Westvue Church of Christ

1710 Mooresville Hwy.

Lewisburg, TN 37091

(931) 359-2571

www.westvue.org

Office e-mail: Westvue@tnweb.com

Elders Thomas Blalock

David Cook

Joe George

Tony Matthews

Deacons Ed Anderson

Tres Beasley

Mark Blalock

Brian Cook

Tony Cross

Danny Morgan

Ministers Rick Rolin

359-2571 (office)

Youth Minister

Mike Whitehead

Volume 48 October 16, 2016 No. 42

Nues & Vues

@Westvue

Church of Christ

If you are unable to serve, contact Danny Morgan or the elder on call immediately.

The week of October 16, 2016

Are You Fickle?

I am thinking about the word fickle. It is a strange-sounding word that is rarely used by my circle of friends and acquaintances. The word fickle is defined as “changing frequently, especially in regards to one’s loyalties, interest or affection.” I think this is especially true in the world of sports. By nature, people cling to winners because they want to be identified with a proven winner. Believe this or not, I have seen this in my own life and experiences as a preacher working for local churches of Christ. Those who were my best friends and biggest supporters become my biggest critics, and some who were critical of me became supporters of me. How do I explain this, you ask? Human nature, is that the answer? I guess so, because fickleness is a human trait. People are constantly jumping on and off the band wagon. This Saturday, the Tennessee Volunteers play the Alabama Crimson Tide in Knoxville. The Volunteers were undefeated at 5-0 until they lost in double overtime to Texas A & M last week. After being undefeated for the first five weeks, if they lose this Saturday to the Tide, you will see Some jumping off the bandwagon. Why is that the case? The answer is simple: they are fickle! People’s loyalties can be shallow, meaning of little depth. For me, win, lose, or draw, I am a Volunteer Fan, which in the grand scheme of things is not a big deal. On the other hand, human beings can be fickle in the areas that do matter, such as fickle friends. “A man of too many friends comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24). (“It is better to have one good, faithful friend than numerous unreliable ones,” wrote Allen P. Ross.) In addition, the wise man said, “But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24). Why is it that having a friend who sticks closer than a brother is such a rare thing? Because people are fickle. When I think about fickle people, I think about those who claimed to be loyal to the Lord Jesus. For instance, when Jesus entered Jerusalem, “As He was going, they were spreading their coats on the road. As soon as He was approaching, near the de-scent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen, shouting, Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord; Peace in heaven and glory in the high-est!” (Luke 19:38). Continued inside . . .

Schedule of Services Sunday AM Worship - 9:00 Sunday Bible Classes - 10:15

Sunday PM Worship - 5:00 Wednesday Bible Classes - 6:30 pm Radio Program (WJJM) - 6:20 am daily

For the Month of October Serve Table - David Cook, Roy Huey Serve Congregation -Dwayne Hart, Dwayne Dunkle, Daniel Blalock, Benton Thompson, J.W. Beasley, Ethan Courtemanche Alternate - Will Brown, Danny Morgan Serve Table - Evening service David Cook, Roy Huey Ushers - Brian Cook, Barry Thompson, John Paul Wilkerson Prepare Communion- 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30 Forrest & Peggy Barrom Nursery - 10/16, 10/23, & 10/30 Gloria Grogan, Kristin Beasley Baptismal Assistants - Jimmy Holbert, Jeannette Matthews Sound Control - Jim Cross (Sunday am), Frank Cook (Sunday pm), Clay Stokes (Wed pm) Library Volunteer week of 10/16 Constance Parrish (am), Jane George (pm), Norma Rutherford (Wed) Elder on Call David Cook Van Driver Roy Huey

10/16 (Sun a.m.)

10/16 (Sun p.m.)

