Our Church Staff
Servants of Love & Joy ...... Each Member of JC FUMC
Rio Texas Conference .....
Hill Country District Superintendent Rev. Bill Henderson
Pastor Rev. Lee Romero
Pastor Emeritus Rev. Bill Wiemers
Pastor Emeritus Rev. George Joehnk
Education Director Sarah Allen
Youth Director. Carrie Anders
Church Secretary Angela Bacon
Financial Secretary Elaine Swiss, Carol Willis
Treasurer Carol Schlachter
Lay Leader James Sultemeier
Nursery Attendants Michelle Lefford, Kimberly Scallorn
Music Director Sandra Danz
Pianist Sandra Danz
Praise Team...... Bryan Anders, Ashlyn Millican & Darlene Young
8:30 Usher James Deal
10:50 Usher Paul Watt
The nursery is available during Worship Services and Sunday
school for pre-school children and babies. We love to have our
older children in worship.
Opportunities for Serving Christ
Sunday – January 24th
8:30 & 10:50 am Worship Services Sanctuary
9:40 – 10:30 am Christian Ed Classes Sunday School Rooms
4:00 pm HS Youth Activity Center
5:00 pm Children’s Ministry - JBQ Sunday School Rooms
Monday – January 25th
9:30 am Exercise Fellowship Hall
Tuesday – January 26th
9:00 am Games Fellowship Hall
7:00 pm Adm. Cncl. Mtg. Fellowship Hall
Wednesday – January 27th
9:30 am Exercise Fellowship Hall
6:00 pm Prayer Shawl Fellowship Hall
6:30 pm MS Youth Activity Center
7:00 pm Choir Practice Fellowship Hall
Thursday – January 27th
Friday – January 29th
7:00 pm Games FUMC
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Please schedule your appointment as soon as possible.
To schedule your appointment online you’ll need to go to:
https://www.securedata-trans14.com/ap/firstunitedmethodistchurch129/index.php?page=10
MS Youth Fundraiser “Souper Bowl of Caring”
January 31st from 11 am-1 pm
in the Activity Center.
Meal is by donation to help support our youth group.
Please also bring a can of soup to donate to the J.C. Food Pantry.
Our attendance for Sunday, January 17, 2016
1st Service: 54
2nd Service: 73
Sunday school: 78
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Happy Anniversary!
Mike & Angie Bacon January 28
Happy Birthday!
Kip Thompson January 24
Andrea Fox January 25
John Price January 25
Savanna Sultemeier January 25
Randy Brodbeck January 26
Madalyn Rowe Menzel January 26
Troy Anderson January 27
Paige Whittaker January 29
Margie Kneese January 30
Paul Radich January 30
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SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES
FELLOWSHIP – led by Bill Wiemers. The class is studying Colossians. New members and visitors are welcome to join in. The class meets in Fellow Ship Hall, located near the Sanctuary.
JOHN WESLEY – led by Barbara Hudson. The class is studying John MacArthur a study on the Gospel of Mark “The Humanity of Christ". Books are available. If you are not involved in a Sunday School class, please join us.
NOMADS’ – Nomads class will be watching and discussing a 12 week DVD study on “The Life and Theology of Paul” by Dr. Guy Waters. Dr. Waters will be teaching about justification, adoption, sanctification and glorification which come directly from the writings of Apostle Paul.
SEEKERS – The Seekers invite one and all to join us in our study of Ephesians, guided by author John Macarthur. Bring a Bible - old school or digitized - no other materials are necessary. We look forward to seeing you.
YOUTH – Join us in the Youth Room to set our Resolution.
CHILDREN – The curriculum used for Nursery, Preschool Class, K-2nd and 3rd-5th Grade is “Deep Blue”. All classrooms are accessed from the hallway by the church office.
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Our Wesley Nurse Cindy Leonard
Hours are Monday through Friday 8am-12pm & 1pm–5pm.
Her number is 512-771-8783
E-mail:
The office is open
9-12 and 1-3 Monday through Thursday
If something is needed when the office is closed you may call:
Pastor Lee on his cell @ 361-205-5421
January 24, 2016
3rd Sunday after the Epiphany
“A PLACE TO GROW IN CHRISTIAN LOVE”
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
105 N. LBJ DR.
PO BOX 207
JOHNSON CITY, TX 78636
830-868-7414
Website: www.fumcjctx.org
First Awakening
Contemporary Worship Service
8:30 a.m.
