“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

Greeters for February:
Marvin and Florence Showalter

Nursery this week:
Kathy/Leah

Next week:
Frances/Sonya

9:30 SUNDAY SCHOOL

Lesson Title

“The Reason for God” led by Danny Weaver

10:30 WORSHIP Service

We Gather

Gathering Son
Announcements
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer

Praising

Praise God, our Creator and generous King.
Praise Jesus Christ, our Savior and loving Redeemer.
Praise the Holy Spirit, our Comforter and trustworthy Guide.
We worship you, Holy Trinity, the three-in-one.
Join in praise, people of faith. Praise God!

We Praise

Congregational Singing
Offering/Offertory

Offering

Generous God, we lift up these gifts as an offering to you, recognizing
that every good and perfect gift is from above. Help
us to be good stewards of our time, talents, and blessings. Use
us as an extension of your kingdom. May our lives reflect your
abundant love and hope to a world that needs you desperately.
In the name of Jesus, the ultimate gift, we pray. Amen.
Witnessing
All: You

We Hear

Children’s Time
Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:38-48
Sermon: “Be Perfect”

Witnessing

All: You are a faithful and generous God.
Leader: You refresh the emotionally drained with your peace.
People: You are a faithful and generous God.
Leader: You surround the sick and broken
with comfort and hope.
People: You are a faithful and generous God.
Leader: You provide food for the hungry
and shelter for the homeless.
People: You are a faithful and generous God.
Leader: You display justice for the wrongly accused.
People: You are a faithful and generous God.
All: Teach us to follow your generous heart.
We will learn from your ways
and reflect your light in all we do.
—Karen Bachman Nafziger, Hopedale, Illinois

We Respond

Remembering Brad
Congregational Sharing/Prayer Time
Closing Song
Benediction

Today's Leaders

*Worship leader: Kathy Zendt
*Song leader: Lowell Wenger
*Message: Kevin Gasser

Announcements

Everyone is invited to stay for a fellowship meal immediately following the worship service this morning.

There will be a prayer meeting at SMC this Wednesday at 7:00 pm.

We are continuing to collect funds for two special accounts. Feel free to earmark donations for nursery renovation and for Betty Tribby.

There will be a Highland Retreat Benefit Auction at the Eastern Mennonite School’s main campus dining hall, Saturday, March 8. A pancake breakfast will be served from 8-9 a.m., the silent auction will open at 8 a.m. and the live auction at 9 a.m. Tasty food will be available including fresh baked goods, pork BBQ and homemade soup. Visit www.highlandretreat.org for details and to see a growing list and photos of items to be auctioned. Join us for breakfast, lunch or the whole event and support summer youth camping at Highland!

Please Prayer For:

Matthew 5:48, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

No one truly knows Christ unless they follow Him daily in life" - Hans Denck

Thank you for joining us in worship today.  If this is your first time at Staunton Mennonite, please fill out the “Welcome” card in the back of the pew and place it in the offering plate.

Bible readings for today: Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18; Psalm 119:33-40; 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 (42). Bible readings for next Sunday: Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2 or Psalm 99; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 (1).