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REPORT FROM BELIZE

2015 2006 2015

In 2006 the Roebuck Parkway Church of Christ campaign to Belize

was held in Corozal. Brother Jerry was accompanied by two of his

grandsons, Blake and Drake Jenkins (see picture). They were about 17

years old at that time and spent the week with Bro. Jerry as he taught

them how to knock doors, set up and conduct Bible studies. Almost ten

years has passed since that time. We received a call from Blake wanting

help with a Belize campaign. His plan included himself, Drake, and 5

other preachers and youth ministers to go and conduct Bible studies in

Belize. We provided basic information and in turn asked Bro. Melvin

Davis to work with their group which he gladly did. We all had some

reservations and concerns about how successful a “first” campaign of

26 year olds could be. We should not have had these concerns! This

campaign was conducted last week, August 7 thru 14. This group of 7

young men baptized 21 people and now there are 21 new Christians in

Ladyville, Belize. We are grateful for the desire that Blake and Drake

have for the work in Belize. The tradition of spreading the gospel that

their grandfather had and that Roebuck Parkway Church of Christ has

today, continues through their efforts.

Please consider signing up for the 2016 campaign, the rewards are

greater than the sacrifice of money and time. The dates for the cam-

paign will be April 1 - 8, 2016.

The Roebuck

REMINDER

WELCOME TO THE

ROEBUCK PARKWAY

CONGREGATION

We want to extend a warm

welcome to any guests that

have come our way today.

We hope that you enjoy our

worship. If you have any

thoughts or questions about any

part of our services, feel free to

contact the elders at

elders@thegospelspeaks.com

CHURCH INFORMATION

400 Roebuck Parkway

Birmingham, Al. 35206

205-833-1400

www.thegospelspeaks.com

office@thegospelspeaks.com

blog.thegospelspeaks.com

SERVICE TIMES

Sundays:

Bible Class 9:00 AM

Worship 10:00 AM

Worship 5:00 PM

Wednesdays: 7:00 PM

SHEPHERDS Ron Cobb

Thurman Crawford

John Gallagher

Rick Glass

Sol Godwin

Merrill Mann

Skip McCurry

Ancel Norris

Darnell Self

Jim Timmerman

MINISTERS Tim Shoemaker

Ray Powell

Johnathan Johnson

Tim Shoemaker

Wednesday Night Meal

Please sign up in foyer before Wed. so Kitty will know how much food to prepare. Dinner is served at 6 pm. The cost is $5.00 each.

Aug. 26 Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Peas, Steamed Vegetables,

Drinks & Dessert

Aug 16, 2015

Sun AM 406 / Sun PM 200

Total Goal for 2015 127

Local Work Goal 52 15

Belize Campaign Goal 30 20

Stateside Campaigns Goal

10

Know Your Bible Goal

35

Total Baptisms 127 25

New Families 1 5

Restored 15

Weekly Purpose: $17,137.00 Contribution: 18,614.00

Contribution YTD: $ 559,000.07 Purpose YTD: $ 548,384.00

Average Weekly YTD: $ 17,471.00

Mission Sunday: $81,522.00 (Week 32)

Prayers Sherryl Adkins Carla Allison Steve & Nancy Brown Frances Cason June Cooper Dot Davison Terry Davidson Patty Gammage Beth Goodwin Susan Goodwin Kim Green Mark Harley Roy Hayes Jimmy Howell Pat Howell Patricia Irwin Annie Ivey Lucille Large Frances Love Glenn May Judy Mitchell June Moore Bobbie Naish Sue Nordgren George Shoemaker Helen Oakes Barbara Owen Anne Powell Geiselle Shephard Buddy Summers Gloria Summers Don Taylor Stephanie Theoret Mary Thomas Billy White Diann Watson Friends & Family Bonnie Rasche ( Amy Gunn’s Mother) Dorece Jones ( daughter of Ms. Ivey) Pauline Fields (mother of Ron Fields) Ginger Born ( Madison, Ga. C of C) Rachel Riblett (daughter of Mona Jen-kins) Barbara Farris ( cousin of Billy Sims) Ted & Martha Morris ( sister& Bro-in-law of Ancel Norris) Conner Wilson ( Great nephew of Sue, Judy, & Gina ) Jenifer Deinhardt ( niece of Christy McGhee) Aletha Ray ( mother of Malachi Ray ) Glenda Ruffin ( Donna Williams' sister) Belle Coshatt ( sister of Milton Chandler) Yolanda Cummings ( Vannessa Powell’s sister) Chris Townley( Mother of Allen Townley) Lindsay Sharp ( cousin of Tonya Hayes ) Craig Luck (cousin of Sue Holcomb ) David and Joy Luck (Aunt and Uncle of Sue Holcomb) Bruce Windham (Brother in law of Carolyn Windham) Brenda Sidoti (Julie Kincaid’s sister) Tony Crumbley ( former member ) Tori White,( Margaret White’s daughter) Kathy Godwin Roy - (Sol & Ellen’s daugh-ter), Cindy Sanford (Leslie Tatum & Sherry Levan’s sister) Alvin Jenkins (father of Linda Carter & Patsy O’Rourke) Bobby Fuller (Mike McGill & Judy Mixon’s uncle ), Rollie & Faye Powell (Ray’s parents) Carolyn Plunk (Donna Shoemaker’s sister) William Hodges (Rhonda Hodges’ father), Harriette & Charles Byrd (Helen Oakes’ sister & brother-in-law), Margie Holt (mother of Patty Gammage)

