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THE BULLETIN
Manchester Church of Christ
Be a “Wise Guy” 66 Mammoth Rd.
Manchester, NH 03109
603.623.5559
For a while the church here had a
food pantry we kept to help one mht_church@comcast.net
another and our community, but www.mhtcoc.org
it became a little overwhelming to
those who had been working in it Elder’s Link: April
and it went into dormancy. But
Duane Coss – 424-9152
now with renewed personnel and
energy our church pantry for the drcoss@myfairpoint.net
needy is relaunching and we need Barry Fogal – 487-2387
In Luke 12:16ff Jesus told a
your help. bfogal@comcast.net
parable of a rich man whose crops
April 26 we’re having a
did especially well one season. If you have any concerns that the
special food drive. We’re asking elders should be aware of, or need
Instead of sharing with those in
everyone to look at the sign up to speak to with them, please
need, the rich congratulated
sheet posted in the foyer, grab a contact Lee or Larry this month.
himself on his good fortune,
“shopping list” for yourself, and
made plans to build bigger barns,
bring your items Sunday morning Our Worship Services
and decided to “take early
(May 3rd) to our food drive. We’ll
retirement”. God summed his life Sunday AM: 8:30 & 11:00
put all the food up on the stage
up this way, however, “You fool! Bible Class: 10:00
(the kids love this stuff) as a
This very night your soul is Sunday PM: 6:00
demonstration of our
required of you; and now who will
determination to obey the Lord’s Small Groups:
own what you have prepared?”
commands. Be wise, join us in West Side Small Group: 6:15PM at
(Luke 12:20). And so Jesus
this important church effort. Doug Paul’s
encourages us to be wise rather
than the rich fool by storing up Merrimack Small Group: 6:00PM at
Stuart Peacock’s
treasures in Heaven.
Jesus placed a high value Nashua Small Group: 6:00PM at Paul
Mosier's
on helping those in need.
Although our first priority is to Wednesday PM Devotional/Bible
Classes: 7:00
help brothers and sisters, we are
also commanded to help all men. News Items? Please submit before
11AM each Tuesday.
This Sunday morning’s sermon Sunday of the month, which means that
will revolve around Ephesians 1:3 and there will be no evening service at the
“Being in Christ”. If you’d like to get a church building. We encourage you to
head-start on the subject, read Ephesians find and meet with a small group — it’ll
chapter 1 and notice all the places in be great fellowship, great discussion,
which we are blessed in Christ. and a great experience.
This Sunday evening is our usual third
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“So then you are no longer strangers and
Our Family
aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the
saints, and are of God’s household,”
Ephesians 2:19, NAS95.
Coming up in April... items on the take home list as This and that...
your reminder.
Reminder There will be no evening
services at the building this
coming Sunday due to it being Posted notes Please take a moment
the third Sunday of the month. and read the thank you notes
posted on the bulletin board
Small group The south side small written by the teens who went to
group will be meeting at Dick Youth Advance.
and Freda Potter's home on
Sunday, April 19th at 6:00. Ladies Day The Northern Valley
church in Lancaster, NH will be
Help needed The Lauzon's will be hosting a ladies day on
moving to Dublin, NH in a little Saturday, May 16th. Carolyn
over a week (April 25th) and Wilcox of Denver, CO will be
could use some help moving. speaking on the theme “My
Please contact Peter or Debbie if Deliverer- My Strength”. More
you are available to help. details can be found on the
bulletin board in the foyer.
Announcing the 24th annual
What else? Northeastern States Men's
Building update Work on the Retreat. It will be held in Kent,
Prayers needed Doreen Lee is in
downstairs is progressing nicely. Connecticut on June 12th & 13th.
CMC (room C119)undergoing a
The mudding and priming of the Dr. Howard Wright from
new treatment to try to rid her
walls should be done this week Atlanta, Georgia will be
body of the excess fluid that has
and the kitchen cabinets and speaking on the theme “Point
built up. Please let her know you
classroom doors are to be Man for God.” Please the poster
are thinking of her through
delivered and installed. During in the foyer for more details.
calls, cards and visits.
this time of building renovations
Pantry revival The requested items any questions you may have can
are posted on a sign up sheet on be directed to Lee Davis.
the bulletin board in the foyer.
Please sign up and mark your
Prayer Concerns
Worship Leaders
Health: Doreen Lee, Pat Arel, Bill
Sunday, April 19, 8:30AM Scripture .....................David S. Waisnor, Rosemary Landry, Deniza
Songs .........................Mark E. Lord’s Supper .............Earl M. Chase’s niece, Marge Simon, Penny
Prayers ....................Tom B. & Duane C. Coordinator ................Rick G. Ranger, Manley Jones, Michael
Scripture ....................Doug P. Anderson's brother
Lord’s Supper ............Larry G. Sunday, April 19, 6:00PM Leadership: Ministers, Elders,
Coordinator ...............Stuart P. Third Sunday Deacons
Evangelism: Bible studies in
Sunday, April 19, 11:00AM Wednesday, April 22, 7:00PM progress, our website, MNFM, food
Songs ........................Gary D. Songs..........................Mark E. pantry
Prayers ....................Gerry M. & Lee D. Return to the Lord: Brethren who
have forsaken the assembly
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Li f e Af t e r l i f e (P a r t 6)
P a r k Li n s c o m b
Last week in our study of the life Revelation 21 and 22 we see Heaven resurrected bodies (see 1 Cor. 15:35-41),
after life, we studied the judgment, and this described as a place of… the new heavens and new earth will be a
week the plan is to study Heaven. But different kind of heaven and earth (the
before we begin that great topic, there are a Golden streets, pearl gates, and Greek word means new kind of, new
couple of ”leftover” questions to address foundations of precious stones species of); indeed, Rom. 8:18-25 implies a
that touch on both judgment and Heaven. (21:19-21) redeemed creation like our resurrected
Many are often worried about the The tree of life (22:2) (redeemed, v. 23) bodies. This makes good
uninformed pagan in a remote location or No evil or sin (21:8 and 27) sense in that our redeemed / resurrected /
about a saintly great-grandmother who No night (22:5; 21:22,23) immortal bodies will need an appropriate
failed to be baptized before she died. The presence of God Himself (21:3; creation in which to abide. Even Rev. 22:3
Would God really keep them out of 22:3,4) tells us that there will be “no more curse”
Heaven? Here’s the Bible’s answer in a The water of life flowing like a river — referring to Gen. 3:17-19 and the curse
nutshell — without Jesus, every sinner through the middle (22:1) brought on the creation at Adam’s and
must bear the consequences of their sins No pain or death, no tears or sorrow Eve’s sin.
