Bulletin, 10-29-19

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Vol. 44 October 29, 2019 Number 42
TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE
Barry Kennedy
People tend to have some fascination with spooky things. Consider how much
money is spent in the horror industry. Horror has had a strong impact upon this world in
which we live. Just think about how many children who have to look under the bed for
fear of a monster. The movies, books, and stories of ghosts, zombies, vampires,
werewolves, and such have caused nightmares as long as these stories have been told. As
unrealistic as these tales from the dark side are, people’s fascination with fear has at times
distorted man’s reasoning with the truth. Truly no one has any reason to fear these
characters of man’s imagination, but there are some tales from the dark side that everyone
should consider.
The first tale from the dark side was told by the Devil himself. God created the
world in six days (Genesis 1, 2; Exodus 20:11). His crowning creation humanity was made
in the very image of God (Genesis 1:26). God gave man one negative command, “And the
LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely
eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day
that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:16, 17). It was with this command
that the Devil would tell his tale from the dark side. He approached Eve and said, “Ye shall
not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be
opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil” (Genesis 3:4, 5). Of course,
anyone who has read this account knows that Eve listened to the Devil, gave the fruit to
Adam, and chose not to listen to God. As a result, mankind has suffered ever since. Our
adversary the Devil is constantly looking for an opportunity to deceive us into thinking his
way is better than the Lord’s way. We would do well to remember that his desire is to
destroy us, but God’s plan is to save us (1 Peter 5:8; 1 Timothy 2:4). Will we be terrified
enough to learn not to adhere to the tales from the dark side?
Another tale from the dark side involved a man of God (1 Kings 13:1ff.). This man
of God (prophet) was crying out against Jeroboam’s changing God’s commanded plans for
worship (1 Kings 12). His message was not going to win him any popularity contests, but
he spoke the words of the Lord (1 Kings 13:2, 3). Jeroboam asked the prophet to come
home with him, be refreshed and he would receive a reward (1 Kings 13:7). The prophet’s
mission was clear, “For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, “Eat no
bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest” (1 Kings 13:9).
The tale from the dark side came from an older prophet who chased after the man of God
and convinced him that an angel had given word that he should return with the old prophet
(1 Kings 13:12-19). The problem is that the old prophet lied (1 Kings 13:18b.). The end
result of listening to the old prophet was a meeting with a lion. “And when he was gone, a
lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass
stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcass” (1 Kings 13:24). Imagine if every time
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ELDERS
Mike Childers..............397-6453
Dennis Hallmark .........255-5557
Mark Hitt.....................322-0917
Bobby Lindley.............260-9193
DEACONS
Wade Bryan.................419-5552
William Harris.............416-8149
Ricky Lindsey .............255-8136
Jeff Mansel..................871-0357
Jimmy Spearman.........840-8957
Michael Wilson ...........891-0891
PREACHER
Barry Kennedy ... (931)787-7108
SECRETARY
Renee Childers
Office...........................842-6116
Fax...............................842-7091
E-MAIL
eastmaincoc38804@gmail.com
WEB PAGE
eastmaincoc.com
SUNDAY SERVICES
Worship....................... 9:00 a.m.
Bible Classes............. 10:15 a.m.
Worship..................... 11:15 a.m.
Singing or Devotional
Last Sunday of the Month
MID-WEEK
SERVICES
Wednesday Classes .....7:00 p.m.
EAST MAIN CHURCH OF CHRIST
1606 East Main Street
P. O. Box 1761
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802
“Thou shalt observe to do all that they inform thee”
(Deut. 17:10)

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Therefore, Jesus is saying that man can move that
mountain of sin and temptation with God’s help. Of
course, the word of God and prayer are key
elements. “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I
might not sin against Thee” (Psalm 119:11).
“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye
desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them,
and ye shall have them” (Mark 11:24).
Every person who has ever walked, or will walk,
this earth has a great need for faith. Sadly, many fail
to realize this need until it is too late. Jesus was
trying to prepare His disciples to be proactive in
their faith. A country would be foolish to wait until
they are attacked to start preparing an army. In like
fashion, the Lord’s church is the army of God. Life
is the battle for the soul, and Satan is the greatest
foe to ever stand in opposition of the forces of good.
Jesus simply wanted (and still wants) to make ready
His forces to stand in the hour of trial. May God
help us to not wait to be in the clutches of Satan’s
snares to get prepared, but that we too will be
proactive. May God bless us to have the “FAITH
THAT WILL MOVE MOUNTAINS.”
