Bi-Weekly XLXIV No 8, April 13, 2011

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There’s an old preacher story

that makes its circulation from

time to time about a young

man who shows up and says, “I

am a leader.” A seasoned pas-

tor says to the young man,

“Show me your followers and

you won’t have to tell me you

are a leader.” Leaders lead.

But how do they lead? They

lead by being a servant.

The word leader appears only a

handful of times in the New

Testament, but over and over

(100+) the word servant ap-

pears. A servant heart is the

heart of a leader. They know it

isn’t about recognition or

status or power. Servant lead-

ers know it is about a whole-

hearted devotion to Jesus and

his call upon their life. Serving

isn’t always easy, but it is in-

credibly rewarding. When you

don’t care who gets the credit,

it is easy for God to be glori-

fied.

Recently someone did some-

thing very nice for me by way

of a card and it was anony-

mous. Unfortunately, in many

church settings when you get

something anonymous it’s gen-

erally criticism, “they said that”

or “some people think this”—

but in this instance, the card

was very uplifting. And the

great thing about it was the

blessing of thinking just how

many people could have sent

that card. And that isn’t about

me, but the many, many peo-

ple I am surrounded by who

are servant-hearted. Their love

for God is contagious! People see

joy in you and they want it too!

I love that in many ways our con-

gregation is committed to living a

servant life. God church. We love

to live for Jesus. We love to help

people in God’s name. It begins

each weekend when we worship

together and connect with God.

And when we allow God to fill us

through worship and praise, then

we have the strength and the

courage to serve. I love to think

of worship as a time we sit at the

feet of Jesus “serving” through

aligning our heart with his. Then,

through the week as we live—”we

move and have our be-

ing” (servanthood) in him (Acts

17:28).

In the next few weeks we will be

serving our community as we

share our Easter services at the

Mathewson Center. Some of us

may ask “why?” we do this year

after year. Well, there are many

reasons: Our whole church family

gets to worship together. We

don’t have enough room to hold

services at our campuses. But

mostly, it is to meet the commu-

nity in a place where people

Leading People to aN active faith in Jesus christ

“L“LEADINGEADING ISIS S SERVINGERVING””

can come together and hear the good

news: Jesus is ALIVE!! We are trying to

reach people who don’t go to church

anywhere and let them know that God

cares about them. Over the years we’ve

seen people make a first step in their

relationship with God by asking Jesus

into their heart. We’ve seen marriages

restored and people who were in bond-

age to addictions be set free! To me,

that makes it all worthwhile. If even

one life is touched, it is worth taking a

servant role to love the people of our

community and get outside our walls on

Easter. There will be a wide variety of

music, including hymns, a message of

hope and life, and a prayer-time at the

end. Please don’t miss out! It is our gift

to the community and to the Lord,

whom we love.

See you at the Mathewson, April 24-

Resurrection Day! Jimd.

Invite a friend to attend with you!

Jesus caused a lot of upheaval with his message of love and grace. He went against the social, political and religious norm of his day. “UP” is a series about his life-changing message and his relevance for our day.

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ethodist Church of Sedalia

Big Daddy Weave in Concert

Easterevening@the Mathewson 6 p.m.

Tickets only $10 each

If you can donate cookies for Easter Service at the Mathewson, please bring the cookies to the Celebration Center between 8 & 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 23rd.

Church Women United MMAYAY F FRIENDSHIPRIENDSHIP DDAYAY Church Women United May Friendship Day will be May 6, 2011, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church beginning with a noon luncheon. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased from Jo Ann Lam-birth or Patsy Harrison. The pro-gram “Living Our Friendship, Passing on the Key” will follow.

