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Beginning on Sunday, October 10th and continuing through Wednesday, October 13th, I will be preaching at a Gospel Meeting for the Old Charlotte Road Church of Christ in Pegram, TN. You are invited to join us as we look at the following critical questions:

• Sunday AM Class (9 AM) – How should we observe the Lord’s Supper?
• Sunday AM Worship (10 AM) – What does it really mean to have faith in Jesus?
• Sunday PM Worship (6 PM) – Why do we need God’s laws?
• Monday PM Worship (7 PM) – Where should I build my life?
• Tuesday PM Worship (7 PM) – What is the cost of discipleship?
• Wednesday PM Worship (7 PM) – How should we approach God?

The Old Charlotte Road Church of Christ meets at 8663 Old Charlotte Road Pegram, TN 37143. DM me or email me at timagee@yahoo.com for more information.

Please Join Us!

REBUILD HOUSING CLINICS TO BEGIN MEETING WITH CITIZENS THIS SATURDAY

ReBuild Clinics will be held this weekend by appointment to provide one-on-one sessions designed to help Nashvillians affected by the flood pull together an action plan for moving forward with the recovery process.  Initial clinics are scheduled for Saturday, May 22, in six locations. A team of advisors will help individuals and families evaluate the resources available to them and work with them to create a personal plan for recovery and rebuilding.  Participants will have the option to schedule follow-up appointments at nonprofit sponsor agencies.  They will also have the option of requesting follow-up case management.

******Beginning Thursday, May 20, individuals and families can call 862-6778 to make an appointment.*******  Callers will be advised of the information they should bring with them to the ReBuild Clinic.  Sessions-tailored for both renters and owners will be conducted by three core team members familiar with disaster and housing resources, personal finance, and the construction process.  Other disciplines such as legal, social service, CPAs will be on hand at each site to provide support as necessary.

Following are the sites for tomorrow:

Grace Church of the Nazarene

2620 Pennington Bend Rd, Nashville , TN 37214 

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

1112 Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN 37208

Bellevue Church of Christ

7401 Highway 70 South, Nashville, TN 37221

Antioch United Methodist

41 Tusculum Road, Antioch, TN 37013

Riverwood Church of Christ

1904 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37216

St. Luke’s Community House

5601 New York Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209

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**Service International**

Leaders from Service International (SI), a non-profit disaster relief organization headquartered in Chesterfield, Mo., are partnering with Bellevue Church of Christ to provide clean-up efforts for residents whose homes have been damaged by the flood.

SI was founded in 1993 and has since provided disaster clean-up services around the world including during the 2005 Katrina clean up.

Nashville area homeowners:

If you need help with flood cleanup from SI, download and complete the application below and return to Bellevue church of Christ

FREE Clean-up with Service International 

Nashville area volunteers:

• Meet Daily – from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., come to Bellevue Church of Christ, 7401 Highway 70 South, Nashville, TN 37221.
• Every volunteer must sign a release form. These forms are available at Bellevue Church of Christ, or print one out at the bottom of this page.
• Ages 16 and older can volunteer; however, anyone between the ages of 16 and 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
• Wear sturdy shoes, long pants (no shorts). Expect to get dirty!
• T-shirts and work gloves will be provided.
• A simple sack lunch will be provided.
• Transportation to the clean-up site will be provided.

Volunteers require no special training or professional skills. Crew chiefs will be assigned to each work site to give clear directions.

Download and print these Volunteer Release Forms and take them with you when you report to the volunteer staging site at Bellevue Church of .

• Liability Release (PDF)
• Medical Release (PDF)

**Hilltop Rescue**

Bellevue Church of Christ has also partnered with Hilltop Rescue of Nashville for churches, groups, & individuals outside of the Nashville area who need lodging while working on flood cleanup.  Workers will be required to complete a release form before beginning work with Hilltop Rescue (see link below).  Please contact the Bellevue church office for more information or to schedule your group (615-646-9828).

Volunteer Release Form

Nashville area homeowners:

If you need help with flood cleanup, download and complete the application below for Hilltop Rescue and return to Bellevue church of Christ

FREE Clean-up with Hilltop Disaster

(download and complete the application and return to Bellevue church of Christ)

**Donations**

Financial help would also be welcomed as the Bellevue Church of Christ eldership will use ALL funds to cover the extenuating circumstances of those in need.  Checks can be made out to the Bellevue Church of Christ (note “Flood Relief” in the memo line), and delivered to the church office at 7401 Highway 70 South, Nashville, TN 37221.

This Wednesday night (05/12/2010), Bellevue Church of Christ will be having a special service that will include a short devotional and then a seminar led by Drs. Jake and Melanie Morris from Lipscomb University on coping with disasters.  Devotional will start at 7:00 p.m.  Please see the image below for more details and address.  Click HERE for map/directions. (Please Reblog, RT, or Share).

