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Page 4 Wednesday Bible Study +++++++++++ If you Please……… — - There are three boxes placed in the east foyer for clothing donations to a Muncie family of three boys. Their sizes are 6, 8, and ten Any clothing item that you would like to donate would be greatly appreci- ated. This effort is being sponsored by group one. Please see Sally Anderson if you have questions. — - There is a Lost and Found box placed in the an- nex for everyone to look through. All items not claimed will be disposed of by the end of March. __Food pantry items are canned meat, pasta and spaghetti sauce. — Gifts for the sunshine boxes are needed. Items for both ladies and gentlemen are appreciated. — The re are two months for 2015 communion prep left unsigned. Won’t you help? — Don’t forget to post flyers, wherever permitted, for “Upon the Rock Lectureship. A pril 10 - 12th. **The Ladies Deep Bible Study will re - convene after a missed class in February due to ice and snow and treach- erous roads. Be sure to mark your calendar for this com- ing Thursday on March 26th at 7:00. We will study the topic of “Prayer”, learn His word and enjoy being with our sisters in Christ .** (Cont. from page 1) The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in phi- losophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philoso- phy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.“ (Leadership Magazine, Summer, 1993) Nor will the notion that we can scorn excellence and tolerate shoddiness in our service to God! If you want to hear God say, —Well done, good and faithful servant“, you must commit yourself to doing well and being faithful and being a ser- vant. The church excels in service to God when her members do. Anything less than excellence is less than God deserves. Don Gulley Faithfulness: . ..If your car starts one out of three or four times, do you consider it faithful? ...If you fail to go to work two or three times a week, would your boss consider you faith- ful? ...If your paper boy skips your paper on Mon. and Thursdays, would you miss them? ...If we contribute financially only now and then, are we faithful? Why not try to apply the same standards to our attendance and dependability for church work. “ Moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” 1 Corinthians 4:2 Green Plain COC Hazel, KY. “Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my resentment and anger? Did I for- give? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow will bear many fruits.” H. Nouwen “If Christ is the way, we waste time travelling any other.” Published weekly by West Side Church of Christ; 6600 W. Kilgore Ave.; Yorktown, IN 47396 Phone 765 - 759 - 5984 or www.westsidecoc.net Volume 21, Issue 12 S ERVICES Sunday Bible Study — 9:30 am Worship — 10:30 am & 6:00 pm Wed. Bible Study — 7:00 pm MINISTER Michael Gors ELDERS Michael Gors Gary Reynolds Larry Reynolds Todd Stults D EACONS Don Allison Fellowship Kendall Clark Benevolence Jim Clark - Visitation Lowell Huffman - Media Volker Jaromin – Communication and Advertising MISSION WORKS Russia & India Mark Reynolds Memphis School of Preaching Armand Wine Ronnie Gootam Southeast Institute of Biblical Studies Preaching Caleb Taylor New Hampshire Laconia Church of Christ Shane Belanger March 22, 2015 A Church That Excels Someone noted this similarity between playing bagpipes and throwing a javelin blindfolded, —You don’t have to be good to get everyone’s atten- tion!“ What kind of person gets your attention? The Bible tells us the kind of person kings and other prominent people are searching for in Proverbs 22:9, —Do you see a man who excels in his work; he will stand before un- known men.“ Cream rises to the top and excellence in work and character stand out like a diamond in the mud. Timothy 1:13 reveals that God hon- ors deacons who are committed to excellence in their work for him. —Those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.“ Dea- cons, as well as other disciples of Jesus, can serve well, or be guilty of serving God in less than excellent ways. A lack of excellence in our work for God will not please Him. Jeremiah 48:10 reveals the seriousness of serving God in a shoddy and less than excellent way: —A curse on him who is lax in doing the Lord’s work. — Elders , preachers, deacons, song leaders, teachers, yes, every Christian at every position of service to God — can serve well or we can serve poorly. We can excel or we can be lax and negligent. Mark 7:34 says about Jesus, —He has done all things well.