HEARTBEATS

Easter Garden Memorials Help with Easter

Carpenter’s Kids’ Preschool is now enrolling for fall 2011. A.M. class is from 8:30 to 11 a.m., and P.M. class is from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Call the church office (827-2993) or preschool (827-1222) for enroll-ment forms. Please donate your old Cell Phones for Soldiers. Look for the box marked “Cell Phone Drop Off” in the lobby at the Celebration Center. If you are dealing with a conflict right now in your lives, let one of our trained Stephen Ministers help provide comfort and support. Call Don Brandes, 827-6455, or church office, 827-2993. Go to www.moumethodist.org/mocamps to find out information about Summer Camps (available for all ages). Register online by April 15th and receive a $25 dis-count. Contact the church office (827-2993) to receive a Camp Scholarship Voucher offered to all members of the church who are attending Methodist camps. First UMC is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, April 23 from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Celebration Center (Friendship Hall). Donate blood and help save a life!

Easter Cookies

For Easter we will be purchasing several plants to be placed in our gardens at both locations later this spring. If you would like to give a gift (of any amount) in memory or honor of a loved one, feel free to pick up an envelope at the Wel-come Centers. Deadline for listing in Easter Sunday’s bulletin insert is April 20th

MMIDDAYIDDAY S SERVICEERVICE The Sunday 12:30 p.m. Midday Service is growing and has moved to a larger area—The Youth Room. Invite your friends and come enjoy a refreshing time of (Midday) worship in an informal setting at 12:30 p.m. on Sundays at the Celebration Center.

CCOMMONOMMON G GROUNDSROUNDS CCOFFEEOFFEE H HOUSEOUSE Hours: Tuesdays 8-11am, Satur-days 5 - 8:30pm, Sundays 8-12:30 pm & 4-5 pm, Wednesdays 5:30-6:15 pm (during WOW) and Tues-days (Senior Perks—8-10:30 am) Sr. Perks $2 Menu: 1st Tues.—Biscuits and Gravy; 2nd Tues.—Donuts; 3rd Tues.—Pancakes & Sausage; 4th Tues.—Donuts

Come try our fresh new scones!

OONENE*C*CHURCHHURCH WWARRENSBURGARRENSBURG EEASTERASTER S SERVICEERVICE!! Meets every Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at the Warrensburg Community

Center. Join us on April 24th for our Easter Service at 5:30 p.m.!

For those who are willing to help with Easter@the Mathewson, please sign-up on the blue card this weekend. We need help in the following ways: parking lot, greeters, ushers, hospitality, set-up, take down, concert and ad-vertisement/promotions. Thanks in advance for your willingness to help!

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Apr. 17 Austin Breining, Sarah Bryant, Paige Verscha, Emerson Kuhlman, Preston McMullen Apr. 18 Lisa Brock, Shirley Alexander, Trevor Marchbanks, Kenneth New, Tony Neth Apr. 19 Kara Collins, Robert Cunningham, Richard Lukacs, Meredith Tester, Tanner McFatrich, Kathy Baker Apr. 20 Kory Bohling, Andrew Neher, Jacob Mothersbaugh, Monica Farr Apr. 21 Amy Davis, Alice Pricer, Wanda Pahlow, Gregory Tullis, Cooper Sparks Apr. 22 Brian Duncan, Luke Rehmer, Holly Sunnarborg Apr. 23 Haley Gleason, Donna Haley, Lauren Stevens, Starr Kearney Apr. 24 Steve Anderson, Lorrie Conley, Charles Boslaugh, Marsha Haw-kins, Madison Meloy, David Clippert, Eric Hansen, Mark Gerloch Apr. 25 Frank Logan, Steve Lyles, Kory Bohling, Zachary McBurney, Anthony Collins, Kevin Zeisset, Leah Rhea, Sandra Smith Apr. 26 Dub Griffin, Peter Hibbard, Lloyd Dunn Apr. 27 Dennis Van Baale, Ian Wallen, Ashley Phillips, Avery Snelling Apr. 28 Paul Hansen, Diane Barker Apr. 29 Pat Kelley, Michael Utt Apr. 30 Judah Wheeler, Eleanor Elliott, Tom Gleason, Andrew Harrell, Jacob Melick, Carol Sandy, Ted Tompkin

Leading people to an active faith in Jesus Christ.

