Announcements - Thank You - Prayer List

Please sign up on Caulk Board in the kitchen to bring treats on Sundays.
Marry Morris brings her famous sweet rolls the 1st Sunday.  

Dec 2 – Devotions Open
Dec 4 – Story Telling– At the Library 7 pm. Tell a short story. Come listen to or share a story or poem or song.. Pastor Kim is hosting this. 
Dec 9 - Devotions “ Juanita Wolfley”
Dec 16 – Pot Luck and Games Everyone Welcome 

Women’s Bible Study– All denomination– FUMC Thursdays at 6:30. 1005 Leisure Rd. Can call Pam at 918-964-9992

The new Daily Bread (December, January, & February) Issue is in the lobby for anyone to pick up. Thank you Juanita for supplying them.

  A Big Thank Judy and Nathalee for the decorating of the building.
And to Jim Lucken & Debbie Fields for helping with the Blog and new
church Website,  and to those that share with the morning Story time, Wendell Fields Guitar playing,  also to Pianist Pat Kraft, And Song Leader Priscilla Wenzel

Remember

Faith Church Is A Praying Church 
 
 Prayer/Praises Requests

 Brian Morton-Health–pray for Positive test results.
 Dana Wolfley, Velma Randall, Diane Desotelle, Tim - Juanita’s son, Sister-in-law, & Cousin – Harsh pain upper neck– Healing from Deep Depression and Caring husbands, Terry & Allen.
 Jodie – Daughter to Cary Ann and Bill Reed - Liver transplant
 Rubin’s…. Granddaughter Emma – Health: Matt Thrall, nephew – Thyroid cancer: Meredith Craig, granddaughter 9 yrs old – high blood pressure.
 Carol Teel’s– friend– 8yr old Cooper-cancer at St Jude.
 Marsha – Cancer– Sue Cummings Sister.
 Health issues - Oleta McGee - Mary Morris - Sheila Bilyeu - Bob & Eudora Reed-Walt Kraft.
 All the Christians being persecuted.
 Pray for our Pastor!
 Pray for our church members to be able to reach out and touch people with Gods message.
 All our Church Members while they travel.
 Pray for Pastor John in Pakistan & Pastor Kuman in India.
 Pray for our Military & our Country Leaders!

 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem.
    Psalm 122: 6-9
6  “May those who love you be secure.7 May there be peace within your walls    and security within your citadels.”8 For the sake of my family and friends,  I will say, “Peace be within you". 9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,  I will seek your prosperity.

The Worship is over. Let the Service Begin!

 

Sunday November 25 2018

Sermon: “Focus on Salvation ”
    Pastor Kim Wenzel

Ephesians 2:4-10 NIV

  ⁴ But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, ⁵ made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. ⁶ And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, ⁷ in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— ⁹ not by works, so that no one can boast. ¹⁰ For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Acts 15:6-15 NIV
⁶ The apostles and elders met to consider this question. ⁷ After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. ⁸ God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. ⁹ He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. ¹⁰ Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? ¹¹ No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
¹² The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. ¹³ When they finished, James spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me. ¹⁴ Simon^[a] has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles. ¹⁵ The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written:
  
John 6:35-40 NIV 
³⁵ Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. ³⁶ But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. ³⁷ All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. ³⁸ For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. ³⁹ And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. ⁴⁰ For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”

Mark 16:15-16 NIV 
¹⁵ He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. ¹⁶ Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

John 11:25 NIV 
 ²⁵ Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; ((Physically))   ²⁶ and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.

 Today's Verse
Colossians 3:15
And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.

Announcements - Thank You - Prayer List

Please sign up on Caulk Board in the kitchen to bring treats on Sundays.
Marry Morris brings her famous sweet rolls the 1st Sunday.
Nov 18 - Devotions “Juanita Wolfley"
Nov 25 – Devotions Open
Dec 2 – Devotions Open
Dec 4 – Story Telling– At the Library 7 pm. Tell a short story. Come listen to or share a story or poem or song.. Pastor Kim is hosting this. 
Dec 9 - Devotions “ Juanita Wolfley”
Dec 16 – Pot Luck and Games Everyone Welcome
 
Those who would like, are bringing in nonperishable food items to take to the help center. They have said  they also need plastic shopping bags and styrofoam egg cartons, Please bring all items to add to our donation.

 A Big Thank You to those helping with today's service,  and to those that share with the morning Story time, Wendell's Guitar playing,  also to Pianist Pat Kraft, And Song Leader Priscilla Wenzel

 Remember

Faith Church Is A Praying Church 
 
 Prayer/Praises Requests
 Brian Morton-Health–pray for Positive test results.
 Dana Wolfley, Velma Randall, Diane Desotelle—Juanita’s son, Sister-in-law, & Cousin– Harsh pain upper neck (son) – Healing from Deep Depression and Caring husbands, Terry & Allen.
 Jodie– Daughter to Cary Ann and Bill Reed. Liver transplant.
 Rubin’s…. Granddaughter Emma– Health: Matt Thrall, nephew – Thyroid cancer:  Meredith Craig, granddaughter 9 yrs old– high blood pressure.
 Carol Teel’s– friend– 8yr old Cooper - cancer at St Jude.
 Marsha– Cancer – Sue Cummings Sister.
 Health issues - Oleta McGee - Mary Morris - Sheila Bilyeu - Bob Reed (Recover in nursing home) -Walt Kraft.
 All the Christians being persecuted.
 Pray for our Pastor!
 Pray for our church members to be able to reach out and touch people with Gods message.
 All our Church Members while they travel.
 Pray for Pastor John in Pakistan & Pastor Kuman in India
 Pray for our Military & our Country Leaders
 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem.
    Psalm 122: 6-9
6  “May those who love you be secure.7 May there be peace within your walls    and security within your citadels.”8 For the sake of my family and friends,    I will say, “Peace be within you.”9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,    I will seek your prosperity.

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The Worship is over. Let the Service Begin!

Sunday November 18 2018

Sermon: “Thankful”
Pastor Kim Wenzel

Thankful

Pastor told the Story of New England, August 1883, when the eruption of Krakatoa Occurred near Indonesia. 

A mysterious day when the sky became dark as night during the middle of the day. The explanation by local officials was that a forest fire had occurred in Canada - but none were ever recorded on this date for Eastern Canada. Moreover, there was no smoke involved in the darkened skies as there has been in all other forest fires around the country since that date. Most people at the time thought that the world was coming to an end and that it was a sign from the heavens. Matthew 24, Was it actually a 'sign' that marked the 'end of times', As men began to pray to God.
 

 Ephesians 1:15-16  For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.

Matthew 6:25 RSV ²⁵ “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life,

 Americans use more anti-depressants than any other nation.

Luke 17:11-18 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a] met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”

14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed.

15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.

17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?”

A Chinese pastor has said he is "Thankful" for the years in prison.  This was good place to rest, where I am cut off from the rest of the world and brought closer to God," he wrote of his jail cell. "I can no longer hear all the outside noise, but can better listen to the Lord's voice." He also Prayed with all the prisoners and even started small churches in prison'

How about us? Are we all Thankful for all of God's Gifts to us!

Today's Verse
 Philippians 4:6-7
6 Do not be anxious about any-thing, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your re-quests to God.
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.