Braden United Methodist Church 4725 Dorr Street Toledo, OH 43615
Jesus Christ is Lord and whom He sets free is freed indeed. Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Wynston E. Dixon, Pastor
BRADEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH “Making Disciples for Jesus Christ” February 6, 2011 Communion Sunday 10:30 A.M. Celebrating Black History Month *(Indicates when congregation should stand) PRELUDE
Musician
LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES
Acolytes
*CALL TO WORSHIP Pastor: Christ has called his church into being to share his message of salvation with our world. People: The church has brought God's love to us; now we are commissioned to share his love with others. Pastor: Jesus used the illustrations of salt and light to show we have a caring and sharing ministry. People: We are in Christ's ministry. May God help us to be effective in that ministry. *HYMN OF PRAISE
“”Come Christians Join to Sing”
Hymnal #158
PRAYER OF CONFESSION (In Unison) Loving Savior, we come humbly before you, confessing the divisions that we have made in your church. We have let styles and attitudes of worship keep us apart. We have persecuted one another in your name. We have prevented ourselves from seeing you in each other and we have chosen instead to divide your body by highlighting the differences and discounting the similarities that make us all one. Forgive us, we pray. Open our minds to the possibilities of oneness in you. Bring us together by your love and fill us with grace, that alone can break down the barriers that divide us. MINISTRY OF MUSIC SCRIPTURE LESSON
Braden Adult Choir Matthew 5: 13 - 20
Pew Bible Pg.852
MINISTRY OF MUSIC SERMON
Braden Adult Choir “"Ye Are The Salt of The Earth" Pastor Wynston E. Dixon
IINVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP INVITATIONAL MUSIC
“”Stand Up Stand Up for Jesus
Hymnal #514
(Persons who desire to unite with the church or rededicate themselves may come forward at this time.) THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION Pastor:
God in Christ breaks down the walls that make us strangers to ourselves and to each other. We are the body of Christ. Around this table we enact our faith. The broken body of Christ restores the broken body of Christ’s people to wholeness; Christ’s life poured out offers healing to our shattered world.
MOMENT OF SILENCE PASSING OF THE PEACE THE GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Pastor:
The Lord be with you.
People:
And also with you.
Pastor:
Lift up your hearts.
People:
We lift them up to the Lord.
Pastor:
Give thanks to the Lord our God.
People:
It is a good and right thing for us to give thanks and praise.
Pastor:
We thank you for the blessing of your creation, for the love of family and church, for the power of your Spirit in our lives, and for the cross at which you give us life, and the empty tomb where you give us hope. Your glory is beyond our imagination. Your love is beyond our comprehension. Your majesty is beyond our words. Yet you have called us your own, redeeming us through your sacrificial love, and you have brought us your life giving word through Christ your Word. And so, with your people on earth, and with all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join the eternal hymn.
All:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Pastor:
Your name, O Lord our Father, is above all other names; your love is beyond all other loves.
People:
You call us by name. With arms outstretched as on a cross you call us to yourself, and you name us as your people.
Pastor:
So with arms outstretched, we now embrace new friends in Christ and renew forgotten hopes. The body broken and the life of Christ poured out transforms our fears, revive our vision.
People:
We praise your name, O Father. We ask with joy and expectation that you will renew us with your Holy Spirit; that we may receive this gift of your body broken for our body’s wholeness, embracing your manifold gifts that meet our manifold needs, and shouting “Amen” so that the whole world may hear. You have sought us out in Christ, you have cleansed us by the gift of Christ’s offering of Himself, and you have raised us up in new life with Christ.
Pastor:
And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ’s sacrifice for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.
All:
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Pastor:
Holy Spirit, come upon us as we share these gifts of bread and cup. Make this meal more than an empty symbol, but an encounter with the living Christ, as we join in Holy Communion. All praise and thanks to you, O Heavenly Father, Christ the Son, and Holy Spirit. All honor and glory is yours, almighty God, now and forever. Amen.
BREAKING THE BREAD Pastor:
The Master Jesus, on the night of his betrayal, took bread, having given thanks; he broke it and said, “This is my body broken for you. Do this to remember me.” After supper, he did the same thing with the cup: “This cup is my blood, my new covenant with you. Each time you drink this cup, remember me.
SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS AND OURSELVES *OFFERTORY RESPONSE Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him all creatures here below; praise Him above, ye heavenly host; praise Farther, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen *SENDING FORTH *BENEDICTION
ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY: Liturgist; Bro. Elbert Stewart ; Acolytes: Daeja Bumpus & Brooklynne Gregory Sound Technician: Jeremiah Robinson; Musician: Sis. Glenna Wilson-Barnes
Welcome! With pleasure we greet and welcome all who have gathered for this time of worship. May God’s presence be real, meeting us at our point of need. Please make yourself known to worshipers around you and to the leaders of worship., we’re glad you’re here. If you are a first time visitor, please introduce yourself, sign one of our visitor’s cards and put it in the offering basket. If you have not accepted Jesus as Lord and Master of your life or do not have a church home, we hope that having heard the word of God, you will come forward to shake hands and fellowship with us. **Today we welcome the Confirmation Class from First United Methodist Church in Sylvania. Welcome to you all!
