Bi-Weekly XLXVI No. 18, September 10, 2014

faith friendship fellowship followership fruitfulness

www.firstsayyes.com

The great stories of our faith, found in the Bible, sometimes act as mirrors and at other times are like windows.

Think with me for a mo-ment. A mirror reflects an image. It can help us to determine what we look like. It sometimes shows when something is dis-helved or out of place. A window is a little different. Through a window we see to other places. We see beyond where we are.

So if we applied these con-cepts to the Bible, I believe we find stories that act like mirrors and some that function like windows.

As you read the Bible, I hope you will pause to consider is this story a mir-ror of what is happening to me? Is there a reflection of my life found in the lives of the people in the story? Does this story help me to assess whether my life is in line with God’s will for me or if some part of my life needs adjusting, because it is out of place. Is there a way I could look at my life situations differently or consider God’s purpose for

me, or recognize that life is bigger than all that I am facing in the moment? These are some good questions to apply to your study.

What is the purpose of study-ing the Bible, after all? The Bible cautions that “knowing puffs up, but love builds up.” Ultimately, we study the Bible, not to brag about how many verses we know or to be full of knowledge. We study the Bi-ble to gain wisdom. Wisdom is applying the knowledge. It is living the verses we have learned. And in living them out we experience and express love. The Bible is a story of God’s interaction with human-ity. It reveals much about the character and nature of God and of human beings. It ele-vates the way we are to live and can change our lives, if we follow its principles.

There is no better gift you can give yourself than by opening yourself to God and receiving Jesus into your life. YES! Je-sus loves us, the Bible tells us so!

See you at God’s House this weekend! -jim d.

� �

Leading People to aN active faith in Jesus christ

Fir

sT United M

ethodist Church of Sedalia

MMIRRORIRROR ANDAND W WINDOWINDOW

Our September sermon series is from the book of James. James is about keeping it real. One has called is “32 punches to the gut.” Practical, it is about putting faith into action. Come worship with us!

LLYCEUMYCEUM T TRIPRIP Masterpiece Older Adult Ministry will be taking a trip to the “Cotton Patch Gospel” musical at Ly-ceum Theatre in Arrow Rock Missouri on Thurs-day September 25th. Meet at 12:15 p.m. at the Celebration Center. Cost is $69 each which in-cludes charter bus, show ticket and dinner at The Station. Sign up on this weekend’s blue card or call the office at 827-2993. Sept. 15th is the sign up and fee deadline date.

Please don’t miss the chance to connect with God and each other through Wonderful on Wednesdays. Classes begin next Wednesday!

The United Methodist Women meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 1:15 p.m. at the Celebration Center. All women are invited to attend.

BBETHETH M MOOREOORE BBIBLEIBLE S STUDYTUDY All ladies are welcome to attend a 10-week Beth Moore Bible Study on 1st & 2nd Thessalonians entitled, “Children of the Day” on Tuesday mornings beginning September 16th from 9:30—11:30 a.m. at the Cele-bration Center (Gathering Place). Childcare will be provided. Call Patty Abney at 281-4098 to sign up or if you have questions.

NNEWSBOYSEWSBOYS ININ CCONCERTONCERT Tickets are on sale now for the Newsboys “We Believe” Concert on Sunday, October 12th with Special Guests, Family Force 5 and 7eventh Time Down. The show starts at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. You can get your tickets during office hours from the church office or at itick-ets.com. Upper Arena General Ad-mission tickets are $20 ($30 at door), Floor General Admission tickets are $25 ($35 at door). Cash only (correct change) please.

BBULBULB R REPLACEMENTEPLACEMENT VVOLUNTEERSOLUNTEERS N NEEDEDEEDED If you can occasionally help with changing light bulbs at the church, please contact the church office (827-2993) if you haven’t signed up yet to help.

HEARTBEATS

Funeral Dinners Help Needed Mom’s Group UMW Meetings Resume

We are re-doing our list of people who are willing to make a dish for our Funeral Dinners. If you are will-ing to make a salad, a vegetable dish or dish when someone in our congregation dies, please sign up on the blue card in this weekend’s bulletin. We need to update our current list, as many people have changed phone numbers or have moved. Your help with this is greatly appreciated.

STO RSTO RUNUN/W/WALKALK Come join in the first annual Strong Tower Love Run/Walk 5K to benefit Haiti's orphans. All proceeds are going directly towards the care of the children at Strong Tower. Ten little girls are now in care; 10 more are coming in early 2015. Come run and walk for them Saturday, November 1 at 8:00 am at the Celebration Center. Registration is just $20 or $30 to run specifically for one of the children in care. Registration forms available at the Celebration Center, Pummills Sporting Goods, Hibbetts, Total Fitness Gym, Brian’s Gym, and First Christian Church. Online reg-istration is available www.strongtowerorphanage.com

CCARDARD P PARTYARTY Everyone is invited to the Celebra-tion Center (First Family Room) on every 4th Saturday of the month at 6:45 p.m. for a night of fun and fel-lowship. Bring a dish to share at this carry-in supper and card play-ing evening. Our next event is scheduled for Sat., Sept. 27th.

