Bulletin, 3-12-19

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Vol. 44 March 12, 2019 Number 9
PRAYER
Jack Wilkie
I want you to think about the very first time you met your best friend (non-
family member). When you first met him/her, you probably didn’t say a whole lot,
and in the following weeks, months, and maybe even years, your relationship
probably stayed fairly shallow, discussing things like the weather or sports. But
over time, conversations between friends grow deeper. We allow ourselves to
express more personality, and we feel comfortable sharing more of our inner
thoughts and feelings as time goes on.
Since prayer is nothing more than talking to God, we should experience the
same relationship progression as we do with our closest friends. As immature
Christians, our prayers are likely shallow and perhaps short-sighted, but as we talk
to Him more and learn more about Him by reading the Scriptures, the way we
approach prayer and the words we use should change. Of all the areas in which we
can measure our growth as Christians, few seem more clear than our prayer lives.
How do we bring about this necessary growth?
The first area in which we need to grow in our individual prayer
relationships with God is time. The more time we spend with friends, the more
we learn to trust them with our deep thoughts and concerns, but we would almost
never feel comfortable having that kind of relationship with people we only see in
short intervals from time to time. In the same way, if we’re only talking to God
during times of worship or right before bed time as we doze off to sleep, our
relationship will never grow past the shallow prayers we say from our earliest days
as believers. Philippians 4:6 says that in everything, we should be making our
requests known. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 tells us to “Pray without ceasing.” There’s
no way to read those two verses and think God only wants to hear from us once
every day or two. Even in the midst of His daily ministry, Jesus found time to get
away from the crowds and pray (Luke 5:16). If God in the flesh felt it important to
make time to speak to the Father, how much more do we need to do the same?
Prayer might not be a big part of our day when we first give our lives to Christ, but
as time goes on, our need to take our cares and praise to the Father should grow
every single day.
The second area where we can grow in prayer is in the things we request.
We often pray for the sick, for the traveling, for people who have immediate needs
in this life, and those are all important requests. We need to take those before the
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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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Father because He cares and has the power to do
something about each of those concerns. However,
growth out of our infancy in Christ should lead us to
think more about that which matters most in our
prayers. Look at Paul’s prayers in his epistles. He
prayed that his readers would do what is right (2
Corinthians 13:7-9), that they would grow in their
knowledge of Christ and the riches of His grace
(Ephesians 1:15-21), and that they would walk in a
worthy manner (Colossians 1:9-11). The more we
grow in our walk with Christ, the more our prayers
will focus on the eternally important and not just the
things of this life. Are you praying for the lost?
For the people who have walked away from the
faith? For your preacher and elders? For your
family and their faithfulness? For yourself, that
God would give you wisdom and strength to walk
in the light?
The third area in which we can grow in our
prayers is in our faith. Even after years of praying
and studying in the Scriptures about what prayer
does for us, I still have to admit that there are plenty
of times I say a prayer to ask God to take care of
some concern, only to go on to continually worry
about it and try my best to control the outcome. But
Paul reminds us in Ephesians 3:14-21 that God can
do more than we can even imagine or ever think to
ask. He knows what’s best for us, and the mark of a
truly mature praying Christian is the ability to sense
the peace that comes from truly placing everything
in God’s hands (Philippians 4:7).
Sometimes it’s important to remember just what
prayer is. The God who is more powerful and holy
than our minds can comprehend not only allows us
weak, sinful people to talk to Him – He wants us to!
With that in mind, how crazy would we have to be
to not take advantage of that or to stay stagnant in
prayer year after year? If you want to feel closer to
God, that all starts with getting better at talking to
Him every single day. via THINK, May 2015
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Jr. Youth & Early
Seekers’ Devotional
The Junior
Youth & Early
Seekers’ Devo-
tional will be
held this Sunday,
Mar. 17 imme-
diately following worship services at noon in the
multipurpose room. Parents, please sign the food
list posted in the foyer beside the tract rack.
Community Outreach
Those ladies involved
in the Community
Outreach Program are
reminded that we will
be meeting this Wed-
nesday, Mar. 13 at 6:30
p.m. in the multipurpose room to assemble the
“blessing bags” for area schools.
Ladies’ Fellowship
The monthly ladies’
fellowship will be held
this Thursday, Mar. 14
at 6:00 p.m. in the
multipurpose room. A
food list has been
posted in the foyer beside the tract rack.
Sr. Bible Bowl
The Sr. Bible Bowl will be held this Sunday,
Mar. 17 at the Nettleton congregation beginning at
2:00 p.m. The bus will leave the building at 1:30.
Please see Mike Childers if you need material.
Community Outreach
Item for March:
Dishwashing liquid
John Duke is stationed in Long Beach, MS.
Caleb Williams is stationed in Norway.
Dylan Kelly, Steve Kelly’s grandson, is in Kuwait.

