Our Church Staff
Servants of Love & Joy ...... Each Member of JC FUMC
Rio Texas Conference .....UMC Bishop Jim Dorff
Kerrville District Superintendent Rev. Bill Henderson
Pastor Rev. Lee Romero
Pastor Emeritus Rev. Bill Wiemers
Pastor Emeritus Rev. George Joehnk
Education Director Sarah Allen
Youth Director. Carrie Anders
Church Secretary Angela Bacon
Financial Secretary Elaine Swiss, Carol Willis
Treasurer Carol Schlachter
Lay Leader James Sultemeier
Nursery Attendant Michelle Lefford, Kimberly Scallorn
Music Director Sandra Danz
Pianist Sandra Danz
Praise Team...... Bryan Anders, Louis Broussard, Jan Christensen,
Ashlyn Millican, Skipper Scott & Darlene Young
8:30 Usher James Deal
10:50 Usher Paul Watt
The nursery is available during Worship Services and Sunday
school for pre-school children and babies. We love to have our
older children in worship.
Opportunities for Serving Christ
Sunday – December 6th
8:30 & 10:50 am Worship Services Sanctuary
9:40 – 10:30 am Christian Ed Classes
4:00 pm HS Youth Activity Center
5:00 pm JBQ Sunday School Rooms
Monday – December 7th
9:30 am Exercise Activity Center
Tuesday – December 8th
9:00 am Games Fellowship Hall
12:00 pm UMW Party Barnette’s
6:30 pm SPRC Mtg. Fellowship Hall
Wednesday – December 9th
9:30 am Exercise Activity Center
6:00 pm Prayer Shawl Fellowship Hall
6:30 – 8:00 pm MS Youth Activity Center
7:00 pm Choir Fellowship Hall
Thursday – December 10th
No Missions Committee Mtg.
Friday – December 11th
6:30 pm Living Nativity FUMC
7:00 pm Game Night First Christian Church
Saturday – December 12th
6:30 pm Living Nativity FUMC
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Living Nativity
Friday, Dec. 4 & Saturday, Dec. 5 and Friday, Dec. 11 & Saturday, Dec. 12
Shows are 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm and 8:30pm.
Our attendance for Sunday, November 29, 2015
1st Service: - 71
2nd Service: - 73
Sunday school: - 72
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Happy Birthday!
Joel Honeycutt, December 8
Lilli Philips, December 9
Ronnie Batchelor, December 10
Colleen Adair, December 11
Shelby Sultemeier, December 11
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SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES
FELLOWSHIP – led by Elaine Swiss. The class is studying Chip Ingram’s “The Invisible War” what every believer needs to know about Satan and the spiritual warfare. New members and visitors are welcome to join in. The class meets in Fellow Ship Hall, located near the Sanctuary.
JOHN WESLEY – led by Barbara Hudson. The John Wesley Class will have a 4-week Advent Study beginning Nov. 29th thru Dec. 20th entitled "Sent, The Gift of Hope". A book will be provided for study and a DVD will be used in class. If you are not involved in a Sunday School class, please join us.
NOMADS’ – The Nomads class will be doing a 10 week DVD study of Dr. David Jeremiah’s “Living with Confidence in a Chaotic World”. How can we have confidence in anything when everything in the world seems so unstable? Dr. Jeremiah will take ten scriptural principles to inspire us to trust in the God we know and love during these trying times.
SEEKERS – The Seekers invite one and all to join us in our study of Ephesians, guided by author John Macarthur. Bring a Bible - old school or digitized - no other materials are necessary. We look forward to seeing you.
YOUTH – Join us in the Youth Room to discuss the birth of Jesus and the Reason for the Season.
CHILDREN – The curriculum used for Nursery, Preschool Class, K-2nd and 3rd-5th Grade is “Deep Blue”. All classrooms are accessed from the hallway by the church office.
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Our Wesley Nurse Cindy Leonard
Hours through the summer are Monday through Thursday 7am – 6pm.