“ revealing that Jesus was committed to excellence in his service to God and to us. A Lord who did his best for us deserves the best we can do for him. A church can- not excel unless the members who make it up are devoted to excellence. How excellent are you in living, loving, giving, forgiving, attending, wor- ship, praying teaching and serving? John Gardner said something worth considering about excellence, (Cont. on page 4) WEST SIDE WINDOW WORSHIP FOR March 22, 2015 MORNING WORSHIP Announcements: Don Allison Song Leader: Lowell Huffman 1st Prayer: Joe Reed Scripture: Bill Smith Isaiah 53:1 - 6 Sermon: Mike Gors —The Suffering Servant“ Closing Prayer: Jay Kellow Sound Room: Gary Reynolds COMMUNION SERVERS West Side – Outside: Steve Gors Inside: Jim Smith East Side — Inside: Jerry Hoyt Outside: Ira Chambers EVENING WORSHIP Song Leader: Lowell Huffman Prayer: Jim Clark Scripture: Jonah Stults 2 Corinthians 4: 8 - 13 Sermon: Mike Gors —I Believe, Therefore, I Speak“ Communion Table: Richard Messer Closing Prayer: Sean Bobo Remember in Prayer Ashley Shouse, Daughter of co - worker of Jennifer Clark. Ash- ley’s unborn baby diagnosed with under - developed aorta. Barrett Campbell , Grandson of Nancy Bateman. Barrett under- went a heart catherization on March 3rd for an aortic heart prob- lem and is being considered for surgery. The aortic valve will need repair either this summer or the next. This will be his second major heart surgery. He is nine years old and in the 4th grade. Beth Rumfeld , Broken pelvis. In - law to Richard Messer Herb & Betty Smith Jim Witty, Jerry Anderson, Uncle of Doug Anderson. Heart blockage Jim Hoover Linda Bigler , Chemotherapy after completion of radiation . Smaller tumors remain after removal of one large mass. Margaret Huffman, Heart attack. Taken by ambulance on Satur- day to BMH where she is in ICU Marie McBride , BMH with an infection. Has been residing at Golden Living Center for several weeks Mitchell Haynes , Youth Minister, at Green Valley Church of Christ in Noblesville, will be having surgery for an aortic aneu- rysm on March 27th in Indianapolis Renee York , Daughter of Jim Hoover, recuperating from pneumo- nia Rosemary Summers . Stroke. Appreciates cards S andy Crawford, Cancer and shingles. Wife of close friend to Kendall Clark Shawna Schock, Difficulty with pain management Steve Workman and his family, Steve suffered a stroke. Friends of Sally and Doug Anderson . WEST SIDE WINDOW GROUP 3 DUTIES FOR MARCH 22 Greeters : Todd , Genny & Don Allison Building Lock - up: Bill & Pam Communion clean - up: Emily & Jonah Communion Prep for March: Connie Page 2 Page 3 Case Reynolds — March 25 Skylar Murphy — March 27 Judy Stewart — March 28 Nancy Bateman — March 31 Kendall Clark — April 1 Lola Harrell — April 2 Midweek Bible Study March 25 Devotions: Kendall Song Leader: Sean Prayer: Adam Remember our Shut - ins with Cards, Visits and Prayer: Bill Gaw — Westminster Village Evelyn Vannatter — Elmcroft Forrest Hurst — Elmcroft Lana Blanchard — Albany Health Care Vada Zeek — Willow Bend Last Week’s Attendance March 15, 2015 Sun. Bible Study: 58 Sun. AM Worship: 94 Sun. PM Worship: 70 Wed. Bible Study: 60 Today 3:00 Boys Song Leading 4:00 Girls Song Leading 5:00 Puppet Practice March 24, Men’s breakfast at IHOP 8:00a March 24, Women’s breakfast, IHOP at 10:00a March 26, Ladies Deep Bible Study, 7p April 10 - 12, Upon the Rock Lectureship April 19, Elders’ Quarterly Review at evening service April 26, Teachers’ Meeting, after morning worship **Because you are poor. There is no admission. **Because it rains. You go to work in the rain. **Because it is cold. It is warm and friendly inside. **Because it is hot. So are fishing and golfing. **Because no one invited you. People go to a lot of places uninvited and even pay to get in. This paper is your invitation. **Because of hypocrites. We associate with them in the world everyday. **Because of company. Bring them along. They will admire you. **Because you have little children: Jesus says, —Suffer the little children and forbid them not to come unto me.“ Matthew 19:14 **Because your clothes are not nice enough. God looks on the heart. **Because you do not like the preacher. He is human as we all are. **Because the church always wants money. That is not true here. **Because you have plenty of time in the future. Are you sure? “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord, our maker.” Psalm 95:6 Au thor unknown