Assignments

Morning Worship* / Today / Next Week
Announcements / Neal / Anthony
Song Leader / Anthony / Dennis
Prayer / Wedge / Porter
Preside @ Table / Neal, M / Wedge
Assisting / Clubb / Gauvin
Assisting / Dennis / Kent
Assisting / Dykman / Lake
Prayer / Porter / Caples
Evening Worship*
Announcements / Neal / Anthony
Song Leader / Anthony / Dennis
Prayer / Wedge / Porter
Communion/Prayer / Neal, M / Wedge
Midweek Bible Study *
Announcements / Neal / Anthony
Song Leader / Anthony / Dennis
Invitation / Wertz / Neal, M
Prayer / Wedge / Porter
*** Brothers: If you are serving, please meet in the foyer
five minutes prior to services. If you are not
able to serve at a particular service contact
Sept / Oct / Nov
Prepare Communion / Caples / Dennis / Lake
Lockup / Maiwald / Anthony / White
Reminders
Please take a moment each week to look over this list, to keep abreast of activities of the congregation.
Men’s Breakfast / Sat 9/10 / 8:00 am / OCB
Elder/Deacon/Pr’cher Mtg / Sat 9/10 / 9:30 am / Building
Gospel Meeting / 10/16-21 / Building
Tim Wertz at 703-878-7695.

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Church: www.woodbridgechurchofchrist.com

Minister:

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Assignment scheduling changes:

Special Days
Happy Birthday September!
Rosalyn Brown / 12 / Robert Lake / 14
Lee Porter / 15 / Marshall Maiwald / 18
Elder Ramos / 21 / Glenn Clubb / 25
Denise Porter / 27 / Christopher Neal / 29
Happy Anniversary September!
Elder and Kaitlyn Ramos / 14
Joe and Sue Bilbrey / 21

IS GRACE ENOUGH?

Over the next few weeks I will be taking my thoughts of these articles from the book “The Simple Truth” by Aaron Erhardt, a book that I would highly recommend.

As stated last week I asked the question “Can a child of God fall from grace?” Last week I wanted us to notice how Paul made it very clear that Christians who had fallen into sin and if they did not change they would not be with Christ when they leave this world. The Hebrew writer goes into more detail dealing with the subject of falling from grace. The Hebrew brethren were called “holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling” (Hebrews 3:1). There is no doubt that the writer was in fellowship with each of these Christians. Yet we see that there were many terrible things that they could be involved in.

Consider the list taken from the book “The Simple Truth.”

Depart from God………………….Hebrews 3:12 Be Hardened through deceit of sin…………….Hebrews 3:13 Come short of the promise…………Hebrews 4:1 Fall after example of unbelief…………Hebrews 4:11 Count the blood unholy……..Hebrews 10:29 Cast away confidence…….Hebrews 10:35 Fail of the grace of God………………..Hebrews 12:15 Refuse him from heaven………. Hebrews 12:25 Be carried by strange doctrines……..Hebrews 13:9

Surely, no one believes that a child of God can depart from God, be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin, come short of the promise, fall after the example of unbelief, count the blood unholy, cast away his confidence, fail of the grace of God, refuse Him from heaven, and be carried about by strange doctrines and still be saved. Yet the Hebrews writer acknowledged that a Christian could do all of those things. This of course is not to say that a child of God has no assurance or confidence. Jesus promised that the believer “shall not come into judgment” (John 5:24). However, we must understand that a believer can become an unbeliever. A person can develop “an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God” (Heb.3:12). Each of us needs to understand that as long as we walk after the Spirit one can have an absolute assurance in his/her salvation (Romans 8:1). Ernie

For our Prayers-Sept 11 2011

Continued Prayers:

v  Christine Nichols Ernie’s grandmother

v  Debbie Vickers, Denise Porters sister (broken arm)

v  Coletta Lee, Melissa Maiwalds mother( broken wrist)

v  Lenny Skutnik, Crohn’s Disease

v  Sharon Ragan, Crohn’s Disease

v  Paul Dykman, Russell’s father

v  Joseph Comeaux, Perry Comeaux’s father (heart)

v  Vilet McDorno, friend of Olena Gauvin (stroke)

v  OT Martin (Ernie’s dad)

v  Jennie Cribb, Alwilda Merritt’s sister (post-polio synd, COPD)

v  Wayne Cribb, Alwilda’s nephew (Prostate cancer)

v  Adrienne (cancer) and Harry (Parkinson’s) Sweet,

friends of Lee and Denise Porter

v  Those who serving in harm’s way throughout the world.

v  Our young adults who are in college, home and

away: Trenda Maiwald (Art Institute of Washington)

Mandie Neal (PT Doctorate)

Philip Anthony (Fire Fighter Training)

Catie Wordham

Bereaved:

Our prayers are with the family of Terrance Hall Vinson,

Kennetha Marbury’s cousin, who was killed in an automobile

accident last week; and for the Kelley family who lost two

in the same accident.

Special Request:

Remember those who are in need of prayer but do not

wish to share their difficulties in a public way.

Continued prayers for our members:

Marjorie Kowa Bobbie Girard Will Davis Alwilda Merritt Colleen Wertz Sue Bilbrey

Deb Neal Christine Liddell Joe Bilbrey Peggy Shields Betty Perez Katherine Wertz

James Roberson Patty Wiggins Ed Wiggins