We will start at 8 am on Saturday morning, March 21. Bagels and coffee will be served.
We need pickup trucks, trailers, men and youth to help deliver mulch with the Pender UMC Men.
Do your youth need service hours? This is a perfect opportunity to help raise funds for sending short term missionaries and enjoy the weather!
More information at http://www.penderumc.org/mulch
A stained-glass window in the United States depicts St. Patrick with his staff and holding a church. ~ From Wikipedia Creative Commons
Legends about St. Patrick started to spread during his lifetime.
As John Wesley would some 1,300 years later, Patrick combined evangelical zeal with social teaching. Rev. George Hunter III noted that Patrick was the first well-known man in Europe to stand publicly against slavery.
But it’s for his evangelism that Patrick is most often remembered. Even the famous story about the snakes may be a reference to how Patrick’s ministry supplanted the serpentine symbols favored by Druids.
“Most churches assume that their main priority is taking care of the people we’ve got, and, of course, that job is never finished,” Hunter said. But the calling to make disciples also persists.
Like Patrick, Hunter said, today’s United Methodist churches in the United States need to reach the “pagans in their own communities who are looking for life in all the wrong places.”
Please join us in worship this Sunday, March 15th, at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 Services.
Sermon Series for Lent: Living the Hard Sayings of Jesus
Sermon on March 15th: 490 times
Did Jesus really mean we had to keep track and forgive only 490 times? Surely forgiveness isn’t that legalistic. What does it mean to live forgiveness for others? Lets see this Sunday.
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. (Matthew 18:21-22)
For more information about our upcoming sermons, click here.
Listen to past sermons in the Pender Podcast.
Directions to Pender
Also Today:
Donations can be left in the blue grocery cart in the coat rack section.
As many of you already know, last Sunday’s SNC had to be postponed due to inclement weather, so we hope you can join us this coming Sunday.
Ginny Atwood and Ruth Wheeler will share their faith stories. Max Lucado shares – “God loves us so much he wants to save us….from the world, from Satan, from ourselves.
The motivation that drives all His actions is love….love….love. And His love is directed at all of us.”
Sing ‘n Celebrate is Pender Church’s informal evening worship service that has a focus on contemporary Christian music and original dramas and testimonies. Dress is casual and the atmosphere offers a wonderful means to start the week with God in mind.
In addition to music and testimonies, prayer is offered. Communion is served periodically.
As people of our church share Christian stories of faith, we are often encouraged by their life changing and inspiring testimonies. Mark your calendar for our next Sing ‘N Celebrate, so you won’t miss this opportunity to be inspired by, not only the testimonies, but also the uplifting praise music of JC Reigns.
JC Reigns leads worship with both modern Christian songs and a selection of old church hymns – the aim is to meet the needs of all who attend. JC Reigns has been together for 14 years and over the course of that time, has recorded five Christian CDs and used all the proceeds to benefit world wide and local charities.
Whether you are a new Christian, or have been following Christ for years, this is just a wonderful way to gather in fellowship, sing songs to God and listen to your brothers and sisters as they share their faith. We invite you to come and bring a friend, meet other Pender People and leave with a song on your heart and the Son in your eyes.
Please join us in worship this Sunday, March 8th, at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 Services.
Sermon Series for Lent: Living the Hard Sayings of Jesus
Sermon on March 8th: “Cut it Off and Pluck it Out” (Matthew 5:30)
Did Jesus really mean if our hand sins cut it off? Did he really say if your eye causes you to sin pluck it out? Yes, He did. Let’s talk about what that means this Sunday.
For more information about our upcoming sermons, click here.
Listen to past sermons in the Pender Podcast.
Directions to Pender
Also on Sunday:
Donations can be left in the blue grocery cart in the coat rack section.
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