Sunday Mornings Worship 9:00 Coffee Fellowship 10:10 Bible Classes 10:30

wifi password: WESTSEVENTH 931-388-6514office@w7church.orgw7church.orgWest 7th Church of ChristWest Seventh Street Church of Christ

405 West 7th Street Columbia, TN 38401

February 24, 2019Welcome, Guests! We are honored that you joined us and hope that you will be blessed by your time with us. Register - Guests, as well as members, are asked to register their attendance as the pads are passed down each row. Attended Nursery is provided for children younger than two years of age. It is in the hallway as you exit the door to the left of the pulpit.Quiet Bags for children are available at the coat rack and a Cry Room is located in the Foyer.

Gluten Free Communion is available in the foyer.Hearing Assistance is available; see an usher for assis-tance.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.

EldersBill AlsupTom AndersonJohn CornKerry Couch Wade DenneyJerry DugginMike KeslerJohn LawJohn M. Smith

Staff Barry EnglandRandy OwensAlex Quintero Haley Schmidt Tucker Vincent

Office - 388-6514Marriage/FamilyPreachingSpanish SpeakingChildrenStudent

505-2282 615-351-6239540-230-8713

840-0445 619-0544

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Spanish SpeakingSunday Morning Worship 9:00 Morning Bible Classes 10:30Wednesday Eve. Bible Classes 7:00

Wednesday Evenings Bible Classes 7:00

Sunday Evenings First & Third- SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDIES Group meets in Chapel @5 Second- CONNECT Meets in Teen Center @5 Fourth- HOME DEVOTIONALS Group meets in Chapel @5

Ladies’ Day will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. If you plan to attend and need childcare, please contact Beverly Simmons no later than February 24 at 931-626-6763 or jbsimmons@att.net

Today9:00 a.m. Worship Worship in Spanish10:10 a.m. Fellowship10:30 a.m. Bible Classes

Striving to be completely committed followers of Jesus

Spring Snacks: We will provide snacks for the spring Cox teams. Due to the number of teams and games, we will buy drinks and snacks in bulk and store them at the school. If you can help, please give a check to the church office or to Mike Forsthoff. Please note “Cox snacks” in the memo section.

TonightHOME DEVOTIONALSOr meet in the Chapel @ 5.

Gift Card ShowerMarch 3

Congratulations to Jake and Barkley Owens who were married in a private ceremony on Dec. 22! Jake is the son of Randy and Celia Owens.

They live in Chattanooga and are in the process of fixing up their first home. We want to welcome them on their next visit to Columbia with a gift card/money tree so that they can purchase items they still need. Please bring gift cards or simply a card of congratulations and well-wishes to the Family Center on March 3. We can visit with Jake and Barkley during fellowship time.

CITY OF CHILDREN COLLECTIONSue Fox will be treating the house parents and teen girls at the City of Children to a spa experience. If you have any of the following to donate, please place them in the box at the Information Center: accessories, purses, body products, costume jewelry.

NEXT INDUCTIVE BIBLE STUDY: ABRAHAMThe next Inductive Bible Study begins Wednesday, March 6, and will cover Genesis 12-25 “Abraham - Becoming a Friend of the Faithful God.” You do not have to complete parts 1&2 before studying part 3. Workbooks for this study cost $13 and will be distributed on Wednesday, February 27, so that students have a week to prepare for lesson one on March 6. To find out more about this seven week study and/or to order a workbook, contact Randy Owens TODAY. (randy@w7church.org)

THANK YOUThank you very much for the card and the Chick-Fil-A gift card. I love the youth group and church family. Mason Burm

Bridal TeaMarch 10

There will be a bridal tea for Chamberlain Green, bride-elect of Hunter Cary, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room.

SYMPATHYTo Henry Dugger and family on the death of his sister, Sue Carolyn Andrews. She passed away on February 21. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Chamberlain is the daughter of Kyle and Betina Green. Hunter is the son of John and Amy Cary. Gift Registry: Ye Peddler, MacKen-zie-Childs, Williams Sonoma, and Bed, Bath, & Beyond.

