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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
Find us at mennochurch.net, mennochurch.org, or mennochurch.com
 

 

“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

  May 8, 2016 No.19 Vol. L
 
 

 

9:30 Sunday School

“All Right Now,” led by Glenn Zendt

10:30 Worship Service

We Gather

Opening Songs
Announcements
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer

We Praise

Congregational Singing
Offering/Offertory
Children’s Time

We Hear

Scripture Reading: Matthew 18:6-9
Sermon: Mom and Eternal Conscious Punishment
Frequently-used terms in the sermon series on hell

We Respond

Congregational Prayer Time
Closing Hymn
Benediction

Today's Leaders

 
 

*Song Leader: Glenn Zendt
*Worship Leader: Kathy Zendt

 Message: Kevin Gasser

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Announcements

Today we continue our sermon series on hell and life after death. If you miss a Sunday, please find the sermons at mennochurch.com as each sermon will build upon the previous one.

Our offering today will be divided evenly between Virginia Mennonite Missions and Virginia Mennonite Conference.

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

Virginia Mennonite Missions' Auction & Family Missions Festival will be held May 13-14 at Eastern Mennonite School. There will be a meal Friday at 5:00 pm catered by Mennonite Hispanic Initiative ($10 plate), with a live auction following at 6:00. The fun continues on Saturday from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm. Visit booths highlighting work and workers around the world! There will be many children's' activities and fun things for all ages, including model airplanes, a soccer tournament, balloon animals, bouncy house, great music, and more!

Please pray for:

• Our students and teachers as they finish the school year.

 


Matthew 18:8, “If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.”

Staunton Mennonite Church

Photo by A. D. Strickland

Sunday, May 1, 2016
Worship Attendance ~ 44
Offering - $1,363.00

Next Sunday, May 15, 2016
Sunday School -  Dwight Huyard
Worship Leader - Kadrin Anderson
Music Leader - 
Susan Huyard

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.

 

So that your love for me might be in them

Proclaiming

Leader: Jesus declares, “I am coming soon. I am the Alpha and Omega,
beginning and end, the bright morning star.”
People: We have washed our robes, so we may enter the city gates.
Leader: The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.”
People: Everyone who hears says, “Come.”
Leader: Let all who are thirsty come and receive the water of life.
All: Surely, Jesus is coming soon. Come, Lord Jesus!

Affirming Faith

We declare our faith in the almighty God,
who releases us from the grip of evil,
who hears our cries in moments of despair,
who gives us reason to sing when we fear for our lives,
who shakes the foundations of oppressive systems,
who bursts open doors that were bolted shut,
who unfastens chains that held us captive.
We believe in the power of our God!

Praying

You, O Lord, are exalted over all the earth.
You rule over the darkness, fire, and lightning.
(silent prayers for God to rule over darkness and destruction)
Mountains melt like wax before you.
(silent prayers for God to crumble difficult situations)
We are glad and rejoice because of your righteous judgments.
(silent prayers of remembering God’s acts of justice)
Send light to dawn upon us; give our hearts joy. In your holy name.
Amen.
—Sarah Bixler, Princeton, New Jersey

Bible readings for today: Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John
17:20-26.

Bible readings for next Sunday: Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; Romans
8:14-17; John 14:8-17, (25-27).

Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2015 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Kitchener, Ont.
Cover design by Paul Stocksdale; © 2015 Church of the Brethren. Printed in the USA. 5-8-16