A United Methodist Church 1700 Napa Valley Drive · Little Rock, AR 72212

225-9231 · www.asbury-lr.org

Asbury UMC Little Rock

Our Mission

To bring others into Asbury UMC

to experience a difference,

so they make a difference

for Jesus Christ and others.

Our Invitation

To all who need Comfort,

Friendship and the Love of God

through our Savior Jesus Christ.

This church opens wide its doors

in the name of our Lord and says,

“Welcome.”

January 17, 2016

Spiritual Revival Part II “Transformational Love”

Welcome to Asbury. We are glad you are here at Asbury today, and hope you will feel God’s love in your worship experience. We invite you to note the Asbury Calendar on the back page of the bulletin, and print your information on the pads and return them to the end of the pew. If you desire to join Asbury UMC, come forward during the last song, and our pastors will greet you.

Please take a few moments to silence your phone. For the most meaningful worship, we encourage you to take advantage of our nursery available

for infants through 2 years old.

Divine Worship Sanctuary

January 17, 2016 8:30 & 10:45 A.M.

Gathering in God’s Presence

Welcome and Announcements

Prelude

*Call to Worship

God loves us completely, unconditionally, and comprehensively!

God’s love is deeper than our sin.

God’s love is so certain that God claims us as sons and daughters.

God’s love is able to transform our hearts and change our lives.

We gather to worship and give thanks for God’s transforming love.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation.

*Hymn of Praise God of Grace and God of Glory 577

Sacrament of Infant Baptism Dallas Gray (8:30) 44 Son of LaChrisha and Jeff Gray

Preparing Our Hearts

*Affirmation of Faith from Romans 887 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress, or persecution

or famine, or nakedness or peril or sword?

NO! In all things we are more than conquerors through the One who loved us. We are sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all cre-ation, will be able to separate us from the Love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Thanks be to God! Amen.

*Gloria Patri 70 Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, World without end. Amen. Amen.

Children’s Moments Val Carr

Children 3 years to 6th grade are invited to attend their own special worship service, called Kids’ Club. Please meet at the back of the worship area to attend.

Act of Praise God So Loved the World Chancel Choir

John Stainer

Lifting Our Lives and Prayers to God

Prayer for the People

Lord’s Prayer 895

*Please stand as you are able.

The Giving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory My Shepherd Will Supply My Need Chancel Choir

Arr. Virgil Thomson

*Doxology 95 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*Hymn of Meditation Blessed Assurance 369

Hearing God’s Word Transformational Love

2nd in the Conference Revival and Renewal Series

Scripture Lesson John 1:35-42 (NLT, Pew Bible) 810 The Message “Is It Really You?” (8:30) Rev. Mary Hilliard

John 1:35-42 (NLT, Pew Bible) 810 “Embraced and Embracing” (10:45) Rev. Chase Green

Responding to God With Our Lives

*Hymn of Commitment Nothing but the Blood 362

*Blessing of God’s People

*Choral Benediction Nothing but the Blood (chorus) 362

O precious is the flow that makes me bright as snow; No other fount I know; nothing but the blood of Jesus.

You are encouraged to go forth and serve Christ after the singing of the Benediction.

Postlude Assisting in Worship: 8:30 - Craig Boes / 10:45 - Richard Hunter Acolytes: 8:30 - Jaxon Dale / 10:45 - Christian Dawson

Sound/Video Operator: 8:30 - Austin Pittman, Coby Smith / 10:45 - Mazhil, Sharath

Message Notes

Message outline for Rev. Hilliard “Is It Really You?” John 1:35-42

I. Transformational Love

A. The World Tells Us to Change the Outer Appearance.

B. The Lord Tells Us to Change From Within.

II. The Transformation of Peter from Follower to Leader

A. He followed Jesus to the sea, the mountain, the trail, the tomb.

B. He denied Jesus over and over and over.

C. He submitted to a name change, and a ‘game change.’

D. He humbled himself from human pride to being divine empowerment.

III. To Be Transformed by Jesus...

A. You Need to Repent and Receive God’s Strength.

B. Receive Prayer.

C. Shift Our Priorities.

D. Receive the Lord’s Power and Give it To Others!

Celebration Worship Wilson Activity Center

January 17, 2016 10:45 A.M. Please take a few moments to silence your phone.

For the most meaningful worship, we encourage you to take advantage of our nursery available for infants through 2 years old.

Please complete the information requested in the friendship pads and return to the end of the row.