Recovering | extended illnesses | homebound:

Family & Friends: Kerry Couch’s mother - Verna Lee CouchMarynelle Criswell’s brother - Nelson AlsupJeanine Denney’s mother - Jean JollyDonald Dugger’s mother - Donna DuggerCollette Estep’s father - Joe CochranGeorgia Henry’s sister-in-law- Patricia AryOlivia Howell’s husband - Kirby HowellDavid & Linda Kirk’s daughter - Rebecca Kirk BuchananAllison Kittrell’s sister - Amy Pilkinton BedoyaTesha Marchal’s mother - Sandi CaseyTesha Marchal’s granddaughter - McKenzie BruensCelia Owens’ mother - Judy BrayBettie Pogue’s daughter - Melanie SemoreBettie Pogue’s son-in-law - Michael SemorePerry Pugh’s friend - Johnny AndrewsAlex Quintero’s father - Juan QuinteroBeth Robinson’s mother - Gaynor PerdueTracy Robinson’s father - Guy BarberBeverly Simmons’ brothers - Chris & Mike ShankleChuck Simpson’s mother - Peggy SimpsonTod Trulove’s mother - Joan TruloveCarolyn Turnmyre’s aunt - Leona LyonsDee Westmoreland’s mother - Bonnie JeffcoatJoe Westmoreland’s uncle - Don WestmorelandOlivia Whiteside’s aunt - Martha WhitesideSam & Jean Worley’s son - Steven WorleyGreg Yokley’s mother - Martha BelewDeborah Young’s father - John Spence

Tucker Vincent615-504-0680

tucker@w7church.org

Good morning!

I hope you’ve had a great week.

Just a few things for today:

Parents, we’ve been studying Colossians on Wednesday nights for the last three weeks and it has been great! We are so thankful for the time that we get to spend in the Word together. Make sure to ask your students what they’ve been learning as we get ready to wrap up this series.

Since schools were closed on Friday, we will have our last prayer breakfast this Friday at 7:00 a.m.! There will be free Chick-Fil-A. Parents, we’d love to have new faces - so if you can bring your student, please do!

That’s all for this week! Tucker

Sunday a.m. Worship 516 9:00 422 Worship in Spanish 31

Poplar Estates 7 The Bridge 17 Winterfest 39

Sunday Bible Classes 364

Sun. Evening Gatherings 87 The Bridge N/AWednesday Bible Classes 177

Budget $19,376 Contribution $17,332

Church Record

Discipling l Equipping l Serving l Loving

Diane CampbellTennie ChaffinRamona CherryJeanette ColeElizabeth CraftEmma DavisSarah DuncanGeorge FreelandArmando GaliciaJune Gaskill

Madolyn HarperGeorgia HenryMary HuntBill JerniganSue JonesFrances Lee Dolores LoveEva McMahanRobin MillerTerry Northcutt

Marie OswaltAnn PhoenixMarguerite PorterDoris RomineSammy SaltersBlanche SmithMichael TerryMolly WattsJuanita Westmoreland

Haley Schmidt 901-573-8055haley@w7church.org

Pray without ceasing...Reported sick this week:Wayne Alderson has been discharged from Vanderbilt and has returned home.

Jordan Tatom will have outpatient eye surgery March 13.

Diane Campbell will have back surgery on February 28.

Jenny Johnson’s mother has been diagnosed with cancer and will undergo chemotherapy in Memphis.

(Messages are available at w7church.org, itunes, YouTube, Facebook or order a free CD at the Information Center.)

