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January 16, 2022
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WELCOME TO THE
DEERFOOT
CONGREGATION
We want to extend a warm
welcome to any guests that
have come our way today. We
hope that you are spiritually
uplifted as you participate in
worship today. If you have
any thoughts or questions
about any part of our services,
feel free to contact the elders
at:
elders@deerfootcoc.com
CHURCH INFORMATION
5348 Old Springville Road
Pinson, AL 35126
205-833-1400
www.deerfootcoc.com
office@deerfootcoc.com
SERVICE TIMES
Sundays:
Worship 8:15 AM
Bible Class 9:30 AM
Worship 10:30 AM
Sunday Evening 5:00 PM
Wednesdays:
6:30 PM
SHEPHERDS
Michael Dykes
John Gallagher
Rick Glass
Sol Godwin
Merrill Mann
Skip McCurry
Darnell Self
MINISTERS
Richard Harp
Johnathan Johnson
Alex Coggins
10:30
AM
Service
Welcome
Song
Leading
David
Dangar
Opening
Prayer
Milton
Chandler
Scripture
Reading
Chuck
Spitzley
Sermon
Lord’s
Supper
/
Contribution
Steve
Maynard
Closing
Prayer
Elder
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5
PM
Service
Song
Leading
David
Dangar
Opening
Prayer
David
Hayes
Sermon
Lord’s
Supper/Contribution
Les
Self
Closing
Prayer
Elder
8:15
AM
Service
Welcome
Song
Leading
Randy
Wilson
Opening
Prayer
Ken
Shepherd
Scripture
Reading
Kyle
Windham
Sermon
Lord’s
Supper/
Contribution
Steve
Wilkerson
Closing
Prayer
Elder
Baptismal
Garments
for
January
Jeanette
Cosby
On Whom Will You Rely in the Coming Year?
“And Joshua said unto all the people [of Israel], . . . choose you this day whom ye will
serve; . . . but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:2, 15).
It’s late fall and the Indians on a remote reservation in South Dakota asked their new chief
if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was a chief in a modern soci-
ety, he had never been taught the old secrets. When he looked at the sky, he couldn’t tell
what the winter was going to be like.
Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be
cold and that the members of the village should collect firewood to be prepared. But, being
a practical leader, after several days, he got an idea He went to the phone booth, called the
National Weather Service and asked, ‘Is the coming winter going to be cold?’ ‘It looks like
this winter is going to be quite cold,’ the meteorologist at the weather service responded.
So the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more firewood in order
to be prepared. A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. ‘Does it still
look like it is going to be a very cold winter?‘ ‘Yes’, the man at National Weather Service
again replied, ‘it’s going to be a very cold winter.’ The chief again went back to his people
and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find. Two weeks later, the
chief called the National Weather Service again. ‘Are you absolutely sure that the winter is
going to be very cold?’ ‘Absolutely,’ the man replied. ‘It’s looking more and more like it is
going to be one of the coldest winters we’ve ever seen.’ ‘How can you be so sure?’ the
chief asked. The weatherman replied, ‘The Indians are collecting a load of firewood‘
Now, while that’s a cute story and probably tells you more truth about the weather service
than you want to know, there’s a real lesson here to ask as you move into a new year.
In the coming year, just who or what are you going to rely on for leading and ad-
vice? Who will you serve? Where will you place your trust? What do you consider to be
your sources of wisdom?
While millions are making resolutions, most of which will be broken within thirty
days, I challenge you to focus on the questions above and answer them with true sincerity.
If you get advice from the right places, serve the right leading, place your trust in the right
source and get your wisdom from the right places, the day to day decisions will take care
of themselves.
Joshua challenged his people to choose who they would serve but said that for him and for
him house, they would serve the Lord. So many people today place their trust in what the
world calls wisdom, but the Psalmist said it best: “Some trust in chariots and some in
horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” (Psalm 20:7)
In the coming year, pray that we all may do nothing less.
(article by John Grant)
Bus
Drivers
January
23–
Rick
Glass
January
30–
Mark
Adkinson
Deacons
of
the
Month
Steve
Maynard
Mike
McGill
Mike
Neal
Better
Together:
Scripture:
1
John
1:6-10
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Weekly Purpose:
$17,171.00
Contribution:
$25,596.00
Contribution YTD:
$40,959.00
Purpose YTD:
$34,342.00
Average Weekly YTD:
$20,479.00
Mission Sunday:
$110,019.78
Week 2
Prayers
Sherita, Jalen and Myles Bitten
Vera Bonner
Nancy Clemens
Laurie Cobb
Thurman & Judy Crawford
Terry Davidson
Jean Dickerson
Margie England
Audrey Gammage
Mike Godwin
Kim Green
Randy Johnson
Nancy Locklear
Devin Long
Dot Mitchell
Rita Morgan
Glenda Newland
Ancel & Ruby Norris
Pamela Richardson
Richard & Gurtie Robbins
Judy Roeder
Donna & Tim Shoemaker
Shelba Tatum
Stephanie Theoret
Lynn Timmerman
Johnny Tucker
Becky Tuggle
Alan VanHorn
Gayle Varner
Delbert Wells
Mary Wells
Barbara Whisenhunt
Billy White
Maxine Wilson
Friends & Family
Donna McLauvin (friend of Janet and
Terry Malone)
Betty Trull (sister of Sandra Singer)
James Paradise (co-worker of Leanne
Singer)
Pattie Ryan (sister-in-law of Billie
Adkinson and Anna Brown)
Sandy Estes Black (friend of Robin
Spitzley)
Norma Wiles (sister-in-law of Carol
Gregg)
Sherry Malone (daughter of Billy Sims)
George Fisher (brother-in-law of Dial
Dangar)
Becky Hunt (granddaughter of Fran
Chaney)
Sheila Poe, Gale Satchel and Roderick
Poe (siblings of Sherita Bitten)
Bob and Glenda Bagley (neighbors of
Steve and Robin Maynard)
Dorothy Ogden (wife of David Ogden)
Lela Morgan (daughter-in-law of Fran
Chaney)
Edith Berkebile (aunt of Patricia Putnam)
Lucas Adkinson (Grandson of Billie &
Mark Adkinson)
Kevin Wilson (Our Police Officer)
Josiah Clay (5 yr old Great grandson of
Jack & Joyce Taggart)
Sandi Hunter ( daughter of Jean Flick &
niece of Kay Carver)
Susan Dreyer (Sister of Mike McGill)
Galen Lilja (Father of Janice VanHorn)
Bernice Key (Mother of Butch Key)
Our prayer list is updated monthly.