 

Bellevue Church of Christ
7401 Highway 70 South
Nashville, TN  37221 

(615) 646-9828

This is a follow-up on my earlier posts.  Please help if you can.  For more information contact Bonnie Duckworth (bonniebcoc@bellsouth.net) or me Timothy Agee (timagee@yahoo.com / Twitter: @timagee):

Your help is needed in three ways:

1. Between 600-800 volunteers are needed for clean- up efforts all over the Bellevue area on Saturday and Sunday.  Please come to the Bellevue Church of Christ building this Saturday, May 8, by 8:00 a.m.  If this starting time should change, you will be notified.
2. We are also in need on Thursday and Friday to help in the homes that have been under water.  Workers should be prepared for filthy and unsanitary conditions – bring gloves and shovels and utility knives if you have them.   Needs are coming in throughout each day as we are operating in a crises mode.   Volunteers should come to the church building for directing to the sites.
3. Financial help would also be welcomed as the Bellevue eldership will use all additional funds to cover the extenuating circumstances of those in need.

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…TA

Please see the message below from Bonnie Duckworth with Bellevue Church of Christ regarding the urgent need for help in the Bellevue community. We have no phone service in Bellevue, so she can be reached via email – bonniebcoc@bellsouth.net.  Or you can DM me through Twitter @timagee or via email – timagee@yahoo.com for more information.  Many I have spoken with have said that they are in the process of planning how they can help.  To be perfectly honest, by the time they finish planning, it will be too late.  These homes are beginning to grow mold & mildew, and will soon be unsalvageable.  Please help if you can.  Thanks for your consideration!

»Begin Message»

As most of you know, the Bellevue area has been devastated by flood waters.  We have members who have lost their homes and everything they own to water.  They have asked for our help.  We need men who are able to help with furniture and carpet removal from the flooded homes of our members.  If you know of anyone who is able to help, please have them come to the church and see me for the location where help has been requested.  Volunteers should bring utility knives and shovels w/a flat edges for scraping (I know – I’m not a tool expert).  They should also bring work gloves if they have them.  The Health Dept. is advising that everyone have current tetanus vaccinations.   We will provide food for lunch and plenty of water.

We continue to have no phone service so communications have been a major problem. I’m back up on the internet thanks to a pc card.  Steve also has internet service.  We are trying to hear something from each church member and will appreciate a brief account of anyone where you know their situation.  Please pass this message along to those with whom you may be in contact. 

Your help in this effort will be appreciated more than you will ever know.

Bonnie Duckworth

Secretary, Bellevue Church of Christ

646-9828

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I would also add that there is lots of drywall work to be done, so if you have the appropriate tools, that would also be very helpful.

We are Nashville – Section 303

I’ve heard several people today saying they hadn’t heard much information about ways they could help those affected by the flooding in Nashville.  To that end, below are two opportunities to provide assistance to flood victims in the Bellevue community:

(1) I (Tim Agee) will be taking a group from my house to assist a couple in Newsom Station with significant flood damage.  We will be removing tile, sheet rock, cabinets, etc.  We are meeting at 8:30am (05/05) at my house if you can assist.  Send me a DM on twitter @timagee or an email to timagee@yahoo.com if you would like to help.  If we happen to finish early, there are lots of other houses in the area that need help, or we can go meetup with the group from Bellevue Church of Christ (see below).

(2) Alan Thompson, deacon at Bellevue Church of Christ, is putting together work crews to go out and help flood victims tomorrow morning (05/05).  If you can help, please meet at the Bellevue Church of Christ parking lot at 9:00 am, Wednesday morning.  Crews will go to River Plantation, the Meadows, etc. and assist as needed in moving furniture, carpet, etc. from homes that have been flooded.  Even if you can only work one or two hours, your help will definitely be appreciated.

The “ABCs” of Acts

When I was a student at Lipscomb University back in the mid 90s, Dr. Gerald Fulks, one of the Finance/Economics professors (and an Elder at Bellevue Church of Christ), taught a class every semester on personal evangelism. During that class, he made the argument that it was essential to have a good recollection of the main ideas of the book of Acts when attempting to teach someone God’s plan of salvation.

In keeping with this, Dr. Fulks presented the concept of the ABC Outline as a tool for remembering the key points of each chapter. It works by matching the sequence of the alphabet with the sequence of each chapter (i.e. Chapter 1 = A, Chapter 2 = B, and so on). For each chapter, we were encouraged to come up with a keyword that captures the main idea, and also begins with the designated letter.

This has been a powerful tool for me, and is something that I have shared with a number of classes through the years. I’ve always challenged my students to come up with their own keywords, and the following chart contains some of the best from these classes and from my original notes at Lipscomb. I hope this is something you can use, and please let me know if you have any good ideas for alternative keywords.

