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“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community” |
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February 15, 2015 |
No.7 |
Vol. XLIX |
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9:30
SUNDAY SCHOOL
End of Life Planning-led by Joe Lapp
10:30 WORSHIP Service
We Gather
Gathering Song
154 (HWB)
Announcements
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer
We Praise
Congregational
Singing 392, 557, 324 (HWB)
Offering/Offertory
Children’s Time
We Hear
Scripture Reading: Genesis 14:18-24 - II Corinthians
8:1-7
Message: “Responding with Generosity”
We Respond
Congregational Sharing/Prayer Time
Closing Song 428 (HWB)
Benediction
Today's Leaders |
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*Song Leader: Joe Shenk
*Worship Leader: Garlan Yoder
*Message: Kevin Gasser |
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Announcements
Today’s altar flowers
are given by Jenifer Bradford in memory of her husband, Alden, who died 1
year ago on February 17, 2014.
 Today we welcome Joe Lapp, Managing Director for the Harrisonburg Everence
office, to our worship service. Joe is an attorney specializing in will
and estate planning.
The Women’s Care Group will meet this Wednesday at Kathy’s beginning at
7:00 pm.
Over 170,000 EYN (Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) church members are
known to be displaced in Nigeria, while 8,083 members have been killed,
and 1,390 (of 2,280) local churches destroyed. VMMissions & VMC invite you
to join with us in supporting our Nigerian brothers and sisters in prayer,
fasting, lament and bearing witness to the power of Jesus Christ in the
midst of crisis. For up to date information on the situation or to make a
financial contributions, visit:
www.brethren.org/nigeriacrisis/
Prayer Request
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2 Corinthians 8:1-7New International Version (NIV)
The Collection for the Lord’s People
8 And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that
God has given the Macedonian churches. 2 In the midst of a very severe
trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich
generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and
even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4 they urgently pleaded
with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people.
5 And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to
the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. 6 So we urged Titus,
just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this
act of grace on your part. 7 But since you excel in everything—in faith,
in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have
kindled in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
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Photo by A. D. Strickland |
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Worship Attendance ~ 41
Offering - $1,232.00
Next Sunday, February 15, 2015
Sunday School - Danny Weaver
Worship Leader - Kathy Zendt
Music Leader - Glenn Zendt |
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No one truly
knows Christ unless they follow Him daily in life" -
Hans Denck
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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. |
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Make me clean
Praising/Adoring
We will
extol you, O Lord.
We will proclaim your name freely,
for you restore our lives each morning.
You have cleansed us with healing waters.
You have clothed us with joy.
Our very souls praise you. We will not be silent!
O Lord our God, we give thanks to you forever!
Prayering
O Lord, we
come to you for healing of body, mind, and spirit.
Like Naaman, we are often too proud and self-absorbed.
We want healing on our terms, our timelines.
Hear our cries for help.
Open our hearts to receive.
Restore us. Make us clean.
Wash us from top to bottom with the rivers of your love. Amen.
Witnessing
All: Sing
praises to the Lord. Give thanks to God’s holy
name!
Leader: The Lord has turned our weeping into joy.
People: How can we keep from praying?
Leader: The Lord has turned our mourning into dancing.
People: How can we keep from singing?
Leader: The Lord has made us clean.
People: How can we keep from spreading God’s word?
—Mark Diller Harder, Kitchener, Ontario
Bible readings for today: I2 Kings 5:1-14; Psalm 30; 1
Corinthians 9:24-27;
Mark 1:40-45 (40) or 2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6;
Mark 9:2-9.
Bible readings for next Sunday: Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-10 (5);
1 Peter 3:18-22;Mark 1:9-15.
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