Welcoming back friends and family, exploring our God-given talents, the Ministry Fair and Ice Cream Social, Sunday September 13, 2009
At right, the ministry fair offers information on groups and missions where church congregation can offer its spiritual gifts
Spiritual Gifts
By The Rev. Lori Eldredge
What are your spiritual gifts? Paul in writing to the church at Corinth and Rome took time to address how these new Christians were to live individually and as a collective body in Christ. Each person was called by God to use their gifts for the common good, and so are we. It is only by God’s grace that we have been given gifts, Paul wrote in chapter Ephesians 4 these are given by grace and they are given “to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the full measure of the full stature of Christ.” (11-12)
So I ask again, what are your gifts? The diversity that we are given is a blessing! This congregation is so blessed with the gifts God has given for us to use. We may not recognize the gift we have, but it’s up to each one of us to name and to claim the gift, and then use it! If we don’t recognize them , we will fail to use them, and as a consequence miss out on the fulfillment of God’s purpose for our lives. What passion has God placed in your heart? What lifts your spirit and encourages you in your work for the furthering of God’s kingdom? And how do you know it is from God? MORE FROM PASTOR LORI'S SERMON
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Welcome back Jessie! -- Our church family greeted Jessie Kuster (at right above) to Sunday worship. Jessie, recovering from a recent illness, has been away for several weeks. Welcome home, Jessie. |
The children look at the altar and its theme of exploring our God given talents among us during Children's Time. |
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Trish Halloran and Deb Snow perform a duet with the bells, offering their talent of music. |
Choosing among chocolate, cookies and cream and chocolate chip flavors during the ice cream social. |
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Above and at right, the congregation explores how and where to use our talents during the Ministry Fair. Jay Hickey was taking ticket orders for the upcoming United Methodist Men's Fish Fry open to the congregation this year on Saturday September 26. If you didn't get a ticket this week, order next Sunday. |
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60 years of love and marriage -- Lillian and Jerry Williamson only have eyes for each other as they celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. |
Our church website just turned 8 years old. Check out the commemorative NKUMCRI.COM hat available for pre-ordering. Limited supply available. Donations benefit the church. FULL DETAILS ON CAP AND ORDERING