Holy

Welcome and Announcements

Let Everything That Has Breath Blessed Be Your Name

Children’s Moments Laura Stinnett

Children 3 years to 6th grade are invited to attend Kids’ Club, a special worship service. Please meet at the back of the worship area to attend.

Pastoral Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

Sharing of Our Gifts

From the Inside Out

The Message

Transformational Love 2nd in the Conference Revival and Renewal Series

“Is It Really You?” John 1:35-42 Rev. Mary Hilliard

The Invitation

You Are My King (Amazing Love)

The Blessing

Assisting in Worship: TJ Shirley

Sound Operator: Randy Dennis

Video Operator: Tony Hilliard

Celebration Band Celebration Singers Wayne Bradley Jay McDaniel Lanier Hocott Valera McDaniel Pat Purifoy Scott Southern Mary Ross Terry South

Asbury Staff Rev. Mary Hilliard, Senior Pastor mary@asbury-lr.org

Rev. Chase Green, Pastor of Discipleship/Congregational Care chase@asbury-lr.org

Rev. Tom Weir, Pastor Emeritus weir-t@sbcglobal.net

Stephen Edds, Minister of Music stephen@asbury-lr.org

Anguel Kehayov, Organist kehayata@hotmail.com

Mike DuPas, Interim Part-Time Praise & Worship Leader stephen@asbury-lr.org

Laura Stinnett, Minister of Children laura@asbury-lr.org

Kayla Stout, Nursery Director nursery@asbury-lr.org

Amy Bennett, Minister of Youth amy@asbury-lr.org

Cheryl Cate, Finance Manager cheryl@asbury-lr.org

Ora Bunton, Child Development Ctr., Director accdcdir@asbury-lr.org

Judith Hill, Child Development Ctr., Asst. Director asstdir@asbury-lr.org

Special Events Monday, January 25th..........................................................................Finance Meeting 6 pm (Room 123) Tuesday, February 2nd...............................................................................Keenagers 12 pm (Warehouse) Sunday, February 7th......................................................................................Ministry Fair 9:30 am (WAC)

Pastor on Call: Jan. 22, 23, 24 Rev. Mary Hilliard Jan. 29, 30, 31 Rev. Chase Green

YOUTH NEWS:

No youth tonight due to the MLK Jr. Holiday! We will resume Sunday nights on Sunday,

January 24.

This Wednesday, January 20, we’re heading to Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church to

support our Asbury UMC boys’ basketball team! Meet at Asbury at 6 pm, and we’ll be back about 8:15 pm. Permission slips are on the youth board, and will be available on Wednesday at drop off as well! No money is needed.

I’m still looking for parents to sign up to provide meals for this semester! If you can help,

please sign up for a spot...we’re incorporating Confirmands, which means more people, so we are putting two families per meal, to split the work! Let me know if you’d like to help!

It’s time to sign up for Veritas, which is March 4-6 in Hot Springs! Deadline is January 31st.

Cost is $105 (down from last year), plus you’ll need money for 3 meals. The paperwork and

January Drivers Van Car Tim Wall Ron Paulson

Preaching Schedule Sunday, Jan. 17th Sunday, Jan. 24th 8:30 Divine Worship Rev. Mary Hilliard Rev. Mary Hilliard 10:45 Divine Worship Rev. Chase Green Rev. Mary Hilliard 10:45 Celebration Service Rev. Mary Hilliard Rev. Chase Green

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Sunday School: 226 Guests: 8:30 (D): 141 32 including 10:45 (D): 64 3 first time 10:45 (C): 150 Total Worship Attendance: 355

CHILDREN’S NEWS: Questions? Contact Laura Stinnett, Minister of Children

Sunday, January 17th: No Confirmation Class due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday

Wednesday, January 20th: Wild Wednesdays, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

The Edge, 5:45 pm - 7:30 pm

Sunday, January 24th: Confirmation Class, 5:30 - 7:30

Open Dates for Sacred Grounds: You can sponsor a week, several weeks or a month ($100 per week). Open dates are Jan. 24 & 31.

Open Date for Flowers: January 24 & 31. Call the office to order.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY Our winter study, “Malachi: A Love That Never Lets Go” by Lisa Harper, is Sunday nights at 5:30 pm. This is an 8 week study on the book of Malachi. Workbooks will be available during class for $17.00. To enroll, call Ashley Boes or just come join us. If you need childcare, contact Laura Stinnett, 225-9231.

