While the vast majority of those who worship with us each Sunday morning come at the 9:30 and 11:00 AM worship services all around our campus, there are a faithful 150-175 people who worship each week at 8:00 AM. During this season of Lent, we have had the joy of celebrating communion each week at the 8:00 AM service. (We will have our final communion this Sunday, April 6.)
Our Director of Church Music, Stan Wicks, and I have developed a worship service for this hour that is based on The Office of Prayer called Mattins. It is essentially a prayer service, which also includes a sermon, along with communion. The service is entirely different from the other services at different times.
Our hope is that the congregation at 8:00 AM will offer some terrific feedback about the service so that we can make the change permanent following Easter. On Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday the 8:00 AM service will return to its normal format. I would invite you to come worship with us at 8:00 AM this Sunday and experience prayer and Holy Communion to begin the day with the "dawn breaking upon us."
Craig +
WORSHIP
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2014
John 11:1-45
Text to read: John 11:1
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and
her sister, Martha. 2 It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment,
and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick. 3 The
sisters therefore sent to him, saying, “Lord, behold, he for whom you have
great affection is sick.” 4 But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness is
not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.”
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When therefore he
heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was. 7 Then
after this he said to the disciples, “Let’s go into Judea again.”
8 The disciples told
him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you, and are you going there
again?”
9 Jesus answered,
“Aren’t there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn’t
stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10 But if a man walks in the
night, he stumbles, because the light isn’t in him.” 11 He said these things,
and after that, he said to them, “Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I
am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.”
12 The disciples
therefore said, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”
13 Now Jesus had spoken
of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep. 14 So
Jesus said to them plainly then, “Lazarus is dead. 15 I am glad for your sakes
that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let’s go to him.”
16 Thomas therefore, who
is called Didymus,[a] said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go also, that we may
die with him.”
17 So when Jesus came,
he found that he had been in the tomb four days already. 18 Now Bethany was
near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia[b] away. 19 Many of the Jews had joined
the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother. 20
Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary
stayed in the house. 21 Therefore Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you would
have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. 22 Even now I know that,
whatever you ask of God, God will give you.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your
brother will rise again.”
24 Martha said to him,
“I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25 Jesus said to her, “I
am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even
if he dies. 26 Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe
this?”
27 She said to him,
“Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, God’s Son, he who
comes into the world.”
28 When she had said
this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, “The
Teacher is here, and is calling you.”
29 When she heard this,
she arose quickly, and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the
village, but was in the place where Martha met him. 31 Then the Jews who were
with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she
rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb
to weep there.” 32 Therefore when Mary came to where Jesus was, and saw him,
she fell down at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you would have been here,
my brother wouldn’t have died.”
33 When Jesus therefore
saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he groaned in the
spirit, and was troubled, 34 and said, “Where have you laid him?”
They told him, “Lord,
come and see.”
35 Jesus wept.
36 The Jews therefore
said, “See how much affection he had for him!” 37 Some of them said, “Couldn’t
this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man
from dying?”
38 Jesus therefore,
again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay
against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.”
Martha, the sister of him
who was dead, said to him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has
been dead four days.”
40 Jesus said to her,
“Didn’t I tell you that if you believed, you would see God’s glory?”
41 So they took away the
stone from the place where the dead man was lying.[c] Jesus lifted up his eyes,
and said, “Father, I thank you that you listened to me. 42 I know that you
always listen to me, but because of the multitude that stands around I said
this, that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said this, he
cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
44 He who was dead came
out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a
cloth.
Jesus said to them,
“Free him, and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the
Jews, who came to Mary and saw what Jesus did, believed in him.
Footnotes:
a. John 11:16 “Didymus”
means “Twin”.
b. John 11:18 15 stadia
is about 2.8 kilometers or 1.7 miles
c. John 11:41 NU omits
“from the place where the dead man was lying.”
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John Wesley’s Notes-Commentary
for
John 11:1-45
Verse 1. One Lazarus -
It is probable, Lazarus was younger than his sisters. Bethany is named, the
town of Mary and Martha, and Lazarus is mentioned after them, ver. 5.
Ecclesiastical history informs us, that Lazarus was now thirty years old, and
that he lived thirty years after Christ's ascension.
Verse 2. It was that
Mary who afterward anointed, &c. She was more known than her elder sister
Martha, and as such is named before her.
Verse 4. This sickness
is not to death, but for the glory of God - The event of this sickness will not
be death, in the usual sense of the word, a final separation of his soul and
body; but a manifestation of the glorious power of God.
Verse 7. Let us go into
Judea - From the country east of Jordan, whither he had retired some time
before, when the Jews sought to stone him, chap. x, 39,
Verse 40.
