Weekly News from WCUMC-8/31/2014

“God’s Love… God’s Family”

1 Corinthians 13

Pastor Rick Vinther preaching August 31, 2014

1 John 4:7-11 Dear friends, let’s love each other, because love is from God, and everyone who loves is born from God and knows God. The person who doesn’t love does not know God, because God is love. This is how the love of God is revealed to us: God has sent his only Son into the world so that we can live through him. This is love: it is not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son as the sacrifice that deals with our sins. Dear friends, if God loved us this way, we also ought to love each other. We cannot truly love on our own power… We can only love by the power of God’s love flowing through us!! Jesus is the perfect reality of God’s love…and since we are His Body (the Body of Christ) we are called to be vessels of that love! This is love… the Jesus Way!! 1 Corinthians 13 If I speak in tongues of human beings and of angels but I don’t have love, I’m a clanging gong or a clashing cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and I know all the mysteries and everything else, and if I have such complete

faith that I can move mountains but I don’t have love, I’m nothing. If I give away everything that I have and hand over my own body to feel good about what I’ve done but I don’t have love, I receive no benefit whatsoever.

Love is patient, love is kind, it isn’t jealous, it doesn’t brag, it isn’t arrogant, it isn’t rude, it doesn’t seek its own advantage, it isn’t irritable, it doesn’t keep a record of complaints, it isn’t happy with injustice, but it is happy with the truth.

Love puts up with all things, trusts in all things, hopes for all things, endures all things. Love never fails. As for prophecies, they will be brought to an end. As for tongues, they will stop. As for knowledge, it will be brought to an end. We know in part and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect comes, what is partial will be brought to an end.

When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, reason like a child, think like a child. But now that I have become a man, I’ve put an end to childish things. Now we see a reflection in a mirror; then we will see face-to-face. Now I know partially, but then I will know completely in the same way that I have been completely known.

Now faith, hope, and love remain—these three things—and the greatest of these is love. _________________________________________________________________________ For Personal or Group Reflection 1. Recall a time when you felt most loved. Describe what it was like. 2. In verses 1-3, what is Paul saying is useless without love? 3. hat does Paul say love is? What does Paul say love is not? 4. Paul describes God’s love. How does that differ from the way the world defines love? 5. In which of the descriptions of love are you the strongest? The weakest? (verses 4-7) 6. What does Paul mean when he says in verse 12, “I have been completely known”? How does that make you feel? 7. How do you think you are best able to love others? 8. In verse 12, Paul says “we will see face-to-face”? What does that mean to you? How does that make you feel?

THIS WEEK AT WCUMC

Sunday - 8/31

Evening Prayer, 5:30 PM, Prayer Room

Monday - 9/01 - Labor Day - Office Closed

Talk Time, 7:00 PM, Room 9

Tuesday - 9/02

Women's Bible Fellowship Leaders Meeting, Memorial Room

Sewing Group, 6:00 PM, Memorial Room

Wednesday - 9/03

Thursday - 9/04

Sky Family Celtic Revival Concert, 7:00 PM, Sanctuary

Friday - 9/05

Sky Family Celtic Revival Concert, 7:00 PM, Sanctuary

Saturday - 9/06

Outdoor Adventures Robe Canyon Trail Hike, 9:00 AM

Sunday - 9/07

10:30 AM Worship Service

Evening Prayer, 5:30 PM, Prayer Room

September 4 and 5 7:00 PM

Woodinville Community

United Methodist Church

You Have an Opportunity to Help With the Sky Family

This wonderful group will be with us for two concerts. They will need housing for the evenings of Sept. 3,4 and 5. There are 2 couples (one with a baby), 2 single guys and 4 single girls. We will also serve them dinner on Sept. 4&5. If you can help with the meals or would be able to provide a room or rooms for any of them, please sign up at the display in the foyer. For details, contact Brad Maynard, 425-7888-8938.

Experiencing God

New Adult Sunday School Class begins September 7 at 9:00 AM in Room 11.