Click HERE to download a handout that can help in building your own Acts ABC Outline or in teaching this to others.

The Acts ABC Outline

Chapter – (Letter) Keywords
*Description

Chapter 1 – (A) Ascension
*Christ ascended to heaven

Chapter 2 – (B) Birth (of the church), Beginning, Baptized
*Beginning of the church at Pentecost
*3000 were baptized

Chapter 3 – (C) Cripple (cure)
*Peter and John heal the lame man at the gate

Chapter 4 – (D) Dungeon
*High Priest placed Peter and John in Prison

Chapter 5 – (E) Evil (enters the church)
*Annanias and Sapphira

Chapter 6 – (F) Feed the Families, False Witnesses, Face (of an angel)
*Feeding of the Grecian widows (7 deacons)
*False witnesses were called against Stephen
*Stephen’s face appeared as the face of an angel

Chapter 7 – (G) Glory of God
*Stephen saw the Glory of God (heaven)

Chapter 8 – (H) Havok, Holy Spirit, Humiliation, Hear
*Saul persecutes the church
*Holy Spirit comes to the Samaritans
*Simon is humiliated
*Eunuch hears the word of Jesus from Philip

Chapter 9 – (I) I AM, Instrument, Inauguration
*Saul’s conversion (Christ says “I am Jesus”)
*Saul was to be God’s instrument to the Gentiles
*Saul’s inauguration to apostleship

Chapter 10 – (J) Joppa (Journey to), Justice
*Conversion of Cornelius (Peter in Joppa)
*Justice to the Gentiles

Chapter 11 – (K) Kinsmen
*Peter defends his actions to his Jewish brothers

Chapter 12 – (L) Life – 1, Life – 2, Loosen
*Herod kills James the apostle
*Herod’s life is taken by the angel of the Lord
*Angel loosened the chains of Peter

Chapter 13 – (M) Missionary
*Paul’s first missionary journey

Chapter 14 – (N) New Organization
*Established elders

Chapter 15 – (O) Opposed – 1, Opposed – 2
*Opposing of false teachers (end of 1st MJ)
*Opposing of Barnabas (beg of 2nd MJ)

Chapter 16 – (P) Purple, Philippi
*Conversion of Lydia
*Conversion of Philippian jailer

Chapter 17 – (Q) Quest (for knowledge)
*Athens – Alter to unknown god

Chapter 18 – (R) Rome
*Aquilla and Pricilla chased out of Rome

Chapter 19 – (S) Silversmith
*Diana – goddess of the Ephesians

Chapter 20 – (T) Troas, Tragic
*Tarried 7 days to break bread with church
*Death of Eutucus – False teachers enter the church

Chapter 21 – (U) Uninformed
*Paul accused of bringing Gentile into the temple

Chapter 22 – (V) Victory
*Paul recounts his conversion

Chapter 23 – (W) Wisdom
*Conspiracy to kill Paul – foiled by commander

Chapter 24 – (X) FeliX
*Paul appears before Felix

Chapter 25 – (Y) Yield
*Paul would not Yield to be tried in Jerusalem, but instead appealed to Caesar.

Chapters 26-28 – (Z) Z-end of the book

Romans 3:21-26 (ESV) 
²¹But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—²²the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: ²³for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ²⁵whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. ²⁶It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

I think that most of us who spend any time reading the Bible have a favorite passage of scripture. For me, it is Romans 3:21-26, because this passage reveals God’s great mystery of redemption, and answers one of the most pivotal questions of the entire Bible: “Why did Jesus have to die?” Perhaps we sometimes allow ourselves to think that certainly God could have come up with a different way. However, Paul explains here how God in his infinite wisdom overcame what to most would seem like an impossible dilemma.

If our transgressions truly separate us from God (v. 23), then how could God freely give salvation (v. 24) without trivializing sin? If God simply forgave us of our failings, without a payment being made, then sin would have no weight. The only way was to offer Himself, through His Son,as the sacrifice for our sins (v. 25). With this plan, God ensured that justice was served and that salvation could be given to mankind as a free gift through His grace (vv. 24 & 26) 

However, this gift is only available to those who have faith in the one who made the payment for us (vv. 22, 25-26). “Faith in Jesus Christ” specifies the necessary object of our faith, Jesus Christ, and indicates that one has dedicated their life to following the will of God and His Son.

Follow-up: What is your favorite scripture, and why?

Prayer:

Lord, we recognize you as being the author of our salvation through the sacrifice of your Son, Jesus Christ. We praise you for the free gift of grace that you pour out on all those who have faith in your Son. Please help us to fully understand the significance of His payment, and to never take it for granted. Please give us the courage to take the good news about your Son to a lost and dying world. In your Son’s most holy name, Amen.