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Bubba & Liz H

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John &

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Room 113 Phil &

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Room 113 Chad & Christi K

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Room 108 Sol &

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Welcome to the Roebuck Park-way Church of Christ! If you are visiting with us today, we want you to know how excited we are

to have you as our guest.

Service Times Sunday

Bible Class 9:00 am

Worship 10:00 am

5:00 pm

Wednesday

Bible Class 7:00 pm

ELDERS Ron Cobb Ed Cooper

Thurman Crawford John Gallagher

Rick Glass Sol Godwin Clyde Hall Merrill Mann Skip McCurry Ancel Norris Leroy Owens Darnell Self

Jim Timmerman Charles Whittington Denis Williams PULPIT MINISTER

Jason Moon ASSOCIATE MINISTER

Tim Shoemaker DEAF MINISTER Ray Powell

YOUTH MINISTER Daniel Courington

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Sweet, Sweet Fellowship

Last Sunday was a day full of activities, worship, meetings and fellowship. One

of the great things about our church family is the desire we have to meet together and

enjoy each others company. Last Sunday after the morning assembly Care Groups 4 and

7 led by Mike McGill and Ryan Cobb met together for a great time of food and fellow-

ship. A number close to 200 met for this meal and everyone had a great time.

Elders, Deacons and Ministers Meetings

Recently on a Saturday morning we met for one of our regular meetings and the

main topic of discussion was about the sell of this facility and moving to our property on

Deerfoot Parkway. It was an exciting meeting as we discussed the ongoing work here

and the transition that will take place when the relocation occurs. One thing we dis-

cussed was the need to pray on a regular basis for God to send a buyer for our current

property. It has been said that we are on God’s time when it comes to selling this facility

and moving to Deerfoot. That being the case, let us ask God to help us with the sell of

this facility as we pray for his will to be accomplished! Let me also encourage those

who lead public prayers to remember this item in the prayers led in our assembly.

Spreading the Gospel Via the Internet

The Internet is one of the most powerful tools to spread the Gospel. Each week

our pulpit lessons are uploaded to YouTube and anybody in the world who is on the web

can download and watch. Let me encourage you to recommend our site to those you’d

like to hear the lessons that are presented here at Roebuck Parkway. All of these lessons

can be located at www.youtube.com/thegospelspeaks. Also, from this site you can share

these lessons with your friends on Facebook and those who follow you on Twitter.

A Busy Summer Ahead

We look forward to a busy summer of ministry. We also are glad to welcome our

summer interns: Alex Coggins, Nic Moon and Melanie Seibert.

400 Roebuck Parkway Birmingham, Alabama 35206 May 27, 2012

Preservation of the Saints By: Tim Shoemaker

Prayer List

May 20, 2012

Bible Study 325

Sun AM 485 Sun PM 210*

*not including group that

went to area wide devo and

nursing home

Total Goal 127

Local Work Goal 52 9

Belize Campaign Goal

30 8

Stateside Campaigns Goal

10

Know Your Bible Goal

35 6

Total Baptisms 23

New Families 5

Restored 10

Special Concerns

Roebuck Members: Al Brown, Julie Kincaid, Geiselle Shephard, Judy Marlow, Marcy Ledbetter, Danny Thomas, Michael Montgomery, Carla Allison, Brown Rogers, David Dojka, Jetta Dojka, Bev Key, Terry Davidson, George Shoe-maker, Chuck Spitzley, Lucille Large, Melton Robertson and Ron Ellis. Those we love but are unable to attend: Barbara Owen, Frances Cason, Glenn May, Billy White, Pat Howell, Gloria Summers, Buddy Summers, Frances Love, Anne Powell, Carlene D’Amico, Dot Howell, Bobbie Naish, Beth Goodwin and Jimmy Howell.

News and Notes

Hospital List Wednesday Night Meal Care Groups

Hospital Brookwood Betty Hall Rm.363 UAB Danny Thomas Rm.W629 St Vincent’s Downtown Joe Windham (no visitors)

The next Care Group Fellowship Lunch will be on Sunday, June 24th.

Groups 5 & 8 will be hosting this meal.

The June 3rd Care Group Lunch has been cancelled due to the Golden Age

Banquet.

Please sign up in foyer before Wed. so Kitty will know how much food to pre-pare. The meal is served at 6 p.m. and

the cost is $4 per person.

Baked Potato Bar, Salad Bar, Ice Cream Sundae Bar

Youth Group May 27 Bonfire at Scruggs May 31 VBS and Golden Age Banquet workday at 10:00 a.m. June 3 Golden Age Banquet June 15 20th Youth Campaign

Opportunity To Serve Others If you can help by delivering a meal on Thursday mornings to one of our

shut-ins, please see Bev Key.

Wee Folks Wee Folks will not meet during the summer but will resume this Fall.

Friends and Relatives

Jared Key (friend of Warrington’s), Alex Archer (Bobby Gunn’s nephew), Morgan Hasty (Al Brown’s coworker’s daughter), Ron McElveen (friend of Lybrand’s), Shirley Gifford (friend of Ly-brand’s), Henry McDonald (brother of Betty Aldridge) and Earline Gore (great grandmother of Chad Leverett).