Jon the Open Door Class this Fall as we study this revised and updated version of this ministry classic by Henry T. Blackaby and Claude V. King.

Knowing God does not come through a program, a study, or a method. Knowing God and doing the Will of God

comes through a relationship with a person. Through this relationship, God reveals Himself, His purposes, and His ways; and He invites you to join Him.

The Open Door Class is led by Don Morgan. Cost of book is $11. Please contact Don at dsmorg2@comcast.net to order a book.

Fall Women's Bible Studies

Knowing God by Name

Wednesday Women's Bible Study

9:30 - 11:00 AM, beginning September 10

Questions, or to sign up, please contact Evelyn Carlson, ecarlson@wcumc.org.

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Tuesday Women's Bible Fellowship

Tuesday, September 9

9:30 - 11:30 AM

Please sign up in the foyer. For more information, contact Sandy Clemence 425-486-0762

Part-Time Assistant Youth Director Needed

We are looking for a person who would be interesting in working with teens at our church--possibly someone who would like to work with youth as an eventual career. This position would be approximately 20 hours a week. A job description is available in the church office. For more information contact Kim Knudsvig at crossfirelife@gmail.com or the church office.

Do You Like to Sing?

We are looking for singers, young and old, soprano, alto, tenor and bass, to join the Church choir. Practice begins Wednesday, September 10 at 7:15 pm in the sanctuary. Want more information? Contact Deni Johnson425-488-1257 or Lynette Maynard 425-788-8939.

Outdoor Adventures

Robe Canyon Trail Hike

September 6

Meet at church parking lot at 9:00 am. Car-pooling encouraged. Drive is 1.5 hours and hike will be about 3-5 miles round trip to the beautiful and historic area between Robe and the old mining town of Monte Cristo. Hike is FREE, but there is a $5 parking fee if you do not have National Forest Pass.

Bring sack lunch, water, sturdy shoes, light layers, and bug repellent. We should be back at church before 6:00 pm. Sign up in the foyer. More info> David Snook - david @voyage.com.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY

The Woodinville Storehouse Food Bank is looking for individuals willing to commit 2 hours a month working with clients and teams. For more information contact Della Haug at 206-999-1753 or dellahaug@hotmail.com

Contact Della at 425-483-1391 or dellahaug@hotmail.com.

STOREHOUSE NEEDS THIS WEEK

Canned Meat

Rice-a-Roni Hamburger Helper

Tuna

Ramen

Financial Snapshot

General Fund

Income, wk ending 8/24/14 $ 3,925

Income, weekly avg, year-to-date $ 9,926

Expenses, weekly avg, year-to-date $ 9,368

2014 weekly budgeted expenses $ 9,896

Faith Promise

Total Faith Promises pledged, 2013 - 14 $ 90,560

Faith Promise Beginning Balance $ 12,439

Received 11/1/13 - 8/24/14 $ 75,707

Disbursed 11/1/13 - 8/24/14 $ 76,000

Want to give online? Contributions can now be debited automatically from your checking or savings account, or processed using your credit or debit card.

Simply follow these easy steps:

1. Go to www.wcumc.org

2. Click on the GIVE NOW button that appears on the top right of the Home Page.

3. Click on the CREATE PROFILE button.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to create an online profile and to schedule your recurring contributions to the church.

Prayer Chain Requests

Prayer Chain requests call Barbara Clark 425-483-3885 or call the church at 425-483-5252 during office hours.

We hope to see you in church this Sunday and God Bless.

Have a great week!

This newsletter is published by Woodinville Community United Methodist Church for our members, friends and all who love Jesus. Our vision is "To Share the Transforming Love of Jesus Christ Across the Street and Around the World". If you are looking for a church home with loving, devoted followers of our Lord, Jesus Christ, we invite you to attend our Sunday Worship Service at 10:30 each Sunday. We are located at 17110 140th Ave NE, Woodinville, WA 98072. Learn more at www.wcumc.org.