“You Are the Body of Christ Raised”
Announcements
Opening Prayer
Passing of the Peace
Songs of Praise / Centering
Joys & Concerns
Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer – All
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
Offering
Children’s Choir
Scripture Luke 4:14-21
Sermon “Fulfilling”
Song of Reflection
Benediction
Closing Song
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“This worship service is over – your service to God begins.”
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Our Mission Statement
The mission of the Congregation of the First United Methodist Church is to continue to be a committed fellowship of disciples sharing the love of God through Jesus Christ and furnishing a place of Christian worship, programs, services and facilities for its members and the people of the Johnson City area.
Teddy Bear Ministry
You are invited to hold a bear during joys and concerns and then take it and give it to someone who needs a word of encouragement, healing, or up-lifting. We ask that you do not take one for yourself. We also welcome bears that you would like to donate. They don’t have to be new. We are able to clean most “old” bears.
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Sanctuary Flowers
The flowers are presented by Donna & James Sultemeier
in celebration of their Granddaughter
Savanna Sultemeier Birthday.
Happy Birthday Savanna!
Traditional Service
10:50 a.m.
“Do no harm. Do good. Stay in love with God.” John Wesley
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
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Announcements
Passing of the Peace
Opening Hymn Children’s Choir
Call to Worship BOW #315
Leader: O God, you made of one blood all nations that dwell on the face of
the whole earth,
All: and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to them that are afar off and to them that are near.
Leader: Grant that all people everywhere may seek after you and find you.
All: Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh,and hasten your kingdom; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, U.S.A., 20TH CENT., ALT.)
Hymn of Praise “Wonderful Words of Life” UMH #600
Prayer of Confession BOW #488
We confess that the circle of love is repeatedly broken because of our sin of exclusion. We create separate circles: the inner circle and the outer circle, the circle of power and the circle of despair, the circle of privilege and the circle of deprivation.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive all who have sinned against us.
We confess that the circle of love is broken whenever there is alienation, whenever there is misunderstanding, whenever there is insensitivity or a hardening of the heart.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive all who have sinned against us.
We confess that the circle of love is broken whenever we cannot see eye to eye, whenever we cannot link hand to hand, whenever we cannot live heart to heart and affirm our differences.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive all who have sinned against us.
Through God's grace we are forgiven, by the mercy of our Creator, through the love of the Christ, and in the power of the Spirit. Let us rejoice and be glad!
Glory to God! Amen.
(MIRIAM THERESE WINTER, U.S.A., 20TH CENT., ALT.)
(A Time of Quiet Reflection)
Words of Assurance
The Lord God is merciful and gracious, endlessly patient, loving, and true, showing mercy to thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, and granting pardon. Amen.
(JEWISH PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS, U.S.A., 20TH CENT.)
Affirmation of Faith (Read responsively as written in Hymnal) UMH #883
Joys and Concerns
Lord’s Prayer (see prayer in 8:30 Service Order of Worship)
(You are invited, if you would like, to hold your neighbors hand during the Lord’s Prayer.)
Offering/Doxology
Anthem
Children’s Time
Hymn of Preparation “In Christ There is No East or West.” UMH #548
Scripture Luke 4:14-21
Sermon “Fulfilling”
Dedication Hymn “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” UMH #57
Benediction
Sending Forth “God of Love and God of Power” UMH #578
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“This worship service is over – your service to God begins.”
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Today’s Scripture
Common English Bible
Luke 4:14-21
14Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about him spread throughout the whole countryside. 15He taught in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.
16Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been raised. On the Sabbath he went to the synagogue as he normally did and stood up to read. 17The synagogue assistant gave him the scroll from the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:
18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me.
He has sent me to preach good news to the poor,
to proclaim release to the prisoners
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to liberate the oppressed,
19and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.
20He rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the synagogue assistant, and sat down. Every eye in the synagogue was fixed on him. 21He began to explain to them, “Today, this scripture has been fulfilled just as you heard it.”