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Pine Vale’s Fall Pantry
Drive
East Main will be collecting items for Pine
Vale’s fall pantry drive for 1 more week. They
will be sending a truck by October 28th to pick
these items up. Our assigned items are:
Toilet Cleaner
Spaghetti sauce (NO glass jars)
Disposable plates/cups
Thanks so much for your help!
Sympathy
Our sympathy is extended to the family of Al
Franks who passed from this life on Oct. 16 after a
fall. Funeral services were held Oct. 19 in
Kosciusko. Mr. Franks was the uncle of Ken
Pearson, the great-uncle of Suzanne Long, and the
editor of “The Magnolia Messenger,” along with his
wife June.
Gospel Meeting
The Oak Ridge congregation in
Baldwyn is hosting a Gospel Meeting Oct.
20-23 with Wayne Cox speaking at 7:00
pm Monday through Wednesday nights.
Also, the Gatlin St. congregation in
Okolona is hosting a Gospel Meeting
October 20-24 with Adam Miller speaking at 7:00
p.m. Monday through Thursday nights.
Chili/Hot Dog Supper &
“Trunk or Treat”
Everyone in the congregation
is invited to the building THIS
Saturday, Oct. 26th
at 5:00 p.m.
First, we will have “trunk or
treat” from 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Everyone is encouraged to come
and stand by your cars in the
parking lot and pass out candy as the children come
by in their costumes. There will also be some games
for the children to play outside.
At 6:00 p.m. we hope everyone
will come into the multipurpose
room for hotdogs and homemade
chili. A food list will be posted
soon in the foyer beside the tract
rack. Please come and enjoy a
period of fellowship with your church family!
Men’s Business Meeting
There will be a men’s business meeting this
SUNDAY, OCT. 27 AT 4:00 P.M. in the
multipurpose room. All the men of the
congregation are encouraged to attend.
John Duke stationed in Long Beach, MS
Caleb Williams stationed in Iraq
Rob Cross & family stationed in South Korea
November 2019
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Church Family
Retreat @
Maywood
John 1-3
2
Staci Rushing
Church Family
Retreat @
Maywood
John 4-5
3
Eric Barnette
John 6-7
4
Kent Nichols
Dillard & Trish
Scribner
John 8-10
5
John 11-12
6
John 13-16
7
Ainsley Millard
Sr. Adult
fellowship @6 pm
John 17-19
8
Stuart Childers
John 20-21
9
Clothing Give
Away @ 7 am
Acts 1-2
10
Greg & Keisha
Gholston
Area Youth
Meeting-New
Albany @ 5 pm
Acts 3-5
11
Kelly & Evelyn
Thompson
Acts 6-7
12
Lori Blansett
Acts 8-9
13
Acts 10-12
14
Ladies’ fellowship
@ 6 pm
Acts 13-14
15
Acts 15-16
16
Acts 17-18
17
Bobby Joe Lindley
Jr. Bible Bowl
@New Albany
Jr. Youth/ES Devo.
Visitation Team #3
Nursing Home
Singing
Acts 19-20
18
Melvin Duke
Kirk Sheffield
Acts 21-23
19
Tony Donald
Rachel Scribner
Acts 24-26
20
Jimmy & Brenda
Spearman
Howard & Robin
Tindall
Dean & Kristie
Web
Acts 27-28
21
Shirley Lyons
Romans 1-3
22
Jeff & Natalie
Mansel
Kyle & Summer
Smith
Romans 4-6
23
Lee DuBois
Debbie Hallmark
Romans 7-8
24
Sydney McMickin
Tammy Minor
Family 1st
Fellowship
Visitation Team #4
Romans 9-11
25
Romans 12-16
26
Eli Rushing
Rodney Voyles
Shawn & Jean
Mounce
1 Corinthians 1-4
27
Addie Hitt
1 Cor. 5-7
28
Amy Hughes
1 Cor. 8-11
29
Eddie Simmons
1 Cor. 12-14
30
1 Cor. 15-16

3. Daily Bible Reading
October 30..................................................Luke 22-23
October 31....................................................... Luke 24
November 1 .....................................................John 1-3
November 2 .....................................................John 4-5
November 3 .....................................................John 6-7
November 4 ...................................................John 8-10
November 5 .................................................John 11-12
Birthdays &
Anniversaries
Birthdays: Olivia Blansett (Oct. 30), James
Burney (Oct. 30), Dean Webb (Oct. 30), Staci
Rushing (Nov. 2), Eric Barnette (Nov. 3), Kent
Nichols (Nov. 4). Anniversaries: Chad & Susan
Willis (Oct. 30), Dillard & Trish Scribner (Nov. 4).
