FAMILY MATTERS __________________________________________ Welcome To All Welcome to the service at Mountain View this Lord's Day. We're glad you choose to visit our spiritual family. Whether you are traveling, visiting from the community or visit us on a regular basis, we are glad to have you. Please let us know how we can help you in your quest to draw closer to the Lord. _______________________________ Remember	Those who need Our prayers Rick Hulsey in his battle with cancer. Nancy Wood; Jack and Joyce Green; Tyra Jones; Michael Burke’s grandmother Melinda Hampson’s mother recovering from cancer surgery and her father is recovering from heart surgery also; Mrs. Alice Frasier suffering from mini strokes; Debbie Adams mother; Pam Gay’s mother; Chris Jackson as well as Joey, Jamie and the Jackson family; Jenna Adams’ grandmother; Pam Martin re-fractured her ankle; Theresa Dickinson’s Sister Congregations to Sam Jr. and Jenna Adams the birth of their baby _______________________________________ Remember:	VBS----------------------June 15-19 Congregation Meeting (women) June 23 Congregation Meeting (men) June 30 ________________________________________ The Mountain View Church of Christ 615 Canton Rd. Cumming, GA 30040 Learn more @ www.justchristians.net ______________________________________ The Messenger is a work of The Mountain View Congregation For its members / By its members Joe Phillips Editor jocar2@bellsouth.net MEN TO SERVE Sunday AM Service Opening Prayer---Dion Clark Song Leader----Steve Huff Lord's Supper---Gary Humfleet Asst. 1-----Donny Gilbert Asst. 2----Ryan Pink Asst. 3-----Mark Robertson Asst. 4-----Randall Rogers Asst. 5-----Chase Shaffer 2nd Prayer---Mark Bowman Read Scripture---Clay Bowman Sermon-------Steven Tramell Announcements—Brad Bowman Closing Prayer---Bill Scott Sunday PM Service Opening Prayer---Ken Gay Lord's Supper---Joe Phillips Announcements—Brad Bowman Closing Prayer---Sam Adams Jr. Wednesday PM Services Song leader---Joe Phillips Invitation---Chantz Adams Closing Prayer---Zach Rodgers All men assigned to assist Sunday AM please meet in the large front classroom 5 minutes prior to start of services to coordinate the schedule of services. Remember, if you are unable to serve please call Sam Adams 678-982-4398 _________________________ Got Questions? Mountain View Church of Christ is an independent, nondenominational Bible believing fellowship of Christians who belong to Christ We seek to be His disciples If you desire to know more or have questions Please contact one of the men of the congregation THE MOUNTAIN VIEW MESSENGER Vol. 9	06/16/2013	Issue 23

“and this is the message….that God is light and in Him is no darkness”….I John 1:5

MOUNTAIN VIEW Church of Christ Elders: Steve Huff (404) 375-0641 Ross Statham (770)329-5400 Evangelist: Steve Tramell (678) 720-8439 Steven Tramell Seed For THOUGHT

The effectual reverent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (Js.5: 16)

Self- Examination But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. (1 Cor 11:28) Self –Examination is not a pleasant task nor is it something easy to get right. In most cases of self-examination we tend to weigh evaluation of self on the high side of the spectrum while our peers rate us quite a bit lower. In a recent study an experiment took a group of one hundred students and divided them into two groups of fifty. Each group was given a list of questions about their achievements over the past semester and how their involvement impacted the class. Group one was to make a self-examination and group two an objective examination of group one. When the results were in, group one had rated themselves on the high side of the spectrum (80-90%) while group two rated them (12-15%) lower. They were then given a new set of questions (although not the same) and the roles were reversed. Group two did the self- exam and group one the objective-exam of group two. As you might expect the results were almost the same. To say the least it certainly adds credence to the words of Paul to the Romans, “For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.” (Rom 12:3) When Paul wrote to the Church at Corinth, he rebuked them sharply for their abuse of the Lord’s Supper, treating it as a common meal and showing no regard for each other.	Cont. on Page 3

