Deerfoot Church of Christ 10 22 23

1. 8:15 AM Service
Welcome
Song Leading
Mike Cagle
Opening Prayer
Johnathan Johnson
Scripture Reading
Rusty Allen
Sermon
Lord’s Supper/ Contribution
Sol Godwin
Closing Prayer
Elder
10:30 AM Service
Welcome
Song Leading
Steve Putnam
Opening Prayer
Brandon Wagner
Scripture Reading
Canaan Hood
Sermon
Lord’s Supper / Contribution
Michael Dykes
Closing Prayer
Elder
5 PM Service
Song Leading
Nico Sugita
Opening Prayer
Rodney Denson
Lord’s Supper/Contribution
Mike Cagle
Closing Prayer
Elder
Deacons of the Month
Randy Wilson
Mike Cagle
Ryan Cobb
October 22, 2023
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 Stan Mann
John Gallagher Skip McCurry
Rick Glass Darnell Self
Sol Godwin Phillip VanHorn
Merrill Mann Steve Wilkerson
DEACONS
Michael Cagle Steve Maynard
Ryan Cobb Mike McGill
Gary Cosby Mike Neal
David Gilmore Steve Putnam
Bobby Gunn Ken Shepherd
Craig Huffstutler Chuck Spitzley
Johnathan Johnson Yoshio Sugita
Chad Key Randy Wilson
Terry Malone
MINISTERS
Richard Harp
Jeffrey Howell
Johnathan Johnson
Alex Coggins
October 22, 2023
Sunday PM
Devo in Auditorium followed by:
October 22– The Cultural Divide- in auditorium
Marriage– Adult Classroom 2
Kid’s Classes– Good Samaritan/misc.
workshops in the education building
October 29- Question and Answer Night- everyone in
auditorium
November 5- Singing Night– men in the auditorium,
young ladies in Lads to Leaders in adult
classroom 1
November 12– The Cultural Divide- in auditorium
Marriage– Adult Classroom 2
Kid’s Classes– Bible Bowl in the education
building
November 19– The Cultural Divide- in auditorium
Marriage– Adult Classroom 2
Kid’s Classes–Juniors- Puppets in the
education building, Seniors- areawide
Sunday AM Classes
• The Life of Christ taught by John Gallagher in the
• auditorium.
• The Life of Christ, a discussion class, taught by a
rotation of men from the congregation in adult
classroom 1.
• Young Professionals are studying 1st and 2nd
Thessalonians taught by a rotation of men from the
congregation in adult classroom 2.
Wednesday PM Classes
• The Ladies’ class will be studying Appointed: Rising
to Your Spiritual Potential by Kristy Huntsman in adult
classroom 1.
• First Century Churches will be the topic for the
auditorium. Classes will be taught by various men
from the congregation.
Unified in Mind
Get enough people together and a clash of personalities
and ideas will occur. It’s human nature. Not excusable, but
certainly a reality. It doesn’t matter for what reason people
come together. This trend is consistent. That’s what makes
the call of the New Testament to be of the same mind so
stunning (1 Cor. 1:10; Rom. 15:5). On the surface, it may
seem impossible. And yet, the expectation of God and His
Word is that being of the same mind is possible. How is
this achievable since there are differences of mind even in
the body of Christ?
We must ask, are the differences of mind based on things
that pertain to true unity in Christ, or are they based on
matters of personal liberty as permitted by the Bible?
Differences of mind that pertain to true unity in Christ
are not differences that we can ignore. When Christians
are not of the same mind according to Christ, they have
no true unity (Rom. 15:5). There cannot be division and
must be a common mind concerning essential doctrinal
issues (1 Cor. 1:10; Eph. 4:4-6). People often think that
such strictness when it comes to essential doctrine (Eph.
4:4-6) is an unnecessary cause of division. But according
to Scripture, the opposite is true: a more precise
understanding of Scriptural doctrines is the key to
achieving unity in the faith and in Christ (Eph. 4:13-15).
As we see in Acts 15, when Jewish Christian were
trying to require the Gentile Christians to get circumcised
and observe the Old Law in order to be saved (Acts 15:1,
5), the church stepped in to resolve the issue. They did
not allow that false doctrine to stand, and they pursued
uncompromising unity. By dealing directly with this
essential doctrinal dispute and by not glossing over it, they
were all able to become unified in one mind (Acts 15:25).
Likewise, today, we cannot have true unity without it be
centered in Christ’s teaching, regardless of what others do.
But we cannot make matters of Christian liberty a ground
for separation or disunity. Rom. 14:5-6 spells out that
matters of liberty should be up to each individual’s
conscience. In other words, it’s ok for each person to have
a different mind in matters of liberty. However, never
at the expense of a weaker Christians conscience (Rom.
14:19-21). Most importantly, those things which are a
matter of personal Christian liberty must be defined by the
Word of God and not by ourselves.
In essential matters of Biblical unity, Christians must be
“united in spirit, intent on one purpose” (Phil. 2:2). When
there is a difference of mind in matters of personal
Christian liberty, we must be “showing tolerance for one
another in love…” (Eph. 4:2). When we make Christ’s
Word our center and basis of unity, then we are truly
unified in mind, even when we have differences of mind
about other things.
