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February 3, 2019
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WELCOME TO THE
DEERFOOT
CONGREGATION
We want to extend a warm wel-
come to any guests that have come
our way today. We hope that you
enjoy our worship. 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 8:00 AM
Bible Class 9:30 AM
Worship 10:30 AM
Worship 5:00 PM
Wednesdays:
7:00 PM
SHEPHERDS
John Gallagher
Rick Glass
Sol Godwin
Skip McCurry
Doug Scruggs
Darnell Self
MINISTERS
Richard Harp
Tim Shoemaker
Johnathan Johnson
AreWeEagerforUnity?
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10:30AMService
Welcome
OpeningPrayer
JimTimmerman
LordSupper/Offering
SkipMcCurry
ScriptureReading
JeffHood
Sermon
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5:00PMService
OpeningPrayer
MiltonChandler
Lord’sSupper/Offering
MichaelDykes
DOMforFebruary
Sugita,VanHorn,Washington
BusDrivers
February3DavidSkelton541-5226
February10MarkAdkinson790-8034
February17DonYoung441-6321
February24SteveMaynard332-0981
WEBSITE
deerfootcoc.com
office@deerfootcoc.com
205-833-1400
8:00AMService
OpeningPrayer
AlanEngland
LordSupper/Offering
RyanCobb
ScriptureReading
DerrellPepper
Sermon
BaptismalGarmentsfor
February
KayCarver
ElizabethCobb
EldersDownFront
8:00AMSolGodwin
10:30AMRickGlass
5:00PMJohnGallagher
I Have a Clean Slate?
While living in Scotland, I remember walking down the
wet and windy streets of Glasgow on my way to visit its
University. I was walking the cobbled streets just like
countless others had done before me since its establishment in 1451. Just think of those original
students who walked that same path when the cobble stones were first laid. They had no idea of
the Americas and would not “discover” its existence for the next 41 years.
Their university also boasted brand-new technology of the times: the mass printed book.
The first one, a Bible, was reproduced on Gutenberg’s press 7 years prior. As I was walking that
ancient pavement, I looked down and found a perfectly intact slate that had somehow flown from
the roof first laid in the Renaissance. I picked up the slate shingle that was covered in years of
grime and debris. I began to wipe it clean and immediately noticed the craftsmanship and pains-
taking time that went into its production. Then I managed to carry it to my car, and when we
moved home to the States it was numbered among our belongings. It now has a place of honor
in my office. I guess you could say I have a "clean slate."
What does the phrase "a clean slate" really mean? In the Victorian era, students did not
use paper but would use a smooth slate in the school room with a writing implement made of
slate. Later, this concept made way for the development of chalk on a chalkboard. When the as-
signment was done, the slates were wiped clean for the next lesson. A clean slate would forever
be synonymous with a new beginning or to describe one’s potential.
Another use for slate is my favorite and one I am reminded of every day in my office.
Slates, at one time, were used by local merchants and their customers. The grocer, for instance,
would have a slate that represented the buyer’s bill, or tab, as it was called. The buyer would “run
up the tab” throughout the week, and after pay day they returned to pay the grocer what was
owed. The grocer would then wipe the slate clean.
Jesus’ model prayer has an example of a clean slate when it comes to our relationship
with God. Jesus said, “Pray then like this: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your
kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one (Matthew 6:9-13).
God represents the merchant wiping off our slate; our debt because we gave into the evil
one. Paul says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). It is sin
that you and I have that must be covered, paid for, and wiped away -- or we will stand con-
demned before God. Peter tells us, “Repent and be immersed every one of you in the name of
Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts
2:38). He says a similar message in the following chapter. “Repent therefore, and return, so that
your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of
the Lord." (Acts 3:19-20)
I have a clean slate, do you?
A Note from the Harp

2.
