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On the first Sunday of every month,
we share Communion. Click Here for more information on Communion |
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We have Nursery Care and
Children's Sunday School on Sundays after the Children's message during the worship service. (9:45 to 10:30am) |
Proverbs 1:20-33
Mark 8:27-38 Click on the Scripture to read it on BibleGateway. You can watch Sunday Worship services by CLICKING HERE We encourage you to pray for Pastor Jaycee often, even daily. CLICK HERE for several suggestions of how we can pray for our pastor. |
Wisdom is personified as a woman who raises a lament that though she has cried out publicly for all to hear, the simple ones ignore, the scoffers ridicule, and the fools resist. Recall the differentiation among these three from last week’s lesson. How do we engage people to hold on to wisdom when they seem set against it?
Wisdom is clear about the consequences of ignoring her right counsel. Look at the various images she uses to describe what happens to the foolish. What does she say? Is there any recourse? Does she give any encouragement if people change their ways? Life is not as simple as “the good benefit and the wicked suffer.” Thinking back to the opening question, consider how you hold on to wisdom (or integrity or compassion or justice) when having the right attitude or behavior just doesn’t seem to get you anywhere. Read James 3:1-12. In this passage, wisdom is linked to teachers who, though they may sin, are held to a higher standard because what comes out of one’s mouth is what is most prone to sinfulness. Look especially at verses 8-12. What does it say about “the tongue”? Identify the “couplets” (such as bless and curse). How do we discern what is wise and good in the midst of gossip, lies, misinformation, slander, and misdirection? Many of the Wisdom sayings are dichotomous; that is, they posit issues as either/or; right/wrong; wise/foolish. Early Christian instructional materials spoke of The Two Ways (The Didache). In Mark 8:34-38, Jesus describes two ways: denying oneself to gain the kingdom or giving up one’s life for the gospel to save it. Do you really have to give up your life to be saved? Is self-denial the only way to be a part of the kingdom? If an exact “one way or the other” approach is precisely what Jesus meant, what does that say about who is a legitimate follower and heir to the kingdom? If that isn’t exactly what he meant, what do you think he did mean? Diana Hynson is a retired elder, living in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. She has served in local churches, as an editor at The United Methodist Publishing House, and as Director of Learning and Teaching Ministries at Discipleship Ministries. |
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MINISTRIES OF JOURNEY UMC
Some of our ministries are:
Partnering with Kirk Adams Elementary School
Building relationships with first responders
in the East Las Vegas community
Helping homeless teens with
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth
Ongoing partnership with East Valley Family Services
Providing backpacks and school supplies to
grandparents raising their grandchildren
(Senior Respite)
Collecting food monthly to support the
"I Am Hungry Program"
MINISTRIES OF JOURNEY UMC
Some of our ministries are:
Partnering with Kirk Adams Elementary School
Building relationships with first responders
in the East Las Vegas community
Helping homeless teens with
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth
Ongoing partnership with East Valley Family Services
Providing backpacks and school supplies to
grandparents raising their grandchildren
(Senior Respite)
Collecting food monthly to support the
"I Am Hungry Program"
Come Join Us!
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Hello, Members and Friends of
Journey United Women in Faith! United Women in Faith at Journey UMC will meet on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 10:30am at Journey UMC. 6450 Stewart Ave. Are you interested in Food Justice? How can we act out our faith as the Proverbs scripture encourages us to do? Come and learn about our ongoing partnership with East Valley Family Services! We will be learning about EVFS from Kacy Lacey at the UWFaith meeting. Everyone is welcome. |
Contact me if you have questions.
Looking forward to seeing you on Tues., September 10th. Allie Lakey, Journey United Women in Faith President Call 702-437-8598 If you have any questions |
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Come join the
Journey All-Church Bible Study! at Journey UMC. The next meeting will be Monday, September 16, 2024 at 6pm Bring a dish to share in a potluck with your Journey family as we continue our book study of The Walk by Adam Hamilton Contact Ann in the church office for information about ordering a book 702-437-8598 |
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As you look at each of these women’s lives, you will discover how to:
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12 Daring Women of the Bible Thursday Night Café - ZOOM Book Study Group Everyone is welcome to join this study! Dates: Thursdays, starting July 18th thru October 3rd at 6:30pm-8:00pm on Zoom. We meet at 6:30 for 15 minutes of fellowship time, and start the lesson at 6:45pm. CLICK HERE for the Zoom Link In this twelve-session video Bible study, some of today's best-loved Christian authors and speakers look at the spiritual lessons learned from twelve daring women of the Bible and what they mean for you today. |
You’ll study the lives of . . .