SERVICES Sunday 9:00AM: Family Bible Study 10:00AM: Worship 5:00pm: Worship Wednesday 7:30PM: Family Bible Study We have bible classes for all ages and willing teachers. Come, bring your bible and your children and study God's word. "I was glad when they said unto me let us go into the house of Jehovah." (Ps 122:1)

only, deluding your own selves" (James 1:22). Indeed, it is quite easy for one to deceive himself about his sinful condition 3. Carelessness and insensibility. Man can lose his sense of feeling. This can come about by self-will. Paul said that some were "branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron" (2 Timothy 4:2). Isaiah said that some would not see their true condition because of "fatness": "Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed" (Isaiah 6:10). We need to recognize that when we need to confess sins to God, and "keep silence," that our "bones will waste away", i.e., we will not prosper. David was saying that we cannot "hide" or "cover up" our own sin. It must be acknowledged and confessed. It is only than that the terrible burden of guilt will be removed and only then that we can feel (and actually be blessed)--see verse 1: "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered." Let us put this psalm into practice, and determine that we will rise above pride, self-deception and carelessness and confess our sins to God. ___________________________ For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. (Rom 8:14)	The Importance of Confessing One's Sin By Brent Lewis When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all the day long … I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah: and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin: (Psalms 35:3,5). Cont. from Page 1 After giving them what he had received from the Lord, he said its purpose is to show His death until He comes, and that there are grave consequences for those who do it without regard. He called their actions “an unworthy manner” and proclaimed them guilty of the “body and blood of the Lord.” For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly. (1 Cor 11:29) Much has been said about the term “unworthy” or unworthy manner” and points out that it is not speaking to the worthiness of the person (for none are worthy of the death of Christ) but rather the manner in which he partakes. While I agree with that idea, is that all? Paul said that the answer to the danger of judgment is “self-examination”. But, of what, flaws in our table manners or flaws in our relationship with God? Paul’s statement says that proper observance of the supper must be preceded by self-examination, and the witness of that is God. To stand before the supper to partake with sin between you and God is as unworthy as one can get. The answer then is to follow “self-examination” with repentance, and God’s forgiveness makes us worthy to partake. It is well and good to sing a song or have a few words spoken to “help prepare our minds” but proper preparation begins with self-examination long before we open our song books to sing the first song, be it preparation or other wise. As we partake this morning, let each of us approach the supper properly prepared to remember the Lord’s death until He comes again.	Joe Phillips

obtain mercy", Proverbs 28:13). It also gives glory to God's omniscience because when I confess sins, I acknowledge that God knows my sins. In spite of the good things that come from confessing sins, man is hesitant to do it. There are many things that hinder the confession of sins: 1. Pride. Men cannot bear to think themselves wrong, to put themselves down on the common level with others. Paul says that men are "headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God" (2 Timothy 3:4). The man who is filled with pride cannot come to God confessing, for James says, "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble" (James 4:6). It is hard to confess fault when one has the attitude of the proud Pharisee in Luke 18:11, "God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican." The tendency to think that we are better than "the rest of men" is the very thing that keeps us from seeing ourselves as we are and, thus, from confessing our sins to God. 2. Self-deception. Some do not have enough honesty of conscience to really see themselves as they are. We must want to know the truth about ourselves. James warned, "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers There is nothing more necessary to the welfare of man than the confessing of sin. All of us sin often in life, and we must be willing not only to see it, but also to admit it. But why? Why should we who are Christians--justified and pardoned--be obligated to make confession to God? There are many reasons. First, because confessing our sins gives peace to the mind of the one who has sinned--it cleanses one's spirit. Furthermore, God has stated that he desires us to confess our sins: "He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; but who so confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy" (Proverbs 28:13). Also, it helps us to pray more frequently and more fervently. Confession is to the soul as the whetstone is to the knife. The man who confesses sin only slightly will pray to God only faintly. The Bible also teaches us that confession of sin brings about a wonderful condition in man: a contrite heart and godly sorrow. David said, "For I will declare mine iniquity, I will be sorry for my sin: (Psalm 38:18). And, finally, it gives glory to God's mercy; because, though I confess sin, it is only God's mercy that saves me (note: "who so confesseth and forsaketh them shall