7-5-2020 Bulletin

July 5, 2020 First United Methodist Church 1125 Wellborn Road, College Station, TX 77840 Rev. Eleanor Colvin, Pastor (979) 690-8415 Website: 1stCollegeStation.org

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Order of Service Praise & Worship Call to Worship One: Come, let’s worship! All: In worship, we seek the rest Christ promised, because some of us are weary! One: Come, let’s worship! All: In worship, we seek the peace Christ promised, because some of us are weighed down by troubles. One: You have come to the right place! Our Lord is here, on this Independence Day weekend, inviting us to depend on Him. All: Thanks be to God, who can be trusted to bring true freedom! AMEN. Praise & Worship First Report Prayer

Offertory Prayer Living God, you are the Lord of all! Thank you for sending your Spirit to bring us new life. We are grateful that you are continually at work in our lives and the world to fulfill your promises. Let your Holy Spirit revive our spirit of giving. May our giving today show our trust in You, and our desire to join You at work in the world. In Christ’s name we pray, Amen. The Spoken Word “Happy InDependance Day!” Matthew 11:28-30 & Matthew 6:25-34 Pastor Eleanor Colvin The Invitation to Christian Discipleship “Go forth empowered by Christ’s light to serve like Christ.”

Sermon Notes Key Scriptures: Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and bur- dened, and I will give you rest. (NIV) Matthew 11:29-30 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (NIV) Romans 7:24-25 Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! (NIV) Matthew 6:26-27 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? (NIV)

Sermon Notes Key Questions: 1. When was the last time you took a break and unplugged from busy- ness of the world? 2. After you pray and lay your problems before God, do you ever pick those problems back up from the altar? If so, why? 3. What is your biggest worry right now? Do you trust that God is mindful of it and already helping you with it? Key Ideas to Remember: __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

Prayer Concerns  Mrs. Rosalyn McCoy  The Colvin Family  Ms. Kizzie Penson  Mrs. Jessycah Carroll  Ms. Ariel Carter  Mrs. Annie Williams  Mrs. Vivian Aslaha  Mrs. Flora Banks  Mr. Alvin Campbell  Mr. James Watson  Mr. Maurice Williams  Mrs. Bobbie Nell Jones  Children’s Safety  Mr. Howard Bethea  Mrs. Linda Cooper  Mr. Joshua Ford and Family  Mrs. Jackie Thornton and Family  Ms. Angie Rucker  Evangelist Valesta Collins  Mrs. Anna Smith  Mr. & Mrs. James and Lonnie Alex-  Mrs. Leslie Rice ander  Ms. Cierra Watson  Mrs. Linda Hunter  Mari and Michael Hightower  Mr. Charles Stubblefield  Mrs. Marcia Canto  Ms. Donna Pittman  Ms. Ruth Marshall  Mr. Luther Fowler  Mr. Larry Johnson  Healthcare Workers & Essential  First UMC Church Family Employees  Newcomers to the Brazos Valley  Verna and Ry Rose  Students, Teachers, and all  Gerald and Connie Taylor School Personnel  Mrs. Geneva Johnson  World Leaders  The Caldwell Family  Victims of Natural Disasters  Willie & Ollie Taylor

What is your prayer for the week? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you have a prayer request? Here’s What’s Happening at 1st Church  Bible Study: We will continue our study on the Holy Spirit and Our Spiritual Gifts on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Don’t forget to do your homework!  Book Study: A monthly book study will begin soon. The first book is The Armor of God, by Priscilla Shirer. If you ordered a book through the church, it is available for pick up. Contact the pastor at eleanorcol- [email protected].  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 www.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 SCAN THE CODE for online giving. Sunday School 9:45 am Youth Fellowship - 2nd Sunday Bible Study - Wednesday 6:30 pm College Ministry - Choir Rehearsals - TBA C-School - 1st & 3rd 1st & 3rd Sunday Sunday (PK-2nd Grade) Brotherhood - Benevolence Offering - 3rd Saturday 1st & 4th Sunday 8 am (TBA) UMW - 2nd & 4th Monday - 6:30 pm