Sunday, November 07, 2004
The quintessential clown ministry: 11-7-04
TINNEY CHAPEL'S CLOWN MINISTRY keeps us all happy & healthy: Lynn Spears and Bob Deitering know how to keep the joy juices flowing at the quintessential country church. We appreciate their ministry.
CHAPEL NEWS TODAY:
PRELIMINARY FIGURES FOR SATURDAY’S BAZAAR ARE IN AND LOOK GOOD!
“Our initial deposit for sales from yesterday’s bazaar will be $2,491.80,” reports Ladies Group treasurer Zonnie Griffin.
“Meanwhile, leftover items remain on sale and will be included in the multi-church bazaar Saturday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Winnsboro City Park Auditorium,” explains Linda Stevens, overall coordinator for the Ladies Group bazaar.
“Theme for that local church, city-wide event: CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK."
“Thanks to all of those who stopped and bid, and a big thanks to Zonnie who contacted local merchants for donations.
"I believe the final amount for the Silent Auction was $527.25. But the whole bazaar and luncheon were just wonderful! Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
ABOUT US TODAY:
CORE VALUES OF TINNEY CHAPEL UMC:
We are an extended family of God.
We are an open door church to all persons.
We value our traditions as building blocks to the future.
We are a Bible-based, Christian community.
We believe in an empowered laity.
We are a conservative congregation, theologically and politically, and our beliefs are generally consistent with the Methodist doctrine.
MISSION STATEMENT OF TINNEY CHAPEL UMC:
To welcome people to Jesus and fellowship within His family, complete them in Christ, provide for their ministries, enrich their lives and glorify God.
VISION OF TINNEY CHAPEL UMC:
To be a growing Christian church where anyone can become a disciple for Jesus Christ.
COMMUNITY LINKS TODAY:
To have your spirits lifted, go to:
http://www.30goodminutes.org/reflections/gratitude.htm
TO READ THE CURRENT Nov. 5 ISSUE OF NORTH TEXAS METHODIST REPORTER ONLINE, GO TO:
http://www.ntcumc.org/ArcUMR/2004/041105mr.html
TO READ BISHOP MONCURE’S COLUMN, GO TO:
http://www.ntcumc.org/Bishop/2004/041105bc.html
SUNDAY WORSHIP TODAY:
MORNING SERVICE, 9:00 A.M.
Greeters: Roger Schneider & L. R. Kemp.
Soundman: Bob Deitering.
Ushers: Roger Schneider & L. R. Kemp.
MUSIC
Pianist: Pat Hollingsworth.
Songleader for hymns: Angela Wylie.
Songs: Leaning On The Everlasting Arms; Let’s Just Praise The Lord; What A Friend We Have In Jesus; Take Time To Be Holy.
SPECIAL MUSIC BY TINNEY CHAPEL CHOIR:
Praise The Name Of Jesus/Glorious Is Thy Name.
Morning Prayer & Lord’s Prayer: Pastor Duncan Graham
LITURGY BY ASSOCIATE PASTOR GENE MILLER:
Call To Worship
Offertory Prayer
Doxology
Gloria Patri
Apostles Creed
CHILDREN’S SERMON TODAY:
Senior Pastor Duncan Graham talked to the children about a lapel flag pin similar to the one often worn by the President. “Does anyone know what holiday we celebrate this week?” the Pastor asked.
“Nov. 11 is Veterans Day! It’s all about honoring those who have served in our armed forces, so that all of us can enjoy our freedoms while remembering the sacrifices made by the veterans. What should we do: Fly an American flay in the front yard?”
After all kind of agreed on that, the Pastor gave a closing prayer: “Gracious Lord, please help each of these young lives be aware of the sacrifices that have been made for the freedoms we enjoy, and help them to know that freedom is worth protecting. May we all continue to enjoy the freedoms for which so many have made sacrifices. Even today, men and women around the globe are there to protect our freedoms. Protect these young lives. In the most precious Name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.”
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HOLY COMMUNION WAS SERVED TODAY.
TODAY’S ADULT SERMON:
Senior Pastor Rev. Duncan Graham’s sermon title was “Subject To Change,” and was based on Genesis 1:1-10:
1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
1:2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
1:3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
1:5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.
1:6 Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."
1:7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
1:9 Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
1:10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
---New King James Version of the Bible
The Pastor said he was reminded that we fix our faith on the Supreme Being we believe in: “This begins to explain where we come from,” he said. “The ancient philosophers believed in cause and effect: That every effect had a cause, and if one looked at it, to follow it back far enough, one could find the Prime Mover, the first cause that produced the first effect. This may sound cold and impersonal, and is actually close to or actually is agnosticism which is a belief that suggests God has nothing to do with humankind, mankind.
