Manassas Church of Christ

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Come and visit our services, and learn how important the understanding of the word of God, the Bible, is to us here. You will enjoy the atmosphere at our services, where the only expectations we have on you as a visitor is to feel welcome. Courtesy And Kindness First of all, you will find no exclusive pews for any person. All are greeted with equal courtesy and kindness (Acts 10:34-35; Galatians 3:28). You will find no tendency toward

What to Expect
Welcome to Manassas Church of Christ! We know many people are reluctant to visit a church if they dont know what to expect when they visit. It is our desire to share the joy and the hope we have in Christand to help you know what to expect when you visit with us. Free written material on Bible subjects is available, and you may request free audio recordings of the sermon. We are also happy

Would you like to come and vist one of our services. We are easy to find in Manassas Park area. But to help you find us we have a complete map with driving directions available.

Same Old, Same Old
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE YOU MUST HEAR! It explains our position on worship, and what sets us apart from many of our fellow christians. Barry explains why our Sermons are for family, not for entertainment, and anything else is the Same Old idea.

We have an active and involved group of young people. The Youth Group (6th - 12th graders) hosts Devotionals and a wide variety of activities and Service Projects throughout the year. A little younger group, those not yet in our Youth Group (up through 5t

WORSHIP PROGRAMS We are privileged and blessed with the opportunity to gather as a Church Family and worship our Lord on several occasions each week. On Sunday we meet for Bible Study at 9:00 AM, Worship Service at 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM, and on Wednesday we meet for Bible Study at 7:30 PM. In addition to those above we also have the following worship programs and activities. Third Sunday Evening Service - Every third Sunday

House to House Heart to Heart
Free to those who are in the churches zip code. If you are not receiving this top rate publication, and are in our zip code, please let us know.House to House began in 1994 with the idea of having churches of Christ throughout the world cooperating to seek and save the lost through direct mail. HTH is a bi-monthly publication that has grown to a circulation of nearly 3 million. It is distributed by over

Jerris Bullard's India
If you have not seen one of Jerris Bullards Slideshows, or if you missed his latest, then here is a real treat. Jerris reports on his latest India Trip.

Recently on July the 4th, we had a special celebration ceremony for Brother Jerris Bullard, and his work in India for many years. Watch this video to see how much he and his wife Juanita have done.

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SUNDAY Bible Study 9:00 AM | Worship 10:00 AM | Evening Worship 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY Bible Study7:30 PM

It is Nov 16th, 2010 and I am sitting in the Provincial Forrest in Northern Saskatchewan Canada. Yesterday I was so fortunate to be able to take a buck of a lifetime for me. Today I am just sitting in a blind enjoying Gods great creation with no gun just a camera. My brother in Christ, Jeff Harrington is still hunting about mile away to the north of me.
Oh what a beautiful day it is. It is lightly snowing and it looks as if God has placed a white blanket on everything around. The fir trees are magnificent with a stack of fresh snow on their green limbs. There is about 6-8 inches of snow on the ground, and the silence of it all is almost deafening. It is so quiet that I can literally hear myself think. My feeble attempt to describe the beauty and wonder of it all does not do it justice. How can anyone in their right mind not believe that there is a creator?
Romans 1:20 says For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse (NKJV). Gods beauty and handiwork are so evident in this part of the world on such a day as thisand a bit more wondrous for me because I am such a lover of the outdoors. Let me share with you a few of Gods creatures that I have seen in the last 48 hours: Deer (obviously since I already killed one), moose, coyotes, a snow white weasel, magpies, ravens, ground squirrels, geese, a shrew, and I even heard a pack of wolves howling at daybreak.
Romans 1:20 that we just read is the precursor to verse 21 which is the real meat and potatoes of this text for us as Christians [21] because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Verses 22 through the end of the chapter describe what their futile thoughts and foolish hearts led to.
Let us heed this warning and take to heart the consequences of not giving God the glory in all things. Christians are called to have a thankful spirit. God is so glorious and magnificent and His beautiful creation is screaming at us a masterpiece of His magnificent love and majesty. I firmly believe that one of the many reasons why God gives us the many seasons is to remind us of Him and His glory. We often can get lulled into a stagnant and self-centered spirit over time.but it is things like a winters snow, spring flowers, breath taking sunsets, the changing colors of the fall, or maybe just a simple rainbow that should remind us of how great is our God. Guard against foolish hearts and futile thoughts and give God the glory for all things in thanksgiving because God is clearly seen and we are without excuse!!

