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God’s Word issharper

than anytwoedgedsword . . .Heb. 4:12

Welcome

“One day in the Lord’s house is better than a thousandanywhere else” (Psalm 84:10).

Welcome, Attendance Registration and Announcements

Hymn Great Is Thy Faithfulness 98

Hymn ‘Till the Storm Passes By 501

Communion H y m n Were You There? 287

Communion Meditation Ron Canterbury(Feel free to take Communion as it is passed)

Prayer Hym n I Need Thee Every Hour 443

Children’s Ministry Update Jenny Frohn & Lorna Baker

Video on 30 Hour Famine Casey McCormick

Special Music Stacey O’Brien

Message in Sermon (Mark 14-15) The Impact of the Cross

(Today’s sermon will be on our Web site)

Hymn of D e c i s i o n Nothing but the Blood 266

Closing Chorus Get All Excited 652

Welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you for theglory of God (Romans 15:7).

Take Communion Out TodayChub Nance, Dan Denney, Andy Wiseman, Jeff Lopian

Take Communion Out Next WeekBryan Purchis, Larry Elkins, Ron Canterbury, Dale Krouse

Our Mission Is to Love God and Love People

Ministry Opportunities

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011

Today: Please sign the greeting cards in the library

for folks we’re praying for today.

An example of the church bus we plan to purchase

is in our parking lot today.

Nursing area is available in Room 10 (Nursery).

-7:15...Prayer with the preacher at the pulpit

-8:00...Worship with Children’s Church (age 3-grade 6)

-9:15...Sunday school classes for all ages. This is

Promotion Sunday for Nursery and Toddlers.

Toddlers, Elise Ethell, Katie Ibbotson Room 9

3s, Nancy Terrell, Randy/Cec Bennett Room 8

4s, Jo Ellen Croft . . . . . . . . . Room 11

5s, Carol & Jennifer Council . . . . Room 12

1st, Sharon Wendler . . . . . . . . Room 13

2nd, Shirley Wasilewski . . . . . . Room 15

3rd & 4th, Ashley Ingram . . . . . . Room 16

5th & 6th, Bryan & Cheri Brooksbank Room 14

7th & 8th, Beverly Hall . . . . . . Room 18

9th-12th, Casey & Jen McCormick . . Room 19

Adam’s Class . . . . . . Family Life Center

Bible Crusaders, Ron Canterbury . . Room 3

Chance’s Class . . . . . . . . . . . Room 7

Ken’s Class . . . . . . . . Worship Center

Phil’s Class . . . . . . . . . . . . Room 4

Senior Saints, Jack/Donna Brown . . Room 5

Young Adult Class, Steve Basso . . . Room 1

-10:15..Worship with Children’s Church (age 3-grade 6)

-3:00...Teen Choir (Room 1)

-4:00...Grades 1-6 Children’s Choir (Room 19)

-4:15...Financial Peace University (Room 4)

-5:00...Grades 1 and 2 youth group (Room 15)



-6:00...Grades 9-12 youth group (Room 19/Family Life C.)

-6:00...Worship with Abby Denney singing, and Chance

Newingham preaching, Spirit and Truth: A Study

of John 4 (John 4:1-42).

Ministry Opportunities

Monday, March 7 & Read Luke 2

-5:45...Indoor Archery Shoot (Family Life Center)

-6:30...Powerlight at Skateland South till 9 p.m.

Tuesday, March 8 & Read Luke 3

-6:00...Basketball (Family Life Center)

Wednesday, March 9 & Read Luke 4

-5:00...Help set Family Life Center for supper for 200

-5:45...Midweek Supper: linguini with ham and Swiss

cheese, salad, fruit, garlic bread, desserts

-6:30...Adult Choir (Worship Center)

-6:30...Prayer group (Room 13)

-6:30...Grades 7 and 8 JAM (Room 19)

-6:45...Grades 9-12 Home Group at McCormicks

-6:45...Pursuing More of Jesus, ladies’ study (Room 3)

-7:00...Groups for all ages till 8 p.m.

! Nursery

! Age 2-3 Fun Time (Room 11)

! Age 4-K (Room 8)

! Grades 1-3 (Room 15)

! Grades 4-6 (Room 18)

! Witnessing and Sharing Your Faith (Room 14)

! Parables in Matthew (Room 7)

! Love and Respect, a marriage study (Room 4)

! Restoring America to Godly Heritage (Room 5)

! Home visitation

-8:00...Praise Team (Worship Center)

Thursday, March 10 & Read Luke 5

Friday, March 11 & Read Luke 6

-6:00...Junior High Movie Night till 9 p.m. in Room 19.

