“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

Song Leader: Susan Huyard
*Worship Leader: Susan Huyary

 *Message: Kevin Gasser

Announcements

Thanks to everyone who gave toward the 303 Grubert project. We will be able to pay down the balance by $20,000 because of the matching grant and your contributions!

We will be collecting items for the Valley Mission through June 14. They are currently in need of toilet paper, paper towels, Pine Sol and Lysol Disinfectant Spray.

The Women’s Care group will not meet this Wednesday as originally scheduled.

The offering on May 31 will be divided evenly between Virginia Mennonite Missions and Virginia Mennonite Conference.

Please pray for:

• Jenifer Bradford as she travels to England.

• Margaret Mules as she deals with a prolonged illness.

• The victims of the earthquake in Nepal.

John 15:17, “This is my command: Love each other.”

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.

Bearing fresh fruit Gathering Leader: Blessed are those who delight in God’s Word; People: we meditate on God’s Word day and night. Leader: Blessed are those who delight in God’s Word; People: we sing God’s Word in our worship. Leader: Blessed are those who delight in God’s Word; People: we read God’s Word in the morning and the evening. Leader: Blessed are those who delight in God’s Word; People: we pray God’s Word as we walk in the way. All: Blessed are we who delight in God’s Word. Affirming Faith There are three that testify: the Spirit, the water, and the blood! God bore witness to the Son when the Spirit descended upon him. God bore witness to the Son when he was baptized in the Jordon. God bore witness to the Son when he hung upon the cross. Therefore we believe in God’s witness; therefore we believe in God’s Son. Therefore we have life in God’s Son, eternal life. This is our testimony! Sending Jesus’ words: These are my people, whom you have given to me. To them I have made your name known. They have kept your word. They know what you gave me. They believe that you sent me. Holy Father, protect them in my name. Make them one as we are one. Defend them from the evil one. Sanctify them in the truth. Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. Amen. —Mike Bogard, Newton, Kansas Bible readings for today: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Psalm 1; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19. Bible readings for next Sunday: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; Romans 8:22-27 or Acts 2:1-21; John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15.