Our Sick
Barbara Franks, Tammy Minor & Stephanie
Baldwyn’s mother, is in room 270 at NMMC follow-
ing open heart surgery. Lavern Williams, Kassi
Kingsley & Ainsley Millard’s mother, suffered a mild
stroke Sunday, but is now home. Christina Lindley is
home with pneumonia. Michael Wilson’s mother,
Rivers Wills, is at Cedars for therapy. Evelyn Willis
and Andy Baldwyn’s mother, Stephanie, continue at
the Meadows in Fulton.
On-Going Illnesses
Jean Mounce, Pete Barber, Mary Lou Walden,
Frankie Estes, Donny Dulaney, Adam McCurley,
Mary Jordan, Bretta Robinson, James Goddard, Bill
Goff, Leroy Brown, Jadon Parish, Jerry Smith, Mitch
Maclean, Mary Starz, Sheba Tuggers, Ruby Clark,
Homer Smith, Don Blackwell, Brenda Williams, Jill
Rice, Ann Letteri
Nursing Homes
Nancy Haywood, Randy Attaway, Shirley McCarthy,
Mary Southern, Veona Harris, James Nichols
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anyone listened to a false teacher they were killed by a
wild animal. It is safe to say that people would be a little
more careful how they listened. Jesus said, “Take heed
therefore how ye hear:” (Luke 8:18). Sadly, even a child
of God is capable of telling a “tale from the dark side”
(Galatians 1:6-9; 1 John 1:4).
Many tales of terror are told to make the hairs on
our arms and necks stand on end. Shouldn’t we as
children of God be far more concerned about the real
“TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE” which have an
eternal interest? “For whatsoever things were written
aforetime were written for our learning, that we through
patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope”
(Romans 15:4).
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Next Give Away Day
Plans are to have our next Give Away Day on
Saturday, Nov. 9 beginning at 7:00 a.m. in the
multipurpose room. We hope many can plan to
come and help that morning!
Gospel Meeting
The Gloster St. congregation is hosting
a Gospel Meeting Nov. 3-6 with Earl
Edwards speaking at 6:00 p.m. Sunday
and at 7:00 pm Monday through
Wednesday nights.
Homecoming
The Fulton congregation is hosting a Home-
coming this Sunday, Nov. 3 with James Segars
speaking at 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 1:00 p.m.
Lunch will be held immediately following the
worship service.
Outreach Item for
November: soap (bars)

4. EAST MAIN’S CHURCH
FAMILY RETREAT
November 1st & 2nd at
Maywood Christian Camp
WE WANT ALL AGES TO ATTEND!!!!
Reed Swindle will speak 3 times on Saturday.
Plans are to bring the bus over Saturday morning for the day for those who may not
feel comfortable driving to Hamilton, AL.
Come and enjoy a great period of fellowship with your church family!
Men to Serve Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 a.m.
Announcements..........................................Mark Hitt
Bible Reading.............................................Ian Willis
Opening Prayer ..............................Dennis Hallmark
Lord’s Supper
Kent Nichols & Jonathan Nichols
Serve Congregation, East Side:
Andy Baldwyn, Larry Bates, David Bates
Serve Congregation, West Side:
Larry Long, Clayton Long, Ben DuBois
Lead Singing....................................Eddie Simmons
Closing Prayer........................................Mike Ratliff
Ushers .........................Robert Parker & Lee DuBois
Please meet in the library by 8:45 a.m.
Sunday Afternoon
Opening Prayer .......................................Jeff Mansel
Closing Prayer.............................Bobby Joe Lindley
Lead Singing......................................Hugh Scribner
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Prayer.................................................Ricky Johnson
Lead Singing........................................ Greg Hughes
Contact Ricky Lindsey (255-8136) if unable to serve.
The elders kindly request that men leading in public
worship wear the best dress clothes they have.
Greeters ...................................Marlon & Gail Geno
...............................Greg & Keisha Gholston
Prepare Lord’s Supper—November .................Mike
& Renee Childers
Nursery...................Heather DuBois & Raleigh Bass
Pantry.................................................................Jelly
Attendance & Contribution
Mid-Week, 10-23-19............................................164
Sunday 1st
Worship, 10-27-19 .............................163
Sunday Bible Class ..............................................178
Sunday 2nd
Worship.............................................148
Contribution (budget $7,900)..........................$8,094
THIS
Weekend!