Assembly Schedule: Sunday

9:00 am Bible Classes 10:00 am Worship Service 5:00 pm Worship Service

Tuesday Bible Classes 10 am

(September – May)

Wednesday Night Bible Study 7 pm

Records You Made – Feb 9 Bible Classes 98

10 am Worship 189 5 pm Worship 122 Offering $7,369.00 Wednesday Bible Study 99

Our Mission Works Graham & Elizabeth McDonald - Scotland

Scott & Rebecca Shanahan - Italy Raintree Village Children’s Home

Georgia School of Preaching-South Metro Campus http://gsoponline.org/

gsop-fayetteville-campus Rick Sharpe, Campus Director

Communion Preparation Susie Graham

Mar – Linda Howell Nursery

16 Joan Poskevich 23 Elizabeth Johnson 4/5 RuPearl Sharpe

12 Sally Wallace

Care of Building 16-29 Dennis Graham/

Reggie Graham 3/1-15 Stan Mitchell/Jimmy Garner 16-31 Rick Sharpe/Dusty Heaton

Media Center Helpers

16 & 23 Ben Rogers 3/1 & 8 Austin Tittle

15 & 22 Reggie Graham 29 & 4/5 Brad Hopkins

Wednesday Evening Devotional 19 Coney Johnson

25 Rory Bell

Volume 26 Number 7 February 16th, 2020

WATCH! The Fountain of Life

With Larry Acuff Saturdays at 7 am on channel 57

Dennis Graham Eric Hagin

David Hopkins Hugh Kelly

Andy Johnson

Stan Mitchell David Poskevich

Anthony Ravenell Rick Sharpe Jack Sorrell

Deacons

Ministers: Dave Rogers 361-649-6638

dave.rogers@fcoc.com David Gulledge

(731) 227-9001 (cell) david.gulledge@fcoc.com

Office Administrator:

Susie Graham celiagraham@bellsouth.net

Office Hours Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 10am-3pm

870 Redwine Road Fayetteville, Georgia 30215

770 461-3617 770-461-8231 (fax) Email: mail@fcoc.com

Web Page: http://www.fcoc.com

www.Facebook.com/Fayettevillecoc

Worship Assignment Coordinator for February: Reggie Graham

2/16 2/23 Call To Worship Dave Rogers David Gulledge Scripture Reading Zane Poskevich Jake Garner

Song Leader Jimmy Garner Rory Bell, Sr.

Prayer Rick Sharpe Tommy Chapman

Preside Lord’s Supper Jim Garner Tom Durden

Server Jim O’Brien David Hopkins

Server Keith Killingsworth Greg Curtis

Server Andrew Dalman Gayle Pelfrey Server Garrett Dalman Larry Rose Server Anthony Ravenell Tim Tittle

Server Troy Cook Austin Tittle Server Tony Burdette Dusty Heaton Server Ben Rogers Ethan Boelsterli Usher Steven Burdette Cliff Nash

Sermon David Gulledge Dave Rogers

Response Elder Greg Nash Greg Nash

Shepherd’s Prayer Tom Durden Jim Pelfrey

Evening Worship

Announcements Dave Rogers

Song Leader Jimmy Garner

Prayer Steve Hopkins Progressive

Sermon David Gulledge Meeting

Lord’s Supper Anthony Ravenell Lord’s Supper Troy Cook Prayer Ray Russell

In SEARCH of the Lord’s Way with Phil Sanders WUPA TV 69, Sunday at 7:30am

Feb 23—Out of Darkness

Elders Tom Durden (770) 652-7389 Jim Garner (770) 461-3197 Greg Nash (404) 455-1546 Jim Pelfrey (770) 629-2061

Calendar Today – Camp Inagehi Campaign “Heart of the Matter” Feb 17 – Office Closed – Presidents’ Day Feb 23—27 – Progressive Meeting Feb 14 –June 1 – GSOP resumes Mar 6 – Family Game Night at 6pm Mar 8 – Daylight Saving Time will spring forward. Mar 21 – Camp Inahehi 5K Trail Run & 1 Mile Fun Run Mar 14 – Security Seminar, 9-12, Speaker: JD Branch, Deacon and Police Officer in Forest Park. This is for any-one interested in security in their home or at church. Mar 29 – 5th Sunday Family Luncheon

WELCOME, VISITORS! We consider it a privilege to have you worship with us today. Please stay for a few minutes after worship so we can get ac-quainted with you, and you with us. Please complete an Attendance Card, located on the back of the pew in front of you and place it in the offering plate. We have an attended nursery and a training/cry room available.

