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Worship Attendance May 4-May 10, 2020

Sunday Worship

9:30 a.m. On-line 46

11:00 a.m. On-line 21

Total On-Line 67

9:30 a.m. Drive-In 88

Offering May 10, 2020 $8,491.54

Weekly Calendar

Sunday, May 17, 2020 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Drive-In/Online

11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Online Sunday, May 24, 2020 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Drive-In/Online

11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Online

Online Giving to Alliance United Methodist Church: 1. Is easy and safe. 2. Allows you to set up recurring and consistent contributions

through your checking account or credit card. 3. Demonstrates your love for Christ and his Church 4. Supports Alliance UMC and its’ mission to make and sustain disciples of Jesus Christ. Two ways to give online… 1. Click “Give Online” on the Alliance UMC website: www.alliancemethodist.org and fol-

low the instructions. 2. Download the “Give+” app (Vanco Services, LLC) on your smart device, search “Alliance

United Methodist Church” or “76137”, create your profile and follow the instructions. Thank you for your generous gifts, donations, service, and witness for Jesus Christ! Any questions? Call Kelly Slean at 817-581-1688.

7904 Park Vista Boulevard Ft Worth, TX 76137

817-581-1688 www.alliancemethodist.org

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Note from your Pastor

Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another. -Matthew 24: 2 I first heard the phrase, "The Church is not a steeple, the Church is the people", 40 years ago as a child during a Sunday School class; it is still true today. The Church is not a building, nor a sanctuary; the Church is people who believe in Christ and come together as the Body of Christ. Granted we have a beautiful sanctuary that is a landmark in the community. I love how you can see into the sanctuary from the outside and see out into the community from the inside. Our sanctuary is beautiful! 2000 years ago the disciples of Jesus felt the same way toward the Temple; it was magnificent and beautiful, the center of Jewish society and community. It was in the Temple the sacrificial rituals took place as directed by the Torah; it was there that the priests fulfilled their duties and the people gathered for worship and prayer. However, Jesus responded with words they were not expecting, "I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another". No matter how beautiful and important the Temple was to the faithful, it was going to be destroyed. Fast forward 40 years after these words from Jesus, we find the Temple was destroyed by the Roman Empire. Members of Alliance visited the Holy Land and stood on the remains of that Temple last year and not one stone was left on another! Jesus' prophetic words came true! The priests responsible for the duties in the Temple were called Sadducees. Once considered the upper echelon of Jewish society because of their religious, economic and political status derived from the Temple, now they found themselves empty of power and hope. They depended on the Temple for their status; they valued the building more then they valued the Lord. So when the Temple was destroyed, their power was destroyed and they became extinct. Fast forward another 2000 years and we can be tempted to feel like the Sadducees when they lost their physical place of significance. Just remember, Alliance UMC is not its steeple (even though we have a beautiful steeple); Alliance is its people (folks like Chris, Juli, Sarah, Mo and Joe). We don't go to church, we are the Church! God bless the Church!

+Bill