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August 6th Worship:Communion/10th Sunday after Pentecost
Guest Preacher Jeannine Grimm
Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21
Sermon:“No Such Thing as a Free Meal”
We welcome back to our pulpit Pastor Jeannine Grimm. The “means of grace” come to us through God’s unbounded love. So does the world around us. How does that abundance-with-abandon inform our call to be stewards of all God’s gifts. We will not be sharing in communion in August.

August 13th Worship: 11th Sunday After Pentecost
Guest Musician: Doug Stewart
Scripture: 1st Kings 19:9-18; Psalm 85:8-13; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33
Sermon: “Stuck in a Rut”
We welcome Doug Stewart, who will be sharing his musical talents with us. In her sermon, Pastor Jenny will encourage us to take an honest look at our spiritual lives. People live lives digging spiritual ruts, stuck in them. and living in them. Are you stuck in a Spiritual Rut? What can we do to set ourselves free?

Church of St. Andrew UMC

3620 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo,

June 3rd, 6:00 p.m.

The topic is “Does Prayer Help?”.

May 21st Worship:    Graduation/Sunday School Promotion Sunday

Scriptures:   Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35; 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; John 17:1-11

Sermon:     “Discipline Yourselves”

            In 1 Peter, chapter 4,  Peter the Apostle shares with us some Godly wisdom: to humble ourselves, to share in Christ’s suffering, to cast our anxieties upon God, and to “discipline ourselves.”  Discipline usually has a very negative connotation in our society, especially if others discipline us.  But what does it mean to “discipline ourselves?”

May 28th Worship:    Pentecost Sunday

Scriptures:  Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; 1 Corinthian 12:3b-13; John 20:19-23

Sermon:     “Receive the Holy Spirit”

Today we once again read the familiar Pentecost reading from Acts 2: 1-21, when the Spirit overflowed and the Christian Church began.   The Spirit is always around us, and available to us for encouragement and discernment.  What stops us from receiving this incredible gift of grace?

Worship: Maundy Thursday: Potluck at 6 p.m., Worship at 7:00 p.m. Sermon: “In Remembrance of Me.”This “stational” service will journey through the whole of the six  scenarios we have visited during the six weeks of Lent: The Parade, The Temple, The Teachings, The First     Supper, The Last Supper, and The Garden. Then we will move to The Cross to reside there, taking in the sorrows of this     moment, our own  sorrow, and the sorrows of the world.    Having entered into the Passion, how will we respond?

Emmanuel Baptist Church, Toledo, OH

Daniel Neighbors was ordained for ministry at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Toledo, OH, after being examined by a council of pastors who met with him on January 26, 2023.  Dan chose a different pathway to this ministry milestone because he has already been serving as a pastor for fifteen years.  Marriage, ministry, and raising a family caused one year to roll into another: life got busy.  Dan graduated from the former Northland Baptist Bible College with a B.A. in Church Ministries and obtained a Master’s in Biblical Studies two years later.  Next, he spent four years as a youth pastor at Unity Baptist Church in Champagne, IL.  In August 2013 he accepted a youth ministry position at Emmanuel in Toledo because he appreciated the preaching and teaching emphasis of Pastor Duke Crawford.  Six years later he moved into his current role as Pastor of Families, Discipleship, and Communication.  His responsibilities include Sunday School, Wednesday night ministries, all church communication, and oversight of worship technology.  Pastor Dan Neighbors and his wife, Laura, have three children.

January 15 Worship:    Second Sunday after Epiphany

 Scriptures:  Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42

Sermon:     “Pursuing the Prophetic”  John the Baptist’s story winds throughout the    gospels, connected to Jesus almost from conception. John      precedes him, identifies him, baptizes him, defers to him, and in death is affirmed by him as “the greatest of the prophets.”  Yet John was a prophet in his own right, dying the martyr’s death   because he would not be silent about the sins of the rich and  famous.  How do we identify the prophets of our day – and    embrace the prophetic wisdom that God has given us.

January 22 Worship:    Third Sunday After Epiphany Scriptures:  Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1,4-9; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23

Sermon:     “Community”. Every day, we find ourselves actively engaged in crowds. There are all kinds of crowds. There’ s the work crowd, the school crowd, the crowd associated with the activities of our children and there is the church crowd.  What draws us together at church and makes relationships more meaningful?  What is the meaning and purpose of our time together in worship?