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Manteno Church of the Nazarene
Sunday Morning Service | 9:00 & 10:30am
Elliott Storey 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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1 | 11:45am | Young Adult Lunch
3 | 6pm | MC Milestones Council Meeting
4 | 9am | MomCo
8 | 12-1:30pm | Youth Membership Class
8 | 5:30pm | BREAK Super Bowl Party
9 | 7pm | Church Board Meeting
10 | 2pm & 6pm | MC Milestones BUNCO
12 | 1pm | MC Milestones Mexican Train Dominoes at Maple Valley
14 | 9am | Teen Quiz at Manteno
14 | 6-8pm | Middle School RIOT
15 | 12-1:30pm | Youth Membership Class
18 | 9am | MomCo
20 | 12pm | Bandage Rolling
21 | 3-5pm | MC Milestones February with Friends
23 | 10am | MC Milestones Readers
26 | 1pm | MC Milestones Mexican Train Dominoes at Maple Valley
26 | 6:30-8:30pm | Women's Coffee & Dessert
28 | 8:30am-4:30pm | Iron Sharpens Iron Men's Conference in Orland Park
Giving Statements
2025 Giving Statements have been emailed out. If you would prefer a paper copy, please contact Jenny, jlyle@mantenonazarene.org, in the church office.
Young Adult Lunch
Sunday, February 1 | 11:45am | Calling all young adults and college students! This Sunday, stay after 2nd service for lunch in the gym. We are having soups and salads. Invite your friends!
Youth Membership Class
Sundays, February 8 and 15 | 12-1:30pm | Pastor Ken will be leading a special 2-part membership class that is designed especially for teens. All students in 7th-12th grades are welcome to attend. This is a great opportunity to learn more about what we believe as a church in a pressure-free environment. Membership is not required upon completion of the classes, but the students will be eligible to become members if they wish. Lunch will be provided. If you are interested, please let Elliott or Mykenna know.
BREAK Super Bowl Party
Sunday, February 8 | 5:30pm | Gym | All 7th-12th grade students are invited to a Super Bowl Party! Come at 5:30pm for pizza, commercials, and the game. Guys bring drinks, girls bring snacks. This is a great event to invite your friends to!
February with Friends
Saturday, February 21 | 3-5pm | Church Gym | Mark your calendars! MC Milestones is hosting a fun and relaxed afternoon for adults ages 55 and older. Join us for fellowship, laughter, and a delicious meal shared with friends. Doors open at 2:30pm, with food served at 3pm. The cost to attend is $5 per person. Registration is required, and attendance is limited to 100 guests. To register, email mcmilestones@mantenonazarene.org or call (708) 374-8651.
Women's Coffee & Dessert
Thursday, February 26 | 6:30-8:30pm | Gym | Women's Ministry is having its first event of the year! Join them for food, fun, fellowship, and the "Word of the Year". Registration is now open! You can sign up at https://forms.gle/mzewvYYWMhKNUZd86 Register by February 23 so they can plan ahead and invite your friends! Any questions? Chat with Tami Rush or Barbara Wallis.
Men's Conference
Saturday, February 28 | 8:30am-4:30pm | Orland Park | The Iron Sharpens Iron Men's Conference is offering discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more, and MC Milestones is organizing a group to attend together. This opportunity is open to all men ages 13 and older. The conference will be held at Ashburn Baptist Church in Orland Park. MC Milestones will collect payment and purchase all tickets at the group rate. To register, please speak with Ralph or call 708-374-8651. The deadline for registration and payment is Feb 18. We will meet at the church to carpool to the conference, or you can travel on your own if you prefer.