FIRST STEPS

April 2-3, 2011 Sunday School 128 Worship 889 Amt. Rec’d for Ministry $ 12494.07 Building 1599.00 Special 1112.22

Apr. 9-10, 2011 Sunday School 158 Worship Services 913 Amt. Rec’d for Ministry $ 12503.91 Building 3085.50 Special 2078.11

WWEE C CELEBRATEELEBRATE THETHE D DAYAY YOUYOU W WEREERE B BORNORN If your birthday is not listed, please let us know so it can be added!

Our Family

Our Prayers for: Betty Rose Thompson, Norma Tullis, Avia Meek, Steve Emory, Elmer & Louise Lentz, Rosalee Burgess, Dar-lene & Virgil Burgess, Carolyn Montgomery’s granddaugh-ter-Brittany Blake, Paul Manuel, Sue Coleman, and Our Military Families. Our hearts go out in Chris-tian love and sympathy to :

Andre &Teresa Luyet and family in the death of Andre’s mother, Mickey Luyet, on March 29, 2011, and to Laura Stean and family in the death of her daughter, Sherry Stean, on March 29, 2011.

Congratulations to: ~Stacie & Justin Grifford on the birth of their daughter, Zoe Grifford, on Sunday, April 3, 2011 in Clinton, MO. Looking Ahead: Vacation Bible School

Monday, July 25 —Friday, July 29

from 6:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Celebration Center

TTHANKHANK Y YOUOU:: (On display at Welcome Center Bulletin Boards)

We received a thank you from: North Charles

AADDRESSDDRESS C CHANGEHANGE:: Mary Rundlett, John Knox Village, 518 N. W. Shamrock Ave., Apt. 217, Lee’s Summit, MO 64081. 816-524-1523.

SSEDALIAEDALIA C CHORALEHORALE S SPRINGPRING C CONCERTONCERT On Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 3 p.m. at the Heckart Performing Arts Cen-ter, Smith Cotton High School, the Sedalia Chorale will present it’s spring concert, “Songs of Life.” Tickets are $9 in advance or $10 at the door. For information or tickets, call: 660-368-2512 or 660-826-5374.

SSCHOLARSHIPSCHOLARSHIPS If you are a student seeking any undergraduate degree or an advanced degree (in a church related vocation), you may qualify for a scholarship from First UMC for the 2011-2012 academic year. We will be offering at least two scholarships to applicants actively associated with First UMC or Taylor Chapel. Pick up applications from the Church Office. Deadline is 6/24/11. (A short essay is required.)

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Taylor Coslet & Bobi Delattre 824 Brentwood Ave. Sedalia, MO 65301 660-553-7052

Downtown, 4th & Osage //Worship Sunday 10:50am

Celebration Center, 1701 W. 32nd St // Worship Saturday 5:30pm // Sunday 8:35 9:45am & 12:30 pm

One Warrensburg: Worship Sunday 5:30 p.m. at the Warrensburg Community Center;

Thursday Bible Study, 8 p.m., 400 W. North St., Warrensburg, MO 64093

Listen on the Radio at 1490AM Sundays 10:30am or on Website at www.firstsayyes.com (messages)

Email us at email@firstsayyes.com Phone // 660.827.2993

First United Methodist Church

Office: 1701 West 32nd Street

Sedalia, MO 65301

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CERTCERT Big Daddy Weave will be in concert at the Mathewson (Missouri State Fairgrounds) on Easter Sunday, April 24th at 6 p.m. Tickets ($10 each) are available at the Celebra-tion Center at Weekend Ser-vices, and during weekly

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7 p.m. April 21 Celebration Center

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Missouri State Fairgrounds (doors open at 9:00 a.m. pre-service music)

EEASTERASTER E EGGGG H HUNTUNT On Sat, April 23rd at 10 a.m. at the Celebration Center, Promiseland Children’s Ministry presents VeggieTales’ “An Easter Carol” movie followed by the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Kids 0-10 are invited to come celebrate the joy of “Easter.” Candy donations before April 20th will be appreci-ated!

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