Deerfoot Church of Christ 9 2 2018

1. September 2, 2018
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WELCOME TO THE
DEERFOOT
CONGREGATION
We want to extend a warm wel-
come to any guests that have come
our way today. We hope that you
enjoy our worship. If you have
any thoughts or questions about
any part of our services, feel free
to contact the elders at:
elders@deerfootcoc.com
CHURCH INFORMATION
5348 Old Springville Road
Pinson, AL 35126
205-833-1400
www.deerfootcoc.com
office@deerfootcoc.com
SERVICE TIMES
Sundays:
Worship 8:00 AM
Worship 10:00 AM
Bible Class 5:00 PM
Wednesdays:
7:00 PM
SHEPHERDS
John Gallagher
Rick Glass
Sol Godwin
Skip McCurry
Doug Scruggs
Darnell Self
MINISTERS
Richard Harp
Tim Shoemaker
Johnathan Johnson
ThePurposeofPrayer
1.ForRelationship
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2.ForHelp
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3.ForHumility
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4.ForProtection
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5.ForStability
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10:00AMService
Welcome
OpeningPrayer
CaseyMann
LordSupper/Offering
MiltonChandler
ScriptureReading
LarryLocklear
Sermon
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5:00PMService
Lord’sSupper/Offering
DougScruggs
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WEBSITE
deerfootcoc.com
office@deerfootcoc.com
205-833-1400
8:00AMService
Welcome
OpeningPrayer
JackSelf
LordSupper/Offering
AlanEngland
ScriptureReading
DenisWilliams
Sermon
BaptismalGarmentsfor
September
MaryHarp
ElderDownFront
Ournewweeklyshow,Plant&Water,isnowavail-
ableasapodcastandonourYouTubechannel.
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tolearnhowyoucanwatchorlistentotheshowon
yoursmartphone,tablet,orcomputer.
8AMJohnGallagher
10AMDougScruggs
5PMSolGodwin
There is always room to improve
If you’ve looked around lately, you may notice that our property has become a little more holy (holey) than it
once was. We have moved a tree and we’re moving ground in our expansion phases. The plan ahead is
that we lay the sewer lines, then put in a parking lot to move our classes from evening to between our
morning services!
To just be able to be together and see each other for this time will be a huge boost to our spiritual connec-
tions. Simultaneously with our parking lot addition, we will be building an education wing that we desperately
need. This will provide more specific classes for adults and youth, so we can be more engaged and
edified. When we look around the building grounds and look at the blueprints we see the room to improve.
This is truly an exciting time in the history of the Deerfoot Church of Christ.
As you make up a piece of the body of Christ here, it is also an exciting time in your life. When you look at
your own life and God’s blue print, do you see room to improve?
This is the focus of our new Wednesday night class, which has kicked off to a great start. I have room to
improve so that I, too, can become more holy in my personal building process through my many phases of
life. Do you have room to improve in your heart? Paul expected the Corinthians congregation to find the
room.
“We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. You are not restricted by us, but you
are restricted in your own affections. In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also” (2 Corin-
thians 6:11-13).
We have an opportunity today to widen our hearts to make less room for our own affections and more room
for spiritual matters. Would you be willing to make more room for God in your heart this week?
Maybe that looks like coming to midweek study, or reaching out to that family you haven’t seen for a while.
Maybe it’s choosing a specific person to pray for every day this week. Who would that be, and will you com-
mit? I would love to know the outcome of this widening process. I have committed to praying more specifi-
cally for individuals in this congregation.
If we all made time for adding one Spiritual focus this week, what results would we begin to see?
Remember - there is always room to improve.

