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Vol. 46 April 6, 2021 Number 13
WISDOM
Barry Kennedy
George Bernard Shaw said, “Men are wise in proportion not to
their experience but to their capacity for experience.” Some one hundred
and eighty-one Hebrew words in the Old Testament and fifty-three Greek
words in the New Testament are translated wisdom in the KJV. Therefore,
this is a subject worthy of everyone’s consideration. That being said, Mr.
Shaw was on target with his quote. Experience can teach one many things
but it cannot teach anyone who refuses to learn. Knowledge, separated
from application, is void of value. If one refuses to put into practice the
knowledge he has gained it could rightly be said that one lacks wisdom.
One may have loads of experience, but if he lacks the “capacity for
experience” he lacks wisdom. Wisdom is an attribute sorely needed today.
Wisdom enables one to use the knowledge that he has gained in the
right way. What have you learned? God’s Word tells us that those who
“know not God and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ...”
will “be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the
Lord, and from the glory of His power” (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9). There is
now a level of knowledge that this author, and everyone reading this
article now has concerning God’s coming vengeance on the ignorant and
unruly, based upon the reading of God’s inspired Word. Wisdom,
however, teaches one what to do with that knowledge. Going out into the
world, armed with this knowledge, looking down upon those who have
never known the Almighty God, and/or those who have never obeyed the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, is not the right way (i.e. wise way) to use this
knowledge. Nor should the Christian, one who knows God and obeys the
gospel of Christ, think of himself as being worth more to the Lord than
those who are lost. No, wisdom says to take this knowledge (i.e. God’s
vengeance is coming) and let it motivate us to strive to help one another
come to the saving knowledge of God’s truth (John 8:32). How are we
using the biblical knowledge we have gained? Do we have wisdom?
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ELDERS
Mike Childers ............. 397-6453
Dennis Hallmark......... 255-5557
Mark Hitt .................... 322-0917
Bobby Lindley ............ 260-9193
DEACONS
Wade Bryan ................ 419-5552
William Harris ............ 416-8149
Ricky Lindsey............. 255-8136
Jeff Mansel.................. 871-0357
Jimmy Spearman ........ 840-8957
Michael Wilson........... 891-0891
MINISTERS
Barry Kennedy....(931)787-7108
Alex Blackwelder (731)879-9196
SECRETARY
Renee Childers
Office.......................... 842-6116
Fax .............................. 842-7091
E-MAIL
eastmaincoc38804@gmail.com
WEB PAGE
eastmaincoc.com
SUNDAY SERVICES
Worship........................9:00 a.m.
Bible class..................10:15 a.m.
Worship......................11:15 a.m.
Singing or Devotional
Last Sunday of the Month
MID-WEEK
SERVICES
Wednesday Classes......7:00 p.m.
1606 East Main Street
P. O. Box 1761
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802
“Thou shalt observe to do all that they inform thee”
(Deut. 17:10)

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Wisdom enables one to see the future of
actions or decisions made in the present.
“A wise old owl sat in an oak;
The more he saw the less he spoke;
The less he spoke the more he heard;
Let’s try to imitate that bird.”
This is a catching little poem, with a valuable
lesson. Through the wisdom of man we cannot
even know God (1 Corinthians 1:21). In the
same verse it says that God chose the
“foolishness of preaching to save them that
believe.” Gospel preaching, in its purest sense,
is considering the knowledge of our past (our
sinful lives Romans 3:23), present (loved by
God John 3:16), and future (God’s willingness
to give us a home in Heaven John 14:1-6).
Wisdom takes this knowledge, assimilates it,
and decides to act in view of eternity. What do
our actions/decisions say about our wisdom?
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Wedding Shower
A Wedding Shower will be
held in honor of Mary-Kate
Shelby, bride-elect of Will
Nichols, “drive through” this
Sunday, Apr. 11 from 2-3:30
p.m. here at the building hosted
by Sherry Kingsley, Lisa
Lindsey, Kristie Webb &
Renee Childers. They are
registered at Belk, Amazon,
and Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Thank You Note
Dear East Main Family,
Thank you so much for the prayers, calls, texts,
food, flowers, and cards during the loss of Kelly.
He loved his church family very much. We are
very blessed to have your support during this time.
In Christian love,
Evelyn, Robin, Howard, Kylee & Hayden
Schedule of Services
This past Sunday, Apr. 4, the elders decided to go
back to our regular schedule of services before the
Corona virus affected us. On Sundays, we will now
have worship at 9:00 a.m., Bible class at 10:15 a.m.
and worship at 11:15 a.m. On Wednesdays, we will
meet in the auditorium at 7:00 p.m. for a devotional
thought and then be dismissed to Bible class which
will conclude at 8:00 p.m.
The available Bible classes on Sundays are an adult
class in the auditorium taught by Barry Kennedy, a
senior adult class in the multipurpose room taught by
Mike Ratliff, an adult class taught in Room 10 by Tim
Davis & Roger Sanderson, a young adult class taught
upstairs by Mike Childers, the college age class taught
by Mark Hitt & Kent Nichols upstairs, grades 7th
-12th
taught by Alex Blackwelder upstairs, 2nd
-6th
grade
taught by Lori Sheffield & Mikki Gilliland upstairs,
4’s-1st
grade taught by Hollie Bowlin upstairs, and
infant-age 3 taught by Sherry Kingsley & Renee
Childers downstairs.
The available Bible classes on Wednesdays are an
adult class in the auditorium taught by Barry
Kennedy, a ladies’ class taught in the multipurpose
room by Hilda Ratliff, an adult class taught in Room
10 by Tim Davis & Roger Sanderson, a young adult
class taught upstairs by Mike Childers, the college age
class taught by Mark Hitt & Kent Nichols upstairs,
grades 7th
-12th
taught by Alex Blackwelder upstairs,
2nd
-6th
grade taught by Lori Sheffield & Mikki
Gilliland upstairs, 4’s-1st
grade taught by Hollie
Bowlin upstairs, and infant-age 3 taught by Sherry
Kingsley & Renee Childers downstairs.
We are excited about returning to our normal
schedule of services and anticipate that in June will
need to break down our children’s classes even more
due to the growing increase in attendance. The elders
continue to encourage everyone to refrain from
handshakes and hugs for the time being and respect
everyone’s personal space until the virus is more
controlled.
John Duke stationed in Gulfport, MS
Caleb Williams stationed in Quantico, VA
Rob Cross & family stationed in Saudia Arabia

