Our Prayer Concerns and Praises

1 Praises for The Women’s Retreat, Ruth Barnes, Katilyn Pilcher, all jobs available,  Prayers for Jennifer Pilcher, Kenneth and Bonnie Bailey, Gabi Van Schoyck, Juanita Grissett, Ralph Perry, Greg Davis, Families of Mary Monkus and Louise Wilson, all troops serving our country especially in Afghanistan and in Iraq, our nation, and President Barack Obama

2 Praises for our loving Savior, Jesus Christ, the Rush Chapel church family, new baby boy coming to Jennifer & Seth, Margaret & Toni’s presence today, Lonnie’s nephew’s salvation experience, improving health for Ruth Barnes and Tony Pack’s mom, Starr and Mark’s birthdays, Prayers for UMW spiritual retreat, Crystal Bice, 2-year old baby at Egleston, Mary Hales, Susan Prosise, Geneva & Andy King, Calvin Jones, Jennifer Wiggins, Meghan Duke, Geraldine Worley, Faye Franks, Joe & Trisha Bice and family, injured at Ft. Hood, Texas, Sierra’s grandmother, families of David Cooley, victims of Ft. Hood, Texas terrorist act, Model Middle School band director      

3 Praises for all God’s blessings, Stephanie Scoggins safe return home, Pam Russell work at YDC, Lonnie Pilcher’s improved health, Prayers for Millie Aaron, Shannon Berry, Marleen and David Wilson, Steve Cribb and sister, Susan, Peggy Keaton, Jennifer Pilcher, Angie Johnston, Mitchell Wright, Richard Gurley, L.C. Falls, T.J. Bailey, Nick and Cindy Swords families

4 Praises for our eternal salvation in Jesus Christ, Gabi’s success on the GRE, Hertel’s safe travels, excellent attendance today, beautiful weather, health improvements for Peggy Keaton, Davis Carney, Margaret West, Holly and Adrian’s marriage, employment for David Wilson and Tony Pack, Prayers for Darlene Caylor, Davis Patton Carney, Toni & Richard White, Gene & Pat Tankersley, Blair McCarty, Shirley Dutton, Kennedy Williams, Kyle Hale, Patrick Kearns, Rev. John & Barbara Platt, Maddie Allen, Renee Wilson, sick children and their caretakers, those traveling, homeless, workers who are required to work on the Lord’s Day, family of Fred Bloodworth   

OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORSHIP, SERVICE AND FELLOWSHIP                                             

Wednesday, November 25  6:00 pm – Children’s choir                                   

Thursday, November 26      HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

Sunday, November 29        9:45 am – Sunday school

                                          10:55 am – Morning Worship – Special Offering for Real Estate purchase

Head Usher – Richard White – Acolytes for November 22, Kathryn & Stephen Boylan – November 29, Alex & Landon Liddle –Advent Wreath for November 29, Howard-Falls family - Nursery worker for November 22, Sharon Armstrong- November 29, Trisha Bice                                                    

 COMING EVENTS – PLAN NOW TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU CAN

November 30 – Decorate for Christmas 10 am

December 5 – Back Pack Buddies 3pm (Burnes, Wilson, Bice)

December 6 – Hanging of the Green 10:55 am  – Christmas pageant 5:30 pm

December 13 – Christmas Cantata (Christmas Is Jesus) at morning worship

December 16 – Christmas caroling 5:30 pm

December 18 – Kendrick/Moreno wedding 6 pm

December 24 – Holy Communion Service 5 pm

REMEMBER OUR HOMEBOUND MEMBERS, THOSE WHO ARE SICK, THOSE WHO ARE RECOVERING:

John Allmon, Earl Godfrey - home                       Dollie Carden – Summit

Virginia Collins – Roman Court   Virginia Boylan, Carmen Reiersen – Chulio Hills    

 

REMEMBER OUR HOSPITALIZED: Why not visit, call, or send a card?

Be sure to get your copy of the November-December, 2009 Upper Room and the most recent edition of the Shannon Spark located on the table in the rear of the church.

