First Baptist Church of Monroeville
Our mission is to attract people to God’s family by caring for all, as Christ cares for us.
December 16, 2018
PRELUDE Melinda Plowman
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE
* WORSHIP SONG “Glory (Let There Be Peace)”
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
MISSION MOMENT
* HYMN # 199 “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
OFFERING (+ Camp Carmel collection) / PRAYER / OFFERTORY / * DOXOLOGY (#668)
(children dismissed to junior church)
PASTORAL PRAYER
ADVENT MONOLOGUE – Joseph Bob Holt
SCRIPTURE READING Matt. 1:18-25, pew Bible p. 1497
MESSAGE “The Dilemma of Doubt” Pastor Tom
* HYMN # 198 “What Child Is This?”
* BENEDICTION
* POSTLUDE
* Congregation standing (If you are uncomfortable standing, please remain seated)
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Are you visiting our church today? If so, please take a visitor’s packet from our narthex table and sign our guest book.
THIS WEEK—SCHEDULE:
DAY TIME EVENT
TODAY 9:45 am Sunday School:
Sunday Nursery (infants to age 3): various caregivers
Children’s Class (gr. Pre-K-5) Teachers: Diane Coyne/
Pam Hansen
Middlers’ Class (gr. 6-8) – Teacher: Lorene Taylor
Junior/Senior High/Fellowship Class – Teacher: Josh Garvin
Adult Class – Builders Class – Teacher: Bob Hansen
Wednesday 6:30 pm Caroling at Redstone Highlands – meet at church at 6 to
carpool or meet us there.
Looking ahead and other information
Monday, Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve candlelight and communion service – 7 pm.
(church office closed)
Tuesday, Dec. 25 – Merry Christmas! (church office closed)
Wednesday, Dec. 26 – NO youth, Bible study or worship team rehearsal.
DECEMBER MISSION FOCUS – Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering provides American Baptist ministers and missionaries or their widowed spouses an annual financial gift, and also makes funds available for emergency home repairs or medical expenses. To contribute, use your regular offering envelope’s “monthly mission” line, or insert your check (memo line-RMMO) into a pew envelope.
PRAYER NEEDS – The pastoral prayer will include needs that are submitted before the service. Other needs will be prayed for by the prayer team after the service.
COOKIES ARE NEEDED for our caroling excursion on Wednesday, Dec. 19. Cookies can be left in the kitchen today. Thank you!
PRAYER NEEDS – The pastoral prayer will include needs that are submitted before the service. Other needs will be prayed for by the prayer team after the service.
Our mission is to attract people to God’s family by caring for all, as Christ cares for us.
December 16, 2018
PRELUDE Melinda Plowman
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE
* WORSHIP SONG “Glory (Let There Be Peace)”
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
MISSION MOMENT
* HYMN # 199 “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
OFFERING (+ Camp Carmel collection) / PRAYER / OFFERTORY / * DOXOLOGY (#668)
(children dismissed to junior church)
PASTORAL PRAYER
ADVENT MONOLOGUE – Joseph Bob Holt
SCRIPTURE READING Matt. 1:18-25, pew Bible p. 1497
MESSAGE “The Dilemma of Doubt” Pastor Tom
* HYMN # 198 “What Child Is This?”
* BENEDICTION
* POSTLUDE
* Congregation standing (If you are uncomfortable standing, please remain seated)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Are you visiting our church today? If so, please take a visitor’s packet from our narthex table and sign our guest book.
THIS WEEK—SCHEDULE:
DAY TIME EVENT
TODAY 9:45 am Sunday School:
Sunday Nursery (infants to age 3): various caregivers
Children’s Class (gr. Pre-K-5) Teachers: Diane Coyne/
Pam Hansen
Middlers’ Class (gr. 6-8) – Teacher: Lorene Taylor
Junior/Senior High/Fellowship Class – Teacher: Josh Garvin
Adult Class – Builders Class – Teacher: Bob Hansen
Wednesday 6:30 pm Caroling at Redstone Highlands – meet at church at 6 to
carpool or meet us there.
Looking ahead and other information
Monday, Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve candlelight and communion service – 7 pm.
(church office closed)
Tuesday, Dec. 25 – Merry Christmas! (church office closed)
Wednesday, Dec. 26 – NO youth, Bible study or worship team rehearsal.
DECEMBER MISSION FOCUS – Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering provides American Baptist ministers and missionaries or their widowed spouses an annual financial gift, and also makes funds available for emergency home repairs or medical expenses. To contribute, use your regular offering envelope’s “monthly mission” line, or insert your check (memo line-RMMO) into a pew envelope.
PRAYER NEEDS – The pastoral prayer will include needs that are submitted before the service. Other needs will be prayed for by the prayer team after the service.
COOKIES ARE NEEDED for our caroling excursion on Wednesday, Dec. 19. Cookies can be left in the kitchen today. Thank you!
PRAYER NEEDS – The pastoral prayer will include needs that are submitted before the service. Other needs will be prayed for by the prayer team after the service.
