February 26 at 11:30am Watch the Sunday Bulletin
for details
A love offering for the Food Closet will be
received Sunday, February 1
during the Morning Worship Service.
In January your contributions to the
Food Closet provided food for
257 families 814 people
Thank You!
February 21st Workers arrive at 7:30am
Distribution begins at 8:00
Men’s Ministry Monday 6:00pm
Wednesday @ 7:30pm
Bring your favorite dish to the Family Night Supper Feb. 18th
@ 6;30pm Invite a Friend!
Dear Church Family, In an issue of Today's Christian Woman, Ramona Cramer Tucker writes: “While at a restaurant after lunch, my friend Michelle and her coworker, Sharon, stopped in the restroom to fix their makeup before returning to their jobs. Their small talk turned to the subject of a woman who drove them crazy. Michelle launched into a two-minute diatribe about their coworker Beth. As Michelle prepared to divulge more, a stall door opened. Out walked Beth, red-faced and angry. Michelle and Beth stared at each other in embar-rassed panic. Michelle knew she couldn't take her words back. In the instant their eyes met, Beth fled out the door. That afternoon, Beth didn't return to work. The next day Michelle heard through the grapevine that Beth had resigned. While other staff members cheered what seemed to be good news, Michelle felt miserable. She wished she had talked to Beth instead of talking about Beth. Although that situation happened five years ago, Michelle's never forgotten it. She tried to reach Beth several times by phone, then wrote her a letter of apology. Beth never responded. Michelle says she learned her lesson about loose lips the hard way.” Proverbs 28:13 tells us that, “He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mer-cy.” I have come to find that sin is extremely easy to shrug off when no one else knows about it. It is easy to call sin a mistake or a “slip-up” when we are the only ones to be involved. However, Solomon says that in order to prosper we must not only confess our sin, but also renounce our sin. If you are like me it is hard, not to admit you were wrong, but to admit you are in the wrong. It is easy to admit you have sinned; it is hard to admit you are living in sin. Let us heed the words of Solomon and stop carrying the past sins and current sins that we are trying to hide. Instead, let us ask for forgiveness and turn from those sinful ways that are keeping us from being prosper-ous in the eyes of the Lord. I am not saying that it is going to be easy, but the Bible promises that it will be prosperous. Joshua 24:15, Rob Brazell
Deacons Meeting February 8 @ 8:00am
Business Meeting February 15
Immediately following the worship service
Feb. 22 9:00am
February 25 @ Lydia Community Center
Watch the Sunday Bulletin for more information.
Join the Praise Team!
Sunday at 5pm
Valentine Party February 14
5:30 pm Dinner and a movie
for you and your valentine. Donations will be accepted to
promote youth activities. Contact Spencer for additional information.
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Please have all announcements for The Tie turned in by the 3rd Wednesday of the month. This can be done by emailing the church office at [email protected],
leaving a note on the secretary’s desk, or calling the church office. February 2015
February Workers:
Greeters and Building Security for February
David Howell & Jimmie Perkins
Flowers for February 01 Anne Howell 08 Shelby Galloway 15 Trish Howell 22 Shannon Privette
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Church Office Hours Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
February Birthdays 2 Gene Brand 2 Renee Anderson 3 Lindsay Brazell 3 Pat Howell 7 Miriam Yarbrough 8 Jerry Cribb 9 Trish Howell 13 Dorothy Selmon 14 Cary Privette 14 Riley Watson 16 Denise Skinner
17 Lynsey Tiller 19 Shelby Galloway 20 Caroline Howell 23 Grey Privette 23 Len Watson 23 Marion Mulligan 23 Shannon Privette 24 Libby Welch 24 Missy Spencer 26 Caleb Raines 28 Heather Howell
