Montgomery Square United Methodist Church Rev. Dr. Max Jaouen, Pastor Rev. Dr. Menno Good, Pastor Emeritus January 20, 2019 10:45 AM Second Sunday after Epiphany Message: Lord, What Do You Want From Me? THE VISION: Praising God, Making Disciples, Caring For All Please remember to set all cell phones on vibrate. We ask that only water be brought into the sanctuary. Infant and pre-school nursery is provided during worship services. Please see our Safe Sanctuary Policy summary posted by nursery door. We warmly welcome each worshiper today. We invite guests to fill out the Welcome Card you received as you entered the building. Return it to the Welcome Desk and receive a gift.
Prelude * Opening Praise Song Light of the World (Children are invited to sing and dance in the worship area should they desire) Children s Moment He s Got the Whole World in His Hands Pastoral Prayer for the Children (At this time, children are invited to join Ms. Colleen for Children s Church) Welcome and Announcements * The Ritual of Friendship Our Mission Statement: PRAISING GOD, MAKING DISCIPLES, CARING FOR ALL Opening Prayer Moment of Silence * The Call to Worship Leader: Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; People: We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Leader: Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; People: Give thanks to Him and praise His name. Leader: For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; People: His faithfulness continues through all generations. Leader: We begin in the name of the Lord who made us. People: Let us sing and worship together as we praise God s holy name.
* Opening Hymn Hymnal #400 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing The Call to Confession Prayer of Confession: (Unison) Compassionate God, hear Your children s prayer, and grant us Your mercy. For unholy thoughts and words, for impure motives, for trifling with the truth and being petty when we could be gracious, forgive us. For the wrong we have done our neighbors, for silence in the face of violence, for neglect of generosity, for ingratitude, for ignoring others pain, forgive us. For lack of love toward You, for doubt in Your goodness, for slowness of faith to follow Jesus, forgive us. We praise You and we thank You for Your never-ending mercy and grace. We pray in Jesus name. Amen. Silent Personal Confession Words of Assurance and Pardon * Praise Chorus Led by the Praise Team Open the Eyes of My Heart The Church at Prayer Joys and Concerns God is Good, ALL THE TIME. All the time, GOD IS GOOD. God is Love, ALL THE TIME, All the time, GOD IS LOVE. Pastoral Prayer The Lord s Prayer Choir Anthem The Offering of Our Gifts unto the Lord Offertory Prayer
Chorus Led by the Praise Team What a Beautiful Name The Dedication of the Offering * Doxology Hymnal #95 Scripture Readings: Micah 6:8 Psalm 119:11-18 Luke 6:37-38 Luke 14:7-11 The Message Pastor Max Jaouen Lord, What Do You Want From Me? * Closing Hymn Hymnal #441 What Does the Lord Require * Benediction Postlude Stir Up a Hunger * Those who are able, please stand. Praise Team Today s Liturgist: William I. Carling Trustee of the Month: William E. Carling
ANNOUNCEMENTS Children proceed to Kid s Corner when dismissed from the worship service. Please sign your child(ren) out when you pick them up after services. Please also collect your child(ren) s take home papers. Today, Kid s Corner will honor Martin Luther King by discussing how to treat others and how you can help in your community. A book about MLK will be read. Spirit Led Youth (SLY) Regular Sunday evening meetings are planned for January 20 & 27. Men s Breakfast Meeting - the February date has been moved to the second Saturday, Feb. 9, 8:30 10 AM United Methodist Women meet the third Saturday monthly at 12 noon. See the women s table each Sunday for Wawa coupons and store gift cards. The Wednesday Prayer Meeting has resumed. Interested in Confirmation Class or joining the membership of our church family? Please see Pastor Max. MSQ Women s Group (UMW) needs your prescription bottles! Please continue to bring your clean, unlabeled prescription bottles for this ongoing mission.
Question and Answer Sermon January 27th Since many enjoy last year s Question and Answer sermon, I felt led to do another on January 27 th. However, unlike last year, you will have the opportunity to put more thought into your questions. So you were asked to take this week to think and write down your questions and submit them to me today. The questions should have come from your struggles about Biblical passages you do not understand, or your efforts to comprehend who God is and does, or your battle with living the life we are called to live. Hopefully you can give them to me at the end of the service RED CROSS BLOODMOBILE: URGENT NEEDS NOW! Our 2019 blood drives are scheduled as follows: March 22, August 16 and October 25. They are all Fridays, 2 7 PM. The Red Cross is experiencing a severe shortage at this time. If you are eligible now and donate by January 24, you will be eligible again for the March 22 drive. Please consider what you can do to help others. Three in One Everyday objects can serve as simple lessons about biblical truth. To illustrate the profound concept of the Trinity, for example, some teachers use an apple, an egg or a three-leaf clover. During winter, you can point to a kid-friendly snowman to describe how God is Three in One. The ball of snow on the base represents God the Father, our Creator and strong foundation. The middle ball, with stick arms reaching to the side, reminds us of Jesus, who died on the cross. And the snowman s head stands for the Holy Spirit, our everpresent Counselor who helps us and speaks God s truth to us.
MONTGOMERY SQUARE UMC 1900 County Line Road, North Wales, PA 19454 Office Hours: Friday, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Administrative Assistant: Ginny Craig Phone: 215-996-0640 msqumc@verizon.net www.montgomerysquareumc.org REV. DR. MAXIME R. JAOUEN, PASTOR REV. DR. MENNO E. GOOD, PASTOR EMERITUS Church Council:...Denise Stevens, Chairperson Contemporary Music:... Bill Schmitz Education: Children s Ministries... Colleen Lester Youth... Mary Spencer Adult... OPEN Finance Chairperson:........OPEN Financial Secretary: Sandy Carling Treasurer:... Susie Alpine First Impressions:... Jeanne Andolina, Chairperson Lay Leader & Member of Annual Conference:... Vincent Andolina Membership:... Betsy Carling, Chairperson Staff/Pastor/Parish Relations:... Ted Crane, Chairperson Recording Secretary for Church Council:... Kathy Crane Music Director:.. Jaclyn Cohen Trustees:... William E. Carling, President Youth Director (SLY):... Mary Spencer Worship Services: 10:45 AM Sunday School: 9:30 AM (Sept May) Children s Church: 10:45 AM Spirit Led Youth: Sundays 5 7 PM Praise Band Practice: Thursdays @ 7:00 PM Church Council: 3 rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM United Methodist Women: 3 rd Saturday, 12 PM (Sept May) United Methodist Men: 1 st Saturday, 8:30 AM (Sept- June) (Breakfast included) Meeting dates & times are subject to change. Please check bulletin announcements for updates