Reminder—If you volun-teered to be a cookie baker for a given Worship Service date, please be sure the cookies are at the Celebration Center by 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Thanks ! Please donate your old Cell Phones for Soldiers. Look for the box marked “Cell Phone Drop Off” in the lobby at the Celebration Center. For confidential spiritual and emotional support in a 1-on-1, devoted, caring relationship, contact Don Brandes for a Stephen Minister at 827-2993. Meals for Moms is a ministry at First UMC to help with meals the first few weeks once mom and the baby come home from the hospital. Call Jennifer Cordia at 826-1574 with contact information or questions. Patty Abney is looking for her copy of the Beth Moore Study on the book of James. If you know the whereabouts, please contact her at 281-4098. Thx!

YEYEYEYEstoday today today today Bookstore Hours: Bookstore Hours: Bookstore Hours: Bookstore Hours: Sat. 4-7 pm Sun. 8-11am

Join moms of all ages (Moms Group) for fun and encouragement on the second Saturday evening of every month from 6:45—8 p.m. at the Celebration Center (Gathering Place). Our next event is September 13. Whether your kids are 2 or 42 - you are wel-come! Childcare is provided for children up to age 5.

Sept. 14 Nathan Brock, Brett Barth-Fagan, Kendall Lane, John Pollitt, Deacon Vanderpool, Don Wilson, Steve Newland, Dayna Davis, Robert Wiley Sept. 15 Carolyn Walters, Megan Cunningham, Andrew Riley, Beth Kyle, Jen Schimek, Linda Walker Sept. 16 Kim Wallenburn, Al Sturges, Ronald Claxton, Norm Zinck, Theilah Ream, Carissa Thompson, Greg Bird Sept. 17 Ginny Zinck, Robin Pummill, Jaden Twenter, Caydance Homan, Kennedi Ditzfeld-Sept. 18 Blaire Lazenby, Judy Maggard, Rebecca Kolsky, Kali Webb, Beverly Hoehns, Kelly Gonzales, Brandon Williams, Alisha McCurdy Sept. 19 Amy Woolery, Melissa Dillon, Mia Bersano, Gina Johnson, Michelle Sampson Sept. 20 Bill Dale, Kevan Miller, Mark Mosier, Ashlynn Liebl, Melissa Casteel, Jason McNelly Sept. 21 Tiffany Zullig, Santasha Zullig, G. L. Rapp, Cartha Stevens, Steven Homan, Ginger Buchanan, Melissa Shive, Jessica Schwartz, McKenna Perusich, Joleigh Melte, Mike Baker, Matt Irwin Sept. 22 Carolyn Miller, Cheryl Layton, Deborah Walker, Donald Waldrep, David Duncan, Cait-lin Wagenknecht, Carol Shrout, Donald Walker, Devon Balke, Ari Jacks, Sara Kyle Sept. 23 Randy Downum, Brittany Bickers, Edith Mayes, Thomas Sim-mons, Casey Mankin Sept. 24 Brenda Ward, Anna Buchanan, Gwen Sunnar-borg, Lancy Ulrich Sept. 25 Teresa Luyet, Jerry Dill, Kelly Davis, Peggy Schwalie, Aaron Frazee Sept. 26 Christopher Rodewald, Anna Bronson, Zachary Peterman, Jason Stone, Ted Twyman Sept. 27 Judy Cunningham, Brad Rayl, Teresa Melick, Ruth Ann Darby, Jessica Zeisset, Kaitlyn Kinner, Emily Kyle Leading people to an active faith in Jesus Christ.

FIRST STEPS

August 30-31, 2014 Sunday School 81 Worship 683 Amt. Rec’d for Ministry $ 10666.17 Building 1721.50 Special 634.35

Sept. 6-7, 2014 Sunday School 101 Worship 863 Amt. Rec’d for Ministry $ 16027.32 Building 2991.50 Special 616.55

Our Family

Our Prayers for: Betty Rose Thompson, Steve Emory, Louise Lentz, Rosalee Burgess, Darlene & Virgil Bur-gess, Sue Coleman, Jacob Gerken, Clifford Smith, Charles & Jennie Cheffey, Brittany Blake, Kathy Gardner, Reggie Waldo, Justin McCowan (Soldier in Af-ghanistan), Patti Jones, Nicole Jeffery, Glenda Horne, Daryl McKinney, Cansata Arnold, Bob Salmons, Our Military Families, Strong Tower Haiti Orphanage, and our covenant churches in Mozambique.

