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Brad SeeversSenior Minister(740-550-9882)

David TinglerAssociate Minister

Scott BrownWorship &

Outreach Minister

Hannah MartinDirector ofChildrens Ministries

Sunday Services

1stWorship8:00 a.m.

2ndWorship10:30 a.m.

Bible School9:15 a.m.

Evening Worship6:00 p.m.

February 3, 2013

ANNUAL

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

The Annual Congregational Meeting forthe purpose of reviewing 2012 and

looking ahead to 2013 will be held on

Wednesday, February 6, 2013.

There will be a carry-in dinner at

6:00 p.m. and the meeting will follow.
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BITS FROM BRO. DAVE

PERSONAL NOTE: A total of 23 senioenjoyed our trip on Tuesday (1/29). Goblessed us with great weather. It was enjoyable excursion to Wooster, Smithviland Orrville. I want to thank Dic

Shumaker for helping with the drivinWatch for information about our neadventure.

SUNDAY EVENINGS IN THE SANCTUAR

We have just two messages left in oucurrent series from II Corinthians. Thweek (Feb. 3), the theme is Marks of Carnal Christian, from II Corinthian

12:11-21. The final message, on Februa10, will be Standing For The Truth anthe text is found in II Corinthians 13:1-1If you are not involved in a small group

on Sunday evenings, I encourage you join us. Communion is available for thowho desire. Also, remember that we nohave activities for children each Sundaevening.

WEDNESDAYS: I want to remind oparticipants that we will not be meeting feither, the 10 AM or 6:30 PM sessions, oFebruary 6 or 13. We will resume classon February 20. At that time, we will bexamining chapter 4 of Ephesians. We dinvite you to be a part of these studies.

FINAL THOUGHT: It certainly appeathat todays teenagers will have a ha

time telling children of their own what the

did without!

THOUGHTS FROM BRAD

I heard it said years ago, that the church is theonly institution that exists with the non-memberin mind. Whether you agree with that statementor not, it seems that many times a churchfellowship becomes solely member-focused.Theres a big danger in that. If a church only

focuses on itself, eventually the church will notexist.

David Platt in his book, Radical, writes We aresettling for a Christianity that revolves aroundcatering to ourselves, when the central messageof Christianity, is actually about abandoningourselves.

In our efforts to be more strategic in reaching the

unchurched of our community, we are makingplans to alter the way we do our second service.These modifications have been prayed about anddiscussed as the elders and staff plan for what weanticipate being an exciting future of FifthAvenue. We will share more about this at ourupcoming congregational meeting on February6th.

We do not know what the future will bring to thischurch. There are no guarantees about anythingwe try to accomplish, but we are called to befaithful! So our mantra will be Whatever ittakes. As Paul wrote Become all things to allmen that we might win some. (1 Cor. 9:22-23)

You may not understand why change isnecessary, but we have to have the mindset thatall people are important enough to save. Thatmeans I must surrender some of my likes inorder for new people to know Jesus. Please pray

for our church daily and may we abandonourselves as we make the church all about Jesus.

In His Service,Brad

Love God and Love People!


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Last week in Childrens Church, w

learned about Noahs Ark. We imagine

what it would be like if one of ouneighbors did something as crazy a

building a huge boat in the back yar

Sometimes we as Christians, do thing

that others think are weird or no

normal. I think that is what God ha

called us to do! We are not of th

world, so why would we act worldly?

Let us do crazy things for Christ!