Weekly Purpose:
$15,618.00
Contribution
$ 17,030.00
Contribution YTD:
$73,976.00
Purpose YTD:
$62,472.00
Average Weekly YTD:
$18,566.00
Mission Sunday:
$83,152.00
Week 4
Prayers
Stephanie Theoret
Vera Bonner
Nancy Clements
Jean Dickerson
Graydena Dillbeck
Ron Fields
Marion George
Kim Green
Roy Hayes
Jim Holcomb
Randy Johnson
Christi Key
Lucille Large
Frances Love
Glenn May
Melba Mills
June Moore
Bobbie Naish
Ruby Norris
Lori Parker
Anne Powell
Pat Robertson
Donna Shoemaker
George Shoemaker
Buddy Summers
Gloria Summers
Melvin Thomas
Nell Thomas
Barbara Whisenhunt
Billy White
Maxine Wilson
Friends & Family
Etta Montgomery ( Sister of Frank Mont-
gomery)
Pauline Fields (Mother of Ron Fields)
Suzan Carver (Daughter of Kay Carver)
Phyllis Blazer (Friend of the Fields)
Vada Lilja (Mother of Janice VanHorn)
George Coffel (works with prison minis-
try)
Laura Jenkins (Wife of Jeff Jenkins)
Sandy Jenkins (Cousin of Linda Carter &
Patsy O’ Rourke)
Yvonne O’Brien (Mother of Connie
Scruggs)
Charlie Wagner (Uncle of Connie
Scruggs)
Jalen Burns (Son of Sheita Bitten)
Sonya O’Rourke (Sis-in-law of Pat
O’Rourke)
Martha Bowen (Mother of Karen Clayton
& Katie Skelton)
Jim Malone (Brother of Terry Malone)
Margie Knight (Adkinson’s Cousin)
Shirley Family (Friends of Montgomerys)
Jennifer Cather (Daughter of Dangars)
Melody Belle (Friend of Robin Spitzley)
Greg Price (Cousin of Rhonda Hodges)
Ryan Montgomery (Son of Donna
Dickerson)
Bonner Family (For strength)
Brianna Bulger (Sue Adam’s niece)
Dennis Zak (Charlie Chaney’s Bro-in-
Law)
Jerry Shea (Charlie Chaney’s nephew)
Tommy Shea (Charlie Chaney’s Bro-in-
law)
Peggy Chaney (Sis-in-law of Charlie
Chaney)
Betty Trull (Sister of Sandra Singer &
Sue Rawls)
Rachelle Taylor (Grand daughter -in-law of
Mona Jenkins)
Lucas Adkinson (Grandson of Billie & Mark
Adkinson)
Leroy & Jean Owens (Parents of Jill Wil-
liams)
Jean Smith (Lisa Powell’s Mother)
Our prayer list is updated monthly.
Our Honored Guests 1-27-2018
In Town: Stephanie Hynes, Casey & Heather Foster,
Robert, Camie & Henry Mann, Pauline Macklen, Cammie Powell
Out of Town: none
PANTRY ITEMS:
Canned Soup & Stews
Hospital / Rehab List
Mike Godwin– Meadow View Nursing Center
Visitors Welcome
Michael Montgomery– surgery last Wed.
Tim Shoemaker
ATTENDANCE FOR JANUARY 27, 2018
AM 434 PM 224
Events for the Youth
Area Wide Devo, February 17
@ Deerfoot 5 pm
Please bring desserts
We need help serving, see Johnathan or Nia
if you would like to help in any way
THE LAW OF HARVEST
The apostle Paul issued a warning to the Galatians
brethren but to us also in regard to the “Law of Harvest.”
Paul said, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked;
for whatsoever a man sows, this he will also
reap” (Gal. 6:7).
Paul’s choice of words (as led by the Holy Spirit)
is intriguing. The word “deceive” is from the Greek ma
planasthe which means “to go astray; be misled; wander
away.” The Galatians were in danger of being led astray
to believing they could sow a life of not caring for their
fellow Christians and still reap a life of blessings from
God. However, Paul also tells us that “God is not
mocked.” This particular word in the Greek is mukterizo
from mukter meaning “nose.” The idea is that “one can-
not turn up his nose at; one cannot sneer at God, or treat
Him with contempt.” Paul is not saying that such actions
would be impossible for men to do, only that men cannot
do these things with impunity. They will answer to God
for the life they have chosen to lead.
