PRAYER REQUESTS

March 16-22

Members

Dotsy Reynolds Peggy Covington

Carl Anderson Jean Way

Judy Mayo Faye Herring

Dr. Thurman Scott Bill Rohleder

Julia Ratliff Roy and Frances Shepard

Our homebound and shut in members Mary Ellen Kindley

Denny and Sue Glennon Sam and Ava Nance

Ann Covington Mary Bray

Mabel Mossor Bruce Simmons

Juanita Sinclair Marty Covington

Faye Poplin Audrey Ewing

Lib Meacham Claudette Brownley

Jean Crouch Martha Scarborough

Larry Clay Roger Staley

Marie Davis Helen Goodman Sunday: Butch Sykes (Rev. Sykes’ brother) James Day

Mary Kate Sago Flukie Hawkins

Stanley Huffman

Monday:

Maddox LeFeve Helen Bradley

Robbie Taylor Carl Riggan (Lenae Thompson’s father)

Ted Medlin (David Medlin’s father) Jim Gordon (Misty Campbell’s father)

Steve Baker Lucille Martin

Family of Bobby Greene (Al Floyd’s Uncle) Ollie Gillis (Carole Frye’s mother)

Tuesday:

Rev. Paul Bunn Clyde Young

John Calhoun Colton Beasley

Family of Chris Baldwin (Sue Baldwin’s son) Morrison Prison Ministry

Wednesday:

Family of John Cadieu Family of J. J. Jackson

Adele Combs Kaye Medlin (David Medlin’s mother)

Gene McIntyre (Mary Ivey Medlin’s father)

Brianna Hamilton (Steve and Shelia Webb’s granddaughter) Sharon Warfel

Thursday:

Coleman O’Neal Family of Burgoone Carnes

Family of Jonathan Watson Connie Quick

Family of Anna Gordon (Misty Campbell’s mother) Jimmy Woodard

Friday:

Frances Dwight George Dees

Charlie Arrington Family of Danny Durham

Betty Brigman Family of Louise Stogner (Wayne Stogner’s mother)

Family of Brian David Rev. James C. P. Brown Saturday:

Larry Hartgrove (Paige Bailey’s father) Robert Brown

Family of Betty McKinnon B. T. Phillips

Robert Wood

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Senior Pastor: Rev. Mike Sykes mikesykes@carolina.rr.com Assistant to Pastor: Rev. Allison Farrah allisoncoltrane@carolina.rr.com Secretary: Cornelia McKenzie cmckenzie@carolina.rr.com Choir Director: Kacey Matheson Organist/Pianist: Helen Alexander Program Director: Mary Griffith Sexton: Al Floyd Nursery: Tabatha Miller

Presence Last week’s attendance:

Sunday School: 76

Worship: 147

Gifts Operating Budget for 2014 $ 533,987.92

Operating Budget Needed to Date 102,689.45

Given to Date 98,599.26

Percentage Given 96.02%

Weekly amount needed for 2014 budget $10,619.23

Budget offering last week 10,376.90 Pennies for Zoe (Total to Date Collected) 8,585.50

Zoe pennies collected in February 28.00

Service for March

Ushers: Benson Crotts Team

TV Ministry Randall Mace

Heat/AC Randy and Tommy Leak

Crucifer: Michael Saunders

Acolytes: Meredith Gerald/Rebecca Clay

Nursery: Worship Service: Anna Odom

Next week: Courtney Deane

Greeters: Mary Jane Bankhead

Paige Simmons/Martha Gandy

Hedge Prayer: Cross Currents Class

Hermitage Volunteer: Robert Cain and Joyce Smith

Sunday Morning Fellowship: This Sunday: UMM

Next Sunday: Jeff Hughes

Calendar

Sunday March 16

9:30 am Sunday School Coffee and Fellowship

9:45 am Sunday School for all ages

10:55 am Worship Hour

Monday March 17

10:00am First Place

6:30 pm Vision Team

Tuesday March 18

10:00 am Tuesday Morning Bible Study

6:30 pm Finance Committee Meeting

Wednesday March 19 7:00 pm Choir practice

Thank you for choosing to worship with us today at First United Methodist Church. Please

sign and pass the pew pad so that we may greet each other by name. If you would like to know

more about the church, please speak to an usher or one of the pastors.

www.fumcrockingham.org

First United Methodist Church 10:55 am March 16, 2014

PO Box 637 – 410 East Washington Street

Rockingham, North Carolina 28380

Telephone No. 910-895-4027

Service is shown one week tape delayed on TWC Channel 15

Sundays at 7:00 pm

Order of Worship Worship is the way we Love God

10:55 am March 16, 2014 When the music begins, please prepare for worship through silent prayer and meditation.

Following the service, greet one another with joy and affection! _____________________________________________________________________________

Gathering Time and Announcements Randy Leak, Lay Leader

Let Us Prepare our Hearts and Minds for Worship!