(Rom. 6:23; Rom. 1;32; Rom. 2:6). And (21:4) It will be a place of worship; we
God will be completely impartial to all often see the saints and host of Heaven
men and women of every age, race, culture, Lockyer (All the Doctrines in the praising God in Revelation (e.g., Rev. 4:8-
class, and religion (Rom. 2:11,12). We Bible, p. 288,289) has a clever alliteration 11). Because of this, some have concluded
needn’t ever worry about the Lord’s justice describing Heaven: that Heaven will be little more than an
and mercy — He is supreme and eternal worship service (and you thought
superlative in judgment, wise and An abode (Jn. 14:1-3) my sermons were long?). But the truth is
understanding beyond our ability to A prepared abode (Jn. 14:1-3; 1 Pet. that no one knows what we’ll do with
comprehend, and we don’t need to “check 1:4) Heaven’s eternity. We know that God has
His work”. Whatever God decides about A peopled abode (2 Tim. 4:8) had duties and assignments for angels and
whatever scenario you can dream up will A paternal abode (Jn. 14:2) it is conceivable, therefore, that we also
be right, fair, and just in the perfect sense A palatial abode (Rev. 21:19-21) will be given purposeful things to do in
of the words. A pleasurable abode (Mt. 25:21,23) Heaven. Some might object, of course, that
Another question also arises out A peaceful abode (Rev. 21:8) Heaven is described as a place of rest, but I
of the judgment: if Sheol/Hades has a A perfect abode (Rev. 21:8,27) would remind them that Canaan was also
“bosom of Abraham” and a torment, A permanent abode (2 Cor. 5:1) described as a land of rest. But it wasn’t a
doesn’t this imply that a judgment takes A prescribed abode (1 Cor. 6:9-11) rest from the work; it wasn’t a Sunday
place before the final judgment? The afternoon of naps. Rather, it was rest from
answer is yes; it does imply a judgment But many of the descriptions of the trials of the wilderness. So also it is
before the final judgment, but we needn’t Heaven (perhaps you’ve noticed) are rather likely that our rest will be less “La-Z-Boy”
be so surprised, since even our own material. It’s not that Heaven will be so and more rest from sorrow, death, sin, and
criminal courts conduct two judgments for material, as much as it is simply so hard to trouble. Some of the hints we get from
our criminals. The first is to determine guilt describe a spiritual place that is beyond Scripture about what we might do come
or innocence. If the accused is found guilty, human words or human experiences. from passages like Revelation 3:21 "‘He
he is placed in jail for a sentencing trial and Imagine attempting to explain red to a who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit
judgment. It therefore might help our child born blind. The child cannot down with Me on My throne, as I also
comprehension of God’s arrangements to comprehend light, let alone something like overcame and sat down with My Father on
consider the first judgment, after death, as color, saturation or shades. So perhaps as His throne,” and 1 Corinthians 6:3 "Do you
one of guilt or innocence and the final wonderful as Heaven is described in the not know that we will judge angels? How
judgment, after the resurrection, to be an Bible, it is likely far more wonderful than much more matters of this life?"
eternal sentencing trial. our poor human vocabularies can describe. Here’s the bottom line. Heaven
But on to talk of Heaven. Heaven, It is, in the end, a description of things we will be a place marvelous and desirable
first of all, is a place. It is the place to don’t even have words for, wonders we’ve beyond description — you will want to be
which Christ ascended (not just heaven), never seen the like of, and phenomena we there for all eternity.
Acts 1:9-11; where Jesus prepares a place never knew existed. As we conclude this study, we
for us, John 14:1-3; and where Jesus sits at It is also described as a new (kind should also note that Heaven is a prepared
the Father’s right hand to intercede for us, of) heaven and a new (kind of) earth (Rev. place (Jn. 14:1-3) for prepared people. No
(Rom. 8:34). 21:1; 2 Pet. 3:7-13). This is not a renewed one will “wake up” in Heaven and wonder,
Heaven’s most vivid description heaven and earth, as Jehovah’s Witnesses “Wow, how did I get here?” Are you
is found in Revelation, of course. In and a handful of others hope for. Like our prepared?
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Our Congregational Calendar
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Bible class 7PM
Happy Birthday: Happy Happy Birthday:
Rick Dugre Anniversary: Happy Birthday: Gerry Millette
George & Randy Chase
Sharon Abood Happy
Anniversary:
Karl & Sue
Davies
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Bible class 7PM
Happy Birthday:
Caroline Apgar
Happy
Anniversary:
Tom & Linda
Carroll
Myron & Gloria
Potter
Te e n N e w s Yo u n g A d u l t s
Our Statistics
Sunday Morning Worship (combined) 161
Contribution $3,155.13
T he Ma n c h es te r c h u r c h o f C h r is t
66 M a m m o t h R d.
M a n c h e s t e r , N H 03109
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