Genesis 6-9:17

Hannah

SPIRITUAL STATISTICSJanuary 27, 2013

Sunday School 67

1st

Morning Worship 87

2n

Morning Worship 79

Total Morning Worship 166

Evening Worship 56

Wednesday 27

Weekly Budget $ 4,790.00

Budget Received $ 6,112.91Youth $ 17.25

SERVING SCHEDULEFebruary 3, 2013

At the Table 1st Larry Bussey and Dick Shumaker

Serving 1st

Patrick Wersell, Richard Boyer,Dan Brown, Ray Coats

Serving 2n

Patrick Wersell,Nick Hinson, Jacob Neff

Pastor of the week Larry Bussey

PM Deacon Patrick Wersell

COMMUNION PREPARATION1

stWorship Dick and Marg Shumaker

2n

Worship Anna Lockhart

GREETERS

1st

Worship Brenda Hines and Virginia Wentz

2n

Worship Neal Rudolph

NURSERY

Sunday School Shirley Marsh and Margie Ayers2n Worship Samantha Hendricks &Courtney Beiter

VISITOR CENTER

1st Worship Becky Wellman

2n Worship Julie Stuck

SECURITY

1st Worship Paul Alexander

Bible School Bill Kelly

2n

Worship Mike Cooper

Evening Worship George Lambert

Sarah Brown Ron Ogden Sharon Britch Barbara Benadum Ron Combes Shirley Marsh

Jim Hoff Jane King John Dickson Jeane Goldfarb Barbara Kerr Jane Kiger

Ray Coats Our Troops Naressa Allen Wanda Dickson Wanda Stover Larry Bussey

Erica Highfield Morgan Gornall


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The Dorcas Society will have a

potluck luncheon on Tuesday,

February 19th at noon. All

ladies are welcome! Invite a

family member or a friend.

Any questions, contact Linda

Daubenmire at 654-0149.

SERVING SCHEDULEFebruary 10, 2013

At the Table 1st Mike Cooper & Dave Riggenbach

Serving 1st

Tim Huffman, Ralph Conrad,Don Gardner, Bill Kelly

Serving 2n

Tim Huffman,Neal Rudolph, Dale Thornton

Pastor of the week Mike Cooper

PM Deacon Tim Huffman

COMMUNION PREPARATION1st Worship Dick and Marg Shumaker

2n Worship Anna Lockhart

GREETERS

1st

Worship Don and Judy Gardner

2n Worship Dick and Marg Shumaker

NURSERY

Sunday School Laura Wersell and Courtney Beiter2n Worship Nick and Tracy Hinson

VISITOR CENTER

1st Worship Kay Knode

2n

Worship Michelle Czich

SECURITY

1st Worship Dan Brown

Bible School Carmel Marsh

2n Worship Mike BusseyEvening Worship Jim Puckett

SCOTTS THOUGHTS

John 13:34-35 (NIV)34 A new command I give you: Love one anothe

As I have loved you, so you must love oanother. 35 By this everyone will know that yoare my disciples, if you love one another.

We make love a complicated thing at times, anyet at its core it is very simple. When we lovsomeone, their needs become more importathan our own. This finds its fullest expression Gods love for us which was so great that prompted Him to give Jesus so we could saved.

To the unchurched world around us, what are wknown for? Is it the reflection of Gods love? Doe

the world know that we are followers of Chrbecause we love them more than we loourselves?

God has given us the responsibility to go into the world and make disciples. This passage John tells us we will be known as disciplbecause of our love. How are we doing at thprimary job God has given us?

What would our worship gatherings look like if oprimary purpose is holding Jesus high so that Hlove can reach the unchurched around us? Istime to forgo our own comfort so that we migbecome all things to all people that we might wsome?

Jesus left the comfort of heaven and associatewith sinful man so that we might be redeemeHow can we claim to be followers of Christ and n

be willing to go where He leads? Outreach messy. It is uncomfortable. It is our calling.

Family Game NightSaturday, February 9th

7-9pm


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Sunday School Classes for All AgesClasses at 9:15 unless noted

Nursery (Birth through 3 years old)Jesus Loves Me

Room 102Courtney Beiter, Coordinator

Preschool (Ages 3-6)

God the CreatorRoom 105Marie Huffman, Teacher

Early Elementary (Kindergarten through 2nd

Grade)Shaping Hearts With Gods Word

Room 101Deborah Will, Teacher

Middle Elementary (3rd

, 4th

, and 5th

Grades)Be Wise and Trust God in His Power

Room 106Becky Hoagland, Teacher

Junior and Senior HighOld Testament Survey

Room 301Nick Hinson, Teacher

Young Ladies Class (8:00 a.m.)The Lies Women/Young Women Believe

Room 306Cassie Bull, Teacher

Ladies Class"God as He Longs for You to See Him"

