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Here and There
by Wes Price
What a great day last Sunday with the up-date on the work in Tanzania and a moving sermon by Cy Stafford at the morning hours and a great lesson from our good friend and brother Karl Jones. I heard a lot of good comments about both sermons and about the amazing results from our joint effort at evangelization in Tanzania. We are fortunate to have good men working in all our mission efforts, both in foreign countries and here in the good old US of A. Thank God for their dedication to His word.
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Today marks a significant day in the Evangelical’s ecclesiastical calendar in the special celebration of Easter. It is unfortunate that the day has been singled out only on an annual basis for celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Today in our worship, we will be repeating what is done EVERY first day of the week in churches of Christ, the celebration of the Lord’s Supper since Jesus transformed the Passover Feast into His own special memorial supper. He commanded His disciples to do this until He comes again.
Our message today will focus attention on that event as it has been done for hundreds of years, long before the denominational churches selected a single day of the year for such recognition. While you will find the word “Easter” in the King James Version of the Scriptures, it is incorrectly translated and should read,“Passover” in Acts 12:4. We hope you will profit by the message on the Lord’s Supper and the worship in song and message which surrounds it.
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Tonight the whole church is invited to join us for a pancake and waffle supper following our 5:00 p.m. Worship service. We even encourage you to bring a guest with you so we can enjoy some good food, but especially good Christian fellowship. Everything will be provided, so don’t plan on bringing anything except a good appetite.
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Sunday morning, March 30, at 7:00 a.m., join Mack Lyon on Channel 27,
KDFI-TV for his lesson based on the apostle Paul’s comment to the Philippian Christians, “I CAN DO ALL THINGS.” The scripture text is Philippians 4:13. It is possible and it is delightful to live a triumphant life in Christ– and through Him who gives the strength of do it.
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We will resume our studies in the Parables of Jesus on Wednesday evening with a lesson on the Wise and Foolish Builders found in Luke 6:46-49 and Matt. 7:24-27.
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Some times routine things get overlooked. We are used to having the patio area between our buildings swept and clean when we come to Sunday morning worship. A lot of you are aware of how that comes to be because you see Kerryn Cox every Sunday busy sweeping the leaves and trash and getting it out of sight. Our special thanks to him for his faithful duty to this weekly effort. It certainly makes for a good impression on those who visit our services.
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Prayer List
Catherine Coronado is home.
Ada Couch – Methodist Central – Room 6016.
Doris Henry–Charlton Methodist – Room 321E – she fell & broke a rib.
Rick Ramsey, son-in-law of Lewis & Bonnie Hinton-doing well after surgery.
Nancy Spurgeon has a growth on her bladder & probably will have surgery. She goes to her doctor Wednesday.
Charles Hoffman, son-in-law of Jean Lovell. Had biopsy Thursday – spots on liver & gall bladder.
Addie Bennett, former member of Jefferson Blvd.,will have surgery – April 10 at Baylor-Dallas.
Faye Shuffield–Lake Point Hospital, Room 236, Rowlett, TX – Broken Arm.
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Oleta Landin, Susan Walden, granddaughter of Evelyn Dillon, David Peeler, Carolyn Glidewell, Lula Murray, Betty Choate,Carmen McMillion, Dorothy Mooney, Marjorie Moore, Vertie Lee Stanley, Carol Patterson, Mary Perkins, Urbanell Cox, Lucille Reid, Bonnie Hinton, Joe Benedick, Treva Traylor, Oleta Armstrong, Jennie Wright, Billie Morgan, Naomi Sanchez, Myrtle Brunton, Bea Dipprey, Ruby Faas, Lois Rodriquez, John & Lillian Rowland, Ida Smith, Nell Tubbs, Holly Lee, Weldon Siler, Mildred Sala, Catherine Jayroe, Geraldine Hurley, Oleta Rogers, Dr. J & Dorothy Coats.
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Friendspeak Program is now at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday.
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Men’s & Ladies’ Bible classes Tuesday, March 25 @ 10:30 a.m.
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“ Baby Jones” says she no longer needs plastic sacks. They were for Nell Tubbs and are not needed now. She thanks you for past sacks.

Baby, we do want to thank you for all that you do.
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NEW ADDRESS & PHONE NO:

Nell Tubbs 1400 E. University #6117 Denton, TX 76209

Phone No. 940-442-5242
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You are invited to see our weekly bulletin on the church’s web site. Go to jeffersonblvd.org
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VITAL SIGNS: Mar. 16
Bible Study 76
Morning Worship 99
Afternoon Worship 50
Offering $3,482.00
Budget $3,410.46
Wed. Mar. 12 44

Reflections
by Jack Armstrong

I want to thank all of you for your kind remarks and words of encouragement this past Lord’s day when Bro. Wes read my letter to you about my stepping down as an elder of this fine congregation. In all my years I have never served any where with as fine a group as we have right here at the JBCoC and these wonderful men who serve as our Shepherds — Wes Price, Jacob Locke, and James Schoolfield and last but not least Bro. Paul Lawrence who felt scripturally he had to step down, too. To me it’s the greatest privilege a man can have bestowed on him, and having said all this I promise not to dwell on it again.
We want to thank all of you for suffering through our dilemma in regard to our gas leak, and all the inconvenience that goes along with it. What a great understanding bunch we have hear at the JBCoC. No matter what problems arise you are always able to handle whatever comes up.
Last Lord’s day was a real good day for me. Oleta and I got to go out to eat at noon with our old group of ladies… Jo Morris, Debbie Morris, Louise Gerner, Ruth Manning, Linda Dyer, and Jean Lovell. It was like old times. Then after the evening service we had a get-together at Applebees with another great group… Wes & Alma Faye, Tom & Ann, Vernon & Mary Ruth, Charlie & Nadine, and Grady (Rita Harrison was missed but had to be with family). The get-together brought back some good memories of our good old days over at the old Owens Restaurant on Cockrell Hill where we all met for several years. I don’t know how folks who don’t have a church family get along. To me that is a very important part of our lives! To have someone of like faith to talk things over in hard times, and in family crisis, is very important. Thank the Lord we all have it here at the JBCoC.
It was so good to see Cathy Wood back with us on 3/09/08 and also Jim Couch and his daughter-in-law, and wasn’t it great news to hear our beloved Carmen McMillion is back home from rehab. I’m sure it is a relief to Sylvia and Muriel to have their mom back home. It was also good to see Nadine Brown back with us. I want to tell you when these folks are out things are not the same!
I don’t know what I would do when trying to write this little article if I didn’t have Maurine and Rita to help me out with things at times. Those two are life savers. What would any of us to without them and, of course, Ann, too.
Sure did enjoy visiting with you and thanks again for all your comments.
Remember ….
“It’s choice not chance that determines our destiny. “

Semper Fidelis

(Always Faithful)