Lord is one.] 30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' 31The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these." Mark 12:29-31
When hurricanes pound our coasts….and earthquakes bring upheaval to California cities….and
tornadoes and ice storms leave tens of thousands without power our friends and neighbors are ready to
embrace us with aid and comfort…ready to make selfless sacrifice in an effort to rebuild lives and
restore order. But what happens when it is a Third World country… What happens when it involves
those living in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere?
Our response, as Christians, to the catastrophe in Haiti should be no different. One day the
world’s governments and relief agencies will pull out and the Haitian people will be left to themselves…
unless Christians remain true to the calling of the Gospel and the grace of God. For the early church
nothing would do but to minister to the needs of others.
This was a fundamental part of the fellowship of the early church….”they gave to anyone as he
had need” (Acts 2.44). In an effort to relieve the burden of the impoverished, James reminds the church
that, real religion is to reach out the homeless and loveless in their plight. When there was a famine in
Jerusalem the Macedonian churches gave beyond measure in an effort to relieve suffering.
This congregation has been challenged to prayerfully search our hearts and contribute
accordingly to the relief effort in Haiti. On February 14th a special offering will be taken to aid the
ongoing relief effort in Haiti. Those monies will be forwarded to International Disaster Emergency
Services (IDES). Let me remind you that 100% of your contribution will go to the Haitian relief
effort. May this be the beginning of our efforts to help the growing needs not only of our Christian
brothers and sisters, but all peoples in Haiti.
I believe it was William Barclay who said, “The tragedy of life so often is not that we lack good
intentions but that we fail to turn them into action.” Giving may start as a response of the heart, but it must
move on to an act of the will…If we do not finish the work, then the final analysis is that all our good
intentions amount to nothing.
Grace and Peace,
Tim
Bring in your used Eyeglasses or used Hearing Aids!!
In co-operation with the Johnson City Lions Club, Hope Circle will be collecting used eyeglasses and used hearing aids. The collected item’s will be taken to a
recycling center in Roanoke, VA and then distributed all over the world.
CHILDREN’S GLASSES ARE ESPECIALLY NEEDED!However all eyeglasses/sunglasses or hearing aides in any condition will be appreciated.There will be a collection box in the foyer through the month of February.
Haiti Donation Info…
IDES(International Disaster Emergency Service)
PO Box 60
Kempton, IN 46049-0060
Memo: Haiti Earthquake
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Christianville Foundation/STO
133 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
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Lifeline
184 Old Country Line Road
Westerville OH 43081
Memo: Earthquake Relief
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Samaritan's Purse
PO Box 3000, Boone NC 28607
828-262-1980
http://www.samaritanspurse.org
Items are being collected by Avoca Christian Church and you may call Linda Lahr for details at:
423-538-8742 or 423-366-1415
PRAYER CONCERNS/UPDATES
Safe travel for the Stamper family...
CONTINUE IN PRAYER FOR…
Terry Jarrett, Billie Flowers, Joan Hicks, Lou Thornberry, Jack/Norma Ingle, John Marr, Maurice Love, Ramona Gouge, Stamper family, Kira Whitson, Gene/Gladys Bowman, Denise Ray, John Martins father, Jack Britt, Tim Bennett, Marilyn Brown, Martha Hartsell, Spencer Moore, Ruth Evans, Kathryn Sparks
TEAM AARON!
Visit www.caringbridge.org/visit/aaronstamper for updates
IN HEALTH CARE….
Erwin Health Care – Beulah Morris
UCMH Long Term Care – Ruth Marie Masters, Edyth Price,
Helen Miller, Jackie Duncan
Center On Aging – Mary Davis, Jo
Jackson, Norma Ingle,
Ken and Agnes Kerns
Pine Oaks Assisted Living – Pete
Harvey
Appalachian Christian Village-Lois Stamper
Shut-ins-Charles Flowers, Polly Miller
This Sunday, Jan. 31
Speaker……...David Roberts
Sermon Title
“When Life is a Mess”
Text
Mark 5:1-20
Prayer
Lee Hemphill
Communion Meditation
Lou Thornberry
Elders
B. J. Moore
Shelton Thompson
Deacons
John Martin; Jared
Shoemaker; Jody Moore;
1 Volunteers
Communion to shut-ins
B. J. Moore
Communion Preparation
Gail Thompson
Greeter
Volunteer
Nursery:
1st hour……..Gail Thompson
2nd hour Gail Thompson
Classrooms:
Sunday School
2’s-4’s Angie Moore
K-1st Kathy Eunson
2nd-5th Becky Moore
6th-9th Jody Moore
Church
2-5 yrs…….…Sandy Whitson
1st-5th Sanctuary
Service Times
Sunday School 9:45 am
Morning Worship 10:45 am
Wed. Bible Study 7:00 pm
Wed. Youth 7:00 pm
Contact Information
Church Office 743-3811
Office Hours:
Mon.,Tues.,Thur.,
8:00am-2:00pm
Minister (cell) 388-9862
Minister (home) 743.4222
Int. Youth Min…….220-6646
Interim Minister
David Roberts…....542-9494
Stamper Address
Target House I
Room 208/Aaron Stamper
1811 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
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