2. Wednesday Night Meal
Please sign up in foyer before Wed. so Kitty will know how much
food to prepare. Dinner is served at 6 PM. The cost is $5.00 each
September 5, 2018
Hamburger Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Black Eyed
Peas, Broccoli, Rolls, Drinks and Cobbler
Weekly Purpose:
$16,138.00
Contribution
$ 15,632.00
Contribution YTD:
$553,834.00
Purpose YTD:
$452,554.00
Average Weekly YTD:
$16,782.00
Mission Sunday:
$83,152.00
Week 34
Prayers
Nancy Clements
Jean Dickerson
Graydena Dillbeck
Libby Edgeworth
Ron Fields
Audrey Gammage
Marion George
Kim Green
Roy Hayes
Jim Holcomb
Randy Johnson
Christi Key
Lucille Large
Frances Love
Glenn May
June Moore
Bobbie Naish
Ruby Norris
Lori Parker
Anne Powell
Sue Rawls
Melton & Pat Robertson
Connie Scruggs
Eric Stark
George Shoemaker
Buddy Summers
Gloria Summers
Nell Thomas
Johnny Tucker
Barbara Whisenhunt
Billy White
Hazel Zimmerle
Friends & Family
Wendy Folkard ( Cousin of Richard
Harp)
Earl Miskelley( Friend of Nancy Clement)
Eleanor Scruggs (mother of Doug
Scruggs)
Charlie Wagner ( uncle of Connie
Scruggs)
Yvonne O’Brien ( mother of Connie
Scruggs)
Shirley Bradshaw ( Jeannie Kelly’s
mother)
William Hodges ( Father of Rhonda
Hodges
Joe Frost ( Cousin of Rhonda Hodges)
Timothy Zimmerle ( Son of Hazel
Zimmerle)
Virginia Count ( Mother of Leslie Tatum)
Ben Hubbart ( bro-in-law of Jim William-
son
Sawyer Payne ( 7 yr. old friend of Sherita
Bitten)
Martha Simmons ( Rene Lowery’s
Mother)
Louise Self ( Mother of Darnell Self)
Sheryl Martin ( Cousin of Freida Galla-
gher )
Jared Hunt ( Former Member)
Brianna Bulger (Sue Adam’s niece)
Dennis Zak (Charlie Chaney’s Bro-in-
Law)
Jerry Shea (Charlie Chaney’s nephew)
Tommy Shea (Charlie Chaney’s Bro-in-
law)
Harold White (Bro-in-law of Janet Snow
& Pam Stringfellow)
Diedra Fields Sanderson (daughter of
Ron & Barbara Fields)
Kathy Roy (daughter of Sol & Ellen)
Peggy Chaney (Sis-in-law of Charlie
Chaney)
Betty Trull (sister of Sandra Singer & Sue
Rawls)
Rachelle Taylor (Grand daughter -in-law of
Mona Jenkins)
Lucas Adkinson (Grandson of Billie & Mark
Adkinson)
Jason Smith (Former Member)
Leroy & Jean Owens (Parents of Jill Wil-
Our Honored Guests 8–26- 2018
In Town: Sam & Deb Haynes, Johnny & Beverly Johnson, Jeff,
Rachel & Kaleigh Mathews
Out of Town: none
PANTRY ITEMS:
Canned Stew
Please no boxed items
Hospital / Rehab List
Jim Holcomb—UAB
Lori Parker– Recovering at home
Melton & Pat Robertson – recovering at home
Donna Shoemaker– went home
Johnny Tucker– had tests
Tim Shoemaker
ATTENDANCE FOR AUGUST 26, 2018
AM 339 PM 225
Upcoming Events for the Youth
Sept. 2—Local Devo-JJ & Nia’s house
Sept. 16 –Area Wide– Decatur Hwy
Sept. 23 Lads to Leaders Kickoff
A Mountain Top Moment – Part 3
With the contest settled, Elijah calls for obedience to
God’s will, and God’s will is spelled out in Deuteronomy
13:1-5 – “If there arises among you a prophet or a
dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a won-
der, 2 "and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of
which he spoke to you, saying, 'Let us go after other
gods' -which you have not known-'and let us serve
them,' 3 "you shall not listen to the words of that
prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the LORD your
God is testing you to know whether you love the LORD
your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4
"You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear Him,
and keep His commandments and obey His voice, and
you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him. 5 "But that
prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death,
because he has spoken in order to turn you away from
the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of
Egypt and redeemed you from the house of bondage, to
entice you from the way in which the LORD your God
commanded you to walk. So you shall put away the evil
from your midst.” Therefore the four hundred prophets of
Baal were seized, brought down to the brook Kishon where
they were killed.
