Our Prayer Concerns and Praises
1 Praises to God for all our blessings, Geneva King, Yvonne Laney, Meadows family attendance, Prayers for Chuck Tankersley, Lonnie Pilcher, Joan Jones, Glenda Pilcher, Toni White, Michelle Mackenzie, Mary, Jennifer, Kyle Carney, Randy Foster, Linda Richards, all troops serving our country especially in Afghanistan and in Iraq, President George W. Bush
2 Praises for Glenda Pilcher, Margaret West, Toni White’s attendance today, successful Missions Event, Prayers for Geneva King, Keith Swinford, Marie Moore, those traveling, Vincent Marquet in Iraq
3 Praises for the kind, loving, and caring Rush Chapel church family, Prayers for students, teachers, and staffs as school begins again, Yvonne Laney, Margaret West, Steve Cribb, new baby, troubled marriage, all homebound church members and nursing home patients, Family of Lois Wheeler
4 Praises for rain, Starr Boylan’s new job, Prayers for Ann Jones, Katie King travels, Shireen Howard, Katie Fitch, families of Nick Young, Espy family, PAL program at Trinity UMC, Robert Higgins, Alex Mills, Dennis Trosclair
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORSHIP, SERVICE AND FELLOWSHIP
Sunday, August 24 9:45 am – Sunday School
10:55 am – Morning Worship
Tuesday, August 26 7:00 pm – Lay Leadership
Wednesday, August 27 6:00 pm – Children’s choir
6:30 pm – Adult Choir
Thursday, August 28 7:00 pm – Finance
Sunday, August 31 9:45 am – Sunday School
10:55 am – Morning Worship
5:00 pm – Sing-A-Long with pot luck supper following
COMING EVENTS – PLAN NOW TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU CAN
September 7 – UMW Barbeque lunch after worship
Reception for new N. Ga. Bishop Watson at Dunwoody UMC 3-6 pm
September 8 – Council Board 6 pm
September 14 – Transformation Conference at West Rome UMC 3-5:30 pm
September 21 – 170th Homecoming service – former pastor (1982-1986) - Rev. Larry Pearson
September 22 – Annual Charge Conference 7 pm
September 27 – Annual Chicken barbeque
Letters you can use to invite your friends to Homecoming are available on the table in the foyer. Help yourself to as many as you would like. We are looking forward to a great day on Homecoming, 9/21/08.
Head Usher – Richard White
Acolytes for August 24 – Danae Howard & Spence Scoggins
Acolytes for August 31 – Hunter Robbins & Rush Burnes
Lay Reader for August 31 – Darcy Liddle
Nursery worker for August 24 – Trish Bice
Nursery worker for August 31 – Pam Russell
REMEMBER OUR HOMEBOUND MEMBERS, THOSE WHO ARE SICK, THOSE WHO ARE RECOVERING:
Ruth Bailey John Allmon Earl Godfrey
Carmen Reiersen – Chulio Hills - Dollie Carden - Riverwood Retirement Center
REMEMBER OUR HOSPITALIZED: Why not visit, call, or send a card?
Welcome to all visitors! If this is your first visit to Rush Chapel, please complete a card and sign our guest book located near the front door.
August 24, 2008 - 10:55 am Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
THE WORSHIP OF GOD
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PRELUDE-ORGAN Sharon Armstrong
(Let us begin to worship God now.)
CHIMING OF THE HOUR-PIANO Pam Clarkson
*HYMN I Need Jesus C#125
WELCOME, GREETING, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAYER OF INVOCATION Starr Boylan
READING OF THE WORD Psalm 124 Starr Boylan
SING OUR FAVORITES 1st and last verses
CHILDREN’S TIME Veronica Kendrick
*PRAISE SONGS Give Thanks
Go Light Your World See Next Page
MORNING PRAYER
LORD’S PRAYER Congregation
*OFFERTORY Pam Clarkson
*DOXOLOGY
ANTHEM ‘Til The Storm Passes Over Choir
THE WORD OF GOD Romans 12:1-8
SERMON Our Bodies-A Living Sacrifice Rev. Larry Russell
*HYMN I Am Praying For You C #136
*CONGREGATIONAL BLESSING
May the Lord, Mighty God, bless and keep you forever,
Grant you peace, perfect peace, courage in every endeavor.
