Attendance & Offering Report for the 52nd Sunday

December 27, 2020 99 $9,387.00 $253,551.00 December 29, 2019 121 $20,100.00 $243,775.00

Mailing Address: Delphos Trinity United Methodist Church 211 E. Third Street, Delphos OH 45833

Office Phone: (419)692-0651 Pastor’s Cell: (419)236-4692

Office Email: delphostumc@bright.net Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8AM-Noon & 1-5PM

Website: www.delphostrinity.org Facebook: Delphos Trinity

Our Staff Rich Rakay - Pastor

Wayne Wells - Youth Director & Worship Leader Carol Higbea - Secretary Custodian - Kory Angel

Erin Stokes - Choir Director Kathy Stewart - Worship Musician

Melissa Creps - Tender Times Director

W o r s h i p A s s i s t a n t s

Altar Guild Pam Vincent & Jan Wiechart

Card Ministry

Joyce Myers

Musician Kathy Stewart, keyboard

Wayne Wells, keyboard/vocal

Ushers Katie Knepper, Gavin Hageman

Habitat for Humanity - Mission Feature for January Last year at this time we were telling you that there was approval for the next habitat home to be built in Delphos. We are “starting to put things into gear” and “We are beginning the process for selecting a family” was the news from Habitat Lima. The family for the 2021 Habitat Delphos build has been selected but the house has not been completed. They have begun the construction and you can see the foundation if you drive down Washington Street. This is a start and Executive Director Bruce Hilty of Habitat Lima says the plan is to “keep moving forward” and “get started on further construction early this spring”.

The mission committee hopes that you will consider supporting our January Mission feature by helping with your hands and/or donating funds to help support building the habitat house. All donations will be kept local and put into the Delphos build.

Sunday, January 3, 2021 Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

Our 2021Theme is: “Restore my soul, O Lord”

Order of Worship

Gathering Music

Announcements & Opening Prayer

Worship Music “Jesus Calls Us” #398

Sharing Our Joys, Concerns & Prayers The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer Over Our Tithes & Offerings

**Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Worship Music “I Need Thee Every Hour” #397

Scripture 1 Samuel 15

Message “What is Emotionally Healthy Spirituality?”

Worship Music “Lord I Need You” “Amazing Grace” (“My Chains are Gone”)

Benediction & Postlude

This morning’s altar flowers are presented by

Doug & Kathy Stewart in loving prayer and hope in God

for a blessed 2021.

Let Us Remember in Prayer ….

Blockberger, Irene—home with ongoing health issues

Brenneman, Ron—very serious health issues (brother of Louise Sroufe)

Carpenter, Marsha—health issues

Cunningham, Carol—home with health concerns

Fay, Mike—severe COPD (father of Mallory Rakay)

Fegley, Karen– health issues (sister of Joan Culp)

Fortman, Dan—awaiting kidney transplant (step-father of Austin & Alexis Hoyt)

Harris, Alinda—bone marrow issues (daughter of Jim & Brenda Harris)

Landrum, Jess—now at The Gardens Nursing Homer in Paulding for rehab and doing

better (brother-in-law of Becky Binkley)

McNamee, Bob Jr.—multiple health concerns, potential long-term disability

Morris, Earl—health concerns

Myers, Mike—living with MS at Vancrest of Delphos

Perkins, Bob—recovering from stroke at rehab (husband of Sue Perkins, St. Paul Pastor)

Poling, Bob—at Wapak Manor for therapy & recovery

Schnipke, Bernie—recovering from heart valve surgery

Stewart, Josh—on going health concerns, awaiting clinical trial

Teman, Seth—now home recovering from sinus surgery

Wolford, Barb—living with MS

Family of Ed Ulrich (husband of Kathy Ulrich)

Family of Toddy Rozelle-Diers (mother of Todd Rozelle)

Family of Burl Morris (brother of Earl Morris)

Family of Herbert Swick (father of Dawn Bullinger)

Family of Agnes Ulm (mother of Dorothy Kohorst & Bob Ulm)

REMINDER

Administrative Board Year End Finance Meeting

Monday, January 4, 2021 at 7:00pm

Amazing Grace

(My Chains Are Gone)

Verse 1

Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now I'm found Was blind but now I see

Verse 2

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed

Chorus

My chains are gone I've been set free My God my Savior has ransomed me And like a flood His mercy rains Unending love amazing grace

Verse 3

The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures

Verse 4

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow The sun forbear to shine But God who called me here below Will be forever mine Will be forever mine You are forever mine

Lord I Need You

V e r s e 1

Lord I come I confess Bowing here I find my rest And without You I fall apart You're the one that guides my heart

C h o r u s 1

Lord I need You oh I need You Ev'ry hour I need You My one defense my righteousness Oh God how I need You

V e r s e 2

Where sin runs deep Your grace is more Where grace is found is where You are And where You are Lord I am free Holiness is Christ in me Where You are Lord I am free Holiness is Christ in me

B r i d g e

So teach my song to rise to You When temptation comes my way And when I cannot stand I'll fall on You Jesus You're my hope and stay And when I cannot stand I'll fall on You Jesus You're my hope and stay

NOTES

“The degree to which we are willing to give Jesus access to what is deeply be-neath the surface in our lives, is the degree to which we will experience free-dom in Him” -Peter Scazzero

Symptoms of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality 1) Using God to run from God. Examples: 2) Ignoring the emotions of anger, sadness, and fear. Examples: 3) Dying to the wrong things. Examples: 4) Denying the past’s impact on the present. Examples: 5) Dividing our lives into sacred and secular components Examples: 6) Doing for God instead of being with God. Examples: 7) Spiritualizing away conflict. Examples: 8) Covering over brokenness, weakness, and failure. Examples: 9) Living without limits. Examples: 10) Judging other people’s spiritual journey. Examples: From: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero