Oct. 27, 2024

First Mennonite Church

Sugarcreek, Ohio

October 27, 2024

Worship: 9:30 – 10:30

Fellowship Time: 10:30-12:00

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 "Morning Has Broken" - arr. Penny Rodriguez

“All Creatures of Our God and King” -arr. John Carter

Welcome & Announcements

Focus Statement: From Romans 8:19 we read: For the creation waits with eager anticipation for God’s sons to be revealed. Who are we? Why did God create us? The exalted status of the human race is visible when we see God’s resolve in creation. God created us to have dominion over the earth in communion with God. God is presently working in us who are followers of Jesus to prepare us for our exalted calling.

Time of Meditation: "Let All Things Now Living" - arr. Michael Larkin

Let all things now living a song of thanksgiving

to God the Creator triumphantly raise,

who fashioned and made us, protected and stayed us,

who guideth us on to the end of our days.

His banners are o'er us, his light goes before us,

a pillar of fire shining forth in the night,

'Till shadows have vanished and darkness is banished,

as forward we travel from light into light.

Call To Worship:

Leader: Gathered in the name of Jesus Christ, inspired by the

Holy Spirit, and blessed by God,

People: we come to worship one, holy God.

Leader: O God, our own God, how wonderful is your name in

all the earth.

People: Your majesty is the music of the starry skies. Yet,

even children of dust can sing your praises.

Leader: In the name of the Healer, the Provider and the

Enabler let your gratitude and joy be made known.

All: O God, our own God, how wonderful is your name in

all the earth!

Invocation

Hymn of Gathering: VT 10 Here In This Place

~Praying & Praising~

Psalm Reading: Psalm: 8 (NIV)

All: Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all

the earth!

Leader: You have set your glory in the heavens.
People: Through the praise of children and infants you

have established a stronghold against your

enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
Leader: When I consider your heavens, the work of your

fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have

set in place,
People: what is mankind that you are mindful of them,

human beings that you care for them?

Leader: You have made them a little lower than the angels

and crowned them with glory and honor.
People: You made them rulers over the works of your

hands; you put everything under their feet: Leader: all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild,
People: the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all

that swim the paths of the seas.

All: Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all

the earth!

Hymn of Praise: VT 34 We Praise You O God, Our Redeemer

Prayers of the People

Hymn of Praise: VT 182 I Sing the Mighty Power of God

~Hearing God’s Word~

Scripture: Romans 8:14-25

Message: “What Is Man?”

~Responding~

Hymn of Response: VT 715 Longing For Light

(the offering will be brought forward)

Offering Prayer

Sending Hymn: VT 809 Sing A New World Into Being

Benediction

Postlude “The God of Abraham Praise” -arr. John Carter

Sending Words

WORSHIP 9:30-10:30

Guest Minister: Ernie Hershberger

Worship Leader: Kristy Keim

Song Leader: April Shupe

Pianist: Sue Stauffer

Usher: Mike Keim

Next Sunday, November 3rd, is Heritage and Remembrance Sunday.

Please share anyone you would like to remember with April, Suzanne

or Pastor Mike by next Sunday. The names will be read and a candle

lit for each one. There is also a sign-up sheet by the mailboxes.

FMC LIVES IN DISCIPLESHIP TOGETHER

Mission Project for October: Homeless Shelter

Paper items like Kleenex, paper towels, toilet paper, and cleaning

Items like Wood Floor Cleaner, Disinfectant type cleaner for

bathrooms and toilets, Comet cleanser, etc. There will be boxes under

the mailboxes, or put on top of table in fellowship area. These items

will be taken to the New Philadelphia shelter at the end of the month.

Mennonite Arts Weekend: Early-bird registration is open for the 2025 Mennonite Arts Weekend in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 7-9. This weekend celebrates the creativity and discipline of Anabaptist Mennonite artists. Find the list of presenters, registration and location information at https://mennoniteartsweekend.org

THE CHURH GIVES THANKS

We have collected $790 for the MDS Hurricane relief!

Jim and Deb Cahill: Thankful for all your support and greatly appreciate continued prayers as Jim prepares for a bone marrow transplant in November.

CHURCH PRAYS FOR

Sue Stauffer: Friend, Janice, is suffering with cancer and needs our prayers. Also, please pray for the wars that are going on in the world, like Isreal, Lebanon, and Ukraine.

Bertie Showers: Brother Ken is still in the nursing home but hopes to come home soon, however his care giver still needs time to heal.

THIS WEEK

Oct. 31^st Happy Birthday, Nancy Yoder

Oct. 31^st Happy Birthday, Amy Hostetler

Nov. 1^st Happy Birthday, Dan Yoder Jr.

Nov. 2^nd Happy Birthday, Ambrosia Snyder

Nov. 3^rd Heritage and Remembrance Sunday

NEXT WEEK

Heritage Sunday Text: Joel 2:23-29; Hebrews 12:1-3; II Timothy 4:1-8

Minister: Mike Gehman

Worship Leader: Julie Gerber

Head Usher: Mike Keim