Wednesday Night Dinner Menu: Oregano Lemon Chicken & Mac and Cheese
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https://mantenonazarene.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/48/responses/new
Tithes and Offerings
Monthly Budget: $62,250
Jan 4: $3,709
Jan 11: $15,144
Jan 18: $3,364
Jan 25: $7,512
Month to Date: $29,729
Contact Information
Pastor Ken Bushey | Lead | kbushey@mantenonazarene.org | 812.583.1542
Pastor Amy Kilpatrick | Kids | akilpatrick@mantenonazarene.org | 815.214.9737
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
1 | 11:45am | Young Adult Lunch
3 | 6pm | MC Milestones Council Meeting
4 | 9am | MomCo
8 | 12-1:30pm | Youth Membership Class
8 | 5:30pm | BREAK Super Bowl Party
9 | 7pm | Church Board Meeting
10 | 2pm & 6pm | MC Milestones BUNCO
12 | 1pm | MC Milestones Mexican Train Dominoes at Maple Valley
14 | 9am | Teen Quiz at Manteno
14 | 6-8pm | Middle School RIOT
15 | 12-1:30pm | Youth Membership Class
18 | 9am | MomCo
20 | 12pm | Bandage Rolling
21 | 3-5pm | MC Milestones February with Friends
23 | 10am | MC Milestones Readers
26 | 1pm | MC Milestones Mexican Train Dominoes at Maple Valley
26 | 6:30-8:30pm | Women's Coffee & Dessert
28 | 8:30am-4:30pm | Iron Sharpens Iron Men's Conference in Orland Park
Giving Statements
2025 Giving Statements have been emailed out. If you would prefer a paper copy, please contact Jenny, jlyle@mantenonazarene.org, in the church office.
Young Adult Lunch
Sunday, February 1 | 11:45am | Calling all young adults and college students! This Sunday, stay after 2nd service for lunch in the gym. We are having soups and salads. Invite your friends!
Youth Membership Class
Sundays, February 8 and 15 | 12-1:30pm | Pastor Ken will be leading a special 2-part membership class that is designed especially for teens. All students in 7th-12th grades are welcome to attend. This is a great opportunity to learn more about what we believe as a church in a pressure-free environment. Membership is not required upon completion of the classes, but the students will be eligible to become members if they wish. Lunch will be provided. If you are interested, please let Elliott or Mykenna know.
BREAK Super Bowl Party
Sunday, February 8 | 5:30pm | Gym | All 7th-12th grade students are invited to a Super Bowl Party! Come at 5:30pm for pizza, commercials, and the game. Guys bring drinks, girls bring snacks. This is a great event to invite your friends to!
February with Friends
Saturday, February 21 | 3-5pm | Church Gym | Mark your calendars! MC Milestones is hosting a fun and relaxed afternoon for adults ages 55 and older. Join us for fellowship, laughter, and a delicious meal shared with friends. Doors open at 2:30pm, with food served at 3pm. The cost to attend is $5 per person. Registration is required, and attendance is limited to 100 guests. To register, email mcmilestones@mantenonazarene.org or call (708) 374-8651.
Women's Coffee & Dessert
Thursday, February 26 | 6:30-8:30pm | Gym | Women's Ministry is having its first event of the year! Join them for food, fun, fellowship, and the "Word of the Year". Registration is now open! You can sign up at https://forms.gle/mzewvYYWMhKNUZd86 Register by February 23 so they can plan ahead and invite your friends! Any questions? Chat with Tami Rush or Barbara Wallis.
Men's Conference
Saturday, February 28 | 8:30am-4:30pm | Orland Park | The Iron Sharpens Iron Men's Conference is offering discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more, and MC Milestones is organizing a group to attend together. This opportunity is open to all men ages 13 and older. The conference will be held at Ashburn Baptist Church in Orland Park. MC Milestones will collect payment and purchase all tickets at the group rate. To register, please speak with Ralph or call 708-374-8651. The deadline for registration and payment is Feb 18. We will meet at the church to carpool to the conference, or you can travel on your own if you prefer.