Verse 9. Are there not
twelve hours in the day? - The Jews always divided the space from sunrise to
sunset, were the days longer or shorter, into twelve parts: so that the hours
of their day were all the year the same in number, though much shorter in
winter than in summer. If any man walk in the day he stumbleth not - As if he
had said, So there is such a space, a determined time, which God has allotted me.
During that time I stumble not, amidst all the snares that are laid for me.
Because he seeth the light of this world - And so I see the light of God
surrounding me.
Verse 10. But if a man
walk in the night - If he have not light from God; if his providence does no
longer protect him.
Verse 11. Our friend
Lazarus sleepeth - This he spoke, just when he died. Sleepeth - Such is the
death of good men in the language of heaven. But the disciples did not yet
understand this language. And the slowness of our understanding makes the
Scripture often descend to our barbarous manner of speaking.
Verse 16. Thomas in
Hebrew, as Didymus in Greek, signifies a twin. With him - With Jesus, whom he
supposed the Jews would kill. It seems to be the language of despair.
Verse 20. Mary sat in
the house - Probably not hearing what was said.
Verse 22. Whatsoever
thou wilt ask, God will give it thee - So that she already believed he could
raise him from the dead.
Verse 25. l am the
resurrection - Of the dead. And the life - Of the living. He that believeth in
me, though he die, yet shall he live - In life everlasting.
Verse 32. She fell at
his feet - This Martha had not done. So she makes amends for her slowness in
coming.
Verse 33. He groaned -
So he restrained his tears. So he stopped them soon after, ver. 38. He troubled
himself - An expression amazingly elegant, and full of the highest propriety.
For the affections of Jesus were not properly passions, but voluntary emotions,
which were wholly in his own power. And this tender trouble which he now
voluntarily sustained, was full of the highest order and reason.
Verse 35. Jesus wept -
Out of sympathy with those who were in tears all around him, as well as from a
deep sense of the misery sin had brought upon human nature.
Verse 37. Could not this
person have even caused, that this man should not have died? - Yet they never
dreamed that he could raise him again! What a strange mixture of faith and
unbelief.
Verse 38. It was a cave
- So Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their wives, except Rachel, were buried in
the cave of Machpelah, Gen. xlix, 29-31. These caves were commonly in rocks,
which abounded in that country, either hollowed by nature or hewn by art. And
the entrance was shut up with a great stone, which sometimes had a monumental
inscription.
Verse 39. Lord, by this
time he stinketh - Thus did reason and faith struggle together.
Verse 40. Said I not -
It appears by this, that Christ had said more to Martha than is before
recorded.
Verse 41. Jesus lifted
up his eyes - Not as if he applied to his Father for assistance. There is not
the least show of this. He wrought the miracle with an air of absolute
sovereignty, as the Lord of life and death. But it was as if he had said, I
thank thee, that by the disposal of thy providence, thou hast granted my
desire, in this remarkable opportunity of exerting my power, and showing forth
thy praise.
Verse 43. He cried with
a loud voice - That all who were present might hear. Lazarus, come forth -
Jesus called him out of the tomb as easily as if he had been not only alive,
but awake also.
Verse 44. And he came
forth bound hand and foot with grave clothes - Which were wrapt round each hand
and each foot, and his face was wrapt about with a napkin - If the Jews buried
as the Egyptians did, the face was not covered with it, but it only went round
the forehead, and under the chin; so that he might easily see his way.
Verse 45. Many believed
on Him - And so the Son of God was glorified, according to what our Lord had
said, ver. 4.
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SANCTUARY WORSHIP
Pastor Elbert Kim | 8 AM | 9:30 | 11 AM
Communion all services
MODERN WORSHIP
WATER'S EDGE | at The Cove, Krause United Methodist Center
9:30 AM | Pastor Jessica Strysko | Band | Communion
Join us this Sunday! During our worship we'll be making 100 sandwich lunches for the residents at Rachel's House, a home for abused and battered women and children in San Diego.
We Will Overcome
CDs of just-released album by Anxious Sunday still available on Sundays ($15, cash-only)
Read more about the band Anxious Sunday...
F5 CHURCH | Linder Hall
11 AM | Band | Communion | This Sunday: Sen. Pastor Craig Brown and Pastor Mary Allman-Boyle - video message from Sanctuary
Communion
Pastor Craig has invited you to prayerfully consider attending F5 through September to support this important ministry of the church. Register yourself and your family members here...
CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL | 9:30 ~ 11:30
Family worship time and Sunday School schedules here...