ACCDC FALL REGISTRATION Registration for Asbury members and current students is now in process. Call Ora Bunton at 225-1511, or email accdcdir@asbury-lr.org for more information.

75 DAYS OF PRAYER Our 75 days of prayer continues! If you have not heard, prayers have been written by the pastors and staff at Asbury for the whole church to connect with one another to God in prayer. You are encouraged to pray along with us each day through Good

Friday. You may download a copy of the prayer booklet at www.asbury-lr.org, or pick up a copy in the Narthex or the missions table in the WAC. Let’s pray together!

Prayers: Dottie Mosley Charlie Ward

The Asbury Youth will be hosting a Valentine’s Day Banquet on Sunday night, February 14! This is a church-wide event, for singles and couples! We’re serving a spaghetti dinner with cheesecake for dessert, and the entertainment includes games, a “love songs through the ages” medley by Stephen Edds, and much more! We’ll even have a photo backdrop

set up, with a photographer! Tickets are $10 per adult, and $5 per child (which includes dinner for them, and childcare!) This is going to be a fun night in the life of the church...you won’t want to miss it! Tickets go on sale TODAY!

MINISTRY FAIR On Sunday, February 7th, there will be a Ministry Fair from 9:30-10:30. This is an opportunity to refocus our commitments and contemplate other ways we might grow in our discipleship leading into Lent. In the Wilson Activity Center we will have banners and displays to highlight and promote Sunday School Classes, various volunteer opportunities and missions to serve, as well as mid-week classes and small groups to become a part of. There will be plenty of refreshments, time for conversation and fellowship, and a wonderful chance to discern what Lent might hold for you.

NOTE: The doors by the sanctuary and the doors by the office will now lock at 12:20 pm on Sundays.

WANTED if you can sponsor a week, several weeks or a month ($100 per week). THANK YOU!

Sunday, January 17th 8:00 am Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Room 200) 8:00 am Coffee & Donuts (WAC) 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal (WAC) 8:30 am Divine Worship (Sanctuary) 9:30 am Children’s Choir for 3 yrs to 2nd grade (Room 215) 9:30 am Children’s Choir for 3rd - 6th grade (Room 204) 9:45 am Sunday School 10:40 am Praise Band Pre-Service Music 10:45 am Celebration Worship (WAC) 10:45 am Divine Worship (Sanctuary) 3:00 pm Basketball Practice - Youth (WAC) 5:30 pm Women’s Bible Study (Room 123)

Monday, January 18th - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day OFFICE CLOSED 7:30 am ACCDC (Full time students only) 6:00 pm Men’s Basketball (WAC) 7:00 pm AA Meeting (Room 103)

Tuesday, January 19th 7:30 am ACCDC 7:00 pm Boy Scouts (Room 105) 7:00 pm Cub Scouts (Room 101)

Wednesday, January 20th 7:30 am ACCDC 5:45 pm The Edge (Room 204) 6:00 pm Wednesday Night Student Ministries (Warehouse) 6:00 pm Wally Gee Men’s Bible Study (Room 226) 6:30 pm Wild Wednesdays (Room 210) 6:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Room 200)

Thursday, January 21st 7:30 am ACCDC 10:30 am Senior Game Day (Warehouse) 6:15 pm Handbell Rehearsal (Room 201) 6:30 pm Praise Team Rehearsal (WAC)

Friday, January 22nd 7:30 am ACCDC

Saturday, January 23rd 2:00 pm Guys/Girls Day! (WAC)

Sunday, January 24th 8:00 am Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Room 200) 8:00 am Coffee & Donuts (WAC) 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal (WAC) 8:30 am Divine Worship (Sanctuary) 9:30 am Children’s Choir for 3 yrs to 2nd grade (Room 215) 9:30 am Children’s Choir for 3rd - 6th grade (Room 204) 9:45 am Sunday School 10:40 am Praise Band Pre-Service Music 10:45 am Celebration Worship (WAC) 10:45 am Divine Worship (Sanctuary) 3:00 pm Basketball Practice - Youth (WAC) 5:30 pm 2016 6th Grade Confirmation Class (Warehouse) 5:30 pm Sunday Night Student Ministries (Warehouse) 5:30 pm Women’s Bible Study (Room 123)

Daily devotionals from Pastor Mary are available on the website, www.asbury-lr.org. Click on “Blogs.”

Asbury Weekly Calendar

Opportunities to Grow in Faith and Share Christ.

* WAC - Wilson Activity Center