CALENDAR SERMON

sunday

5

9:00 am Celebration Service

10:00 am Fellowship Time in Fellowship Hall

10:15 am Sunday School

11:10 am Traditional Service

3:00 pm Christmas Play Rehearsal (Fellowship Hall)

4:00 pm Connexion Group (Dodgen)

5:30 pm Connexion Group (Stephens)

5:30 pm Connexion Group (Reisbeck)

6:00 pm Connexion Group (Taylor)

monday

66:30 pm Connexion Group (Atkins)

7:00 pm Connexion Group (Anchondo)

tuesday

7 7:00 pm Smart Money LiveStream Event

wednesday

8

10:00 am Connexion Group (Lowerre)

5:30 pm Timothy Team (grades K-6th)

6:00 pm Handbell Choir Rehearsal

6:30 pm Men’s Group (Fellowship Hall)

6:45 pm Basement Student Services (7th-12th)

6:45 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

7:45 pm Celebration Team Rehearsal

thursday

9 9:30 am Circle One Meeting (Wesley Room)

friday

10 4:00 pm Youth leave for Refuge Retreat

sunday

12

9:00 am Celebration Service

10:00 am Fellowship Time in Fellowship Hall

10:00 am Communion in the Sanctuary

10:15 am Sunday School

11:10 am Traditional Service

3:00 pm Christmas Play Rehearsal (Fellowship Hall)

4-6 pm Connexion Group Meetings

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • SILOAM SPRINGS, AR

Another Brick in the Wall part 5: WitnessAnother Brick in the Wall: Lessons from Nehemiah Series

Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 6, & 8-12

Reflection Questions

When you hear the word “witness” what comes to mind?

When you think of the people in your life, both living and deceased who are some of the people who have best witnessed in word and deed what it means to live a life devoted to Jesus Christ?

Trouble with the Text

Read Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 6, & 8-12What do these passages of Scripture share happened at the completion of the wall?a. All are ____________1. Scripture is ________, 2. God’s glory ___________3. People _________ lack of faith in the past

All Saints Day—A Cloud of Witnesses

When we celebrate All Saints Day we simultaneously ________ a life well lived—a w_______ in w______ and d_____ while also mourning their physical presence and continued living witness among us.

Application

In September our Connexion Groups did a series on “U______ Y_____ F_____ S_____”

What are some of the reasons we struggle with being a witness?

What are some lessons we can derive from both Nehemiah and the saints who have gone before us as it relates to being a witness?

What is one thing I am going to do to become a better witness for Jesus Christ?

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What We Believe Many people believe they are Christian because they were born into a religious home or they go to church, tried their best, or are a moral person. However, the Bible teaches that these things do not make you a Christian. You become a Christian simply by:

1. Acknowledging that you, like all people have sinned and fallen short of God’s standards. The Bible calls sin a desire to live independently of God. (Romans 3:23)

2. Personally believing that Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross and rose again. (Romans 6:23)

3. Repenting (turning away from your sins), confessing, and accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. (Romans 10:9)

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Message from the PastorToday marks a feast day celebration in the Church—All Saints. We will remember and celebrate the unbroken line of those in Christ who have gone on before us. Stretching back beyond Abraham and through all the centuries, we will celebrate those who are in the great cloud of witnesses and we will remember that we stand on the shoulders of giants. We will simultaneously celebrate a life well lived—a witness in word and deed while also mourning their physical presence and continued living witness among us.As I consider All Saints Day I shudder when I think of what my world will be like when my last living grandparent passes on, but I take comfort in knowing all the impact he and my other grandparents have had on me as a witness to the glory of God and the good news of Jesus Christ.Nehemiah and the people lamented their past sins as a people, but in this they also celebrated that they had been the beneficiaries of God’s tremendous grace and despite all the opposition they faced, they had completed the wall. They heard the witness of their ancestors read in Scripture of the steadfast love and faithfulness of God as well as past failure by the people to keep covenant with God. Yes, they had been a flawed people, but despite this God’s greatness was proclaimed and witnessed.We are so glad you have joined us in Worship this morning as we celebrate All Saints Sunday and we explore another lesson from Nehemiah and place Another Brick in the Wall: Witness.

November 5, 2017 | All Saints Sunday

Pastoral Welcome & Announcements

Inviting God’s Presence and Action: We bless your holy name, O God, for all your servants who, having finished their course, now rest from their labors. Give us grace to follow the example of their steadfastness and faithfulness, to your honor and glory; through Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. (ENGLAND, 20TH CENT., ALT.)

Prelude “Prelude No. 2 in C minor” - arr. & perf. by Job Smoot

Call to Worship Liturgist — Larry Dodgen

Leader: We remember, O God, the countless saints of history

Congregation: who have blazed a trail of courage through time.

Leader: We remember, O God, the tender touch of loved ones,

Congregation: the example of heroes, the remarkable acts of fearless ones.

Leader: Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,

Congregation: let us worship God with joy!(posted on the Desperate Preacher’s website)

*Hymn of Praise “For All the Saints” #711 vs. 1, 4, 6

Remembrance of the Saints

*Affirmation of Faith Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried: the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen

*Gloria Patri

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,

world without end. Amen, amen.

Children’s Time Clark Atkins (Please greet one another as the children come forward.)

Anthem “Fly Away Medley” - arr. Mark Hayes Chancel Choir

Joys & Concerns

Mission Moment

Giving of God’s Tithes, Our Offerings and Our “Extra Dollars”W

Offertory “Soon and Very Soon” - Brooke Fraser - Rebekah Lindstrom & Job Smoot

*Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! Amen.

*November Memory Verse Psalm 9:1 NRSV

“I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.”

Sermon “Another Brick in the Wall: Witness” Rev. Clark Atkins Nehemiah 8:1-12 / Old Testament, pg. 426

Service of Word and Table pg. 13

*Hymn of Commitment “For the Bread Which You Have Broken” #614 vs. 1, 2, 3

*Benediction: The Lord bless you, and keep you; The Lord make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)

*Benediction Response Alleluia! Alleluia! Give Thanks #162 Refrain

Alleluia! Alleluia! Give thanks to the risen Lord! Alleluia! Alleluia! Give thanks to his name!

Postlude “Be Thou My Vision” - arr. & perf. by Job Smoot

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Traditional - 11/5/17