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Vol. 43 January 30, 2018 Number 5
“How Can I?”
Joseph asked, “How can I?” What he meant was, how can I
afford to do this?
Potiphar’s wife had tempted Joseph to go to bed with her.
His response was, “…how then can I do this great wickedness
and sin against God” (Genesis 39:9)?
Joseph well knew that this illicit sexual intercourse with this
woman would be sin against God. Therefore he refused to be
involved in this “great wickedness.”
O how America needs to get back to exalting God’s principles
of morality like Joseph did! Today instead of thinking of illicit
sexual acts as great wickedness, they are generally considered as
just great pleasure.
This indeed can be pleasure, alright, but only for a season
(Hebrews 11:25). Then down the road is judgment day.
On that day, the guilty will say, “How can I” in a totally
different way than Joseph did. It will be “How can I stand in
judgment?”
The ungodly shall not stand (Psalms 1:5).
--Robert Kingsley
ELDERS
Mike Childers..............397-6453
Dennis Hallmark .........255-5557
Mark Hitt.....................322-0917
Bobby Lindley.............260-9193
DEACONS
Wade Bryan.................419-5552
William Harris.............416-8149
Ricky Lindsey .............844-9944
Jeff Mansel..................871-0357
Harold Roby................844-5431
Joe Smith.....................397-4524
Jimmy Spearman.........840-8957
Michael Wilson ...........891-0891
PREACHER
.....................................840-5804
SECRETARY
Renee Childers
Office...........................842-6116
Fax...............................842-7091
E-MAIL
eastmaincoc38804@gmail.com
WEB PAGE
eastmaincoc.com
SUNDAY SERVICES
Bible Classes............... 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship...... 10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship.........5:00 p.m.
Singing or Devotional
Last Sunday of the Month
MID-WEEK
SERVICES
Wednesday Classes .....7:00 p.m.
EAST MAIN CHURCH OF CHRIST
1606 East Main Street
P. O. Box 1761
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802
“Thou shalt observe to do all that they inform thee”
(Deut. 17:10)

Leadership Seminar
The West Main congregation in Tupelo is hosting a
Leadership Seminar Jan. 27-28 with Aubrey Johnson
speaking. Saturday is for men only from 9 a.m.-noon.
Sunday is for everyone from 9-11 a.m.
LAM Mission Trip
If you are interested in going on the Latin
American Mission Trip this year, please let Michael
Wilson know ASAP.
Men’s Breakfast
There will be men’s breakfast on Saturday, Feb.
10 in the multipurpose room beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Mark your calendar!
Wedding Shower
There will be a
Wedding Shower in honor
of Anna Claire Dulaney,
bride-elect of Austin
McMillen, this Sunday,
Jan. 28 “come and go”
from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the
multipurpose room. Anna Claire & Austin are
registered at Bed, Bath & Beyond and Walmart.
All the ladies are invited!
Visitation Team #4
Visitation team #4, Mike Ratliff’s team will
meet this Sunday, Jan. 28 after evening services in
the multipurpose room. Please see Hilda for what
to bring.
Sr. Youth Devotional
Chad & Susan Willis will be hosting the Senior
Youth Devotional this Sunday, Jan. 28. We will eat
a quick lunch in the multipurpose room and have a
devotional. We will then go to Event Zona from 1-
2:30 p.m. Chad & Susan are taking care of the cost
at Event Zona. Drinks and snacks are available at
Even Zona; you will need to bring money if you
think you might want something to eat or drink.
Bring a change of clothes.
Mexico Mission Trip
Report
This Trip to Palenque was one of the best. We
arrived on Wednesday night and began the three-
day lectureship on Thursday night. The speakers
were Agenor Rudas from Panama, Francisco
Gonzales from Costa Rica, Jaime Carillo from
Queretaro, Mexico, and Wade Webster from
College Station, Texas. The attendance was about
sixty on Thursday and Friday and over ninety on
Saturday. Sunday, one of our sweet teenage girls,
Deysi, was baptized. She is Domingo’s niece.
