Brothers to lead Central gospel meeting
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Until early this week, that area had been blasted for a month by thousands of deadly rockets fired by religious militants who?d seized control of neighboring Lebanon.
Does Jesus? Sermon on the Mount, spoken to mostly poor and powerless peasants 2000 years ago, have meaning in this anxious, impatient and materialistic world of today?
?Sermons from the Great Sermon? is the title of a series of gospel meetings at Central Church of Christ, where former preacher Kirk Brothers returns to the pulpit this weekend. Each of the lessons will be anchored in the timeless themes of Christ?s preaching as recorded in Matthew 5.
The series opens today with the popular tradition of the welcoming luncheon open to the entire community. Serving for today?s complimentary meal will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Brothers will speak briefly at noon on the theme ?Worry wart? (Matthew 6:7-17, 19-34).
Services Friday and Saturday will begin at 7 p.m., with the respective themes ?Right side up? (Matthew 5: 1-12) and ?Who turned out the lights?? (Matthew 5: 13-20). The auditorium Bible class at 9:30 a.m. Sunday will focus on ?Relationships 101? (Matthew 5:21-48), while the sermon for the worship service at 10:30 a.m. will discuss the topic ?It?s not about me? (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18).
The series concludes with a Sunday evening service at 7:30 p.m. under the theme ?Log-headed Christians? (Matthew 7:1-6). All three evening services will be broadcast live on WBMC 960 AM and WCPI 91.3 FM, and the Sunday morning sermon will be aired on WCPI the following Sunday morning.
?A jet pilot was once flying on maneuvers at night,? Brothers said from his office at Graymere Church of Christ in Columbia, Tenn. ?She was flying totally by instrumentation. She pulled the joystick to fly upward and slammed into the ground. She did not realize she was flying upside down.?
Brothers? story illustrates the point that people ?living outside of Christ do not realize it but they are flying upside down.?
Brothers was pulpit minister at Central from early 2000 until late 2003, when he and his family moved to Columbia as part of his continuation of academic studies. He is working toward a doctorate in Christian education and leadership.
?We?re delighted that Kirk and his wife, Cindy, and their daughters, Katie and Hannah, will be back with us for this very special weekend,? said Ken Smith, one of the elders at Central. ?We look forward to Kirk?s lessons, which we know will have great substance and energy, and to renewed fellowship with him, his family and all of our neighbors and friends in the community.?
Visitors and members are urged to stay after the Sunday worship service for the traditional homecoming meal in the fellowship hall of the historic downtown congregation, whose origins date back to the early 1800s.