1 and Homers of Barley
Wheeler Howards sermon on Hosea last Sunday evening was a blessing in several ways. He drew our attention to an often neglected book of unparalleled power and poignancy. He reminded us of the lengths to which the prophets of old were asked to go to communicate the message. And he got me thinking about ... MORE

Kit Carson and Ann White's Prayer
Christopher Houston Carson, better known as Kit, more than anyone (except perhaps Lewis and Clark) opened the American West to our imagination and shaped its image there. Leaving his cobblers bench in Missouri to head west at only 14, he hunted, trapped, mined, fought Indians, lived as a mountain man, rescued captives, and guided Jo... MORE

Forgive and Forget, Really?
If you havent noticed, Tiger Woods golf career has been in a real tailspin, to the point he came in next to last this summer in a tournament hes won 7 times. Whats interesting to me, is that Im yet to hear someone react to this news by saying boy, I sure do feel ... MORE

Guarding the Flock
The shepherds task appears simple. Find some decent grazing land with water nearby and a safe fold for the night. Scan the flock occasionally for the one thats about to wander and, if necessary nudge back toward the flock. But that image is deceptive. Not all pastures are equal in quality or ready access. No... MORE

So the other day my royal-blue eyeglasses were referred to by someone as Elton John Glasses, and I feel I must make some response to this charge if I am to retain a measure of dignity in my vocation as servant of the Word. I know that royal blue is not the usual color ... MORE

Swallowing Flies and Falling Asleep
When the girls were little enough to enjoy quality time on a swing-set, I used to push them and sing childrens songs. Their favorite (and mine) was There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, which is great because it is silly, morbid, and gross the perfect childrens song. Also, when I would ... MORE

Using 20/20 hindsight, it seems that it would have been so easy for Great Britain to avoid the war of American Independence. If George Washington had been given a commission in the regular armyif Ben Franklin had been given a coronetif the colonies had been granted the smallest token of representation in parliament if ... MORE

Greek Into Hebrew
I had the pleasure of filling in for David Binkley in the auditorium class last Sunday. He is teaching a class on Paul, and his missionary journeys. Bink has done a great job of describing the broad education Paul received while he was still Saul. Saul was trained as a Rabbi, as a leather worker/tentmaker, ... MORE

Memory and Hope
Paul says something curious in the Philippian letter about the role of memory, something that demands precise listening: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward calling of God in Christ Jesus, (3.13-14). I have been taught that I ... MORE

On Presenting the Other Cheek
We dont usually listen well. This assumption underlies a good portion of the Sermon on the Mount specifically the You have heard it said.but I say unto you section (Matthew 5.21-48). In it Jesus indicts the teachers his day for misrepresenting the word of God so grossly that they actually taught the opposite ... MORE

So last Sunday night I was watching the Pittsburg Steelers play Tim Tebow, and switching over to the Emmy Awards during the 17 minute commercial breaks. During one of those forays I saw, preparatory to presenting the award for Best Reality Show, a montage of The Year in Reality. I know that reality programming ... MORE

My Tri-Corn Hat
My head is small and lumpy. Somehow, though, Ive managed. There are disadvantages (grave disadvantages) to having an under-sized, and irregular pate. One is that shaving your head is not really an option. I look at guys with a perfect dome, and envy them the way I used to envy guys that were a ... MORE

