January 27, Today s Scripture: Matthew 7: Now in The Christian Year: The Fourth Week of Epiphany. College Wesleyan Church

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1 Now in The Christian Year: The Fourth Week of Epiphany January 27, 2019 Today s Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29 College Wesleyan Church SERVICE TIMES 9:15am 10:45am

2 Welcome to College Wesleyan Church The mission of College Wesleyan Church is to make more and better disciples who transform the community and resource the Church. CWC desires to partner with God in restoring people and redeeming the world by reflecting Jesus Christ. We want you to feel at home and well-informed as you enter into worship and become a part of our church family. To assist you in navigating opportunities each week to grow and serve, you will find printed materials for each ministry area, in the Atrium. You can also find out more at our website, collegewes.com or call us in the church office at , M-F for more personalized service.

3 GATHERING God unites us in His presence to remember the story of God. *PRELUDE: Build My Life Housefires WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS: Emily Vermilya CHILD DEDICATIONS: Matt Beck & Steve DeNeff *MUSIC Praise To The Lord The Almighty Hymn #8 The Lion And The Lamb Bethel Music Your Great Name Natalie Grant *OFFERTORY: Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us Hymn #462 PASTORAL PRAYER: Emily Vermilya WORD God speaks to us through His Word. SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 7:24-29 Courtney Dunn, Josh Bethay, Ben Snoek SERMON: Steve DeNeff THANKSGIVING We respond to God s Word in thanksgiving and fellowship. RESPONSE TO THE WORD SENDING God blesses us and sends us out to do His mission in the world. BENEDICTION & SENDING: Emily Vermilya *Leading: Jordan Rife (acoustic guitar & vocals) Music Team: Ben Snoek (bass guitar), Rob Luttrell (drums), Silas Vermilya (electric guitar), Sam Phillips (electric guitar), Rachel Bottorff (keys & vocals), Daniella Joseph (piano), Bria Coil (vocals), Daniel Rife (vocals), Jayci Wicker (vocals) (CCLI License #24786)

4 WHAT S HAPPENING THIS WEEK Sun: :15am 10:45am Worship Worship Spiritual Formation Classes JCB Courses Sanctuary Sanctuary Classrooms Various Locations 6:00pm JCB Life Groups (grades 7-12) Guys, grades 7-8 Rowley home* Girls, grades 7-8 Crisp home* *shuttle provided to/from these homes BABY DEDICATIONS 9:15 Service Parents: Alex and Jenn Mandura Child: Andrew William Donald Mandura Parents: Alex and Rachel Allison Child: Marshall Evan Allison 10:45 Service Parents: Micah & Tiffany Snyder Child: Raea Kennedy Snyder Parents: Ethan and Sarah Linder Child: Isaiah Scott Linder Parents: Ian and Rachel Slater Child: Emmalyn Slater Wed: Thurs: :30pm - Club SPLASH 9:30pm - MOPS in Room 119/121 SAVE THE DATE February 3 March 6 College & Young Adult Superb Owl Party (6pm - 11pm in the Great Room) Ash Wednesday Service

5 Ideas for Including Person-First Language Words can be one of the most powerful ways in communicating dignity to each other. When it comes to the area of special needs, always put the person before the diagnosis. For example, rather than saying, special needs people, say people with special needs. This kind of person-first phrasing can give dignity to a person with special needs. Also, whenever you are able, use their name. You would rather be known by your name than by your haircut or shoes. No one wants to be known as the balding man or the long-legged lady. Next week s article will get a little more in depth on this subject. At CWC, we strive to empower and be empowered by our brothers and sisters with special needs. Post 3 of 50 To see the other articles, go to: collegewes.com/ministries/specialneeds Financial Update Weekly Need: $48, Received January 20: $21, Amount ahead: 0.98% $17,962.15

6 OPPORTUNITIES DOCUMENTARY FEATURING KINWELL ACADEMY TOMORROW "Last Year at the Crossing," a documentary about four at-risk Grant County teens and the school administrator trying to help them overcome obstacles to earn their high school diplomas, will be shown at Indiana Wesleyan University s Globe Theatre at 7:00 pm on January 28, The heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful film features Roger Younce who administrates Kinwell Academy (formerly The Crossing), a CWC ministry partner organization. Event is free and open to the public. Teen and adult audiences recommended. JCB PIZZA FUNDRAISER We are selling $10 pizza kits from now till Wednesday, February 6th. All kits include fresh pizza dough (from Trader Joe s), sauce, and cheese. You can add peperoni, sausage, or both. Pizza dough will be ready to roll (or toss) and bake immediately within 5 days or frozen up to 3 months. Proceeds from this go toward helping our students attend camps, mission trips, and Wesleyan conferences/conventions. Thank you for supporting our JCB students! DISTRICT ALL-NIGHTER Early bird registration ends this Thursday. The annual district all-nighter in Fort Wayne will be held on Friday, February 22nd. All 7th-12th graders are welcome to attend this event. (5th & 6th graders will have their own all-nighter later in the spring!) This event includes dinner, a devotional message, and a night full of fun all across Fort Wayne! Transportation is provided! All students must register online. For more info, contact Pastor Joel at joel.thomas@ collegewes.com or Pastor Elizabeth at elizabeth.collins@collegewes.com