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER WORSHIP
Holy Week and Easter Worship ServicesFor a complete listing of the five special Holy Week worship services,
visit this web page ...
For details about a specific service, click on the worship service below:
Holy Week Wednesday Vespers read blog for description
Holy (Maundy) Thursday | Good Friday
Stations of the Cross - Good Friday Evening | Easter Vigil and Confirmation
Easter Sunday
Easter Vigil
Stations of the Cross - New for Good Friday
Friday, April 18 | 7-9 PM | Church Campus and Trotter Chapel
First Church invites you on a journey of engaging prayerfully with 14 biblical Stations of the Cross. On Good Friday evening, stations will be set up around the outside of the church, all focusing artistically on one part of Jesus' life beginning on the Mount of Olives and ending on the cross.
Artists from our church and community have been invited to create the artwork portrayed at each station. The Scripture associated with the station will be their inspiration. Each station will have a plaque with the Scripture. Participants will walk around at their own pace, visit each station, read the Scripture, and prayerfully ponder the artwork. Holy Communion will be available throughout the evening in Trotter Chapel.
As we gather prayerfully, contemplating our own and the world's brokenness, we also gather to worship God trusting in God's grace. We hope you will be a part of what promises to be a powerful journey as we move through Holy Week together.
Easter Lily
Easter Lily Orders
Remember or honor a loved one this Easter with an Easter lily plant in our worship services on Easter Sunday. Each lily plant is $10 and may be ordered here online or in the church office on Sundays and weekdays. Last day to order is Palm Sunday, April 13.
Baptism Opportunities for Adults and Children
Older children and adults: Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 19, 7:15 PM
Infants and young children: Sunday, May 4, at any service:
8:00 sanctuary;9:30 or 11 sanctuary or modern (Water's Edge or F5).
If you are interested in being baptized, or having a child baptized, contact Demmie Divine, 619-297-4366 ext 108.
WEDNESDAYS IN LENT
M O R N I N GVespers10:30 AM - Lenten Bible Study focuses on one of the Lenten themes each week, with Pastor Craig Brown | Linder Lounge
E V E N I N G
5:15 PM - Vespers | Sanctuary | Music for meditation | Communion 6 PM - Dinner ($6)| Linder Hall| RSVP to the office, 619-297-4366 by Mon.
6:45 PM - Lenten Bible Study focuses on one of the Lenten themes each week, with Pastor Craig Brown | Linder Hall
SERVE
Easter EggsFood Ministry Easter Outreach
Sundays, April 6-20
Each Sunday our food ministry provides assistance in the form of supplemental food to low-income families and individuals. We served over 6,000 people in 2013. This Easter we would like to provide each family with a ham (canned or fresh) or chicken (large whole roasting) and a dozen eggs (hard-boiled and colored or fresh) in addition to the regular distribution items. To donate a ham or chicken, please drop it off at the patio table on Sundays. Bring eggs on Sunday, April 20. Cash donations are also greatly appreciated to help support this project. Please feel free to contact Brenda Blake, 619-297-4366 ext. 125.
MUSIC
Lenten Choral Concert this Sunday!Sunday, April 6 | 7 PM | Sanctuary | Free-will Offering
The combined Chancel Choir and Masterwork Chorale will perform Ola Gjeilo's Sunrise Mass and Franz Josef Haydn's Missa Cellensis in C: Kleine Mariazeller Messe No. 8, accompanied by orchestra and organ; directed by Dr. Stanley M. Wicks. Free childcare with RSVP to 619-297-4366. Sponsored by the Cultural Events Committee. Read in-depth about the composers and music on the concert's event page on our website ...
YOUTH & CHILDREN
Prayer Bookmarks will support Youth, too!On Sunday, March 23, we had our first Silent Youth Auction. The Youth Auction is our only fundraiser for the year and we are proud to announced that we raised over $5,000. This money is going towards our mission trips, District camps, programming, and much more.
We are also asking one more thing from the congregation: to be in prayer for us with Prayer Bookmarks (sample, right). The money we raised is going to get us where we need to go, but your prayers will transform our lives. Please see Richard Annett on the Patio between services to pick up a Prayer Bookmark. Questions? Contact Richard Annett.
Glow-In-The_Dark Egg HuntGlow-in-the-Dark Easter Egg Hunt almost here!
Friday, April 11 | 7-8:30 PM | The Plaza and Amphitheater
Come join us for a fun evening, filled with yummy desserts, glow-in-the-dark fun and games, concluding with a Glow-in-the-Dark Egg Hunt. Children of all ages are welcome to attend... bring friends and don't forget your Easter Egg Basket!
