Living a Life of Prayer - North Tampa Church of Christ

3611 E. County Line Rd, Lutz, FL 33559 - 813.909.4646

                                     March 20, 2022

          Living a
       Life of Prayer

Families are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch and lawn
chairs/blankets for your family and join the North Tampa
Church of Christ’s Children’s Ministry for some fellowship
   and fun to kick-off spring! Treats will be provided.
  When: Saturday, March 26, from 10:30am-12:30pm
   Where: Land O’ Lakes Recreation Center Complex
     3032 Collier Pkwy, Land O’ Lakes, FL 34639
                    (playground)

           The Easter bunny will be there
               for a photo opportunity.
     Inflatable Slide, Free Food, Easter Basket
                  Walk, and more at
           North Tampa Church of Christ

Heart 2 Heart
              Card Ministry
            Saturday, April 16
          The McLaughlin House
                10:00am
H2H meets the 3rd Saturday of each month at
10:00am to send cards and notes of encourage-
ment to those on the weekly bulletin prayer list
and others such as active military or inmates
identified by the prison ministry. Cards and
stamps are provided; donations of cards are
welcomed. If you have any questions, please
contact Renee McLaughlin via text or email at
reneemclaughlin@verizon.net.

        MSG-Mature Singles Group
           Saturday, April 16
         Hostess: Vickie Green
                5:00pm
MSG has a monthly potluck and card party (Hand
& Foot) on the 3rd Saturday of each month at
5:00pm at a designated host’s house. This
month’s gathering will be at Vickie Green’s
house. Vickie will provide an entrée. Each person
can bring a side dish or dessert. For planning,
please respond to MSG email “reply all” if you
plan to attend and the dish you will be bringing. If
you have questions, contact LaVerne Williams or
Vickie Green.

“Living a Life of Prayer,
                    Prayer of Cleansing
                            (R1)
                             March 20, 2022
Hebrews 12:1-3 (NIV)
       1
         Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of wit-
nesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily
entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
2
  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for
the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down
at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such
opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

        Forgive us our debts/trespasses/sin/transgressions

                 How do I get a refreshed heart?

   1._______________________________________
     every area of your life

   Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)
      23
         Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anx-
      ious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me
      in the way everlasting.

2. _____________________
2 Corinthians 7:10 (NIV)
   10
      Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves
   no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

Psalm 51:17 (NIV)
   17
      The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite
   heart, O God, you will not despise.

3. Make __________________________________ (R2)
Luke 19:8-9 (NIV)
  8
    But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here
  and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have
  cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the
  amount." 9 Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this
  house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.

4. __________________________________________
Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)
  16
     Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that
  we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Romans 5:1 (NIV)
  1
    Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have
  peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

5. _________________________________________
Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)
  17
     As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

James 5:16 (NIV)
  16
     Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other
  so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is
   powerful and effective.

6. ________________________________________
Hebrews 10:22-25 (NIV)
  22
     let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of
  faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty
  conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us
  hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is
  faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on to-
  ward love and good deeds. 25 Let us not give up meeting together, as
  some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and
  all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Life Group Discussion
Share
Tell the group about something you did as a child that is funny now but
wasn’t back then.

Take time to share what your group means to you.

Study
David asked God in Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)
23
   Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious
thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way
everlasting.
   What does that look like for Christians today and how would you ex-
      plain it to someone unfamiliar with the idea?

2 Corinthians 7:10 (NIV)
10
   Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no re-
gret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
   What is the difference between Godly sorrow and worldly sorrow?

Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)
17
   As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
   How would you explain this verse to others?

Matthew 6:12a (NIV)
12
   Forgive us our debts,…
   How is sin a debt?

Support
When is the last time you did a refresh in your life?

How often do you think we need to ask God for forgiveness?

Share with the group a recent time you asked God or others for for-
giveness?

Serve
Did you connect with one person in the Church and one person outside
of the Church last week? Were you successful in your attempt?

Who is God calling you to invest in this week?

Statistics                      TXT2GIVE
          March 13, 2022                    Quick & Easy
Sunday School               86              Mobile Giving
Worship                    126      Text GIVE and the AMOUNT
Contribution            $7,112
Bldg. Fund            $141,666            813-642-7288

     Elders                 Deacons                   Staff
  Bill Hemphill            Paul Matches            Pulpit Minister
  813-504-2523             813-390-0787              Neal Pharr
                                                    813-220-3073
                             Bob Ray
    Kris Kent              440-223-9357
  239-287-0390
                                                  Youth Services
   David Love                                       Coordinator
  615-598-2885                                    Kari Pomerenke
                                                   813-500-9170
John Shackelford
  703-798-8632                                     Administrator
                                                    Sandy West
  Gary Stevens
                                                   813-909-4646
  817-680-5899

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THOSE WHO SERVE
  Worship           March 20          March 27           April 3
 Assignment

 Coordinator          Byron             Byron             Byron
                      Boyer             Boyer             Boyer

      Greeting        Bill              Bill              David
         &          Hemphill          Hemphill            Love
     Announce-
       ments
     Scripture       Steve            Matthew           Richard
     Reading         Dumas             Reed            Hammonds
         &
Opening Prayer

 Communion            Kris              David              Ron
     &                Kent              Love              Moore
  Offering
      Closing         Stacy           Brian               Stacy
      Prayer          Myers         Hassenplug            Myers

      Nursery        Anita         Charlotte Kent     Sandy Boyer
                    Wharton          Caroline           Nancy
                                      Dumas              Pharr

      Coffee         Vickie           Wendy            John Shack
      Ministry       Green          McCullough

     Greeters      Linda Vines      Linda Vines        Linda Vines
                      Shelly           Shelly             Terri
                     Wallace          Wallace            Franco
11
  The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 For those who exalt
themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be
                     exalted. Matthew 23:11-12