Our Church Staff
Servants of Love & Joy ...... Each Member of JC FUMC
Rio Texas Conference Bishop Robert Schnase
Hill Country District Superintendent Rev. John Wright
Pastor Rev. Lee Romero
Pastor Emeritus Rev. Bill Wiemers
Pastor Emeritus Rev. George Joehnk
Education Director Ronnie Birck
Youth Director. Carrie Anders
Church Secretary Angela Bacon
Financial Secretary Elaine Swiss, Carol Willis
Treasurer Carol Schlachter
Lay Leader James Sultemeier
Nursery Attendants Faithful Servants
Music Director Wendy Sultemeier
Pianist Sandra Danz
Praise Team Bryan Anders, Doug Smith & Darlene Young
8:30 Usher Jerald Charniak
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 – November 19th
8:30 & 10:50 am Worship Services Sanctuary
9:40 – 10:30 am Christian Ed Classes
No HS Youth
1:00 pm Kids – Movie Activity Center
7:00 pm Community Thanksgiving Service Sanctuary
Monday – November 20th
9:30 am Exercise Fellowship Hall
6:30 pm Emmaus Activity Center
Tuesday – November 21st
9:00 am Games Fellowship Hall
7:00 pm Historical Study Nomads
Wednesday – November 22nd
9:30 am Exercise Fellowship Hall
No Kids Club
No Youth – Choir
No MS Youth
6:30 pm Choir Fellowship Hall
Thursday – November 23rd
11:00 am Community Thanksgiving Potluck Activity Center
Friday – November 24th
9:30 am Exercise Fellowship Hall
4:00 pm Youth – Food Booth Light Spectacular
7:00 pm Game Night FUMC
Saturday – November 25th
9:30 am Youth – clean up Light Spectacular
4:00 pm Youth – Food Booth Light Spectacular
6:30 pm Youth & Kids – Parade Light Spectacular
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Our attendance for Sunday, November 12, 2017
1st Service: 91
2nd Service: 84
Sunday school: 74
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Happy Anniversary!
Darrell & Pam Sultemeier, November 19
Perry & Cindy Sultemeier, November 21
Tom & Jane Mills, November 21
Will & Ingrid Moursund, November 21
Charles & Katie Schuetz, November 23
David & Martha Danz, November 24
Happy Birthday!
Betty Charniak, November 20
Thomas Felps, November 23
Janet Wiemers, November 25
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SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES
FELLOWSHIP – led by Bill & Elaine Swiss. The class will be studying Rob Fuquay’s “Take the Flag: Following God’s Signals in the Race of Your Life”. 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. Please join John Wesley Class for a Ray Vander Laan video and study entitled "A Clash of Kingdoms." The videos are filmed on location as Paul traveled to deliver the good news of the gospel. If you are not involved in a Sunday School class, you are welcome to join us.
NOMADS’ – The Nomads class will be doing a twelve week study by Matt Chandler on the Apostle’s Creed. Each week Pastor Chandler will take one verse of the creed to look at more closely. The Nomads class meets across from the office. Everyone is welcome to join us at any time.
SEEKERS – The Seekers class is studying "Not A Fan” by Kyle Idleman. All are invited to join.
YOUTH – All 6th—12th graders join us as we begin our new series—“Made to Make a Difference” with Max Lucado. Video, discussion, scripture, and snack is offered.
CHILDREN – The curriculum used for Nursery, PreK-5th Grade is “Planting Faith, Growing Faith”. 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 1-4 Monday through Thursday
If something is needed when the office is closed you may call:
Pastor Lee on his cell @ 361-205-5421
November 19, 2017
24th Sunday after Pentecost
“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/ABC Sunday
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 Time
Scripture 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Sermon “Darkness or Light”
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.
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Sanctuary Flowers
The flowers are presented by Shelley & Tommy Levitt in memory of Shelley’s parent’s birthday.
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/ABC Sunday
Opening Hymn “Together We Serve” FWS #2175
Call to Worship BOW #450
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in
it.
All: This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of
heaven.
Leader: The hour is coming, and now is, when true worshipers will worship
the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship
him.
All: Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him, bless his name!
(THE BOOK OF WORSHIP 1965, ALT.)
Hymn of Praise “Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross” UMH #301
Prayer of Confession BOW #486
O Lord God, the watchers of Zion have called peace, peace, when there was no peace.
Wherefore have you so long withheld from us the influence of your Holy Spirit?
Why have you hardened our hearts?
It is because we have honored you with our lips, when our hearts were far from you.
Return again to us, O Lord God, and pardon this iniquity of your servants.
Cause your face to shine upon us, and we shall be saved.
O visit us with your salvation.
Raise up sons and daughters from Abraham and Sarah, and grant that there might come a mighty shaking of dry bones among us, and a great ingathering of souls.
Be pleased to grant that the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ may be built up; that all nations and kindreds and tongues and peoples might be brought to the knowledge of the truth, and we at last meet around your throne, and join in celebrating your praises. Amen.
(MARIA STEWARD, AFRICAN AMERICAN, U.S.A., 19TH CENT., ALT.)
(All offer prayers of confession in silence.)
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 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
Scripture - OT Psalm 123
Hymn of Preparation “Lord, Be Glorified” FWS #2150
Scripture - NT 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Sermon “Darkness or Light”
Dedication Hymn “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” UMH #206
Benediction
Sending Forth “Let There Be Peace on Earth” UMH #431
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“This worship service is over – your service to God begins.”
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Today’s Scripture
(CEB)
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
1We don’t need to write to you about the timing and dates, brothers and sisters. 2You know very well that the day of the Lord is going to come like a thief in the night. 3When they are saying, “There is peace and security,” at that time sudden destruction will attack them, like labor pains start with a pregnant woman, and they definitely won’t escape. 4But you aren’t in darkness, brothers and sisters, so the day won’t catch you by surprise like a thief. 5All of you are children of light and children of the day. We don’t belong to night or darkness. 6So then, let’s not sleep like the others, but let’s stay awake and stay sober. 7People who sleep sleep at night, and people who get drunk get drunk at night. 8Since we belong to the day, let’s stay sober, wearing faithfulness and love as a piece of armor that protects our body and the hope of salvation as a helmet. 9God didn’t intend for us to suffer his wrath but rather to possess salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 10Jesus died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with him. 11So continue encouraging each other and building each other up, just like you are doing already.
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Free Community Thanksgiving Potluck Feast
November 23rd @ 11 am – 12:30 pm
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Annual Church Conference
December 3rd @ 5 pm in the Sanctuary