EAST TAMPA CHRISTIAN CHURCH

7824 S. 24th Ave., Tampa, Fla. 33619 / (813) 626-2507

Terry Tyree, Minister

November 19, 2023

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Announcements

Prayer

Sermon

Fearless Faith

Invitation Song

I Can Only Imagine

Communion Song

At the Foot of the Cross

Communion / Offering

John Thomas

Praise Songs

Good God Almighty

You Say

Trust in You

Confidence

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 food and clothes sharing, 10 a.m.

Wednesday: Bible study and prayer meeting, 6 p.m.

Thursday: Thanksgiving

THIS AND THAT

Offerings last week: $1,017 (general fund)

Meditations next week: Roger Jenkins

FROM THE WORD

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:

“Now have come the salvation and the power

and the kingdom of our God,

and the authority of his Messiah.

For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,

who accuses them before our God day and night,

has been hurled down.

They triumphed over him

by the blood of the Lamb

and by the word of their testimony;

they did not love their lives so much

as to shrink from death.

Therefore rejoice, you heavens

and you who dwell in them!

But woe to the earth and the sea,

because the devil has gone down to you!

He is filled with fury,

because he knows that his time is short.”


REVELATION 12:10-1

ADDITIONAL

This is the Lord’s church, and the leaders of our congregation are highly interested in your opinions on how we may better honor Jesus. Every suggestion will be gratefully accepted and prayerfully evaluated by our elders and minister. Elaborate ideas would be best presented to any one of them in written form, with e-mail being the most convenient method.

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