833-1400
PANTRY ITEMS:
January
Jelly
Tomato Soup
Canned Vegetables
Beef Stew
Hospital / Sick List
Devin Long– recovering in Anchorage, Alaska
Gloria McMaster– recovering at home
Glenda Newland– sick at home
Shelba Tatum– undergoing cancer treatments
Lynn Timmerman– recovering at home
Attendance
1-9-2022
AM 210 PM 89
January 16, 2022
Sunday PM
Devo in Auditorium followed by:
Jan 2- Singing Night– everyone in the
auditorium
Jan 9– Christian Ethics- in auditorium
In Christ in Ephesians- in fellowship hall
Kid’s Classes (Preschool– 5th grade) in
the new building
Jan 16– Christian Ethics- in auditorium
In Christ in Ephesians- in fellowship
hall
Kid’s Classes (Preschool– 5th grade) in
the new building
Jan 23– Christian Ethics- in auditorium
In Christ in Ephesians- in fellowship hall
Kid’s Classes (Preschool– 5th grade) in
the new building
Jan 30– Question & Answer night– everyone in
the auditorium
We want to extend a warm welcome to any guests that have
come our way today. We hope that you are spiritually up-
lifted as you participate in worship today. If you have any
thoughts or questions about any part of our services, feel free
to contact the elders at:
elders@deerfootcoc.com
Church Directory Pictures
We are working on a new pictorial
directory and want to include everyone.
Please send a family picture as well as
individual pictures of everyone in your
household to the church office at
office@deerfootcoc.com
Please submit pictures as soon as possible.
Pictures will be chosen by the office staff
for those who do not send pictures. Thank
you for your help!
Attention Lads to Leaders
If you are planning to participate in Lads to
Leaders, please complete the registration forms
that are in the foyer and return them to Yoshi
Sugita. Registration forms are due by
January 30th.
1st Annual Family Retreat
Mark your calendars for Feb 18-20 for our
first annual Church Family Retreat.
Anyone, no matter the season of life is
welcome. Join us TODAY after the 10:30
service for an informational meeting and
lunch in the fellowship hall.
Read Through the Bible in a
Year Online
 One-Year Tract Bible Reading
Plan (http:www.gnpcb.org/esv/
share/rss2.0/one.year.tract/) –
based on the M’Cheyne reading
system.
 Through the Bible in a
Year (http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/
share/rss2.0/through.the.bible/) –
based on our popular tract.
 Every Day in the Word (http://
www.gnpcb.org/esv/share/rss2.0/
every.day.in.the.word/) – the popular
format.
 Daily Reading Bible (http://
www.gnpcb.org/esv/share/rss2.0/
daily.reading.bible/) – the plan from
the ESV Daily Reading Bible.
 Literary Study Bible (http://
www.gnpcb.org/esv/share/rss2.0/
lsb/) – the plan from the ESV Literary
Study Bible.
 Outreach Bible (http://
www.gnpcb.org/esv/share/rss2.0/
outreach/) – the plan from the ESV
Outreach Bible.
 Outreach New
Testament (http://www.gnpcb.org/
esv/share/rss2.0/outreach.nt/) – the
plan from the ESV Outreach New
Testament.
 Chronological (http://
www.gnpcb.org/esv/share/rss2.0/
chronological/) – from Back to
the Bible.
New Wednesday Night Topical Class
Wednesday, January 19th, Chad Key will be
teaching. The topic will be Positivity and
Encouragement
January Schedule:
January 16– Junior Puppets
4 PM Fellowship Hall
January 23– Bible Bowl (Jr and Sr)
4 PM Fellowship Hall
January 30- Bible Bowl (Jr and Sr)
4 PM Fellowship Hall
Office Closed
The church office will be closed
Monday, January 17th in observance
of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Youth News
There will be an area wide devo at Ashville Road
TONIGHT. The bus will be leaving at 4:23 pm.
Welcome and Get to Know You
There will be a welcome and get to know
you luncheon for Jeffrey Howell on
Sunday, February 6th following the second
service. We would like for everyone to
have the opportunity to get to know Jeffrey
and welcome him. Please sign up on the
sheet in the foyer if you are planning to
attend so we will know how much food is
needed. Let’s all welcome Jeffrey to the
Deerfoot family!
Friday Night Singing
The Friday night singing scheduled
to be here on February 4th, has been
cancelled.