First Baptist Church
December 14, 2014
Worry does not empty
tomorrow of its sorrows,
it empties today of its strength.
- Corrie Ten Boom
Your Message Notes
What Do You Expect This Christmas? Pt. 3
Christmas Joy
Luke 2:8-12
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G- Give Your Worries to God (Philippians 4:4-6)
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R- Refuse to Focus on What You Don’t Have (Proverbs 14:30)
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I - Include Time for Rest (Psalm 119:96)
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N - Never Forget the Reason
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C - Consider Your Future
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H - Hold Your Thoughts Captive (2 Corinthians 10:5)
Activity bulletins for children are available at the back of the sanctuary.
Past sermons are available at madisonfbc.org and as podcasts (search
“Madison FBC Sermons”). Copies (CDs) are also available upon request.
Traditional Worship
8:45 a.m.
* = please stand for hymn
Prelude
“Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming”
Brahms
Welcome & Opportunities
Invocation
*Hymn #145
“O Come, All Ye Faithful”
Lighting of the Advent Candle
The Windgard family
Offertory Hymn #154
“What Can I Give Him?”
Prayer & Offertory
“Noel”
Franck
Doxology #624
*Hymn #151
“Good Christian Men, Rejoice”
Congregational Prayer
Children Dismissed to Kids’ Worship
Choir Anthem
“Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming”
Praetorius
Message
“Christmas Peace”
Brian Teater
*Hymn of Dedication #202 “Amazing Grace” (vs. 1,5)
Benediction
Postlude
“O Lord, How Shall I Greet You?” Kaufmann
Contemporary Worship
11:00 a.m.
Welcome & Opportunities
Congregational Singing
Lighting of the Advent Candle
The Chilton Family
Congregational Singing
Offering
Congregational Prayer Children Dismissed to Kids’ Worship
Message
“Christmas Peace”
Brian Teater
Invitation
Benediction
** Children can be picked up on the first floor after the service is over.
For more information, feel free to follow the children as they’re dismissed
and meet with our kids worship workers, or contact our office about meeting
with our Children’s Ministry Director.
Coming Events
THIS WEEK
Church-Wide Caroling & Pitch In Come share great food and Christmas cheer as we get together as a church family to sing for some of our
shut-ins tonight! We’ll meet at 4p in the Lower Auditorium before heading
out to sing, then get back together for a pitch-in soup and sandwich dinner
following caroling. (Please note: all regularly scheduled Sunday evening
groups will be participating in the caroling instead of their normal activities.)
David Wells Concert Take time to relax this Christmas season and join
us Friday, December 19th, at 7p for a free jazz concert in the Lower Auditorium. The concert features nationally acclaimed, flugelhorn and trumpet
player David Wells. (Don’t forget to invite family and friends!)
Progressive Dinner Party Students! Bring your friends and join the fun
at our youth Christmas party/progressive meal on Friday, December 19th, at
4:45p. We’ll meet at our church building at 4:45p and travel together to
various host sites for food and festivity with other youth groups in town before returning to our church building at 9:15p.
NEXT WEEK
Christmas Eve Services We’ll hold two services in our sanctuary on
Christmas Eve. Please invite family and friends and join us for a celebration
at either our 5:30p or our 7p service. You can also stay up late and join us
for our 9p service at Eggleston (419 east St). See below.
Christmas Eve With Jimmy Davis Free! Everyone welcome! Join
Jimmy for a relaxed, family-friendly, “living room” Christmas Eve service at
9p at Eggleston Community Center (419 East St). Light refreshments will be
available. (Kids are welcome to wear PJ’s.)
Birthday Party for Jesus Your entire family can share Christ with the
lonely this Christmas by helping with a “Birthday Party for Jesus” for residents at Hanover Health and Rehab. All ages can participate in bringing the
love of Jesus to the residents by purchasing a gift (see our angel tree in the
Lower Auditorium), assisting with giving the gifts, providing cupcakes or 2
liters for the party, or spending Christmas morning with the residents. We’ll
be delivering gifts at 9a. The party starts at 10a. If you’d like to help, please
contact Kim Taylor at 502-241-5483. (Gifts are due by December 21st).
Bulletin announcements are due the Thursday before the Sunday you’d like
it printed. Guidelines for writing one are available outside our office.
Opportunities
Deadline TODAY! Homework Helpers The more volunteers we have
the more students we can help! You can show love to Lydia Middleton students by helping them with homework from 2:45p-3:45p on a Tuesday,
Wednesday, and/or Thursday. No experience necessary, we’ll train you! Tutoring resumes in January. We need a volunteer count so if you’d like to
help, write “Homework Helpers” on your communication card, sign up in the
Lower Auditorium, or contact Nancy Totten at 701-3708 today.