3. Daily Bible Reading
April 7.................................................1 Kings 17-19
April 8.................................................1 Kings 20-22
April 9.....................................................2 Kings 1-3
April 10...................................................2 Kings 4-8
April 11.................................................2 Kings 9-12
April 12...............................................2 Kings 13-17
April 13...............................................2 Kings 18-21
Birthdays &
Anniversaries
Birthdays: Ayzleigh Bass (Apr. 7), Ginny
Berryhill (Apr. 7), Kylee Steward (Apr. 7),
Susan Reed (Apr. 8), Jalon Mansel (Apr. 9),
Daniel Morton (Apr. 9), Emily Williams (Apr. 9),
Larry Bates (Apr. 11), Scott Childers (Apr. 12).
Anniversaries: Russell & Norma Deaton (Apr. 10).
Our Sick
Continue to remember Ashley Davis and James
Simmons as they continue their chemo. Shauna
McMickin, Scotty & Wanda Bishop’s grand-
daughter, continues at St. Jude in ICU. She is
undergoing chemo and having some underlying
health issues they are trying to figure out. Judy
Bates continues to recuperate from knee surgery.
Tommy Goff, Patsy Nichols’ brother, is taking a
break from his chemo & radiation. Dale Pate,
former member here, has been put on hospice care.
On-Going Illnesses
Jean Mounce, Mary Lou Walden, Steve Kelly,
Bettye Davis, Frankie Estes, Caroline Willis, Sean
Koehn, Carol Hood, Bill Goff, Donny Dulaney,
Adam McCurley, James Goddard, Mitch Maclean,
Mary Starz, Sheba Tuggers, Steve Higginbotham,
Jane Griffin
Nursing Homes
Nancy Haywood, Randy Attaway, Veona Harris,
Shirley McCarthy, Bob & Clara McClure, Brenda
Dawson
EMYG News
Hello! I hope you enjoyed Easter and were able to
spend it with your family. Last Saturday, we had a
great turnout for our Spring Hunt! Thank you
everyone for coming out and making Saturday such a
success! We will have our T.G.I.F. beginning at
9:00pm this Friday so please spend your evening with
us. Chaperones welcome and needed for each of these.
The following week we will not have T.G.I.F. because
we will be at Maywood for the 7th week squad
retreat!! I hope you are looking forward to that as
much as I am. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE sign up
on the youth board and get with me on the payment. If
you cannot come because of money, don't let that be a
reason you don't go. Come talk to me and we will
work it out for you to go if you'd still like to go. On
April 25th
, there is a MANDATORY PARENT and
YOUTH meeting FOR ALL AGES. Let's plan on
having a potluck meal after worship that morning, so
please bring something to share. After we eat, we will
begin our meeting. I'm honored to be working with
such fine parents and youth. I pray that as we seek to
work together, that our love for each other will
continue to grow. Cassie and I are grateful to be
working with you to help develop young adults who
truly love the Lord and seek to make their faith their
own. As always, if we can help you in any way, please
let us know. God loves you and so do we. Alex

4. Men to Serve Sunday, Apr. 11, 2021 a.m.
Announcements..........................................Mark Hitt
Bible Reading.....................................Ricky Lindsey
Opening Prayer ......................................Mike Ratliff
Lord’s Supper
Greg Hughes
Lead Singing......................................Hugh Scribner
Closing Prayer.......................................Wesley Bass
Ushers ............................Joe Minor & Robert Parker
Please meet in the library by 8:45 a.m.
Sunday 11:15 a.m. service
Opening Prayer ...................................Mike Childers
Closing Prayer................................Jimmy Spearman
Lead Singing......................................... Wade Bryan
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Opening Prayer ..............................Dennis Hallmark
Lead Singing...............................Bobby Joe Lindley
The elders kindly request that men leading in public
worship wear the best dress clothes they have.
Contact the church office (842-6116) if unable to serve.
Attendance & Contribution
Mid-Week, 3-31-21 .................................................. 128*
Sunday 1st
Worship, 4-4-21 ...................................... 185*
Sunday Bible Class..................................................... 158
Sunday 2nd
Worship.................................................... 154
Contribution (budget $7,900) .............................. $10,276
*This does not include the livestreamed views.
Pantry item.........................................................Jelly