~Jeffrey Howell

2. Prayers
Sue Adams Betty Aldridge
Vera Bonner Faye Bradford
Michael Burkowski Bob Carter
Bobbie Clark Nancy Clemens
Edith Collett Judy Crawford
Audrey Gammage Marilyn Glass
Mike Godwin Kim Green
Dyer Honeycutt Randy Johnson
Bev Key Robin & Julie Kincaid
Nancy Locklear James Lollar
Mike McGill Dot Mitchell
Larry & Rita Morgan Ancel Norris
James Pepper Pam Rachal
Judy Roeder Doug Scruggs
Darnell Self Ashley Shepherd
Donna & Tim Shoemaker Joyce Taggart
Marilyn Torrice Johnny Tucker
Becky Tuggle Jean Tuggle
Gayle Varner Mary Wells
Barbara Whisenhunt Karen Whisenhunt
Billy White Maxine Wilson
Don Young
Friends & Family
Sam Christian- stage 2 esophageal cancer
Gina Murray- has stage 4 ovarian cancer
Corky McCay- neighbor of Darnell & Sharon Self
Jonna Barrier- has Geoblastoma
Atlas Caleb Ruibal- great grandson of Sol & Ellen
Godwin
Sawyer Hames- 5 year old friend of Bob and Linda Carter
Jim Langston- relative of Cindy Birdyshaw
Jalea Riley- 3 yr old in Children’s Hospital
James Smith III- brother of Derek Smith
Pam Stringfellow- having multiple health issues
Robert Clark- former member in need of prayer
Vickie Hardin- sister of Rena Stamps
Darlene Calfee- friend of Janice VanHorn
Ron & Judy Mixon- Mike McGill’s family
Sadie Coffey- grandaughter of Bob and Linda Carter
Julia & Martin Lopez- cousins of Patricia Putnam
Debbie Dangar- daughter-in-law of Dial & David Dangar
Suzan- daughter of Kay Carver
Joann Cook– aunt of Terica Turner
Paula Malone– niece of Terry and Janet Malone
Phyllis Hallman– friend of Paul Windham
Ralph Banks– uncle of Horace Sanders
Peggy & Tim Hickerson– friends of Robin Spitzley
Katrina & Sarah Mitchell– friends of Derek Smith
McRoy family– new to the area and requesting prayers
Joseph Kelly– great nephew of Jean Tuggle McDonald
Parker Burgess– Cousin of Martha Lybrand
Doreen Hartzog– mother of Julie Kincaid
Shirley Mitchell– friend of Martha Lybrand
Bonnie Rasche– mother of Amy Gunn
Lori Brown– friend of Sherita Bitten
Kim Bywaters– aunt of Dawn Taylor
Lucas Adkinson– grandson of Mark & Billie Adkinson
Betty Trull– sister of Sandra Singer
Gloria Smedley– neighbor of Sandra Singer
Jerrie Paschal– sister of Alan VanHorn
Hospital / Sick List
Bob Carter- recovering at home
Kim Green- recovering at home
Robin & Julie Kincaid- recovering at home
James Lollar- waiting on test results
David Lybrand- recovering at home
James Pepper- Fair Haven
Pam Rachal- undergoing treatments
Violet Whitman- East Glen Rm. 42
Attendance:
10-15-2023
AM 325 PM 105
Weekly Purpose:
$19,348.00
Contribution:
$19,019.70
Contribution YTD:
$885,303.00
Purpose YTD:
$812,616.00
Average Weekly YTD:
$21,078.00
Mission Sunday:
$126,510.00
Week 42
Bus Drivers
October 29- James Morris
November 5- Mark Adkinson
Baptismal Garments for October
Cheryl Hannum
Upcoming Events
October 28- Trunk or Treat 4-6pm
October 29- Question and Answer Night
November 3-4- Men’s Retreat
November 6- Men’s Bible Study 6pm
November 11- Young Professionals Game Night 5-10
November 12- Bible Bowl Competition with Heritage
Place Church of Christ 2-4pm
November 23-24- Thanksgiving Holidays- Office
Closed
December 3- Purpose Sunday
Food Pantry
Please remember our food pantry. We are in need of all
food items especially soups and meats.
The Lord Will Provide
Scripture Reading: Hebrews 11:17–19
The L__________ Will Provide:
1. A T__________
Genesis ___:___–___:___
Hebrews ___:___-___
James ___:___-___
2. A L___________
Genesis ___:___-___
Exodus ___:___-__
3. A P_____________
Genesis ___:___–___
T_______ I__ the L_____________ W_______ the
L_________ P_______________
a. A T__________
Luke ___:___-___a
b. T______ L____________
Luke ___:___b; ___-___
1 Peter ___:___-___
c. A P____________
John ___:___-___
Youth News
October 28th- Trunk or Treat and Fall Youth Party- 4:00-
9:00
November 5- Local Youth Devo after evening services at
the home of Holly Huffstutler. Please bring $5 for food.
Belize Campaign 2024
The 2024 campaign will be May 3-10. 15 plane tickets
have been reserved. If you are planning to go this year,
please let Gary Cosby know ASAP. Tickets are $950.25
each. There will be a $100 deposit due immediately with
the final amount due by January 17th.
Thank You
Thank you so much for remembering my birthday. It
really means alot to me. Please know that I think of you
every day and pray for you all. I’ve known alot of you
since 1970 and you are very special in my heart.
With much love,
Sue Nordgren
Purpose Sunday
Mark your calendars for Purpose Sunday, December 3,
2023. Please prayerfully consider what you will give to
the Lord in 2024.
“Do not neglect
to do good and
to share what
you have, for
such sacrifices
are pleasing to
God.”
Hebrews 13:16