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Pennyrile
CHURCH OF CHRIST February 5, 2012
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It Is Not Good for Man to Be Alone
(Genesis 2:15-25)
When God created man and placed him in the Garden of Eden, it became clear that creation was not
quite yet finished. Man was given a job to do, freedom to explore the creation, and limits placed by God to
insure vocation and freedom could be enjoyed. Yet something was still not quite as it should be.
We are told that God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make a helper fit for him.”
Thus, from the beginning, God did not intend to be helper for man as he tended creation. There was anoth-
er needed. (It is true that God is our helper in many ways, as in Psalm 121. He is our protector and giver of
life among many other things). Then we have the curious parade of animals brought before man to be
named. In the naming we have dominion being pronounced. Yet there was none equal to man.
The helper in the Garden was not God, it was not one of the created beasts. What was needed was a
powerful creative act of God. This time, however, God did not create form the dust of the earth. He created
from a part of man. Woman is thus the completion (the pinnacle?) of creation in Genesis 2. The response of
man to this surprise was, “at last.”
There is every indication that the two were considered as equal at this point. But what is more
astounding is that they were both naked, and unashamed. I believe this is more than just being physically
naked. They were living in the place that God prepared for them and trusting him to care for them. They
were vulnerable and yet had nothing to hide, from God or from each other.
Together they worked in the garden, keeping in balance the directives in 2:15-17. They tilled the soil,
they experienced the freedom of eating from every plant given for food, and they respected the prohibition
that God imposed on them. They were living as God intended for them (and for us) to live.
God does not like division among his creation. He is troubled when mankind is at odds with each
other. It is not good for us to be alone, as individuals, as families, as peoples, or nations. What is needed is a
powerful act of God’s creation. He has given that to us in the church.
Things are certainly different than they were in the Garden. The New Creation this time is what hap-
pens when we come back into fellowship with God through Christ in the church. It is then that we realize
that those who were once strangers to us are now our brothers and sisters. We share in the flesh and blood
of Christ. We, who were once estranged from God and each other, are now one. And we are of equal
standing before God. It is up to us to rely on God’s grace and mercy rather than our own understanding. It
was when man began to seek understanding for himself that the trouble started, and we have been trying
to recover our relationship with God ever since. Have faith. Seek God. Be one in Christ.
“For the Record”
January 29, 2012
Bible Class: 78
AM Worship: 139
PM Worship: No Service
Contribution: $3,533.00
Wednesday: 66
We are delighted that you are with us today!
Please fill out an information sheet, located in a maroon binder at the pew ends, so that we may have a record of your attendance
with us today.
If there is any way that we can assist you, please find a member with a name tag. We
would love to speak with you!
Please come back!
Welcome Visitors!
Order of Worship
For Today
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Worship Leader: Mark Wilkerson
Call To Worship: Byron Pruitt
Surround Us, O Lord
#801 Where No One Stands Alone
Prayer: Quincy Stephenson
#704 Bind Us Together
#705 A Common Love
Communal Reading
#364 Come, Share The Lord
Lord’s Supper
Jacob Scott David Stubblefield
Evan Ashby Hans Niestrath
Dane McCuiston Jon Stubblefield
Presiding: Jacob Scott
Contribution
#853 When We All Get To Heaven
Scripture Reading: Genesis 2:15-20; James Allen
“It Is Not Good for Man to Be Alone”: Sean Niestrath
Prayer Thanking God for Fellowship: Terry Goodale
#711 Blest Be The Tie That Binds
Benediction
Privileged to Serve
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Monitor: Kivil Brown
Nursery: Rian McGuyer
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Worship Leader: Randy Travis
Call to Worship: Wayne Adams
Prayer: Bryce Kittinger
Prayer: Joshua Scott
Scripture Reading: Joshua Lee
Monitor: Ronny Stubblefield
Nursery: Melissa Rust
Serving the Lord’s Table:
Jacob Scott David Stubblefield
Evan Ashby Hans Niestrath
Dane McCuiston Jon Stubblefield
Presiding: Jacob Scott
Prepare communion in
February: James & Alberta Rust
ALTERNATES:
Please meet
in case you are needed
to serve as a substitution for the Lord’s Supper:
FEBRUARY: Kenneth Ashby
Larry Stone
“If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well.”
Romans 12:7
Need: main meal type items Any canned food items or microwaveable meals; boxes or
bags of anything that is individually wrapped. The following
are suggested food items to donate: macaroni & cheese;
small cans of ravioli, soup; microwave meals; pasta or ra-
men noodles; juice boxes of any kind; small bottles of wa-
ter; cookies; oatmeal; granola and cereal bars; apple sauce
or fruit; pudding, tuna, potted meat, snacks of any kind.
ANY donation will be greatly appreciated!!
Grapevine Elementary Weekend
Backpack Program
Men’s Basketball— games this week on Tuesday, February 7 and on Thurs-day, February 9 at 7:30 pm at First Baptist Church.
TEENS: Teen Super Bowl Party at Bryce’s house TONIGHT at 5 pm. (Notice the time
has changed!!)
Beginning February 12, Teen Small Group will be discussing Kyle Idelman’s book “Not a Fan”. Let Bryce know if you would like a copy.
