MISSION STATEMENT As God’s family we dedicate ourselves to share God’s infinite love; nurture each other; accept our differences and witness to our faith through Jesus Christ our Lord.

RESTROOMS are located through the south doors and down the hall, to the right of the water fountain. CHURCH NURSERY is off the fellowship hall. Please see an usher for assistance. ASSISTED HEARING DEVICES are available for your use during the service. Please see an usher for assistance.

Rev. Karen Burris Email: kmburris3@gmail.com

Pastor Karen’s Cell: 352-516-1155 Brandon Williams, Dir. of Music Ministries

Rachel Pryor, Dir. of Family Ministries P.O. Box 475 Church e-mail:

24845 W. Newberry Road newberryumc@gmail.com Newberry, FL 32669 Church Website:

Church Office: (352) 472-4005 www.newberryumc.org

SUNDAY MORNING VOLUNTEER STAFF

Liturgist: Larry Burris Ushers: Paul Hardy, Dick Howells

Dave Dunkes, Gene Elliott, Billy Mitchell Audio-Visual: Larry Burris, David Fritz, Doug Johnson

NEWBERRY

UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH

February 25, 2018

Welcome!

God wants you to GROW in your FAITH -- not be a spiritual baby. Then God wants you to SOW in FAITH. We need to understand the law of reaping what we sow. Then God wants you to GO in FAITH.

Faith is seeing from God’s point of view!

“Reaching People & Sharing God's Infinite Love”

February 25 Gwen Stressman 26 Peggy Loy 28 Anna Bennett

March 1 Darlene McGehee 3 Megan Hoyt

February 26 Bob & Yancy Lawrence 28 Carroll & Margie Cumbee

March 2 Jim & Susan Russell

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Welcome & Announcements Birthdays & Anniversaries Opening Prayer ^Opening Hymn “When Morning Gilds the Sky” No. 185 ^Call to Worship Leader: Lent is not a time for being miserable, but for taking stock and resetting our aims for following Christ.

People: Loving God, in you we trust, let us never fool ourselves.

Leader: Lent is an opportunity for healthy repentance- repentance for our indifference in face of the permeating evil of the world, repentance for personal sins which we have glossed over as “mere foibles.”

People: According to your loving kindness, remember me, God of goodness and saving grace.

Leader: Lent is a time for joy; the exhilaration that comes from defying temptations, from turning our face to the light that shines on the narrow path of Christ Jesus, from walking into adverse winds and enjoying small victories day by day.

People: Make me know your ways, O God, teach me your paths, for you are the God of my salvation and my true happiness. Amen. ^Affirmation of Faith No. 88

^Gloria Patri No. 70

Weekly Calendar

Salty Service Counts

Please tear and place in the offering plate

as a sign of having served as a Salty

Servant beyond our congregation,

serving in areas of ministry, outreach,

and missions recognized or developed by

this church this previous week for at least

an hour.

Sunday 9:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Cafe 9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday Small Groups

10:15 a.m. Choir Practice 10:55 a.m. Worship & Children’s Worship

Monday 10:00 a.m. Harvest Food Ministry 10:30 a.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice

Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Harvest Food Ministry 5:15 p.m. Dinner 6:00 p.m. Bible Study

Thursday 5:30 p.m. Building Comm. Meeting

Friday 7:00 p.m. Karaoke ‘

PRAYER LIST

Family of Jim Barton Family of James Silcox Family of Pat Walton

*Indicates church member

Austin Chandler; William Chitty; Christopher Chastain; Justin Chastain; Danielle Kutner;

Liz McDaniel; Brandon Moreau; C.J. Robinson; John Shepard IV; Ada Tan; Kimberly

Vickers.

^Praise Song “Open Doors” Children’s Lenten Message with the Pastor Children’s Worship Offering ^Doxology No. 95 Prayers of the People (In Unison)

ALL: O Lord, we pray for your church. That we, who are blessed by you, may be a blessing to others. That we, who are loved by you, may love as you love. That we, who are empowered by you, may encourage others. That we, who are called by you, may bring others to you. That we, who are created by you, may build a church that will stand as a symbol of your presence in our midst. O Lord, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hear our prayer. Amen.

Remember those in our midst who grieve the loss of loved ones.

Remember those in need of ongoing and sustaining prayers.

Remember our troops.

PASTOR’S MEMORY VERSE

“All this is proceeding along lines planned all along by God and then executed in Christ Jesus. When we trust in him, we’re free to say whatever needs to be said, bold to go wherever we need to go. So don’t let my present trouble on your behalf get you down. Be proud!”

Ephesians 3:12-13

John Arden; Carroll Cumbee*; Margie Cumbee*; Alex Disabb & Family; Marilyn

Fleming*; Paul Fleming*; Malita Freese; Paul Hardy*; Beverly Kaiser; Rhonda

Kent; Kay Lacy; Lynn LeGrand*; Family of Lola Latson*; Lola Latson*; Christine

May*; Steve McElroy; Rhonda Mitchell*; Pastor Joe Moxley; Allison Nevill*;

Skip Pryor; Tammy Reynolds; Karen Sanders; Bud Shipbaugh; Lisa Small; Bonnie

Smith’s Children; Mason Smith*: Gwen Stressman*; Bill Toland; Kimberly

Vickers.

Open hearts, open minds, opens doors We welcome all who seek to love the Lord. Bring your joys, bring your burdens all you rich and poor. Open hearts open minds, open hearts open doors. We gather here to praise and worship. In our diversity we find a common ground. We speak the language of one God, one love. Seek the Lord, sing God’s praise with joyful sound. Open hearts, open minds, opens doors. We welcome all who seek to love the Lord. Bring your joys, bring your burdens all you rich and poor. Open hearts open minds, open hearts open doors.

Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer Hymn “Onward, Christian Soldiers” No. 575 (You may come forward for special prayer. The altar is open to all who wish to kneel.) Scripture Proverbs 3: 9-10 2 Timothy 2: 3-7 Message Title “DARING FAITH: Key to Miracles” Week 3: Daring to Give God My Best ^Hymn “I Surrender All” No. 354 ^Benediction

Stewardship Reflections

“Examples are few of men ruined by giving.”

Christian Bovée, mid-19th century American author

,536,000 seconds. And all is a gift from

ng to deserve it, earn it, or purchased it. Like the air we breathe, time

comes to us as a part of life.

The gift of time is not ours alone. It is given equally to each person. Rich and poor, educated and ignorant, strong and weak—every man, woman and child has the same twenty-four hours every day.

Another important thing about time is that you cannot stop it.

FINANCIAL REPORT CARD

For February 18, 2018

Budget: $3,573.81

Offering: $2,036.80

TOTALS FOR LAST MONTH

January Total Budget: $15,486.50

January Total Income: $ 9,605.25

^Please stand as you are able