May 17, 2015 Message Series: Alive to Thrive A Journey Through Acts Your Faith on Trial What I am saying is true and reasonable. ~ Paul (Acts 26:25)

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1 Message Series: Alive to Thrive A Journey Through Acts May 17, 2015 Your Faith on Trial What I am saying is true and reasonable. ~ Paul (Acts 26:25) 710 East Park Street Arthur, Illinois arthurmennonite.org

2 TODAY S WORSHIP CELEBRATION 10:30 am Sunday, May 17, 2015 We re glad you re here! Worship Leader: Rickey Ferguson Song Leader: Erica Schrock Message: Glen Rhodes Prelude Singing begins at 10:20 *indicates those who are able may stand GATHERING AS A CHRIST-CENTERED COMMUNITY *Gathering Song: Revelation Song Welcome & Congregational Information Opening Prayer Call To Worship: Lord God, How great you are! PRAISING AND WORSHIPING GOD S NAME Children s Time We Worship God by Presenting our Tithes & Offerings Worship Video: Oceans - Hillsong Moment in Mission: Water Wells and StoryRunners *With Voices He Has Given Us: Brown #404 The Solid Rock Brown #493 It is well with my soul Screen You are my all in all Intercessory Prayer - Jeff Marner HEARING GOD S WORD Scripture Readings: 1 Corinthians 10:6-13; James 1:2-5 Sermon Series Alive to Thrive: A Journey through Acts Message: Your Faith on Trial Acts 26:19-29 (Acts 23-28) SENDING FORTH IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT *Prayer of Response and Sending *Sending Song: I will call upon the Lord Come forward for prayer following the service for anything in your life that you would like prayer for. A minister will be at the front of the sanctuary to pray with you. Have a great week!

3 GROWING...TOGETHER IN CHRIST Daily Bible Readings for Growth May 18-1 Chron. 4-6, John 6:1-21 May 19-1 Chron. 7-9, John 6:22-44 May 20-1 Chron , John 6:45-71 May 21-1 Chron , John 7:1-27 May 22-1 Chron , John 7:28-53 May 23-1 Chron , John 8:1-27 May 24-1 Chron , John 8:28-59 May Benchmarks for growing in Christ Develop a habit of giving things away. Reject things that produce an addiction. Speak out against the oppression of others. These are various ways to focus our spiritual growth this month. WELCOME TO AMC! If you are a guest we look forward to meeting you and invite you back next Sunday. Information about AMC is available in the literature rack near the north doors. For more information check out our website at arthurmennonite.org. Children are welcome in the service and buddy bags are in the foyer for their use. We also have a nursery for children 5 and under in the east basement. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION BEGINS AT 9:30 A.M. Children: Ages 2-5, Grades 1-5 West Basement Jr High: Grades Youth House Youth: Grades Youth House Adults: The Spirit Comes - F.H. Variety of Lessons - Room 5 The Minor Prophets - Room 1 Feel free to grab a cup of coffee from the kitchen on your way to class. PERSONAL WORSHIP NOTES Use this space to write down things that encourage you, inspire you, or speak to you during the Worship Celebration.

4 Outreach Our Relationships with the World PARTNERSHIP HOME PROJECT Fundraiser May 31st! HOUSE WARMING For Ashley COMING EVENTS Mark Your Calendars AMC Youth Beat Please sign up today in the foyer for The Partnership Home Project Meal & Movie Fundraiser at AMC on Sunday, May 31st at 5:30 p.m. Join us for a light meal, auction and movie as we raise funds to build a house for someone who lost theirs in a tornado. Also sign up for the wall building event on June 6th! More information about PHP is posted in the foyer. Ashley Litwiller graduated from Bluffton University recently and will be moving to Arthur on May 30th to begin as AMC s Minister of Worship and Youth. She does have a place to live in Arthur now but we would like to bless her with some house warming gifts on May 31st. If you would like some ideas we have posted a list on the Community Life bulletin board. Some of them are indoor items, some outdoor, and of course gifts cards are always an option as well. Within the next month there are many events to be aware of. As each of them gets closer you will find more information in the bulletin about them. May 24 - Pentecost Sunday. Sharing Communion May 31 - Conference Minister Chuck Neufeld at AMC for Ashley Litwiller s installation. Chuck will be sharing during combined Christian Education time and bringing the message. June 7 - Worship in the Park and carry-in fellowship meal at Brad-o-Clen park north of Arthur. Service starts at 10 a.m. No services or C.E. at AMC that day. Also, there will be no bulletin. Today - May 17th With Mike & CJ Yoder Next Sunday - May 24th With Michael & Brittnay Yoder DUDE, THAT S NOT MANNA

5 KEEPING UP WITH AMC Lamar Miller, Virgil Gingerich and Noah Helmuth are in Pilger, Nebraska this weekend at the Partnership Home Project site. In the kitchen we are missing the 40 cup coffee maker lid. Please talk to Lanora Gingerich if you might know where it is. BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK Tues. Fri. Judy Beachey Regina Miller ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEK Mon. Lamar & Nadine Miller THANK YOU! We would like to thank our church family for all of their prayers these past few months. Also, thank you to those that have given a donation, helped with the benefit, or brought diapers for Colton. We are truly blessed to belong to such a supportive and thoughtful congregation. ~The Webers Community Life Our Relationships with Each Other LIFE GROUPS Sign up Today SOFTBALL Players Needed HOMEBUILDERS Today Information about new Life Groups that are forming were in mailboxes last Sunday and posted on the Community Life board. There will be opportunities to sign up for these groups today and next Sunday during worship. Getting involved in a Life Group is a great way to grow in your relationship with Christ and others! The AMC Softball team needs some players and it is not too late for you to get involved! This is a great outdoor activity and a chance to fellowship with AMC and other churches teams. You do not need to be a professional (or even a very good amateur) to have fun & contribute to the team. Come to practice today at 1 p.m. at the west diamond in Arthur! After church today the Homebuilders fellowship group will meet for lunch in Mt. Zion, miniature golf, and then ice cream at Cherry Berry. Talk to Sandy Snyder if you have questions. PATHFINDERS May 29th Pathfinders fellowship group will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 29th at Delmar & Linda Schrock s house for a cookout. Meat and drinks will be provided. Please bring a side or dessert.

