Saturday, June 28, 2025

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Blessings 

 


A soft wave goodbye to June ~

 

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 Good Morning!

 

 


 Sunday, June 29th, 2025


Call to Worship and Prayer: Matthew 5:1-12


Hymn #601, “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us


Offering and Doxology


Hymn 588, “In the Garden


Praise and Prayers


Responsive Scripture: Luke 15:25-32

 25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near
the house, he heard music and dancing.


26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on.


27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the
fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’


28 “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his
father went out and pleaded with him.


29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving
for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.


30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property
with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’


31 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything
I have is yours.


32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours
was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”


Hymn #594, “Anywhere With Jesus


Special Music: “If I Got Jesus” by Ben Fuller


Sermon: “Found - Part 2”


Hymn #18, “The Love of God


Benediction

 

 

 Prayers


Mary Sherwood, Wava, Don and Mike Shipley, Sherrie Thompson, cancer, Davie Warren - cancer, back, Dr. Woltemath - cancer, Harley Niles, kidney disease, Penny Warren - shoulders, hairline fracture, Lynn Handy - really hard week, Barb Handy - caregiver, Phyllis Layman - pneumonia, Bob Geiger - LightHouse rehabilitation, Bev Powles - very bad back, Rich Hobbfast - Jan’s friend, not well, Lucy Roth - lymphatic leukemia (Beth’s friend), Carolyn Maher - Madonna, Lincoln, Dustin Sheldon - bucked off horse in KC, Unspoken prayers, personal prayers, Family of Randy Snapp

 

 Praises


Phyllis Greedy celebrates her 100th birthday on July 12th!
Please join her at an Open House that day at the United Faith Church, just north of Sidney on rt.275. Or send her a card at P.O. Box 90, Sidney IA  51652


Rain! Nancy’s yellow lilies are thriving!

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 Donations are needed to help pay for new basement door and
upcoming propane contract. Please support our church! Thank you!

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A little share this morning...

Can you guess what this little cast iron piece is? Give it some thought before you find out below.

 

 


 I happened to come upon this piece while out shopping.  I immediately fell in love with it, not knowing what it was and decided to take it home with me. After some researching, I discovered it was a vintage cast iron note holder that was typically mounted on the back of church pews.  I love it even more now!  Today, it stands as a beautiful reminder of reverence, tradition, and the sacred stillness of simpler times. A cherished piece of the past, carrying with it the silent stories of faith and fellowship. 💗 ~Mindy

 

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Old churches must not simply stand as monuments to the past but as spiritual grandparents that have invested in the future by passing on their life to others and releasing their offspring to form new congregations. ~ unknown

 

 

 

 Today's Sunday Church Share...

 

 

Picture via Pinterest

 

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 Percy's Tidbit


 

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Have a great week! 

 

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Sunday, June 22, 2025

 Blessings

 

Entering the church, the sunlight met me at the door--like God's gentle hello.

 

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Sunday, June 22, 2025
 
Call to Worship and Prayer: Luke 15:8-11
 
Offering and Doxology
 
Hymn 69, “Standing On The Promises
 
Praise and Prayers
 
Responsive Scripture: Luke 15:11-24, The Parable of the Lost Son
 
11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.

12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of
the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set
off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild
living.

14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that
whole country, and he began to be in need.

15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who
sent him to his fields to feed pigs.

16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were
eating, but no one gave him anything.

17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s
hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!

18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I
have sinned against heaven and against you.

19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of
your hired servants.’

20 So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was
filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms
around him and kissed him.

21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and
against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe
and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.

24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is
found.’ So they began to celebrate.
 
Hymn #56, “God Will Take Care of You
 
Special Music: “You Will Be Found” by Natalie Grant
 
Sermon: “Found”
 
Hymn #18, “The Love of God
 
Benediction
 
 
 Prayers:

Mary Sherwood, Wava, Don and Mike Shipley, Sherrie Thompson, cancer, Davie Warren - cancer, back, Dr. Woltemath - cancer, Harley Niles, kidney disease, Penny Warren - shoulders, hairline fracture, Lynn Handy - The Ambassador, broken back, Barb Handy - caregiver, Phyllis Layman - at The Ambassador, Bob Geiger - LightHouse rehabilitation, Bev Powles - very bad back, Rich Hobbfast - Jan’s friend, not well, Lucy Roth - lymphatic leukemia (Beth’s friend) Carolyn Maher - Madonna, Lincoln, Dustin Sheldon - bucked off horse in KC, Unspoken prayers, Family of Randy Snapp
 
 

Donations are needed to help pay for new basement door and
upcoming propane contract. Please support our church! Thank you!

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Old churches must not simply stand as monuments to the past but as spiritual grandparents that have invested in the future by passing on their life to others and releasing their offspring to form new congregations. ~ unknown

 

 

 

 Today's Sunday Church Share...

 

 

Picture via Pinterest

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 Percy's Tidbit


 

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 Have a great week!