COMING EVENTS August 20 – Elders /Deacons Meeting 4:30

p.m.

August 27 – Card Ministry meets – 5:00 p.m.

September 5 – Power of Prayer – 6:00 p.m.

September 9 – Game Night – Water Warz

September 10 – Tri-State Youth Series

September 10 – Card Ministry meets – 5:00

September 11 – Ladies’ Night Out – 6:00 p.m.

September 12 – Love Meals Served

September 14 – Feed the Football Team

September 17- Elders/Deacons Meeting –

4:30 p.m.

September 19 – Power of Prayer – 6:00 p.m.

September 23 – Congregational Work Day

BIBLE READING PLAN FOR 2017

August 20 - 26: Esther 8:1 – Job 22:30,

1 Corinthians 12:27 – 2 Corinthians 1:11,

Psalm 37:1-40 ; 17, Proverbs 21:23- 22:4

Cory Howard – August 21

Roberta Mitchell – August 22

Makenzie Vivion – August 24

Molly Franks – August 25

Don and Linda Pogue – August 26

SERMON TOPICS FOR AUGUST 20

Sunday AM –“ You Are Never Too Far From God” (Psalm 51)

Sunday PM – “Would You Get Along With Jesus?” (Matthew 21:28-32)

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Game Night – Water Warz – September 9, 6:00 p.m. Sandwiches will be provided.

Please bring your favorite, chips, pop, or dessert.

Tri-State Youth Series – September 10, Seneca, MO

Bible Trivia Question:

What does the name Barnabas mean? You can find the answer in Acts 4.

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(Congratulations to Makenzie, Gracie, and Hunter Vivion for answering last week’s

question correctly!)

Memory Verse:

John 3:17 “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to

saveth the world through Him”

IN NEED OF OUR PRAYERS/

ENCOURAGEMENT

Health Concerns and Long Term Illnesses Norma Foster has requested prayers for her

sister-in-law, Helen Tucker. They have found

two large masses on her lung.

Jerry McCoy is suffering with several health

issues at this time, but is improving.

Payton Stanley is scheduled to be released from

the hospital in Memphis this week.

Winona Weaver is now in Mercy

Rehabilitation in Oklahoma City following

back surgery.

Please keep Vanessa Free and her grandson

Bryson Kiersey in your prayers. She is in Little

Rock for a while to be with him. He is

receiving treatment for leukemia.

Charles Finney is now home.

Roberta Mitchell is having tests run.

SICK AND SHUT-INS Please remember all our members in nursing homes and those who can’t get out to worship with us!

WELCOME Tyler and Rachel Miller were baptized on August 8. We are very happy to have this young couple

worshipping with us.

NOTICE

We need to know the preferred method of contacting our members when we have an emergency message or important information to send out. In the next few weeks we will have information on the bulletin board for you to check and confirm.

Email: pryorcoc@sbcglobal.net

Web: www.pryorchurchofchrist.com

Phone: (918) 825-2539

ELDERS / DEACONS

MEETING

AUGUST 20 – 4:30 P.M.

Bible Study…………………………………….......84

A.M. Worship…………………………………....139

P.M. Worship……………………………………...80

Contributions………………………………....$3,359

Budget…………………………………..........$3,400

Budget-Up-Date…………………..…….........+$389

LORD’S TABLE

Prayers: Wendell Kropp

Matt King Nate Haberman

Glenn Downing Chris Martin

SUNDAY NIGHT LORD’S TABLE

Gary Risner / Freddie Vivion

PRAYERS

Eutaw Ragland Nate Haberman

Freddie Vivion D.J. Castoe

ASSIST DURING SERVICE

J.E. Casey / Lynn King / Carl Best Jr. / Marlow Jones

SOUND BOARD OPERATORS

8/20 Chris Martin 8/27 Jay Martin

SONG LEADER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Rick Howard D.J. Castoe

VAN DRIVER

Carl Best Jr. / D.J. Castoe

COMMUNION GREETERS

Linda Applegate Bill and Leesa Reed

BAKE BREAD

8/20 Linda Applegate 8/27 Pam Howard

August 20, 2017

WHAT DO YOU ASK GOD FOR?

My cousin had something posted on her Facebook page the other day that I

thought was pretty good. I don’t know the original source so I don’t know for sure

where to give the credit, but I think the message is right on point:

The article was titled “God Said No!!” I asked God to take away my habit.

God said, No. It is not for me to take away but for you to give it up. I asked God to

make my handicapped child whole. God said, No. His spirit is whole. His body is

only temporary. I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a by-

product of tribulations; it isn’t granted, it is learned. I asked God to give me

happiness. God said, No. I give you blessings; happiness is up to you. I ask God to

spare me pain. God said, No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and

brings you closer to me. I asked God to make my spirit grow. God said, No. You

must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful. I asked God for all

things that I might enjoy life. God said, No. I will give you life, so that you may

enjoy all things. I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me. God

said… Ahhh, finally you have the idea. This days is yours, don’t throw it away.

After reading this article, I see that I have been guilty of asking for the wrong

things. Even worse, I see that my focus has been on the wrong things! The Scripture

tells us that love covers a multitude of sins. That is great news because I know I have

a multitude of sins in my life.

Before we come to God and make our requests, let’s make sure that we have

spent plenty of time thinking about what we are asking from God!

D.J. Castoe

1 Corinthians 13:3, “If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the

flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.”

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Bible Class – 9:45 a.m.

Worship – l0:35 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday

Bible Class and Devotional – 7:00 p.m.

MINISTER

D.J. Castoe, Pulpit Minister

ELDERS

Carl Best Tom Coats

Don Stafford Freddie Vivion

DEACONS

Darrell Applegate Jay Martin

Rick Howard Jerry McCoy

MISSION WORKS OUTSIDE OF PRYOR

Hope Harbor Claremore, Ok

Ghana Outreach Ghana, West Africa

Tent City & Last Water Village Papua, New Guinea

Church of Christ

605 South Coo-Y-Yah

Pryor, OK 74361