Shulamite Woman: We Had God at Hello (Lisa Harper) Deborah: Fight Like a Girl (Bianca Juarez Olthoff) Proverbs 31 Woman: How Not to Do It All (Karen Ehman) Ruth: Staying Focused in a World of Distractions (Chrystal Evans Hurst) Puah and Shiphrah: How to Fight Your Fears (Margaret Feinberg) Esther: Letting God Be in Control (Courtney Joseph) Priscilla: Living a Life of Blessed Ordinary (Karen Ehman) Mary and Martha: Finding Life in Death (Bianca Juarez Olthoff) Bent Woman: We've Got God's Complete Attention (Lisa Harper) Woman with the Issue of Blood: When Persistence Pays Off (Chrystal Evans Hurst) Elizabeth: How to Win the Waiting Game (Margaret Feinberg) Anna: How to Live a Life Devoted to God (Courtney Joseph Fallick) If this speaks to you, we hope to see you in our study on Zoom! If you have any questions, send an Email with your contact information to [email protected] |
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Come join the
Good Neighbor Experiment Gathering at the church on Wednesday, September 11th at 5pm. |
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Do you have a restaurant or store
that you regularly visit?
Enroll in Journey UMC’s RaiseRight
program and purchase Gift Cards
for those everyday purchases.
You are using money you plan to spend anyway,
but a percentage of the gift card amount
is donated directly to Journey UMC.
To get started, you can enroll by
CLICKING HERE
or
SCAN the QR code above.
Journey UMC's Enroll Code is
K3HSJM971UGT
https://www.raiseright.com/enroll?enrollCode=K3HSJM971UGT
that you regularly visit?
Enroll in Journey UMC’s RaiseRight
program and purchase Gift Cards
for those everyday purchases.
You are using money you plan to spend anyway,
but a percentage of the gift card amount
is donated directly to Journey UMC.
To get started, you can enroll by
CLICKING HERE
or
SCAN the QR code above.
Journey UMC's Enroll Code is
K3HSJM971UGT
https://www.raiseright.com/enroll?enrollCode=K3HSJM971UGT
The First Sunday of each month Food collection.
How can we go beyond sharing Communion
"a meal" with our church family?
Our answer is collecting food for the
"I am Hungry Program" sponsored by East Valley Family Services (EVFS)?
Our goal is for individuals to collect the items
listed and bring them on the first
Sunday of every month.
The items that are collected will then be delivered
to EVFS every month. I am Hungry Program -
Helps hungry families when they come to
EVFS for assistance.
"a meal" with our church family?
Our answer is collecting food for the
"I am Hungry Program" sponsored by East Valley Family Services (EVFS)?
Our goal is for individuals to collect the items
listed and bring them on the first
Sunday of every month.
The items that are collected will then be delivered
to EVFS every month. I am Hungry Program -
Helps hungry families when they come to
EVFS for assistance.
For all the blessings of this life,
we give thanks to You,
Creator God.
For families, friends, colleagues, neighbors,
and strangers, who nurture us,
that the love of God may grow within.
That Your love, your Word,
like a seed, may grow to produce in us, good fruit.
Amen.
we give thanks to You,
Creator God.
For families, friends, colleagues, neighbors,
and strangers, who nurture us,
that the love of God may grow within.
That Your love, your Word,
like a seed, may grow to produce in us, good fruit.
Amen.
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Journey United Methodist Church
"A Christian Community, sharing love in service with all people as we grow into God's word. We are Journey!" 6450 Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas 89110 702.437.8598 Journey is a handicap-accessible building
with a large sanctuary, that can be used for weddings, meetings, concerts, lectures, workshops, and other special events, please call the office for details. (702) 437-8598 |