Deerfoot Church of Christ 12 10 23

1. 8:15 AM Service
Welcome
Song Leading
Ryan Cobb
Opening Prayer
Milton Chandler
Scripture Reading
Johnathan Johnson
Sermon
Lord’s Supper/ Contribution
Mike Hannum
Closing Prayer
Elder
10:30 AM Service
Welcome
Song Leading
David Dangar
Opening Prayer
Craig Huffstutler
Scripture Reading
Canaan Hood
Sermon
Lord’s Supper / Contribution
Merrill Mann
Closing Prayer
Elder
5 PM Service
Song Leading
Nico Sugita
Opening Prayer
Randy Wilson
Lord’s Supper/Contribution
Chad Key
Closing Prayer
Elder
Deacons of the Month
Craig Huffstutler
Johnathan Johnson
Chad Key
December 10, 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 Terry Malone
Ryan Cobb Steve Maynard
Gary Cosby Mike McGill
David Gilmore Mike Neal
Bobby Gunn Steve Putnam
Craig Huffstutler Chuck Spitzley
Johnathan Johnson Yoshio Sugita
Chad Key Randy Wilson
MINISTERS
Richard Harp
Jeffrey Howell
Johnathan Johnson
Alex Coggins
December 10, 2023
Sunday PM
Devo in Auditorium followed by:
December 10– The Cultural Divide- in auditorium
Marriage– Adult Classroom 2
Kids’ Classes– Bible Bowl in the education
building
December 17– The Cultural Divide- in auditorium
Marriage– Adult Classroom 2
Kids’ Classes–Puppets in the education building
December 24– Missionary Report- Joshua Dykes
December 31- Singing Night– men in the auditorium,
young ladies in Lads to Leaders in adult
classroom 1
January 7- Question and Answer Night- everyone in the
auditorium
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 Song of Solomon
taught by Jeffrey Howell and Stan Mann in adult
classroom 2.
• College class will begin meeting in the fellowship
hall. They are studying I Corinthians taught by Alex
Coggins.
Wednesday PM Classes
• The Ladies’ class is 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.
For Goodness Sake
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town” is an upbeat
and joyful song. But if you pay attention to the lyrics,
you may actually find it rather disturbing. Santa Claus
and his minions stalk children year around to determine
their moral character and whether or not they should be
rewarded or punished for their behavior. Not exactly
light stuff for what sounds like a light-hearted children’s
song. But it appears clear that it was intended to
incentivize children to good behavior year around. Not
necessarily a bad thing. But it makes the line “so be
good for goodness sake” all the more puzzling. The
main idea behind the song is for children to be good all
year long so that when Santa comes they will be
rewarded with presents. But being “good for goodness
sake” is not about that. It has nothing to do with reward
or incentive. It brings up an important question: what
motivates us to behave morally? Are we “good for
goodness sake” or are we good for the sake of a reward?
Are we good simply to avoid punishment?
When we look at Scripture, it becomes clear that
the incentives of reward and punishment are powerful
and important. But are these incentives alone enough?
When Satan challenged Job’s morality before God, he
insisted that Job lived a life of convenient morality. Why
would Job not live morally when it resulted in an
exorbitant amount of blessings from God? (Job 1:9-10)
But without the reward, without the immediate
incentive, would Job be “good for goodness sake”? As
we know, Job held onto his integrity, and did not turn
to cursing God and to living a life of sin. For Job, being
good was a principled and sincere commitment to God
for life – come what may. When our lives get turned
upside down and blessings are removed, what is our
response? We may ask, what benefit is there to doing the
right thing when blessings are taken and are replaced
with sorrow?
For this reason, the love of good itself must be
present in the hearts of God’s people. As God’s Word
says, “Hate evil, love good…” (Amos 5:15a). To love
what is good goes beyond incentive. It is living and
knowing that doing what is right is best for
everyone in the long run – even when it is not rewarding
in the moment. Such love and commitment to goodness
transcends the troubles of this world – especially when
doing what is right is inconvenient.
Scripture tells us that God will not forget us
when we are morally committed to Him. He will
vindicate, justify, and reward us when we do what is
right (Heb. 6:10-12; Ps. 26:1). This doesn’t always come
immediately, and for that reason, we must be steadfast
in being “good for goodness sake.”
