REMEMBERING OUR MEMBERS WHO HAVE PASSED IN THE LAST YEAR:
Art McClish
June Niccum
Lynn Johnson
Cheryl Watson
Joyce Engle
Kay Kyler
PRAYER CHAPEL OPEN FOR ELECTION DAY
The prayer chapel will be open 7:00am-6:00pm, Tuesday, November 4, election day. Pastor Christi will be in the chapel praying from 8:00 am to 8:45 am that morning if you would like to pray with her.
UPCOMING SERMON SCRIPTURES
The upcoming sermon scriptures are 1 Kings 17:8-16, CEB and Mark 12:38-44, CEB, for the Nov. 10 sermon, Trust Wins!
For the Nov. 17 sermon, Hope Wins!, the scriptures to read are Mark 13:1-8, CEB; 1 Samuel 1:4-20; and 1 Samuel 2:1-10, CEB.
Keep a look out to learn what other scriptures will be discussed in upcoming sermons!
GIFT CARD GIVING
As in the past, we are collecting gift cards for the ELC staff Christmas gift. Working with children is a CALLING and you know if you've been CALLED.
These ladies work long, hard hours to bring consistency and love to the children in the ELC. They feel called to work at the ELC rather than a higher paying job down the road.
Last year, through your generosity, many of the staff members were able to provide gifts and food for their family that they otherwise could not. Your giving is a true blessing and a way to say thank you to the 15 ELC staff members.
We will collect gift cards November 24 through December 15. Please place the cards in the Offering baskets or drop them by the church office.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Mark your calendars for OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD gift box distribution beginning in November.
There are 100 gift boxes that will be available for pickup on November 3rd, 10th and 17th in the narthex outside the worship center. Cash or check will also be accepted to purchase items or pay for the $10 shipping for each box.
All boxes will be collected no later than November 24th to be delivered to First Church of God during National Collection Week. Cindy Kumfer is our coordinator this year if you have any questions.
If you are writing a check for your Operation Christmas Child shipping or for items to be placed inside the boxes, please make it out to CCUMC with OCC on the memo line.
November 3, 2024 - Love Wins! Scripture: Mark 12:28-34
Which commandment is the most important of all?
Beginning in Mark 11:27, Jesus is at the temple courts. He is in a conversation questioning his authority. This leads up to him stating the most important commandment of all: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." Jesus found a way for them all to stand on common ground - common ground for all.
Love points us towards life. Love wins over burnt offerings and sacrifices. They are meaningless without LOVE! God is LOVE. Love is the source of life, the way to life with God. Love wins above religious behavior. Love carries us from life to life over death. Love for God and neighbor unify us, the Church.
The beginning of Psalm 146 reminds us to praise the Lord all our lives, as long as we live. Praise and trust the Lord, the Lord who loves and protects, the Lord who will rule forever.
Only Jesus saves us. Love has the power to unite. Be loyal citizens of God first. Trust that LOVE wins!!