Wednesday Night Dinner Menu: Oregano Lemon Chicken & Mac and Cheese
Subscribe to E-Announcements
https://mantenonazarene.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/48/responses/new
Tithes and Offerings
Monthly Budget: $62,250
Jan 4: $3,709
Jan 11: $15,144
Jan 18: $3,364
Jan 25: $7,512
Month to Date: $29,729
Contact Information
Pastor Ken Bushey | Lead | kbushey@mantenonazarene.org | 812.583.1542
Pastor Amy Kilpatrick | Kids | akilpatrick@mantenonazarene.org | 815.214.9737
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
Order of Service
Prelude
Call to Worship
Welcome & Announcements
Glorious Day
Reckless Love
Kids Moment
Prayer & Offering
Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)
Living Hope
Prayer
Message
Protector
Closing Blessing
Call to Worship
Welcome & Announcements
Glorious Day
Reckless Love
Kids Moment
Prayer & Offering
Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)
Living Hope
Prayer
Message
Protector
Closing Blessing
Sermon Notes
Joseph: Boundaries
February 1, 2026
Genesis 39:6-23
“Boundaries define us. They define what I am and what is not. A boundary shows me where I end, and someone else begins, leading me to a sense of ownership. Knowing what I am to own and take responsibility for gives me freedom. Taking responsibility for my life opens up many different options. Boundaries help us keep the good in and the bad out. Setting boundaries inevitably involves taking responsibility for your choices. You are the one who makes them. You are the one who must live with the consequences.”
- Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
What wounds come from a lack of boundaries?
Boundaries, when done right, are a prevention tool.
Boundaries lead to freedom.
Genesis 39:6
So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.
Genesis 39:6-7
...Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, 7 and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”
Genesis 39:8-10
8 But he (Joseph) refused. “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care. 9 No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.
Trust is hard to give. But it is even harder to regain once it is broken.
Joseph has made up his mind.
If your boundaries aren’t set in place in comfort, they will be pushed, stretched, and crossed when trouble comes.
Genesis 39:11-15
11 One day, he (Joseph) went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. 12 She (Potiphar's wife) caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house, 14 she called her household servants. “Look,” she said to them, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us! He came in here to sleep with me, but I screamed. 15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
His character doesn’t change.
Genesis 39:19-23
19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger. 20 Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined.But while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. 23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
Joseph’s character spoke louder than the lies.
The Lord met Joseph in his boundaries.
Joseph had every reason to say yes to that woman.
The wounds in the life of Joseph couldn’t be healed by a worldly solution or a temporary fix, but only by a relationship with God.
Your character is tested within the boundaries.
There is freedom in boundaries.
February 1, 2026
Genesis 39:6-23
“Boundaries define us. They define what I am and what is not. A boundary shows me where I end, and someone else begins, leading me to a sense of ownership. Knowing what I am to own and take responsibility for gives me freedom. Taking responsibility for my life opens up many different options. Boundaries help us keep the good in and the bad out. Setting boundaries inevitably involves taking responsibility for your choices. You are the one who makes them. You are the one who must live with the consequences.”
- Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
What wounds come from a lack of boundaries?
Boundaries, when done right, are a prevention tool.
Boundaries lead to freedom.
Genesis 39:6
So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.
Genesis 39:6-7
...Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, 7 and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”
Genesis 39:8-10
8 But he (Joseph) refused. “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care. 9 No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.
Trust is hard to give. But it is even harder to regain once it is broken.
Joseph has made up his mind.
If your boundaries aren’t set in place in comfort, they will be pushed, stretched, and crossed when trouble comes.
Genesis 39:11-15
11 One day, he (Joseph) went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. 12 She (Potiphar's wife) caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house, 14 she called her household servants. “Look,” she said to them, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us! He came in here to sleep with me, but I screamed. 15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
His character doesn’t change.
Genesis 39:19-23
19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger. 20 Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined.But while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. 23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
Joseph’s character spoke louder than the lies.
The Lord met Joseph in his boundaries.
Joseph had every reason to say yes to that woman.
The wounds in the life of Joseph couldn’t be healed by a worldly solution or a temporary fix, but only by a relationship with God.
Your character is tested within the boundaries.
There is freedom in boundaries.