Church Briefs for Friday, February 17, 2012

By Staff Reports

University Parkway Baptist

University Parkway Baptist Church will present Doug Hallock in concert at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19, and 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20.

Come hear his message about addiction, salvation and recovery.

The church is located at 219 University Parkway, Johnson City.

For more information, visit www.upbaptist.org or www.doughallock.com.

 

Decision Time Church

Decision Time Church, 1020 Myrtle Ave., Johnson City, will host a benefit singing at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18.

Featured singers will include The Duggers and various others.

Pastor Richard Wise welcomes everyone.

 

Bethlehem Lutheran

“We Do Not Lose Heart” will be the theme of the morning worship services Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Johnson City. The sermon text is 2 Corinthians 3: 12-13; 4: 1-6. Worship services will be held at 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Holy communion will be served at both services. Sunday School and Bible study will be held at 9:15 a.m.

An Ash Wednesday service will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. The sermon theme will be “ The Greatest of These Is Love: The Ten Commandments,” based on Mark 6: 1-6. The service will feature Holy Communion and the disposition of ashes.

Interpreted services for the deaf are available on the second and fourth Sundays at the 10:45 a.m. service

Rev. Steven Harmon is pastor. The church is located at 201. E. Watauga Ave., Johnson City.

 

Memorial Presbyterian

“Jesus, If the World Hates Me….” is the theme for the message at the morning worship service on Sunday, Feb. 19, at Memorial Presbyterian Church (PAC), located at 100 East F St. The sermon text is John 15: 12-27.

The Chancel Choir will sing “Joy In The Morning” by Natalie Sleeth. The worship team will lead the congregation in singing contemporary music.

A nursery, Children’s “Small Talk” and Children’s Church are provided during the worship service.

Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship at 10:45 a.m.

A Sunday evening concert of prayer and praise will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary.

Rev. Dwight Basham is pastor. For more information, visit www.memorialpresbyterianpca.org or call the church office at 543-2711.

 

First Christian

Ladies of First Christian Church, Elizabethton, are invited to visit the ALM Women’s Conference on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Milligan College. For more information call the church office.

On Sunday, Feb. 19, Minister Brent Nidiffer will preach his latest sermon from the series entitled “Seven.” The series discusses the Seven Deadly Emotions during the morning worship service, which begins at 9:45 a.m. This week, Nidiffer will look at the emotion of “Pride” and how its grip on a person can destroy them.

Following morning worship, Sunday School classes will meet.

On Sunday evening, the Family February Fellowship will meet at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall with storytellers Larry and Gayleen Kelly.

The Ladies Bible Study will meet on Monday at 10 a.m. in the Ed. Wing, however, church offices will be closed for President’s Day. Tuesday morning prayer time will be held at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary.

On Tuesday evening, the Carter County Christian Men’s Fellowship will be held at Hampton Christian Church with Minister Ken Casaway speaking at 7 p.m.

Bible study classes for all ages will be held on Wednesday at 7 p.m., and choir practice will be held at 8 p.m.

Ladies Day Out will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25, in the church fellowship hall.

For more information about First Christian or its services and activities, call the church office at 542-5651.

 

First Presbyterian

“From Blindness to Sight” will be the theme of the message at morning worship services on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 119 West F St. The sermon text is John 9: 1-41. Pastor John Shuck in commenting on the message said, “Jesus heals a man born blind and this leads to conflicts with the authorities. The conflict is not about blindness or healing but about who Jesus is and “where he comes from.” Is he the real thing? If so, the authorities wonder, why is our religion unable to recognize him? Jesus is bigger than the religion. That is still true today.”

Adult Form and Sunday School will be held at 9:45 a.m.

A drumming workshop with instruction provided by Andy Gwynn will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. He will provide instruction and group practice for West African-style Djembe or similar drums. A $20 fee will be charged.

The Science & Spirit Study Group will meet at 7 p.m. in Martin Hall. The group will discuss chapter two of the book “Fingerprints of God, the Search for the Science of Spirituality” by Barbara Bradley Hagerty. David Roane will lead the discussion on the chapter entitled “The God Who Breaks and Enters.”

 

East River Park

Minister Barry Pettit will begin a new sermon series on Sunday for the morning worship at East River Park Christian Church. “Upgrade” will be the theme of the new series with the Sunday sermon entitled “Love God, Love People” based on Mark 12: 28-34. Morning worship will be at 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School classes for all ages will begin at 9:45 a.m. Sunday evening activities will begin at 6 p.m. with a Sweetheart Movie Night for adults. The movie which will be shown is “Courageous.”

Children in grades 1-5 will have a sockhop and children in pre-K through kindergarten will view the movie “Gnomeo and Juliet.” These activities are sponsored by the Hospitality Ministry and Children’s Ministry.

Wednesday evening services will begin at 7 p.m. with Connection Bible Study groups for adults, classes for children in the nursery through grade 5 and youth group meeting with sponsors.

For more information about East River Park Christian Church and its programs, call the church office at 542-8783 Monday through Thursday.

The church is located at 1207 Broad St.

 

First United Methodist

Pastor Raymond Amos’s sermon for the Sunday morning service Feb. 19 at First United Methodist Church will be “What Just Happened” based on Mark 9: 2-9. “This is Transfiguration Sunday and the text takes us to a mountain top with Peter, James and John to see the true glory of God unveiled. The light of His glory radiated from within Him so that His clothes dazzled with a brightness that could have only come from Heaven. Although those disciples experienced that Holy moment, they were forbidden to tell it until after the resurrection of Jesus. There are things both good and bad, that we, too, experience but will not understand until the light of the resurrected Christ is unveiled in our hearts,” said Rev. Amos in explaining his sermon title.

Morning worship will begin at 10 a.m. followed by a brief time of fellowship. Sunday School for all ages begins at 11:20 a.m. The Men’s Prayer Group will meet Sunday at 9 a.m. in Room 108. The Sunday evening Bible Study will meet at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall.

The Abiding Love Bible Study will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the fellowship hall.

An Ash Wednesday service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. The service will mark the beginning of the Lenten season. A special Lenten study will be held each Wednesday at 6 p.m. throughout the Lenten season. The study will be entitled “Radical Revolution, Living the Cross-Shaped Life.”

First United Methodist is located at 325 East E. St. For more information, call 543-3505.