There is this law of harvest. “For whatsoever a
man sows, this he will also reap.” Paul expands upon
this law and tells us “For the one who sows to his own
flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption, but the
one who sows to the Spirit shall from the Spirit reap
eternal life” (Gal. 6:8). There are two sowings and two
reapings. To sow to the flesh is to give in to the desires
of the flesh and the harvest would be “ruin, destruction,
dissolution or deterioration.” If we feed our physical body
trash we will reap a harvest of poor health. If we feed our
spirit trash following after the ways of the flesh we can
expect only a harvest of suffering. In speaking of the fruit
of Israel’s sin, Hosea said, “For they sow the wind, and
they reap the whirlwind” (Hosea 8:7a). In sowing to
the flesh we not only reap corruption we reap more than
we sow. Israel had sown a gentle breeze but they would
reap a tornado. Israel’s reaping would be far more de-
structive. When John wrote of the destruction of Jerusa-
lem in the book of Revelation he said, “For her sins
have reached to heaven, and God has remembered
her iniquities. 6 "Render to her just as she rendered
to you, and repay her double according to her works;
in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for
her” (Rev. 18:5, 6). Again the reaping of her harvest for
the sin she had sown would be twice that of her works.
But there is the second reaping in keeping with
the same law. If we sow to the Spirit we shall of the Spirit
reap eternal life! If we follow the leading of the Holy
Spirit, if we believe in Jesus, so as to repent of our sins,
confess Him before men and be buried with Him in bap-
tism we have our past sins forgiven. If we live faithful to
Him until death we will receive the crown of life! What
you are sowing will determine what you will reap. If we
can assist you in sowing to the Spirit that you might reap
eternal life please let that be made known now by com-
ing forward while we stand and sing.
PRISON MINISTRY
Our next PREA training session for
the Alabama Dept. of Correction is
Monday, 2-11-19 at the St. Clair
Prison from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Anyone
willing to participate needs to be
re-certified, please see Chuck Spitzley.
205-515-1201. There will be other
sessions for certification and will be
posted as soon as it is released.
Bibles for Belize
We are in need of new
Bibles for Belize. Large print are the most
requested. Most of the Christian Bible stores
will match prices.
World Bible School has the best price. $5 for
the Bibles plus shipping and handling.
You can go to
www.worldbibleschoolstudybibles.net and
order. These are not the large print but are
good Bibles.
We are also in need of reading glasses
or you can donate money to buy Bibles and
glasses. We will be going to Corozal.
TODAY
Jr. & Seniors
3:45 pm Junior Bible Bowl
4:15 pm Senior Bible Bowl
February 17– Bible Bowl Test
Save the Date
Teaching Rocket
For all teachers and those who
would like to teach. Please save
April 27
with
Michael Whitworth
February 10, 2019
After the 10:30 AM Service
in the fellowship hall
Everyone 55 and older are
invited to attend our
Golden Age Banquet. Sign
up sheet in the foyer
TAX STATEMENT
If you would like your 2018 contribution
statement, please sign the list in the foyer.
2019 Connection Teams
Please sign up in the foyer if you
would like to be a part of a connec-
tion team for 2019.
Area Wide Singing
2-8 Christian Chapel Church of Christ
2-15 Madison Church of Christ
2-22 Grant Church of Christ
3-1 Maysville Church of Christ
3-8 Plainview Church of Christ
3-15 Pelham Church of Christ
3-15 Gurley Church of Christ
3-22 Arab Church of Christ
3-29 Oneonta Church of Christ
GOLDEN AGE
BANQUET
WEE FOLKS
February 3,10, 24
No Wee Folks on February 17