Today we bring our offerings for Rehoboth Christian Ministries. Rehoboth conveys God’s love to persons with disabilities and their families by making room for them and enabling them to flourish.
On Christmas Day, December 25th we will take an offering for World Renew. Support World Renew as it responds to the enormous humanitarian needs of people around the world. Working with local church partners already on the ground to reach out to crisis-affected families, World Renew is there responding to natural disasters and conflict in many countries.
From World Renew: Thank you for standing in the gap with World Renew this Advent season. On Christmas we give gifts to each other, remembering Jesus Christ who stands in the gap for us and reminds us to share His gifts with others, especially those in need. If you’d like to know more about what World Renew is doing to make a difference in the lives of those who live in poverty, find ways to volunteer, or otherwise get involved, please visit worldrenew.net. Thank you
Next Sunday, December 31st we will take an offering for Fuente De Vida Church in Ensenada, Mexico. We as a church continue to support Pastors Jes’us & Evelia from the Fuente de Vida church in Ensenada, Mexico. We have sent many mission teams there to help build the church and homes in the colonia nearby. Please continue to support them in prayer as well.
10:30 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICE
We Gather for Worship
Gathering Songs: Trudy Salomons
*Welcome
*Call to Worship
*God Greets Us & We Greet One Another
*Song of Praise: PH 329 LUYH 56 Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
Lighting of the Fourth Advent Candle
Advent Litany: Isaiah 59 & 60
Led by the Sunday Night Bible study & Living Members
Advent Song: LUYH 102 Arise, Your Light Is Come Preschool children are dismissed for Sunday school
The Word
Scripture: John 1:1-18
Text: John 3:16-21
Message: The Light is On
The Response
*Song of Response: LUYH 79 Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Congregational Prayer
Offerings: General Fund & Rehoboth
Christian Ministries
We Leave to Serve
*God’s Blessing
*Parting Song: PH 340 O Come, All Ye Faithful
There will be no Children and Worship today
and next Sunday. The program will resume
on Sunday, January 7th.
Worship, Hospitality & Nursery schedules
For January to March 2018 are now in your church mail boxes. Please check to see when you are scheduled to participate in these important ministries!
UPCOMING SERVICES
All services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
* Christmas Day, December 25th
Pastor Gary Bomhof - “The Gift That Keeps on Giving”
* Sunday, December 31st
Elder Wayne Bouwman - “God’s Faithfulness in 2017”
* Sunday, January 7th
Pastor Gary Bomhof - “Of Patches, Wineskins and a New Year”
Prayer Ministry:
Due to the busy schedules of this season there will be no congregational prayer gathering. Yet, prayer is still as needed as ever. It is still our only life-line, the only way to come into the presence of the Lord. Please make time in your busy schedules to pray, to spend time with the One who said: "I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite." Isaiah 57:15 - God pleased to dwell with men.