Karen left on Monday to return to the US to go back
to work, but Wade Webster and Wade Bryan stayed
behind to conduct Bible studies and encourage the
brethren. There were about three good and fruitful
Bible studies each day. Some studies were in
Palenque with folks in the community or with
wayward members of the congregation. We went to
Zapata, about an hour from Palenque, and studied
with a family there. Some of the members were
faithful, but some were not Christians yet. Two
couples were living together but not married and we
were trying to help them straighten out these
situations and then become Christians. Most of the
work we did the second half of the trip was planting
seed that we earnestly pray will bear fruit someday
soon. We also spent a day in Ocosingo, about three
hours from Palenque, worshipping and fellow-
shipping with the brethren there. They have
attended our Palenque lectures over the years and
want us to help them to begin planning and
conducting a lectureship in their congregation. At
the same time, we received a request from a
congregation in Villahermosa to do the same in
their congregation. As you can see, the fields are
white for harvest. Please continue to pray for this
good work. Wade Bryan
John Duke is stationed in Long Beach, MS.
Caleb Williams is stationed in Jacksonville, NC.
Matt Duke is stationed in Ft. Carson, CO.
Ashley Snyder, Pat Putt’s granddaughter, is
serving a tour of duty in Kosovo.
February 2018
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Ricky Johnson
Lori Sheffield
Leviticus 1-3
2
Sr. Adult
Fellowship--6 pm
Leviticus 4-7
3
Wesley Funderburk
Mary Lou Walden
Bob Smith
Bill & Annie Martin
Leviticus 8-10
4
Carmen Perkins
Clayton Long
Jimmy Spearman
Grady Vines
Leviticus 11-13
5
David Ramseyer
Leviticus 14-15
6
Harold Roby
Jackson Voyles
Leviticus 16-17
7
William Harris
Leviticus 18-20
8
Leviticus 21-23
9
Jacie Dickinson
Janie McCaskill
Leviticus 24-27
10
Men’s Breakfast
Numbers 1-2
11
Debbie Duke
Area Youth Meeting
@ Gloster St.
Visitation Team #2
Numbers 3-4
12
Justin Webb
Numbers 5-8
13
Numbers 9-12
14
Numbers 13-16
15
Leigh Bland
Corey & Brenna
Politte
Numbers 17-20
16
Eden Davis
Numbers 21-25
17
Numbers 26-27
18
Jenna Harris
Tanner Hitt
Jr. Youth/ES Devo.
Visitation Team #3
Nursing Home
Singing
Jr. Bible Bowl @
Mayfield
Sr. Youth Devo.-pm
Numbers 28-30
19
Kassi Kingsley
Numbers 31-33
20
Heather DuBois
Savannah Tucker
Numbers 34-36
21
Jean Mounce
Gary Stanford
Deut. 1-4
22
C. B. Davis
Tim Davis
Sherry Kingsley
Deut. 5-7
23
Deut. 8-11
24
Ben DuBois
Deut. 12-16
25
Frankie Estes
Visitation Team #4
Deut. 17-20
26
Deut. 21-26
27
Carrie Hitt
Deut. 27-30
28
Charlie Ruth
Hallmark
Micah Laney
Aaron Willis
Deut. 31-34
Sr. Youth – CYC in Gatlinburg

Daily Bible Reading
January 31...................................................Exodus 38-40
February 1....................................................Leviticus 1-3
February 2....................................................Leviticus 4-7
February 3..................................................Leviticus 8-10
February 4................................................Leviticus 11-13
February 5................................................Leviticus 14-15
February 6................................................Leviticus 16-17
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Birthdays: Ricky Johnson (Feb. 1), Lori
Sheffield (Feb. 1), Wesley Funderburk (Feb.
3), Mary Lou Walden (Feb. 3), Bob Smith
(Feb. 3), Carmen Perkins (Feb. 4), Clayton
Long (Feb. 4), Jimmy Spearman (Feb. 4), Grady Vines
(Feb. 4), David Ramseyer (Feb. 5), Harold Roby (Feb.
6), Jackson Voyles (Feb. 6).
Anniversaries: Bill & Annie Martin (Feb. 3).
Our Sick
Steve Kelly is in the Princeton Hosp. in Birmingham
following heart valve surgery. Alicia Smith & Cannon
Funderburk are home recuperating from surgeries. Lee
DuBois has completed his chemo & will have a scan
Thursday. Madi Harris is home with the flu. Malachi
Millard will have outpatient surgery Wed. in German-
town. Linda Bryan, Wade’s mother, will undergo
surgery Tues. Prayers are requested for Candy Miller
who is experiencing vision loss due to diabetes. Brodey
Houpt, Kim Johnson’s grandson, will undergo tests Jan.
31-Feb. 2 to make sure he’s still cancer free. Stephanie
Fears, Susan Reed’s daughter, is having some heart
problems. Judy Lee, Sandra Simmons’ niece, is
recuperating from cancer removal surgery.
