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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.