9:00 AM — Adult Study – The Fall of Jericho
10:15 AM — Worship & Sunday School (Pre-K Children through 12th Grade Youth)
Preacher: Terrilisa Durham Bauknight Theme: More Than Just Yes
Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 61:1-13 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Psalm 138 Luke 5:1-11
Music: Chancel Choir – Sing and shout! Arr. Robert W. Thygerson
11:45 AM — Fellowship Time
11:45 AM — Junior Choir Rehearsal
6:30 PM — Centenary Youth Fellowship – Grades 7-12

ADULT CLASS LOOKS AT “THE FALL OF JERICHO”
AND “EASTER FROM THE BACK SIDE”
After completing its five-week study of Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense at the end of January, Centenary’s Adult Class will take a modern look at one of the Old Testament’s best-known stories (“Joshua fought the battle of Jericho…and the walls came tumbling down”) on Sunday, February 7. You can read the story in Joshua 5:13-6:21, but what really happened there? Did God work a miracle to bring down the walls of Jericho as the Bible says? Or can natural causes sufficiently explain the city’s demise? The answers, previously buried under rubble and dirt for three-and-a-half millennia, are now being uncovered. Join us on February 7 as we view and discuss a 30-minute DVD documentary, The Fall of Jericho, that explores what really happened as Joshua and the Israelites experienced one of the Bible’s greatest military victories. Interviews with archaeologist Dr. Bryant Wood and Bible scholar Dr. Frederick Baltz shed new light on the truths found in Scripture about this miraculous event.
Then, on the following Sunday, February 14, we will begin our seven-week Lenten study of the book, Easter from the Back Side, by the Rev. J. Ellsworth Kalas, a longtime United Methodist pastor and president of Asbury Theological Seminary. The Rev. Kalas’s creative approach both clarifies basic teachings and introduces new possibilities of meaning, even for those who are most familiar with the Easter story. The author looks beyond the traditional Gospel scriptures to connect the story of Christ’s resurrection with other stories and scriptures throughout the Bible, including both the Old Testament and the New Testament. The schedule is as follows:
February 14 “Why We Need Easter” (Genesis 3:1-7, 22-24)
February 21 “Easter from an Ash Heap” (Job 19:13-27)
February 28 “Easter for the Disillusioned” (Ecclesiastes 2:14-26)
March 7 “Ezekiel Celebrates Easter” (Ezekiel 37:1-10)
March 14 “Easter is a Love Story” (John 20:1-18)
March 21 “Late for Easter” (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
March 28 “Forever Easter” (Revelation 21:1-4)
Copies of the text, Easter from the Back Side are available at the Adult Study sessions or from the Church Office at $8.50 each. You are invited to join us Sunday mornings from 9:00 to 10:00 AM in the Sunshine Room as we gain new perspectives on “The Greatest Story Ever Told.”

Celebration of Found Coins for January 2010
Raritan Valley District Church Union
Our January 2010 Celebration of Found Coins (Barrel Offering) will be designated for the Raritan Valley District Church Union. The Church Union provides some financial support to congregations in the Raritan Valley District that are facing unusual and unanticipated expenses. These funds are primarily used to help with emergency repairs to facilities (e.g. roof repair) or equipment (e.g. furnace repair/replacement). A number of our smaller churches, especially, do not have extra funds available when such expenses arise, and the combined efforts of the churches of our Raritan Valley District can provide these congregations with some limited assistance. Your generous support is gratefully appreciated.