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News From Central Church of Christ 3rd and Donley, Tulia, TX Sunday Services Bible Class 9:30 AM -- Morning Worship 10:30 AM Evening Worship 6:00 PM Wednesday Services Devotional and Classes 7:00 PM Central Church of Christ www.coctulia.org "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land " 2 Chronicles 7:14   TULIA, TEXAS August 31, 2008  _____________________________   Church Family News  Our Prayer List REMONA MILLER had surgery on her leg Thursday. Surgery went well and she is recovering. RAY HERNDON is in the local hospital room 7. BRIAN & JENNIFER GALLOWAY'S daughter Lilly is home and is doing fine. MARK & ANN THOMPSON'S son Will had surgery on his ankle Friday, August 29th. He is recovering well.   If anyone would like to contact Paul Cox by e-mail, his address is: pac1939@yahoo.com    Also keep these people in your hearts and prayers: Ray Herndon, Bill & Jetuan George, Bettie Smith, Clayton & Ruth Williams, Myrtle Jennings, Evelyn McCrary, Idella Sturgess, Paul Cox, T.A. & Gene Hayhurst, John & Frankie Brookins, David Tucker, Jay Weddel, and Glen Carruth.              Please WELCOME our New AIMer's   Jedda Bragg, Matt Hoadley, Chandler Walker, Ivanka Chalco, Rachel Holler, Uyen Tran and of course Steve, Jewel and Lindsey.   Beth Moore's "Stepping Up" Bible Study A new 6 weeks study will begin Monday, September 8th from 5-7 p.m. and Tuesday, September 9th, from 12-2 p.m. There are sign-up sheets for both sessions and a sign-up sheet for meals on the activity table.      The High Plains Change for Children cans are due back by Sunday, August 31st. Please drop your cans off by the office for pick up.   Christmas Shoeboxes for the Children of Nicaragua Just a reminder that the deadline is SUNDAY, AUGUST 31st!!! REMINDER: There needs to be $5.00 attached to each box.   It's that time again ladies. The dates for the ladies retreat are October 17th & 18th. The theme is "REST FOR THE SOUL" We will meet at 6:00 p.m. at Ceta Canyon. The cost is $30.00 per person and you will need to bring your own linens. There is a sign-up sheet on the activity table for anyone interested in joining us for great fun and fellowship.     ETHAN HILL and DALAN GORE are room mates at Texas Tech. Their address is: Murdough 724A Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas 79406 If anyone would like to send them a note.   There is a sign-up sheet on the Activity Table for the AIMers. If anyone would like to sponsor them while they are here.   FANTASTIC FAMILIES class will be starting and there is a sign-up sheet for it on the Activity Table.      Happy Birthday 31st-Laura Brown 31st-Sib Workman 31st-Don Young 2-M'Lynda Nobile 4-MaKayla Baird 5-Myrtle Jennings 6-Jerry Herndon        www. coctulia.org Check our website for current information about Central. It is updated daily.    TWO GREAT RESOURCES Did you know we have two great resources at the church for study? Have you looked at the church library in a while? We are always adding new books to it. Also, have you checked out the sermon tape library? There are many good topics there also.       Our Youth Matt Howell    Youth News:    Putting Out Fires   "What in the world are you doing?" "I don't know," said Chris's son. "Why is your room such a disaster?" Chris yelled as he grabbed his son by the arm. "I'll clean it tomorrow." "No," Chris said, "you'll clean it right now." "But I'm tired," the boy said as he tried to wiggle out of his father's grip. "I don't care how tired you are!" Chris gripped tighter. " I told you to do something, and if you don't do it, you'll be sorry." "Why are you so mean to me, all you do is yell and scream at me, I can't do anything right." Unfortunately, the situation got a lot worse as emotions escalated and harsh words turned cruel. What went wrong in this situation? Chris, the father had just gotten home, work had been crazy, and he took his frustrations out on his son. Sure, his room was a mess, but that wasn't the real problem. Family life can be a challenge. Parenting is not for cowards. As parents we need to be strong, steady, and sensitive. We need to control our tempers and make sure we do our best to make difficult situations better. We are not perfect, there are times that we pour gasoline on a hot spot and act surprised when it bursts into flames. Anger can easily spread a fire. But as role models for our children, we must learn to manage our anger. As we do this, we will find that we are putting out fires rather than spreading them.   