Rev. Dr. Michelle Morris
Romans 4:1-13
Paul has set up a double straw man (accusations that the Jews have against the Gentiles and vice versa) in the chapters preceding this one. In this Chapter, he argues that we are all made family through our faith in Christ. So quit dividing the family over things that don’t matter! Sadly, we used this very letter to do exactly that – divide us up.
DATES AT A GLANCE
Chorale in Concert - Tuesday, January 6, 7:00PM
Creation Care Team Lunch - Sunday, January 25, 12:30PM
Urgent Announcements
Last Sunday for Winter Coat Drive
This is our last Sunday for our winter coat drive. Please bring new or used (but clean and well kept) winter coats for children and/or adults. The coats will be distributed to area schools and extras will go to Helping Hands. The collection box is in the church office.
Community Events
Missouri State University Chorale in Concert
Missouri State University will present a choral concert at First United Methodist Church of Bentonville on January 6, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The performance will feature the Missouri State University Chorale, the flagship touring ensemble of Missouri State’s Department of Music.
This select choir of approximately 48 voices performs regularly at conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, the Missouri Music Educators Association, and the National Association for Music Education. The Chorale has toured extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and South Africa.
The MSU Chorale will be joined for several selections by the Bentonville High School Chamber Choir, making for a special evening of collaborative choral music. Join us for an inspiring night of outstanding choral artistry.
For more information, contact Rev. Dr. T. Ray Wheeler at
or 513-305-1571.
Family Ministries
Family Ministries Evening Programs Resume January 7th
Wednesday Night Kids, Sacred Threads and Sunday Night S.A.L.T. are on pause until January 7th! We will see you in the New Year!
announcements
Travel to Paris next Fall with Pastor Michelle
Would you like to learn more about church history? Or understand better why we have a separation of church and state in our country? You can learn both AND spend 10 days in Paris if you travel with Pastor Michelle next September. To see the itinerary, learn about costs, and sign up for the tour, click HERE. For other questions, reach out to Pastor Michelle directly (
). We would love to have you along!
Reserve the Date!
Our Creation Care Team wants to have lunch with you on Sunday, January 25 at 12:30pm (or just after the 11am worship service ends.) We are eager to share our 2026 plans and just as eager to hear your ideas for our church to be involved in Creation Care. More details will follow in January. For now, please reserve the date to join us!
Dreaming Prayer
During the State of the Church address on November 16, Pastor Michelle encouraged all of us to pray this prayer as we dream about possibilities for our church and our land for the next few months. Also, if you want to pray with a group who will focus on this prayer and pray for our community at large, contact Johnna Kosnoff (
) about joining the Missional Prayer Team.
God of wonders and miracles,
Let me dream your dreams
And let me see your visions
So that I might do my part
To stop the nightmares of many.
Let my mind and my heart be open
So that I might know what doors
You want me to open
For the neighbors you call me to love.
Talk to you later/Amen
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