Deadline TODAY! No Empty Stockings We’re staying connected with
our Lynch, KY friends by collecting boxes of saltine crackers (600 total) and
bags of candy (170 total) for the Tri-Cities Empty Stocking Fund. You can be
part of the mission by dropping off items in the Lower Auditorium today.
Angel Tree If you’d like to help a family in need celebrate Christmas this
year, please stop by our Angel Tree in the Lower Auditorium and pick out an
angel to sponsor. To help us keep track of the angels, make sure you fill out
the sign-up sheet by the tree with your name, phone number, and angel
number. Gifts need to be wrapped (please tape the angel to the package)
and placed under the tree in the Lower Auditorium by December 21st.
Staff Love Gift Our church staff works hard to provide us with opportunities to connect with God and with others throughout the year. You can thank
them by designating giving envelopes to “Staff Love Gift”. Please place gifts
in the offering plate or send them to our office by December 21st.
Scholarships We’ve helped ten students graduate from university since
we began the Sister Church Scholarship fund. You can be part of the success stories and help students in El Salvador attend primary school, high
school, and university in 2015 by designating gifts “ES Scholarships”. Due
by December 28th.
Debbie’s Retirement Our Office Manager, Debbie Perry, is retiring. Her
last day will be December 26th. We’ll hold a special celebration to honor her
in January, but you’re welcome to show her before then your appreciation
for her years of service as she spends her final weeks in our office.
Sunday Morning Coffee We’re looking for people willing to make coffee
on Sunday mornings before Sunday morning studies. If you’d like to help,
please contact Randy at 265-2331.
Retired Ministers & Missionaries (RMMO) During December, you
can thank ministers who have served locally and around the world by donating to RMMO. Some of our own retired ministers, including Harold and
Emogene Carter and Helen Bowling receive a portion of this offering. To
give, please use the envelopes in your pew, or designate gifts “RMMO.”
Please Keep Us In Your Prayers
Our
Shut-Ins
Audrey Andrews (Hickory Creek)
Nina Andrews (Hickory Creek)
Julia Burke (Home)
Norman Crabtree (Jewell House)
Carolyn Crabtree (Jewell House)
Virginia Demaree (Home)
Phil Eades (Home)
Military Personnel
Please pray for the safety of those on active duty
Captain Nathan Barr- Ft. Knox, KY
Zackery Barnett -Army, San Antonio
Sgt. Dustin Beatty -Marines, Hawaii
Brittany Bohn - Air Force, San Antonio
Nick Bohn-US Navy, San Antonio
James Brooks- Stationed in United States
Mitchell Burch- Home
Kevin Cheatham, Jr.- Army Afghanistan
Joe Cline- Coast Guard
Justin Consley
Maj. Michael Curtin- California
Matt Cuthrell- Seattle, WA
Msgt. Bridgette Hopkins - Air Force
Skyler Harrod - Air Force
Logan Hudson - Air Force
First Baptist
Missions Partners
Melanie Fuhrman (Home)
Chris Hassfurder (Waters of Clifty)
Bill Holcroft (Thornton Terrace)
Laura Jean Risk (Home)
Geneva Spicer (Home - Madison)
Irvin Stockdale (Thornton Terrace)
Sherry Surrett (Waters of Clifty)
Irene Youngblood (Hickory Creek)
Tyler Hudson- Marines
Daniel King- Army
Phil Kolb- Afghanistan
Brady Lattire- North Carolina
Eric Manion, Marines
Staff Sgt. Bill Martin- Army, Iraq
Jacob Miller- Army, Stationed in U.S.
Marc Miller- National Guard
2nd Lt. Justin Motenko- Marines
Staff Sgt. John Scott- Army, Missouri
Jerry Smolarczyk- Navy
Joel Weiss, Army
Lt.Col. Colie Whitaker- California
Joshua Zimmerman- Air Force, Abu Dhabi
Kerry Dougan - “Kids Alive” Dominican Republic
Pastor Ruth - Our Sister Church El Salvador
Amy Fisher (Cecil Fisher’s great-niece) - Peru
IN/KY American Baptist International Ministries: Scott & Tan Coats Thailand; Carlos Bonilla & Mayra Govanetti Nicaragua;
Missions Partners
Katie & Taku Longkumer India; Kihomi Ngwemi &
Nzunga Mabudiga Haiti; Kristy D. Engel Caribbean; Rev. Madeline Flores-Lopez
Dominican Republic; Rev. Peter & Sarah McCurdy Dominican Republic; Larry &
Rebecca Stanton Liberia; Rev. Kyle & Deborah Witmer Thailand; Emerson & Ivy
Wu Macau Home Missions: Tysha Hardy-Sellers Edna Martin Christian Center, IN;
Susan Harding Cordova Community Christian Center, AK; Yvette Kenner, South
Providence Neighborhood, RI
First Baptist’s Special Focus Missionaries: Dwight& Barbara Bolick Chile
You can find out more about our American Baptist Mission partners
at internationalministries.org and abhms.org
Please Keep Us In Your Prayers
Please keep us updated on changes to this list. Requests remain on the list
for six weeks before being removed, unless we hear otherwise.
