Looks like 6 more weeks folks that is if we can really believe a mythical groundhog!
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouged. Deuteronomy 31:8
And yet we do get afraid and discouraged, frustrated and angry. We want what we want when we want it and Aaron Stamper wanted to come home and be cancer free. Many of you know that Aaron didn’t get a good report when he got back to Memphis last week. With only two treatments left to go the doctors found that the leukemia has returned and he is now facing a bone marrow transplant.
I’m afraid patience is not one of the fruit’s of the Spirit I lay claim to; I can only imagine how this news has affected the family. I’ve come to regard Tim as our modern day Job; it’s as if since being in Memphis they have been hit with one thing after another. As the family we are, in fact the family we’re called to be, all we can do is keep the Stamper family lifted up in prayer and for Aarons healing. First Christian Church needs to be lifted up during this time as well.
It would seem tragedy abounds, just turn the news on. Haiti continues to try and recover from the recent tragedy and will for years to come. Be also in prayer for the special offering we will take up on February 14th to aid them in this endeavor.
Much like the inclement weather conditions we’ve had this winter, life can be trying with dark clouds hovering as we trudge through deep snow. Each step we take can be more tiring than the last, we get bogged down by the “mud and the mire,” fearing the slippery pathways and always looking down at our feet. Suddenly we look up and see the beauty all around, the pristine sparkling snow, the light is blinding as we turn our eyes back to the Son! Only then do we realize we’ve taken our eyes from our Savior, yet He’s there waiting patiently for us.
Are there silver linings in any of our clouds? Paul says in Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” (KJV) I must leave the mysteries of this to our Father in Heaven and faithfully believe His promises.
As John ends the book of Revelation, so I end this note and pray it for my brothers and sisters; “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.”
P. Hemphill
Weekly Memory Verse
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even tough he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.”
John 11:25-26a, NIV
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.
The East TN Christian Home is having a pancake breakfast!
When? Saturday, February 20th
Where? Applebee’s in JC
Time? 8:00am-10:00am
Cost? Free for 20 people!
If you’d like to take advantage of the free pancake breakfast there are 20 prepaid tickets available. You can pick your tickets up in the office this Sunday or come by during office hours.
PRAYER CONCERNS/UPDATES
*Norma Ingle is now back at home.
*Sammy Keesecker is in the hospital not doing well.
*Aaron Stamper is facing a bone marrow transplant as soon as the Leukemia cells are back under control.
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, Ken and Agnes Kerns
*Pine Oaks Assisted Living – Pete Harvey
*Appalachian Christian Village-Lois Stamper
*Shut-ins-Charles Flowers, Polly Miller
***DATE CHANGE***
CHANGE YOUR CALENDAR!
THE COMMITTEE DINNER MEETINGS AND THE BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH.
Dinner starts at 6:00pm this month it will be hosted by Betty Gouge and Kathy Eunson, followed by the
Committee meetings. At 7:30pm the Board will meet in the Booster
Classroom.
If you’d like to host a Committee
Dinner these are the months that are available:
March
April
November
WEATHER ALERT
In case of inclement weather tune in to WEMB or go to www.wemb.com
or call: B. J. Moore 423-743-3244 David Eunson 423-743-9303
OR go to:
www.fccerwintn.blogspot.com
Happy Birthday to you!!
Sam Rosolina-10
Donna Gardiner-14
Tim Stamper-14
Melanie Poling-14
Thank You!
Thank you so much for the flowers your Church sent for Charles Alexander, very, very nice and appreciated.
Love,
The Alexander Family
~
Memory of:
In memory of Worley Mauk by:
Faye Hensley
Caring and Compassionate Volunteers needed.
The Medical Center Hospice Services of JC is seeking
volunteers to be part of the Hospice team.
Call Mary Cusack
Volunteer Coordinator
(423)431-7668
Sunday, Feb. 7
Guest Speaker
Bruce Montgomery will bring the message this Sunday.
Prayer
John Martin
Communion Meditation
Shelton Thompson
Elders
George Coley
Jack Gardner
Deacons
John David Sneyd; Jared
Shoemaker;
2 Volunteers
Communion t shut-ins
George Coley; John David Sneyd
Communion Preparation
Patti Hemphill
Greeter
Seth & Katie Jones
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- Jody Moore
Church
2-5 yrs………...…Jody Moore
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 Phone
743-3811
fccerwin@embarqmail.com
On the Web:
fccerwintn.blogspot.com
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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