Van Driver - a.m.............................Steve Cofer Nursery - a.m.................................Karen Corn

Zakiyah Lawrence

Order of WorshipWelcome...................................Tom Anderson Prayer............................................Tod TruloveScripture.......................................Greg Yokley

Psalm 98, Psalm 95:1, Psalm 105:1-4Song Leader...................................Eric Karkau

Let Us WorshipShout Hallelujah

A Shield About MeAll Who Are Thirsty

Scripture........................................Eric KarkauPsalm 150

Let God AriseI Exalt Thee

Firm FoundationMessage ....................................Randy Owens

Lord, I Need YouMagnificat

Communion & Offering...........Phillip Young, Jr.Shepherd’s Blessing....................Tom Anderson

Adult Classes 10:30-11:15

Room 212 (College & Yg Prof.)New Look at Old Truths

Room 306 (Young Marrieds) Survey of the Bible

Room 214 (Young Families) Gospel of Mark

TV Studio (Homebuilders) James

Fireside Room Ten Commandments

Auditorium Practical Lessons for Everyday Christianity

Chapel Gospel of Mark

Room 307 (Spanish Speaking Class)

Wednesday Adult ClassesLadies: Anointed, A Robe & Crown T.V. StudioWeek of the Cross AuditoriumPrecepts Study of Genesis, Fireside RoomHebrews ChapelSpanish Speaking Room 307

Song leader.................................Duane LeachPrayer.............................................Sonny Lee Van Driver...............................Jason Skidmore

TONIGHTHome Devotionals

See insert for devotional guide. Or meet in the chapel @ 5.

TEXT: Matthew 23:13-24

Introduction: Jesus changes from saying “they” to “you.”

“Woe to you” expresses ____________ and ________________

Woe one: ____________________________________________

Woe two: ____________________________________________

Woe three: ___________________________________________

Woe four: ____________________________________________

No one should _______________ trying to get to Jesus.

We continue our study of biblical love in action from

1 Corinthians 13:4. A

fter patience, Paul wrote that “love is kind.” To begin, can you think of

a situation or a mom

ent where you recently experienced kindness? D

id you w

itness someone being kind? W

ere you the recipient? What w

as your reaction?

Again, w

e need to consider the motive behind our actions. Paul w

as quite em

phatic about that in the opening verses of this chapter. How

might

someone m

isuse kindness? How

do you know w

hen someone is being

kind, but not out of love?

It is also good to remem

ber God’s kindness tow

ards us. And G

od raised us up w

ith Christ and seated us with him

in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in

order that in the coming ages he m

ight show the incom

parable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2:6-7) W

e should all rem

ember that G

od’s kindness is not sentimentality! Consider therefore the

kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those w

ho fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. O

therwise, you also w

ill be cut off. (Rom

ans 11:22)

In 1948, the novelist Paul Eldridge published the following statem

ent: “A

man’s character is m

ost evident by how he treats those w

ho are not in a position either to retaliate or reciprocate.” That goes hand in hand w

ith Proverbs 14:31, H

e who oppresses the poor show

s contempt for their M

aker, but w

hoever is kind to the needy honors God.

Kindness is one of those often repeated com

mands. For exam

ple:Ephesians 4:32 ...and be kind and com

passionate to one another... Colossians 3:12 …

clothe yourselves with com

passion, kindness…2 Peter 1:5-7

...add to your faith… brotherly kindness...

Yet, how often are w

e intentional about being kind? Perhaps, we are guilty

of thinking it will just happen. W

hy would kindness not be considered a

serious comm

and? What can w

e do to intentionally grow in kindness?

Close out your devotional tim

e thanking God for H

is kindness toward you and

asking Him

to help you love others by showing kindness.

Before you start: Cut off your devices and screens. G

rab a paper copy of G

od’s Word and turn to 1 Corinthians 13.

Read: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Study: Last year, we looked at A

Guide for Spiritual G

rowth for our H

ome

Devotional topics. Last m

onth, we took a look at Love is patient. This

week, w

e’re going to be focusing on 1 Corinthians 13:4 - Love is kind.

What does that m

ean for us? How

do we realize kindness in our every-

day lives? Jesus demonstrates kindness all throughout H

is ministry and

talks often about it. Read Luke 6:27-31.

