Admonition

The Collierville Courier

Vol. 6, No. 14 April 7, 2019

Sunday: Wednesday: 9:30 AM - Bible Study 7:00 PM - Bible Study 10:30 AM - AM Worship 1:30 PM - PM Worship

Collierville Church of Christ 575 Shelton Road Collierville, TN 38017

Email: colliervillecoc@gmail.com Website: www.colliervillecoc.org

Phone: (901)-853-9827

Minister: Aaron Cozort

Cell: (901)-484-8753 Email:aaron@cozort.net

WELCOME!

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for

when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Isaiah 26:9

Sermon Guide AM: Aaron Cozort: Notes:

PM: Aaron Cozort: Notes:

Radio Program: “The Truth in Love” with Gary Colley, Sundays, 8:00 a.m. / WHBQ-AM 560 / FM 87.7

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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PLEASE PRAY FOR THESE:

WORSHIP LEADERS AM Worship PM Worship Wednesday Night Song Leader: Joe Cason Joe Cason Song Leader: Aaron Cozort Opening Prayer: Terry Sanderson Eric Halverson Devo: Eric Richardson Closing Prayer: Joe Cason Eric Richardson Closing Prayer: J. Shaffar

Homebound/Assisted Living

Deloris Jones James Luna

Celeste Moore Brenda Bruce

Murry Springer, Rudell & Dorothy Wilson, Doug Mooring, Ron Flanagan,

Tori Hinesley, Jay Jones, Machelle Simpson, Brooke Laster, Sandy Trammel, Janell Grizzard,

Don Robertson, Paul Fisher, Joey Burks, Kathi Flanagan, Kay Fisher, Martha McKelvy, Janie Marlin,

Joe Cason

Those Battling Cancer

Natalie Temple Leroy Fisher Lynn Guillot

Tabby Jenkins Wayne Vaughan Maury Phillips Jeff Spence Laura Jenkins

Physical Problems

PCHPANTRYITEMforAprilisdisposablesilverware.LADIESWEEKLYBIBLESTUDYwillmeetThursdayat10:00aminthefellowshiphall.WORKPROGRAM:ColliervilleCareswillmeettomorrowat7pm.

UPCOMINGEVENTS:

Men’sMeeting&PT/SSwillmeet4/14/19at2:30.Pleaseturninyouragendaitems.LadiesDayGetwellCOC-4/3/19-”TheGreatestofTheseIsCharity”-Speakers:RebekahManningandWandaSmith-SeebulletinboardforRSVPinformationanddetails.LadiesDayatSouthavenCOC,May4,2019withspeaker:AmyColllumColliervilleAppreciationDinner/FishFry–Saturday,May4at5:00pminthefellowshiphall.SouthavenCOCGospelMeeting-4/7-10Speaker:JohnDeBerry-“AllThatBelieveWorkTogether”ForesthillCOCVBS–June3-5–“JosephfromPittoPalace”-seebulletinBoardforregistrationdetails.LadiesSeminarCOC@HornLake&Levi-August31,”SufferingProducesFortitude”withspeaker:PatriciaHayes-Seebulletinboardfordetails.

OURSICK:JoeCasonishavingmoretestdone.LauraJenkins,Gary&MaggieColley’syoungestdaughter,stage4cancer.Heraddressis:1040LaurelOaksDrive,FlowerMound,TX75028IanHarrison-Katherine’s(Paula’sfriend)brother-pneumonia-onvent,hasonlyonelung.

MISSIONARIES: Louis & Martha Rushmore - rushmore@gospelgazette.com/Charlie & Mary Dipalma- charmary1969@yahoo.com Melbourne, Australia

3LittleWords(Part2of3)By:AaronCozortInDeuteronomy5:1,MosesusesthreetermsinthisversetodirectIsrael'sattentiontotheirresponsibilitytothecovenantofGod.Today,wecanlearnfromtheseinstructionsaswell.Wepreviouslyintroducedthefirstcommand:TohearthestatutesandjudgmentsoftheLord.IfwearetohearGod’sWord,thenletusconsiderwhatfollowsthehearing.

Deuteronomy5:1,"Hear,OIsrael, thestatutesand judgmentswhichI speakinyourhearingtoday,thatyoumaylearnthemandbecarefultoobservethem..."

LearnThemHearingisanecessarybutnotasolitaryactioninobedience.Thechildwhohearsandignoreshisparentisnotobedient,butrebellious.

GodcalledIsraeltogetheratMt.Horeb(Sinai)forthepurposeofspeakingtothem,butHedidnotjustdesirethemtohearHim,Hedesiredthemtolearnfromthathearing.Deuteronomy4:10reads,

…especially concerning the day you stood before the LORD your God in Horeb,whentheLORDsaidtome,'GatherthepeopletoMe,andIwillletthemhearMywords,thattheymaylearntofearMeallthedaystheyliveontheearth,andthattheymayteachtheirchildren.'

Learningisthefirststeptoobedienceandapplication.Learningisthebridgebetweenhearingandbelieving.Youcannotbelievewhatyouhavenotlearned.

InIsrael,centuriesbeforetherewasanearthlyking,Godcommandedthatthekingwastowritehisowncopyofthelaw.ThekingwasthentoreaditandlearntofeartheLordfromwhathereads.

"Alsoitshallbe,whenhesitsonthethroneofhiskingdom,thatheshallwriteforhimselfacopyof this law inabook, fromtheonebeforethepriests, theLevites.Anditshallbewithhim,andheshallreaditallthedaysofhislife,thathemaylearntofeartheLORDhisGodandbecarefultoobserveallthewordsofthislawandthesestatutes…”(Deu.17:18-19).

JesuscallsuponustotakeHisyokeuponourselves--tobeartheburdenofbeingHisdisciple.Hesays,“Takemyyokeuponyou,andlearnofme;forIammeekandlowlyinheart:andyeshallfindrestuntoyoursouls.”

Moseswantsustolearn,Godwantsustolearn,Jesuswantsustolearn.WearetolearntofeartheLord–fromkingtolowliestservanttheworld.WearetolearntokeepHiscommandments.Wearetolearn“ofHim[Christ]”becauseallthingshavebeendeliveredtoMe[Christ]byMyFather[God,theFather]andnooneknowstheSonexcepttheFather.NordoesanyoneknowtheFatherexcepttheSon,andtheonetowhomtheSonwillstorevealHim.Therefore,whenwelearnoftheSon,welearnoftheFatherandwebecomemorelikethemboth.