Room 209Beverly Puckett, Teacher

Mens ClassHearing Gods Word

Room 205

Adult ClassThe Attributes of God

Room 214Brad Seevers, Teacher

Harmony Adult ClassGod Establishes a Faithful People

Room 204Dave Tingler, Teacher

Philothean Adult ClassParables

Room 108

Jim Love, Teacher

WELCOME TO FIFTH AVENUE!At FACC, we focus on loving

God, loving people, and turningthe world upside down.

We are happy you chose to worshipwith us today. We hope you return

next week and bring your friendswith you. If you would please takea few minutes to fill out a Silent

Roll Call Card, located on the backof the pew, you can then place it inthe offering plate as it is passed.Thank you. For more information

about our great church, contact our

minister, Brad Seevers [email protected] or call himat 740.550.9882. Have a great week

and may God bless your life.

Library Spotlight

My Heart Christs Home by Robert

Boyd Munger and Carolyn Nystrom is aMommy and Me Book in our ChildrensLibrary. This book tells the story of a boynamed Peter and his week spent withJesus. Peter enjoys being with Jesusand sharing his activities with Him. Butthen Peter is faced with a decision.Should he show Jesus the secret thinghe has hidden in his closet?

In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon is abook in our Adult Library. In His Steps isabout a church group who decided to doeach days tasks as Jesus would do.They were to do this for one year, but itwent way beyond that and influenced thelives of all those who met them, forever.

Visit our libraries and check out

a good book!
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Core Values...

Values central to the life, mission and vision o

Fifth Avenue Church of Christ are:

Christ-Centered WorshipWe make it a priority every Sunday to celebrate Jesus throug

our music. (Romans 11:36-12:1-2). We focus on Jesus

through grace-based preaching and teaching & understand thBible is our authority (2 Timothy 3:16).

Church Health and Biblical BalancChurch health becomes reality when God's people seek

harmony & live consistently. We expect every member toprotect the unity of Christ's Church. (Romans 12:16; 1 Pete

3:8)

Global EvangelismWe are constant to our founding call to worldwide

evangelism, proclaiming to all that Jesus Christ is the SaviorHealer, and Soon-Coming King (Acts 20:27).

Fellowship and MinistryAfter people begin their journey with Jesus, we will equip

them to find a ministry based upon their strengths. We waneveryone to serve in some capacity. (1 Corinthians 12:12-27We also want His church to be the living evidence of His lov

and power to the world.

DiscipleshipWe do not want you to "get religion" here at Fifth Avenue

Church of Christ in Lancaster. We are all about teaching yothat Jesus seeks a daily relationship with Him through a life obedience. In other words, we want to see the things you artaught actually change your lifestyle & your daily decisions

Social ConscienceWe place high value on the sanctity of human life, of Biblic

marriage and morality, and we welcome ethnic diversity(Isaiah 56:7; Philippians 2:15-16).

OUR PURPOSE

WE EXIST TO

Exalt Gods Greatness;

Evangelize Gods Work

Equip Gods People

Express Gods Love through Jesus Christ

OUR MISSION

To Love God and Love People!

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How Can I Respond Today?At FACC we look to the Bible for guidance on

all issues. We believe that Gods Word is

clear concerning what a person must do to

become a Christian.

Trust that Jesus can bring you tosalvation.

Turn (repent) from the sin in yourlife.

Confess your desire to make Jesus theLord of your life.

Be baptized (immersed) in water forthe forgiveness of sins and to receive

the Holy Spirit into your life.

To make this life decision for Christ, we ask

that youcomeforward during our commitment

song at the conclusion of the Sunday message.

Baptized believers are welcome to become

members at FACC by coming forward on

Sunday morning or by seeing our Senior

Minister to discuss this further. We ask that

youcomplete a series ofCurious classes to help

you better understand what you are

committing to as a member.

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