From the Pastor’s Desk
Hi Friends,
As you may know, we are spending this entire year of worship and preaching with a focus on “Being United Methodist,” paying particular attention to the vow we make as we join the church. We promised to support the church with our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our witness, and our service.
In January and early February, we looked at supporting the church with our presence. We shifted gears for Lent and Easter and focused our attention on Prayer. Now we are dealing with “service.”
Listed below is the preliminary schedule for our worship and preaching through July.
I hope this is helpful for you and I trust we can all grow in faith and discipleship as we explore the meaning of church membership together.
I do want you to that that it is an honor and pleasure for me to be serving and growing with you.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Steve
Worship and Preaching, May – July, 2010
May 2 Sermon: Let’s Conquer the World Scripture: I John 5.1-5 & Psalm 29
Our communal, declaration of our common Creed will be The World Methodist Social Affirmation,
found on page 86 of the Hymnal (or on-line).
May 9 Today is Mother's Day, and Pastor Lori is preaching today.
May 16 Pastor’s Steve’s sermon carries a Latin title: Imitatio Christi, which means "be imitators of Christ.” Scripture: Philippians 2.1-11 & Psalm 32 We will look carefully at the part of The World Methodist Social Affirmation dealing with “expressions of reconciliation.”
May 23 Today is a very special day. WE ARE HAVING ONE, UNIFIED WORSHIP EXPERIENCE for the entire congregation.
Only one service today and it starts at 10:30 in the Christian Family Life Center. Today members of the Confirmation
Class become full members of the church. Also today, we celebrate the Church’s birthday (Pentecost).
The sermon, “The Acid Test,” is on I John 4.7-21 and we will explore “expressions of love” found in The World Methodist Social Affirmation.
May 30 Today is Trinity Sunday and Memorial Day Sunday We will explore our Social Affirmation;s
“expressions of justice” in the sermon, “Speaking in a Loud Voice.” Scripture: James 2.14-26 &
Psalm 77.1-2, 11-20. At 11:00 AM today we will Dedicate Pre-School VBS workers.
June 6 Holy Communion is celebrated today. Sermon: The Life of Luxury Scripture: James 5.1-6 & Psalm 67.
June 13 OUR Focus for the day is our Mission Branch, and they will provide us with lots of information about missions.
Our theme for the day is “Faith in Action: Mission Trips.”
June 20 The Father’s Day Sermon is “Men of Power.”
Scripture: Acts 1.1-8; Ephesians 6.10-18; & Psalm 68.28-35
Theme: “Faith in Action: United Methodist Men”
June 27 Theme: “Faith in Action: everyday (life) action.”
July 4 Pastor Lori is preaching today and leading the Holy Communion.
Theme: Faith in Action: creating homes for the homeless.
July 11 Today is the beginning of VBS week. The sanctuary will be set-up for VBS (looking into space
from Enterprise deck). We will dedicate our VBS workers and Pastor Steve is preaching “Why Not You?”
on Micah 6.6-8 & Psalm 150. We will do a very different service today to kick off VBS.
July 18 Mike Johnson will preach all three services today.
July 25 Pastor Steve’s sermon, on I Thessalonians 4.1-12 & Psalm 95, is “Christian Self-Discipline.”
Theme: “Faith in action requires self-discipline.”
AUGUST IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!
