Percival Community Church: June 2024

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Blessings

Good Morning!

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Call to Worship, Matthew 4:16-20

Prayer

Hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”

Tithes and Offerings, Doxology

Hymn “Blessed Assurance”

Praise and Prayer

Responsive Reading: Matthew 8:18-27

Leader: 18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he
gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

All: 19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I
will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

Leader: 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and
the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not
where to lay his head.

All: 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer
me first to go and bury my father.

Leader: 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the
dead bury their dead.

All: 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples
followed him.

Leader: 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea,
insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was
asleep.

All: 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying,
Lord, save us: we perish.

Leader: 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of
little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea;
and there was a great calm.

All: 27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is
this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

Hymn “Break Thou The Bread Of Life”

Special Music: “Peter’s Song” by Michael O’Brien

Sermon: “Peter”

Hymn #416 “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior”

Benediction: Lamentations 3:21-25

21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope

22 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions fail not.

23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

Prayer

Praise for the Moyer’s granddaughter Bailey’s marriage, the holding
back of flood waters.

Mary Sherwood, Jim and Donna Glenn, Roger and Pat Polsley, Jerry Birkby - knee, heart recovery, Davie Warren - cancer, Beth’s brother-in-law, Matt, Randy Snapp - cancer, Chrystal, Drew, Dave Heuberger
(cancer throughout family), Kate Little - west coast bike ride, Ellie Warren - growth in lung, Harley Niles, kidney disease, Mike in hospital, Traveling mercies

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July 7th - Root beer or Dreamcicle floats at Fellowship

July 13th - Barn quilt workshop: contact Beth at 712 529-4316

August 8th - Indoor picnic after church

August 17th - Percival Stampede

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If you remember last week I shared a picture of the light pouring in the church window and how it brought to mind the song, "Open Up Your Heart and Let the Sunshine In."

Well, our dear friend Nancy Newlon sent me a couple of photos she had taken in her apartment, with the following message....

"I have my own little rainbow of colors in my apartment to remind me of the song, 'Open Up Your Heart, and Let the Sunshine In.' 💖

Thank you so much Nancy for sharing these photos with us! They're simply beautiful!

Hope this encourages us to be mindful when we see the light come pouring in our home. May it always make us smile and remind us to open up our heart and let the sunshine in! Where does the light sneak in to your house?

Would love to see some pictures if anyone would like to share!

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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 credit @thornbridgehillestate

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Percy's Tidbit

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Have a great week

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Blessings

Good Morning!

Last Sunday as the light was pouring in the church window, it brought to mind an old Sunday School song, "Open Up Your Heart and let the Sunshine In."

"When you are unhappy the devil wears a grin. But oh.....he starts to running when the light comes pouring in!"

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Call to Worship and Prayer

Hymn “Praise To The Lord, Almighty”

Tithes and Offerings, Doxology

Hymn #325 “All Hail The Power”

Children’s Program

Praise and Prayer

Responsive Reading: II Corinthians 12:1-10

Paul’s Vision and His Thorn

Leader: 12 I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to
be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
All: 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was
caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out
of the body I do not know—God knows.
Leader: 3 And I know that this man—whether in the body or
apart from the body I do not know, but God knows—
All: 4 was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things,
things that no one is permitted to tell.
Leader: 5 I will boast about a man like that, but I will not boast
about myself, except about my weaknesses.
All: 6 Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool,
because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one
will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say,
Leader: 7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations.
Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was
given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
All: 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from
me.
Leader: 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for
my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all
the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may
rest on me.
All: 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in
insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I
am weak, then I am strong.

Hymn #341 “Come Thou Almighty King”

Special Music: “Strength Of My Life” by Vertical Worship

Sermon: “Thorn in the Flesh”

Hymn #469 “Higher Ground”

Benediction: Lamentations 3:21-25

Prayer

Mary Sherwood, Jim and Donna Glenn, Roger and Pat Polsley,
Jerry Birkby - knee, heart recovery, Davie Warren - cancer, Beth’s brother-in-law, Matt, Randy Snapp - cancer, Chrystal, Drew, Dave Heuberger (cancer throughout family), Kate Little - west coast bike ride, Ellie Warren - growth in lung, Harley Niles, kidney disease, Jessica and Vincent, Pastor Donna - skin anomalies, Traveling mercies

Praise for Donna’s sturdy pavilion, Penny’s expected great great
grandchild in January, Kate’s daughter with new job in Birmingham

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July 7th - Root beer or Dreamcicle floats at Fellowship

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July 13th - Barn quilt workshop: contact Beth at 712-529-4316

August 8th - Indoor picnic after church

August 17th - Percival Stampede

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Last week Mary assisted Ezra in singing a song for Father's Day. They encouraged everyone to sing along. 😊

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Today's Sunday Church Share..

Picture via Pinterest/South Dakota

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Percy's Tidbit

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Hey you.....yeah you! Have a great week!

Saturday, June 15, 2024

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Blessings

Happy Father's Day to all the amazing fathers out there! May the joy and love you give away, return to you this day!

Sunday Service

Call to Worship and Prayer

Hymn “Faith Of Our Fathers”

Tithes and Offerings, Doxology

Hymn “This Is My Father’s World”

Children’s Program

Praise and Prayer

Responsive Reading: Ephesians 3:14 - 4:6

A Prayer for the Ephesians
Leader: 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father,

All: 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth
derives its name.

Leader: 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may
strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner
being,

All: 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,

Leader: 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy
people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the
love of Christ,

All: 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you
may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Leader: 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more
than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work
within us,

All: 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ

Leader: 1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a
life worthy of the calling you have received.

All: 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing
with one another in love.

Leader: 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace.

All: 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called
to one hope when you were called;

Leader: 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

All: 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all

Hymn “Go Tell It On The Mountain”

Special Music: “Good Good Father” by Chris Tomlin

Sermon: “Dad”

Hymn “I Need Thee Every Hour”

Benediction: Lamentations 3:21-25

Prayer

Mary Sherwood, Jim and Donna Glenn, Don Baker’s African Mission, Roger and Pat Polsley, Jerry Birkby - knee recovery, Davie Warren - cancer, Beth’s brother-in-law, Matt, Randy Snapp - cancer, Chrystal, Drew, Dave Hueberger, Kate Little - west coast bike ride, Ellie Warren - growth in lung, Harley Niles, kidney disease, Jessica and Vincent, Pastor Donna - skin anomalies, Traveling mercies, family of Marvel Travis

Praise for all the Sunday School children, Fathers!, Penny’s apartment, humming birds and monarch butterflies, Kate’s bike ride across Neb., Jerry’s successful knee operation

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