 

November 22, 2009 - 10:55 am                                                Christ The King Sunday

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                                

WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND GREETING                                                   

*HYMN                        Come, Christians, Join to Sing                               UMH #158

PRAYER OF INVOCATION                                                               Tony Burnes

READING OF THE WORD              Psalm 132.1-12                            Tony Burnes       

CHILDREN’S TIME                                                                             Lillian Hertel 
*HYMN                                            We Gather Together                         UMH #131

MORNING PRAYER                                                                                    Pastor

THE LORD’S PRAYER                                                                     Congregation

*OFFERTORY                                                                                  Pam Clarkson

*DOXOLOGY                                                                                           UMH #95

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH                 From God’s Word                         UMH #887

ANTHEM                                        We Are So Blessed                                 Choir

THE WORD OF GOD                                                                    Exodus 35.4-29                                                                                  

MESSAGE                                          Are You Willing?                                  Pastor

*HYMN                                   Come, Ye Thankful People, Come                UMH #694

*BENEDICTION                                                                                           Pastor                                  

*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.

*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.

 

OUR RECORD OF FAITHFULNESS LAST WEEK

                                                                                                  Budget needs                                                                                                                                

Sunday school attendance          38      Year-to-date        Weekly      Y-T-D

     Worship attendance                62  

     Designated                       $                     $  2,651

     Budget                              $      618         $86,185        $2,132          $97,072

Total offerings received       $   3,367         $88,836

THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS!

 

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.

PEACE IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF WAR – Peace is a condition of the heart.  We pray for the end of the wars. North Georgia Conference Bishop Michael Watson has designated next Sunday as PRAY FOR PEACE SUNDAY.  Please come next Sunday not only with a heart to worship, but a heart to pray for peace in our lives, in our communities, and in our world.  God alone through the living Jesus Christ gives us genuine peace.

 

All ladies who attended the 2nd annual Rush Chapel Women’s Retreat last week-end, November 13-15 thank you for your prayers.  God used this retreat to bless abundantly in many ways.

PLEASE BRING A CAMPBELL SOUP OR GENERAL MILLS CEREAL LABEL TO CHURCH EACH SUNDAY AND PLACE IN THE PLASTIC TUB IN FOYER.  THESE CAN BE REDEEMED FOR ITEMS NEEDED AT RED BIRD MISSION IN KENTUCKY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY- November 22-28

Jimmie & Laura Gentry, Matthew Moran, 22nd – Tommy Laney, 26th 

The Community Kitchen in Rome can use contributions of self-rising corn meal, noodles, pinto beans, canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, coffee creamer, sugar and hamburger.  Please bring to the church, and Eleanore Godfrey will take the food on Tuesdays.

Scriptures for next week: Jeremiah 33.14-16; Psalm 25.1-10; 1 Thessalonians 3.9-13;

Luke 21.25-36

One Master

Please read Matthew 6:24-34

O Lord and Master of All Humanity,

   We cannot love you fully if our heart is divided.  If we have more than one master, we will always be pulled in different directions.  To serve you and you alone is first and foremost to believe in you, to trust in you as our strength, help, shield and defender, to trust in you as the end toward which all of life moves. 

   To serve you also means to love you and you alone, to love you as the one God, to desire you alone for your own sake, to rejoice and delight in you forever.  To serve you is to imitate you in our heart and life.  To serve you is to obey you by keeping your commandments and to make the law of love the guiding force in our life.

   Therefore we will not trust in riches or love the world, conforming our life to the values and standards of this age, rather than being transformed by the power of your self-giving love. 

   We will seek nothing but you, O God, and we will not worry about our own life and what we need, for we know that you will take care of us.  We will work hard to care for one another, but we will not allow concerns for the things of this world to take control of our life.

   We will seek, above all else, the realization of your reign in our heart and the fruit of your love in our life, for we know that if we entrust our life to you and your ways, then you will provide all we need to be happy and contented in life.  We will live as in the light of eternity but keep our eyes focused upon the present and its actions, rather than upon the future and its dreams.  This day we will pursue nothing but love, serving, and enjoying you, our one Lord and Master, in all things. 

 Amen  

                                                         Paul Chilcote, Praying in the Wesleyan Spirit, 52 Prayers for Today