WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS Pastor Keith Cox PRELUDE & CANDLE LIGHTING Sandra Barge & Acolytes Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross

CALL TO WORSHIP The Lord be with you. Jim Watson And also with you.

CHILDREN’S MOMENT & CHILDREN’S CHURCH Mystery Box

*HYMN OF REJOICING Love Divine, All Loves Excelling #384, v 1 & 4

SPECIAL MUSIC 8:30 If We’re Honest Paula Gibson 11:00 Here in Your Presence Chancel Choir, Debbie Alley, soloist

SERMON & SCRIPTURE Pastor Keith Cox Second Chances: The Lord is Patient, 2 Peter 3: 8-15 (NIV) HOLY COMMUNION

*HYMN OF RESPONSE The Old Rugged Cross #504, v 1 & 3

Attendance Report: February 23, 2020

Worship: 8:30, 68; 9:00, 84; 11:00, 168 Youth Evening Worship: 30

Sunday School: Adult, 107; Youth, 18; Children, 17

Pastor: Rev. Keith Cox keith@clarkesvillefirstumc.org

Director of Worship Arts: Paula Gibson

Pianist: Sandra Barge and Organist: Robin Wilks

Children’s Ministry & Contemporary Worship:

Courtney Young

Director of Youth, Bailey Tam

Older Adults Ministry, Evangelism

& Communications: Christy Hinson

Admin Assistant & Discipleship:

Jennifer Boydstun, UM Deaconess

706/754-2677; PO Box 365, Clarkesville, GA 30523 email: office@clarkesvillefirstumc.org website: www.clarkesvillefirstumc.org

General Budget Total 2020 General Budget $798,792.00 Monthly Need $66,566.00 Budget Received in February $50,776.29 Budget offering received Feb. 23 $11,480.00

Future Facilities Fund Future Facilities Acct balance $78,197.70 Bridging Generations rec’d Feb. 23 $150.00

Sunday Servants

Ministers Of Faith

Our Congregation

Sound System Bruce Forbes Jim Johnson Tim Teague Mike Young

Acolytes Gage Massey

Ushers: 8:30

11:00

Mark Alley

Garnett Hulsey

The Weidner Family

Visitation Team David & Gloria Agnew

Facilities: Open/Lock-up

Tim Teague

How to Unite with Our Church To become a member of Clarkesville First UMC, you may fill out this form and bring it forward to Pastor Keith during the closing hymn. Date: Name(s): Children’s Names and Ages: Address, Phone, Email: I am joining by (check one): __ Profession of Faith: initial entrance into membership when one proclaims faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. __ Reaffirmation of Faith: renewing of one’s initial profession of faith after a period of inactivity. __ Transfer of Membership: may be from another United Methodist Church or a Christian church of another denomination. I am transferring from (provide church name and city here) :

Clarkesville First

United Methodist Church

Welcome! We’re glad you’re here!

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New Prayer Requests and Praises

† Don Fry, recovering at home.

† Continuing health concerns: Lu DeMore, Sue Trotman

† Our condolences to Pam Carroll on the passing of her husband, Michael.

† Our condolences to Frank & Teresa Dean on the passing of his brother-in-law,

Wayne Colston.

† Our Youth group, who will be on retreat next weekend.

† Hadden Carswell, friend of the Llanas family, serious injuries from car wreck.

† Renie Cordell, Nora Almazan’s sister, hospitalized at Emory.

† Delegates, from around the world, who are preparing to attend The United

Methodist Church General Conference in May.

This weekly bulletin list shares new and updated information, supplementing the Grapevine prayer list,

the prayer boards in the Church Office, and the list maintained by the Prayer Ministry Team.

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostle’s Creed, #881 Jim Watson

*GLORIA PATRI #71 Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the

beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

PRAYER CONCERNS & LORD’S PRAYER Jim Watson

OFFERTORY RESPONSE Jim Watson With what shall I come before the Lord?

I will give God my first and my best. I will not offer to the Lord that which has cost me nothing,

But will return to God every good and perfect gift. Great is God’s faithfulness!

OFFERTORY PRAYER Jim Watson

OFFERTORY O Love That Will Not Let Me Go Sandra Barge

*PRESENTATION OF TITHES & GIFTS AND DOXOLOGY #95 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*TIME OF FELLOWSHIP & GREETING I’m so glad I’m a part of the family of God. I’ve been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His blood! Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod. For I’m part of the family, the family of God.

*HYMN OF REFLECTION I Know Whom I Have Believed #714, v 1,2,3

*BLESSING

*BENEDICTION On Eagle’s Wings #143

POSTLUDE Robin Wilks *Please stand as you are able

You can hear Pastor Keith Cox and the Sunday sermon on WCHM 94.3 FM on the following weekend: Saturdays at 10:00am or Sundays at 9:00am, 11:00am or 10:00pm; or, listen anytime at www.clarkesvillefirstumc.org/connect/media.

Loving childcare is offered in the Nursery in the Children’s department during Sunday School and all worship services for children 3 years and younger.

If you are a visitor, please come by the Welcome Center after the service!

If you would like to leave a donation today at the communion altar, the communion offering will be divided between

our Good Samaritan Community Benevolence Fund and our Preschool program.

The altar arrangement today is placed by our Emmaus Reunion Group, The Soque Fishers, to the Glory of God and in celebration of our gathering at the Lord’s Table.