July 27, 2025
First Mennonite Church
Sugarcreek, Ohio
July 27, 2025
Worship: 9:30 am
Coffee & Fellowship Time: 10:30 am
We believe in Jesus and take his life, teachings, death and resurrection
as the model for how we live and the message we proclaim.
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We seek to be a caring and discerning community, the gathered body
of Christ, that welcomes all to join in worship, study, and service.
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We embody God’s transforming and redeeming Spirit in the world
through our prophetic witness and action.
THE CHURCH WORSHIPS TOGETHER
~Gathering~
Prelude
Welcome& Announcements
Focus Statement:
In Psalm 82, the call is issued, “Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you”. God’s desire is for people of all nations to come to faith and belief in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. How can we be part of God’s plan to make disciples of all nations, and help fulfill the great commission Jesus gave before he ascended back to the Father? (Matt. 28:19-20)
Time of Meditation:
Call to Worship:
Leader: Holy Triune God, from everlasting to everlasting, you
are Lord. Let the whole earth shout with joy before the
Lord;
People: We lift up our voices with joy and singing: Great is our
Lord, the King!
Leader: Your judgments are true, and all of creation awaits
Your rightful rule;
People: We lift up our voices with joy and singing: Great is
our Lord, the King!
Leader: In righteousness will you judge the world and all the
peoples, with equity;
People: We lift up our voices with joy and singing: Great is
our Lord, the King!
Leader: Who is like our God, King over all the earth?
ALL: We lift up our voices with joy and singing: Great is
our Lord, the King!
Invocation
Hymn of Gathering: HWB 46 I sing the mighty power of God
~Praying & Praising~
New Testament Reading: Colossians 1:15-23 (NIV)
Hymn of Praise: HWB 41 Come, thou Almighty King
Prayers of the People
~Hearing God’s Word~
Scripture: Psalm 82:1-8
Message: “All the nations belong to you”
~Responding~
Hymn of Response: HWB 398 I Love to Tell the Story
(the offering will be brought forward at this time)
Offering Prayer
~Sending~
Sending Hymn: HWB 425 Come, Come Ye Saints
Benediction
Postlude
Sending Words
WORSHIP 9:30-10:30
Guest Minister: Mark Stevanus
Worship Leader: Mike Gehman
Guest Pianist: Tim Miller
Usher: Leadership Team
THE CHURCH GIVES THANKS
Bertie Showers: I had worked for an hour to get my hearing aid to work, and it just started working now.
Dan Hostetler: My mother is doing better.
THE CHURCH PRAYS FOR
Kristi Keim: My niece Ava is in the hospital with sepsis and pneumonia.
NEXT WEEK
Minister: Mike Gehman
Worship Leader: Bruce Stauffer
Head Usher: Mike Keim
LAST WEEK (JULY 13)
Attendance: 23
Offering: $395
CHURCH LEADERSHIP
Pastor’s Hours: Wednesday 9:30 am-2:30 pm
Church Secretary: Tabatha Murphy
Church Phone: 1-330-852-2822
Email: office@firstmennonitesugarcreek.com
Website: http//fmcsugarcreekoh.org
Address: 113 W. Main St. P.O. Box 250 Sugarcreek, OH 44681
CONGREGATIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM:
Chairperson: Mike Keim
Office Contact: Linda Yoder
Mission Contact: Reno Stevanus
Trustees Contact: Dan Hostetler
Secretary Contact: Amy Stauffer-McNutt
