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February
FUMC MONROE NEWS
CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NEW LIFE, NEW HOPE AND NEW BEGINNINGS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST
LYNN’S LINES Do you know who Jesus is? Seems like an easy question, doesn’t it? Yet, when we’re asked we don’t quite know how to answer. Worse yet, we won’t ask others the question because we don’t know the answer ourselves. Is Jesus just a really good man? Is Jesus simply a prophet, another man of God in a long line of men (and women) of God? How we answer the question says much about what we ultimately believe, and what we believe always impacts how we act. In the new sermon series Jesus is…, Chris and I will take the four weeks of February to reflect on four primary characteristics of the person and work of Jesus Christ. C. S. Lewis famously wrote in his classic book Mere Christianity these challenging words: “I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic — on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg — or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.”
REV. LYNN MALONE SENIOR PASTOR
First, we’ll see that Jesus is…Lord. What does it mean for disciples of Jesus to call him Lord, and how does that understanding order our lives as disciples? Second, we’ll discover that Jesus is…Savior. What does it mean to call Jesus Savior, and what exactly did he come to save? Third, we’ll seek to understand that Jesus is…Healer. We pray and invite others to pray, but it often seems as though our prayers for healing go unanswered. If Jesus is Healer, why is that so? Finally, we discover that Jesus is…Friend. We’ll explore the facets of Jesus’ love and grace that accompanies us throughout our lives, and see that He really does call us friend. Please join us each Sunday in February for this exciting new worship series. Additionally, one of our community ministry partners, Habitat for Humanity is teaming with rehabilitation projects throughout Ouachita Parish as a result of the floods in spring 2016. They are calling for volunteers to help with these projects beginning in late February. Be watching the newsletter, worship folder, Facebook page, the FUMC app and www.fumcmonroela.org website for details. Your help is greatly needed right here in Ouachita Parish! Until next time, keep looking up…
JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
Jesus is...
EVERY SUNDAY MORNING 8:30 First Light Worship 9:30 New Beginnings Contemporary 10:50 Traditional Worship
NEW SERMON SERIES
SUNDAY SCHOOL
FEBRUARY 2017
EVERY SUNDAY MORNING 9:30 a.m.
WATCH OUR SERVICE
ONLINE! LIVE WEBCAST @ 10:50 fumcmonroela.org FIRST EDITION I FEBRUARY 2017
MONTHLY MEN’S LUNCHEON
02.28.17 SPEAKER THIS MONTH
MEN AT WORK BUILDING BETTER LIVES FOR OUR FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM
BILL WILLSON F I R S T
U N I T E D
M E T H O D I S T
C H U RC H
O F
M O N RO E
R E P O R T I N G O U R FA ITH F U L N E S S DATE
WE CAME
WE GAVE
12/24/16
1066
$4,331.07
12/25/16
170
$30,796
12/31/16
LAST DAY OF 2016
$101,408.40
DECEMBER E-GIVING
FUMC UPDATES
TO SIGN UP TEXT
“2017FUMCM”
$9,175
01/01/17
386
$16,954.32
01/08/17
538
$39,972.48
01/15/17
570
$27,935.22
01/22/17
552
$12,281.60
NEW MEMBERS CLASS LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR CHURCH!
FEBRUARY 26 4-6 PM JANUARY MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS MEMORIALS In memory of Dan McDuff from H. Graham Schneider In memory of Miles Luke from Tom and Sara Herman In memory of Dan McDuff from David & Becky Stith In Memory of Ha Jackson from Nike Anderson In memory of John W. Clark, Jr. from Susan, Greg, and Tim Smith In memory of Dan McDuff from Susan Smith In memory of Dan McDuff from Benny and Ann Bellue In memory of Dan McDuff from Leroy and Louise Gilley In memory of Bill Mchaffey from Leroy and Louise Gilley In memory of Dan McDuff from Arnold and Edith Braddock In memory of Charlie Moore from Aldersgate Sunday school class In memory of Dan McDuff from Betty Farr In memory of Bill Perry from Nancy Meinel In memory of Bill Perry from Leroy and Louise Gilley In memory of Charlie Moore from Leroy and Louise Gilley In memory of Miles Luke from Phyllis Taylor In memory of Dan McDuff from Mary K. Berry In memory of Dan McDuff from Phyllis Taylor In memory of Vernon Meece from Phyllis Taylor In memory of Charlie Moore from Betty Maddry
