8-23-2020 Bulletin

August 23, 2020 First United Methodist Church 1125 Wellborn Road, College Station, TX 77840 Rev. Eleanor Colvin, Pastor (979) 690-8415 Website: 1stCollegeStation.org

Order of Service Praise & Worship 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: It is a miracle that Christ calls us and trusts us to be the foundation upon which the church is built. One: This is the day the Lord has made – a day not so differ- ent from the day Christ asked the disciples “who do people say I am” and “who do you say I am”? All: We come to worship today – desiring to know Christ and to name Christ in our witness to the world. As rock- solid-servants, we commit our time, talent, gifts, service and witness to the building of the kingdom. May it be so! 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 “Rock Solid Servants” Matthew 16:13-20 Pastor Eleanor Colvin The Invitation to Christian Discipleship “Go forth empowered by Christ’s light to serve like Christ.”

Sermon Notes Key Scriptures: Matthew 16:15-16 (NIV) - “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:17-18 (NIV) - Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Pe- ter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” Matthew 16:19 (NIV) - “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 7:24-25 (NIV) “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

Sermon Notes Key Questions: 1. Are we rock solid servants who add to the strength of the church? 2. Who do you say Christ is? Who are you helping to get to know Christ for themselves? 3. We are the rocks upon which Christ builds the church. Are we wise builders like those Jesus mentioned in Matthew 7? Have we built our own spiritual house on rock or on sand? Key Ideas to Remember: __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

Prayer Concerns  Ms. Cheletia Johnson  Healthcare Workers & Essential Employ-  Ms. Anita Whitley ees  Ms. Aishia Bowers  Mr. Moses Green  Verna and Ry Rose  Charles and Derrick Walton  Gerald and Connie Taylor  Ms. Kayla Cook  Mrs. Geneva Johnson  Mrs. Annie Williams  The Caldwell Family  Students, Teachers, and all School Per-  Willie & Ollie Taylor  The Colvin Family sonnel  Mrs. Jessycah Carroll  Census Workers  Mrs. Flora Banks  Miss Jada Thomas and Family  Mr. James Watson  Mrs. Lucille Young  Mrs. Bobbie Nell Jones  The New Jerusalem Church Family  Mr. Howard Bethea  Mr. Lonnie Carey  Mr. Joshua Ford and Family  Ms. Kizzie Penson and Family  Ms. Angie Rucker  Mrs. Vivian Aslaha  Mrs. Anna Smith  Mr. Alvin Campbell  Mrs. Leslie Rice  Mr. Maurice Williams  Ms. Cierra Watson  Children’s Safety  Mari and Michael Hightower  Mrs. Linda Cooper  Mrs. Marcia Canto  Evangelist Valesta Collins  Ms. Ruth Marshall  Mr. & Mrs. James and Lonnie Alexander  Mr. Larry Johnson  Mrs. Linda Hunter  First UMC Church Family  Mr. Charles Stubblefield  Newcomers to the Brazos Valley  Ms. Donna Pittman  World Leaders  Mr. Luther Fowler  Victims of Natural Disasters

What is your prayer for the week? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you have a prayer request? Here’s What’s Happening at 1st Church  Bible Study: Everyone is invited to participate in Bible study on Wednes- day at 6:30p.m.. 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!  Aug. 30: Our summer installment of \"Bring It On Sunday\" is coming soon. Our theme for the day is \"At the Cross, At the Cross,\" from the day's scripture: Matthew 16:21-28. Please contact the Pastor or Mrs. Rose Jones if you'd like to share your gifts on this day. Music and other offerings can be shared live or pre-recorded.  Book Study: The monthly book study is off to a great start! The next con- versation will be Saturday, September 19, 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 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 1st & 3rd Sunday C-School - 1st & 3rd Sunday (PK-2nd Grade) Brotherhood - Benevolence Offering - 3rd Saturday 8 am (TBA) 1st & 4th Sunday UMW - 2nd & 4th Monday - 6:30 pm