Mysterious
Gathering
Welcome and Opening Words
Hymns
“For the beauty of the earth” # 89
“Seed, scattered and sown” # 454
Announcements
Hearing the word
Children’s Story – Stan Harder
Hymn
“The kingdom of God” # 224
(Pre-K and younger children can go to the nursery)
Scripture - Mark 4:1-9 & Mark 4:26-34
Sermon “Mysterious”
Responding to the word
Hymn of Response:
“Lord of light, your name outshining” # 410 vs. 1 & 2
Sharing and Prayer
Tithes/Offering
Hymn
“May the grace of Christ our Savior” # 423
Benediction
Assisted listening devices and large print hymnals are available at the audio-visual desk.
The cry room has a speaker so you can continue to listen to the service if you need to step out of the sanctuary.
Theme
Jesus uses parables about seeds and growing to teach confused and discouraged disciples about the kingdom of God.
Servers
Pastor - Dave Nickel
Worship Leader - Kevin & Kathy Haake
Music Leader - Jeremy & Julie Youngs
Nursery - The Mukuna Family
Nursery Next Sunday - Steve & Angela Nitzsche
Next Children's Story - Sheri Nitzsche
February’s Drivers
February’s Greeters - Jim & Donna
Snack Next Sunday - Friesen
Calendar
Sun, January 26 - Mark study @ 6:30p
Thurs, January 30 - Shop Hours 3-8pm
Tues, February 11 - CPMC Webinar
Sunday School
Library - Adult Class – Uniform Series
Room # 1 - Adult Class – The Bible Unwrapped
Room # 6 - Adult Class – Uniform Series – Take 2
Nursery - Pre-K – Grade 1
Room # 8 - Grades 2-5
High School Room - Grades 6-12
Record for January 19
85 - Attendance
Announcements
LIBRARY FUNDS – Did you know you could help fund our church library by just shopping online? All you have to do is use the Amazon.com link on our website’s library page: https://fmclincoln.org/library
ON BEHALF of Central Plains Outreach & Service Committee, Rhonda invites our small groups (and other interested persons) to a series of webinars on racism hosted by Drick Boyd, Professor of Social Transformation at Eastern University in Pennsylvania. We will meet in the fellowship hall and the three-part series will be held at 7:30 pm on successive Tuesdays (2/11, 2/18, and 2/25). Each session will consist of a 45-minute presentation and some time for discussion and questions.
DAVE’S SHOP will be warm for shop hours Thursdays, beginning 1/30 from 3-8. Please be thinking of projects you would like to build for yourself or the MCC sale, or just stop by to chat.
EMAIL - Each week Dave sends out an email message with announcements. Please contact him if you'd like to be added to the list.
STUDY - For those interested in more context and discussion on The Gospel According to Mark: this week, please continue to read Mark 1-4 noting themes and words which jump out at you. These themes will help guide discussion at our first gathering scheduled for 6:30p on 1/26 at Dave Nickel’s house. After that discussion, we will shift to chapters 5-8, hoping to meet in late Feb.
LAST DAY TO VOTE - The Quarterly Mission Offering nominees each have a jar in the fellowship hall: if you haven't done so, please participate in the penny vote (five pennies per person) by Sunday 1/26.
LAST DAY TO VOTE - The 2020 theme verse ballot is in a mailbox in the far right column (labelled "theme verse"). Please put your completed ballot back in that same mailbox by Sunday 1/26 if you haven't voted yet.
CONFERENCE PRAYER REQUEST - Pray for the churches in and near the Twin Cities as they prepare to host Annual Meeting 2020 which will take place June 18-21.