Manteno Church of the Nazarene
Sunday Morning Service | 9:00 & 10:30am
Pastor Ken Bushey preaching
Locations & Times
Manteno Church of the Nazarene
698 N Locust St, Manteno, IL 60950, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
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https://www.mantenonazarene.org/Check us out on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/mantenonazTithes and Offerings
https://pushpay.com/g/mantenonazareneDecember
25 - Jan 1 | Office Closed - Merry Christmas!
28 | No Sunday Night Programming
31 | 7pm- 7am | MC Students Lock In for 7th-12th graders
January
6 | 6pm | MC Milestones Council Meeting
7 | 9am | MomCo
7 | 5:30pm | Dinner and Journey Groups Start Winter Session
8 | 1pm | MC Milestones Mexican Train Dominoes at Maple Valley
10 | 9am | Teen Quiz Meet at Manteno
11 | 9am & 10:30am | Baptism Sunday
12 | 7pm | Church Board Meeting
13 | 2pm & 6pm | MC Milestones BUNCO
16 | 10am | Bandage Rolling
17 | 2:30pm | Watercolor Workshop
21 | 9am | MomCo
22 | 1pm | MC Milestones Mexican Train Dominoes at Maple Valley
24 2:30pm | Watercolor Workshop
26 | 10am | MC Milestones Readers
Office Closed
Our Church Office will be closed from December 25- January 1. During this time, if you have an emergent need or prayer request, please contact Jean at jmoy@mantenonazarene.org.
Year End Giving
If you are giving an end of year gift, make sure it is postmarked by December 31. New boxes of giving envelopes are available at the Welcome Desk.
RASH Fundraiser for Nazarene Youth Conference
Need to hire a teen to help around your house or babysit your kids? Need snow shoveled or yard work done? Help support our teens going to Salt Lake City by Renting a Student Helper! This next fundraiser will run from now until May. Grab a flyer on the Welcome Desk and contact a student to hire. The flyer also serves as an easy way to see who is going and add them to your prayer list! Any questions? Talk with Mykenna Ekhoff.
MC Students Lock In
Wednesday, December 31 | 7pm-7am | All 7th-12th graders are invited to a New Year's Eve Lock-In! This will be a great night of games, pizza, and general shenanigans throughout the church. Bring your pillow and sleeping bag if you eventually want to sleep. Girls bring chips or cookies, guys bring drinks. Invite your friends!
Winter Journey Group Kickoff
Wednesday, January 7 | 5:30pm | Dinner and Journey Groups are back! Grab a menu this Sunday from the foyer and plan which group you would like to attend. There are a lot of different groups to choose from. You can register online ahead of time, but you don't have to. We would love for you to join starting January 7!
Baptisms
Sunday, January 11 | 9am & 10:30am | We are excited to usher in a new year with Baptisms! Please talk with a pastor if you are interested in taking this next step in your relationship with Christ.
Wednesday Night Dinner Menu: Christmas Break- see you January 7!
Subscribe to E-Announcements
https://mantenonazarene.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/48/responses/new
Tithes and Offerings
Monthly Budget: $62,250
Dec 7: $44,237
Dec 14: $58,064
Dec 21: $27,656
Month to Date: $129,957
Contact Information
Pastor Ken Bushey | Lead | kbushey@mantenonazarene.org | 812.583.1542
Pastor Amy Kilpatrick | Kids | akilpatrick@mantenonazarene.org | 815.573.6322
Elliott Storey | Student Ministries Intern | mcstudents@mantenonazarene.org
Church Office | 815.468.8946 | mantenonazarene.org | 698 N. Locust | PO Box 698 | Manteno, IL 60950
Jenny Lyle | jlyle@mantenonazarene.org | Office Manager
Jean Moy | jmoy@mantenonazarene.org | Administrative Assistant
Connect Card | https://bit.ly/mcconnectcard
Giving | https://pushpay.com/g/mantenonazarene
Website | www.mantenonazarene.org
Weekly Schedule
Worship Service | 9 & 10:30am | Sunday
7th-12th Grade BREAK Youth Group | 6-8pm | Sunday
Wellness Walkers | 2-3pm | Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
Wednesday Family Dinner | 5:30-6:15pm | Wednesday
Journey Groups | 6:30pm | Wednesday
Men's Basketball | 8-10pm | Wednesday
Men's Prayer Breakfast | 8am | Saturday
25 - Jan 1 | Office Closed - Merry Christmas!
28 | No Sunday Night Programming
31 | 7pm- 7am | MC Students Lock In for 7th-12th graders
January
6 | 6pm | MC Milestones Council Meeting
7 | 9am | MomCo
7 | 5:30pm | Dinner and Journey Groups Start Winter Session
8 | 1pm | MC Milestones Mexican Train Dominoes at Maple Valley
10 | 9am | Teen Quiz Meet at Manteno
11 | 9am & 10:30am | Baptism Sunday
12 | 7pm | Church Board Meeting
13 | 2pm & 6pm | MC Milestones BUNCO
16 | 10am | Bandage Rolling
17 | 2:30pm | Watercolor Workshop
21 | 9am | MomCo
22 | 1pm | MC Milestones Mexican Train Dominoes at Maple Valley
24 2:30pm | Watercolor Workshop
26 | 10am | MC Milestones Readers
Office Closed
Our Church Office will be closed from December 25- January 1. During this time, if you have an emergent need or prayer request, please contact Jean at jmoy@mantenonazarene.org.
