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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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https://www.mantenonazarene.org/Check us out on Facebook!
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https://pushpay.com/g/mantenonazareneApril
17-18 | 6pm-6pm | Bloom Stay-Treat for 5th-12th Graders
18 | District NMI Convention at CCUA
22 | 9am | MomCo
23 | 1pm | Mexican Train Dominoes at Maple Valley
24 | 6-7:30pm | Kids' Escape Room
25 | 11am-1:30pm | Coffee, Cake & Concert with Adams Voice
26 | 9am & 10:30am | Faith Promise with Fernando & Liliana Almeida
27 | 10am | MC Milestones Readers
30 | 6:30-8:30pm | Women's Tea Time
May
3 | 11:45am | Young Adult Lunch
5 | 6pm | MC Milestones Council Meeting
6 | 9am | MomCo
8 | 6-8pm | Middle School RIOT
11 | 7pm | Church Board Meeting
12 | 2pm & 6pm | MC Milestones BUNCO
14-16 | Regional Celebrate Life at Olivet
14 | 1pm | Mexican Train Dominoes at Maple Valley
15 | 10am | Bandage Rolling
College Student Goodie Bags
We are collecting items for end of the year goodie bags for our college students. Little Debbie snack cakes, cuties, granola bars, laundry detergent packets, etc. Donations can be brought to the church office.
Youth Group Meals
Do you love cooking? Would you love to help out our youth group? Every Sunday night our 7th-12th graders enjoy dinner together. The meals don't have to be fancy, anything easy is fine! They are teens, so they eat pretty much everything. If you would be interested in providing a meal, please contact Jean at jmoy@mantenonazarene.org.
Kids' Escape Room
Friday, April 24 | 6-7:30pm | Kids Wing | All kids, K-4th grade, are invited to an Escape Room event! The evening will be packed with fun, featuring escape room challenges and open play in our game room with air hockey, pool, foosball, Legos, and more. Register before April 21 at this link: https://bit.ly/4caG5Zf
Adams Voice
Saturday, April 25 | 11am-1pm | Sanctuary | MC Milestones is hosting cake, coffee, and a concert featuring Adams Voice. This is a return engagement for this family group. Their music spans a wide range of styles and reaches all age groups. Admission is free, and all ages are invited. RSVP at the Welcome Desk or by emailing mcmilestones@mantenonazarene.org
Faith Promise
Sunday, April 26 | 9am & 10:30am | We are blessed to have special speakers Fernando and Liliana Almeida for this year's Faith Promise. They are global missionaries with the Church of the Nazarene, currently serving on the Western Mediterranean Field. During Faith Promise, you will have the opportunity to pledge a monetary gift that can be given systematically for global missions throughout the year. Giving through Faith Promise is an adventure and an opportunity to see how God provides when we open our hearts to generosity.
Women's Tea Time
Thursday, April 30 | 6:30-8:30pm | Gym | Women's Ministry is hosting a Tea Time and registration is now open! Join us to hear a friend tell her story and share a traditional tea time together. Register at the table in the foyer or at this link: https://forms.gle/fS1YhHE2e9cGBWcF8
Wednesday Night Dinner Menu: Lasagna
Subscribe to E-Announcements
https://mantenonazarene.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/48/responses/new
Tithes and Offerings
Monthly Budget: $62,250
Apr 5: $5,232
Apr 12: $17,123
Month to Date: $22,356
Contact Information
Pastor Ken Bushey | Lead | kbushey@mantenonazarene.org | 812.583.1542
Pastor Amy Kilpatrick | Kids | akilpatrick@mantenonazarene.org | 815.573.6322
Pastor Elliott Storey | Student Ministries | estorey@mantenonazarene.org | 317.960.3309
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 Youth Group | 6-8pm | Sunday
Wellness Walkers | 2pm | Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
Wednesday Family Dinner | 5:30-6:15pm | Wednesday
Journey Groups | 6:30pm | Wednesday
Men's Basketball | 8-10pm | Wednesday
Silent Prayer | 7:30pm | Thursday
Men's Prayer Breakfast | 8am | Saturday
17-18 | 6pm-6pm | Bloom Stay-Treat for 5th-12th Graders
18 | District NMI Convention at CCUA
22 | 9am | MomCo
23 | 1pm | Mexican Train Dominoes at Maple Valley
24 | 6-7:30pm | Kids' Escape Room
25 | 11am-1:30pm | Coffee, Cake & Concert with Adams Voice
26 | 9am & 10:30am | Faith Promise with Fernando & Liliana Almeida
27 | 10am | MC Milestones Readers
30 | 6:30-8:30pm | Women's Tea Time
May
3 | 11:45am | Young Adult Lunch
5 | 6pm | MC Milestones Council Meeting
6 | 9am | MomCo
8 | 6-8pm | Middle School RIOT
11 | 7pm | Church Board Meeting
12 | 2pm & 6pm | MC Milestones BUNCO
14-16 | Regional Celebrate Life at Olivet
14 | 1pm | Mexican Train Dominoes at Maple Valley
15 | 10am | Bandage Rolling
College Student Goodie Bags
We are collecting items for end of the year goodie bags for our college students. Little Debbie snack cakes, cuties, granola bars, laundry detergent packets, etc. Donations can be brought to the church office.