Our hearts go out in Christian love and sympathy to . . . the family and friends of Fran-ces Goldsmith due to her death on Sept. 4, 2014, and to . . . Angela Boone and family due to the recent death of Angela’s biological mother, Shirley Tulenson, in Kentucky.

Congratulations to: Mike & Angie Waldrep on the birth of their son, Evan Matthew Waldrep, on Friday, August 29, 2014 in Columbia, MO. The pa-ternal grandparents are Don & Mary Lou Waldrep.

WWEE C CELEBRATEELEBRATE THETHE D DAYAY YOUYOU W WEREERE B BORNORN If your birthday is not listed, please let us know so it can be added!

CCHILDRENHILDREN/Y/YOUTHOUTH WOW WOW We dive into different stages of Jesus’ life throughout the year, but very rarely do we go through his entire life beginning to end. That’s exactly what we are going to do in Children and Youth WOW! Through games, crafts, service pro-jects and Bible stories we are going to learn how we fit into Jesus’ story and how he fits into ours. We will embrace what happens when we start treating other people with kindness, serve other people, take a break from life to sit in silence with God, and how the resurrection affects our life daily. You won’t want to miss out on this! Wonderful on Wednesdays starts Sept. 17th

CCUBUB S SCOUTCOUT P PACKACK 54 54 MEETSMEETS T TUESDAYSUESDAYS Cub Scout Pack 54 would like to invite all boys grades 1st—5th to join Cub Scouts. Pack 54 meets Tuesday Nights at 7 to 8 p.m. at the Downtown Church on 4th and Osage Street.

STO HSTO HAITIAITI VBS D VBS DINNERINNER Everyone is invited to join the First Church Strong Tower VBS team as we share testimonies and pictures of the recent mission trip to Haiti. We’ll have a potluck dinner at the Celebration Center (Friendship Hall) on Sunday, October 5th right at 6 p.m., so please bring your favorite dish to share and make plans now to attend!

Faron & Kristi Miller Mason, Maverick & Merrick Miller 810 Manor Court Sedalia, MO 65301 660-826-0635

WWELCOMEELCOME N NEWEW M MEMBERSEMBERS

If you would like additional

information about the church

attendance or finances, please

call the church office (827-2993).

Downtown, 4th & Osage

//Worship Sunday 10:50am

Celebration Center, 1701 W. 32nd St

Worship //Saturday 5:30pm //Sunday 8:35 9:45am & 12:30 pm

Listen on the Radio at 1490AM Sundays 10:30am or on

Website at www.firstsayyes.com (messages)

Email us at email@firstsayyes.com Phone // 660.827.2993

First United Methodist Church

Office: 1701 West 32nd Street

Sedalia, MO 65301

Non-Profit Organization US POSTAGE PAID SEDALIA, MO 65301

Permit #208

FirsT United Methodist Church of Sedalia

RETURN ADDRESS REQUESTED

YYOUTHOUTH MP MPACTACT R RESUMESESUMES S SUNDAYUNDAY, S, SEPTEPT. 14 . 14 All youth grades 5th—12th are invited to our Youth MPact Kick-off which will be an outdoors BBQ at Bobbie Miller’s House (4165 S. Kentucky) from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14. This is a time for us to reconnect, invite new friends, and just have fun. Hotdogs and buns will be provided. Contact Bob-bie if you’d like to bring chips, dessert, drinks, or anything easy. If weather permits, we will go swimming, so bring swimwear (whole piece suits for girls)

and towels if you plan to swim. If the water is too cold, there will still be outdoor games and activities. The remaining Sunday Night Youth MPact meetings will be held at the Celebration Center, 1701 W. 32nd, in the Youth Room from 4:30—6 p.m. If you have any questions, please call Bobbie at 660-281-3258.

2014 F2014 FALLALL WOW B WOW BEGINSEGINS W WEDNESDAYEDNESDAY, S, SEPTEPT. 17. 17THTH

WWEE H HAVEAVE C CLASSESLASSES FORFOR ALL AGES! ALL AGES! From 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. for 10 weeks, Wonderful on Wednesdays (W.O.W.)

meets at the Celebration Center beginning September 17th.

Our children and youth will be studying “Jesus’ Story . . . Where Jesus said “follow me” (with our head, heart, hands and feet)”. Our adults will be learning about “Living for Jesus”. Pick up a list of the adult classes available from the Celebration Center Welcome Center. Sign up this weekend on the blue card (bulletin insert).