April 29, 2024

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Sunday at 10 am

Children's Church during the Sermon

THE METHODIST MESSENGER

Making disciples of Jesus Christ who worship passionately,

love extravagantly, and witness boldly.

Count your blessings, name them one by one;

Count your blessings, see what God hath done;

I’m wondering, if after reading these true words, if you heard that wonderful, old familiar melody in your mind?  I’m also wondering if you can count all your blessings.  Blessings come in all shapes and sizes; some are anonymous, and some are signed. Some blessings are divine, and some are challenges that grow us in into a mature faith.  

Teresa and I had a wonderful week off. We had fair winds and following seas! We shared a week of relaxing and making new friends onboard a ship named, “The Breeze.” It’s always a blessing to get away and an even greater blessing to return home. 

Blessings don’t depend upon perfection or feelings but upon recognizing that in a very imperfect world there are those who bless us with friendship, love, and kind actions. Jesus offers us friendship and love. His kind actions have changed us for ever because we have received amazing grace through his unbelievable sacrifice for us. We are blessed indeed.



As you bless others this week, let them know that you love and care for them because you have been loved and cared for by our Lord and that you are simply sharing His love with them.  First Methodist Church (our members) should always be known for being a blessing to our community in the name of Jesus Christ! It all begins with “Love First.”  Bless on my friends, bless on as you have been blessed! See ya Sunday.



Pastor Malcolm

May

2nd - National Day of Prayer - 12 pm

3rd - FAMILY Movie Night - 6-8 pm

9th - Holiday Nursing Home - 2 pm

12th - Mother's Day

13th - Finance @ 5:15 pm

13th - Church Council @ 5:45 pm

14th - VBS Meeting

16th - BINGO (date change)

19th - PENTECOST SUNDAY

19th - Men's Breakfast - 9 am

19th - Graduate Sunday

Honoring Tate Barnes

following Worship in the Fellowship Hall

23rd - Focused Care - 2:30 pm

MAY BIRTHDAYS

2 TRACI GALINDO

3 LEROY NEWMAN

3 EVERLY WINDHAM

6 BARBARA PINKSTON

6 COY CLARK

7 JOHNNYE KRAEMER

8 DON SINCLAIR

11 CONNIE WILKINSON

14 MICHAEL LEE

15 WINNIE PRESTON

18 HILDA HAHN

20 ZACK FAUSETT

22 JACK CALLEN WATLINGTON

22 BOB MOONEY, JR.

22 JACKIE WINDHAM

24 CHUCK LUNSFORD

24 KEVIN HIPPLER

25 TIM PATTERSON

25 KELLY GRIFFIN WAHL

25 LIZ ANN BURKE

28 ELI HALEY

29 REESE MONROE

30 DONNA THOMASON

30 SAWYER DYKES

30 BECKY PARFAIT

“Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind, and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.” Proverbs 3:5

Have you ever tried to recreate your grandmother’s favorite recipe, putting all the ingredients you were certain she put in, but when the cake came out of the oven, it just didn’t taste right? Then, you finally found her handwritten recipe tucked between the pages of the cookbook, and you had that

“ahh ha” moment as you realized she used molasses instead of corn syrup. Life is like this for us sometimes. We think we’ve made the right decision based on things we thought we remembered

from the Bible. Then we discover that our Lord reminds us, more than once, not to lean on our own understanding, because sometimes our thinking becomes clouded by the world around us. Our God

is good, though. He gently reminds us not to rely on our own thoughts, but to trust solely in Him.

The results are that He will then guard our hearts and our minds as we grow confident that His path is always the right path. Thank you, Lord, for strengthening us the more we learn to trust in You. Help us to walk in Your ways, reading and taking Your Holy Word into our hearts and minds. We look forward to the day when we will live with You forever and ever in heaven, Amen.

You may send your prayer requests and praises to Terri Lacher at

btlacher@sbcglobal.net or (936) 598-3484 or (936) 488-8701.

Most Recent & Acute Needs

Lacey Rachal, Tim Patterson, Evelyn Sherman, Beau Adams, Martha Scocozzo, Dave Popham,

Jonathan Charlton, Mercedes Locke, Karl Dean, Carl Baggett, Shirley Morgan Spurlock, Susan Hughes,

Chris & Rhonda Dover, Rex Tucker, Byron Parnell, Pam Mahan, Charlie Chandler, Linda McArver,

Garrison McIver, Tommy Dean, Presley Turner, Brent Barr, Vince Lusco, June Jensen, Dina Scarber,

Autumn Guzman, Sterling Crelia, Parker Payne, Judy Matthews, Rose Schoefer, Bridget Pawlak,

Jeremy Hammers, Angie Burton, Cameron Armes, Ann Krueger, Megan Holt, Pam Alward, Liz Warr,

Camille Bobbitt, Jonathan McDonald, Michelle Yates, Angie Gillis, Brooklyn Oliver, Austin Patterson,

Joe Tom Schillings, Felisha Ragsdale, Callie Ragsdale, Nicole Faulkner, Ginny Blount, Benita Collard,

Glenn Lavender, Michelle Deaton, Augie Hatfield, Susan Edgekin, Winnie Preston, Martha Muckleroy,

Kenny Rhame, Tricia Bockwich, Ken & Jerrie Bosier, George Andrews, Sue Chapman, Peggy Haley,

Connor Gurley, Cameron Gurley, James Ruud, Bill Holt, Frank McArver, Leslie Kinchen, Janan Ross,

Laura Shelton, Kutter Milford, Jimmy Adams, Joe Bill Mettauer, Jess Leary, Nikole Murray

Long Term Need for Healing

Zac Day, Evelyn Green, Connie Mettauer, Rev. Robert Ortigo, Mandy Estes, Jennifer Paddie, Silver Motley,

Kathy Watlington, David & Maelinda Swanzy, Kenneth Hardy, Sheriff Kevin Windham,

Ann Harmon, Steve Tinkle Jr., Kennedi Rhose Towns, Yondi Watson, Lisa Thomas, Vicki Lee

At Home & Nursing Home

Margaret Henry, Joy Miller, Charlene Monroe, JW Braden, Rita Danner, Jane Morrison, John Griffin,

Margaret Ihlo, Mike Krembs, Hilda Hahn, Cindy A. Griffin, Pat Hall, Steve Tinkle Sr.

Serving Our Country & Communities

Armed Services, Law Enforcement & First Responders

Please help us maintain our prayer list by notifying the church office of any additions or deletions. 

Weekly Attendance

April 28, 2024



Church - 60 /Online - 41

Total - 101

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First Methodist Church

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Center, TX 75935

936-598-2707

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2024 Giving Summary

Needed YTD

$122,477.86



Received YTD

$84,273.34