10/19 (Wed)

Song Leader

Tony Williams Tony Williams Tony Cross

Opening Prayer

Trent Cash

Dwayne Hart

Curtis Ingram

Reading

Race Wilson (Ephesians

6:1-4)

Dwayne Hart (Philippians

1:3-6 )

Race Wilson

(Hebrews 3:12-14)

Lesson

Rick Rolin “An Honorable

Goal”

Trent Alexander “Compliments”

Trent Alexander

Closing Prayer

Will Brown Brian Cook

Westvue Nues and Vues Rick Rolin, editor

A weekly publication of the church of Christ at Westvue

1710 Mooresville Hwy Lewisburg, TN 37091

Mark Your Calendars

Record - October 9, 2016

AM - 244* SS - 142*, PM - 137, Wed. - 139 *Retreat =31, NHC-Merihil =13 (included in totals)

Contribution - $6,212 Budget - $4,500

Life Line Screening will be at Westvue on Thursday, October 20. Information sheets may be found on

the tables in the back hallway. You can also call 1-888-653-6450 to

set up your appointment time.

The ENTIRE congregation is invited to our annual FALL FEAST,

Saturday, October 22, 5:00 p.m. at the barn at

Joe & Jane George and Tres & Kristin Beasley 2210 Wilson Hill Rd.

This will be a great time of

fellowship for EVERYONE. Costume

and pumpkin carving contests

for ALL AGES. Make sure and bring your

lawn chair. A food sign-up sheet is on

the bulletin board.

YOUTH NEWS REMEMBER ME IN PRAYER (CARE Line - 359-9589 after 3:00 p.m.)

□Continue to remember Doug & Karen Martin. Doug and Karen are plan-ning to remain in Dallas, TX, to be closer to Doug’s physicians. Doug and Karen need our prayers as they continue to fight Doug’s lung problems. Cards may be sent to #6 Michael Drive, Rockwall, TX 75032. □Jerry King is home and recovering from shoulder surgery. □Della Rudd underwent a procedure to correct an irregular heart rhythm last week. She continues to have problems with back. □Jeremy Campbell (son of Ed & Donna Campbell, brother of Chad Camp-bell) is home after a stay in a Florida hospital. □J.C. Chumbley, Jr. (brother of Revenus Barnes) has been diagnosed with Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia. He started treatments on Wednesday with an immune booster, and then he will start chemo on Thursday. □Micah Hart (12 year old son of Jason & Jennifer Hart, Jason is a former Westvue minister) is in Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Micah is showing some improvement and Jennifer is hopeful that they might go home by this weekend. Cards may be sent to the Hart’s at 121 Approach Dr. Harrison, AR 72601. □Betty Ann Ogilvie (friend of many in the congregation) is at home under hospice care. □Please keep in your prayers those that were affected by Hurricane Mat-thew. Haiti was hit hard by Hurricane Matthew. They were many that lost their lives and several churches were badly damaged or destroyed.

AREA & FAMILY EVENTS

Additional Prayer List NHC-Lewisburg (Merihil): Evelyn Clift, Nancy Derryberry, Sue Dockery, Mary Alice Fielder, Louise Hargrove, Clarice Wales, Barbara Elise Murphy NHC-Oakwood: Claudie Smith Village Manor: Edna Cheek, Penny Gipson Members and Family & Friends: Ed & Donna Campbell, Richard Cashion, Billy & Barbara Chunn, Virginia Corbin, Dan Courtemanche, Carolyn Curtis, Patricia Hil-lard, Sue James, Valton & Angie Martin, Dot Parsons, Della Rudd, Dorlene Sargent, Don Smith, Doris Webb, Pam Williams, Bobby Winsett, John Francis, Ruth Hargrove, Maggie Hollandsworth, Jane Keith, Phillip & Michelle King, Polly Middleton, Bill Simons, Harvey Victory, Lela Victory, Service Personnel: John Chunn, Chris Haley, Robert King, Grant Pinkston, Josh Reese, Juan Ramirez, Travis Shaddy, Andrew Smith, Chris Tarte