Come and eat, hang out and watch a movie. All

junior highers are welcome!

Saturday, March 12

-9:00...Girlfriends Unlimited till 11 a.m. (Rooms 14-

19 and Family Life Center)

-9:45...Pre-K Choir till 11 a.m. (Room 8)

Time Change Spring Forward

10:15 A.M. Worship Service

If this is your first time at Athens ChristianChurch: Thank you for joining us! Nurseries are

available. Complete an attendance card so wecan mail you our church paper. The Lord'sSupper is open to all believers. And make

yourself at home. Stop by our library on yourway out for a complimentary Bible. Welcome!

Welcome, Attendance Registration and Announcements

Worship in Song For All You’ve DoneForever

Lord, Reign in Me(please feel free to be seated if you need to do so)

Video on 30 Hour Famine Casey McCormick

Special Music Stacey O’Brien

Message in Sermon (Mark 14-15) The Impact of the Cross

(Today’s sermon will be on our Web site)

Hymn of Decision Jesus Messiah

Baby Dedication Shane Baker

Worship in Song Take My Life (Here Am I)Jesus Paid it All (O Praise the One)

Communion Meditation John Swinford

Communion Served/Offering Taken(Feel free to take Communion as it is passed)

Prayer Requests & Praises

Children’s Ministry Update Jenny Frohn & Lorna Baker

Sending Forth Lord, Reign in Me

Welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you for theglory of God (Romans 15:7).

Pray Every Day For

Our nation/leaders/military, God's help and strength

At Memorial: Robert Ragan (Nate’s dad)

At St. John’s: Mark Verry (Cindy Dyer’s brother), Jim

Young (Andy Wiseman’s grandpa)

At Pekin hospital: Lola Dalton (Vivian Rankin’s sister)

At Barnes hospital: Bekah Fehr (Clint Clark’s sister)

At Jacksonville hospital: Bill Farmer (Bob Hill’s dad)

Tests: Bill Basso (Steve’s dad/St. Louis cancer surg.),

Katie Ivers (Patrick/Heather’s daughter/hearing),

Robert Bollman (back surgery?), Suzanne Bless, Dick

Ganschow, Martha Freeman, Bob/Marilyn Lowery (LCU),

Pat Kmett (Raymond Brown’s niece), Megan Hullinger,

Christina Daniels, Debbie Freeman, Lisa Schmidgall,

Louise VanHuss, Judy Vance, Jean Oglesby’s sister,

Evan Ethell, Amy Weidhuner, Teri Kennett

At home: Peg Carter, Amy Orr, Cheri Brooksbank’s mom,

Marc/June Criquelion (Destin, FL), Vanessa Neavill,

Paul Ananias (Mayo Clinic 14th), Johnna Hood, Bill/

Betsy Depratt’s granddaughter Annie (Green Bay),

Kristina Sewell, Ron Scroggin (Chub/Elynor Nance’s

friend), Lucille Cramer, Nancy Terrell, Jack Brown,

Jim Haertel (Julie Franklin’s step-dad), John Kelso

(Therese Schmidgall’s friend), Sandy Lankford, Marty

Albrecht/Alivia Gurski (Carrie Willis’s friends),

Courtney Purchis’s friend, expectant families

Touched by death: Don Keck family (Dunlaps’ grandson’s

dad/from Afghanistan to Idaho for funeral), Brenda

Arnold family (Brenda Harper’s friend), Dixie Norton

family (Ken Thomas’s coworker), Carolyn Gay family

(Terry/Michelle Cassidy’s friend), Phillip Cornwell

family (Irene Schleyhahn’s son)

Transitions: John Richardson/Keith Gennicks/Dee Clark’s

cousin/Seth Reichart/Al & Vi Betz’s son-in-law/Don

Dunlap’s grandson/Aaron Graves (Afghanistan/Iraq),

Wes Wiseman (basic training Wed./Fort Benning, GA),

Diane Sybert (job search), David Short (Linda Laws’s

brother/job search), Juanita Bandy (Linda Laws’s

aunt), Gregg Love (Joy Campbell’s son/Maple Ridge),

Ashley Miller’s friends

Midweek Supper and Study: Wednesdays, 5:45-8 p.m.