3. Daily Bible Reading
March 13.............................................. Judges 20-21
March 14..................................................... Ruth 1-4
March 15.............................................. 1 Samuel 1-3
March 16.............................................. 1 Samuel 4-8
March 17............................................ 1 Samuel 9-12
March 18........................................... 1Samuel 13-15
March 19.......................................... 1 Samuel 16-17
Birthdays &
Anniversaries
Birthdays: Kinsley Floyd (Mar. 14), Perry
Hand (Mar. 14), Madi Harris (Mar. 14),
Jennie Cox (Mar. 16), Marlon Geno (Mar.
17), Storm Ray (Mar. 18).
Anniversaries: None this week.
Our Sick
Jean Mounce is home recuperating from surgery.
No visitors, please. Betty Beard’s son, Kevin, is in
the Jonesboro, AR hospital with a GI bleed. Jill
Rice, Debbie Vines’ mother, continues at the Sanc-
tuary Hospice House. Christina Lindley’s uncle,
Lee Graham, is at the Shepherd’s Center in Atlanta.
Lynn Sanderson and Glenda Barnette are home
sick. Billie McNutt is home banged up from a fall.
On-Going Illnesses
Laverne Raper, Frankie Estes, Donny Dulaney,
Adam McCurley, Linda McCurley, Mary Jordan,
Bretta Robinson, James Goddard, Bill Goff,
Tommy Goff, James Nichols, Sheba Tuggers,
Sherry Gregory, Shirley Owens, Nathan Hale,
Leroy Brown, Jadon Parish, Carol Nichols, Jerry
Smith, Mitch Maclean
Nursing Homes/Assisted
Living
Nancy Haywood, Randy Attaway, Shirley
McCarthy, Mary Southern, Veona Harris
7th
WEEK SQUAD
SPRING RETREAT
The Annual “7th
Week Squad” Spring Retreat at
Maywood Christian Camp will be held March 29-
31 for those in 7th
grade through college on the
theme “Called to Be Holy” (1 Thess. 4). The cost is
$40. If you would like to go, please see Tim Davis
or sign the list posted on the youth bulletin board in
the downstairs hallway.
Nursing Home Singing
The monthly singing at the
Tupelo Nursing Facility on
Briar Ridge Rd. will be held
this Sunday, Mar. 17 from 2-
2:30 p.m. Please bring a song
book if you are able to attend.
Gospel Meeting
The Chapman congregation in Ripley will host a
Gospel Meeting March 17-20 with Ken Tyler
speaking at 10:00 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on
Sunday and at 7:00 p.m. Monday-Wednesday.
Our Ladies’ Day
Our ladies’ day here at East Main has been
scheduled for Saturday, April 27 with Jane
Washington speaking on “Walking with the Lord.”
If you would like to help on a committee, the sign-
up sheets are on the desk in the church office.
Mark Your Calendar
VBS---June 2-5

4. Go Into All the World
“IN CHRIST ALONE...”
June 7th-8th
Please register at eastmaincoc.com by March 31!
Speakers: Eric Owens, Joe Wells, Jonathan Bates & Harrison Moran
This camp is for ages 13-22 and is being hosted by the East Main Church of Christ, 1606 East
Main St., Tupelo, MS 38804. Please see Josh or Barry Kennedy for more information.
Men to Serve Sunday, Mar. 17, 2019 a.m.
Announcements................................. William Harris
Bible Reading.......................................Britton Smith
Opening Prayer ..................................... Wade Bryan
Lord’s Supper
Bobby Joe Lindley & Chad Willis
Serve Congregation, East Side:
Greg Lyle, Stuart Childers, Jake Kennedy
Serve Congregation, West Side:
Shawn Mounce, John Mounce, Sam Hood
Lead Singing..............................................Mark Hitt
Closing Prayer.....................................Scott Childers
Ushers .........................Robert Parker & Lee DuBois
Please meet in the library by 8:45 a.m.
Sunday Afternoon
Opening Prayer ....................................... Perry Hand
Closing Prayer...................................... Jalon Mansel
Lead Singing......................................... Wade Bryan
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Prayer ........................................... Rommie Dilworth
Lead Singing........................................ Greg Hughes
Contact Michael Wilson (891-0891) if unable to serve.
The elders kindly request that men leading in public
worship wear the best dress clothes they have.
Greeters ....................................Perry & Linda Hand
................................Zac & Savannah Tucker
Prepare Lord’s Supper—March....................Jason &
Amanda Dickinson
Nursery....Anna Claire McMillen & Ainsley Millard
Pantry.......................................... Canned vegetables
Attendance & Contribution
Mid-Week, 3-6-19................................................160
Sunday 1st
Worship, 3-10-19 ...............................166
Sunday Bible Class ..............................................168
Sunday 2nd
Worship.............................................171
Contribution (budget $7,900)..........................$7,313