Her number is 512-771-8783
Email:
The office is open
9-12 and 1-3 Monday through Thursday
If something is needed when the office is closed you may call:
Pastor Lee on his cell @ 361-205-5421
December 6, 2015
2nd Sunday of Advent
“A PLACE TO GROW IN CHRISTIAN LOVE”
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
105 N. LBJ DR.
PO BOX 207
JOHNSON CITY, TX 78636
830-868-7414
Website: www.fumcjctx.org
First Awakening
Contemporary Worship Service
8:30 a.m.
“You Are the Body of Christ Raised”
Announcements / Missions’ Moment
Opening Prayer
Passing of the Peace
Songs of Praise / Centering
Lighting of the Advent Candle
Joys & Concerns
Children’s Time
Scripture Luke 3:1-6
Sermon “A Voice”
Holy Communion
Missions’ Offering – Providence Place & Methodist Children’s Home
Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer – All
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those
Who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen
Offering
Benediction
Closing Song
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“This worship service is over – your service to God begins.”
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Our Mission Statement
The mission of the Congregation of the First United Methodist Church is to continue to be a committed fellowship of disciples sharing the love of God through Jesus Christ and furnishing a place of Christian worship, programs, services and facilities for its members and the people of the Johnson City area.
Teddy Bear Ministry
You are invited to hold a bear during joys and concerns and then take it and give it to someone who needs a word of encouragement, healing, or up-lifting. We ask that you do not take one for yourself. We also welcome bears that you would like to donate. They don’t have to be new. We are able to clean most “old” bears.
Traditional Service
10:50 a.m.
“Do no harm. Do good. Stay in love with God.” John Wesley
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
Announcements / Missions’ Moment
Passing of the Peace
Opening Hymn “Angels From the Realms of Glory” UMH #220
Call to Worship BOW #241
Leader: A voice cries out: "In the wilderness…
All: prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a
highway for our God."
(ISAIAH 40:3)
Lighting of the Advent Candle
Hymn of Praise “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” UMH #384
Prayer of Confession BOW #479
God of grace and glory, we thank you that you judge us not by the perfection of our actions, but by our readiness to live boldly by faith.
Help us, as individuals and as a congregation, to trust you and follow where you lead, that in Christ your name may be glorified in all the earth. Amen.
(RUTH DUCK, U.S.A., 20TH CENT.)
(All offer prayers of confession in silence.)
Words of Assurance
May the almighty and merciful Lord grant us remission of all our sins, true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, U.S.A.)
Affirmation of Faith UMH #881
Joys and Concerns
Offering/Doxology
Anthem
Children’s Time
Hymn of Preparation “Prepare the Way of the Lord” UMH #207
Scripture Luke 3:1-6
Sermon “A Voice”
Dedication Hymn “Have Thine Own Way, Lord” UMH #382
Holy Communion
Missions’ Offering – Providence Place & Methodist Children’s Home
Lord’s Prayer (see prayer in 8:30 Service Order of Worship)
Gloria Patri (Glory Be to the Father) UMH #70
Benediction
Sending Forth “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” UMH #211
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“This worship service is over – your service to God begins.”
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Today’s Scripture
Common English Bible
Luke 3:1-6
3In the fifteenth year of the rule of the emperor Tiberius—when Pontius Pilate was governor over Judea and Herod was ruler over Galilee, his brother Philip was ruler over Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was ruler over Abilene, 2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas—God’s word came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3John went throughout the region of the Jordan River, calling for people to be baptized to show that they were changing their hearts and lives and wanted God to forgive their sins. 4This is just as it was written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
A voice crying out in the wilderness:
“Prepare the way for the Lord;
make his paths straight.
5Every valley will be filled,
and every mountain and hill will be leveled.
The crooked will be made straight
and the rough places made smooth.
6All humanity will see God’s salvation.”
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Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Services
5:00 pm service for children and families
7:00 pm service for families
Childcare will be provided for 5:00 and 7:00 services
11:00 pm service – no childcare provided
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Sanctuary Flowers
The flowers are given from the UMW
in honor of Angie Bacon.