EAST TAMPA CHRISTIAN CHURCH

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

Terry Tyree, Minister

September 1, 2024

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Announcements

Prayer

Sermon

Riches to Rags (Part 1)

Invitation Song

When We All Get to Heaven

Communion Song

Oh, How He Loves You and Me

Communion / Offering

John Thomas

Praise Songs

He Leadeth Me

Majesty

To God Be the Glory

Closing Prayer

“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”

ON THE CALENDAR

Sundat - 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

THIS AND THAT

Birthday this week: Jim Fairchild (Monday)

General fund offerings last week: $2,240

Meditations next week: Terry Tyree

FROM THE WORD

18 A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.

20 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”

21 “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.


LUKE 18

ADDITIONAL

From an earthly perspective, the rich young ruler had what everybody else wants and seeks to attain. He had all the wealth he would ever need. He had his youth, which had not departed from him, and he had what Friedrich Nietzsche called the highest aspiration of any human being: power and authority. But the young ruler was not satisfied.


R.C. Sproul

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