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- 1. DEERFOOT NOTES April 10, 2022 WELCOMETO THE DEEROOT 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 Let us know you are watching Point your smart phone camera at the QR code or visit deerfootcoc.com/hello 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 Jeffrey Howell Johnathan Johnson Alex Coggins 10:30 AM Service Welcome Song Leading Doug Scruggs Opening Prayer Brandon Cacioppo Scripture Reading Canaan Hood Sermon Lord’s Supper / Contribution Bob Keith Closing Prayer Elder ———————————————————— 5 PM Service Song Leading David Hayes Opening Prayer Stan Mann Sermon Lord’s Supper/Contribution Randy Wilson Closing Prayer Elder 8:15 AM Service Welcome Song Leading David Hayes Opening Prayer Rodney Denson Scripture Reading Alex Coggins Sermon Lord’s Supper/ Contribution Les Self Closing Prayer Elder Baptismal Garments for April Pamela Richardson But I don’t want to! Doing what is right can often be inconvenient and difficult. From youth onward, we learn this simple truth. As children, we would honestly say “But I don’t want to!” As adults, we usually grit our teeth and do as we must. And so, it’s safe to say that we don’t always want to do the right thing. But when we do the right thing even when we don’t want to, are we being pleasing to God? Our initial reaction would probably be to say “No!” “Doing the right thing with the wrong attitude is wrong,” we would perhaps say. After all, isn’t our attitude, not just our actions, important? The answer may be surprising. In the parable of the two sons, Jesus tells of two sons who are instructed by their father to work in His vineyard (Mat. 21:28-32). When the first is instructed to work in the vineyard, he immediately refuses to comply with his father’s instructions. But later on, he regrets saying no, and follows his father’s instruc- tions anyway. The second son is instructed likewise by his father, and he immediately and willfully agrees to work in his father’s vineyard. But the willful son never followed through with his word. Jesus then asked His audience this question: “Which of the two did the will of his father? (v.31)” Turns out, the reluctant son did the right thing, as con- firmed by Jesus’ response (v.31-32). Jesus expresses here, that in the end, those who do the right thing do God’s will, even if their attitude was reluctant and unwilling. While Jesus Himself never refused to obey God’s instructions and commands, He Himself was even reluctant to go to the cross as God commanded Him to do (Mat. 26:39, 42). But Jesus was still pleasing to God because He did the right thing anyway. As Scripture teaches, to obey God is to love God (1 John 5:3). But does this mean that our attitude is unimportant, that we can serve God with a begrudging attitude and still be pleasing to Him?! To say that only obedience matters and that attitude is unimportant would be a gross overstatement. On the contrary, God’s Word tells us that we are to do “…all things without grumbling…” (Phil. 2:14). We are called to have a sincere heart (Heb. 10:22) and a sincere love (1 Pet. 1:22). So what are we to conclude then?! We can see from these Scriptures that there are moments in every Christian’s life when he doesn’t want to do the right thing – even Jesus had this moment. But our lives must be characterized by obedience and having the right attitude. There will be moments when we don’t want to do the right thing, but we will still need to choose to do the right thing as the first son did (Mat. 21:28-29). But we also must live a life that is character- ized by doing what is right without grumbling (Phil. 2:14), with a sincere heart (Heb. 10:22), and with a sincere love (1 Pet. 1:22). We cannot allow our inclination in each moment to dictate whether we do what is right, because our desire to do the right thing is not always consistent. But the more we choose to obey, even when it is undesirable, the better our attitude will be in the fu- ture when we are doing the right thing. So let us always commit to doing what is right both when we want to and when we don’t, as we strive to do all things with a sincere heart and a willing spirit! ~Jeffrey Howell Bus Drivers April 17– James Morris April 24– Ken & Karen Shepherd Deacons of the Month Steve Maynard Randy Wilson Ryan Cobb Whose Are You? Scripture Reading: John 10:22-26 John ___:___-___ When We Belong to J___________: 1. We H____________ H______ V____________ John ___:___ John ___:___-___ 2. He K______________ Us John ___:___ Matthew ___:___-___ 3. We F________________ Him John ___:___ Luke ___:___-___ 4. We Are G____________ E______________ Life. John ___:___ John ___:___-___ John ___:___-___ 5. We Are P______________ in C____________’s H_____________. John ___:___ 1 Samuel ___:___-___ 1 Peter ___:___-___