Fa m i l y M a t t e r s

Our Sick: Allene Scoma – Fell last week and cracked her knee cap. Jill Nash – Had an evaluation last week to see if her heart performance has improved. Wayne Nash – Will have a heart procedure March 9th. Ray Cozart – Is continuing chemo treatments. RuPearl Sharpe – Is continuing treatments. Linda Hall – Charity Nash’s mother will have knee surgery. Steven Williams’ family is going through a challenging time; please pray for his Mom & Dad, for his brother to continue healing, and his half brother who has kidney failure. Members With Health Issues: Hugh Kelly, Lewis & Linda Armstrong, Jim Scoma, Margie Fields, Mattie Williams, Dawn Cook, Decieta Lyons, Ray Rus-sell, David Riley, Sally Wallace, Mary Lawrence, Kathleen Gar-ner, Lucille Amon, Doris Buckner, Joann Crook, Forest & Burma Chapman, Wayne & Betty Jo Nash, Dennis & Marlene Etheridge, Jim & Sharon O’Brien Shut-ins: David Nash, Lillie Walker, Bernice Gillespie, Una Fortson, Equillar Butler, Frances Elder, Ruby Fowler and Jane Lankford

Our Missionaries and their families: Graham & Beth McDonald, Victor & Esperanza González Geronimo, Forest & Burma Chapman & Scott & Rebecca Shanahan. Others With Health Problems: Doris Johnson (Wayne & David Nash’s sister), Edmund Sauls (Gail Chapman’s father), Johnnie Ray, Maggie Mills (preacher’s wife at Eatonton, GA), Carol Chappell (Estell Higginbotham’s sister), Mindy Sims, Alvin Elder (Decieta Lyons’ brother), Mia Marques (Chrystine Fields’ mother), Eddie Smith, Michael Wil-liams (Steven’s brother), Treston Hamilton (former member), Kelly Stoneheart (Etheridge’s daughter), Ashley Johnson (Andy/Linda’s dau.-in-law), Robert Martin, Phil Shaw (Catherine Kelly’s cousin), Ruby June Cotter (Andrew Dalman’s 6 month old cousin), Irving & Cornelia Rose (Larry’s parents), Richard Oliver (Brenda Mitchell’s stepfather), Lyn Launch & Aden Clarke (Jim & Sharon O’Brien family), Zane Canty (3 yrs. old), Mark Etheridge (Dennis’ brother), Marvin Cook (Jean Johnson’s brother), Mary Mackie (Linda Johnson’s mother), Nelda Hayes (Jack Sorrell’s aunt), Nancy Ford (Joann Crook’s sister), Lil Cauthen (Poskevich family) and Joe & Judy Hand (Scoma family). (NOTE: Please help us keep this list up-to-date!)

Basic Facts from…JOSHUA by Dave Rogers

Joshua is first book in the bible named after a per-son. The man for whom it is named was the successor to Moses, a general and great leader in his own right. He had been one of the original twelve “spies” who surveyed the land of Canaan (Numbers 13). This book picks up the thread of Israel’s story from the end of Deuteronomy, and tells of the conquest and the division of the promised land.

Chapter 1 begins with the “formal” appointment of Joshua as the nation’s leader and commander. In verses 7-8 God tells Joshua in no uncertain terms that his “key to success” would be doing everything God’s law required, with no wavering to the right or left. Christians are in-structed to fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2 & James 2:8), and God does not invite us to “amend” or alter His will! The very next verse (Joshua 1:9) is God’s promise to be with Joshua so long as he obeys Him; the Lord expects Christians to obey Him as well (see Galatians 3:1 & 5:7, and Hebrews 5:9).