TO 95577 TEXTING ISSUES? If you are having issues receiving church text messages please text STOP to 95577. Then text 2017FUMCM to 95577 to opt in again. In memory of Charlie Moore from Nancy Meinel In memory of Bill Perry from Aldersgate Sunday school class In memory of the mother of Carolyn Burchardt In memory of Charlie Moore from Doug & Marilyn Hudson In memory of Bill Perry from Doug & Marilyn Hudson In memory of Charlie Moore from Betty Sheller In memory of Charlie Moore from Barbara Potts In memory of Bill Perry from Barbara Potts In memory of Charlie Moore from Waldene Walpole In memory of Bill Perry from Waldene Walpole In memory of Bill Perry from Marie LaFleur In memory of Charlie Moore from John & Gnita Ellen In memory of Charlie Moore from Adele Ransom In memory of Charlie Moore from Frank & Mary Adams In memory of Charlie Moore from Benny & Ann Bellue In memory of Bill Perry from Frank & Mary Adams In memory of Bill Perry from Betty Farr In memory of Bill Perry from Ralph & Pat Karst In memory of Dan McDuff from John & Mary Taylor Bentley In memory of Charlie Moore from Dot Roebuck In memory of Bill Perry from DeWitt, French, Giger & Sitton In memory of Bill Perry from R. D. & Lorna Kerr In memory of Charlie Moore from Richard & Jane Bordelon In memory of Bill Perry from Richard & Jane Bordelon In memory of Vernon Meece from Richard & Jane Bordelon In memory of Charlie Moore from Stone & Eleanor Caraway In memory of Bill Perry from Stone & Eleanor Caraway In memory of Bill Perry from Fred & Angela Tolbert In memory of Bill Perry from Catherine Beach In memory of Charlie Moore from Mrs. Delton Hearn
HONORARIUMS In honor of the marriage of Matt and Kelsey Ingram from Davis and Denise Hardy In honor of the FixIt team from Mary Ann Taylor-Miley In honor of J. Roddy and Linda Taylor from Aldersgate Sunday school class
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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF MONROE, LOUISIANA 3900 LOOP ROAD MONROE, LA 71201-3125 318.325.7335
Peregrine
FUMCMONROELA.ORG
FEBRUARY
2017
•After Hours & J-Force
•Bridge 1pm
•Salsa Making 8:30am
•After Hours & J-Force •Valentine’s Day Luncheon 11:30am
•J-Force performance
•After Hours & J-Force
•Carnival Family •Presidents Day Bonfire 5:30pm
•Canasta 1:30pm MEN
4:00-6:00 PM
•Book Nook 4pm
•After Hours & J-Force
AT WORK
@12
•A Day of Wellness 10am-2pm
FUMC MONROE NEWS
CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NEW LIFE, NEW HOPE AND NEW BEGINNINGS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST
LYNN’S LINES Do you know who Jesus is? Seems like an easy question, doesn’t it? Yet, when we’re asked we don’t quite know how to answer. Worse yet, we won’t ask others the question because we don’t know the answer ourselves. Is Jesus just a really good man? Is Jesus simply a prophet, another man of God in a long line of men (and women) of God? How we answer the question says much about what we ultimately believe, and what we believe always impacts how we act. In the new sermon series Jesus is…, Chris and I will take the four weeks of February to reflect on four primary characteristics of the person and work of Jesus Christ. C. S. Lewis famously wrote in his classic book Mere Christianity these challenging words: “I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic — on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg — or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.”
REV. LYNN MALONE SENIOR PASTOR
First, we’ll see that Jesus is…Lord. What does it mean for disciples of Jesus to call him Lord, and how does that understanding order our lives as disciples? Second, we’ll discover that Jesus is…Savior. What does it mean to call Jesus Savior, and what exactly did he come to save? Third, we’ll seek to understand that Jesus is…Healer. We pray and invite others to pray, but it often seems as though our prayers for healing go unanswered. If Jesus is Healer, why is that so? Finally, we discover that Jesus is…Friend. We’ll explore the facets of Jesus’ love and grace that accompanies us throughout our lives, and see that He really does call us friend. Please join us each Sunday in February for this exciting new worship series. Additionally, one of our community ministry partners, Habitat for Humanity is teaming with rehabilitation projects throughout Ouachita Parish as a result of the floods in spring 2016. They are calling for volunteers to help with these projects beginning in late February. Be watching the newsletter, worship folder, Facebook page, the FUMC app and www.fumcmonroela.org website for details. Your help is greatly needed right here in Ouachita Parish! Until next time, keep looking up…
JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
Jesus is...
EVERY SUNDAY MORNING 8:30 First Light Worship 9:30 New Beginnings Contemporary 10:50 Traditional Worship
NEW SERMON SERIES
SUNDAY SCHOOL
FEBRUARY 2017
EVERY SUNDAY MORNING 9:30 a.m.