To Pastor Dixon & Braden Family, Thank you for your support and prayers during our recent period of bereavement. May God bless each of you. Charlene Mack , Charles & Quinters Cohen **Attention Church Council: Committee reports for the February meeting are due to the office by this Friday, February 11.. Also, all church council members should plan to be here next Sunday, February 13 for Installation of officers. during Worship... **Parent’s Night Out: Our next PNO is this Friday, February 11th from 6:009:00 p.m. You may sign your children up by calling the church office this week. Also, volunteers needed! Please see Sandra McPherson to volunteer. PNO Staff Round Up –Wednesday, February 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the conference room. Volunteers and needed and appreciated. **Centennial Books for sale! We now have 100th Anniversary books for sale. The cost is $30.00. Please see Colette Crosby after church or contact her at 419-243-1531.
DAILY BIBLE READING GUIDE Day/Chapter Sun. /Ex. 26 Thurs./Ex. 30
Day/Chapter Mon. / Ex. 27 Fri./ Ex. 31
Day/Chapter Tues./ Ex. 28 Sat./Ex. 32
Day/Chapter Wed./Ex. 29
Stewardship Report for January 30, 2011 Needed To Date: $18,090.00 Received To Date: $16,598.84 Attendance: Worship-;134;Sunday School-Children & Youth-6; Adults-13; Confirmation Class- Bible Study-none
HOSPITALS/NURSING HOMES/REHAB CENTERS Remember the following members and friends in your prayers George Allen, Jr.
Whitehouse Country Manor
Lincoln Bussey, Sr.
Lutheran Home-Assisted Living
Harold Young
Heartland-Holly Glenn
Toledo, Oh 43605 4294 Monroe St.
Loretta Simmons
Fairview Nursing Home
Toledo, OH 43606 4420 South Ave.
Laurels of Toledo
Toledo, OH 43615 1011 Byrne Rd. #206
Lake Park
Toledo, OH 43606 5100 Harroun Rd.
Wolf Creek Rehab
Sylvania, OH 43560 2001 Perrysburg/Holland
Norvelle Gross Theresa Brister George Allen, Sr.
11239 Waterville St. Waterville, OH 43566 2519 Seaman St.
Holland, OH 43528 Carleton, Allen Virginia HaywoodSmith
Fairview Nursing Home
4420 South Ave.
UTMC Rehab
Toledo, OH 43615 3000 Arlington Ave. Toledo, OH 43614
Sick & Shut-Ins
Prayer Requests
Beene, Asia Coleman, Mildred Russell, Edna Shoecraft, Velma Steele, Lucille Simmons, Roosevelt White, Margie Greene, Lula
Allen, H. Carlton Allen, Florene Phillips, Odessa M. Davis, Lucy Hadley, Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Stewart, Rebecca
Dixon, Sr., Nehemiah King, Edith Ellison, Jim & Thomasine Keyes, Mattie Allen, Cassandra
“What Makes a Man? 12 Promises that Will Change Your Life” Study to be held at Braden UM Church.
Men can make a difference! Perhaps more then any other thing today our society needs men who are willing to stand up and make a difference. Men who, having counted the cost, are willing to reflect the character of Jesus Christ in the world of negotiable, confused identities, and distorted priorities. But what does it take to be such a man? How does one become fully Christ like and fully masculine? And what does Christ like masculinity look like in such areas as friendship, marriage, family, church, community, business, relationship with God, and personal identity? That’s exactly what we will discover in “What Makes a Man.” This study is for men only and is offered by the Braden United Methodist Men’ ministry. Please come and join with us as we explore God’s deeper meaning for the men of this day and age. Date: March 1st, 2011 Time: 6:30 P.M. Place: Braden United Methodist Church Facilitator: Rev. Carl Marshall
Happening this Week – February 6—12, 2011: Tuesday:
5:30
Staff/Parish Relations Committee Mtg.
Wednesday: 12:00 Bible Study 7:00
Bible Study
Thursday
6:00
Trustees Mtg.
Friday:
6:00
Parent’s Night Out
Council Reports to the office Saturday:
8:00
United Methodist Men
9:30
Ministry of the Watchman (gym)
11:00 HM Chorus 12:00 Choir 1:30
Praise Dance Rehearsal
Next Sunday-February 13, 2011:
9:30 Sunday School 10:30 Worship Installation of Officers Acolytes: Kobe Tillman & Davarius Mays Liturgist: Sandra McPherson Upcoming Dates to Remember:
2/19 Church Council Mtg. 2/19&2/20
Confirmation Retreat
2/27 Sunday School Breakfast 3/1
“What Makes a Man” Study Class
3/6
Confirmation Sunday
3/9
Ash Wednesday
3/13
First Sunday in Lent
How DO I Become a Christian? Repent - Turn away from sin. (Romans 3:23, Acts 3:19) Believe - Trust in Jesus for salvation. (John 3:16) Confess - Give Jesus control of your life. (Romans 10:9-10) Receive - Receive Jesus as your personal savior. (Romans 10:13)
How to Join Braden United Methodist Church Profession of Faith - If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, you may join by professing Jesus Christ as your Savior.
Renewal of Vows - If you have been a member of a church at one time, but Have been inactive, you may join by renewing your faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Transfer - If you are a member of another church, you may join by Requesting that your membership be transferred to Braden.
Affiliate Member - Sometimes an individual has reasons for keeping his or her membership in another church, but would also like to be a member of Braden. This is possible as an affiliate member.
What is the Invitation? At the conclusion of every service we offer an invitation. It is for those who want to receive Jesus as Savior, who wants to join the membership process, who wants to pray individually or need for others to pray with them. Feel free to come forward today! Contact Us:
Office: 419-386-2700
Church’s E-mail: Bradenumc@sbcglobal.net
Fax: 419-386-2702
Church’s Website: Bradenumc.org
Parsonage: 419-386-2690; Pastor’s E-mail: cuppah@sbcglobal.net