“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Joe Shenk
*Sermon: Dale Humphries
*Worship Leader: Susan Huyard
*Children’s Time: Dwight Huyard
*Accompanist: Sandy Carter

Pastor Kevin Gasser

Announcements

Today we welcome Dale Humphries to our worship service. Dale will begin his final semester at Eastern Mennonite Seminary this week!

There are additional “Welcome your neighbors” signs available in the coat room. Feel free to take one for yourself or a friend.

Church Council has been rescheduled for January 18 at 7:00 pm.

Able workers are invited to consider participating in a Mennonite Disaster Service trip to the White Sulphur Springs area of West Virginia, February 27-March 3. See Kevin for more details.

Please pray for:

• Marlene’s niece, Carmen, and her three daughters, as Carmen undergoes
   brain surgery in Boston on Monday and Tuesday.
• The refugees attempting to find safety in the Middle East.
• Kevin, Sonya, and the children as they travel back from his grandfather’s funeral.
 

Mark 1:11, “And a voice came from heaven:
‘You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.’”

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.

The heavens were opened Praising Praise the Creator, who gifts life to all the earth and breath to all people. Praise the Servant, who bring us light to every dark place. Praise the Spirit, who comes with a new Word, propelling us forward with hope. Affirming Faith Leader: Before Jesus entered the wilderness and answered the tempter, People: God declared, “This is my Beloved Son.” Leader: Before Jesus called us to repent and follow, People: God declared, “This is my Beloved Son.” Leader: Before Jesus healed the sick and taught on the mountain, People: God declared, “This is my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Sending Beloved of God, you have been given breath for your living, light for your darkness, and hope for your future. Hold the hand of Jesus and walk forward into your week. — Kathy Giesbrecht, Winnipeg, Manitoba Bible readings for today: Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17. Bible readings for next Sunday: Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2016 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Kitchener, Ont. Printed in the USA. January 8, 2017. Photo © 2016 David Radcliff. Used by permission.