9-27-2020 Final Bulletin

September 27, 2020 First United Methodist Church 1125 Wellborn Road, College Station, TX 77840 Rev. Eleanor Colvin, Pastor (979) 690-8415 Website: 1stCollegeStation.org

Call to Worship One: This is the day the Lord has made! All: We will rejoice! We are glad! One: This is the day the Lord has made – a perfect day for miracles! All: God’s provision is such a miracle! The Lord knows how to meet our needs – even before we know we have a need. One: This is the day the Lord has made – a day not so different from the day God quenched the peoples’ thirst with water from a rock. All: Our souls thirst for you O Lord. We thank you, Jesus Christ – the Living Water, for watering all the dry places of our lives. Thank you for thirst-quenching mercies that are new every morning. Amen and Amen.. Praise & Worship First Report Prayer

The Spoken Word \"Holy Hydration\" Exodus 17:1-7 Pastor Eleanor Colvin Sermon Notes Key Scriptures:   Exodus 17:2 (NIV) - So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?” Numbers 20:5 (NIV) - Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain or figs, grapevines or pomegranates. And there is no water to drink!” Exodus 17:4 (NIV) - Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.” Exodus 17:5-6 (NIV) - The Lord answered Moses, “Go out in front of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Sermon Notes Key Questions: 1. What do you sip from the most: your cup of complaints or the Lord’s Living Water? 2. Are there any situations or times that you ask like the Israelites: is the Lord among us or not? (Ex. 12:7) 3. Do your spiritual practices keep you hydrated? Are there any dry areas in your life or in your relationship with God that need watering? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

Prayer Concerns Mrs. Corey Flowers Census Workers Jacoby Washington and Family The New Jerusalem Church Family Mr. Richard Middleton Mr. Lonnie Carey The Family of Alice Cebrun Mrs. Vivian Aslaha Ms. Kym Rucker Mr. Alvin Campbell The McDonald Family Mr. Maurice Williams The Saenz Family Evangelist Valesta Collins Mr. Reginald Davis Mr. & Mrs. James and Lonnie Ms. Donna Pittman Alexander Carl and Angela Sullivan Mrs. Linda Hunter Mr. Waylan Watson Mr. Charles Stubblefield All College Students Mr. Luther Fowler Ms. Cheletia Johnson Healthcare Workers & Essential Ms. Anita Whitley Employees Ms. Kayla Cook Verna and Ry Rose Mrs. Annie Williams Gerald and Connie Taylor Students, Teachers, and all School Mrs. Geneva Johnson Personnel The Caldwell Family

Here’s What’s Happening at 1st Church -October 18: First UMC will celebrate its 76th Church Anniversary and Homecoming on October 18, in-person and online. The special offering for the day is $76 for adult members and $7.60 for youth. Give as you’re able and let’s celebrate! Details to come. - Bible Study: There will be no bible study this week. Please join us Wednesday, September 16, as we continue our study on the topic: \"Coming Out of Quarantine Like ...\" Join us as we learn from Biblical characters who also experienced quarantine or isolation -- whether in jail or the belly of a whale. Let's learn together! -Book Study: The monthly book study is off to a great start! The next conversation will be Saturday, October 17, at 10 a.m. The book is The Armor of God, by Priscilla Shirer. It's not too late to join the conversation! -First UMC Worship will continue on Zoom this week. Toll-free number: 1-888-788-0099 Meeting ID Number: 930 900 59401 *No password is needed. Visit the church website at http://1stcollegestation.org/ for worship links to the podcast and YouTube channel.

TO GIVE : Text 979-399-8303 or visit www.1stcollegestation.org and click the Giving tab or SCAN THE CODE Sunday School - 9:45 am Youth Fellowship - Bible Study - 2nd Sunday Wednesday 6:30 pm College Ministry - Choir Rehearsals - TBA 1st & 3rd Sunday C-School - 1st & 3rd Sunday Brotherhood - 3rd Saturday (PK-2nd Grade) 8 am (Golden Corral)