“Making and Maturing Disciples of Jesus Christ”
February 17 at 7:00 PM Lent is a season of fasting, but we want to make sure our fasting is true and right (see Isaiah 58). As such, our Ash Wednesday will have three occasions where we may come before the altar. First, we may come to receive the ashes for we are sinners, the
Read MoreTitle: It’s That Away Theme: We need to know the truth—and the absolute truth! Objects: a picture of the Scarecrow from The Wizard of OZ Scripture: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?” Matthew 11:7b Good morning! Sometimes, we don’t like rules. We want to stay
Read MoreThe Annual Congregational Meeting has been rescheduled for Sunday, February 7, pending COVID restrictions. The Annual meeting will begin in the sanctuary following the service approximately at 11:00 am. Mark your calendar and plan on attending. We will update you with any changes. Any questions, please email or call the office at 419-673-7278. Slate of
Read MoreMuch has been made about the psychological toll of the pandemic. With increased isolation, mental health markers have deteriorated while stress levels increased. When looking at people’s face swathed in bands of cloth, we have lost the ability to see one an- other’s full humanity and their complete responses to our presence. A lot of
Read MoreTitle: But I Want Cupcakes Theme: Sometimes, we should take what we need not what we want Objects: none needed Scripture: 17“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’” Matthew 11:16-19 Good morning! I know we talked about food last week, but I’m
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2021 We will still have in-person Worship service at 10:00 AM. Please use extreme caution if you travel. Online options available: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stjohnskentonohio Youtube: St. John’s Evangelical Church or the Church Kenton Ohio Our website’s Live Stream Page: http://www.stjohnskenton.org/live-stream/ Congregational meeting has been moved to next week, February 7 at 11:00 AM. God Bless and Stay Safe!
Read MorePreaching Series These are indeed strange and wonderful times. As we move from Epiphany to Lent, some things may seem familiar as we return to worship in the sanctuary. Some things, will be very different. For instance, Ash Wednesday will not include Payne Chapel this year. Their denomination has asked them to keep worship only
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that we will resume in-person worship this Sunday, January 17, at 10:00 AM The service will still be available online at Facebook, YouTube, and the church website. Either way, we invite you to worship with us!! God Bless and have a great weekend!
Read MoreIf you have any birthday, sympathy, get well, or cards of encouragement that you would like to donate to the church, that would be greatly appreciated. We like to send cards to people that we have information available. Thank you!
Read MoreIn my opening pages, I wrote about 2020 being difficult and focused on COVID. Another major topic of 2020 was the social unrest within our nation and around the world. From different areas, we heard calls for justice and reform. Sometimes those calls came with conflicting voices or goals in mind. Sometimes, calls for a
Read MoreCall to Worship/Lighting the Advent Wreath 12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all
Read MoreCall to Worship/Lighting the Advent Wreath 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God
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