ACU technology team is Tweeting the Bible
Abilene Christian University in Texas reports: Its not every day that social networking and Christianity come together meaningfully or is it? Every day since April 14, three members of the ACU Technology support team have been Tweeting the Bible, one chapter per day, using the popular social network site Twitter. Nathaniel Jones, Chris Rhodes and Kent West will be spreading the Word, bits at a time, for a total of 1,189 days. We found one other time where someone had started a similar project but had only made it a couple of months, says Jones. We looked up the number of chapters... Read more
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Where there is no Church of Christ: Ministry reports baptism in Montenegro
Bledi Valca speaks to Marsida before her baptism in Montenegro. Watching are her father, Gjovalin, and Tom Bonner, a missionary in Lushnja, Albania. (Photo via www.weiady.org) I get a giddy little thrill when I write something about a country that I previously havent had a chance to write about. Such is the case with Montenegro a nation of 624,000 souls on the Adriatic Sea, bordering Albania, Kosovo, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Part of the reason I havent written about it is the fact that its only been an independent nation since May 2006. Before that, it was part of a confederation known... Read more
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Church Organises Youth-Led Ministry Trips
(Photo: Pasir Panjang Church of Christ) SINGAPORE, HONG KONG -These youths lead ministry trips to a young village church in the Philippines during which they conduct services, Bible studies and house visitations. They are from Pasir Panjang Church of Christ, which organises youth-led ministry trips to its church plant.This is the picture depicted by daily reports of the annual ten-day mission trips and month-long internships conducted by the Singapore church. Written by a number of the over 70 youths who have participated in the trips, the testimony-filled reports are posted on the churchs website. For many of the youths, the mission... Read more
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New Jersey church adds protection against joy-riding car thieves
NEWARK Newark Church of Christ has always been a good place to worship, but its parking lot may not be the best of locations situated along a city street where car thieves go joyriding at high speeds.Often the miscreants try to make a sharp turn and not prepared for how tight the corner really is hurtle out of control into the black wrought-iron fence that rings the church parking lot across Clinton Avenue. "This has been a four- to five-year problem," Stanley Carter, a member of the congregation, says of the nighttime demons that plague his house... Read more
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Tennessee relief group provides help to Hattiesburg families
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - A Nashville based disaster relief team visited Hattiesburg Wednesday and supplied aid to some families in the Hattiesburg area, but not because of any natural disaster. The Church of Christ Disaster relief team maintains a large quantity of supplies at their distribution center in the event some type of disaster occurs throughout the region. Today they were at the Helveston Road Church of Christ passing out more than 10,000 t-v dinners to the community. Another truckload was also passed out at a church in Biloxi. The decision to distribute the meals was made to help alleviate an over stock at... Read more
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Church members among dead in cholera outbreak
An outbreak of cholera in Haiti has claimed at least 250 lives including members of three Churches of Christ.At least 3,000 Haitians are infected with cholera a bacterial infection often caused by drinking contaminated water, according to news reports. Christians who worship with the St. Marc, St. Michelle and Dessalines congregations are among the dead, said Dr. David Smith, a church member who oversees the Haiti Christian Development Project in Little Rock, Ark.Gueston Pacius, a Haitian minister and development director for the Arkansas ministry, helped remove some of the dead bodies, Smith said. At press time, Pacius was... Read more

Church making clothes
By For the Andrews Journal Wednesday, October 13, 2010 9:16 PM CDT The women of Andrews Church of Christ have extended the gift of Gods love across international borders to Central America. The ladies combined an effort, not only with each other but with the Franklin Church of Christ as well to assemble clothing items for children in a remote community in Panama. Even though this is the first year that this particular project has been undertaken, locally based missionaries have gone down to Panama countless times before. The church started goingto Panama over 30 years agoon mission trips, and... Read more
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Building on 105 years of faith
Oct. 3 service in the new Church of Christ building in Waxahachie, Texas. (Photo provided by Gene Campbell) The College Street Church of Christ in Waxahachie, Texas is celebrating its 105th anniversary in a brand new facility. Actually, its not the College Street church anymore. The new building is at 2471 Brown Street in Waxahachie, a city of 21,400 souls about 30 miles south of Dallas. A lot of discussion took place about what the new location should be called, the churchs elders said in a news release. The eldership decided that what is really important is that it be identified as the... Read more
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Texas ministry serves families of children with special needs
Keenon Doss reads Scripture during an adult special needs Bible study. (Photo by Roberto Rodriguez, courtesy of Amarillo Globe-News) The Amarillo Globe-News in Texas reports: Having a child with a disorder is usually unexpected and always unplanned. It started us on a path that we really never imagined being on, said Brad Thompson, father of 21-year-old Hali Thompson, who was diagnosed with autism as a child. We keep finding ourselves in places that we didnt picture ourselves being. Thompson, young families minister at Southwest Church of Christ, and his wife Karen are founders of The Hali Project, designed to serve families of children... Read more
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A clinic for folks who fish
Village leaders and staff pose for a photo during the opening of the Fisherfolks Clinic in Tanzania. (Photo provided by Bob Bentley) A church-supported ministry opened a new medical clinic in northern Tanzania recently. Appropriately named Fisherfolks Clinic, the facility will serve predominantly Muslim fishing villages on the Indian Ocean. IHCF (International Health Care Foundation) African Christian Hospitals oversees the clinic. The Searcy, Ark.-based ministry serves more than 70,000 patients per year in seven locations in Tanzania, Ghana and Nigeria, said Tom Carr, executive director. In Tanzania, the only way in and out of these villages is by foot, bicycle or boat, Carr... Read more
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