“On the other hand, we in the Jesus Christ heritage are believers that God is a very personal God and is involved in the affairs of the world and of history,” added Pastor Graham. “One of the first splits in Jewish society during the time of Jesus was because of the differences between the Sadducees and the Pharisees. The Sadducees did not believe that God is involved in history. Nor did the Sadducees believe in the resurrection of the dead, while the Pharisees did believe in the resurrection.
“Our Scripture today describes a God involved in history and Who is concerned with our well being,” said the Pastor. “When we look at the Gospel of John, we learn that Jesus was present at the time of Creation: In the beginning was the Word. We find some testimony of faith in God at work there. And every Sunday we recite the Apostles Creed as a testimony to our faith and we pray several times during each worship service.
“Have you ever thought about how many times we pray during a worship service?” asked the Pastor, rhetorically. “On most Sundays, Brother Gene prays an opening prayer, followed by my pastoral prayer, and then we do another prayer before the offering. We can regard our affirmation of faith or Apostles Creed as another prayer, so that’s four prayers that we say before we even get to the children’s sermon. All these are important to our prayer life, and of course we always say the Lord’s Prayer every Sunday morning. And, if you are still counting, we pray after the kid’s sermon, we pray at the close of the service and then we pray a benediction, so there are always at least seven prayers said here on Sunday mornings. And, if your kids squirm out there, perhaps you say an eighth prayer! Then don’t forget that many of our hymns are actually prayers in song.
“Do you get the idea that the major thing about worship is prayer?” said the Pastor, again a bit rhetorically. “Getting back to the Apostles Creed, it contains both corporate and individual segments in our effort to speak to God. Today’s Scripture from Genesis takes us back to the dawn of things, but Jesus taught us to refer to God as our Father on a very personal basis: Jesus said to pray this way: Abba, the old Aramaic term for daddy—it’s intimate and loving for both parties, and makes us become Children of God, the Maker of all things, the Creator.
“We invest our faith and trust in this Being,” added Pastor Graham. “He is the cause of our existence and we make Him the special object of our worship. Jesus showed us that God does have a personal relationship with us. We will see and know Him as He truly is. If Jesus Christ can be raised from the dead, we will be raised, too: He is the First Fruit of that promise. If God had been silent forever, we would know very little about Him. Jesus told us what God is really like since He is the full and perfect revelation of God the Father. Through Jesus, we know the Divine Creator and can show our faith in God the Father and worship Him in Spirit and Truth. We are called to worship and serve Him: May His Name be glorified forever!”
In his closing prayer, the Pastor told the Lord: “There is nothing and no one who could ever mean what You are to us. We believe in God the Father, maker of Heaven and earth, all the days of our lives. Amen.”
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BIBLE READINGS TODAY:
Readings for twenty-third Sunday After Pentecost: Haggai 1:15b-2:9; Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38.
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CLASSES TODAY:
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS TOPICS:
WISE ONES, Frankie Brewer: Living By New Rules.
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LADIES BYKOTA, Peggy Boyd: God Is Awesome.
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Tinney Chapel Men: The Case For Christ, a study by Lee Strobel.
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OVERCOMERS: Jenna Nelson: The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. (This is a multiple-week study.)
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YOUTH: Stephen Graham: Journey Through The Bible (Quiz) Continued.
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CHILDREN: Linda Hallman: In The Beginning.
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The Remnant Class, Joe Dan Boyd: God’s First Remnant: Noah, The Early Years.
The Remnant Class handout is below:
REMNANT RIGHTEOUSNESS (Life Lessons # 242)
Take-home lessons from studying Genesis 5:28-6:4 and related Scripture)
1. The name, Noah, in Greek means rest or comfort, and his father, Lamech, spoke prophetically when he said that Noah would comfort mankind by reducing the laborious hand work and toil associated with the ground which the Lord had cursed after mankind’s original sin.
2. On another level, some analysts regard Noah as not only the link between the old and new worlds, but also as a type of Christ, Who is the true rest and comfort of mankind under the burden of life.
3. Some commentators say that Noah invented plowing & tillage tools that made it easier for man to wrest food from the soil, venerating Noah as the first true husbandman or man of the earth: a kind of early John Deere!
4. When Genesis 6:3 says that man’s days shall be 120 years, a common interpretation is that this does not refer to the maximum lifespan of mankind. Rather, it is interpreted as a reference to the time allotted by God for repentance before He sent the destructive flood.
TODAY’S DATE: 11-07-04
Tinney Chapel UMC
The Remnant
Sunday School Class
Winnsboro, Texas
ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT SUNDAY: 11-14-04
READ: Genesis 6:5-13
Afterwards, reflect upon these things:
1. Man’s wickedness.
2. Evil.
3. A corrupt earth.
4. The Lord’s attitude.
5. Favor in the eyes of the Lord.
6. A blameless man.
7. The Lord’s decision.
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