there is a junior worship for children ages 5 through 7

which will be announced during our service. Please turn your cell phone ringers off during our service.

Birthdays Ethan Noel April 7

Dana Staley April 7

Sharon Lancaster April 8

Amanda Perry April 8

Jean Trapp April 9

David Whisenant April 11

Gary Logan April 12

Kathy Higgins April 13

Dan Medeiros April 13

Debbie Sco8 April 13

Brandi White April 13

Bri8any White April 13