November 25, Jonah s Anger and the Lord s Compassion Jonah 4:1-11. Rev. Dr. Dale Dawson. Please stay for refreshments following the service.

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1 Loving God, Loving Others; Sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with the World November 25, 2018 Jonah s Anger and the Lord s Compassion Jonah 4:1-11 Rev. Dr. Dale Dawson Please stay for refreshments following the service. TODAY: COMING UP: December 2 December 8 December 9 December 16 December 23 December 24 Child Dedications Communion & Start of Advent Merry Little Christmas Advent II, Baptisms Advent III, Kids Featured in Service Advent IV Candlelight Christmas Eve Service, 7pm

2 UBC MESSENGER-November All are invited & welcomed as we worship God together. It is the prayer of the pastoral team that today s worship experience will minister to your deepest needs. Please speak to one of the pastors if they can be of personal assistance to you. If today is your first visit to Uxbridge Baptist Church, please know that your presence is a blessing. May God bless this time together. UBC Family News CONGRATULATIONS UBC congratulates the following families on taking the faith step today of `Child Dedication`. A child dedication is a setting apart of a child who is a gift from the Lord. It is a prayer for and pronouncement of God s blessing upon that life. It is a promise made by the parents and the church community to raise that child in the love of God so as to lead that child to faith in Jesus Christ and to a life of Christian discipleship. May God Bless and Protect these children and their parents. Parents Joe & Tiana Lynch Chris & Rachael Child Charlotte Jill Ocean Aleksander

3 Countdown to Christmas DESSERTS WANTED We are still in need of a few more desserts for our Merry Little Christmas on Saturday, December 8th. If you can help out in this area, please contact Karen Riezebos or Joye Hanna. Thank you. Christmas Décor If you love to deck the-halls we need your help. Join us on Friday November 30th at 9am. Lunch for the volunteers will be provided. Please confirm your availability to Heidi Devitt heididevitt@gmail.com

4 From Last Season There are still a number of Living Nativity Costumes that have not yet been returned to the church. Please kindly check to see if you have a costume at home and if so, please return it to the church at your earliest convenience. Thank you! Ladies this is for you! DESIGN A SIGN MAKE YOUR WALLS HAPPY!! When: Where: Cost: What: How: Wednesday December 5, 7-8:30pm UBC Overflow Room $30 per person (Money to Adelle in the Office by November 25) Paint a Christmas-themed Sign (12x16) Sign Up (Pastor Kathy s Wall). Limited to the first 20 ladies. By NO LATER THAN November 25 Come try something new, have a giggle with friends, and enjoy some dessert. Shaping Our World LET S BE INFORMED ABOUT KEY ISSUES FACING OUR CULTURE... The Ontario Government has been collecting feedback from all Ontarians re the Sex Ed Curriculum. Please see the following links and consider adding your voice Parents (both Mom and Dad) and students are invited. See the following links: Parents As First Educators: Gov t Consultations are Underway, Campaign Life Coalition: CLC: Talking Points for Consultation, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 4mycanada.ca (Non-partisan, non-profit, faith-based media source) Evangelicalfellowship.ca (Uniting evangelicals to bless Canada in the name of Jesus) Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

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6 Youth Group (Friday Nights), 7pm at the Church: Nov 30 Lost n Found Dec 7 Fear Factor - Come ready to face your fears! Loads of fun games and activities designed to test your bravery, resilience, and the strength of your stomach! Dec 14 Truth n Love Dec 21 Dinner & a Show (Banquet) - Dinner and Talent Show. Sign up in advance to showcase either a talent, or no talent at all. $10 deposit required in advance Dec 28 NO YOUTH Youth Bible Study (Monday Nights), 7pm at the Church: Nov 26 Parables Dec 3 Parables Dec 10 Parables Dec 17 Parables Dec 24 NO BIBLE STUDY Dec 31 Family Skating Party. Join your UBC family for a skate and then walk to the McCulloughs for an evening of games to welcome the New Year.