WATCH OUR SERVICE
ONLINE! LIVE WEBCAST @ 10:50 fumcmonroela.org FIRST EDITION I FEBRUARY 2017
MONTHLY MEN’S LUNCHEON
02.28.17 SPEAKER THIS MONTH
MEN AT WORK BUILDING BETTER LIVES FOR OUR FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM
BILL WILLSON F I R S T
U N I T E D
M E T H O D I S T
C H U RC H
O F
M O N RO E
R E P O R T I N G O U R FA ITH F U L N E S S DATE
WE CAME
WE GAVE
12/24/16
1066
$4,331.07
12/25/16
170
$30,796
12/31/16
LAST DAY OF 2016
$101,408.40
DECEMBER E-GIVING
FUMC UPDATES
TO SIGN UP TEXT
“2017FUMCM”
$9,175
01/01/17
386
$16,954.32
01/08/17
538
$39,972.48
01/15/17
570
$27,935.22
01/22/17
552
$12,281.60
NEW MEMBERS CLASS LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR CHURCH!
FEBRUARY 26 4-6 PM JANUARY MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS MEMORIALS In memory of Dan McDuff from H. Graham Schneider In memory of Miles Luke from Tom and Sara Herman In memory of Dan McDuff from David & Becky Stith In Memory of Ha Jackson from Nike Anderson In memory of John W. Clark, Jr. from Susan, Greg, and Tim Smith In memory of Dan McDuff from Susan Smith In memory of Dan McDuff from Benny and Ann Bellue In memory of Dan McDuff from Leroy and Louise Gilley In memory of Bill Mchaffey from Leroy and Louise Gilley In memory of Dan McDuff from Arnold and Edith Braddock In memory of Charlie Moore from Aldersgate Sunday school class In memory of Dan McDuff from Betty Farr In memory of Bill Perry from Nancy Meinel In memory of Bill Perry from Leroy and Louise Gilley In memory of Charlie Moore from Leroy and Louise Gilley In memory of Miles Luke from Phyllis Taylor In memory of Dan McDuff from Mary K. Berry In memory of Dan McDuff from Phyllis Taylor In memory of Vernon Meece from Phyllis Taylor In memory of Charlie Moore from Betty Maddry
TO 95577 TEXTING ISSUES? If you are having issues receiving church text messages please text STOP to 95577. Then text 2017FUMCM to 95577 to opt in again. In memory of Charlie Moore from Nancy Meinel In memory of Bill Perry from Aldersgate Sunday school class In memory of the mother of Carolyn Burchardt In memory of Charlie Moore from Doug & Marilyn Hudson In memory of Bill Perry from Doug & Marilyn Hudson In memory of Charlie Moore from Betty Sheller In memory of Charlie Moore from Barbara Potts In memory of Bill Perry from Barbara Potts In memory of Charlie Moore from Waldene Walpole In memory of Bill Perry from Waldene Walpole In memory of Bill Perry from Marie LaFleur In memory of Charlie Moore from John & Gnita Ellen In memory of Charlie Moore from Adele Ransom In memory of Charlie Moore from Frank & Mary Adams In memory of Charlie Moore from Benny & Ann Bellue In memory of Bill Perry from Frank & Mary Adams In memory of Bill Perry from Betty Farr In memory of Bill Perry from Ralph & Pat Karst In memory of Dan McDuff from John & Mary Taylor Bentley In memory of Charlie Moore from Dot Roebuck In memory of Bill Perry from DeWitt, French, Giger & Sitton In memory of Bill Perry from R. D. & Lorna Kerr In memory of Charlie Moore from Richard & Jane Bordelon In memory of Bill Perry from Richard & Jane Bordelon In memory of Vernon Meece from Richard & Jane Bordelon In memory of Charlie Moore from Stone & Eleanor Caraway In memory of Bill Perry from Stone & Eleanor Caraway In memory of Bill Perry from Fred & Angela Tolbert In memory of Bill Perry from Catherine Beach In memory of Charlie Moore from Mrs. Delton Hearn
HONORARIUMS In honor of the marriage of Matt and Kelsey Ingram from Davis and Denise Hardy In honor of the FixIt team from Mary Ann Taylor-Miley In honor of J. Roddy and Linda Taylor from Aldersgate Sunday school class
3 9 0 0 LO O P R D , M O N RO E L A 712 01 I 318 . 3 2 5 . 7 3 3 5 I F U M C M O N RO E L A . O RG I F I R S T E D I T I O N I F E B RUARY 2 017
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF MONROE, LOUISIANA 3900 LOOP ROAD MONROE, LA 71201-3125 318.325.7335
Peregrine
FUMCMONROELA.ORG
FEBRUARY
2017
•After Hours & J-Force
•Bridge 1pm
•Salsa Making 8:30am
•After Hours & J-Force •Valentine’s Day Luncheon 11:30am
•J-Force performance
•After Hours & J-Force
•Carnival Family •Presidents Day Bonfire 5:30pm
•Canasta 1:30pm MEN
4:00-6:00 PM
•Book Nook 4pm
•After Hours & J-Force
AT WORK
@12
•A Day of Wellness 10am-2pm