SPARKS The next SPARKS devo is June 17th.

New Directory Pictures Through the month of May, Jeanette Cosby will be in room 108 before and after each worship service to take pic-tures for the upcoming directory. All members need to have your family’s

picture made.

Weekly Purpose: $18816.00 Contribution: 17765.84

Contribution YTD: $434697.25 Purpose YTD: $413952.00

Average Weekly YTD: $19758.97

MISSION SUNDAY $76610.50

Our Honored Guests 5/20

In Town M. Barley, Calandra Omar, Steve and Barbara Mel-heay, Regina Allison, Felicia Russell, Kim Rogers, Mary Pryor, Keshia Flowers, Barbara Pelham, Adam and Karen Stocks, Amy Miles, Horace Sanders, Carol Fleming, Christy Whitehead, James, Meagan and Lorelei Doran.

Out of Town

Lauren Dickie, Cameron Peters, Bill and Virginia Brewer, Barbara Turpen, Susan Dreyer, John and Connie Rowden.

Vacation Bible School “A Day in the Life of Little Boy Jesus”

Saturday, June 2nd. Registration starts at 8:30 and VBS will go from 9:30-12:30, with a sack lunch provided

afterward. Kyle Butt will be speaking to the teenagers. Adult volunteers are still needed in various areas. If you

can help in any way or if you have any canopy tents that could be used please

see Donna McCurry or Courtney Moore.

Sometimes it seems hard to continue the struggle of the Christian life when we see the way this world is going. At times it seems that the world is winning in the battle for men’s souls. Because of that many will never become Christians and many who are Christians become discouraged and give up. Many battles may be lost before the war is won. So it was in World War Two and so it will be in the life of the Christian.

Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States said, “I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose.” In chapter 13 of the book of Revelation we read of the great beast that came up out of the sea and “it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to over come them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues and na-tions” (Rev. 13:7). The picture looks bleak at that point but what helps the Christians to persevere is to remember that the book of Revelation does not end with chapter 13. In fact in the very next chapter of that great book one finds this encourage-ment. “This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus” (Rev. 14:12. NIV). When one understands that eventually the Christian cause will win and the world will lose, it changes the whole out-look we have on life and what is happening. The Christian needs to maintain a “patient endurance”. Just previous to this statement, John had written, “And the smoke of their tor-ment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for any-one who receives the mark of his name” (Rev. 14:11). We need to realize the cause of the world will lose and those fol-lowing that way will suffer torment forever and ever, while the Christian will be victorious and will enjoy the comfort and joy of heaven for ever and ever. In the very next verse John tells us, “Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ‘Yes,’ says the Spirit, ‘they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them’” (Rev. 14:13). The cause of God and His Christ will eventually win and His followers will be blessed, and they will have rest forever. Therefore, let us all maintain our determination to persevere through all that Satan and this world can heap upon us until the end when the faithful will be rewarded with an eternity of blessedness with God and His Son Jesus.

Men’s Bible Study Tuesday, May 29th at 6:30, at the home of Barry Lewis. Bring $5 for

dinner.

Mr. and Mrs. Derrell Glen Pepper request the honor of your presence at

the marriage of their daughter

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Two thousand twelve At five in the evening

Homewood Church of Christ Homewood, Alabama Reception to Follow

Avondale Villa

To the Roebuck Parkway family, We can’t thank you enough for the out-pouring of love and support that you have shown to us this past week while our son is at Children’s hospital. The prayers, the visits and the food are greatly appreciated. It is evident that Christian service is at the core of your congregation and you guys are amaz-ing. Sincerely, Your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ- Bill, Michelle, Emily and Jared Key

Mission Sunday Please don’t forget that next Sunday is Mission Sunday. Every penny that is

given on next Sunday, June 3rd, will go toward our mission efforts. Please

prayerfully consider giving as liberally as possible so that our congregation can meet our goal of $100,000. Help us continue the spread of God’s Word.

Doug & Connie Scruggs 8485 Cedar Mountain Road

Pinson, AL 35126 *directions will be available in the foyer

VBS Work day There will be a work day on Friday,

June 1st at 6 p.m. to decorate the large fellowship hall. We will also need

some help preparing a few things for crafts and registration. Anyone avail-able to help with this, please join us.

Resource Room If you took one of the bags from the crate in the foyer to help make visual aids for Lynn Timmerman, please re-

turn those as soon as possible.

Please welcome our new member, Dot Mitchell. She was baptized Tues. 22nd. by Brother Moon. You can send her a note of en-couragement: 1749 Eastridge Dr. Birmingham, AL 35235

Golden Age Banquet Attention young at heart! (ages 60 and up) There will be a banquet held in

your honor on Sun., June 3rd, after the morning worship in the large fellowship hall. Please make your plans to attend

this special luncheon that will be hosted by our youth group.

Memorial Day Meal for Ladies Work Release

We will be cooking and serving lunch to the ladies at the work release on Monday, May 28th. (tomorrow) If you would be able to come help with the food preparation, please see John

Gallagher today.