Sunday, October 25, 2020

Welcome to all who are worshiping with us at the Dewey Community church this morning. May we all be grateful to God for the reminder that, for his children, worship is essential and not non-essential.

This Sunday's sermon will be available later this week at www.deweychurch.org/listen.

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Seeing What Jesus Saw: His Disciples
Mark 8:27-38

Jesus sees both our glorious victories and our stunning setbacks as we journey with him, and he continues to walk with us through it all. In this text we notice 4 aspects of Jesus’ conversation with his disciples and in this we See What Jesus Saw.

I. A good confession by his disciples: ‘You are the Christ!’

II. A clarifying explanation for his disciples: He began to teach them.

III. A stinging rebuke of his disciples: ‘Get behind me, Satan!’

IV. A necessary correction to all his would-be disciples: ‘If anyone would come after me…’

Conclusion: Seeing What Jesus Saw...

1. Jesus saw his disciples growing in their understanding of him and he celebrated it.

2. Jesus saw his disciples projecting their agenda onto him and he rejected it.

3. Jesus saw his disciples needing a teaching moment and he provided it.

Childcare Today (10/25)
Sunday School Nursery - Rachel H.
Children's Church - No Children's Church this week

Childcare Next Week (11/1)
Sunday School Nursery - Jane H.
Children's Church - Ava H.

Remember to Pray…for Karen H's father, John…for Glen J's mother, Nadine…for Emily C…for Diane W…that Grace and Truth will flood our nation…for Laura H's continued recovery from surgery….that God will lead the churches of our community to effective and fruitful ministry even with the constraints of Covid 19…for the Search Committee…for our schools’ administrators, teachers and staff…for our missionaries serving around the world.

SUN, OCT 25 @ 4:00 - 6:00 PM // Fall Party
All are invited to Dennis and Debbie B's home to enjoy hot dogs and other culinary delights. Mike and Heidi R. will be joining us and we will have an opportunity to express our appreciation to them for their years of ministry at DCC. Bring lawn games, lawn chairs and come enjoy some time together.

MON, OCT 26 @ 5:00 - 7:15 PM // This Little Light of Mine Preschool Open House
Open House for students and their families.

THU, OCT 29 @ 7:00 PM // Dewey Ladies' Book Club
The Dewey Ladies’ Book Club will meet at Rhonda H's home (check the church director or contact the office for her address). The group will be discussing “The Orphan Sisters” by Shirley Dickson. All women of the congregation and community are welcome to participate. Bring snacks to enjoy following the discussion.

SAT, OCT 31 // Daylight Savings Time Ends
Don’t forget that Daylight Savings Time ends at 2:00 am on November 1. Remember to set your clocks back one hour and enjoy an extra hour of sleep.

SUN, NOV 1 @ 10:35 AM // Worship Service
In the Worship service, Pastor Neal will continue the series, “Seeing What Jesus Saw” with a look at John 11:28-44.

Congratulations to Matt and Carly C. upon the birth of their daughter, Amelia Lucille (Millie Lou) who was born on Monday, October 19 at 10:37 pm. Millie weighed 6lb 15 ox and was 20” long. Remember to keep the family in your prayer during these days of joy and adjustment.

Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Boxes: The Dewey Church will once again participate in “Operation Christmas Child” sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse. Boxes and packing instructions are available on the table in the fellowship area by the offices. The boxes need to be prepared and returned to DCC on or before November 15.

The Stewardship Committee/DCC Leadership Team will be meeting on Tuesday, November 3 at 7:00 pm. All leaders of the Christian Education Committee, Fellowship Committee, Worship Committee and Preschool are encouraged to attend.

The Community Thanksgiving Service will be held at East Bend Mennonite Church on Sunday, November 22 at 7:00 pm. The service is sponsored by the Fisher-Area Ministerial Association and an offering will be received in support of their ministries. The East Bend leadership does ask that everyone in attendance wear a mask while entering and exiting the building and while singing.

Right Now Media provides a treasure-trove of resources including Bible Studies, devotionals, teaching videos for adults and Bible-based videos for children. You can check out what they have to offer at www.rightnowmedia.org. If you would like to access their online video library, please contact Pastor Neal.