February Anniversaries
1 Gerald & Peggy Gainey
Nursery Toddler’s Church
01 Adam & Amanda Howell
15 Louise Raines & Denise Skinner
22 Paul & Ashley Reardon
08 Amanda Williamson & Angie Raines
01 Casie Yarbrough & Scarlet Hall
08 Lindsay Brazell & Shannon Howell
15 Libby Welch & Mike Welch
22 Shannon Privette & Missy Grooms
COMMANDMENT # 11
During the 17th century, an archbishop traveling through Scotland met theologian Samuel Rutherford but kept his identity secret. Rutherford invited the man to stay with him. When Mrs. Rutherford gathered the servants on Saturday to prepare for worship the next day, the guest
joined in and was asked a basic question: “How many commandments are there?” When the guest replied “11”, Mrs. Rutherford said, “What a shame it is for you, a man with gray hairs, in a Christian country, not to know how many commandments there are!” The next morning, Rev. Rutherford went out in the woods to pray and heard his guest doing likewise. When he discovered the archbishop’s identity, Rutherford invited him to preach that morning. The archbishop’s topic? The 11th commandment, based on Jesus’ words in John 13:34— “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another” (ESV)
GOD’S LOVE
Could we with ink the ocean fill, were the whole sky of parchment made; were every stalk on earth a quill and every man a scribe by trade; to write the love of God above would drain the ocean dry; nor could the scroll contain the whole, though stretch’d from sky to sky. —Meir Ben Isaac Nehorai (adapted modern version)
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Actual income and expense for December MTD YTD
Receipts from offerings (actual income) $ 23,800.63 $ 198,368.24
Actual expenses $ 14,390.49 $ 173,117.13
Difference between offerings and spending - more/(less) $ 9,410.14 $ 25,251.11
January 2015 Perfect Attendance
Answer: D (See Joshua 2:3,6)
Lindsay Brazell Rob Brazell Zana Brazell Chris Chapman Vicki Chapman Julia Crawford Cecil Grooms Jim Huggins Mary Jordan Billy Lloyd
Susan Lloyd Lynn Oates Robert Pitts Cary Privette Caleb Raines Jeff Rockel Kris Rockel Dorothy Selmon Spencer Selmon Robin Skinner
Frank Smith Jackie Smith Janice Tiller Johnny Tiller Libby Welch Mike Welch David Williamson Nancy Williamson T.J. Yarbrough Tom Yarbrough
Which Jericho woman hid the two Israelite spies, and where did she hide them? A. Joanna, in her stable B. Bathsheba, at her neighbor’s house
C. Milkah, under a pile of blankets D. Rahab, on her roof
Meet our New Members
Spencer Selmon Dorothy Selmon
Welcome to Mt. Elon! Spencer, our Youth Minister & Dorothy his wife.
“For God so loved the world that he gave…” John 3:16
Wednesday Night Schedule 6:30 pm Adult Bible Study and Prayer Meeting, Children and Youth 7:30 pm Choir Practice
Sunday Schedule 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Service
February Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Gerald & Peggy Gainey(A) Food Closet Love Offering Praise Team Practice 5pm
2 Gene Brand(B) Renee Anderson(B) Men’s Ministry 6pm
3 Lindsay Brazell(B) Pat Howell(B)
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5 6 7 Miriam Yarbrough(B)
8 Jerry Cribb(B) Deacon’s Meeting 8 am Praise Team Practice 5pm
9 Trish Howell(B) Men’s Ministry 6pm
10 11 12 13 Dorothy Selmon(B)
14 Valentine’s Day
Cary Privette(B) Riley Watson(B) Valentine Party 5:30pm
15 Transfiguration of our Lord
Business Meeting (am service) Praise Team Practice 5pm
16 President’s Day
Denise Skinner(B) Men’s Ministry 6pm
17 Lynsey Tiller(B)
18 Family Night Supper 6:30pm
19 Shelby Galloway(B)
20 Caroline Howell(B)
21 Food Distribution 7:30am
22 Bldg & Grounds Comm Meet-ing 9:00am Praise Team Practice 5pm
23 Grey Privette(B) Len Watson(B) Marion Mulligan(B) Shannon Privette(B) Men’s Ministry 6pm
24 Libby Welch(B) Missy Spencer(B)
25 Keen Teens 11:30am
26 Caleb Raines(B) New Vision Lunch 11:30am
27 28 Heather Howell(B)