St. John s: Making and Maturing Disciples of Jesus Christ

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1 02 September 2018 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost St. John s: Making and Maturing Disciples of Jesus Christ St. John s Evangelical Church 211 East Carrol Street Kenton, OH 43326

2 St. John s Evangelical Church 211 East Carrol Street Kenton, OH Office: Pastor Randall (cell): Church Office Hours: Monday Friday (9 AM 1 PM) Website: stjohnskenton@gmail.com Making and Maturing Disciples of Jesus Christ Welcome Praise Prayer Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 2, 2018 Nursery is provided off the sanctuary for children 0-4 years of age. Children s Message Contemporary Worship Service 8:30 AM Miranda Strous Offering Please sign and pass the pew attendance pads Scripture Genesis 3:17-19 Luke 14:1-6 (The scripture can be found in the bulletin.) Sermon Communion Praise Benediction Off to Work We Go

3 Traditional Worship Service 10:30 AM Nursery is provided off the sanctuary for children 0-4 years of age. TOLLING OF THE BELLS (Let us begin to still our hearts and minds for worship with the tolling of the bells.) Welcome Prelude Jesus is Lord of All Gaither *Hymn *Call to Worship L: Leader C: Congregation Bringing in the Sheaves (insert) Psalm 90:16-17 Liturgist: JoAnn Erwin L: Let Your work [O, Lord] be shown to Your servants, C: and Your glorious power to their children. L: Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; C: yes, establish the work of our hands! *The Gloria Patri Let Us Pray Unto the Lord: The Pastoral Prayer Missing Child: Emmanuel Brown Akron, OH Missions of the Month: Gideons & Heifer Festival The Lord s Prayer (Debts/Debtors) Special Music Children s Message Hymn Giving of Tithes and Offerings: Amazing Grace Piano/organ duet: Cinda Shea & Linda Zeigler Work, for the Night is Coming (insert) Heather Erwin Offering Prayer Offertory Move Like the Master Gabrid Please sign and pass the pew attendance pads *The Doxology

4 Scripture Genesis 3:17-19 Luke 14:1-6 (The scripture can be found in the bulletin.) Sermon Sacrament of Holy Communion Off to Work We Go *The Apostle s Creed back of hymnal The Blessing and Sharing of the Elements (We ask that you hold the elements until all have been served so that we may commune together.) *Hymn # 32 *Benediction Postlude How Great Thou Art How Great Thou Art * Those who are able, please stand

5 Scripture Readings (ESV): Genesis 3:17-19: 17 And to Adam He said, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, You shall not eat of it, cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; 18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return. Luke 14:1-6: 1 One Sabbath, when He went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching Him carefully. 2 And behold, there was a man before Him who had dropsy. 3 And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not? 4 But they remained silent. Then He took him and healed him and sent him away. 5 And He said to them, Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out? 6 And they could not reply to these things. Thank you for your service: Ushers: 9/2: (8:30) Kim Wirbel & Jane Donnelly (10:30) Heather Erwin, Jim Bidwell, Nancy Rickenbacher

6 Sermon Notes 02 September 2018 Scripture: Genesis 3:17-19; Luke 14:1-6 Sermon: Off to Work We Go 1. When you heard that today s topic was vocation and work, what did you think and feel? Did you ever stop to think that Jesus had a real job before entering ministry? 2. From the passage in Luke, how does Jesus frame work and ministry? What rules do we have that prevent us from doing godly things and accomplishing the Lord s work? 3. According to Genesis (not just today s passage; see 2:15), is work a curse? What purpose does work serve in the life of a Christian? 4. Do you see your work as a vocation (calling)? What is your vocation in these days? Do you find joy in that calling? How? Has today s sermon helped you to recommit to finding joy in your work for the Lord? How?

7 Today 9/2: Monday, 9/3: Tuesday, 9/4: Thursday, 9/6: Friday, 9/7: Saturday, 9/8: Week at a Glance: 8:30 AM Contemporary Worship Service 9:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Confirmation Class - library 10:30 AM Traditional Worship Service 6:00 PM Beazley LG - FH 7:30 PM NA Meeting Chapel Labor Day 12:00 PM Prayer - Sanctuary 12:00 PM AA Meeting Chapel 6:30 PM Celebrate Recovery FH 12:00 PM AA Meeting Chapel 6-7:30 PM Praise Team 6:30 Tailor Made LG - Chapel 12:00 PM Prayer - Sanctuary 5:00 PM NA Chapel 7:30 AM Men s Prayer Breakfast- Henry s 12:00 PM NA Meeting Chapel