Next Elijah bowed and prayed to God. (cf. James
5:17, 18). There had been no rain at the request of Elijah for
3 ½ years, but now Elijah prays for rain. His servant was
sent to look toward the sea but he saw nothing. He was sent
back 7 times and on the seventh time he saw a cloud about
the size of a man’s hand. The servant goes at Elijah’s com-
mand to tell Ahab to go down lest he be stopped by the
heavy shower. The hand of the Lord was on Elijah and he
out ran the chariot of Ahab to Jezreel. This was the miracu-
lous power of God at work in the prophet’s life.
The victory must have been sweet to Elijah but it was
to be short lived. When he came down from that mountain
top experience to the valley of Jezreel, he heard of Jeze-
bel’s threats to kill him as he had killed the prophets of Baal.
Discouraged, Elijah has given up. He has put his own life in
danger against those prophets and his reward seems to be
no different than that of those prophets that Jezebel has
already killed. “Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto
Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also,
if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomor-
row about this time” (I Kings 19:2). All of his efforts
seemed to have been for nought. “And I alone am left and
they seek my life, to take it away (I Kings 19:14).” But
Elijah has not failed for he has done what God commanded
of him. God said to him, “Yet I have left me seven thou-
sand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto
Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him” (I
Kings 19:18). We do not know but maybe those 7,000 had
remained faithful to God because of the work of Elijah. We
may work and work hard for God and see no visible fruit and
think we have failed, but who knows how many may have
remained faithful to God because of the very example that
you set for them!
We cannot succeed when we are spiritually crippled.
Therefore, we need men who are willing to make a decision
for God. We need men who are willing to step up and meet
the challenge of those who oppose God. God has proven
Himself and we need to prove ourselves.
CHURCH PICNIC
September 15
10 AM-2 PM
@ Deerfoot, bring your
favorite desserts
and lawn chairs
New Construction
Classrooms
Adults and children please be careful
around our construction zone. The
next few months there will be several
areas around our building that should
be avoided. Please be aware of your
children.
The Elders
Thank you
To the congregation & Harp Family of
Deerfoot Church of Christ,
Thanks all of you so much for making
my birthday so special with all of the
cards and gift that I received. I don’t
know what I would do without my won-
derful family and Church family.
In Christian Love,
Nell Thomas
Our Deacons
Ryan Cobb- Worship Assignments
Gary Cosby– Belize Campaigns
Michael Dykes–Impact & Connection
Bobby Gunn- Fellowships & Safety
David Hayes- Fellowships & Men’s
Retreat
Johnathan Johnson-Youth
Chad Key– Education & VBS
Terry Malone – Building
Steve Maynard-Transportation &
Lord Supper
Mike McGill- Membership Database
Management
Mike Neal- Lads to Leaders/
Leaderettes
Chuck Spitzley- Prison Ministry
Yoshio Sugita– Lads to Leaders /
Leaderettes
Allen Townley- Maywood Camp
Phillip Van Horn—Youth
Dennis Washington– Audio-Visual &
Special Presentations
Randy Wilson– Education & Wee
Folks
SAVE THE DATE
September 11, 2018
9:30 AM—11 AM
WEE FOLKS
Will start back on
September 9
5 pm
Please carefully watch for children
in the parking lot.
Save The Date
Ladies Retreat
October 12-13
Guntersville State Lodge
Thank You
Dear Church Family, Thank you for the
birthday cards and gifts. I had a great
birthday.
Love you very much.
Ruby Norris
ATTENTION:
Please check your
information for new
directory in the foyer