EAST TAMPA CHRISTIAN CHURCH
7824 S. 24th Ave., Tampa, Fla. 33619 / (813) 626-2507
Terry Tyree, Minister
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Announcements
Prayer
Sermon
Invitation Song
Communion Song
Communion / Offering
Praise Songs
Come, Now Is the Time to Worship
Do It Again
Confidence
I Can Only Imagine
Closing Prayer
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
ON THE CALENDAR
Sunday: Sunday School /Adults 9 a.m., Children 9 and 10 a.m.
Worship, 10 a.m.
Tuesday: Hunger-Free Mission / Worship, 9:30 a.m.
Food and clothing distribution, 10 a.m.
Wednesday: Bible study and prayer meeting, 6 p.m.
Thursday: Bible study, 11 a.m.
March 19-22: Rock Solid Ministries revival,
10 a.m. Sunday, 6 p.m. daily
April 9: Easter
April 21-22 / 22-23: Women’s retreats, Lake Aurora Christian Camp
May 30- July 28: Lake Aurora summer camps / visit lakeaurora.org
ROCK SOLID MINISTRIES REVIVAL NEXT WEEK!
Sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Monday through Wednesday at 6 p.m.
THIS AND THAT
Anniversaries this week: John and Linda Thomas (Saturday)
Birthdays this week: John Thomas (Thursday)
Offerings last week: $5,850 (general fund)
Meditations next week: Bob Bellone
FROM THE WORD
10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11 So, if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own? 13 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” 14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. 15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
ADDITIONAL
SNEERING AT GOD
Sneering just sounds downright evil, doesn’t it? I pictured devilish faces with red eyes and nasty little laughs when I first read this, but upon further thought, I’m not sure that is very accurate. I sort of want it to be that way though, because I know that I (sweet little thing that I am) would never make a devilish face or laugh a devilish laugh at something Jesus said. I’m much too spiritual for that.
I might, however, try to make light of a teaching that hits a little too close to home or makes me uncomfortable. I can see myself giggling and even making a funny comment to change the subject. I might think to myself (or even out loud to someone else), “Well, I think what Jesus must have meant was…”
Either way, God knows my heart. It does not matter in the least that I might use a more polite version of “sneering” than the Pharisees did. The fact is: I sneer.
Lori Strickland, Rock Solid Ministries
TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION
The invitation at the close of each worship service extends an opportunity for anyone outside of Christ to unite with him and become a Christian through belief (John 3:16); repentance (turning away from sin,
Acts 2:38); confession of belief in Christ (Romans 10:10); baptism into Christ for forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit (Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Romans 6:1-8) and devoting the rest of your life to
Christ (Matthew 10:22).
The Lord’s invitation also is open to anyone desiring to rededicate his or her life to Christ; to baptized
believers wanting to transfer their membership to this congregation, or to request prayer support.
ABOUT US
For more than a half-century, we have been a restoration plea fellowship in unity with other independent New Testament church bodies. Certainly, we are not the only Christians, but we are Christians only.
In that regard, we assume no denominational name. We observe the Lord’s Supper every Sunday to honor him and reflect upon his great sacrifice on our behalf (Acts 2:42, 1 Corinthians 11:23-28, Hebrews 10:25).
We teach directly from the Bible. Where it speaks clearly – such as the Gospel plan of salvation and other directions or commands – we seek unity. In matters of opinion, where the Bible does not expressly speak, we seek liberty. In all things, however, we speak love for one another, just as Jesus loved us and laid down his life for us!
If you agree with these matters, please join us to proclaim salvation and unity to those who need to hear it in the name of our blessed Lord and only Savior, Jesus Christ. We urgently invite you to do so since his glorious return is imminent.
OUR ELDERS
Jim Fairchild (813) 361-7809 jfairchild@famins.com
Dan Hefner (813) 244-9843 danshirlh@msn.com