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Services Sept. 16: Mums for Missions 9am-1pm in
Four unique the Connector
worship Sept. 17: Mums for Missions 8:30am-
opportunities 12:30pm in the Parlor
are offered on Sept. 24: Seekers Class will begin a 21-
Sunday. week series called: Living the Questions
Oct. 1: World Communion Sunday
Oct. 1: MUMC Blood Drive in the Atrium
8am
8:30am-12:30pm
McMurry Oct. 1: Donut Sunday in Cornerstone
Chapel Coffee Shop (Mission of the Month
Informal worship for October is Partner in Education
with a personal
touch. Sharing
Jefferson Middle School school supplies)
Oct. 6-7: Catch Your Breath Renewal
kNOw Fear
prayer concerns Retreat (For details or to register, email Last Sunday we began the three-week message series
is welcomed. charity@moumc.org.) entitled kNOw Fear. We have to know and understand
Oct. 8: MythConceptions sermon fear before we can face it down in life. This week we
9:15am series begins are looking at the Fear of Not Mattering. This is a very
Sanctuary Oct. 8: Bible Sunday (A special Sunday common phobia...the fear that our lives wont really
Contemporary when 3rd graders receive Bibles. Please count or add up to much in the big scheme of things.
worship that contact Katja Jones at katja@moumc. There are three times in our lives when were most likely
includes a org if you have a 3rd grader so we to focus on the matter of not mattering. The first is when
childrens time, can be prepared with a gift for your were young and idealistic, looking forward and charting
Praise Band. student! the course of our lives so that we can make a difference
Oct. 8: Dessert with the Pastor 1:30- in the world. The second is at mid-life when we look
10:30am 3pm in Whittler Hall around and ask if were happy with the contribution we
Sanctuary Oct. 15: Laity Sunday are making to the world. The third significant time is
Traditional Oct. 22: Membership Sunday when were older and looking back and asking ourselves if
worship with Oct. 22: Flu Shots (for a fee) and Free were leaving a legacy we can be proud of.
music from the Blood Pressure Screenings in the Atrium
In the scriptures, Jesus says that to oversome the fear
choir. 8:30am-noon
of our lives not mattering, we must first reject the
Oct. 22: Deadline to sign up for
worlds model of success and move from SUCCESS to
Guatemala Mission Trip Jan. 26-Feb. 4,
7pm 2018
SIGNIFICANCE. Second, we must embrace Jesus model of
Cornerstone Oct. 27: Not-So-Frightening Friday in
servanthood.
Coffee Shop the District (activities for kids at MUMC) Its my hope that this Sunday we can get beneath the
Contemporary Nov. 5: All Saints Sunday surface. I ask that you come prepared to be honest with
worship led Nov. 5: Donut Sunday in Cornerstone yourself as you ask the great
by the Ignite Coffee Shop big question, Where does my
College Age Dec. 1: Living Windows in the District life connect with the ongoing
Ministry Team. (MUMC hospitality outreach) purposes of God?
Dec. 3: Donut Sunday in Cornerstone See you Sunday at the place
Coffee Shop where we are safe to ask
ourselves hard questions.
Fred
MUMC Music Notes Say Yes Update
Its never too late to choir our Chancel We ended the Say Yes campaign with
Choir. We meet on Wednesdays 7-9pm more than 200 yes cards! Way to go!
in the choir room. We are growing and I We did better than the average 20/80
want to continue to extend this invitation you know where 20% is a usual response.
to new and former singers. We have so We had more than 30%.
much fun, we work hard and we minister Remember, say yes was all about giving
with our music every week. Please, if you you an opportunity to grow as disciples by serving others.
enjoy singing, if youve ever thought of joining choir or if As we become a church does W+2, keep praying about
you would like the social benefit of a smaller group please where you are feeding others through service and where
make choir your thing. We will welcome you with open you are being fed. I also like to think about it as where
arms! you our pouring into others and where youre being
poured in to. Keep up the GOD work, church!
Im considering starting a brass choir. I know we have
players from high school through retirement age who play Sept. 16-17: Mums for Missions
and may enjoy an outlet for their talent. If your interest Mums for Missions will be available Saturday, Sept. 16,
or know of someone, please let me know. You can call, 9am to 1pm. Then again in the Parlor Sunday, from
text or email me at tim@moumc.org or 417-459-5430. 8:30am-12:30pm, as long as the mums last. Mum proceeds
Have a wonderful week everyone! go for local and world Missions supported by United
Methodist Women and the Amish family that grows them.
Want to Serve in Guatemala?
