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Welcome to Stehman Memorial United Methodist
Church
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Announcements
Sewing at Lancaster General This Thursday is our
sewing day at Lancaster General Hospital. If you
would like to help, please meet at the church at
800am. Please contact Joan Witmer with any
questions. The Altar flowers are placed to God's
honor and glory by Ruthie Swisher in memory of
Irvin and her mother and loved ones. ? Fruit
and Cookie Baskets ? It's that time of year
again! Every year for Christmas we give our
shut-ins gift baskets of fruit and cookies. If
you would like to donate fruit or cookies, please
bring them to church with you on December 7th. If
you have any questions, please contact Katie Hess
at 872-6409.
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Announcements
Mark Your Calendar! ? This Week Wednesday
700pm Bible Study Thursday 800am
Meet here for Sewing at LGH Coming Up
November 25 500pm Pick-up Thanksgiving
Pies November 26 730pm Thanksgiving Eve
Service at New Danville Mennonite
November 27 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
November 30 Hanging of the Greens
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Announcements
Nursery Today Ella Sensenig / Janelle
Sensenig Nov. 23 Keith and Megan Frey /
Pat Young Children's Church Today Marcia
Hess Nov.
23 Vicky Stuart Note to Parents
If no one volunteers to teach Jr. church, the
children have to sit in the Worship service with
you. Next Week Scripture Matthew 2531-46 /
Ephesians 314-21 Sermon Title "More"
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Call to Worship
L This is the day that the Lord has made let
us rejoice and be glad in it. P This is none
other than the house of God, and this is the gate
of heaven. L The hour is coming, and now is,
when true worshipers will worship the Father in
spirit and truth. P For such the Father seeks
to worship him. L Enter His gates with
thanksgiving, and His courts with praise! P
Give thanks to Him, bless His name!
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Praise Hymn I Will Enter His Gates
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I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my
heart, I will enter His courts with praise. I
will say this is the day that the Lord has
made, I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
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He has made me glad, He has made me glad, I will
rejoice for He has made me glad.
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He has made me glad, He has made me glad, I will
rejoice for He has made me glad.
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I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my
heart, I will enter His courts with praise. I
will say this is the day that the Lord has
made, I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
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He has made me glad, He has made me glad, I will
rejoice for He has made me glad.
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He has made me glad, He has made me glad, I will
rejoice for He has made me glad.
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Invocation Presentation of Tithes and
Offerings
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Infant Dedication Olivia Neff
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Ministry of Music The Childrens Choir
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Childrens Message Shoebox and Food Dedication
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Change Collection for Missions Passing of the
Peace
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Lord, Be Glorified
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In my life, Lord, be glorified, be glorified, In
my life, Lord, be glorified today.   In Your
church, Lord, be glorified, be glorified, In
Your church, Lord, be glorified today.
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Pastoral Prayer with the Lords Prayer
Bob Stumpf, Abe Arlene Barley, Marilyn
Romanosky, Jared Forry, Tim Hess, Tom Hemler,
Jodi Dohl, Evaline Dull, Ralph Sensenig, Ruth
Binkley, Ken Walton, Ross Mary Jane Sangrey,
Louis Edie Frey Our Shut-ins Kathryn Karr,
Arvella Breneman, Blanche Henry, Irene Witmer,
Irene Heisey and Rose Wettig. Our
Missionaries Don Norma Toland and Dan
Arlene Bauman, serving with Wycliffe, Lori
Amanda Potts - Mission Society, and Glenn Lola
Porter -retired
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Scripture Reading by Don Toland Matthew 2514-30
The Parable of the Talents 14"Again, it will be
like a man going on a journey, who called his
servants and entrusted his property to them.
15To one he gave five talents of money, to
another two talents, and to another one talent,
each according to his ability. Then he went on
his journey. 16The man who had received the five
talents went at once and put his money to work
and gained five more. 17So also, the one with
the two talents gained two more. 18But the man
who had received the one talent went off, dug a
hole in the ground and hid his master's
money. 19"After a long time the master of those
servants returned and settled accounts with them.
20The man who had received the five talents
brought the other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you
entrusted me with five talents. See, I have
gained five more. 21"His master replied, 'Well
done, good and faithful servant! You have been
faithful with a few things I will put you in
charge of many things. Come and share your
master's happiness!
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22"The man with the two talents also came.
'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two
talents see, I have gained two more. 23"His
master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful
servant! You have been faithful with a few
things I will put you in charge of many things.
Come and share your master's happiness! 24"Then
the man who had received the one talent came.
'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard
man, harvesting where you have not sown and
gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25So
I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in
the ground. See, here is what belongs to
you. 26"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy
servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have
not sown and gather where I have not scattered
seed? 27Well then, you should have put my money
on deposit with the bankers, so that when I
returned I would have received it back with
interest. 28" 'Take the talent from him and give
it to the one who has the ten talents. 29For
everyone who has will be given more, and he will
have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even
what he has will be taken from him. 30And throw
that worthless servant outside, into the
darkness, where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.'
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Sermon by Pastor Helen Adams Use It or Lose It
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WE LOVE ABOUT OUR CHURCH...   Please answer the
questions (front and back) and deposit them in
the basket at the back of the church today. You
dont have to sign your name.   What Stehman
Memorial UM Church has in abundance
is..                  This churchs greatest
strength is..            God wants us to use
our strength and abundance this
way.                         If this church
closed, people in the community would miss
most.            
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Value of talents 2.4 million? Talent6,000
denarii Denariusa days wage for
laborers First servant 5 talents Earns 5
more 10 Second servant 2 talents Earns 2
more 4 Third servant 1 talent Earns
nothing 1
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Rewards First servant Given much
responsibility and the joy of your lord
Second servant Given much responsibility and
the joy of your lord Amount entrusted
depends on capabilities of the servant, but as
long as the servant handles his trust faithfully,
the reward is the same!
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Matthew 2529 For everyone who has will be given
more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does
not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
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?e??sse?e?? Superabundance!
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Saddleback Church, Orange County, Calif.
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Bright Side Baptist Church, Lancaster
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Hymn 385 Take My Life and Let It Be
Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to
Thee. Take my hands, and let them move at the
impulse of Thy love. At the impulse of Thy
love. Take my feet and let them be swift and
beautiful for Thee. Take my voice and let me sing
always, only, for my King. Always, only, for my
King. Take my lips and let them be filled with
messages for Thee. Take my silver and my gold,
not a mite would I withhold, Not a mite would I
withhold. Take my love, my God, I pour at Thy
feet its treasure store Take myself and I will
be ever, only, all for Thee, Ever, only, all for
Thee.
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Benediction Doxology