Devote Yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2. January 6, 2019

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1 January 6, 2019 Colossians 4:2 Devote Yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 710 East Park Street // Arthur, Illinois //

2 Welcome! First-time Guests We are glad you are here! Need more info about AMC? Speak with a member of the ministry team or visit our website. Nursery is available for children 5 and under. Buddy bags for older children are in the foyer. Large print hymnals are available. WORSHIP 10:30 A.M. Prelude singing begins at 10:20 a.m. CHRISTIAN EDU 9:30 A.M. ADULTS God s Word & God s People Fell. Hall Galatians & James Room 1 Various Topics Room 5 HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH (GRADES 9-12) Youth House JR HIGH YOUTH (GRADES 6-8) Youth House PRIMARY KIDS (AGE 2 GRADE 5) West Basement AMC s Vision By 2022, Arthur Mennonite Church will be a courageous people guided by God to rely on Christian practices and to deepen our intergenerational relationships. We will use a spectrum of spiritual gifts and embrace our welcoming atmosphere to show God s love through our actions and fearlessly share his gospel with words. Grow Like Mary, Serve Like Martha CONNECT arthurmennonite.org arthurmennonite@gmail.com MINISTRY TEAM Glen Rhodes (Team Leader) Administration & Community Life Ashley Litwiller Worship & Youth Lamar Miller Outreach Jeff Marner Discipling Welcome Visitors! Are you interested in learning more about AMC? We would like to get to know you as well. Please fill this out, tear it off, and put in the offering plate this morning as it is passed. This can also be used for weekly prayer requests. Name I would like more info. about: Address: Adult/Child ministries Phone: Small Groups Bible Studies Ages of Children: Service Opportunities Prayer Request:

3 Begin your New Year with Christian Education The beginning of a New Year is always a great time to start new things. If you haven t been a part of our Christian Education classes on Sunday mornings we encourage you to join us in this new year that is ahead. There are a variety of classes for all ages and they begin at 9:30 am each Sunday. Life Group Restart The Explore Life Group is going to start up again soon. This group has been meeting at Glen and Rhonda Rhodes home for the past couple of years. A new Bible Study focus for the group is planned for If you are interested in this group or another Life Group please see Jeff Marner or Glen Rhodes. Stewardship: The Benefits Of Commodity Gifts In the latest edition of the Everence Everyday Stewardship magazine Lyle Miller shares some helpful information that farmers have available to them concerning giving and commodities. His article Corn donation can beat cash is posted on the bulletin board in the foyer. Levi Yoder is our AMC Everence Representative if you have further questions. Today 9:30 am Christian Education 10:30 am Worship Celebration 12:00 pm Fellowship Meal/Baby Shower Tuesday 11:00 am Ministry Team Meeting 7:00 pm Growing Hope meeting in Rm. 1 Wednesday 5:30pm Worship Commission Meeting 7:00 pm High School Youth/ Youth House Thursday 3-5 pm Coffee & Conversations Friday - Sunday Junior High Winter Retreat Next Sunday 9:30 am Christian Education 10:30 am Worship Celebration Future Events ~ AMA Pulpit exchange - January 20

4 Fellowship Meal Today Stay after worship today for our First Sunday fellowship meal. Please stay even if you forgot to bring a dish. There is always plenty of food and this is a great time to connect with our church family. Baby Shower Today We are having a baby shower today during the fellowship meal for Emma (Kendra and Zeb) Hughes. This is their first child so please place your gifts, diapers, cards, or other on the table in the fellowship hall. Please continue to keep this family and child in your prayers. Community Blood Drive This Week The Arthur Ministerial Association and the Arthur Lions Club are sponsoring a blood drive this Thursday, January 10 from 1-6 pm at the Arthur United Methodist Church. You can sign up to give at redcrossblood.org or just show up that day. Give blood, Give Life! Birthday This Week Esther Yoder Mon, Jan. 7 Praying for our Church and Community Esther Yoder - Healing from a recent fall. Ashley Guenther - Healing from appendectomy. AMC Families who have lost loved ones recently. Mervin Gingerich - Virgil s brother is healing from recent surgery. Hunter Kauffman Family - Gary & Dorothy s new grandson in NICU. Sherrill Shunk - Upcoming surgery on January 11 at Carle. Kevin Litwiller - Ashley s father is healing from rotator cuff surgery. Lavern Otto - Kayla s father is dealing with post surgery infections. AMC Commissions for AMC affiliation discernment. Praying for our Nation and World AMC Supported Missionaries around the world. Indonesia - Another Tsunami has claimed many lives. Yemen - Ongoing war and famine in that country. Peace in various areas of the Middle East.

