Welcome to Worship
with
Battle Creek Friends Church
December 21, 2014
Christmas Eve Service Times
4:00, 5:30, 7:00
Todays Message: Celebrate Christmas Like Shepherds
Dr. Chris Jakway
Holiday Office Hours
The office will be closed 12-24-14 through 12-26-14
and 12-31-14 through 1-2-15
If you would like to drop off your Year End giving,
please do so by 3:00pm 12-30-14.
Children’s Creation
Museum Trip
There will be a mandatory
meeting TODAY 12-21-14
at 12:40pm in the sanctuary. Please bring your payment for gas, hotel and any
additional museum passes.
Pastoral Staff
Lead Pastor
Student Ministries Pastor
Associate Pastor,
Teaching & Discipleship
Kelly Hadlich
John Grafton
Dr. Chris Jakway
Children’s Ministries Pastor
Matt Smith
Dir. Little Friends Child Care
Laura Zingaretti
Worship Coordinator
Don Worthington
Administrative Pastor
Jeff Fox
Administrative Assistant
Amy Peet
Coord. Of Campus Operations
Tom Price
Urgent Prayer Requests:
If you need to start the “Prayer Chain”
with an urgent request, you may call:
Marcia Redfield @ 965-4868 or
Janet Wygant @ 962-3549 or
E-mail: [email protected] or
Church Office @ 968-9376
(9:00-3:00 Mon-Th)
Sundays @ Friends
8:30am
DISCIPLE SHIP Children’s Ministry
Nursery (Under 2 yrs.) ..... Back of Worship Ctr.
10:00am
DISCIPLE SHIP Children’s Ministry
Nursery (Under 2 yrs)..... Back of Worship Ctr.
Preschool - 4th .... Children go to Classrooms
NOTE: Class begins 10 min. prior to service
time (9:50)
YOUTH CLASSES
Club 56 (5th - 6th)..................... Friends Center
Middle & Sr. High Bible Study (7th-12th) Fr. Ctr.
ADULT BIBLE STUDY
Amazing Grace…I & II Timothy Titus & Philemon
Room 2
Mixed Bag ABF The Blessing ………..Room
11:30am
DISCIPLE SHIP Children’s Ministry
Thank you SO much for your bake sale
donations!! We raised over $300 to support our funds for the Young Adult
Leadership Conference We greatly appreciate your help!!
Thank you for your interest in helping with our library! We
will be having a meeting January 4, 2015 between 2nd and
3rd service for anyone that wants to volunteer!
Nursery (Under 2 yrs)..... Back of Worship Ctr.
Preschool-4th ...... Go directly to KIDZ Space
NOTE: Class begins 10 min. prior to service
time (11:20)
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:00-3:00 (Closed Fridays) 968-9376 1305 Olive St.,
Battle Creek, MI 49014
Email: office @bcfriends.org Website: www.bcfriends.org
The Birth of Jesus
1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be
taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took
place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to his
own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with
Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and
she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and
placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
The Shepherds and the Angels
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping
watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to
them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good
news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 Today in the town of
David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. 12 This will
be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a
manger." 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared
with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." 15 When the
angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,
which the Lord has told us about." 16 So they hurried off and found
Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When
they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told
them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the
shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and
pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and
praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just
as they had been told.
Celebrate Christmas Like the Shepherds
Luke 2:1-20
Dr. Chris Jakway
The Shepherds in Bethlehem...
1. _______________________.
(Luke 2:1-9)
2. ________________________.
(Luke 2:10-15)
3. ________________________.
(Luke 2:16-17)
4. _________________________.
(Luke 2:18-20)
This Christmas I need to...
1. _____________ the message of Christ.
2. _______________ the message of Christ.
3. _______________ the message of Christ.