8 Kid s Corner: Sunday School for kids is starting after the Hardin County fair on Sunday, September 16 at 9:30 in the education hallway classrooms. Preschool and kindergartners will go with Miss Hope while Grade 1-3 will go with Shannon Donnelly each Sunday. They will have common time together with songs and snacks. Put this date on your calendar!! Kid s Night will start on Wednesday, September 26. Kindergarten through grade 2 will have their dinner, lesson and games from 5:00-6:30. Those in grades 3-5 will eat at 5:30, with lesson and games afterward, ending at 7:00pm. We will be studying about people who have Incredible Faith like Noah, the Ark Man. Invite your children, grandchildren, neighbors or any school age children who want to learn more about Jesus. Tents available for purchase: We have four 18 x 27 tents available for purchase. Contact Mark Sherman if interested.

9 Announcements and Upcoming Events Missing Child: our prayers today go out to Emmanuel Brown missing since August 21, 2018 from Akron, OH. Missions of the Month: Gideons & Heifer Festival Worship Service Schedule Change September 9: We will have one worship service at 8:30 on September 9 as the Praise Team was asked to play at the Fair Community Service. Music begins at the fairgrounds at 10:00 am with the Hour of Inspiration at 10:30. Bell Choir: Begins September 11 at 6:45 PM. All welcome! Children s Choir: Begins September 12 at 6 PM. All Kids welcome! Chancel Choir: Begins September 12 at 7 PM. All welcome! Middle School and High School Sunday School: Begins September 16 at 9:30 downstairs in the youth room. Michele Sherman will teach Middle School and Heather Erwin will teach High School. Hardin County Collective Youth Group Scavenger Hunt: September 16 from 3-7 PM at the Hardin County Fairgrounds. Adult Education and Life Groups: We are in need of someone to help coordinate Adult Education or lead a short-term life group in the fall. The goal would be to offer more adult education opportunities and short-term life group, for example book studies. Please see the July newsletter article or Pastor Randall for more information. Kids Wednesday Night Program: Begins September 26 from 5-7 PM. Incredible Faith will be the focus of our Kid s Wednesday Nights this season. We will be learning great things while meeting new friends over a great dinner each Wednesday evening. Children who are kindergarten through grade 5 are welcome to attend each week. Kindergarten- grade 2 will start at 5:00pm and end at 6:30. Kids who are grade 3-5 will start at 5:30 and end at 7:00pm. Running this type of programming means that we need lots of adult help. We still need table chaperones, kitchen help and leaders, and bus riders. Please see Amy if you are willing and able to help out each week. Middle School Youth: Begins September 26 from 6-7:30 PM. Bulletin Announcements: due by Friday at 9:00 AM.

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11 Have a Heart Give a Kidney Eric Gossard Campaign Shirts Eric Gossard s Care Team has created a t-shirt design to help support Eric in finding a kidney donor. They are asking people to wear these shirts to the fair and any other time you are out in public to advertise the need. Shirts are $10 each and will be sold on Sunday mornings or in the church office during office hours. Office hours are 9-1 Monday-Friday. The committee had to preorder to have in time for the fair so they have select sizes available at this time. Please stop by and see if your size is available and help support Eric! Any questions, call Mary Ralston at Thank you!

12 A Prayer of Repentance and Salvation Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your Son, Jesus Christ, and for His death on the Cross for my sins and for the sins of the whole world. I repent of my sins and turn to You for salvation. I surrender my life to You; come live in me. Change me, cleanse me, forgive me, and make me the person that You want me to be in this world. I receive You, Jesus Christ, as my personal Lord and Savior, today and forever more. In Your holy name I pray. Amen. WORSHIP LEADERS: Senior Minister: Rev. Dr. Randall J. Forester Contemporary Worship Leader: Kendra Dilts Chancel Choir Director: David Beazley Cherub & Children s Choir Director: Hope Cauley Bell Choir Director: Jane Baker Organist/Pianists: Randall S. Rogers, Teresa Broseke, Linda Zeigler Last Week: Attendance: 8:30 a.m.: 63 10:30 a.m.: 74 Envelopes and Loose Offerings: $ Loose $1.00 bills - Good Samaritan Fund: $ Total of August (Operation Sleep Tight): $ F.A.I.T.H. Time: Golden Buckeye Attendance 14 Golden Buckeye Offering $9.00