The MUMC Guatemala mission team is recruiting team Praying Our Way Forward...
members for our trip Jan. 26-Feb. 4, 2018. Our work is in During the week of Sept. 17-23, the Missouri Annual
the beautiful highlands surrounding Lake Atitlan where we Conference of the United Methodist Church will come
enjoy comfortable lodging and delicious food. We need together and pray for the Commission on the Way Forwards
non-skilled construction workers, physicians and nurse efforts. Praying Our Way Forward is an initiative that invites
practitioners to serve the indigenous Maya. High school us to put our different concerns and opinions aside and
students are welcome when accompanied by a parent. invest in the power of prayer. A number of resources for
The deadline is Oct. 22. For further information call this initiative have been developed and can be found at:
Melissa Clarke at 881 7384 or email at melisc53@aol.com. http://www.moumethodist.org/prayingourwayforward. In
particular, we invite you to identify an hour (or two) during
Sept. 19: Pecan Sale Begins this week to set aside in dedicated prayer for this purpose.
UMW Pecan Sales for Mission will begin Monday, Sept. 19 Our prayer focus is two-fold: We are praying that God will
and go through Wednesday, Oct. 4. Just as last year, all help us to fulfill the mission of the church, and we are
sales will be pre-ordered, either by 1) online through the praying to be one in Christ.
churchs website, or 2) by filling out an order form located
at the desk in the Connector and getting it with your Young Adults: Exploration 2017
check to the church office by mail or by hand carrying it. EXPLORATION 2017 is an event for young adults age 18-26
(Checks need to be made out to UMW-Searcy Feely Circle to hear, discern, and respond to God's call to ordained
with notation Pecans.) More details coming next week ministry and to explore their gifts for service as a deacon
after we are able to contact our supplier in Georgia and or elder in The United Methodist Church. This year
hopefully learn that Hurricane Irma did not interfere Exploration is November 3-5 in Portland, OR. The Board
with their operation. of Ordained Ministry of the Missouri Annual Conference is
sponsoring $100 of registration fees and full flight for 20
college-aged Missouri Methodists interested in exploring
Seekers: Living the Questions their call. Contact Jenny Gragg, jgragg@moumethodist.
Beginning Sept. 24 the Seekers Class will begin a 21-week org, if you are interested in attending.
series called: Living the Questions. Living the Questions
is a thought provoking study that does not attempt to give
participants pat easy answers to theological questions.
The study creates an atmosphere where participants
discuss with each other the best of today's theological
thought and how it relates to their lives. Each session
begins with a 20 minute video featuring 35 of today's
leading religious leaders. In addition participants will be
emailed 5-6 pages of study material each week before
class to read and help prepare for class discussion.
All interested adults are welcome to attend. The Seekers
class meets each Sunday morning at 9:15 AM in room 302.
2 MISSOURI UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sept. 14, 2017 - Vol. 30, No. 36
GROWING
DEEPLY SUNDAY
a daily scripture guide
Week of Sept 18- Sept 23 SERMON
kNOw Fear: The Fear of Not Mattering - Sept 17th
MONDAY: Mark 8:34-38 Followership vs. Leadership Scripture: Mark 8:34-38 (NLT)
Who wants to be a follower? If we asked this of the culture, I suspect few
people would say I do. This passage calls us to a different way of living one Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, If any of you wants to
where we follow and serve rather than lead and be served. be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow
REFLECTION: What parts of your life are you eager to follow? What parts are me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your
you eager to lead? Do you see any patterns? life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. And what
do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything
TUESDAY: Mark 8:34-38 Where Are the Leaders Then? worth more than your soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in
Servant leadership is what were called to. To lead as people who follow Jesus. these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that
When we do that, whats important is not only the bottom line - but how you person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
get to the bottom line.
PRAYER: Show me, Lord, where I might be a servant leader. What changes do Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale
House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
I need to make for my leadership to emulate servant leadership? (Take time to
listen). Thank you Lord. Ill keep listening and when I hear you, I will respond!
Amen. My Notes:
WEDNESDAY: Mark 8:34-38 There Will Be Suffering
While were not called to be martyrs, we are also not called to avoid suffering.
The world runs away from hard things, denounce them even. We, on the other
hand can enter into pain and even suffering knowing that we are not alone.
Knowing that suffering is part of every journey - Christs and ours.
THOUGHT: Im not above suffering or difficulty.
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Staff: Lead Pastor Fred Leist. Laura Bentley, Administrative Assistant; Tim Coday, Director of Music Ministries; Debbie Craighead, Finance Assistant; Joan
DeBoe, Pastor of Worship & Administration; David Ezeji, Facility Steward; Adriene Floyd, Executive Assistant; Courtney Gaunt, Director, Discovery Days;
Teressa Gilbreth, Director of Communications; Charity Goodwin, Pastor of Discipleship; Jacqui Jamieson, Assistant Director, Discovery Days; Katja Jones,
Director of Childrens & Youth Ministries; Mike Krohn, Building Manager; Gabriella Miller, Nursery Coordinator; Jo Lee, Events Coordinator;Kim Parker,
Pastor of New Generations; Sam Studer; Facility Steward; Preston Williams, Tech & Facility Steward;Music Staff: Craig Datz, Organist; Kaye Miller,
Director of Wesleyan Ringers; Rochelle Parker, Associate Organist; Marilyn Rowe, Serendipity Choir; Rachel Blomquist, Grace Notes Choir