The date after the name is the week they were added to the prayer list.
Praise! Emily Scott’s test showed no cancer
Bennie Goins - dialysis 12/14
Shirley Hammond - recovering from back surgery; in Indy 12/14
Georgia Phelps (Dawn Morris’s mom) - breast cancer 12/14
Christian Richards (Laurel Wahl’s son) - auto immune problems 12/14
Nora Wright (Judy Wright’s granddaughter) 2 1/2 months old - seizures 12/7
Mickie Edwards - health problems 12/7
Chris Hassfurder - health problems; in rehab at Waters of Clifty 12/7
Harold Carter - recovering from knee replacement surgery 11/23
Bennie & Dixie Ford (Rick Ford’s parents) - health problems 11/23
Jenny Goins (Joann Goins’ daughter-in-law) - multiple myeloma; tests 11/23
Linda Lee - cirrhosis of liver 11/23
Denny Owen (Denise Boles’ cousin) - stage 4 oral cancer 11/23
Paul Randall (Denise Boles’ uncle) - fluid around lungs 11/23
Jody Sullivan - recovering from hip replacement surgery; at home 11/23
Nancy Totten - recovering from back surgery 11/23
Kimberly VanNiel (Nancy Totten’s friend) - early onset Alzheimers; for God to be
real to her and her family 11/23
John Blackburn (Kelly Rector’s uncle) - stage 4 lymphoma 11/16
Gary Duckworth - knee replacement recovery 11/16
Richard Dunaway - health problems 11/16
Anita Furnish - broken arm 11/16
Avery Harker (2 years old) - HUS, serious ecoli-related condition 11/16
Cora Hammons - lupus 11/16
Nancy Kennett - lung problems 11/16
Patrick Durrett (student) - fluid around heart 11/9
Jane Jacobs - health problems 11/9
Donna Ogborn - serious health problems 11/9
Sarah - cancer; expecting child 11/9
Deniece Wielgat (Rachel Wielgat’s mother) - brain tumors 11/9
Ron Lee - car accident; at U of L 11/2
Irvin Stockdale - recovering from back surgery 11/2
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Thank you for all of the prayers, cards, and thoughts given during
Harold’s recent knee replacement surgery. ~ Harold & Emogene Carter
If you have an immediate prayer concern, or want to be a part of the prayer
email network, (a team of people contacted to pray for concerns that arise
during the week) please contact [email protected]
This Week’s Events
Today
8:45- 9:45 a.m.
10:00-10:45 a.m.
11:00a-12:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Traditional Service
Sunday Studies
Contemporary Service
Church-wide Caroling & Pitch-in
Monday
7:00 p.m.
High School Bible Study @ Totten’s
Tuesday
9:30 a.m.
Prayer @ Drusilla Tripp’s
Wednesday
7:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
McPrayer (Madison)
Nursery Playdate @ Nursery
Student Bible Study @ Williams
Choir Practice
Study @ Eggleston
Prayer & Bible Study @ Lower Auditorium
Thursday
7:00 a.m.
McPrayer (Hanover)
Friday
4:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Progressive Dinner (Youth)
David Wells Concert @ Lower Auditorium
Your Financial Gifts Last Week
Offering: $10,644.12
Kids Alive: $100
Justice Breakfast: $50.20
Technology: $200
Retired Ministers & Missionaries: $63
Together Last Sunday Morning
Sunday Morning Worship
264
Sunday School
119
If you’d like to designate your gifts,
please use the “Gift of Love”
envelopes available in your pew.
416 Vine Street, Madison, IN 47250 *265-2331
(Eggleston Community Center: 419 East St.)
Church Office: [email protected] Website: madisonfbc.org
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Newsletters, bulletins, and information about First Baptist and our ministries
are located in the Lower Auditorium, at our office, and at madisonfbc.org.