A quick-tempered man does foolish things.........Wise men turn away anger. Proverbs 14:17; 29:8     HAVE A GREAT FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL!!    Other Youth News:         Have you seen the church's website? www.coctulia.org   Stop by and check it out.     A Lesson From Bruce   It wasn't very long ago that a friend/secretary of mine (AKA Robin Stewart) had given me a pretty cool Pampered Chef vegetable slicer (Nicknamed: The Maimer"). I gave The Maimer a try last Friday. We had a few extra squash lying around, as I am sure most people do this time of the year. I decided that fried squash sounded really good for dinner. The Maimer made quick work of the squash and whatever else got in the way including my right thumb! Anyway, to make a long gruesome story short I went to ER, got fixed up with a huge protective "thumbs up" bandage, and am healing as well as to be expected. Boy I sure do miss a little bit of my right thumb! It didn't occur to me until after "The Maimer" (nicknamed after Friday) separated good relations between my body and the missing piece that I never really thanked the missing piece before it went amissing! With that in mind, I hope I am not and will never become a "body part / preacher" who has a negative mind set that goes around complaining about what "body part" doesn't work. Please do not get me wrong ~ those "body parts" who are not functioning with the body may cause pain (to the body or to themselves) and/or cause the body or themselves to be spiritually dysfunctional. We miss, need and want those "body parts" to be reattached! However, for those body parts who are attached, functioning, serving, teaching, assisting, praying, loving etc… THANK YOU! May we be a people of praise! Praise to God foremost, praise others, and even our selves (only in our minds)!   I Corinthians 12:14-27 - Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body.   The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!" On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.   Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.   See ya at the gathering, Bruce                  AIMERS  Stephen Melton - Rescue, CA Jewel Melton - Oregon & Washington Lindsey Jedda Bragg Matt Hoadley Chandler Walker Ivanka Chalco, Rachel Holler Uyen Tran                  “WORLD MISSIONS: Beginning in Tulia” Spanish Literature Ministry Michael Horn - Adventures In Missions - New Zealand Geoffrey Banks - Sunset International Bible Institute - Lubbock, Tx Luis Melendez - Sunset International Bible Institute - Lubbock, Tx Evan & Sherril Weiss - Sunset International Bible Institute - Lubbock, Tx Cory & Toni Burns - Guadalajara, Mexico Pedro Marin - Mexico City, Mexico       Elder & Deacon Serving List YOUTH: Elders - Bob Colson, Kenneth Littlefield Deacons - Donald Adams, Jeff Durbin, Bobby Moudy, Anthony McDaniel   WORSHIP: Elders - Bob Colson, Larry Stewart Deacons - Toby Brown, Ed Workman, Anthony McDaniel, Bobby Moudy   BENEVOLENCE: Elders - Wes Hayhurst, Larry Stewart Deacons - Bobby Moudy, Ross James, Daryl Tucker   OUTREACH: Elders - Morris Webb & Kenneth Littlefield Deacons - Ross James, Richard Combest, Ed Workman   MISSIONS: Elders - Morris Webb & Wes Hayhurst Deacons - Ed Workman, Jeff Durbin, Donald Adams, Toby Brown   FELLOWSHIP: Elders - Kenneth Littlefield, Larry Stewart Deacons - Daryl Tucker, Richard Combest, Ed Workman   MAINTENANCE: Elders - Wes Hayhurst, Larry Stewart Deacons - Kevin Leatherman, Daryl Tucker, Bobby Moudy, Jeff Durbin, Donald Adams   SPIRITUAL TRAINING: Elders - Morris Webb & Bob Colson Deacons - Toby Brown, Ross James, Anthony McDaniel   Return to our Homepage Thought for the Week Proverbs 17:9--He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.