Photo: pleasegivepeasachance.blogspot.com
Children and worship: Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday
Palm Sunday, April 13
Children will be joining in the Palm Sunday processional at the beginning of the worship service in the Sanctuary at
9:30 and 11 AM. We ask that all children gather in front of the sanctuary in the plaza area. For this week only, children will be checked in to Children's Ministry BEFORE worship. After the children are dismissed from the sanctuary they will immediately go into Sunday school.
Egg HuntEaster Sunday, April 20
All children will begin attending a sanctuary or modern (Water's Edge, F5) worship service with their families. After a blessing of the children, they will be dismissed for Sunday school. Please remember to sign your child in with the pink check-in card (found in the pew racks in the sanctuary, and check-in table at modern worship). All children will be picked up in the Amphitheater following the worship service.
District Sky Zone Overnighter for Youth
Friday, April 25 - Saturday, April 26 | 8 PM Friday - 10 PM Saturday
6th - 12th Grades | Cost: $25 | RSVP by April 15
Overnight fun with youth from across the district in a warehouse full of trampolines! Contact Richard Annett to sign-up or questions.
United Methodist Women
UMW Bake Sale is back!Sunday, April 13 | 8 AM - 12:30 PM | Linder Lounge
The United Methodist Women are back with a bake sale that will enhance your Easter entertaining! A wide range of sweet and savory, fresh-baked goods will be available to choose from.
The sale supports the multitudinous mission works of the UMW.
STUDY
San Diego School of Christian Studies:Matters of Life and Death
Wednesday, April 16: What does it mean to be alive?
Wednesday, April 23: What does it mean to be dead?
6:45-8:45 PM | The Cove
Tuition: $10 each lecture, students with ID free, register online...
Dr. Rebecca Moore, SDSU, examines different cultural perspectives on life and death through the lenses of religion, anthropology, biology, and ethics. More info about the classes and Dr. Moore, here...
The Way: Walking in the footsteps of Jesus
All-Church Study begins in May
May - June 8 (Pentecost)
Beginning in May, travel to the Holy Land via The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus, Adam Hamilton's Bible study trilogy on the life of Jesus. Retrace the footsteps of Jesus from his baptism to the temptations to the heart of his ministry, including people he loved, the enemies he made, the parables he taught, and the roads that he traveled. Pray through the devotion guide, reflect on the sermon and participate in a small group. This year we offer lunch and groups after worship, and several neighborhood groups, too.
Books are available for purchase in the church office and on the patio on Sundays, $15/book, $8/devotion guide. Lunch on Sundays for group members by reservation, $5/person. Sign up online here... Questions? Contact Beckett Kirk at bkirk@fumcsd.org.
HEALTH
National Healthcare Decisions Day WorkshopWednesday, April 16 | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Linder Hall
First Church's Health Ministry Task Force welcomes the San Diego County Coalition for Improving End of Life Care here on April 16 for a workshop that coincides with the National Healthcare Decisions Day. The mission is to educate and raise awareness about End of Life issues and to provide resources to help people make informed decisions. You will learn about "advance care directives" and the "Physicians Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment" known as the POLST. Three physicians will be present to share their own end-of-life decisions. Come, be informed, so you can learn and help educate people you love and care about. Download flier here...
Nurse's Notes: Free Seminar on Contentment
"Contentment--Make it an Everyday Experience" | Friday, April 11 | 6-7 PM
at Kaiser's Positive Choice Wellness Center
WOMEN
Mark your calendar: Spring Fling is coming May 10!Saturday, May 10 | 11 AM | Sanctuary & Linder Hall | $20 purchase online
Are you hungry for something satisfying? Whether you're a gourmet cook or culinarily-challenged, this year's "Spring Fling" is for the foodie in every woman! Bring your appetite because a fabulous "feast" awaits you, featuring Food Network and Cooking Channel star, Melissa d'Arabian.
Details here ...
NOTICES
Friday Night Singles (50+ or -) meets every Friday at 6 PM for a meal followed by activities. Email Karen Maczka or call 619-263-3743. Dates of upcoming memorial services for Jiwu Bassett, Cindy Han Riggleman, and Louise Haun can be found on the In Our Prayers page on our website.
DivorceCare(R) continues this Sunday through May 25, at 12:30 PM for those who are going through, or have gone through divorce. Information here ...
Memorial Garden representatives are available this Sunday, April 6, from 9-9:30 and 10:30-11 AM in the Garden to provide information for niches, plaques, services, inurnments, engraving and costs. Meetings can also be arranged by appointment at 619-297-4366. Visit the Garden and let us assist you in this part of your estate planning.
