Closing the Gap

1 John 1.1-4
The aged apostle speaks.

A grandpa

advises

his children about life.

Imagine the stories about

John is Jesuss

closest

He gives us a
His is an

companion. (See John 13.23.)

personal

eyewitness

This is a sermon of

Jesus

sensitive

, and

real

look at Jesus.

report.

love

and

STAFF

concern

Kyle Bolton
993-3520
kyle@churchst.org
FAMILY MINISTER

A grand appearance

John reveals to us a careful

Jesus is true

God

examination

and true

Jesus establishes a fellowship of

God comes into the

world

He enters into the

Trip Jones
993-2151
trip@churchst.org

love

believers

flesh

Hector Cruz
993-0009
hectorcruz@cscofc.org

who share His life.

SECRETARY

Talitha Liggett 359-3597

office@churchst.org
ELDERS

situation fully, totally, and utterly.

evil

Wayne Cozart 359-5467

wayne@churchst.org
Glenn Hardison 359-5997
glenn@churchst.org
David Jent
359-5217
david@churchst.org
Don Ledford
359-3310
don@churchst.org
Lee Morrison 359-2142
lee@churchst.org

We must also believe it has been touched by the

God becomes

HISPANIC MINISTER

of God.

human

life

of God.

There is no gap between God and

Jesus

Here is the good news there is also no gap between God and

mankind

DEACONS

God takes the initiative.

The gap is

closed

Jesus comes to us in the depth of human

He

comes

need

to us where we are, as we are right now.

Now the ball is in our court.

ORDER OF WORSHIP January 17, 2016

YOUTH MINISTER

We all know the world has been touched by

Bill Tankersley 993-8977

bill@churchst.org

of the Word of Life.

man

Jesus shows us the eternal, unchanging

CHURCH STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST

305 W. Church Street, Lewisburg, TN 37091
931.359.3597

PULPIT MINISTER

The gap is

closed

Will we embrace the goodness and the receptivity of God?

Steve Allen
359-4616
Kenneth Bailey 993-2159
Grover Collins 359-5386
Matt Ervin
637-1830
Greg Hardison 703-4231
Joel Hargrove
652-7143
Robert Hopkins 364-3927
Gary Lancaster 359-5215
Kelly Lane
359-5986
Joe Liggett
359-4929
Ray Wakefield 359-2328
Clifford Whitaker 637-3507
Britt Wiles
359-7702
Mike Wiles
359-4165
Will Wilson
293-6814

Welcome/Ann
Song Leader
Preacher
Reading
Scripture
Prayer
Sermon
Closing Prayer

9:00 AM Service

6:00 PM Service

Lee Morrison
Bill Tankersley
Kyle Bolton
Clint Holt
John 1:1-2, 14
Tom Sawyer
Closing the Gap
Jimmy Wolaver

Joel Hargrove
Bill Tankersley
Kyle Bolton
Andy Collins
James 1:12-15
Jim Cole
Tempted and Tried
Don Ledford

Item for Childrens Home for January is: Chili.

Events of Interest:
Jan. 19
Jan. 31

Road Trip to Cheddars. Bus will leave at 10:15.

Sign up on white board.
Area Wide at Westvue begins at 5:15.

FEBRUARY EVENTS:
February 7
Renewal Sunday. Everyone invite someone you havent seen in a
while. Adult Bible Classes will be in the auditorium, with Ray
Wakefield as speaker. All other classes will be as usual. We will
have potluck lunch in annex and evening service will be
immediately after the meal in the annex.
February 13

Golden 60s Banquet at 12:00 noon.

Theme Back to the 50s I Love Jesus!
Sign up on the white board.

The path
The worlds leading long distance runner in 1954 was a man named Roger Bannister. At this time in
history, no one believed that it was possible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes.
The experts said that it could not be done. But Roger Bannister did it. Less than a month later, an
Aussie named John Landie broke Bannisters record by running it nearly 2 seconds faster. The sports
world began to wonder when they would see Landie and Bannister on a track together.
It happened on August 7, 1954 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Landie led the race and thought that
he had Bannister beaten. As he was coming toward the finish line the thought entered his mind,
where is Bannister? How far behind me is he? Overly curious, he just couldnt handle the question
anymore; he glanced over his left shoulder to see how far Bannister was behind him. At that very
moment, Bannister pulled past Landie on his right side. With less than 70 yards left in the mile-long
race, Bannister was ahead for the first time. He tore through the tape at 3:58.8 seconds. Landie
followed a scant less than a second later.
For the rest of his life Landie would lament, If I hadnt looked back I would have won that race. I
lost my focus. In looking back, I stumbled just enough to allow Bannister to overtake me.
So it is in life. Heres a word from the Word

Remember in Prayer

Betty Lasater will have surgery on the 19th at

Vanderbilt.
Hellen Smith & Linda Mulliniks are now at home.
Renee Estes, daughter of Ralph & Sue Wilson, had
surgery last week.

