EAST TAMPA CHRISTIAN CHURCH
7824 S. 24th Ave., Tampa, Fla. 33619 / (813) 626-2507
Terry Tyree, Minister
October 26, 2025
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Announcements
Prayer
Sermon
Man Up
Invitation Song
My Jesus
Communion Song
He Leadeth Me
Communion / Offering
Bob Bellone
Praise Songs
Don’t Stop Praying
Here I Am, Lord
I’ll Fly Away
Closing Prayer
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
ON THE CALENDAR
Suday: Sunday School: Adults / Children, 9 a.m. Worship / Nursery, 10 a.m.
Tuesday: Hunger-Free Mission food sharing, 10 a.m.
Fall Festival workday, 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday: Bible study and prayer meeting, 6 to 7 p.m.
Friday: Fall Festival, 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday: Set clocks back one hour before bedtime
Nov. 10: Bible & BBQ, 7 to 9 p.m.
Nov. 11: Veterans Day
Nov. 12: Operation Christmas Child shoebox packing party, 5 p.m.
Nov. 19: Shoebox submission deadline, 6 p.m.
Nov. 28: Thanksgiving
Dec. 15: Paint & Praise, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
THIS AND THAT
Birthday this week: Norma Badgett (Saturday)
Meditations next week: Terry Tyree
FROM THE WORD
Ephesians 5:25-30
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church—for we are members of his body.
ADDITIONAL
OK, IT’S ACTUALLY NOT BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS …
… but there are only 17 shopping days left until we meet before our Wednesday evening Bible study and prayer time on Nov. 12 to pack decorated shoeboxes for children around the globe who may never have received a Christmas gift before. See project leader Linda Thomas or visit samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child for important shopping guidelines.
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