CORRECTION

Soup Supper for Friday will be at 5:30 instead of 6:30 so some can go to the homecoming football game.

OCTOBER IS BIG MONTH AT PARADISE

Wow, what a month we have ahead!

Friday, October 2, we will gather for our fellowship night with a big soup supper. Bring your friends for a night a good food and lets sit around and have good fellowship. There could be some guitars and such there so we can have some singing.

SERIES ON THE BOOK OF JOB.
Job was a righteous man who suffered. He received bad advice from his best friends. The Pastors will be examining this book and try to help us see how it touches our lives. The schedule is:
Oct. 4 - Pastor Arlin will preach:"Job the Righteous." Job 1:1-5.
Oct.11 - Pastor Larry will preach: "Job Complains to God." Job 23:1-9, 16-17
Oct. 18 - Pastor Arlin will preach: "Job Maintains His Integrity." Job 27:1-6
Oct 25 - Pastor Larry will preach: "Job's Life is Restored." Job 42:1-6,10-17

CHARGE CONFERENCE is Oct 11th at 5 pm. We are hosting the event with Smithville, Arley and Holt churches as our guests.

What a great month we have ahead of us.

Series concludes September 27th

We've been following a series of sermons from the book of Proverbs. Pastor Arlin will bring it to a conclusion this weeks with a sermon: "We Perish without Vision." The text is Proverbs 29:18.

What vision do you have as a person? As a Christian? What is the vision of Paradise UMC?

You will not want to miss the drawing together of these sermons so that we can move to our next series in October.

Bring a can or two of fruit as you attend this week.
And don't forget to bring a friend!

Worship at Paradise on September 20, 2009

Proverbs 31:10 says "A capable wife who can find?" We have 22 verses telling us about this ideal woman. It's an old-fashioned woman. We will look at this sermon on Sunday with the title, "An Old-Fashioned Woman." Please read Proverbs 31:10-31 as we continue our sermons from Proverbs. Pastor Larry will try to give this a new twist by looking at the church as "the bride of Christ."

If you invite a person you know who does not go to church -- the odds are 82% that person will accept your invitation. Why not bring someone with you?

Remember, we have rebuilt our Sunday School approach and trying something new. It is an exciting experiment for persons of all ages. Come at 10 am and find out what it is like.

Sermon about Wisdom on September 13th

Paradise UMC is in the midst of a series of sermons from the book of Proverbs.
Last Sunday Pastor Larry helped us look at the blessings of being generous. On Sunday Pastor Arlin will lead us with a sermon titled: "Being Wise." He will base it on Proverbs 1:1-7. What is real wisdom? Where do we find wisdom? What does the Bible mean when it says "wisdom"?
Be sure to read the passage and pray about it before you arrive at church.

Sunday is the National Back to Church Sunday. 82% of the persons you would invite to church will say "yes." Why not bring someone to church with you? They will be blessed and you will be blessed.

Mission Opportunities for September

Each month we have a project for mission. During September we will be collecting canned fruit for the food pantry. You may bring your canned fruit any Sunday during the month. We already have several cans in place. It is good for us to have an opportunity to help persons less fortunate who are hungry.

Starting a series from the book of Proverbs

The next four Sundays will be from the book of Proverbs.
Our series title is :"Wisdom from the Proverbs."
On September 6th Pastor Larry will preach a sermon: "The Generous Are Blessed." It is based on selected verses from the 22nd chapter.

We will also celebrate holy communion since it is the first Sunday of the month. We always welcome all who attend to participate communion with us. We will have a loaf of bread and will tear off a piece of the bread and dip it in the cup of juice. (This is called "intinction".)

With the summer over we are gearing up for the months ahead. We will have a great experiment with our Sunday School hour. We will kick that off on September 13th. Keep watching for more information.

It has been good to see visitors at worship as well as persons returning from their busy lives. We hope to see you there this week.