****Our prayer list is updated monthly.

Our Honored Guests 8 / 16 / 15

In Town: Regina Allison, Tara & Williams Flowers, Chris Milford, David Coleman Jr., Neal Hines, Nicholans Hancock, Matt

Keinig, Mary Phillips, Becca Phillips Out of Town: Linda Murray, Michael, Cheryl & Owen Meeks

BABY SHOWER FOR Bridget & Randall Johnson

TODAY It’s a girl Immediately after the 5:00 pm service Small fellowship hall

PANTRY ITEMS:

Canned Meats, Tuna, Chicken, Chili with Meat. Canned Fruit

The Home of the Redeemed

There was a time many years ago when Donna and I were thinking of possibly moving to do mission work in the Fiji Islands. Donna knew someone who had worked there and who was looking for someone to replace him. As we talked about the possibility of actually making that move my first interest was to see exactly where Fiji was located and then I read some articles about it. Later Donna and I met with Dan Jenkins because he had worked as a missionary in Fiji. Dan had us over to talk with us about the work there and he showed us several slides of the island and the people. Things didn’t work out for us to go but I thought that our reaction when we thought we might be going was typical. We wanted to learn about this place that might be our new home. I think this is the normal reaction of people. They want to know about this new place to which they are going and I believe it’s the same way with heaven. We’re not going to live here for-ever and as Christians we make plans for moving to that new home which Christ has gone to prepare for us. We want to know all about it. Some people are interested because of loved ones they hope to see there. Some are not so excited because they know that to reach heaven they must first go through death and that is something most people fear. Job long ago called death the king of terrors (Job 18:14). I read one time of a young woman who was travel-ing and at night they had to pass by a cemetery. She was asked if she was afraid and she responded by saying, “Oh no, my home is just past it.” So the Christian doesn’t fear death because he knows his home is just past it. It’s hard to adequately describe that home because it’s a place for our spirits to live and all we’ve ever known is the mate-rial. It’s not unlike the reaction of the Queen of Sheba as she came to visit Solomon, to hear his wisdom and to see the fabu-lous kingdom over which he ruled. “And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, 5 the food on his table, the seating of his ser-vants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cup-bearers, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her. 6 Then she said to the king: "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. 7 "However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard” (I Kgs. 10:4-7 NKJV). When the apostle John wrote of heaven he could do so only in terms of the earthly life he knew. He could speak of “the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, :20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass” (Rev. 21:19-21). -to be continued

BELIZE April 1 - 8, 2016

It is time to sign up for Belize. We are requiring a 100.00 non-refundable de-posit this year because of the high cost of changing airline tickets. You must turn your deposit in when you sign the list. Please give check to Kenny Rachal or Gary Cosby.

Singing

8-28-15 Ashville Road Church of Christ

9-4-15 Ft. Payne Church of Christ

9-11-15 Dianna Singing

9-18-15 Rainbow Church of Christ

Please, Please, Please Please fill out an attendance card. This will help our care group leaders know

who is here. This is very important in order to check on our sick members. If you

don’t fill out a card then we don’t know if you are here. Thank you for filling out

a card.

Connection Group Group 4- Aug 31

Will meet at the home of Randy

and Emily Wilson @ 6:30

Ladies Retreat Meeting

All Ladies are invited to attend

a fall retreat planning meeting

August 30 @ 4:00 PM in room 111

Everyone is invited to come to the CIA

Christians In Action

Christians in Action will resume Tuesday, September 15th. Classes for men & women. Please come at 9:30 to sign

cards of sympathy and/or encouragement. We will have a covered dish fellowship

meal following class. Baby sitters provided

WELCOME

TO

The Lowe Family

David & Gloria

Demetrius, Quinten, Shunterria, Trinty

& Erica

4705 Turner Dr.

Birmingham, Al. 35215

WEE FOLKS

There will be a meeting for

all who are interested in

teaching or helping with wee

folks this fall. Meeting

will be today at 4:00 in the

resource room.

Save the Date!

August 29

11 AM- 2 PM

Please save this date to come and enjoy an af-

ternoon of honoring George & Mary Lou on

their 50th anniversary. This will be a come and

go event. No gifts please, your presence is

enough. The event will be held at the Truss-

ville Civic Center.

August Youth Activities

• Aug. 23: Youth families devo in LFH after PM service (bring $10 per family for pizza)

• Aug. 30: L2L kickoff luncheon after AM service Coming Up: Fall Youth Retreat (date TBA) RPCC devos, 1st Sunday of each month Area wide devos, 3rd Sunday of each month

The Lads to Leaders kick off luncheon is

next Sunday, August 30 after the morning ser-

vices. Anyone interested in learning more about

the Lads to Leaders program is invited to bring

a tailgating finger food dish and join us for

lunch. See JJ or Nia with any questions.

Wednesday Summer Series

Aug 26, A Family Pleasing to

God

Brandon Pressnell,

Madison

WELCOME TO

Kalyn Hodges 1804 Otis Rd.

Birmingham, Al. 35235

SYMPATHY

We extend our sympathy to the

family of Myrtle McDade.

This is the grandmother of

Lori Coggins ( Mark)

and great grandmother of

Katie & Alex Coggins and Jackie Ward

Her funeral was Saturday in Trussville.

She was 99 years young.

DEACON MEETING

Today @ 4:00 pm in room 108