Read Ahead
August 6, 2017 ~the Scriptures are Genesis 32:22-31, Romans 9:1-5 & Psalm 17. The sermon text is Matthew 14:13-21 and the message is “Give Them Something to Eat”.
In the Grocery Cart This Month
Donations for JULY/AUGUST: “Toilet Paper, Peanut Butter, and Green Peas”. This will assist people through Park View Community Mission. Please place donations in the grocery cart, located in the Commons.
2017 Financial Statements
Financial Statements are ready to be picked up. They are placed in the Commons.
Children and Their Safety are Important at Chestnut Hill UMC
We rejoice that as a church we are able to offer carefully planned, age appropriate care and activities for our children and youth.
Today, children ages 4 and above will stay in the sanctuary for worship.
Nursery is provided for infants and toddlers. The Nursery is located in Classroom 101 (exit through the right side door at the front of the sanctuary, pass through “the Commons,” go through the double doors to the Education Building and follow the hallway to the Nursery at the end of the hall on the left).
DIRECTORY OF CHESTNUT HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sharma Lewis / Richmond Area Resident BishopScott Davis / Lynchburg District Superintendent
Liz Ecklund / Minister
Vernie Barrow / Minister Emeritus
Monica Campbell / Administrative Assistant
Will Sperrazza / Director of Music Ministry
Judy Martin / Bookkeeper
Elaine Clarke / Lay Leader
Jody Underwood / Lay Children’s Ministry Coordinator
Chris Glass / Lay Youth Ministry Coordinator
Chestnut Hill
United Methodist Church
Making disciples of Jesus Christ
for the transformation of the world.
You are welcome at Chestnut Hill UMC.
4660 Fort Avenue ~ Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
Church: 434-239-8423
Pastor’s Cell: 434-258-2934; Pastor’s Home: 434-319-5646
Email Pastor Liz:
~ on the web at chestnuthillumc.net
Find us on Facebook: Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church
Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church
10:30 a.m. ~ July 30, 2017 ~ 8th Sunday after Pentecost
Our ministry vision for the Virginia Annual Conference is “to be disciples of Jesus Christ who are lifelong learners, who influence others to serve.”
Welcome! Join us in worshiping God!
Welcome and Ministry Announcements
Welcome in the name of Christ our Lord. Please register your attendance,
printing your name, address, phone, and email, when the pew pad is passed to you.
Thank you for silencing cell phones as we gather to worship God.
Invocation
Prelude The Acolytes enter with the light of Christ.
*Call to Worship
Let us come together all who would serve the God of Abraham and Moses.
And by what name did Abraham or Moses serve?
The Great I AM, the Almighty God, Creator of all the Universe!
And are we, who are so small, known by the Creator of the Universe?
Hear the word Christ came to bring: God knows us and loves us each one.
Blessed be the name of the Lord!
*Singing Our Faith # 144 “This Is My Father’s World”
Morning Prayer
O God, only in Your Kingdom can what seems so small be so powerful. Even things as small as a mustard seed can become mighty and great. Lord, give us the faith of a tiny seed. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Children’s Moments
Special Music
Prayer of Confession
Words of Assurance
Prayer for Illumination Frances Unruh
O God, in Your mercy and Your grace You demonstrated Your love for us through the life of Christ. Help us to hear and see where You would have us spread Your love, O Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Epistle Lesson Romans 8:25-39 (CEB) Frances Unruh
Gospel Lesson Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 (CEB) Frances Unruh
The Word of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
*Singing Our Faith # 405 “Seek Ye First”
The Good News “Positive Faith”
The Giving of God’s Tithes and Our Gifts
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Offertory
*Doxology # 95 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all
Creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
The Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
*Singing Our Faith # 715 “Rejoice, the Lord Is King”
*Blessing and Dismissal
*Postlude
We Scatter to Serve God & Neighbor
**This Week’s Calendar**
Sunday, 7/30 / 5:00 p.m. / Underwood Birthday PartyTuesday, 8/1 / 7:00 p.m. / Homeschool First Board meeting
Friday, 8/4 / Church Office Closed
** Looking Ahead on the Calendar **
Monday, 8/7 / 10:00 a.m *Note time change! / Moses Bible StudyEveryone invited to participate!
It doesn’t get much more dramatic: rescued baby, life in the courts of Pharaoh, parting the Red Sea, leading his people out of Egypt…
Moses’ life was one challenge after the next, but although he resisted God’s calling, by the end of his life he successfully fulfilled the role he was given. Join award-winning author Adam Hamilton as he travels from Egypt to Mt. Sinai, the Nile, the Red Sea, and the wilderness exploring the sites of Moses’ life. As Hamilton shares historical information, archaeological data, and biblical text, you’ll gain a better understanding of Moses’ significance in your life today, and you’ll discover how you, too, can turn your own reluctance into boldness. This six-week study offers videos featuring Hamilton in the holy land at the sites where Moses walked. Join us and bring a friend.
**In Our Thoughts and Prayers**
Jody Underwood, Mary Johnson, Johnnie Kinzer, Lloyd Smith, Jeanette Cyrus, Thelma Hamilton, Shirley Johnson, Charles Moore, Robbie Perrow, Georgia Mason, Rev. Michael Southall-Vess, Rev. Liz Ecklund, Beverly Franklin, June Crickenberger, John Williams, Lisa Stout, Becky Spangler, Margaret Hicks, Louise Woody, Gene & Connie Harris, Cliff & Betty Taylor, Braelyn Underwood, Arthur Snodgrass, Al & Pat Wood, Bob & Kitty Boswell, Barbara Dunlop, Hylton & Sylvia Glass, Chris Balderson, Carl Hardwick, Helen Fleck, Ken Wood, Doris Finch, Victor Barrow, Susan Tedder, Milton Sowell, Alice Lovelace, Edna Wyatt, William Hicks, Vernelle Roupe, Jeanette Almond, Asa Fredell, Violet Ellis, Tucker Cole, Rhonda Wilkerson, Joseph Johnson, Chestnut Hill UMC, Military & Families
Lynchburg General: Curtis Roberts
The Summit Health & Rehab.: Kyle Cyrus
The Elms of Lynchburg: Frances Callaham
Runk & Pratt at Liberty Ridge: Rose Morris
Heritage Green, Daybreak: Delma Scott
Runk & Pratt of Forest: Emily Morris, Shirley Wood
Oakwood Manor (Bedford): Robert Bennett
Please join the clergy of the Lynchburg Downtown Cluster in a covenant to pray for God’s blessing on the mission and ministry of our United Methodist Churches and local mission and ministry endeavors – Peakland, Centenary, Christ Community Fellowship UMC, Fairview/New Bethel, Court Street/Marsh Memorial, Fort Hill, Chestnut Hill, Forest Road, Jackson Street, Heritage, Boonsboro, Mead Memorial, Cove, Park View Community Mission (PVCM), the Society of St. Andrew, the Henry Fork Service Center, and The Garden of Hope (Washington, D.C.)
*If you know of changes that need to be made to the prayer concerns, please contact Monica in the church office.