Lift up your eyes and see His face, know His grace is for you.
May the Lord, Mighty God, bless and keep you forever.
*BENEDICTION Pastor
*Please stand as you are able.
Every Christian needs to be affiliated with a local body of believers because God imparts His grace through regular interaction with brothers and sisters in Christ. We believe God is leading a number of people in our church family to become official members of Rush Chapel United Methodist Church. Please do not hesitate to talk with Pastor Larry about a first time commitment to Christ or about the transfer of your membership to Rush Chapel United Methodist Church. If God is leading you, please come forward as we sing the Hymn of Commitment. May God bless and be with you.
Scriptures For Next Week: Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26; Romans 12:9-21;
Matthew 16:21-28
OUR RECORD OF FAITHFULNESS LAST WEEK
Budget needs
Sunday school attendance 39 Year-to-date Weekly Y-T-D
Worship attendance 59
Designated $ 100
Budget $2,353 $73,266 $1,822 $60,126
Total offerings received $2,453
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS!
Waldo & Betty Dodd and Larry & Elaine Robbins have given contributions in loving memory of Lois Wheeler.
WELCOME TO CAMP MEETING! Relax in the presence of the Holy Spirit and allow God to bountifully bless you this day!
Give Thanks (Psalm 136.1)
Give thanks with a grateful heart; Give thanks to the Holy One; Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son. Give thanks with a grateful heart; Give thanks to the Holy One; Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son. And now let the weak say, “I am strong:” Let the poor say, “I am rich,” Because of what the Lord has done for us. And now let the weak say, “I am strong;” Let the poor say, “I am rich,” Because of what the Lord has done for us. Give thanks, give thanks, give thanks!
Go Light Your World (Matthew 5.14)
V. 1 - There is a candle in ev’ry soul, Some burning brightly, some dark and cold. There is a Spirit who brings a fire, Ignites a candle and makes His home.
Chorus – Carry your candle, run to the darkness, Seek out the hopeless, confused and torn. Hold out your candle for all to see it, Take your candle, and go light your world. Take your candle, and go light your world.
V. 2 – We are a fam’ly whose hearts are blazing, Let’s raise our candles light up the sky! Pray to our Father in the name of Jesus; Make us a beacon in darkest times.
The United Methodist Women have begun a project to share Christian reading materials with incarcerated persons. Please bring any Christian materials you would like to share, leave them in the basket in the foyer of the church, and the ladies will see that they go to persons who are, with God’s help, turning their lives around.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BLESS OTHERS – Because the needs are so great right now in Haiti, a donor has challenged all who believe in the work of HAFF (Van Schoyck’s ministry) to give a gift. All contributions received by September 30, 2008 will be matched; if you give $100, the effect will be as if you gave $200. If you would like to help, please mail your contribution to HAFF, P. O. BOX 3421, N. FT. MYERS, FL 33918 and mark your gift, “Matching challenge.” Thank you for blessing others with what God has so generously given to you.
Check the table in the foyer for your copy of the August Rush Chapel Chimes, the September-October Upper Room devotional guide, and the current Shannon Spark.
On Wednesday evening, August 20, a group from the church met with Chime Masters to explore the possibility of installing chimes. This will be discussed further at the Council Board meeting on September 8, and we hope you can attend and learn more about this project.
On Monday, July 14, 2008, the Council Board approved the purchase of a new sound system for the sanctuary to be installed hopefully by Homecoming on September 21, 2008. Designated contributions have been given to underwrite approximately 85% of the cost of the new system; approximately $1,200 more is needed to pay in full for the system. If you would like to help with the purchase of this system, please make a note on your check and place in the offering. Thank you and may God bless you as you help with the work of God’s kingdom here in this place.
