“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Susan Huyard
*Worship Leader: Kathy Zendt

 *Message: Kevin Gasser

Announcements

You are invited to a Super Bowl Party at Lowell and Marlene Wenger’s home tonight, beginning at 6:00. Please bring a dish or two to share.

Church Council will meet this Wednesday at 7:00. Devotions: Marlene.

Attention parents: Leah Huyard will be holding a babysitting fundraiser to support her trip with the EMHS Touring Choir this summer. You may bring your children to the church on February 12 anytime between 5 and 9 pm and enjoy a romantic Valentine’s Day meal out on your own. Please see Leah for more information.

All are invited to the annual benefit auction and scholarship brunch for Highland Retreat, to be held on February 13 at Eastern Mennonite High School. See the bulletin board for more information.

Please pray for:

• Marvin Showalter as he anticipates bilateral knee surgery later this month.
• The family of Misty Crookshanks, friend of Artis and Gary, as they mourn following
    her untimely death.

Luke 5:10b, “Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”

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.

We act with great boldness Gathering God of every place, some of us see you today from mountains of joy and confidence, mountains of gratitude and praise. Some of us seek you today from valleys of grief or doubt, valleys of loss or exhaustion. And in all places, there you are with us, nudging us onward. When we descend from the heights, show us your presence on the ground. When we rise from the depths, show us the light of your way. Meet us all on the path made by Jesus. Amen. Confessing/Reconciling Leader: Living God, your Spirit dances beside us as we move ever deeper into your calling. But sometimes we get stuck. Sometimes we don’t know how to move forward. When fear paralyzes us, say to us: People: This Jesus is my Son, my chosen; listen to him! Leader: When comfort seduces us, say to us: People: This Jesus is my Son, my chosen; listen to him! Leader: When indecision roots us in place, say to us: People: This Jesus is my Son, my chosen; listen to him! Leader: Forgive us our clouded vision, and invite us back into the dance. Whitnessng Leader: We act with great boldness because we have great hope. Hope in a God who appears on mountains and in valleys, in flashing moments and on uphill journeys. Let’s not veil our eyes; let us see what God will do. Let’s not veil our ears; let us hear how God will guide. Let’s not veil our mouths; let us speak what God will teach. All: And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. —Alissa Bender, Hamilton, Ontario Bible readings for today: Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13); Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11; or Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12–4:2; Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a). Bible readings for next Sunday: Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2015 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Kitchener, Ont. Cover design by Paul Stocksdale; © 2015 Church of the Brethren. Printed in the USA. 1-31-16