“Bringing People to Christ and Christ to People”
September 13, 2026 10:00 a.m.
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Leader: No one lives by themselves, no one dies by themselves. Whether we live or die we are the Lord’s.
Bruce Prewer, from Bruce Prewer’s Homepage
HYMN O How I Love Jesus
UMH 170
SCRIPTURE READING Romans 14:1-12
Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. 2One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. 4Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand. 5One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.
6Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he
might be the Lord of both the dead and the living. 10You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’” 12So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
The Word of God for the People of God.
MESSAGE FOR YOUNG CHRISTIANS WORSHIP WITH TITHES AND OFFERINGS
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22Jesus
answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23“Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his
servants. 24As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him. 25Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. 26“At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient
with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back
everything.’ 27The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. 28“But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back
what you owe me!’ he demanded. 29“His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’ 30“But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
31When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32“Then the master called the servant in. ‘You
wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. 35“This is how my heavenly Father will
treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or
sister from your heart.”
Announcements
Today at 11:30 a.m. with a Fellowship Dinner to follow.
p.m. at Denny’s in Fruitland. Please let Jean Powell
know if you will attend.
Bethesda UMC
FRUITLAND BAPTIST FOOD BANK – Monthly
requests include spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, soups, pancake mix, instant potatoes, fruit cups, and toilet paper.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST FAMILY SUPPORT –
Requests include: corn flour, vegetable oil, sugar, spaghetti noodles and sauce, rice, beans, and feminine hygiene products.
PRAYER CHAIN – Call or text Pat Kern at 443-783-6423.
SOCIAL HOUR – See Buddy Pennewell or Cathy Grim to help.
Music Director: Mike Nelson Videographer: Roger Vandegrift Liturgist: Buddy Pennewell
Connect with us on the web: www.stjohnsfruitland.org