6 Discipling Growing in our Relationship with Jesus GOING TO NEBRASKA! To Build a House The planners of the Partnership Home Project are putting together a group to travel to Pilger, Nebraska the week of June 14th to start framing the PHP House. Talk to Lamar (Nadine) Miller or Virgil Gingerich for more details. There might be a need for cooks in addition to framers and general construction workers. Administration Developing & Coordinating our Relationships MEAT CANNING OFFERING For MCC There are five Sunday s this month and so the entire fifth Sunday offering on May 31st will go to help Mennonite Central Committee provide food (canned meat) for people in the United States and around the world. A local committee encourages Mennonite Churches around Arthur to support this great cause. AMC DIRECTORY Updates We are in the process of updating the AMC directory. Please check your mailbox for your listing and mark any changes that you have. If you are not in the current directory please let us know, we would like to include you in our next one! Attendance: Worship Celebration 173 Christian Education 56 April Primary Dept. Mission Offering $34.37 LAST SUNDAY Offering: General Offering $4,821 Designation: Building Fund $100 Budget Goal $4,370 Year-to-Date Progress +4.8% REMINDERS Fellowship Meal - June 7th Community Meal Helpers at Brad-o-Clen June 10-2:00-4:30 p.m. Joe & Lanora Gingerich Glen R. & Phyllis K. Cliff & Debbie Kauffman June 10-4:30-7:00 p.m. Les & Marlene Helmuth Rickey F. & Lela R. Arthur Home Srvc. - June 28th Visitor of the Week: Bertha Y. Room 1 Christian Ed. Class Nursery: Homebuilders - June Today: Kyle & Jackie Crabtree Darrel & Janet Gingerich May 24: Lamar & Karen Miller

7 OUR VISION AT ARTHUR MENNONITE By 2017, Arthur Mennonite Church will be actively transforming believers into more spiritually empowered disciples of Christ. Through a maturing faith well grounded in God s word and spiritual practices, we will prepare ourselves for all opportunities and leave nothing to chance as we grow in our relationship with our Creator and the church body, and toward the expansion of Christ s kingdom into the world. Worship Our Relationship with Jesus CELL PHONE Reminders PRELUDE BOOKS Time to Update The Ministry Team and Worship Commission would like to remind you to put your cell phones on silence during the worship services. We realize that some people use the apps on their phones for Bible reading and other worship related things during worship, but if we are not using our phones for things that enhance our worship they will probably better serve us in our pockets and purses during these times of worship. Each year the Worship Commission likes to update the prelude song books with new songs that have been added. If you are a prelude leader or have a prelude song book please give it to Nadine Miller by May 24th. They will be returned to you after the update. PRAYERS FOR OUR CHURCH & COMMUNITY Ron Thomas (Had another surgery this week for knee infection) Lela Reynolds (Had back surgery this past Thursday at Carle) Taya Foushi s son Jayden (Early stages of Leukemia) Sherrill Shunk, Ervin Yoder, Myra Beachy (Health and Healing) Colton Weber (Health, will be having another surgery in future) MCUSA convention preparations and issues surrounding this. PRAYERS FOR OUR WORLD Those affected by the Amtrak derailment tragedy Nepal: Terrible earthquakes recently Leaders in our country and around the world Wars and unrest in Syria and Iraq World: Peace, Reconciliation, & Love All Missionaries & the Strodes, Bergens, Birkeys

8 CHURCH CALENDAR Today 9:30 a.m. Christian Education 10:30 a.m. Worship Celebration Noon Homebuilders 1:00 p.m. Softball Practice 6:00 p.m. Youth Mon., May 18 6:00 p.m. VBS Planning Meeting Thurs., May 21 9:00 a.m. MOPS 11:00 a.m. Ministry Team Meeting Sun., May 24 9:30 a.m. Arthur Home Srvc. Primary Dept. 9:30 a.m. Christian Education 10:30 a.m. Worship Celebration / Communion 1:00 p.m. Softball Practice FUTURE EVENTS Chuck Neufeld at AMC & Ashley Litwiller Installation May 31st Partnership Home Fundraiser May 31st SNAPSHOT OF THE WEEK Taylor Miller was selected to read her commitment statement at the 6th grade DARE Graduation last week. JUST FOR FUN Signs That You Might Be Headed to Summer School You take notes with the eraser end of the pencil You identify more than half of the state capitals as Funkytown Latest report card includes several G's Principal s final words before summer break: See you tomorrow 710 E. Park, Arthur, IL ARTHUR MENNONITE CHURCH arthurmennonite@gmail.com Website: arthurmennonite.org IL Conference Website: illinois.mennonite.net Administrative Assistant: Melissa Schrock Ministers: All of Jesus followers here at Arthur Mennonite Ministry Team Members Cell Phone Address Outreach: Jeff Marner wookiee_77@hotmail.com Discipling/Comm. Life/Worship: Glen Rhodes glenr68@gmail.com Administration: Lamar Miller lmillerpm1@yahoo.com