Sermon Notes

First United Methodist Church

101 E First North Street Morristown, TN 37814

www.fumcmorristown.org

(423) 581-2180 fumc@fumcmorristown.org

Prayer Concerns—You may request prayer by filling out a prayer card

(located in the pew rack-Sanctuary) or on the orange card in The Connection

and place the card in the offering plate. Our prayer team and staff will pray for

these concerns.

Welcome! Thank you for choosing to worship with us. We trust you will find a

warm greeting and the Spirit of God as we gather today. While we expect the

attendance of all our members, we are always glad to welcome guests. Please let

us know if there are ways in which we can be of service to you.

Visit the FUMC Harvest Table for Missions! We welcome your home

grown fruit & vegetables (and eggs!) to our table for others to purchase (for a

donation). Everyone is invited to participate! The table is located in the

hallway (main floor) near the elevator. All donations benefit local mission

projects.

Welcome Scott Layer

Songs of Worship The Connection Worship Band

Children’s Moment Caroline Knight

Your Grace is Enough / Cornerstone / The Great I Am

Our Life Together Sydney Maxfield

God’s Tithes and Our Offerings

Special Music Honesty

by Billy Joel

10 Commandments: IX. Do Not Lie V and III. Do Not Steal

Exodus 20:16

Scott Layer Sermon

Song of Response Break Every Chain

Benediction

September 18, 2016 Making Disciples of Jesus Christ by Reaching, Growing and Serving

SEC-Serving Everyone in Christ

The 2016 Stewardship Campaign will feel different this year . It will be

more personal. In early October you will receive your Stewardship Packet at

your home hand-delivered. The delivery person will not come in but simply

hand it to you personally at your door. Christ is always working with people in

a personal way. It is also good for our church. Plus, this will save the church

hundreds of dollars in postage. Please make your stewardship decisions in the

privacy of your home and place your commitments into a SEALED envelope to

be picked up by your delivery person at a mutually agreed time and returned to

Donna Brewster’s office for you. This will be both Personal and Confidential!

If you currently do not receive our eNews, please give us your email address

on The Connection card or friendship register.

Our Prayers Sydney Maxfield

TRADITIONAL WORSHIP

Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Liturgical Color: Red

September 18, 2016 8:15am & 10:30am

Please remember to silence cell phones.

LARGE PRINT BULLETINS and devices for the hearing impaired

are available for this morning’s service. Please see an usher.

Calendar Highlights—September 18—24, 2016

Sunday (18) 8:15am Traditional Worship Service—SA

9:15am Sunday School

9:30am Ten Commandments—select SS Classes

10:30am Traditional Worship Service—SA

10:30am The Connection Worship—Gym

11:45am Prayers for Healing—Chapel

2:30pm Safe Sanctuaries Team meeting—207

4:44pm Revelation Youth Choir rehearsal—MR

5:00pm SEC Campaign Dinner—CR

6:00pm Lamplighters—CS

6:00pm Youth Group & Meal—Gym

Monday (19) 7:00am Start Your Week Strong-Pray-SA

11:00am Stretchin’ Out—Gym

12:00pm Yoga—Gym

6:30pm Bethel Bible Series—CS

Tuesday(20) 9:00am-2:30pm Parents Day Out

10:00am Ladies Bible Study—CS

11:30am Ten Commandments

1:00pm FUMC Quilters—117

5:30pm Church Council meeting—CS

7:00pm Ed Cunningham Bible Study—207

Wed.(21) 10:00am Ten Commandments @ Laurelwood

11:00am Stretchin’ Out—CR

12:00noon Yoga—CR

1:30pm Ten Commandments—Regency

4:45pm Kids Bells—MR

5:15pm Kids Choir—MR, 203

5:30pm Ten Commandments—CS

5:45pm Epic of Eden Bible study —106

6:00pm Kids Meal—CR

6:00pm Carillonneurres—MR

6:20pm WNK—207

7:15pm The Connection rehearsal — Gym

7:15pm Chancel Choir rehearsal—MR

Thurs.(22) 9:00am-2:30pm Parents Day Out

11:00am Joyful Hearts—Gym

6:30pm Ten Commandments—Cunninghams’

6:30pm Cub Scouts—Gym, CS, CR, 103, 104/105

7:00pm Boy Scouts—CP, Gym

Friday(23) 11:00am Stretchin’ Out—Gym

Calendar Legend

CP—Cumberland Place

CR—Community Rm

CS—Cornerstone

LL—Lower Level

MR—Music Room SA—Sanctuary

TC—The Crossroads

Acolytes: 8:15am Harland Muller 10:30am Christian Marra

Crucifers: 8:15am Jessie Long 10:30am Jonathan Holan

(*) Please stand as you are able.

