Hi there! HAPPY, HAPPY FRIDAY! I hope you have had a really great week! Wasn’t the Devotion great today?! Did you hear God on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st when he encouraged us to “not get tired of doing God’s good things because if we don’t give up, we will experience a great BIG bunch of God’s great things at just the time we need it!”? (Galatians 6:9)
I bet that you are a whole lot like me…your weeks are absolutely full of stuff! And, like me…not all of it is God’s good stuff! We can get awful busy doing lots of things that waste the time, talent and treasure that God gives you and me for each day!
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In these days of seemingly continuing diminishing returns on so many things like our financial investments, the worth of our home and other possessions or the security of our jobs…God is the only one in the whole wide world promising a great return on what we do with our lives!
SSSSSOOOOOOOO…how do we go about making sure that God’s main thing is always my main thing?
Great question!
I really appreciate you asking!
The easiest way to make sure that happens is to daily “set our hearts and minds on Jesus” (Colossians 3:2). Well…how do we go about that? One way is to join me and others in the “UPPER ROOM! What is that? The UPPER ROOM is a devotion guide that we use at Indian River City Church to gather all of us together to hear and listen to God talk to us, through his Bible!
It gives God an opportunity to speak his love and truth into each one of us and give us some direction for each day! It’s a place where we can listen to another person, just like you or me, who has found that God offers his life and words for every situation or circumstance and shows us that following God’s directions will help us through whatever life brings us!
It’s a time when we can talk with him about anything and together ask him to penetrate our happenings and help us find him in the midst of them! It’s where we can talk with him in behalf of one another and ask him to supply everything every person needs to keep going day after day, week after week doing “God’s good things!” And…like we heard him say on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd…we can keep going because “if we have faith the size of a mustard seed…nothing will be impossible for us!” (Matthew 17:20)
On those days when our faith and strength are weak and we are ready to give up doing God’s good things, we don’t because others who gather together with us have faith and strength that we don’t have that day and they help us keep going when so much else is telling us to give up and stop!
SSSSSSSOOOOOOO…let’s pool all of our time, talent and treasure and by all the faith we have, invest everything we are and have in everything God is and is doing and show a watching, waiting world what He can do for them! Our community really needs us serving God’s purpose in simple but significant ways so that God can bring his best blessing to us at just the right time!
Thanks for listening…and doing!
Saturday @ 6:00pm
Sunday @ 11:00am
Wesley Fellowship Hall (WFH)
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Sunday @8:15am
Sunday @ 9:30am
In the Sanctuary
Adult
Adult ministries challenge people to grow deeper in their spiritual journey, become active participants in the IRC community, and develop leadership skills. The ultimate goal is to develop disciples of Christ, who in turn make disciples.
Contact: Dawn Schissler
Adult Life Connections Director
267-7922 x20, Dschissler@ircumc.com
Young Adult
Fusion replaces Axiom as the ministry for 18 to 22 year olds at IRC. Young adults meet and connect with each other weekly for worship and relevant teaching. Fusion is hosted by Park Avenue Baptist Church in the Ashkelon building (located at 1651 S. Park Avenue) meeting on Sundays from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
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Emerging Student Ministries is a missional community of middle and high school students who are passionate about being the church and living the teachings of Jesus.
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Children
Children's Ministry provides a welcoming place for kids to come and learn about Jesus and how he loves them. They learn to change their lives and become lifelong followers of Jesus.
Children’s Ministry strives to:
• Make children feel safe, both physically and emotionally.
• Intentionally shepherd our children and volunteers.
• Remain Biblically based in our teaching.
• Teach creatively, through modeling, by making learning fun and interactive.
• Make Bible lessons applicable to everyday life.
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Contact: Linda Benson
Coordinator of Children’s Ministry and Nursery
267-7922, ext. 19
lbenson@ircumc.com
Worship
IRC Worship Arts Community is an integrated group of Artists reaching upward, inward, and outward. We believe that God has given all of the artistic gifts to glorify God, to build up the community of God and to testify to the world of God’s greatness.
Contact: Sharrett Henderson
Worship Arts Director
267-7922 x26; shenderson@ircumc.com
Membership
Accepting Ministries supports the church body by accepting people as they are. They make people feel loved, so they may come to know and accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior.
Contact: Jennifer Taylor
Accepting Ministry Director
267-7922 x17, jtaylor@ircumc.com
Pastoral Care
While building people for life, Pastoral Care Ministries is there to meet the needs of those who are suffering from illness, life changes, difficulties, isolation and bereavement. If you have a pastoral need, let us know. We'll be glad to help.
What is Pastoral Care Ministry?
Pastoral Care is about building people for life …. Eternal life. It brings the love of Jesus Christ to those in need, to those who are hurting. Jesus says, Matthew 25:45, “as long as you do it unto these the least of my brethren, you do it for me."
Contact: Rev. Ginger Doherty
Pastoral Care Director
267-7922 x24, gdoherty@ircumc.com
Nursery Ministry
IRCUMC nurseries provide a welcoming and safe environment for young children to interact with each other and learn basic truths about Jesus. Our nursery staff is made up of both paid and volunteer caregivers. Parents are supplied with pagers and name tags, so they can be reached if necessary. Children six-weeks through age 5 check in at room 14.
Sunday Morning
9:30 a.m.
Infant Nursery 6-weeks - 2 yrs. Room 12
Toddler 3 & 4 age 3 by Sept. 1 Room 24
11:00 a.m.
Infant Nursery 6-weeks - 2 yrs. Room 12
2 - 3 yrs Room 10
4- 5 yrs Room 16
Saturday Night Celebration
6 p.m.
Saturday Nursery birth - 5 yrs Room 14
For more information contact:
Linda Benson
Coordinator of Children’s Ministry and Nursery
267-7922, ext. 19
lbenson@ircumc.com
Serving
We believe that serving our world in the name of Christ is important at any age. Therefore, we encourage people of all ages to engage in serving and provide many differents opportunities.
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