Chiming of the Hour Prelude The Cross of Christ Edwards Call to Worship Stand Up and Bless the Lord *Opening Prayer Rev. Mike Sykes *Hymn of Praise No. 369 Blessed Assurance *Affirmation of Faith No. 881 The Apostles’ Creed *Gloria Patri No. 70 Glory Be to the Father

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.

Call to Prayer Rev. Allison Farrah Prayer of Confession Merciful God, We confess that we have not loved you with our whole hearts. We have failed to be an obedient church. We have not done your will, we have broken your law, we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy. Forgive us we pray. Free us for joyful obedience, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Words of Assurance

Prayer Requests Chorus No. 301 Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross

Jesus, keep me near the cross, there a precious fountain, free to all, a healing stream; flows from Calvary’s mountain.

In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever, till my raptured soul shall find rest beyond the river.

Pastoral Prayer Rev. Farrah The Worship of God with God’s tithes and our offerings Offertory Alas! And Did my Savior Bleed Ritter

Doxology No. 95 Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow Praise God from Whom all blessings flow

Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host;

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen

Prayer of Dedication Rev. Sykes Children’s Time Rev. Sykes

Children 4-10 are invited to children’s church in room

Hymnal No. 844 Response 3 Rev. Sykes Anthem Who is This Man Upon the Cross? Carter

*Gospel Reading James 2:14-26 page 279 Sermon Not Too Far From Home Rev. Butch Huffman * Hymn of Going Forth to Serve No. 593 Here I Am Dismissal with Blessing *Choral Benediction Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing *Chiming of the Holy Trinity *Postlude March from “Oratorio” Handel

*Please stand as you are able

The flowers on the altar today are given to the Glory of God by Jean Way in honor of the FUMC staff and church family. Today we welcome Rev. Butch Huffman to our service. He works with local churches to equip them with the “how-tos” of doing local and foreign mission work teams. Youth will not meet tonight. Youth will meet next Sunday, March 23 from 5:00-7:30 for Youth, dinner, and Youth Choir. Youth Beach Retreat will be May 2-4. Last call for Youth Beach Retreat-if you would like to go, you can put your money in offering plate marked youth beach retreat. We are staying at Garden City Chapel and Retreat. We will leave Friday, May 2 at 4:30pm and return Sunday, May 4 about 5:00pm. Cost for the trip will be non-refundable $75.00 plus I will send a letter out to the ones who sign up asking for food and/or other items that we will need this weekend.**We will need a few adult chaperones for this trip. Your cost will be $35.00**Remember-we do not want any youth to miss out on this retreat because of finances, scholarships are available.

Vision Team will meet Monday at 6:30 in the Bynum Building.

Finance Committee will meet Tuesday at 6:30 pm in the Bynum Building.

Wonderful Wednesday will not meet this week. We will resume on Wednesday, April 2.

First Place Bible Study group will host a Spring Luncheon for the senior ladies of our church on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 11:30am in the church fellowship hall. This is a way of saying thank you to the senior ladies of FUMC who have exemplified faith and commitment to Christ and the church for many years. These ladies have paved the way for others to follow in service, love, and commitment. In the same way that they have blessed others, it is our desire to

bless them on this special occasion. Please contact Allison if you have any questions.

Next Sunday will be the UMW Soup/Sandwich Luncheon: The UMW will have a soup and sandwich luncheon immediately following worship service on. Everyone is invited to join the UMW for another fundraising luncheon and time for fellowship. Donations will be accepted. The UMW thanks you for your support on February 2nd.

Hermitage Volunteers are needed for the second Monday of each month. Please see Rev. Farrah if you are interested.

Youth Mission Trip is June 29-July5. This year we are going to Hinton Rural Life Center in Hayesville, NC. The cost of trip will be $380 that will cover lodging, meals, work/building materials, and transportation. We will need your $100 non-refundable deposit by April 6th-

Stephen Ministry

Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers,

be compassionate and humble.

1 Peter 3:8

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge

and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure

and blameless until the day of Christ.

Philippians 1:9-10

Ponder this…

Christians today bear little resemblance to those of the first century.

We twentieth-century Christians have become soft.

We have become absorbed with the world,

until it is now difficult to tell the difference between the Christian and the worldling.

The Bible teaches that every Christian is to live a life of self-discipline.

We Christians need to tighten our belts

and harden ourselves for the trials that lie ahead.

Billy Graham

If you would like to place a Lily in the church on Easter Sunday April 20

th, please

complete the form below and place in the offering plate or mail to the church office.

The cost will be $15.00 each.

Please make your check payable to FUMC at the time of your order. Thanks!

All orders must be received by April 6th

____In Loving Memory of _______________________________

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_____In Honor of______________________________________

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Given By:_______________________________________________