“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Garlan Yoder
*Worship Leader: Kathy Zendt

Message: Kevin Gasser

Announcements

Church council will meet this Wednesday at 7:00. Devotions: Kevin.

Kevin will be teaching the adult Sunday school class August 16, 23, and 30 with the lesson based on his thesis from Union Presbyterian Seminary. Each week Kevin will email an adapted version of a section of the document for review. If you wish to participate in the discussion or would just like to be included on the email list, please let Kevin know today.

Waynesboro Mennonite will host a district-wide “Family Fun” event on August 29 from 1-8:30 pm in their church pavilion. There will be a carry-in meal, games, and live music. Please see the bulletin board or Garlan for more information.

Please pray for:

• Our church families as the travel this summer!

• Those affected by the shootings in Chattanooga, TN and Lafayette, LA.

• Joyce Showalter as she heals at home from shoulder surgery.

Ephesians 4:32,
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

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.

So that your words may give grace Confessing Leader: Our children and our neighbors near and far are listening to us. People: Do we speak the truth at all times? Leader: Do our words build up? People: Do our words give grace to those who hear? All: Yes, Lord, we pledge to speak the truth with love. Leader: As beloved children imitate their parents, we will imitate God. All: We will give the grace of forgiveness and restoration, just as God in Christ has forgiven and restored us. Praying Fill me, Lord, with your loving, life-giving Spirit. Make my heart tender, and my work and my words honest. Deliver me from all my fears. Open my ears to hear you, and my mouth to praise you! Amen. Sending As Elijah journeyed in the strength of the food and water that the angel of the Lord provided him, may you gain strength for your journey by fully trusting in Jesus—the Living Bread—who gave his life for the world. — Susan Miller, Hesston, Kansas Bible readings for today: 1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25–5:2; John 6:35, 41-51. Bible readings for next Sunday: Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34:9-14; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2014 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Waterloo, Ont. Printed in the USA. 08-09-15