“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

10:00 Fellowship Time

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Glenn Zendt
*Worship Leader: Danny Weaver

 Message: Kevin Gasser

Announcements

Staunton Mennonite Church will not be holding Sunday School through the months of June and July. Instead there will be a time of fellowship before the worship service from 10:00 – 10:25. Coffee and light refreshments will be served.

We will have a carry-in fellowship meal after church today. All are welcome!

You are invited to enjoy a Mediterranean-style meal and hear Steve and Laura Campbell, VMM missionaries, share their experiences of God at work in Montenegro. The event will be held Thursday, June 30, 6pm at Park View Mennonite Church. A kabob and baklava meal will be provided by Bowl of Good. All proceeds go toward supporting the Campbells' third mission term in Montenegro. RSVP to Steve and Laura Campbell at stevelaura1118@gmail.com, or 540-214-0322.

You are invited to attend the worship services for the annual Virginia Mennonite Conference Assembly, July 21-22, beginning each night at 6:45. Thursday’s worship service will include a sermon by Drew Hart, faculty member at Messiah College. Friday’s service will feature a message from MCUSA moderator Patty Shelly.

Please pray for:

• Those who have been affected by the mass shooting in Orlando.
• Those who are traveling over the summer break.

The Cost of Following Jesus - Luke 9:57-62

As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
He said to another man, “Follow me.”
But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”
Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

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.

In you I take refuge Praising O God, you are our refuge. You are always in front of us, guiding and winsome. You are always beside us, providing and protecting. You are our refuge; we will not be shaken. Confessing/Reconciling We want to follow you, Jesus, but your way is uncomfortable. Your life is difficult. We say, “We will follow you wherever you go.” We say, “First, let us go back and say goodbye.” Forgive our divided intentions. (silence) Since we live by the Spirit, we will keep in step with the Spirit. Amen. Sending Leader: Protect us, O God, People: you are our refuge. Leader: Show us your path People: to a life full of joy. — Elaine Maust, Meridian, Mississippi Bible readings for today: 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21; Psalm 16; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62. Bible readings for next Sunday: Isaiah 66:10-14; Psalm 66:1-9; Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2015 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Kitchener, Ont. Cover design by Paul Stocksdale; © 2015 Church of the Brethren. Printed in the USA. 06-26-16