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Manteno Church of the Nazarene

Sunday Morning Service | 10am

Sunday Morning Service | 10am

Pastor Ken Bushey preaching.

Locations & Times

Manteno Church of the Nazarene

698 N Locust St, Manteno, IL 60950, USA

Sunday 10:00 AM

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August
11 | 5-8pm | Student Ministries Paint Wars at Reardanzes' (6th-12th grade)
12 | 7pm | Church Board Meeting
12 | 6-8pm | Student Ministries Cookout at Reed Park
13 | 4:45-9:30pm | Student Ministries Bowling at Bowlero in Romeoville
14 | 6pm | Kids' Kickball and Root Beer Floats at McCormick's
14 | 6-8pm | Student Ministries Pool Party at Pastor Marcus'
15 | 3-5pm | Student Ministries Wiffle Ball at the church
16 | 5-9pm | Student Ministries Space Golf in Orland Park
18 | 9am & 10:30am | Promotion Sunday/ Youth Sunday
18 | 4-6pm | Fall Kickoff
21 | No Wednesday Night Programming
26 | 10am | MC Milestones Readers Book Club
28 | 6:30pm | Journey Groups & Wednesday Dinners Begin
30 | 12pm | Bandage Rolling

Two Services Resume
August 11 | 9 and 10:30am | Don't forget this Sunday we are returning to two services. They are exactly the same so just decide which time you like the best and join us. See you there!

Student Ministries Youth Week
August 11 | 5-8pm | Paint Wars at Reardanzes' | 9504 N. 5000 E. Rd., Manteno | This is for existing students who are entering 6th-12th grades. Hotdogs and hamburgers provided. Bring a side or dessert to share. Wear a plain white t-shirt or let Pastor Marcus know if you need one ahead of time (specific sizes not guaranteed). Be prepared to get wet and dirty!

August 12 | 6-8pm | Cookout at Reed Park | 655 Hesburg Dr., Manteno |
All 5th-12th grade students are welcome. Bring a side to share.

August 13 | 4:45-9:30pm | Bowling at Bowlero | 735 N. Center Blvd., Romeoville | Bring $20 per person. This includes shoes, arcade, food, and bowling. Meet at church at 4:45pm, leave at 5pm, return to church by 9:30pm.

August 14 | 6-8pm | Pool Party at Pastor Marcus' | 536 Water Tower Rd S., Manteno | Pizza provided. Bring a snack to share and a swimsuit and towel to not share.

August 15 | 3-5pm | Wiffle Ball at the church | Come play this wacky version of baseball on the back lawn with friends. Popsicles provided.

August 16 | 5-9pm | Space Golf | 15611 S. 94th Ave., Orland Park |
Bring $10 for golf and extra money for concessions if needed. Meet at church at 5pm, leave at 5:15pm, return to church by 9pm.

Fall KickOff
August 18 | 4-6pm | Church Parking Lot | Join us as we kickoff the fall season with food and fun for the whole family! There will be bounce houses and games for kids and teens. A ministry fair where you can sign up for Journey Groups, serving, and meet our ministry leaders. There will be a fun activity planned by MC Milestones. Plus- our live band will perform again in the parking lot.

No Wednesday night programming
August 21 | This night is a time to spend with your family, relax at home and celebrate the first day of school. No church programming.

Wednesday night dinners and Journey Groups
August 28 | 5:30-7:30pm | Church | It's time to jump back in to Wednesday night dinners and programming! Come eat a delicious dinner made by Alison starting at 5:30. Nursery, preschool and K-4 is restarting for kids and Journey Groups are kicking off for teens and adults at 6:30. There will be a variety of groups you can join. We will have a complete list of all Journey Groups in a couple of weeks!

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Tithes and Offerings
Monthly Budget: $62,250
Aug 4: $13,488
Month to Date: $13,488

Contact Information
Pastor Ken Bushey | Lead | kbushey@mantenonazarene.org | 812.583.1542
Pastor Amy Kilpatrick | Kids | akilpatrick@mantenonazarene.org | 815.573.6322
Pastor Marcus Cleveland | Student Ministries | mcleveland@mantenonazarene.org | 517.525.7648
Church Office | 815.468.8946 | mantenonazarene.org | 698 N. Locust | PO Box 698 | Manteno, IL 60950
Jenny Lyle | jlyle@mantenonazarene.org | Office Manager
Jean Moy | jmoy@mantenonazarene.org | Office
Connect Card | https://bit.ly/mcconnectcard
Giving | https://pushpay.com/g/mantenonazarene
Website | www.mantenonazarene.org

Weekly Schedule
Worship Service | 9am and 10:30am | Sunday
7th-12th Grade BREAK Youth Group | 6pm | Sunday
Volleyball | 6:30-8:30pm | Monday
Student Ministries | 6pm | Wednesday
Manteno Kids Wednesdays | 6pm | Wednesday
Men's Basketball | 8-10pm | Wednesday
Men's Prayer Breakfast | 8am | Saturday

Order of Service

Prelude
Call to Worship
Welcome and Announcements
The Lion and the Lamb
There’s Power in the Blood
Communion
Offering
Battle Belongs
Beautiful Name
Prayer
Message
This Is Our God
Closing Blessing

Sermon Notes

Esther: Secrets of Success | Might Makes Right
Esther 8:1-10:3
August 11, 2024

Esther 8:1-2
That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman’s estate.

What do you do when you have become successful?

“Might makes right.”

EDICT ONE:
“to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—on a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.” Esther 3:13

EDICT TWO:
The king’s edict granted the Jews in every city the right to assemble and protect themselves; to destroy, kill and annihilate the armed men of any nationality or province who might attack them and their women and children, and to plunder the property of their enemies. Esther 8:11

Esther 9:1
On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them.

Esther 9:10
But they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

When you become successful
Don’t take advantage of your advantage.

Esther 9:15
The Jews in Susa came together on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they put to death in Susa three hundred men, but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

Esther 9:16
Meanwhile, the remainder of the Jews who were in the king’s provinces also assembled to protect themselves and get relief from their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of them but did not lay their hands on the plunder.

When you become successful
Don’t take advantage of your advantage.

Isaiah 2:4-5
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war anymore.
Come, descendants of Jacob,
let us walk in the light of the Lord.

When you become successful
Use your power to help the powerless.

Esther 9:22
He wrote them to observe the days as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food to one another and gifts to the poor.

Esther 10:3
Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the

When you become successful
Use your power to help the powerless.

When you become successful
Humbly remember your humble beginnings.

Esther 9:29
So Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority

Esther 9:29
So Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority…

When you become successful
Humbly remember your humble beginnings.

You have a Father of Strength.

You have a Father of Strength.
Let God’s might at work though you work to make things right.