Deerfoot Church of Christ Bulletin 3 17 24

1. 8:15 AM Service
Welcome
Song Leading
Mike Cagle
Opening Prayer
Johnathan Johnson
Scripture Reading
Kyle Windham
Sermon
Lord’s Supper/ Contribution
Phillip VanHorn
Closing Prayer
Elder
10:30 AM Service
Welcome
Song Leading
Ryan Cobb
Opening Prayer
Steve Maynard
Scripture Reading
Bob Carter
Sermon
Lord’s Supper / Contribution
John Gallagher
Closing Prayer
Elder
5 PM Service
Song Leading
Patrick Ormond
Opening Prayer
Stan Mann
Lord’s Supper/Contribution
Frank Montgomery
Closing Prayer
Elder
Deacons of the Month
Mike Cagle
Ryan Cobb
Gary Cosby
March 17, 2024
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
March 17, 2024
Sunday PM
Devo in Auditorium followed by:
March 17- Cultural Divide- in auditorium
Marriage- Adult Classroom 1
Kids’ Classes- Puppets in the education building
March 24– Cultural Divide- in auditorium
Marriage- Adult Classroom 1
Kids’ Classes- workshops in the education
building
March 31- Question & Answer Night- everyone in the
auditorium
April 7 - Parenting Seminar Final Session
April 14– The Cultural Divide- in auditorium
Marriage– Adult Classroom 2
Kids’ Classes– Bible Bowl in the education
building
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 1 Corinthians taught
by various men from the class in adult classroom 2.
• College class is studying 1 Corinthians taught by Alex
Coggins in the Museum Room
Wednesday PM Classes
• The Ladies’ class is studying Satan’s Tactics: The War
for Our Hearts and Souls by David Laton in adult
classroom 1. Classes will be taught by various ladies
of the congregation.
• The Church at Rome will be the topic for the
auditorium. Classes will be taught by Jeffrey Howell.
Broken or Fixed?
How do you prefer most things: broken or fixed?
Typically, people prefer things that are fixed over things
that are broken. The reason is obvious. Broken things do
not function as they are intended. But anything that was
broken and becomes fixed functions as it was
originally designed to. These facts are simplistic. But
when it comes to who we are as Christians, what are we:
broken or fixed?
A common sentiment about Christians today
can be summarized in this quote from Anita Krizzan:
“God shines through the cracks of broken people.” Like
broken vessels through which Christ’s light can shine
through, so it is often viewed that Christians are broken
people who God uses. But is this the picture of
Christians that God’s Word paints? We do indeed find
one place in which the Bible portrays brokenness as
positive thing for God’s people. In Ps. 51:17, God
desires to see in His people “a broken (humble) and
contrite heart.”
But when it comes to who we are as His people,
God never calls us broken. On the contrary, in Christ we
are identified as being complete (Col. 2:10) and
perfectly holy before God (Heb. 10:14). We are new
creatures (2 Cor. 5:17), not old broken creatures. This
completeness, perfect holiness, and newness that we
possess did not come about by our doing, but is
attributed to us by Christ’s doing (1 Cor. 1:30). People
come to Christ broken in sin, living lives contrary to
God’s intent and design for man (Ecc. 7:29). But those
who come to Christ are healed from the wounds and
brokenness of their sin (1 Pet. 2:24). He heals those who
are sick and lost in sin, and calls them to new living in
repentance (Lk. 5:31-32). They are fixed.
Broken vessels are never portrayed in a positive
light in the Bible (Ps. 31:12; Jer. 48:38). So it is true that
God does not portray Christians as broken vessels, but
as clean and renewed vessels, fully capable of
functioning and serving the Lord according to their
design (2 Tim. 2:20-21). In Christ, God fixed us as
His workmanship and created us for good works (Eph.
2:10).
It may be tempting and easy to view Christians
as broken vessels who serve God because Christians do
sometime sin (1 John 1:9). However, a Christian’s life
is not characterized by the brokenness of sin, but rather
freedom from sin and the newness of life found in Christ
(Rom. 6:3-7). God can certainly be glorified in our
weaknesses (our difficulties, hardships, limitations, etc.
