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April 30 - May 6, 2020
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Quote of the Week
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“The spirit of complaint is born out of an unwillingness to trust God with today.… which is spending your time looking back toward Egypt or wishing for the future all the while missing what God is doing right now." ― Priscilla Shirer
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Good day all.
Today, it seems like we may be able to start having church again on May 10 and we will have our familiar two services at 9AM and 11:15AM. Both services will be livestreamed for those who want to participate from home. Of course, this is open to change according to what happens here in Florida and Hillsborough County. Wesley will do all we can to make sure everyone is safe, keep the place clean and wiped down with disinfectant, practice social distancing. It sure will be great to get back together. Would like to have a couple of ambassadors available at the services with hand sanitizers for people. Everyone just use your own judgment about whether or not you should come. If the State and County officials say it is OK, then we will be meeting.
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We had to temporarily close Bridges and furlough the teachers. We should take this as an opportunity to help our teachers and those in the church and community in need. So we will focus the pastor’s discretionary fund here. Rather than collect food, we would like to collect gift cards to grocery stores, Walmart and Target. Just drop them off at the church and we will distribute them. Of course we want to reopen Bridges as soon as parent are comfortable returning, so be in prayer for Bridges, the teachers, and the families. Bridges has been a vital link in our community for many years.
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Livestreaming continues to be a huge success and we want to encourage you to keep inviting people to worship with us. There is also a livestream morning devotional on Tuesdays at 7:30AM. Grab some coffee and join us.
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I love being your pastor,
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Church Communications
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Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
May 3, 2020 at 11:00 AM EDT
Livestream Sunday Worship Service
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Opening Music:....................'Everlasting God'..............................Praise Band....
Announcements:...................................................................................................
Hymn of Praise..............'Morning Has Broken'....................................Pg.145......
Welcome and Greeting:................................................................Rev. Ernie Post
Call To Worship:...................Psalm 105:1-11'...............................Rev. Ernie Post
Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer..............................................Rev. Ernie Post
Song of Preparation.............'Trust In You'.....................................Praise Band...
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A Moment With Herman Small and Ernie Post.......................................................
Scripture & Message...….…'Be Childlike Luke 18:15-17..............Rev. Ernie Post
Holy Communion...........................................................................Rev. Ernie Post
Invitation to Tithes & Offering:................................................................................
........Offertory Music.............'God and God Alone'.........................All Musicians....
Prayer of Dedication.......................................................................Rev. Ernie Post
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The Apostles’ Creed...............................................................................................
......Gloria Patri......................................................................................Pg..70.......
Closing Hymn:......................'God Will Take Care of You'.....................Pg..310....
Choral Benediction...............'God Be With You 'til We Meet Again'........................
Benediction and Blessing..............................................................Rev. Ernie Post
Closing Song:.........'He's Got The Whole World in His Hands' .....Praise Band.....
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This Sunday Morning's Message - May 3, 2020
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Luke 18:15-17 'Be Childlike'
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Main Point: Laugh like children, trust and sing and dance and LOVE like little children.
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Prayers Needed
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NOTE: When viewing the Worship Service, please be ready to share/type in your prayer requests in the Comment Field. Your prayer requests will be recorded and added to the Prayer Wall in the church's website so that prayer warriors who visit the Prayer Wall can include your requests in their prayer lists.
NOTE 2: Prayer requests from the previous services have been posted to the Prayer Wall. Please take time to visit it and pray for these requests. Many Thanks!
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Thoughts for the Day
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10 Things That You Should Know About the Methodist Church
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The United Methodist Church is a collection of associated congregations of Protestantism whose doctrine and beliefs are motivated by the spirit and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John Wesley's brother Charles Wesley were also significant early leaders in the movement.
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Early Methodists consisted of all levels of society, including the aristocracy, but the Methodist preachers brought the teachings to laborers and criminals who were likely left outside of organized religion at that time. In Britain, the Methodist Church had a considerable impact in the early decades of the developing working class.
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If you would like to read the 10 things you should know about the Methodist Church, click on the following link - -
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Note: Excerpt was drawn from an article written in Christianity.com by the Editorial Staff.
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Women's Community Bible Study (CBS)
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If you’re like most people, you feel like not only has your life has been interrupted, it’s been turned upside down! This is the best time for the women of this community to study 'Jonah: Navigating a Life Interrupted' written by Priscilla Shirer.
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To read more about this upcoming bible study led by the Women's CBS group, click here.
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Livestream Options to View the Online Services
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Option 1 - - Website and Youtube
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An alternate way to view the Livestream Sunday Worship Service is now available.
Starting immediately, you can visit the church's website at 'https://wesleymemorial.net/' and on the Menu bar, look for and click on 'Livestream' in the website. Then, follow the instructions provided on the following page to view the online services.
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NOTE: The website links will direct you to the church's YouTube channel as displayed above. If you enjoy the online or recorded services, remember to press the 'Subscribe' button in YouTube.
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If you have or want to open a Facebook page to navigate to the Sunday Worship Service, please click here. You should see the following Logo displayed in Facebook.
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Within a few minutes, you’ll be sent a text with a link to register. Click on the link and enter your cardholder name and credit or debit information. Once your registration is complete, you will receive a text verification and a receipt of your donation via email. You can even text “repeat” to make it a recurring donation. Give + Text is one of the fastest and easiest ways to give.
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NOTE: If you prefer not to Text to tithe, you can send your tithes and offerings to Wesley with a paper check and mail it to: Wesley Memorial UMC, 6100 Memorial Highway, Tampa, Florida 33615. Thanks!
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