The Altar Flowers this morning are given to the glory of God by the Anita

Scott Sunday School Class in memory of Anita Scott.

September Ushers

8:15am Capt. Brody Robertson, Steve Brown, Wayne McCamey, David

Purkey, Clyde Wood

10:30am Capt. Omer Perryman, Larry Barlowe, John Cranford, Darwin

Kilday, Jordan Leach, Mike Pittman, Don Woods.

Used by permission, CCLI License # 247736

Doxology Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

Words: Thomas Ken, 1674; Adapt. by Gilbert H. Vieira, 1978

Music: Geistliche Kirchengesange, 1623; Harm. By Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906

Adapt © The United Methodist Publishing House

We welcome, John Brock,

as our guest organist this

morning for the month of

September.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom

come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our

daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who

trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from

evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.

Amen.

Lord’s Prayer

Worship of God by Giving Tithes and Offerings

The Fruit of the Vine

Revelation Youth Choir

Offertory (8:15am) Mark Patterson

Pastoral Prayer

I am the church! You are the church! We are the church together!

All who follow Jesus, all around the world!

Yes, we're the church together!

Chorus (10:30am) We Are the Church

Children’s Moment (10:30am) Lisa Cavallucci

Congregational Celebrations & Concerns

(Everyone is invited to come to the altar for prayer during this time.)

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here

below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise

Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

LASST UNS ERFREUEN Doxology UMH 94 *

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

Jessie Goddard (8:15am) Ellen Fisher (10:30am) Prayer for Illumination *

God of Courage, be in our speaking. Be also in our listening, and speak to

our souls’ deep understanding. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.

Make Me a Captive, Lord

* Hymn of Response UMH 421 DIADEMATA

Benediction *

Amen * Choral Benediction (10:30am) Richard Ham

Improvisation Postlude *

10 Commandments: IX. Do Not Lie and VIII. Do Not Steal

Old Testament Lesson Exodus 20:15-16 *

The word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.

God is My Strong Salvation

Chancel Choir

Anthem (10:30am) Lloyd Pfautsch

Sermon Chuck Starks

God is my strong salvation: What foe have I to fear? In darkness and

temptation, My light, my help is near. Though hosts encamp around me,

Firm in the fight I stand; What terror can confound me, With God at my

right hand? Place on the Lord reliance; My soul with courage wait; His

truth be thine affiance, When faint and desolate. His might thy heart shall

strengthen, His love thy joy increase; Mercy thy days shall lengthen; The

Lord will give the peace.

A Bach Pastorale Offertory (10:30am) Barbara B. Kinyon

Welcome and Announcements Chuck Starks

George Frederic Handel Prelude Allegro Maestoso

Carillonneurres

Come, Thou Almighty King

ITALIAN HYMN Processional Hymn UMH 61 *

Passing of the Peace *

The Ten Commandments from The Message *

God spoke all these words:

I am God, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of a

life of slavery.

No other gods, only me. No carved gods of any size, shape, or form of

anything whatever, whether of things that fly or walk or swim. Don't bow

down to them and don't serve them because I am God, your God, and I'm

a most jealous God, punishing the children for any sins their parents pass

on to them to the third, and yes, even to the fourth generation of those

who hate me. But I'm unswervingly loyal to the thousands who love me

and keep my commandments. No using the name of God, your God, in

curses or silly banter; God won't put up with the irreverent use of his

name. Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Work six days and do

everything you need to do.

But the seventh day is a Sabbath to God, your God. Don't do any work -

not you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your servant, nor your

maid, nor your animals, not even the foreign guest visiting in your town.

For in six days God made Heaven, Earth, and sea, and everything in

them; he rested on the seventh day. Therefore God blessed the Sabbath

day; he set it apart as a holy day. Honor your father and mother so that

you'll live a long time in the land that God, your God, is giving you. No

murder. No adultery. No stealing. No lies about your neighbor. No

lusting after your neighbor's house - or wife or servant or maid or ox or

donkey. Don't set your heart on anything that is your neighbor's.

Gregg Harrell

Love the Lord Your God

JEAN AND JIM STRATHDEE Response *