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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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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 | 10am | 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
Youth Membership Class
Sundays, February 8 and 15 | 12-1:30pm | If your teen is coming to this class, please let Elliott know ASAP! This is a great way for your teen to learn more about our church and how to become a member.
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!
Middle School RIOT
Saturday, February 14 | 6-8pm | Gym | Drop off your middle schoolers for a fun night of games and general chaos while you go out for Valentine's Day. Guys bring drinks, girls bring snacks. There will also be pizza. Invite your friends!
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 or at the Welcome Desk. 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: Soup Night
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Tithes and Offerings
Monthly Budget: $62,250
Feb 1: $14,133
Month to Date: $14,133
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
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 | 10am | 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
Youth Membership Class
Sundays, February 8 and 15 | 12-1:30pm | If your teen is coming to this class, please let Elliott know ASAP! This is a great way for your teen to learn more about our church and how to become a member.
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!
Middle School RIOT
Saturday, February 14 | 6-8pm | Gym | Drop off your middle schoolers for a fun night of games and general chaos while you go out for Valentine's Day. Guys bring drinks, girls bring snacks. There will also be pizza. Invite your friends!
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 or at the Welcome Desk. 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: Soup Night
Subscribe to E-Announcements
https://mantenonazarene.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/48/responses/new
Tithes and Offerings
Monthly Budget: $62,250
Feb 1: $14,133
Month to Date: $14,133
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
Order of Service
Prelude
Call to Worship
Welcome & Announcements
The Lord our God
Intro to Communion
Wonderful Merciful Savior
Communion
Prayer & Offering
Protector
What a Beautiful Name
Prayer
Message
Battle Belongs
Benediction
Call to Worship
Welcome & Announcements
The Lord our God
Intro to Communion
Wonderful Merciful Savior
Communion
Prayer & Offering
Protector
What a Beautiful Name
Prayer
Message
Battle Belongs
Benediction
Sermon Notes
Joseph: A Soft Heart in a Hard Place
Genesis 39:19-40:23
February 8, 2026
How do you keep a soft heart in a hard place?
How do you keep a soft heart in a hard place?
Some time later...
(Genesis 40:1)
Genesis 40
1 Some time later,the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt.
After they had been in custody for some time, 5 each of the two men—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison—had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.
6 When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were dejected. 7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?”
How do you keep a soft heart in a hard place?
How do you keep a soft heart in a hard place?
1. Notice the pain of others instead of self-medicating yours.
How do you keep a soft heart in a hard place?
1. Notice the pain of others instead of self-medicating yours.
2. Stay engaged in doing good.
Genesis 40
8 “We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.”
Genesis 40
8... Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
How do you keep a soft heart in a hard place?
1. Notice the pain of others instead of self-medicating yours.
2. Stay engaged in doing good.
3. Anchor your purpose in God, not in your wounds.
Genesis 40
14 “But when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison. 15 I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.”
The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.
(Genesis 40:23)
The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.
(Genesis 40:23)
When two full years had passed...
(Genesis 41:1)
How do you keep a soft heart in a hard place?
1. Notice the pain of others instead of self-medicating yours.
2. Stay engaged in doing good.
3. Anchor your purpose in God, not in your wounds.
4. Be a prisoner of hope.
God is still writing the story, even when this chapter feels stuck.