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Nile
Street Notes
Anna Church of
Christ 104 Nile Street,
Anna, Illinois 62906 833-5815 |
Website: www.annachurchofchrist.com
Vol 24. Issue
18 May
2, 2010
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To declare good news. Rom. 10:15; Luke 2:10-11
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To present the Truth. Gal. 4:16; John 8:31-32
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To inform the listener. Acts 2:40-41; Mark 16:15-16; 1 Cor. 1:18-21
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The show the consequences of sin. Rom. 6:23; Rev. 21:27; Isa. 59:2
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The produce faith. Rom. 10:13-17; Acts 15:7; John 6:44-45
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To condemn error and rebuke the erring. 2 Tim. 4:2; 1 Tim. 5:20; Eph. 5:11
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To restore the erring. James 5:16,19-20; Gal. 6:1; Matt. 18:12-13
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The edify the hearer. 1 Thess. 5:11; Rom. 14:19; 1 Cor. 14:12
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To encourage Christian living. 2 Peter 1:5-11; Eph. 6:10-17; 1 Peter 2:9
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To comfort those in sorrow. Rom. 12:15; 15:4; 2 Cor. 1:3-4; John 14:1-3,27
- Garland Robinson
SERMON TOPICS
A.M. – “Climbing The Mountain”
(Gen. 22:1-2)
P.M. – “The
Right Hand and The Left Hand”
(Prov. 4:20-27)
Those For
Whom We Are Praying:
Kathleen Ritchey
Jerry Ward
Bonnie
Mangum
Bill Whitnel – suffered a stroke.
Charles Dillow – Cancer has returned.
Virginia McIntyre
Jerry Toler
– battling prostate cancer.
Haley Inman
– Ann’s granddaughter. Remember Ann in your prayers as well.
Margeurite Ledgerwood
Sue Thornsberry’s father. Cause of his irregular heartbeat
still unknown.
Sheilah's brother is recovering from open
heart surgery.
Wardell’s brother, Carroll, is
undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.
Jeremiah
Johnson – former student of Carolyn; was involved in a wreck recently.
Quotable Quote: “A liberal is a man too broadminded to take
his own side in a quarrel.” -
Robert Frost
Wisdom From Proverbs: “Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that
deal truly are his delight” (Prov. 12:22).
Welcome! If you're visiting with us, we extend you a
special welcome and invite you to come back at every opportunity. If our
worship seems unusual to you, please let us know what you find different. We
endeavor to worship “in Spirit and in truth” (Jn. 4:24) and do only what
scripture authorizes (Col. 3:17, Deut. 4:2; Rev. 22:18-19).
NEWS & UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
* Please remember to mute or turn off cell
phones.
* Men’s Bible class
tomorrow night at 7.
* Ladies’ Bible class
will meet the 4th Sunday in May at Rebekah’s.
* Today is Potluck
Sunday. Please stay and share a meal with us.
* Please clip “Box Tops For Education” & put them in the box in the Preacher’s
office.
* Please
continue to drop any Bible questions in the Question & Answer box in the
foyer.
* Bootheel Youth Camp Workday May 22. Also - Little Egypt
Youth Camp in Dahlgren this summer. More details on the
bulletin board.
* Campbell Soup has not
discontinued support for the homosexual agenda. Please continue boycotting them.
* Hearing assistance available
upon request.
BIBLE QUESTION/ANSWER:
Last
week’s answer: The Queen of Sheba (I Kings 10:1-7).
New question: What does the Bible say goes before
destruction?
Sentence
Sermon: “For the faithful
Christian, to die is not loss, but eternal gain.” (See Phil. 1:20-21).
Birthdays &Anniversaries
James& Sheilah
Whittington - 5/6
"PREACHERITIS"
AND "UNPREACHERITIS"
"Preacheritis"
and "unpreacheritis" are two sad diseases
which have become predominant in the church. Both of these diseases center
around how congregations and individual Christians look at preachers. These
diseases cause congregations to build around the preacher instead of the
congregation being built around Jesus Christ. These diseases also can cause
congregations to disintegrate because of the preacher instead of being unified
because of Christ. Because of these diseases, many Christians either recommend
a congregation or complain about a congregation in terms of the preacher.
Preacheritis infects the church in a variety of ways.
Frequently it is heard that one should come to a particular congregation to hear
the preacher. It is never the preacher that needs to be heard; instead, it is
the message or Gospel of Christ that needs to be heard (Rom. 10:10-17).
Instead of inviting individuals to come and hear the preacher, they should be
invited to come and hear about Jesus Christ (Matt. 11:28-30).
Frequently it is said that preachers should be heard because of the delivery of
their sermons. Some are bragged about because they can quote scriptures and
preach without notes. Some are bragged about because they interlace their
sermons with a variety of stories that attract attention. Some are deemed to be
worthy of hearing because they are known because of their media work on
television, radio or in publications. Others are said to be exceptional because
they use graphs, charts or computer presentations during their lessons. When
the preacheritis is stripped away, only one thing
really matters. Did the preacher, to the best of his ability, deliver the
message of the Gospel that needed to be delivered in a way that was pleasing to
God? The apostle Paul wrote, “For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing
to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach
not the gospel” (I Cor. 9:16).
Unpreacheritis is the open expression that one simply does
not care for a preacher and desires his demise. Unpreacheritis
is as damaging to the church as preacheritis is. Unpreacheritis believes that because a certain preacher
does not meet one’s personal perceptions of a preacher, he should be removed.
Preachers are as different as other people are different. It is sad however
that often a preacher’s work is hurt because members fail to allow for personal
differences. Instead of accepting the preacher for the abilities and good
qualities that he has, he is frequently compared to the last five preachers
that preached for a particular congregation. He does not have the personality
of preacher four, he does not have the compassion of preacher two, he does not
visit like preacher three, and he does not know the members like preacher one.
How can any individual survive being expected to follow the patterns, habits,
and expectations of so many different people?
In the attitudes of unpreacheritis, preachers have not been hired or have been
fired because they did not golf, throw a football with young people, know about
hockey, or understand local customs pertaining to showers, weddings and
funerals. Preachers have been
rejected because they did not use computers, understand internet and web sites
or have a pleasant preacher’s voice. Ironically, preachers have been rejected
because they are too young, middle aged or too old. They have been rejected
because they were not married, were married, had children or did not have
children. Preachers are rejected because they do not have a degree, they have a
degree, they use too much scripture, they move too slowly or too fast in class
or simply because the congregation needs a change and changing the preacher is
the easiest change to make.
No
congregation can be what God wants it to be until preacheritis
and unpreacheritis are removed from their thinking
and practices. A preacher is just a fellow laborer in the wonderful work of
Jesus Christ. He is a man that has strengths and weaknesses. He is a man that
stands before the judgement of God for every action
he does and every word he speaks. He is a man that will be judged for his
successes and failures alike. He is a man that needs God’s grace and
forgiveness. He is a man that loves brethren and needs brotherly love. He is a
man that does well and makes mistakes. He is a man that needs man’s forgiveness
and needs to be forgiving of men. Simply, he is just like you.
- David Dalton via Seek The Old Paths