Continue to Remember ...

Harold Crick, Hershel Davis, Bill Fulghum, Betty Lasater,
Norris Lentz, Doug Martin, Jack Miller, Jack Milligan,
Morris Mitchell, Don Osborne, Patsy Spence
Emma Lancaster (mother of B J Holt), Cora Braden
(mother of April Wilson), Lyla Kate Johnson
(granddaughter of Amy Fuller), Joann Frame (sister of
Frances Burgett), Mike McCollum, (son of Shirley
McCollum), Kurt Massey (cousin of Donna Hargrove),
Barbara Chunn, (aunt of Kim Anderson & Keith
Childers), Holland Townes, (granddaughter of Steve &
Pam Allen), Phyllis Adcock Sentlingar, (niece of Laquita
Weaver), Don Smith (father of Becky Allen), Bailey Allen,
(grandson of Artie & Becky Allen), B.D. & Marcella
Spence, (friends of community), Keith Green, (son of
Patsy Derryberry), Joyce Loveall, (cousin of Anita Wheat
& Grace Pigg)
IN HOME SHUT-INS
Anna Bailey, Carlee Barron, Ross Beckham, Theola Blue,
Elizabeth Escue, Sadie Graves, Reba Harwell, Tina
Montgomery, Jim & Laquita Weaver, Billy & Alice Willis

Jan. 18
Jan. 20
Jan. 21
Jan. 22
Jan. 23

Jan. 23

Pam Owens
Jeff Haislip
Katherine Cruz - 19
Ross Beckham
Ashley Hopkins - 14
Meredith Collins

Tex & Mary Hopkins

53 yrs.

We have received thank you notes from:

Norris & Faye Lentz, Austin & Ruth Grogan
and Gary & Brenda Wells.
Please stop and read.
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Stop by Room 13 and check out the new
display of books.
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LIFE CARE OF TULLAHOMA

Mary Ann Roberts

Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is
behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by Gods
heavenly call in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14)

NHC LEWISBURG/MERIHIL
Joetta Bigham, Geraldine Davis, Mary Davis, Yvonne
Griffith, Ed Lee, Margaret Morton, Elise Murphy, Marie
Musgrave, Mabel Payne, Margaret Willis

In Christ with love,

Trip

NHC OAKWOOD
Evelyn Baxter, Roslyn Collins, George & Dorothy Phillips,
Ethel Short
VILLAGE MANOR
Roy & Anna Bolton, Betty Carter, Elizabeth Hardison,
Bobby & Melba Martin, Lucy Tate, Lillian Wakefield

Youth, Stay connected

with remind! Text @tripj
to 81010

Birthdays and Anniversaries

SUMMIT
Pat Blackmore, Louise Bogle, Frances Lamb

LADIES!
Dont forget about the Women of
Hope Conference on March 4 & 5
in Murfreesboro. If you would like
to attend we need to know in the
office by January 20th.
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Welcome to Ben, Leslie, Alex and Anna Stewart.
Their address is:
608 Colburn Dr
Lewisburg, TN 37091
931-922-3503

OUR MILITARY
Donnie Allen, Mark Allen, Nate & Brittany Leyba, Todd
Lowrance, Logan Tate
OUR MISSION POINTS
Colonet, Mexico; City of Children (Ensenada, Mexico),
World Bible School; Ghana preachers; Zambia jail
ministry; Eastern European Missions; Inner City
Ministry; AGAPE; Freed-Hardeman University; Heritage
Christian; Fishers of Men; Tennessee Childrens Home;
World Christian Broadcasting, Mark Lane Mexico
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Gene & Esther Parsons phone # is: 931-359-5175.
It did not change.

FOR THE RECORD

January 10, 2016

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Hispanic
PM
Bible Class
Summit
Wed. Nite
Contribution $11,617.23
*includes Hispanic count

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