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Staunton Mennonite Church

2405 3rd St - Staunton, VA 24401 - 540 886-5869
Office hours Monday and Friday, 9am until 1pm
Pastor: Kevin Gasser    smcpastor@verizon.net   540 292-4507
Elder: Glenn Zendt - 886-3550
 

 

“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

  September 6, 2015 No.36 Vol. XLIX
 
 

 

9:30 Sunday School

“A People in Solidarity” – led by Kevin Gasser

10:30 Worship Service

We Gather

Gathering Song  91 HWB
Announcements
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer

We Praise

Congregational Singing  338,357, 413 HWB
Offering/Offertory
Children’s Time

We Hear

Scripture Reading: James 2:14-26
 Sermon: “Faithful followers””

We Respond

Congregational Sharing/Prayer Time
Hymn of Response 418 HWB
Benediction

Today's Leaders

 
 

*Song Leader: Susan Huyard
*Worship Leader: Lois Sell
*Accompanist: Sandy Carter

Message: Kevin Gasser

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Announcements

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

"Walking on Water: Trust that Jesus trusts YOU!" is the theme of VMC's Middle School One-Day Retreat, September 26, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm at Eastern Mennonite School. Rebekka Stutzman will be the featured speaker. Rebekka has a passion for young people and is currently on home assignment from her family's service in Germany with VMMissions and Mennonite Mission Network. Cost is $30 for the day. Contact Deb Horst at deb@lindale.org to sign up.

The remaining applebutter from last year is available for ½ price! See Nelson for more information.

Save the dates: Applesauce making, September 8 and 18; Applebutter boiling, September 12 and 19. More information to come.

Please pray for:

  • The refugee crisis in Europe

  • Those affected by the shooting at Smith Mountain Lake.

 

 

James 2:18b, “Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

Staunton Mennonite Church

Photo by A. D. Strickland

Sunday, August 30, 2015
Worship Attendance ~ 49
Offering - $1,249.00
 

Next Sunday, September 6, 2015
Sunday School - Glenn Zendt
Worship Leader -  Glenn Zendt
Music Leader - Joe Shenk

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.

 

Waters shall break forth in the wilderness

Affirming Faith

All my life I will sing praise to you, my God. When I am
down low, you give me a ladder. When my stomach growls,
you give me food. When I am imprisoned, you open doors.
When my vision is blurry, you give me lenses. When I am
troubled, you offer hope. When I am in a new place, you watch
over me. When I am lost, you hold me tight.
All my life, at all times, in all places, and with all generations,
I will sing praise to you, my Lord God.

Confessing/Reconciling

I confess, Lord God, that I have failed to always love you
and others. Forgive me for choosing gold rings when my neighbor’s
children have no shoes. Forgive me for putting my needs
above the least of these. Forgive me for dishonoring the poor
and failing to see the world through your eyes.
Show me how to love my neighbors. Heal my selfishness.
Help me find waters of justice in the wilderness of need. Amen.

Sending

Leader: As we go, we hear God say,
All: “Be strong, do not fear! I will come to save you.”
Leader: Then our eyes and ears will be opened.
All: We will leap like deer and shout for joy.
Leader: Waters will gush forth in the wilderness.
Streams will flow in the desert.
All: Burning sands will become cool pools,
and our great God, our great and wonderful God,
will turn thirsty ground into bubbling springs.
—June Galle Krehbiel, Moundridge, Kansas

Bible readings for today: Isaiah 35:4-7a; Psalm 146; James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17;
Mark 7:24-37.
Bible readings for next Sunday:
Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 116:1-9; James 3:1-12;
Mark 8:27-38.

Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2014 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Waterloo, Ont.
Printed in the USA. 09-06-15