On-Going Illnesses
Laverne Raper, Frankie Estes, Carester & Charlie
Ruth Hallmark, Adam McCurley, Bretta Robinson,
Mary Jordan, Donny Dulaney, James Goddard, Sheba
Tuggards, Ray Scribner, Bill Goff, Mickey Bailey,
Tonya McClendon, Wes Simineau, Mitch Maclean,
Jadon Parish, Rodney Foster, Tracey Wilburn, James
Nichols, Nathan Hale, Geneva Adair
Nursing Homes/Assisted
Living
Clara Simmons, Nancy Haywood, Hilda Roberts,
Shirley McCarthy, Mary Southern, Veona Harris
New Pulpit Preacher
The elders have hired Barry Kennedy of Crossville,
TN to serve as our new pulpit minister. Barry & his
wife Roberta have three children. They will begin their
work here on April 15. Many here know Barry. He’s
from Booneville & his wife is from Pontotoc. Barry
held a Gospel Meeting here at a few years ago.
Men’s Breakfast
There will be men’s breakfast on Sat., Feb. 10 in the
multipurpose room at 8:00 a.m. Sign the sheet on the
bulletin board across from the library if you can attend.
Baptism
We are so happy to announce that Austin McMillen,
Anna Claire Dulaney’s fiancé, was baptized into Christ
on Thurs., Jan. 25 at the Liberty congregation in Dennis.
Sr. Adult Fellowship
The Sr. Adult fellowship for will be held this Friday,
Feb. 2 at 6:00 p.m. at the Cenerville Fish & Steak
House. The bus will leave the building at 5:30 p.m.
Sr. Bible Bowlers
Our Sr. Bible Bowlers did an outstanding job last
Sunday at Hillcrest. Those participating were: Ian &
Aaron Willis, Hannah Bland, Jacie Dickinson, Tyler
Barnette, and Tanner & Meredith Hitt. Good job!
Thank You Notes
The church is manifested by your actions of caring
and giving in this trying time for Tammy and I. We love
you greatly. Acts 2:45: “And sold their possessions and
goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had
need.” Thank you. Greg & Tammy Hughes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The family of God at East Main expresses our deep
appreciation to Mike Ratliff for your nearly twenty years
of faithful service as an elder. We would have liked for
you to serve longer, but we respect your decision to
resign. We are aware that efforts in caring for God’s
flock and His cause can be very challenging. We know
you leaned on the Lord for strength, and He was always
there for you. For those of us who expressed our
gratitude to you over the years, and for those who
neglected to do it, we all say now from the depths of our
hearts, “THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.”
Our many prayers went up for you as you served as an
elder. They will continue now for our retired elder.

Men to Serve Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 a.m.
Announcements..........................................Mark Hitt
Bible Reading.......................................Britton Smith
Opening Prayer ..............................Grady McCaskill
Lord’s Supper
Jeff Mansel & Greg Hughes
Serve Congregation, East Side:
Dale Dulaney, Scott Childers, Tanner Hitt
Serve Congregation, West Side:
Larry Long, Clayton Long, IanWillis
Lead Singing....................................James Simmons
Closing Prayer......................................Larry Presley
Ushers ......................Will Davis & Clinton Kingsley
Sunday Night
Opening Prayer ............................ Rommie Dilworth
Closing Prayer....................................Hugh Scribner
Lead Singing......................................... Wade Bryan
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Prayer .............................................Roger Sanderson
Lead Singing.........................................Wesley Bass
Contact Michael Wilson if unable to serve.
The elders kindly request that men leading in public
worship wear the best dress clothes they have.
Greeters ................................Grady & Debbie Vines
................................ John & Courtney Vines
Prepare Lord’s Supper—February................ Greg &
& Tracy Lyle
Nursery.............Diane Dickerson & Carmen Perkins
Pantry................................................... Peanut butter
Attendance & Contribution
Mid-Week, 1-24-18..............................................140
Sunday Classes, 1-28-18......................................144
Sunday A.M. Worship .........................................208
Sunday P.M. Worship..........................................131
Contribution (budget $7,900)..........................$7,019
Mark You Calendar!
East Main Ladies’ Day
April 21st
with
Cindy Colley speaking
Ladies, there will be a
planning meeting this
Sunday, Feb 4th
at 4:30 p.m. in
the multipurpose room.
Please come!
Happy 50th
Anniversary,
Bill & Annie Martin!