“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Susan Huyard
*Worship Leader: Leah Huyard

Pastor Kevin Gasser

Announcements

There will be a Prayer Meeting this Wednesday beginning at 7:00 pm.

Staunton Mennonite Church will be hosting a youth Bible Quiz event on January 28, beginning at 1:30 pm. Please come and support our quizzers!

Staunton Mennonite Women will be gathering on Sunday, January 29 at Kathy Zendt’s home, beginning at 4:00. All women are invited to join for a time of tea, refreshments and fellowship. Please come with a short childhood memory to share. Let Kathy or Sonya know if you will attend.

Harrisonburg Mennonite Church is hosting a Thai meal and update from the Mark & Sarah Schoenhals family on what God is doing in Northeast Thailand. Enjoy food, music, dance, pictures and stories from Thailand, Friday, February 3, 2017, 6:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Loretta Hawkins at 540-433-2223 or lzh7@comcast.net by January 27.

The annual Staunton Mennonite Talent Show will be held February 4, with a meal at 4:30 and show beginning at 5:15.

Please pray for:

• The weak, the vulnerable, the forgotten, the broken, and the marginalized
   individuals in our society.

1 Corinthians 1:18, “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power 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.

Light has dawned Gathering Lord, you are our light and our salvation. The One who sets us free from fear, the One who shelters us in times of trouble, the One who lifts up our heads. With joy we bring our songs to the Lord of our lives. Confessing/Reconciling Leader: Though we have been given a great light, People: we have become comfortable with our darkness. Leader: Though we have been called to follow, People: we have chosen to stay where we are. Leader: Though the kingdom of God comes near, People: we keep our distance. Leader: We are a people who have seen the light. In the light we will walk, in the light we will sing, in the light we will live, in the light we will stay. Sending Rising up from our comfortable place, we will walk in the light we received. Responding to God’s gift of revelation, we will put our faithfulness in motion. — Kathy Giesbrecht, Winnipeg, Manitoba Bible readings for today: Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 4-9; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23. Bible readings for next Sunday: Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2016 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Kitchener, Ont. Printed in the USA. January 22, 2017. Photo © 2016 David Radcliff. Used by permission.