– 2 Cor. 12:9-10), but God and Christ are never glorified
in the flaws and brokenness of sin. All sin
obscures God’s glory (Rom. 3:23). Instead, God and
Christ are glorified the more that we live holy lives (1
Thess. 4:7; 2 Tim. 1:9). While God can indeed work
powerfully in our brokenness of spirit and in our
weaknesses, let us never forget that God has fixed us in
Christ as restored vessels, fully capable of serving His
purpose. ~Jeffrey Howell

2. Prayers
Sue Adams Billie Adkinson
Betty Aldridge Vera Bonner
Faye Bradford Michael Burkowski
Bobbie Clark Nancy Clemens
Edith Collett Judy Crawford
Audrey Gammage Marilyn Glass
Mike Godwin Kim Green
Vycki Hinely Canaan Hood
Dyer Honeycutt Veronica Jeffery
Randy Johnson Darlene Jones
Bev Key Robin &Julie Kincaid
Nancy Locklear David Lybrand
Jean Tuggle McDonald Dot Mitchell
Larry & Rita Morgan Ancel Norris
James Pepper Pam Rachal
Judy Roeder Doug Scruggs
Darnell Self Donna & Tim Shoemaker
Chuck Spitzley Marilyn Torrice
Johnny Tucker Becky Tuggle
Gayle Varner Mary Wells
Karen Whisenhunt Billy White
Violet Whitman Maxine Wilson
Don Young
Friends & Family
Billie Jo Vance- aunt of Stuart Couch- heart problems
Don Dean- friend of Bob and Linda Carter- cancer
Ray Boyd- father of Chad Key’s co-worker- cancer
Louise Henderson- Mother of Lisa Harris- cancer
Julia Lopez- cousin of Patricia Putnam
Jerrie Paschal- sister of Alan VanHorn
Darlene Calfee- friend of Janice VanHorn- cancer
Amber Leverett- daughter-in-law of Alan and Janice VanHorn
Peggy, Tim & Terry Hickerson- friends of Robin Spitzley Hospital / Sick List
Tal Barnett- recovering at home
Bobbie Clark- recovering at home
James Pepper- Proveer
Tim Shoemaker- UAB
Attendance:
3-10-2024
AM 262 PM 126
Weekly Purpose:
$20,748.00
Contribution:
$19,759.70
Contribution YTD:
$216,186.00
Purpose YTD:
$207,480.00
Average Weekly YTD:
$21,618.60
Mission Sunday:
$126,510.00
Week 10
Bus Drivers
March 24- Michael Martin
March 31- James Morris
Baptismal Garments for March
Yvonne Montgomery
Upcoming Events
March 17- Easter Egg Hunt 11:30am
March 24- Sarah Warren Wedding Shower 3:30-4:30pm
March 28-31- Lads to Leaders Convention
April 3- David Bass- special speaker
April 6-7 Parenting Seminar
April 10- Joey Treat- special speaker
April 13- Men’s Prayer Breakfast 9-12
April 14- Missions Potluck 11:30pm
April 14- Lads to Leaders Awards 6pm
April 14- Deacons’ Meeting 4pm
April 14- Missions Committee Meeting 6pm
April 17- Michael Stock- special speaker
April 19-21- Youth Areawide Retreat
Are You Not Entertained?
Worship in the 21st Century
Scripture: 1 Thess. 4:1-2
1. For your V_________ P___________!
a. For M____ pleasure or for G_____ Pleasure?
i.
2. Is E______________ Worship?
a.
3. True Worship: O___ or N____?
a.
4. P_________________ or P____________ Worship?
a. “You’re Gonna L_____ This!”
i.
b. “Lord, What do You W_____, A____, and
C___________?”
i.
5. “It Doesn’t S___ I c______!”
a.
6. Is I_______________ Worship W_________?
a.Problems with A__________
b. When the M____ T______ is not the M_____
T_______
c. D_____________ Worshippers
d. C_____________ Focused Worship
7. The H________ of Worship
a. Following in E_________ and P__________
b. O________ Worship
c. Worship is about G________, not G________
d. Not for M__, All for Y___
Youth News
The areawide youth devo is today at
Ashville Road. The bus will be leaving at 4:23.
Corozal Belize Campaign 2024
Sunday nights after our devo there is a class on how to
teach the “God Speaks Today” in Adult Classroom 1
in the Education Building. Class will meet March 10-
April 28 and everyone is invited.
I want to thank everyone that donated money for Bibles
or bought Bibles.
We are now looking to collect reading glasses for the
campaign. You can leave the glasses at the office or
give to Gary or Jeanette Cosby.
New Members
David McCullars
81 Ridge Top Lane
Springville, AL 35146
Impact Group 3
Tristan and Haley Mason
Griffin, Ember and Rowan
100 Holiday Estates Drive
Cropwell, AL 35054
Impact Group 4
Ladies’
Retreat
SAVE THE DATE
OCTOBER 4-5, 2024
DESOTO STATE PARK HOTEL
SEE ELIZABETH COBB WITH
ANY QUESTIONS
Mark Your Calendars
Mission Sunday is May 5th