Spring Revival: L.C. Sutton & Soul’d Out, March 27-30

Our missionaries around the world

Each other/unspoken needs/others:

ATHENS CHRISTIAN CHURCHKen Gennicks • Minister [email protected] • 636-7323

Chance Newingham • Associate Minister [email protected] • 636-7136

Paula Gentry • Worship Minister [email protected] • 220-9340

Casey McCormick • Youth Minister [email protected] • 331-8471

Shane Baker • Children’s Minister [email protected] • 415-9035

Jenny Frohn • Assoc. Children’s Minister [email protected] • 737-1113

Phil Miller • Counseling Minister [email protected] • 636-8288

Sarah Gennicks • After School Director [email protected] • 636-7323

Church Office • 636-8463 March 6, 2011 athenschristian.net

A.M. Sermon Notes

Ken Gennicks preaching

The Impact of the Cross(Mark 14-15)

INTRODUCTIONWe’re reading through the New Testament in 2011, onechapter each weekday, and we’ve just completed Mark 13through Luke 1. The climax of each of the four Gospels isJesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. But consider TheImpact of the Cross on those who were there:

I. The enemies of Jesus: delighted by the cross (Mark 15:25-32)

II. The soldiers: unmoved by the cross (John 19:23, 24)

III. The disciples: distressed by the cross(Mark 14:27-31, 43-50)

IV. The bystanders: transformed by the cross

A. Simon: from bystander to believer (Mark 15:21)

B. Centurion: from antagonism to affirmation(Mark 15:39)

C. Joseph and Nicodemus: from cowardice to courage(John 19:38-40)

V. The thief: saved by the cross (Luke 23:39-43)

A. He was lost

B. He was looking

C. He was loved

CONCLUSIONThe Impact of the Cross varied from person to person andfrom group to group. What impact is the cross of Christhaving these days in your life?

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A. He was lost

B. He was looking

C. He was loved


A.M. Sermon Notes












A. He was lost

B. He was looking

C. He was loved


Applying Today’s Sermon to Your Life

1. As we read through the New Testament together, one chapter

each weekday, are you staying on schedule, asking God to speak

to you through His Word, writing down your thoughts, reviewing

it with a friend, and receiving a sermon from it each Sunday?

Why is it wise to put so much effort into the Word of God?

2. Why do you suppose each of the four Gospels highlight Jesus’

crucifixion and resurrection in such detail? What might we

conclude from this?

3. After the Apostle Paul had visited Corinth and planted the church

there, he wrote back to them and said, For I resolved to know

nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him

crucified (I Corinthians 2:2). What does Paul’s statement tell us

about the priority of the gospel and the centrality of the cross of

Christ in teaching, preaching and daily living?

4. How many statements did Jesus make from the cross, as recorded

in the Gospels? Write out each statement, then speak to its

meaning. Explain the impact of each statement as well:

A. Luke 23:34

B. Luke 23:43

C. John 19:26, 27

D. Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34

E. John 19:28

F. John 19:30

G. Luke 23:46

5. In light of what Jesus did for you on the cross, what would you do

for Him?

• forgive someone who has wronged you? Yes No

• repent from your sins and be baptized? Yes No

• become a generous steward for His glory? Yes No

• find your place of service in His church? Yes No

• share the message of the cross with others? Yes No

• take every thought captive to His obedience? Yes No

• go where He wants you to go? Yes No

• seek the welfare of others above your own? Yes No

6. Read Luke 2-6 this week, write down your thoughts, review it

with a friend, and receive a sermon from it next Sunday. Draw

near to God with quiet time in His Word.


1. As we read through the New Testament together, one chapter each

weekday, are you staying on schedule, asking God to speak to you

through His Word, writing down your thoughts, reviewing it with

a friend, and receiving a sermon from it each Sunday? Why is it

wise to put so much effort into the Word of God?



conclude from this?










A. Luke 23:34

B. Luke 23:43

C. John 19:26, 27


E. John 19:28

F. John 19:30

G. Luke 23:46

5. In light of what Jesus did for you on the cross, what would you do

for Him?













1. As we read through the New Testament together, one chapter

each weekday, are you staying on schedule, asking God to speak

to you through His Word, writing down your thoughts, reviewing

it with a friend, and receiving a sermon from it each Sunday?

Why is it wise to put so much effort into the Word of God?



conclude from this?










A. Luke 23:34

B. Luke 23:43

C. John 19:26, 27


E. John 19:28

F. John 19:30

G. Luke 23:46

5. In light of what Jesus did for you on the cross, what would you

do for Him?












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