7 Opportunities to Serve & Give CHRISTMAS HAMPER OUTREACH-2018 Each year, UBC is invited to participate in this worth-while cause (it s run in conjunction with The Loaves and Fishes Food Bank). It is a meaningful way to reach out into our community and support families at what is often a difficult time of year. It is called a Hamper outreach because we put together all the fixings for a Christmas Dinner (and make a hamper to hold it all). We also purchase a gift for each member of the family. We try and sponsor as many as 5 or 6 families each year. We are asking for you to consider participating in one of many ways: Purchase a gift for a family member (you will be given information as to gender, age, size, etc.) Purchase one or more food items (a list will be given) Give money towards the purchase of a gift or food (someone else can do the shopping if you can t) Further details will follow and a sign-up will happen later in November. Right now, we just need to know if you are willing to be involved! This helps us to plan and to know how many families we can commit to helping. If you belong to a small group, why not sign up as a team and take on a whole family? Please indicate your intentions by ing Kathleen Kennedy at kathleenkennedy92@gmail.com or send a text to This will help tremendously and your involvement will go a long way to bless those in need right here in Uxbridge. WITHIN THE CHURCH: JR. CHURCH Junior Church happens during the worship service time and is for children in JK and SK. If you have any questions and/or are able to help, please contact either Pastor Kathy or the Jr. Church Supervisor Rose Evans. SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday School is looking to add teachers to their team this season. If you have any questions and/or are able to help, please contact Tim Merrill. COMMUNION If you are able to help prepare the communion elements on a rotational basis, please speak to Adelle in the office or with Judy Pali.

8 Prayer & Scripture Corner You are invited to the Monday Night Prayer Meeting. Come and Add Your Voice to the Prayers of our Church and our Community. All are welcome. The meetings are held weekly at 7pm in the Overflow room (at the top of the stairs from the main parking lot doors). PRAYER FOR STRENGTH, HEALING AND COMFORT Lord, you are our healer, our Great Physician, you know our needs and the needs of those in our congregation and our community. We pray for those who need your healing touch, we pray for those who need your restoration of body, of mind, of soul. We pray for those who are shut-in, grieving, or lonely. Lord, we ask that you would strengthen and guide with your compassion and grace. In Your Son s Holy name, we pray. Amen. PRAYER FOR THE GHANA MEDICAL MISSION TEAM November 9-25 Many of you enjoyed keeping up to date with our team blog updates last year, and although you were signed up last year, you do need to subscribe once again to get the posts ed to you again this year. If you would rather follow the team on Facebook, feel free to follow "Ghana Rural Integrated Development (GRID)" The team is SO thankful for all of the prayers and support of so many over these past many years. Feel free to respond to the blog posts as your notes are sent to the team, & read out at the end of the day as an encouragement. TODAY S SCRIPTURE PASSAGE (Jonah 4:1-11) Excerpt Below 10 But the LORD said, You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. 11 And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, THE 222 INITIATIVE HAS BEGUN Find a partner today! Already in a group of 3 or 4? Consider dividing & multiplying! (for more information, please see the Pastor s Blog on our website)

9 SERVING IN NURSERY TODAY 10 AM ADULTS HELPERS Stacey Hurlburt Tim Merrill Kirsten Merrill Jan Winder Preschool Praise, Junior Church, Kids Connect & Quest Travis Winder Kids (Age 2.5 Grade 8) will be dismissed to their program during the service Next Sunday Tim Maxson Dale Maxson Carlean Evans Ron Evans Jessica Ashenhurst NEED A DEACON? DeaconsUBC@gmail.com or contact the church office. STAY CONNECTED: UBC INFOLINK is usually sent out on Fridays and lists the current news and events for the week. UBC PRAYER NETWORK is available via . Please submit your prayer requests to the church office. The prayer network is sent out at least weekly. To receive either the UBC Infolink or Prayer Network via please send your request to uxbap@uxbridgebaptist.com. UBC WEBSITE & the UBC App We have an app! Download it today from the Apple or Google Store. Watch for new additions as we grow our app. STAFF Lead Pastor Community/Children s Pastor Youth/Young Adult s Pastor Pastor s Admin. Assistant/Business Admin. Custodian Rev. Dr. Dale Dawson Mrs. Kathy McIntosh Mr. Christopher Rosevear Ms. Adelle Lauchlan Mr. Terry West 231 Brock St. W. Box 694, Uxbridge, ON L9P 1N / Fax uxbap@uxbridgebaptist.com Website:

10 Sermon Notes SERIES: JONAH THE PRODIGAL PROPHET JONAH S ANGER AND THE LORD S COMPASSION Jonah 4:1-11 (NIV) THE GREAT But to Jonah this seemed very wrong (v.1) GOD BEING I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. (v.2) THE, THE AND THE Jonah was very happy about the plant. (v.6) and And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh? (vv.9-11)