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1001 E. MacArthur
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Wedding Shower Everyone invited for Jennifer Dupy at 2pm in the foyer.
This Week Joy Singers will meet here at 7pm. Teens Devo with Terrell, for the teens after evening services. _____________________________________
Baby Announcement Congratulations to Kyle & Allison Younger on the birth of their new son, Cole Benjamin. He weighed 7lbs, 3 oz. & 20 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing great!!
2nd Fellowship Dinner will be postponed one week until May 18th since it falls on Mothers Day. Upcoming
Jennifer Dupy & Jake Jones invitation for their wedding on May 24th at 2pm at Northridge Church of Christ is posted on the bulletin board.
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May 04, 2003 Vol XXIV # 18 Camp Rock Creek Food List is posted on the office window. Please sign up for only Non perishable items.
Faith Partners Thursday, May 15 at 7pm, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Workshop with Louise Carlton. She will teach us some of her techniques for working with teens & other groups with the baby “Think It Over” dolls. Workshop is intended for all Northridge members who want to know more about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Kids In The Kingdom Sunday, May 18th will be Kite Day. From 4:30 – 5:45, kids ages 1st through 5th grade and family bring your kites. Mark your calendars!!! Ladies Retreat will be at Fin & Feather, September 19th & 20th. Cost is $45. This year we have Lucille Ernst for our speaker !!!
THANK YOU Our thank you this week goes to Methel Haslam and Alice Morgan for hanging the wallpaper at the new side entrance.
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Remember in Your Prayers
Phil Bailey, Garry Bailey’s dad had prostate test run last week. Bonnie Grisso, Wayne Grisso’s mom went to the hospital Sunday, with chest pain probably needs to take blood pressure medication. Dick Miller had eye lid surgery last week. Robert Allen is home recovering from pneumonia. Sage Tomlinson is in a hospital in Tulsa for three months, to help her with anorexia. Linda Lacy, Tokee Richard’s daughter, is home recovering from her stay at hospital with diabetes 2.
Thinking About Elders
Paul provided the evangelists Timothy (1 Tim 3:1-7) and Titus (1:5-7) with guidelines for appointing the right kind of men as elders. In context, those qualities are set over against what is false in others. The church needed overseers to “encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it” (Titus 1:9). Fact is, the very reason Titus is given to appoint elders is to silence and rebuke rebellious and corrupt ones who were ruining the church (1:5,10-16). Everything in the qualities Paul listed, except being married and having children, are virtues that all Christians should develop. Proven and trusted men were needed. Many persons who have studied church growth and leadership have catalogued attributes of effective leaders. To work together with one another as well as with and for a congregation, several very practical attributes are needed. The list below is NOT meant to replace or be superior to scripture in any way. It’s simply like this: the Bible does not say that an elder candidate should not have warrants out for his arrest, but are we ready to follow such a man? It does not say an elder must not be given to gluttony or that he should contribute generously to his congregation, but will the church be best served by men who practice otherwise? Consider these practical attributes:
1) Does not seek popularity. An inferior motive. May be a symptom of compromise. Gal 1:10, 1 Thess 2:4. 2) Possesses integrity, not flattery. Does not masquerade or run politics. 1 Thess 2:5 3) Possesses meekness. Gentleness and control reflected through personal strength. 1 Thess 2:7. 4) Is complimentary. Warm, appreciative. Acts 26:2-3 5) Is humble. In the grace of the Almighty and does not carry an inflated sense of self. Eph 3:7-8, James 4:10. 6) Aware of his humanity. Knows his own frailties, thus merciful to imperfections in others. 1 Cor 2:3, Acts 18:9-10. 7) Sacrificial character. Can give of himself. Phil 3:7-10, Gal 6:14. 8) Courageous. A man of convictions, yet brave enough to think anew. Acts 20:22-24. 9) Works well with others. A lover of harmony even when opinion runs against him. Not a maverick or dissident. Phil 2:3-4. 10) Impartial. Just. Fair. Not serving his own interests. Phil 2:3-4
It’s not that an elder has to be an impossible number of things. It’s that when a man loves the Lord first in life, his own life can fill with many interconnecting virtues. Study and pray as you consider who can lead, who you will follow. - Cliff
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