Percival Community Church

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Blessings

I shall pass this way but once, therefore any good that I can do or any kindness that I can show, let me do it now for I shall not pass this way again. ~ Stephen Grellet

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Good Morning!

Sunday Service

Call to Worship and Prayer

Hymn “Fairest Lord Jesus”

Tithes and Offerings

Doxology

Hymn “In The Garden”

Praise and Prayer

Responsive Reading: John 20:19-31

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

Leader 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the
disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish
leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with
you!”

All 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The
disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

Leader 21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”

All 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the
Holy Spirit.

Leader 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you
do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

Jesus Appears to Thomas

All 24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus[a]), one of the Twelve,
was not with the disciples when Jesus came.

Leader 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put
my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will
not believe.”

All 26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas
was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood
among them and said, “Peace be with you!”

Leader 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my
hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting
and believe.”

All 28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

Leader 29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have
believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

The Purpose of John’s Gospel

All 30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his
disciples, which are not recorded in this book.

Leader 31 But these are written that you may believe[b] that Jesus is
the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Hymn “He Touched Me”

Special Music: “God Help Me” by Unspoken

Sermon: “You Have Doubts?”

Hymn “Anywhere With Jesus”

Benediction

Prayer

Mary Sherwood, Jim and Donna Glenn,Unspoken prayers Don Baker’s African Mission, Roger and Pat Polsley, Jerry Birkby, Debby and Mike Bennett, Shawn Blevens family, Larry and Betty Moyer, Beth Lueth, Bev Powles, Phyllis Layman, Crystal and Andrew

Monetary donations are being accepted for the new stove; please write
‘stove’ on check. Collected already about $500. Aiming for $1000.

No Women's Bible Study at the church this week

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May 1st: Pastor Donna invites the ladies to a Tea Party in Malvern.

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May 12th: Mothers Day Brunch, service around the tables

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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..

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Percy's Tidbit

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Have a great week

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Sunday, April 7, 2024

Blessings

When in doubt, pause.

When angry, pause.

When tired, pause.

When really stressed, pause.

And when you pause, pray.

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Good Morning!

Sunday Service

Call to Worship and Prayer

Hymn “Beneath The Cross”

Tithes and Offerings

Doxology

Hymn “Amazing Grace”

Praise and Prayer

Responsive Reading: Luke 24:13-29

Leader: 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village
called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were
talking with each other about everything that had happened.

All: 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other,
Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were
kept from recognizing him.

Leader: 17 He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you
walk along?” They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them,
named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem
who does not know the things that have happened there in these
days?”

All: 19 “What things?” he asked. “About Jesus of Nazareth,” they
replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God
and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him
over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him;

Leader: 21 but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to
redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took
place. 22 In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to
the tomb early this morning

All: 23 but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had
seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24 Then some of our
companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had
said, but they did not see Jesus.”

Leader: 25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to
believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah
have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”

All: 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained
to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. 28 As
they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued
on as if he were going farther.

Leader: 29 But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly

evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.

Special Music: “The Road To Emmaus” by Jason Upton

Sermon: On the Road

Hymn “All The Way My Savior Leads Me”

Benediction

Prayer

Mary Sherwood, Jim and Donna Glenn,Unspoken prayers, Don Baker’s African Mission, Roger and Pat Polsley, Larry and Betty Moyer, Beth Lueth, Bev Powles, Phyllis Layman, Crystal and Andrew

Monetary donations are being accepted for the new stove; please write
‘stove’ on check. Collected already $265. Aiming for $1000.

Women’s Bible Study at the church on Wednesdays at 10 am.

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May 1st: Pastor Donna invites the ladies to a Tea Party in Malvern.

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May 12th: Mothers Day Brunch, service around the tables

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Today's Sunday Church Share..

Picture via Pinterest

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Percy's Tidbit

Every seed of kindness, love, joy, grace, comfort and protection is planted in the heart of another to bloom when the time is right for them. We might not see the results, but no love is ever in vain. ~Mary Davis

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Sharing a little thrift makeover. You know what they say, paint changes everything. I thrifted this little ceramic church for $5.00 and was so anxious to repaint it, I neglected to take a before picture. But imagine if you will , this little church was all one color, kind of a light pony brown. I couldn't wait to get started! I was very happy how it turned out. Remember, if you don't like the color of something, consider painting it. This little church is now ready for worship! ~Mindy

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Have a great week

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Blessings

"He is not here; He has risen just as He said." Matthew 28:6

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Good Morning~

Easter Sunday

Lenten Awakening

“Easter People”

Call to Worship and Prayer

Hymn “Christ the Lord Has Risen Today”

Tithes and Offerings

Doxology

Hymn “My Tribute”

Praise and Prayer

Responsive Reading: Easter People, We Cling

Leader: This first Easter day, the Christians’ new Sabbath, opens with a living Jesus - not a resuscitation, a resurrection! Jesus with an eternal body. The bonds of the grave are torn asunder and the burst of a new life emerges.

All: Having lived our earthly life with us for over thirty years and having tasted death for us, he brings to life a new thing, a first, a resurrection. He awakens not as he fell asleep in death, he awakens clothed with eternity.

Leader: We’ll follow the story. We’ll follow those disciples who obey and go to Galilee, to the place Jesus tells them to go.

Narrator: Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. (Matthew 28:16-17)

Leader:. Like some of them, we may have doubts. But we still go looking where he said he would be. He comes close to us because we take the risk of obedience and follow him.

All: The obedience may be slow in coming, owing to our own unreadiness at first, or our uncertainty, or our doubt. But then, sooner or later, a peace comes, and then an awakening. We’re now ready to meet our calling from Jesus:

Narrator: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. (Matthew 28:19-20)

Leader: Thus is the calling of every disciple of Jesus, every person who claims to be a Christian. Every follower of Jesus, in one way or another, follows him into the world, whether that world is as close as the neighbors on our street or as far away as the other side of the globe. We are all sent into the world to act like and speak for the living Christ.

All: We are Christ’s awakeners, called to lead the awakening wherever we live our lives. We heed the call:

Narrator: “Wake up, sleeper! Get up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” (Ephesians 5:14b)

Leader: We are bearers of the light-revealing Light of the world. We are driven by the same question on the minds of the two women: “Where has Jesus gone?”

All: We, like they, really want to find the living Lord. We set out in faith, and on the way of our obedience he appears, and as we love him and worship him, the way before us begins to become clear. So does our calling as his awakeners.

Leader: Our lives, our words, become a wake-up call and an invitation to those we meet along the way. This is the fulfillment of our lives.

Special Music: “He’s Alive” by Don Francisco

Sermon: Easter People

Hymn “Crown Him With Many Crowns”

Benediction

Prayer

Mary Sherwood, Jim and Donna Glenn, Unspoken prayers, Don Baker’s African Mission, Roger and Pat Polsley, Larry and Betty Moyer, Beth Lueth, Bev Powles, Phyllis Layman, Crystal and Andrew

Praise for all the children at church on Palm Sunday. Thank you Mary Zach for all your efforts on their behalf.

Monetary donations are being accepted for the new stove; please write “stove’ on check. Collected already about $265.

May 1st: Pastor Donna invites the ladies to a Tea Party in Malvern.

May 12th: Mothers Day Brunch, service around the tables

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Palm Sunday

Our Sunday School class led our congregation in praising Jesus this Palm Sunday. They waved palm branches in the opening procession. Then they sang "I've Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Down in my Heart." We are so happy to have the children and their families worship with us. ~ Mary Zach