10/14 The church office will be closed. 10/16 Haiti School Funds are due 10/16 Visitation Team #2 (Tres Beasley) 10/17 Marshall County Schools return to school 10/18 Tuesday Ladies Bible Class 10:00 a.m. 10/20 Life Line Screening at Westvue 10/22 Fall Feast 10/22 Ladies Day at New Lasea Church of Christ 10/23 Elders/Deacons Meeting 10/23-10/26 *Gospel Meeting East Hill Church of Christ 10/25 Tuesday Ladies Bible Class 10:00 a.m. 10/28 Grief Support Meeting 6:00 p.m. 10/30 Mission Sunday 10/30 Visitation Team #3 (Rick Rolin) 11/1 Tuesday Ladies Bible Class 10:00 a.m. 11/6 Visitation Re-Organization

Visitation Team 2 (Tres Beasley) will meet Sunday evening after services. They will meet in the Service Complex, please bring finger foods. Team members are: Tres & Kristin Beasley, Brian & Julie Cook, Joe & Jane George, Marion & Elwanda Owen, Dwayne & Brenda Hart, Jerry Averill, Danny & Jaime Mor-gan.

Continued from inside . . .

Sad to say, a short time later, the Lord was put on trial for crimes He did not commit. He was found guilty and sentenced to death. He was publically humili-ated, beaten to the point of death, forced to carry His cross to Calvary where He was nailed to a cross. The Roman official Pilate offered the people a choice: Jesus or the criminal – murderer -- Barabbas, and they chose Barabbas over the only truly righteous man who ever lived, proving once again just how fickle hu-man beings can be. One thing is certain, however. Living the life of a Christian for a life time will separate the pretenders from the truly committed and loyal disciples. The apos-tle Paul said to his co-worker Timothy, “Make every effort to come to me soon; for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica (II Timothy 4:9-10). I have had the good pleasure to work full-time with five local churches. I am familiar with several other congregations. All of those churches have members who have been faithful for as long as I can remember, some longer than fifty years. On the other hand, all those churches have had many who were counted among the membership who lived haphazard Christian lives and some who became completely unfaithful. The Lord said, "Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life” (Revelation 2:10). Nothing less than faithful until death will satisfy God’s expecta-tions of His people. Therefore, while fickleness is normal and almost expected in this life, we see it so often that It has be-come a normal human characteristic. However, we must realize those who are fickle rarely have even one good friend or enjoy a happy and satisfied marriage, and indifference usually characterizes their relationship with the Lord and His church. This being true, we should examine ourselves to see if we are showing any signs of fickle behavior. If so, we should pray asking the Lord to help us to overcome it.

Rick

BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARIES 10-21 Marsha Bilbrey, Jim Bingham, Gary Webb

10-24 Steve Corbin

No birthdays this week...

Upcoming Events

10/16 Area-Wide @ Chapel Hill

10/22 Fall Feast 10/30 Trunk or Treat

Fall Retreat @ Valley View

A big THANK YOU to everyone who made the weekend possible! It was a great

weekend full of fellowship and learning about God and “mythconceptions” about the Bible. Make sure to mark your calen-dars for Spring Retreat @ TAG. It will

be April 7-9.

Area-Wide @ Chapel Hill This Sun., Oct. 16th @ Chapel Hill Church of Christ. The bus will be leaving at 4:45

p.m. There will be a Singing session @ 5:15 p.m. followed by regular worship ser-vice. Then they will have a fellowship meal

afterwards.

Fall Feast will be Sat., Oct. 22nd @ 5:00 p.m. @ the

barn between the Beasley’s and the George’s houses. We will have a costume contest and a pumpkin carving contest.

The food sign-up sheet is located @ the main bulletin board outside the

auditorium.

Visitation Program Meeting -

It is time to re-organize!

We will meet November 6 after evening services,

please bring finger foods. We hope you will partic-

ipate in this program as it is one of the most valua-

ble programs we have within the church. Teams

usually meet about once every six weeks depend-

ing on how many teams we have and you will only

be assigned two or three people to contact. To help

us assign teams before the meeting, a sign-up sheet

has been placed on the bulletin board in the back

hallway.

(You will not be put on a

team unless you sign up.) Thank you - You have received thank you notes from Jerry King, and Bobby Webb. These notes are posted on the bulletin board. Please take a moment to read these notes.