Youth Group Meals
Do you love cooking? Would you love to help out our youth group? Every Sunday night our 7th-12th graders enjoy dinner together. The meals don't have to be fancy, anything easy is fine! They are teens, so they eat pretty much everything. If you would be interested in providing a meal, please contact Jean at jmoy@mantenonazarene.org.
Kids' Escape Room
Friday, April 24 | 6-7:30pm | Kids Wing | All kids, K-4th grade, are invited to an Escape Room event! The evening will be packed with fun, featuring escape room challenges and open play in our game room with air hockey, pool, foosball, Legos, and more. Register before April 21 at this link: https://bit.ly/4caG5Zf
Adams Voice
Saturday, April 25 | 11am-1pm | Sanctuary | MC Milestones is hosting cake, coffee, and a concert featuring Adams Voice. This is a return engagement for this family group. Their music spans a wide range of styles and reaches all age groups. Admission is free, and all ages are invited. RSVP at the Welcome Desk or by emailing mcmilestones@mantenonazarene.org
Faith Promise
Sunday, April 26 | 9am & 10:30am | We are blessed to have special speakers Fernando and Liliana Almeida for this year's Faith Promise. They are global missionaries with the Church of the Nazarene, currently serving on the Western Mediterranean Field. During Faith Promise, you will have the opportunity to pledge a monetary gift that can be given systematically for global missions throughout the year. Giving through Faith Promise is an adventure and an opportunity to see how God provides when we open our hearts to generosity.
Women's Tea Time
Thursday, April 30 | 6:30-8:30pm | Gym | Women's Ministry is hosting a Tea Time and registration is now open! Join us to hear a friend tell her story and share a traditional tea time together. Register at the table in the foyer or at this link: https://forms.gle/fS1YhHE2e9cGBWcF8
Wednesday Night Dinner Menu: Lasagna
Subscribe to E-Announcements
https://mantenonazarene.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/48/responses/new
Tithes and Offerings
Monthly Budget: $62,250
Apr 5: $5,232
Apr 12: $17,123
Month to Date: $22,356
Contact Information
Pastor Ken Bushey | Lead | kbushey@mantenonazarene.org | 812.583.1542
Pastor Amy Kilpatrick | Kids | akilpatrick@mantenonazarene.org | 815.573.6322
Pastor Elliott Storey | Student Ministries | estorey@mantenonazarene.org | 317.960.3309
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 Youth Group | 6-8pm | Sunday
Wellness Walkers | 2pm | Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
Wednesday Family Dinner | 5:30-6:15pm | Wednesday
Journey Groups | 6:30pm | Wednesday
Men's Basketball | 8-10pm | Wednesday
Silent Prayer | 7:30pm | Thursday
Men's Prayer Breakfast | 8am | Saturday
Order of Service
Prelude
Call to Worship
Welcome & Announcements
Great Things
There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
Kids Moment
Prayer & Offering
Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus
Firm Foundation
Prayer
Message
Trust in God
Benediction
Call to Worship
Welcome & Announcements
Great Things
There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
Kids Moment
Prayer & Offering
Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus
Firm Foundation
Prayer
Message
Trust in God
Benediction
Sermon Notes
Jesus Meets You There: In Skepticism
John 20:24-31
April 19, 2026
John 20
24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
What do you do when you miss out on what everyone else seems so sure about?
John 20
25... But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
John 20
26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them.
Skepticism is good if it asks honest questions.
Cynicism assumes it already has the answers.
John 20
26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”
John 20
27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
You can have questions about God and still believe in God.
John 20
28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
John 20
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Faith is not having every answer. Faith is trusting the One you believe does.
John 20
30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
John 20:24-31
April 19, 2026
John 20
24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
What do you do when you miss out on what everyone else seems so sure about?
John 20
25... But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
John 20
26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them.
Skepticism is good if it asks honest questions.
Cynicism assumes it already has the answers.
John 20
26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”
John 20
27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
You can have questions about God and still believe in God.
John 20
28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
John 20
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Faith is not having every answer. Faith is trusting the One you believe does.
John 20
30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.