Year End Giving
If you are giving an end of year gift, make sure it is postmarked by December 31. New boxes of giving envelopes are available at the Welcome Desk.
RASH Fundraiser for Nazarene Youth Conference
Need to hire a teen to help around your house or babysit your kids? Need snow shoveled or yard work done? Help support our teens going to Salt Lake City by Renting a Student Helper! This next fundraiser will run from now until May. Grab a flyer on the Welcome Desk and contact a student to hire. The flyer also serves as an easy way to see who is going and add them to your prayer list! Any questions? Talk with Mykenna Ekhoff.
MC Students Lock In
Wednesday, December 31 | 7pm-7am | All 7th-12th graders are invited to a New Year's Eve Lock-In! This will be a great night of games, pizza, and general shenanigans throughout the church. Bring your pillow and sleeping bag if you eventually want to sleep. Girls bring chips or cookies, guys bring drinks. Invite your friends!
Winter Journey Group Kickoff
Wednesday, January 7 | 5:30pm | Dinner and Journey Groups are back! Grab a menu this Sunday from the foyer and plan which group you would like to attend. There are a lot of different groups to choose from. You can register online ahead of time, but you don't have to. We would love for you to join starting January 7!
Baptisms
Sunday, January 11 | 9am & 10:30am | We are excited to usher in a new year with Baptisms! Please talk with a pastor if you are interested in taking this next step in your relationship with Christ.
Wednesday Night Dinner Menu: Christmas Break- see you January 7!
Subscribe to E-Announcements
https://mantenonazarene.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/48/responses/new
Tithes and Offerings
Monthly Budget: $62,250
Dec 7: $44,237
Dec 14: $58,064
Dec 21: $27,656
Month to Date: $129,957
Contact Information
Pastor Ken Bushey | Lead | kbushey@mantenonazarene.org | 812.583.1542
Pastor Amy Kilpatrick | Kids | akilpatrick@mantenonazarene.org | 815.573.6322
Elliott Storey | Student Ministries Intern | mcstudents@mantenonazarene.org
Church Office | 815.468.8946 | mantenonazarene.org | 698 N. Locust | PO Box 698 | Manteno, IL 60950
Jenny Lyle | jlyle@mantenonazarene.org | Office Manager
Jean Moy | jmoy@mantenonazarene.org | Administrative Assistant
Connect Card | https://bit.ly/mcconnectcard
Giving | https://pushpay.com/g/mantenonazarene
Website | www.mantenonazarene.org
Weekly Schedule
Worship Service | 9 & 10:30am | Sunday
7th-12th Grade BREAK Youth Group | 6-8pm | Sunday
Wellness Walkers | 2-3pm | Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
Wednesday Family Dinner | 5:30-6:15pm | Wednesday
Journey Groups | 6:30pm | Wednesday
Men's Basketball | 8-10pm | Wednesday
Men's Prayer Breakfast | 8am | Saturday
Sermon Notes
Hope of All the Earth: I've Seen Enough
Luke 2:21-35
December 28, 2025
“Anyone feel like they’ve seen enough in life?”
“It really is wild how when we were kids we were so full of optimism for the future."
Luke 2
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
Luke 2
27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation, 31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”
We don’t need to see most of the plan. We just need to see enough of God.
Peace isn’t a result of seeing everything work out. Peace comes from knowing God is working it out.
When you recognize God’s faithfulness in your story, you can trust him with the rest of your story.
Luke 2
33 The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother:
Luke 2
“This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
If there is pain in trusting Christ and pain in rejecting Him, why put your hope in Him at all?
While trusting God can be painful, it is never destructive. Trusting God is always transformative.
You won’t get through life without pain, but many get through life without peace.
Hope is not dependent on comfortable circumstances. Hope is dependent on God being with us in every circumstance.
Luke 2:21-35
December 28, 2025
“Anyone feel like they’ve seen enough in life?”
“It really is wild how when we were kids we were so full of optimism for the future."
Luke 2
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
Luke 2
27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation, 31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”
We don’t need to see most of the plan. We just need to see enough of God.
Peace isn’t a result of seeing everything work out. Peace comes from knowing God is working it out.
When you recognize God’s faithfulness in your story, you can trust him with the rest of your story.
Luke 2
33 The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother:
Luke 2
“This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
If there is pain in trusting Christ and pain in rejecting Him, why put your hope in Him at all?
While trusting God can be painful, it is never destructive. Trusting God is always transformative.
You won’t get through life without pain, but many get through life without peace.
Hope is not dependent on comfortable circumstances. Hope is dependent on God being with us in every circumstance.