5 2018 Giving Statements Do you use the offering envelopes for your tithes and offerings? If so, your 2018 giving summary statement will be in your boxes within the next couple of weeks. If you would like to know more about the offering envelopes or would like to have some to use in 2019, please contact the church office. Everence Employment Opportunity Everence is looking for a full-time Client Services Representative to join the Everence National Core Market team in Fisher, Illinois. Administrative support experience and willingness to become licensed in insurance is required. For more information and a detailed job description see the bulletin board in the foyer. Fellowship Group Organizers In the reminders box below we are listing the fellowship groups that are currently meeting and who the next people are to plan a gathering for that group. Please be sure the church office has the most current list and inform the office if changes need to be made. LAST SUNDAY Attendance Worship Celebration 105 Christian Education 48 Offering Sunday, Dec. 30 $21,726 Designations: None 2019 Weekly Goal $4,529 Final 2018 YTD + 1.2% Primary D. Mission Offering December $313 Fellowship Meal - Today Ryan & Kat Burdick Les & Marlene Helmuth Jeff & Michelle Snyder REMINDERS Nursery Today: Colby & Jordan H. Jan. 13: Michael & Brittnay Y. Visitor This Week: Glen Rhodes Fellowship Group (organizers) Pathfinders: TBD Legacy: Glen & Rhonda R. Homebuilders: Sandy S, Karen L. Care N Share: Willis & Dee K., Carol Y., Bertha Y., Phyllis K. Sunday Arthur Home Service January 27: Andy Marner Next Tues. Arthur Home Service March 19 - Jeff M. (Legacy)

6 Meals on Wheels With the closing of the R and I Restaurant last week, Meals on Wheels deliveries will now be picked up at the Eberhardt Village cafeteria at 11am until further notice. If you are down to deliver meals and you have any questions please call Betty Phalen at Growing Hope Meeting on Tuesday Eric Mattson from Growing Hope Ministries (formerly Food Resource Bank) is going to be at AMC (Rm. 1) this Tuesday at 7:00 pm to meet with AMC farmers and anyone else interested in learning about a possible growing project or ministry here in our community. The COO of Growing Hope will also be here with him. Christmas Shoeboxes Operation Christmas Child boxes were delivered recently to over 1 million children in 29 countries around the world through Samaritans Purse Ministries. Thank you for helping to make this possible and for blessing a child this Christmas! AMC sent around 70 boxes this year. Watch for your opportunity in Keeping Up & Thank You! Esther Yoder s new address at Eberhardt Village is 431 W. Palmer St. #115 Arthur, IL Phone is still We feel so blessed by all the prayers, visits, food, flowers and encouragement we received during dad s illness and death. Thank you so much! ~ Larry and Pat Yoder Just For Fun Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window? Exercises we d be better off without in Jumping on the bandwagon. - Running around in circles - Climbing the walls - Jumping to conclusions.

7 Junior High Jan MH Winter Retreat Meet 4pm. Winter Retreats Because of interest, we will only be going for the Junior High weekend, which is next weekend. JrHighers, plan to be packed into the van by 4pm. We will stop in for dinner on our way. Our arrival time on Sunday is 4pm. High School Jan 9 Bible Study: Sportsmanship Youth 7 Super Bowl Sub Fund. The Youth Annual Sub Fundraiser begins today! Talk to HSYouth or JrYouth to place your order! Prayer Theme for New Year This past year we focused on the Year of Your Bible. Now in 2019 our theme or focus is going to be on prayer. This morning s message will be an introduction to this theme and our focus verse of Colossians 4:2 which says, Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. We will have various ways to encourage you to grow in your prayer life this year. With all the things going on in our families, church, community, and world, prayer is vital to communicating with Jesus and seeking the Lord s guidance. Let s all become more devoted to prayer in the new year ahead. World Fellowship Sunday To celebrate World Fellowship Sunday the Arthur Ministerial Association will once again be having a pulpit exchange on Sunday, January 20. Arthur First Baptist pastor John Stewart will be preaching here at AMC and AMC pastor Glen Rhodes will be preaching at Vine Street Christian Church on that Sunday. Five different local churches and pastors will be taking part in this.

8 TODAY IN WORSHIP Today s Message: Prayer Matters Colossians 4:2 Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:11-15; Philippians 4:4-7 Worship Leader: Levi Yoder Intercessory Prayer: Glen Rhodes Order of Service Gathering Song Congregational Information Call to Worship and Prayer Children s Time Tithes & Offerings Epiphany Sunday Sharing Worship Songs Intercessory Prayer Scripture Reading Video Message Prayer of Response & Sending Sending Song A pastor will be at the front of the church for prayer after the service. Sermon Questions For Thought & Discussions How has your prayer life been the last year or two? What changes can you make in your daily faith walk to be more devoted to prayer? How might prayer change your current situation? Begin by sharing your heart with Jesus. Going Deeper: Start a prayer list of people and things you want to be in prayer about this year. Update it, change it, and record answers to prayer as you converse with God. Worship Notes Snapshot of the Week The Schrock kids (Kendall, Logan, Trinity) posed last week with a model of Noah s Ark at the Ark Encounter museum in Kentucky!