Friday, February 24, teens will go to Walther’s Golf and Fun in Evansville. Cost is $12.00 plus meal money. IF YOU VOLUNTEER for the Sweethearts Dinner,
admission to Walther’s is FREE!! What a Deal!!
Sign up on the bulletin board if you can help with the Sweethearts Dinner!
‘I pray that he will use his glorious riches to make you strong.’ Eph. 3:16a
Prayer List Cancer & Illness:
*Greg Comer, colon cancer
*Marian Baucum & Family
*Frank Hagan, cancer
*Kim Belt, Nicholas & Sheridan Kelly
*Clinton Clark, Select Specialty Hospital
*J.V. Townsend, congestive heart failure
*Bryce Ramsey, kidney transplant
*Jennifer David, Kivil’s niece, intracranial hypertension
*LeaAnn Davenport, cancer
*Billie Banks, colon cancer
*Dr. Scott Gaines , cancer
*Rita Frazier, cancer
*Reggie Frazier, cancer
*Jim Stanley, bone cancer
*Harry Gregory, terminal illness
Other:
*Steve Lutz & all the Lutz family
Shut-Ins & Elderly:
*Bill Scott
*Elizabeth Powell; Phyllis’ mother
*Wilma Eagle
*Lee Townsend
*Jeanine Oglesby
*Henrietta Scott
*Lois Robison
*Junie Peterson
*Mr. & Mrs. Mooney
*Ewing Stubblefield
*Tom Travis
*Edna Pruitt
Expecting Parents:
*Andy & Kellye Tapp
*Andrew & Katie Ashby -boy in April.
Announcements:
Family Members in the Military:
Andrew Ashby, Ryan Hill
Remember in Prayer:
*Brenda Pruitt’s sister, Jean Burgess, passed away on Thursday. She had been seriously ill but her death was unexpected. Please pray for Brenda and her family.
*Bill Scott is in RMC Room 434 recovering from an infection.
*James Scott is in Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. Recovery will be slow but doctors are positive.
*Dinah Faircloth will have hip replacement sur-
gery on February 28.
*Jeff Travis is in Kindred Hospital in Nashville.
Continue to pray for Jeff and Rita.
Please join us for our 1st Sweethearts Dinner
Four course meal, Live entertainment, and Games
6.00 PM on Friday, February 10th
This is for all sweethearts, and will be a special occasion, come in dressy clothes.
Cost is $25 per couple. Child care available, please indicate your need on the sign up sheet.
Please sign the sign up sheet as soon as possible. Please invite friends, neighbors, co-workers or parent/children who are
couples. If you need an invitation for them, please contact Rebecca or Krista, and add them to the sign up sheet.
We look forward to a wonderful evening of fun, food and reflection on one of the
most wonderful blessings we have on earth, that of our sweethearts! Questions? See Rebecca.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
February 5—Bruce & Jane Kittinger February 6—Mark Wilkerson February 9—Adalee Tapp February 11—Laura Stoltz Shannon Coker February 12—Deborah Ashby
February 5—5 pm Teen Super Bowl Party at the Kittinger’s
February 7— 7:30 pm Pennyrile Men’s Basketball game at First Baptist Church
February 9—7:30 pm Pennyrile Men’s Basketball game at First Baptist Church
February 10—6 pm Sweethearts Dinner
February 14—7:30 pm Pennyrile Men’s Basketball game at First Baptist Church
February 16—6:30 pm Homemaker’s meeting at Phyllis Gunkel’s
February 17-19—Winterfest Youth Retreat in Gatlinburg
February 24—Teens going to Walther’s Golf and Fun in Evansville
February 21 and/or 23—Men’s Basketball Tournament at First Baptist Church
April 7-8—Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes Conference in Nashville
April 13-14—Honduras Benefit Yard Sale at the building
April 22—Teens: $100 Deposit due for Uplift at Harding University
June 30—July 5—Uplift Teen Retreat at Harding University
When we meet:
Sunday
Bible Study 9:30 A.M.
Worship 10:30 A.M.
Sunday P.M.
At the building 6 P.M.
Groups meet in homes at various times.
Call Randy Travis (270-841-9803) for
times and locations.
Wednesday
Bible Study 7 P.M.
Contact Us:
Office: 8:30-4:30 M-F
Phone: 270-825-0304
-Bulletin Deadline: Friday, 10 am
Minister:
Sean Niestrath
269-352-9134
Youth Minister:
Bryce Kittinger
270-584-5993
Missionaries:
Paulo Mirabelli
Via Pacchiarotti, 52
00139 ROMA-ITALIA
Marvin Rivera
Email:
Elders
Barry Webb
270-322-8376
270-339-8429
Randy Travis
270-322-9778
270-841-9803
Deacons Johnny Allen Byron Pruitt Dan Rust James Rust Ronny Stubblefield
Pennyrile Christian Counseling
Elizabeth B. Webb, LMFT, LCSW
To make an appointment, call 270-825-8746.
A Look Ahead:
Ministries Benevolence-Dan Rust Foreign Missions-Roger Matheny Youth-Bryce Kittinger Website-Bryce Kittinger Small Groups-Randy Travis West KY Youth Camp- Ronny Stubblefield
May 20—Marvin Rivera, Honduras
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