We at the Lake Land Church of Christ are a non-denominational, independent congregation of the Lord’s people. We try our best to follow the New Testament design of governance and worship, which means we are an autonomous group whose allegiance lies with no one or any organization but Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, Who is King of kings and Lord of Lords. We belong to Him because we are clothed in Him at baptism (Galatians 3:27) and it is through His blood that the church was purchased (Galatians 3:13; 1 Peter 1:19), and the church is His alone (Matthew 16:18). We believe that in His infinite wisdom He has left the local congregation to be overseen by elders to watch over and guard the spiritual needs of the flock (1 Peter 5:1-2); deacons to assist the elders in seeing that its members are provided for (Acts 6; 1 Timothy 3); teachers to help the congregation grow spiritually and in wisdom (1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11) and a minister or evangelist to proclaim God’s word in season and out of season (Ephesians 4:11; 2 Timothy 4:2). If you are looking for a congregation that has no creed but only seeks to follow God’s word as it is written, but acknowledges our own human foibles and weaknesses, then you need look no further! We want you to be a part of our congregation!

Lake Land Church of Christ

PO Box 634, Mattoon, IL 61938 Phone: 217.235.1645

Web Site: www.lakelandchurchofchrist.org

Times of Meeting

Sunday: Wednesday: 9:30 AM Bible Study 10:30 AM Assembly 6:00 PM Assembly 7:00 PM Bible Study

Welcome to the Lake Land Church of Christ

September 1, 2013

From the Preacher’s Desk

Tomorrow our nation will be celebrating Labor Day, a day set aside in which we can rest from our labors.

Scripture shows the importance of obtaining rest for

9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.

(Exodus 20:9-10 [NAS]) Rest is a necessity. As seen above, it is a Biblical principle that all creatures must rest. Without proper rest the human body will break down. I know I have had a good night’s rest when I wake up refreshed and rejuvenated. Take a look at what the Bible says about rest. God really stressed the importance of getting proper rest for He had Moses write again, this time in Exodus 23:12 [NAS],

“Six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as your stranger, may refresh themselves.”

Remember, proper rest is not slothfulness or laziness. It is God’s method for us to be refreshed in order to serve Him better!

Congratulations to Gabe Henderson for making the Neoga Middle School Eco team. Gabe had one of the top four test scores in school that qualified him to be part of this 7 th and 8 th grade team!!

Way to go, Gabe!

Area-wide singing hosted by the Shelbyville Church of Christ from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM on Saturday, October 26

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Thoughts for the Day:

“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

-- Mark Twain ************************************************************

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.

Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.

Sometimes the most urgent thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest.

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Church Bulletin Blunders:

If you choose to heave during the invitation song, please do so quietly.

Jasper Mangiaracina

: Cancer and hospice care

Bea Mangiaracina

: Health and recovering from carpal tunnel surgery

Joe Mangiaracina

(Son of Jasper and Bea): Melanoma cancer

Jeanette Henderson

: Cancer

Maxine VanMeter

: Health

Debbie Pugh

(Kevin’s aunt): Liver cancer

Larry Henderson

(Wayne’s nephew): Lung cancer

Keith Schwabe

(Pat’s brother): Prostate cancer and blockage of heart

Melissa Dawson

(Butch’s sister): Health

Forrest Ferguson

: Cancer

Jackie Ferguson

: Myasthenia gravis

Malena Brown

: Leukemia

Gavin Waterman

(Great grandson of friend of Bev’s): Cancer

Prayer List

Angie Pittman

(Niece of Minnie and Mary Alice): Tumor on her brain

Mike Carter

: Upcoming hip replacement surgery

Brenda and Terry Grisamore

(Friends of A.L. and Jeanie Carter): Poor health

Janeth O’Dell

: Double knee replacement surgery September 16 th

Dirinda Coartney

: Recovering from brain surgery to remove blood clot

Leah Burke

(Butch’s mother): Recovering from surgery for leg infection

Jason Davis

(Friend of Reg): Legal and family problems

“The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”

-- James 5:16 ************************************************************

This Morning’s Speaker

: David Ferguson

Sermon Title

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Rest from Our Labors

Sermon Highlights

: God designed rest from labor. Exodus 20:9-10; Exodus 23:12. God provides rest from trouble. Psalm 37:7; Psalm 55:6; Isaiah 14:3-4.

God provides rest and peace from anxiety. Philippians 4:6-7. God gives spiritual rest for the soul. Matthew 11:28-29; Hebrews 4:4; Hebrews 4:9-10.

Reading

: Psalm 55:4-8

This Evening’s Service

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The Monthly Singing

Please join us for our love feast following assembly this morning!!

Rest from Our Labors

Word Search B S U K N T Y Y W M H C U G L P O R K E S B Y I I X F O I M Z O E C D E V E D X N L J H L W M M J R R O Z S S T G E F D L L O Y U Y T E I X N A S P I S I Q W B M T Z T H V C S A M Y P O D I S P R A Y E R D I G J N I M I Z I Z I S U S E J U N W E R R N L Q E L L G D T H F I H D I U L W O U R Q E H N P C A Q A T T R O D L J E G X S P C P F L D S J O E Z D I A K E E M W Y A H I V H G S L X T N E O V G F X W E A R Y O C V T F S L T T V B D F Y R W N ANXIETY BURDEN CHRIST DEEDS DOVE HEAVY JESUS LADEN LIGHT LORD MEEK PAIN PRAYER REST SOULS SPIRIT TURMOIL WEARY WINGS WORK

Write the secret words in the space below!

September 13 th and 14 th Please help!!

Sign up sheet on bulletin board.

ON THE ROAD: Bill and Sheila Cobb are in KY.

This week’s memory verse:

“Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.”

-- Psalm 117:7 [NAS]

H e y , t h e k i d s !

b o x t o d a y ’ s p o s t i t o n s b e t r D e h l m e r o a w o n w b a a s p e i b u l l e t i n c d t a n d w e u p o n i n b u o r w e a i r l l d !

Rest from Our Labors Help the lost find Jesus.

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Remember Shults-Lewis

: We are collecting school supplies of all types and cream of tomato soup and cream of any kind of soup.