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Sunday Bulletin

Huntsville United Methodist Church

"A Passionate Church for Jesus Christ"

August 31, 2008

Sixteenth Sunday after Penetcost

5th Sunday Singing

Scripture Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21

Ephesians 3

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

For more reflections: www.mondaymorningpreacher.blogspot.com

Schedule of Events
Sunday, August 31st
*Fellowship Breakfast 9:30 a.m.
*Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
*Worship & Praise 11:00 a.m.
*NO Bible Study

Monday, September 1st - Labor Day
*NO Coffee House

Wednesday, September 3rd
*Choir Practice 6:00 p.m.

Happy Birthday to David Madison on September 1st and Steve Ford on September 2nd.

Attendance last Sunday was 48.
General Offering was $500.00.
Parsonage Fund Offering was $100.00.

Sunday Bulletin

Huntsville United Methodist Church

"A Passionate Church for Jesus Christ"

But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.

- Jesus (Luke 15:20)

August 24, 2008

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

This week's sermon, "Our Father", by Heath Bradley.

Sermon Notes:
The Lord's Prayer: "Our Father"

Jesus gave his followers a model for how they are to pray, known as "The Lord's Prayer", which can be found in Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:1-4.

Our image of God is the most important thing about us. We can pick up many distorted images of God throughout our life. As Christians, we are called to let Jesus show us what God is really like, and to let go of any images that do not line up with the revelation of God in Jesus Christ.

Jesus teaches us to pray to God as "Our Father". What is this Father like? Like no earthly father, no matter how loving he is! Jesus tells us about our Father in Luke 15:11-32. This story that Jesus told is actually a creative commentary on a passage of Scripture from Hosea 11:1-11. Hosea, a prophet, describes God as like a loving parent whose compassion drowns out his anger at his children's wrongdoing.

For more reflections: www.mondaymorningpreacher.blogspot.com

Schedule of Events

Sunday, August 24th
*Fellowship Breakfast 9:30 a.m.
*Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
*Worship & Praise 11:00 a.m.
*Bible Study 5:30 p.m.

Monday, August 25th
*Asset Development Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 27th
*Choir Practice 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 30th
*Fair Parade 10:00 a.m.

Thank you to everyone who donated items for the UMW Rummage Sale.

The Asset Development Course orientation meeting will be Monday evening at 6:00 p.m. Those of you who signed up to bring food...don't forget!! It's not too late to sign up to volunteer to bring food or provide childcare. After this meeting, we will have a better idea of how many people we will be feeding and how many children there will be.

HUMC will be handing out free cold drinks on Saturday during the Madison County Fair Parade. We will set up at 9:00 a.m. and serve until after the parade. Volunteers are needed!

Happy Birthday to Erma Owen on the 24th and Candice Horton on the 29th.

Attendance last Sunday was 65.
General Offering was $734.31.
Parsonage Fund Offering was $100.00.

Cross Ministries in Groom, Texas

These scenes are located about 70 miles East of Amarillo on I40 near the town of Groom, Texas. These metal sculptures are of the crucifixion of Christ. They are a labor of love by a man from Amarillo. Someone donated the land on which to errect them. The large cross is also made from metal. You can visit the following website to see more pictures and the story about how the sculptures came to life - www.crossministries.net

Thank you Dorothy Dyer for sending the email of these pictures to the church.