In Joshua 5:2-9, the new generation of Israelite men had to be circumcised before God would let them to enter the land. They absolutely had to fulfill the requirements of their covenant before they could receive His blessing (even though it was painful, and “not their fault” that their parents had been slack about this during the wilderness wanderings). Christians cannot afford to make excuses for not obeying God’s word; instead, we ought to be zeal-ous about making sure that we do it, Titus 2:14!

A new generation of spies is sent into the Promised Land in chapter 6, and we are introduced to Rahab the har-lot who protected them. Some commentators assert that she was merely an innkeeper but virtually all bible transla-tions describe her with the words “harlot” or “prostitute.” Some Christians struggle with the idea that God could use such a woman for His own noble purpose, but the incident shows God can use any person who is willing to have faith in Him, regardless of background. Note that after the spies rescued her during the conquest of Jericho (vs. 25), the bible says “…she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day.” The spies had promised to spare her and her family, so they were obligated to rescue her (vv. 22-25) – God like-

wise expects Christians to keep their promises!

There is a very important prophecy in Joshua 6:26, relating to anyone who would rebuild Jericho. This place was cursed, but Hiel the Bethelite lost his oldest and youngest sons (1 Kings 16:34) by defying the command-ment to let the ruins of Jericho alone.

Israel’s shocking military defeat at Ai (Joshua 7) em-phasizes the importance of getting sin “out of the camp.” Achan, an Israelite soldier, looted some of the riches of Jericho instead of obeying God’s instruction to destroy them. Because of his greed 36 innocent Hebrew soldiers died before his sin was exposed. The deaths of Achan and his family (by stoning) might seem like a harsh pun-ishment, but they were directly responsible for the deaths of those men. The lesson for us (vv. 1, 11-15, & 25-26) is to “get sin out of the camp” if we want to receive blessings from God. Too often we try to reverse the equation, only offering to stop sinning after God starts blessing us; but God doesn’t work that way!

The important lesson of Joshua 9:3-15 is that even a godly man sometimes makes mistakes. Joshua failed to ask God about the Gibeonites before making an agreement with them, and his oversight later came back to haunt his people when these idolators proved to be a corrupting influ-ence in Israel. James emphasized a very similar point in James 4:15, writing to Christians that, “…ye ought to say, ‘If the Lord will,’ we shall live, and do this, or that.”

The words of Joshua 11:23 combine with those of chapters 21:43-45 and 23:14 to demonstrate that God keeps His promises! In chapter eleven, He speaks of the “land promise” as already fulfilled, even though Israel was still in the process of conquering Canaan. Joshua’s words in chapters 21 and 23 stress the fact that God’s promise was completely fulfilled, leaving no land “yet to be re-ceived.” In chapter 22:5-6, Joshua emphasizes to the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh (the “trans-Jordanic” tribes) that obedience must combine with faith in order to produce the blessings of God, and finally in chapter 24:14-15 he emphasizes to the whole nation that they must make up their minds to “stick with God” in order to con-tinue enjoying His blessings.

2019-2020 Bible Bowl Healthy Snack

2/16 Terri Durden 3/1 Catherine Kelly

3/8 Katherine Hopkins 3/15 Denise Greene

Youth Events (See David Gulledge with any questions) Feb 16 – Teen Sing at Keith & Stacy’s Mar 8 – FROG’s Kite Day after the AM Ser-vices. Hot dogs, chips, drinks & lots of fun. Mar 20 - 22 – SOAR - Augusta, sign up to-day

Mar 21 – Camp Inagehi 5 K Trail Run & 1 Mile Fun Run Apr 4 – FROG’s Egg Hunt Apr 5 – Leaderette Tea, 3-4:30 in the fellow-ship hall April 10 - 12 – Lads/Leaderettes Convention Week-end

“REVIVE US AGAIN” 2020 Progressive Meeting

February 23 – 27, 2020 Speaker: Bro. Keith Parker

(Hendersonville, TN)

McDonough COC - Sun: 6 PM Revive Us Again

Atlanta Airport Area COC - Mon: 7 PM A Revival Story (Prodigal Son)

Middle Fayette - Tue: 10 AM (Bible study)

God’s Recipe for Revival (Lunch will be served)

Fayetteville - Tue: 7 PM Revival In The Home

Forest Park COC - Wed 7 PM Revival Begins With Faith

Shannon COC - Thurs: 7 PM Revival Ends In Victory