7 BRAIN KITCHEN VOLUNTEERS The Brain Kitchen is looking for volunteers to help with their after school ministry program from 2:10-5:30 on Thursdays and Fridays. Volunteers will be given the opportunity to partner with 4th grade students to help them with homework, play games with them, do movement activities, or teach them how to cook. If this is something you are interested in please gmail.com. SPLASH VOLUNTEERS SPLASH is currently interviewing interested individuals to join our team! We are looking for men and women with a heart for 2nd graders, Two-yr olds, Threeyr olds, and Four/Five yr olds. We also are recruiting for individuals to welcome families at the new nursery welcome desk. If you feel a burden for the spiritual growth of youth in our church and city, please Stephanie Freemyer, the children's director at stephanie.freemyer@collegewes.com. Our Epiphany show is now open in the CWC Art Gallery (located in the atrium)! This show highlights a variety of artists who have depicted early scenes of Jesus' life on earth. During Epiphany, we remember and celebrate God's revelation through a person, Jesus Christ. "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14).

8 PRAYER REQUESTS Unless marked for Staff & Elders only, prayer requests are shared with the College Church family. Please indicate private prayer requests by marking the Staff & Elder only on your Connect Card. Prayer Requests Jim (Freda) Brackett has been ill for quite a while, and is now, it appears, in the final days of his life here on earth. Pray for Freda and the rest of the family and that Jim s passing will be peaceful and without pain. Pat (Paul) Shingledecker continues to improve slowly but surely following recent surgery. Rylan Hurd asks us to pray that his hunger for God never ceases. Ray Glass continues to need prayer as he regains his strength following his recent hospital stay. Paul Sebree was transferred from MGH earlier this week, to Lutheran in Fort Wayne. Your prayers are much appreciated. If you would like to be part of the Prayer Team which receives prayer requests via , send a message to Pastor Alex (alex.mandura@collegewes.com). Also, if you do not have and would like to receive a paper copy of weekly requests, stop by or call the church office.

9 State: Please check here if this is an update for your contact information. City: Address: Phone: Name: Zip: 3 If you are a first-time guest, please stop by the Welcome Center in the Atrium for a gift. 2 1 Please fill out the ConnectCard with the information you would like us to have so we can keep you informed about news and CWC. If we have your current contact info, just fill in your name. ConnectCard fold + tear here / Out-of-Town Guest Regular Attender Member 2nd Time Guest 1st Time Guest 10:45am / I would like more information about: Becoming a Christ-follower Baptism Child Dedication Membership Other I am a: 9:15am Date: Worship Service: fold + tear here

10 Other Facilities fold + tear here Technical Ministries Hospitality Team Worship Arts Outreach Congregational Care Spiritual Formation Groups SAGE (Older Adults) College/Young Adult Ministry JC Bodyshop (Youth Ministry) SPLASH (Children s Ministry) Connections (New to CWC) I would like more info about: Get Involved Share prayer request with the church * Prayer requests are shared with the college church family unless indicated by checking Staff & Elders only. Prayer Request / Praise / Communication: ConnectCard fold + tear here

11 OUR MISSION Making More & Better Disciples We are blessed to be adjacent to the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University and consider it a gift to be part of raising up students for leadership in the world. We are excited by the numbers of students from both IWU and Taylor University who worship with us each Sunday, who serve in ministry with us and are part of Spiritual Formation groups. As a sending church, our Ministry Development Program (MDP) continues to equip and send out leaders into youth ministry, denominational headquarters, church revitalization and other ministry areas. Transforming the Community With more than 300 commissioned shepherds, we are committed to influencing our neighborhoods, workplaces, and homes with the transforming power of Jesus Christ. We seek to develop strong and healthy families which aid in the revitalization of our community. Resourcing the Church In building partnerships with other churches, we have opportunity to influence, serve, and lead beyond our own congregation. These partnerships inspire and produce events, curriculum, and services that promote a nurturing ministry and revitalization of smaller local churches. CONTACT US STEVE DENEFF Lead Pastor steve.deneff@collegewes.com JORDAN ASHLEY Financial Director jordan.ashley@collegewes.com MATTHEW BECK Family Ministries matthew.beck@collegewes.com CHIP BOS Resources & Technology chip.bos@collegewes.com ERIC CRISP Discipleship eric.crisp@collegewes.com BEAU HAMNER Outreach beau.hamner@collegewes.com ETHAN LINDER Connections/Young Adults/College ethan.linder@collegewes.com EMILY VERMILYA Executive Pastor emily.vermilya@collegewes.com ALEX MANDURA Congregation Care/SAGE alex.mandura@collegewes.com JORDAN RIFE Worship Arts jordan.rife@collegewes.com JOE RUDER Facilities & Events joe.ruder@collegewes.com 200 E. 38th St., Marion, IN collegewes.com Pastor on call: For a complete listing of staff & resident pastors, visit the CWC website, Meet the Team.

12 SERMON NOTES Teach One Another Matthew 7:24-29 I am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another Submit to one another out of reverence to Christ and let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.