First United Methodist Church Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, August 27, 2017 10 am Welcome and Announcements Greeting: God is good…All the time! And All the time…God is good! *Hymn Our God Reigns, vs. 1 & chorus *Greet Your Neighbors *Hymn Our God Reigns, chorus & ending *Invocation (unison): Great God, we worship you because you alone are God. We are grateful that you hear our prayers and even more grateful when we are reminded that you hear us and know our needs when we do not know exactly how to pray. We want to stop, now, and be reminded that we need you in every part of our lives today. Speak to us through the quiet of this moment. Help us to open our hearts and our hands and let you be God for us and in us today. AMEN Children’s Moments This, This Is Where Children Belong TFWS # 2233 please join in singing as the children return to their seats Praise Hymn The Church’s One Foundation, vss. 1, 2, 5 # 545 Congregational Prayer Time Congregational Joys and Concerns Prayer Hymn Into My Heart TFWS # 2160 Pastoral Prayer The Lord's Prayer UMH pg. 895 First Reading Exodus 1:8-2:10 pg. 88 Hymn Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing # 400 *Gospel Reading Matthew 16:13-20 pg. 1526 The Word of God for the People of God Thanks be to God Sermon “Singing in the Reign” Pastor Art Phillips Psalm 133 Offering of Gifts and Tithes *Doxology UMH pg. 95 *Prayer of Dedication *Hymn All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name, vss. 1, 4, 6 # 154 *Benediction Pastor *Congregational Response Surely the Presence # 328 Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place; I can feel His mighty power and His grace. I can hear the brush of angels’ wings, I see glory on each face; Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place.
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First United Methodist Church Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, August 27, 2017 10 am
Welcome and Announcements
Greeting: God is good…All the time! And All the time…God is good!
*Hymn Our God Reigns, vs. 1 & chorus
*Greet Your Neighbors
*Hymn Our God Reigns, chorus & ending
*Invocation (unison): Great God, we worship you because you alone
are God. We are grateful that you hear our prayers and even more
grateful when we are reminded that you hear us and know our
needs when we do not know exactly how to pray. We want to stop,
now, and be reminded that we need you in every part of our lives
today. Speak to us through the quiet of this moment. Help us to
open our hearts and our hands and let you be God for us and in us
today. AMEN
Children’s Moments This, This Is Where Children Belong TFWS # 2233 please join in singing as the children return to their seats
Praise Hymn The Church’s One Foundation, vss. 1, 2, 5 # 545
Congregational Prayer Time
Congregational Joys and Concerns
Prayer Hymn Into My Heart TFWS # 2160
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord's Prayer UMH pg. 895
First Reading Exodus 1:8-2:10 pg. 88
Hymn Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing # 400
*Gospel Reading Matthew 16:13-20 pg. 1526
The Word of God for the People of God Thanks be to God
Sermon “Singing in the Reign” Pastor Art Phillips Psalm 133
Offering of Gifts and Tithes
*Doxology UMH pg. 95
*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name, vss. 1, 4, 6 # 154
*Benediction Pastor
*Congregational Response Surely the Presence # 328
Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place; I can feel His mighty power and His grace. I can hear the brush of angels’ wings, I see glory on each face; Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place.
Pastor- Pastor Art Phillips cell phone: 308-340-3234 Church Secretary- Susan Marsh church office: 362-4571 Church Custodians- Terry & Gayla Knight 402-366-1097 or 402-366-5064 Support Staffer- Joni Powers Lay Reader- Troy Powers Parish Nurses- Kristi Scheele & Patti Vincent Praise & Worship Director- Laura McDougall Organist- Pete Cordes & Deb Demuth Guitarist- John Meister Ushers- Bill Brown, Merle Wright, Don & Cindy Kyhn Greeters-
Coffee and Fellowship – come and enjoy a cup of coffee or lemonade and a sweet treat after the 10 AM worship out in the Welcome Area.
Church in Action
Tuesday 12 pm Noon Bible Study- Leisure Home Boardroom
September Ushers: 8:30 am – Larry Cox, Dexter Huber, Steve Hunzeker 10:30 am – Jerry Miller, Rod Matlock, Randy Berry-Elliott
Thursday, September 7, 9 a.m., UMW Fellowship Breakfast in Fellowship Hall. Breakfast at 9, program at 9:45. Bob Kacvinsky will tell about his 2016 trip to Uswaa, Tanzania, where he conducted a gardening/nutrition seminar for local villagers. Everyone (men too) are invited to attend the breakfast and program. Please, let the church office know by September 1 if you would like to attend. We look forward to seeing as many as possible. Feel free to invite a friend.
Saturday, September 9th You still have time to register your team for the Human Tractor Pull. Registration and additional information are available on the welcome center in the Gathering room.
Starting Sunday, September 10th worship times will be 8:30 & 10:30 am. Sunday School at 9:30-10:15 am.
Wednesday Morning Bible Study will resume September 13, 10:00, at Willow Brook. We will study MOSES: In the Footsteps of the Reluctant Prophet. It is a 6-week study by Adam Hamilton
Alpha Course starts Sept. 6th at 6:00pm. Come for supper and stay for Alpha! Please sign-up on the
sheet on the Welcome Center and let us know that you are planning on coming so we can plan for
meals. Try it out! While we hope9 that you would come to all sessions, life is busy and we understand
that you may not be able to commit to 11 Wednesday nights this fall. That is okay! Come when you can
and bring a friend.
Prayer List for August 27, 2017
CHURCH FAMILY FRIENDS OF THE CHURCH Patrick Norris Whitney Folts Louise Burson Lana Hoffschneider Harvey Pickrel Roy & Eve Kiser Jenna Moshiri Robert Troutman