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Weekly Purpose: $17,171.00 Contribution: $22,506.00 Contribution YTD: $282,722.00 PurposeYTD: $240,394.00 Average Weekly YTD: $20,194.00 Mission Sunday: $110,019.78 Week 14 Prayers Sherita, Jalen and Myles Bitten Vera Bonner Bill Brown Nancy Clemens Thurman & Judy Crawford Terry Davidson Jean Dickerson Margie England Audrey Gammage Jeff Glenn Mike Godwin Kim Green Randy Johnson Bev Key Nancy Locklear Dot Mitchell Joseph Montgomery Larry & Rita Morgan Ancel & Ruby Norris Richard & Gurtie Robbins Judy Roeder Donna & Tim Shoemaker Shelba Tatum Stephanie Theoret Lynn Timmerman Johnny Tucker Becky Tuggle Gayle Varner Dennis Washington Mary Wells Barbara Whisenhunt Billy White Maxine Wilson Friends & Family Thomas Phillips– cousin of Matt and Mary Levan Dawn Sutton (sister of Ken Shepherd) Matt Davis (friend of Steve and Kim Wilkerson) Pete Wilkerson (father of Steve Wilker- son, grandfather of Amber Norris) Jeff and Sherry McCord (cousins of Billy Sims) 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) Dorothy Ogden (wife of David Ogden) Lela Morgan (daughter-in-law of Fran Chaney) Lucas Adkinson (Grandson of Billie & Mark Adkinson) Kevin Wilson (Our Police Officer) 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: April Peanut Butter Jelly Beans Hospital / Sick List Bill Brown– undergoing tests Bev Key– undergoing cancer treatments Joseph Montgomery– undergoing tests Larry Morgan– undergoing tests Shelba Tatum– undergoing cancer treatments Dennis Washington– beginning leukemia treatments Attendance 4-3-2022 AM 268 PM 102 April 10, 2022 Sunday PM Devo in Auditorium followed by: April 3- Singing Night– everyone in the auditorium April 10– Missionary Methods of Paul- in auditorium The Status of Missions of the Churches of Christ- in Adult Classroom 2 Kid’s Classes (Preschool– 5th grade) in the education building April 17– Missionary Methods of Paul- in auditorium The Status of Missions of the Churches of Christ- in Adult Classroom 2 Kid’s Classes (Preschool– 5th grade) in the education building April 24– Missionary Methods of Paul- in auditorium The Status of Missions of the Churches of Christ- in Adult Classroom 2 Kid’s Classes (Preschool– 5th grade) in the education building Tax Statement If you would like your 2021 contribution statement, please sign the list in the foyer. New Wednesday Night Missions Classes Jeffrey Howell will be teaching The Missionary Methods of Jesus in the Auditorium. Overview of Deerfoot’s Mission Works will be taught in Adult Classroom 2 with Rick Glass facilitating. The topic this week will be The Pacific Island Missions with Nathaniel Ferguson and Joey Treat taught by Richard Harp. This class will rotate teachers. April Schedule: April 10– Bible Bowl competition after the Easter egg hunt April 15-17– Convention Youth News The Senior Reception will be Sunday, April 24th. The Areawide Youth Retreat will be May 13th- 15th. You can signup at www.youth.deerfootcoc.com . Click events to register. Deadline to register is May 1st. The Youth Campaign will be in Williamston, South Carolina June 10-17. You may also register for the campaign online. Deadline to register is May 1st. Mark Your Calendars: Mission Sunday will be May 1, 2022 Please prayerfully consider what you will give to our mission efforts this year. Our goal for Mission Sunday is $115,000! New Sunday AM Class: Fundamentals of the Faith Jeffrey Howell is teaching a class on the Fundamentals of the Faith. This is a great class for you if you are: • Interested in teaching new converts • A Bringer • Wanting a refresher course for your faith • A new convert The class will be held in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday mornings. Please come and join us! We will have an Easter Egg Hunt TODAY following the 10:30 service. The egg hunt will be for Deerfoot kids fifth grade and under. All children participating need to bring an Easter bas- ket, a dozen candy filled plastic eggs and a package of individ- ually packaged chips or cookies. If you would like to help, please bring plastic eggs filled with candy or toys and place them in the basket in the foyer. Follow up Visits If you are delivering follow-up baskets for our Breakfast with the Bunny event, please be at the building at 6:00 Monday evening. Thank You Dear Church Family, The prayers, cards, handshakes, hugs and phone calls were much needed and appre- ciated during my illness and recovery. Your kindness will not be forgotten! Thank you very much! In Christian Faith, Alan VanHorn and family Thank you all so much for your encouragement and nice cards. They mean so much to me! I love you all! Linda Murray Sympathy We express our sympathy to Rita Morgan and family at the death of her father, Marion White, Jr. There will be a private memorial service for the family. Please keep this family in your prayers. Teen Girls Lunch & Bible Study The teen girls are invited to lunch and a Bible study at the home of Jessica Birdyshaw on Sunday, April 24th immediately following the 10:30 service. Please see Jessica Birdyshaw if you have any questions. Upcoming Events April 10– Easter Egg Hunt and Bible Bowl Competition April 15-17– Lads to Leaders Convention in Little Rock, AR April 24– Senior Reception High School Seniors Please complete your awards and accomplishments and give them to an elder by April 17th.