Jesus knew the im

portance of how w

e treat people. How

we interact

with people and how

we treat them

is one of the most im

portant sections of our faith. W

hen Jesus is preaching in Luke 6, He’s telling the crow

d how

important it is to treat people w

ith kindness - not just being nice or w

ith good manners…

but with kindness. K

indness is much m

ore than just sm

iling and talking to strangers. Kindness is the idea that w

e choose to bless other people above ourselves. K

indness is not something that is

easy for everyone - but it is a choice that we choose to m

ake.

Kindness is love in action. W

e live out love through the kindness that we

show others. The choice that w

e make in order to put them

before our-selves (just like Jesus did). Spend the next few

minutes discussing som

e of the questions below

and brainstorm together how

you as a family

could be kind to someone in your life this w

eek.

Breakdown:

What is kindness?

Who is som

eone in your life that you can be kind to this week?

What are three practical w

ays you can show kindness this w

eek?Love is K

ind

2nd Grade - 6th G

radeRead Jerem

iah 9:24.

No m

atter how m

ean Brian was to C

arlos it just didn’t seem to affect him

. Brian alw

ays picked on Carlos at school. H

e would say m

ean things, call him

names and even try to get C

arlos to fight with him

. Carlos never

really knew w

hy Brian was so m

ean. Carlos learned from

the Bible that like Jesus, he w

as supposed to love those who w

ere mean to him

, which

meant he needed to kind. So, every tim

e Brian was m

ean, Carlos just

continued to do something nice in return. H

e was never m

ean back and never said m

ean things about Brian.

What w

as the result? It drove Brian absolutely crazy! Brian kept trying to find new

ways to be m

ean to Carlos. O

ne day Brian threw a paper

airplane in class and the teacher turned around, and it hit the teacher. The teacher im

mediately asked w

ho did it. Brian pointed to Carlos and

said that he was the one w

ho did it. Carlos knew

he had a choice to m

ake. He decided to take the blam

e for Brian.

Brian was am

azed at what C

arlos did for him so after class he w

ent to C

arlos and asked, “Why did you take the blam

e for the paper airplane?” Then C

arlos looked at Brian and said, “Because it is the same thing that

Jesus did for me. W

hen He died on the cross, H

e forgave us of all of our sins. A

nd He did this because H

e loves us.”

Brian didn’t know w

hat to say, but he knew there w

as something different

about Carlos. H

e decided that he wouldn’t pick on C

arlos anymore. In

fact, he thought it was pretty cool w

hat Carlos did for him

. When C

arlos invited Brian to church w

ith him next Sunday, Brian decided to go to

learn about Jesus and why C

arlos was so different.

Tell about a time w

hen someone w

as mean to you? W

ere you mean back

or were you kind and loving? H

ow did Brian know

that Carlos w

as a follow

er of Jesus? How

can you demonstrate the love of Jesus to others?

Preschool - 1st Grade

Have the children draw

a picture of what kindness looks like. Let’s talk about

kindness. What did you draw

on your paper that shows w

hat kindness looks like? A

llow children to explain their draw

ing. God w

ants us to be kind to others. Being kind is one w

ay we can show

love, God’s love.

In the Bible, Jesus meets a m

an that is a sinner, a tax collector, and many

of the people did not like him at all. H

e often seemed unkind, unpleasant,

and unlovable by the people. Let’s read about this man. Read Luke 19:1-

10.

What do you think is the one thing Jesus w

as trying to teach the people w

ith this story? He w

as showing kindness, w

asn’t he? Even though Zacchaeus w

as not liked, he wanted to see w

hat Jesus was all about.

Jesus saw Zacchaeus in the tree, and w

hat did he tell him to do? D

o you think the crow

d was surprised that Jesus ate w

ith Zacchaeus? Jesus w

anted the people to know that kindness changed Zacchaeus’ heart.

Have you ever m

et someone w

ho acted ugly, but you were kind to them

anyw

ay? That is exactly what G

od wants us to do. H

e wants us to be

kind to others no matter w

hat because that’s how w

e show H

is love!

Love is Kind