~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
Devid Lybrand Mike McGill
Dot Mitchell Larry & Rita Morgan
Ancel Norris James Pepper
Pam Rachal Judy Roeder
Frances Scott Doug Scruggs
Darnell Self Ashley Shepherd
Donna & Tim Shoemaker Chuck Spitzley
Joyce Taggart Marilyn Torrice
Johnny Tucker Becky Tuggle
Jean Tuggle Gayle Varner
Mary Wells Barbara Whisenhunt
Karen Whisenhunt Billy White
Violet Whitman Maxine Wilson
Don Young
Friends & Family
Josephine McDonald- former member who fell recently
Mike Birchmore- father of Anna Morris
Lynn Early- kidney replacement surgery scheduled
Greg Price- Rhonda Wagner’s cousin- being deployed to Saudi Arabia
Bobbie Lovvorn- Stuart Couch’s mother- has pneumonia
Sam Christian- Eric Christian’s father- stage 2 esophageal cancer
Gina Murray- has stage 4 ovarian cancer
Corky McCay- neighbor of Darnell & Sharon Self
Jonna Barrier- has Geoblastoma
Atlas 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
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
Stephanie McRoy– financial struggles
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
Bobbie Clark- St. Vincent’s East Rm. 655
James Lollar- waiting on test results
David Lybrand- recovering at home
Ancel Norris- recovering from surgery
James Pepper- Proveer
Pam Rachal- undergoing treatments
Judy Roeder- recovering from pneumonia
Frances Scott- recovering at home
Chuck Spitzley- UAB MCCU
Violet Whitman- East Glen Rm. 42
Attendance:
12-3-2023
AM 276 PM 115
Weekly Purpose:
$19,348.00
Contribution:
$22,074.95
Contribution YTD:
$1,029,798.00
Purpose YTD:
$948,052.00
Average Weekly YTD:
$21,016.00
Mission Sunday:
$126,510.00
Week 47
Bus Drivers
December 17- Steve Maynard
December 24- Steve Maynard
Baptismal Garments for December
Pamela Richardson
Upcoming Events
December 3- Purpose Sunday
December 4- Men’s Bible Study 6pm
December 8- Pizza with Santa 6-8pm
December 25- Christmas Day- Office Closed
January 1- New Year’s Day- Office Closed
January 7- Resolution Sunday
January 14- State of the Church Report
February 2- Areawide Friday Night Singing- 7-9pm
Result Sunday
Scripture Reading: Ecclesiastes 12:9–13
1 Corinthians ___:___
1 Corinthians ___:___-___
W_________ are the R______________ of
G_________ P____________?
1. S______________
John ___:___
Ephesians ___:___-___
2. E_____________ K_________ W_______
B_________
Philippians ___:___-___
Matthew ___:___-___
3. To P____________ in the D___________
N____________
2 Peter ___:___-___
4. C_______________ to the E_____
Romans ___:___-___
Ecclesiastes ___:___-___
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
Praying this Christmas you’ll have time to reflect upon
the goodness of God, enjoy the presence of family and
friends, and create many wonderful memories.
Christmas Blessings
Thank you for your continued support.
Mike
Disaster Assistance
Birmingham Work Release Center Christmas List
We are collecting items for the Work Release Center.
These items will be given to the ladies as gifts. You may
donate the following items. These items may be
purchased at the Dollar Tree.
Make Up for a Diverse Group Socks
Foundation Hair Bows/Ties
Mascara Finger Nail Polish
Eyebrow-pencils (no-alcohol)
Eyeshadow Lipstick
Reading glasses Eye Liners
Lotion Hair Brush
Shampoo/Conditioner Combs
Clear Bowls/ Cups Deodorant
Sanitary Pads
Ear-Buds with microphone capabilities
Gel for Hair
Hair Products----leave-in-conditioners etc.
Hair Bonnets for Sleeping
Items may be placed in the basket in the foyer.
Purpose Sunday
Thank you so much to everyone who
participated in Purpose Sunday. Our
current weekly total is $19,476.00. If you did
not have a chance to turn in a purpose card,
please give it to one of the elders.
Ladies’ Time Out
Our Ladies’ Time Out group met here at the building on
Tuesday morning to work on a special project for our
shut-in members. If you would like to join this group, all
are welcome. Please see Dial Dangar or Patt Wills for
more details.