You are cordially invited to worship with us!

Eastside church of  Christ
2109 Shawnee Denton, Texas 76209
940-382-3351
	
 Sunday
                                               Bible Classes        9:00 AM
      Worship       l0:00 AM 

Wednesday
Bible Classes ... 7:00 PM

We offer Free Bible Correspondence Courses and Personal, Private Bible Studies.

Elders:
Steve Newton
Don Mitchell

Preacher:                                                                                                                                        Don Mitchell

  BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION ...
Many people hesitate to visit a church unless they know what it will be like when they go. We hope this pamphlet will help you know what to expect when you visit us. 

WE ARE NOT A DENOMINATION ... Neither are we interdenominational. It is our sincere desire to be nondenominational, to wear no other name than Christ's and to be known simply as Christians or members of the body of Christ (Acts 11 :26: Ephesians 1 :22-23). Collectively we refer to ourselves as the church of Christ, the Lord's church or some other scriptural description to identify ourselves as the saved people belonging to Christ (Ephesians 5:23). We are simply Christians (Acts 11 :26; 26:28; I Peter 4: 15- 16) and followers of Christ. We comprise a church that is "of Christ" (Romans 16:16). We do not wear or accept any designations not found in the scripture and we do not subscribe to any creed written by fallible men. Christ is our only creed. The Bible is our only guide. 

WE STRIVE TO BE THE SAME CHURCH AS THE ONE DESCRIBED 
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
It is our purpose to be identified with the Christians of the first century. We believe this to be possible to all who will learn, believe and be guided by the plain teaching of God's word. When Jesus declared God's word to be "the seed of the kingdom" (Luke 8:11), he was emphasizing a known fact of nature that specific kinds of seed, when planted, will always produce after their kind. For example, wheat will produce wheat. In like manner the word of God, when planted in the hearts of honest people, it will produce Christians just like it did in the first century. Nothing more and nothing less. We strive to be a church after the pattern found in the New Testament in how we become Christians, how we live as Christians, in what we teach, in the work we do as a church and in the way we are organized.
WE HAVE NO HUMAN HEAD ...
There is no man, or group of men, who legislates for the church. We have no one to answer to except Christ our Lord. He is the head of the church (Colossians 1: 18). There is no human head. As was true in the first century, there is no intercongregational organization. Congregations in different locations function independently of each other. According to the authority of Christ, when a church matures to the point where two or more men meet the qualifications, overseers (also called bishops, elders or pastors) are appointed to look after the affairs of the local church. Such men are appointed when they meet all the qualifications listed in I Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. They then have responsibility to "feed the flock" with spiritual food found in the scriptures and to be examples to others (I Peter 5: 1-3). In the churches of Christ preachers are not "pastors" (unless they meet the qualifications cited above and are appointed by the local church). They are simply ministers, teachers or evangelists of the gospel. 
THE BIBLE IS OUR ONLY GUIDE. ..
We have no man-made creeds to follow. The Bible alone governs us in faith and conduct. We accept the Bible as being verbally inspired and infallible in content (I Peter 1 :20-21; I Corinthians 2:11-13). Consequently, when the Bible speaks upon any given subject, its pronouncement is accepted as final. We speak where the Bible speaks and are silent where the Bible is silent. We do Bible things in Bible ways and call Bible things by Bible names. We are interested in honoring God, in following Christ and in learning, doing and teaching God's Word.
OUR PLEA FOR UNITY ...
We plead for unity among all who obediently respond to the doctrine and commandments given in the New Testament. Such is in harmony with the prayer of Jesus and the pleading of the apostles (John 17:20-21; I Corinthians 1:10; Ephesians 4: 1-6). We consider such unity to be possible or Jesus would not have prayed for it. Since division has always been the result of departure from God's pattern, we believe division can be healed by a return to the revealed truth of God's word. It is this unity for which we plead.
 
WHO ARE WE?
We are a group of men, women, boys and girls who have formed and constitute a congregation such as those described in the New Testament. 

We are your neighbors, your fellow workers and your fellow students. We are Christians who desire that all men be saved, just as God also desires (II Peter 3:9). 

COME AND WORSHIP WITH US When you visit this assembly you will be warmly received. We hope that you will come to know us and count us as your friends. 

WHAT IS DONE IN OUR ASSEMBLY?
Our worship procedures are simple, spiritual, orderly and keynoted by words of Jesus who said, "true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth" (John 4:23-24). Each element of worship finds its origin in the commands and examples found in the New Testament.
SINGING ...
The entire assembly joins in the singing of gospel songs. There is no choir or special groups, but simple congregational singing. Since there is no evidence in the New Testament that the early church used mechanical instruments to accompany their singing, we do not use them in our worship (Ephesians 5: 19; Colossians 3: 16). 

PRAYER …
The congregation is led in prayer by one of the men of the assembly. We pray, not only to praise and thank God, but also to ask for our needs and the needs of others.
 
PREACHING ...
The lessons and sermons are designed to teach God's word so as to encourage compliance by those who listen. It has become increasingly popular for denominational preachers to appear sensational by discussing subjects not revealed in the Bible and even laying claims to miraculous powers. In our assembly one will find just plain teaching and Bible study. 

THE LORD'S SUPPER ...
Like the church in the New Testament, we partake of the Lord's Supper each first day of the week (Acts 20:7). The supper consists of unleavened bread and fruit of the vine as memorials of the body and blood of Jesus (I Corinthians 11 :20-34).