Active Adults host their monthly luncheon on Wednesday, April 9, at 12 PM, followed by a program at 1 PM featuring Elkie Wills,communication and partnering manager for the San Diego Humane Society. Come hear about this amazing facility and what service it offers to the community.
Next Neighborhood Family Meal is April 28, 5:30-7 PM, at Normal Heights UMC. Help provide and serve food and enjoy fellowship with families, teens, seniors and people in need of a nutritious, hot meal. Address: 4650 Mansfield St. Volunteers prepare and bring a main dish, salad or dessert. Email Brenda Blake or call 619-297-4366, x125.
Pilgrimage to England and Scotland, Sept. 28 - Oct. 15, 2014. Join Pastor Craig and others from First Church on a life-changing Pilgrimage to England and Scotland exploring of our Celtic and Wesleyan roots. Want to know more information? Please visit this Pilgrim Tours website for all the details.
Childcare Workers Needed. Parents, grandparents, retirees: Looking to earn little extra cash? Want to spend some time with our youngest children? Children's Ministry is seeking individuals who would like to work in our church nursery during Sunday worship services, and during special events held on campus. Interested? Contact Laura Schwarcz for more details, 619-297-4366, x140.
The Altar Flower Calendar has openings for Sundays in April/May 2014. Please help us fill those dates. Call Eleene in the church office at 619-297-4366 to make your reservation. Each bouquet is $50.
Sponsor a Prayer Quilt for someone in need of prayer -- whatever the reason. Submit a request
or call Cheryl Johnson at 619-297-7575.
Prayers & Squares Prayer Quilt Ministry meets twice a month. For our next meeting, see our 2014 schedule.
Our "Just a Little Gift' Shop" is open Sundays, 9 AM to 12:30 PM. It's located below the sanctuary and through the sanctuary meeting room.
Mission Outreach Thrift Store is accepting donations this Sunday, April 6.
Items may be left at the Thrift Store tables on the patio near the entrance to Linder Hall or on the plaza.
MISSION OUTREACH THRIFT STORE
3186 Adams Ave.
Open Monday to Saturday 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
<<< See our wide variety of children's and baby toys, books, games and clothing at reasonable prices.
Proceeds from the Thrift Store support several local missions and the United Methodist Women. Last year we raised $34,000 for local missions.
In Our Prayers
We invite you to join us as we keep these individuals and families in our prayers this week.IN MEMORIAM
Janet Rice passed away on March 31. She was received in into membership in 1973 and is survived by her four children, Sally (Larry) Fox, Barbara (Jeff) Mitchum, Jean (Brian) Davis and Joyce Sammons. Services are pending.
Louise Haun passed away on March 29. She was received into membership in 1977 by Rev. Mark Trotter and is survived by her spouse, Albert, children Garry and Dixie (Mike) Blaylock and 5 grandchildren. Services will be held on Friday, April 25, at 11 AM in our sanctuary.
Cindy Han Riggleman passed away on March 28. She was received into membership in 2012 by Dr. Jim Standiford and is survived by her spouse, Eric Riggleman and son Max. Services will be held on Saturday, April 5, at 11 AM, at First Presbyterian Church, 320 Date St., San Diego, Rev. Ken Licht officiating.
Jiwu Bassett passed away on March 23. She was received into membership in 2013 and is survived by her husband, Paul, and daughter, Ruxin Zhang, parents, Yuan Fu, Huang Xingnong and siblings, Yuan Bing and Yuan Jihue. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 4, at 3 PM in our sanctuary.
Joseph S. Wiler passed away on March 25. He was received into membrship in 1982 by Rev. Mark Trotter and is survived by his wife, Marty, daughters, Jen (Casey) Johnson, and Lesley (Matthew) Hyatt and sister, Susan Burchett. A memorial service was held in our sanctuary on Saturday, March 29.
Donna Stanley passed away on March 13. She was received into membership in 2006 by Dr. Jim Standiford and is survived by her spouse, Morton, and sons, Craig and Todd Stanley. A graveside service was held on March 20 at El Camino Memorial Park.
Amy Cox passed away on March 11. She was received into membership in 2006 by Dr. Jim Standiford and is survived by her partner, Sylvia Flanagan, mother, Wanda Cox, and brother, Alex Cox. Services are pending.
Hospitalized (as of 4/1/14): Pam McPherron
Members of our congregation in the military who are deployed and their families:
Sam Adams
Will Brown
Jason Constantine
Jake Huntley
Chris Lemon
Doug Samples
Collin Sullivan
Matt O'Neal
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First United Methodist Church of San Diego
2111 CAMINO DEL RIO South
San Diego, California 92108 Unites States
(619)-297-4366
WWW.FUMCSD.ORG
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