December 16, Ministers Every Member

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1 December 16, 2018 Ministers Every Member

2 Announcements Open House with Our Church Staff The church s annual Open House is today. You can join Pastor Bryan and Debbie Miller, Pastor Jason and Michelle McDonnell, Pastor Dan and Colette Olson, and/or Pastor Jeff and Lisa Caupp at their homes between 5:00-8:00 p.m. Come enjoy this wonderful time of fellowship and food! Flyers with addresses and directions are available at the Welcome Center. Philippines & Kenya Mission trips A non-refundable deposit of $100 is due today for both the Philippines and Kenya Mission trips. Please give the check to the front desk or business office. Moms & Tots Tuesday, December 18 Phoenix Zoo At 10:00 a.m. we will be having a play date at the Phoenix Zoo. Please RSPV to Tanya at at IBCS Guest Chef Wrap It Up Have your gifts wrapped and support the TCA Junior class with your donation from Monday, Decmber 17, through Wednesday, December 19. Drop your packages off and we will have them ready the next day. Thank you to all the guest chefs who helped out this past semester. However, IBCS begins another semester in January; therefore, we also begin another semester for guest chefs! If you are interested (or have questions about the opportunity), please contact Elisabeth Tjepkema or sign up at the Welcome Center. Ministers Every Member Pictures We still need you! Pictures will be added to our Ministers- Every Member wall. Come and get one taken during the ABF hour on Sunday, December 23, or on Sunday, December 30, in Room 222 (the Staff Lounge). Frames are available and can be provided.

3 Announcements Soon to be Mr. and Mrs. Weiwen Weng! Weiwen Weng and Katie Kramer invite you to share in the joy of their marriage when they exchange vows before God at Tri-City Baptist Church on Saturday, January 5, at 1:00 p.m. There will be a dessert reception following the ceremony. As Weiwen and Katie are moving overseas, they can only accept cash gifts. Please RSVP to From the Yuens Pastor Mike, Lauren Brady, and Dulce Hernandez, Thank you for your ministry at TCA. We are so thankful! Pastor Mike, we are thankful for your leadership and for the Godly team God has brought together at TCA. Lauren, you were so kind to track us down with those kindergarten books and then to find us to give the girls treats for the airplane! The girls LOVED it, both on the plane and making it through the early mornings due to jet lag. Dulce, what a fun surprise to get those waterbottles! What you chose was absolutely fitting for each girl, and both were in need of it. Thanks for listening in to the kiddos lunch conversations and caring about the little things. Merry Christmas! James & Susie, Ana & Elise Family News Book of the Month Our bookstore sale continues through all of December! Stop by after ABF classes and find some great deals and perfect Christmas presents! Memorizing God's Word in 2018! Week Fifty : Psalm 46:1 (NKJV) God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

4 Welcome Care & Share Groups Week of December 9, 2018 What is your favorite Christmas gift? Why? Worship Psalm 32:1-7. Take these moments to worship God and praise His name. Pray for those around you. Listen to their needs and encourage each other. Word Galatians 4:1-3. What is the illustration Paul uses to explain what it s like to be without Christ? Why is this such a perfect illustration? How is your new Master giving you life and freedom from sin? Galatians 4:4-5. What were some of the ways in which this was the fullness of time for God to send His Son? Why was it so important for God to wait and be on time even though suffering people thought He was late in sending Christ? How does it change your view of your own difficulties when you understand God is always working toward the fullness of time? Galatians 4:6-7. What is the ultimate purpose for God s sending His Son? Why is it so vital that we apply the Spirit s power to the difficulties of our lives? How do you avail yourself of the Spirit s power? How is this truth practically worked out in your life? Witness Who around you at work or in your life is hurting? How can you touch them with God s love? How do you become closer to them so you can minister to them? Pray for those around you that you would like to see come into your group. Care and Share Group of the Week Christians Serving Christ: Mike Good/Hercel Spears Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. A-270 Pray For Us Pastor: Bryan Miller (wife Debbie; children Emily and Andrew) Deacon: Jeff Parkinson (wife Celeste; children Courtney and Garrett) Vocational Staff: Michael and Marea Bryson (children Lucas, Hayleigh, and Ian), Jane Bushey, Jeff Caupp (wife Lisa; children Acadia, Clayton, and Jeffrey), Susannah Dornan (husband Jimmy; son Henry) IBCS IBM Missionary: Roger and Keishla Papius Puerto Rico

5 Sermon Notes For Unto Us a Child Is Born: Christ Comes to Save Sinners Part 3 Speaker: Pastor Mike Sproul Text: Galatians 4:1-7 I. God binds a man without Christ by the law s witness (conscience) vv. 1-3 II. God is always right and vv. 4-5 A. He came v. 4a 1. The Jews had been 400 years without a prophet. They had waited 400 years for Moses. The Jews were thirsty for a word from God. 2. The Jews were oppressed and desirous of a deliverer, just as they had been with Moses return from the desert. 3. Rome created the Pax Romana which made it easy to spread the gospel. 4. Rome created a sense of the universal man in order to create the Empire. Christianity would say that ethnicity or gender doesn t matter as Christ died for all. 5. Rome created an amazing road system to carry its troops. It had a 160,000-man standing army to rule an empire with 60 million people. 6. Rome had a common language Greek. 7. Rome was accepting of the local religions of conquered people. B. He came v. 4b C. He came v. 4c D. He came v. 4d E. He came v. 5a F. He came v. 5b III. God gives His children His Spirit permanently to vv. 6-7

6 Upcoming Events Date Event Time Location Dec 13-Jan 1 Dec 16 IBCS Christmas Break Christmas Open House with Staff (No evening service, Awana, or PMD classes) 5:00-8:00 p.m. Dec 18 Moms & Tots Phoenix Zoo 10:00 a.m. Dec 20-Jan 7 Dec 23 TCA Christmas Break No Evening Service, Awana, or PMDiscipleship Classes Dec 24 Christmas Eve Service 5:00 p.m. Dec 24-Jan 1 Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 30 Dec 31 Jan 2-12 Jan 4-5 TFT Christmas Break Christmas Day No Care Groups 5th Sunday Children in Service 3-6 Grade No Evening Service, Awana, or PMDiscipleship Classes New Year s Eve Service Lord s Supper IBCS Winter Term Ignite Winter Retreat 5:00 p.m. Jan 5 Weiwen and Katie s Wedding 1:00 p.m. Jan 7 TCA Parent/Teacher Meetings For more information, see the website calendar at tricityministries.org Awana - Children s program for grades K5 through 8th CFA - Chandler School of Fine Arts IBCS - International Baptist College & Seminary Ignite - Tri-City Teen Ministry PMDiscipleship - Sunday Evening Discipleship Classes TFT - Time For Tots Preschool & Kindergarten Prep. TCA - Tri-City Christian Academy Attendance & Offering December 9, 2018 Morning Service 562 No Adult Bible Fellowship No Evening Service Total Offering $ 19, General & Missions $ 18, Over/(Under) Budget $ (10,003.12) Grace Giving $ 1, Building Fund $ Other Designations $

7 Regular Weekly Schedule Sunday Prayer Meeting (A-151)...8:30 a.m. Morning Worship Service...9:15 a.m. Children s Sunday School...10:45 a.m. Adult Bible Fellowships...10:45 a.m. Choir Rehearsal...4:45 p.m. Orchestra Practice...4:45 p.m. Prayer Meeting (A-130)...5:15 p.m. Evening Preaching Service (Awana Clubs)...6:00 p.m. PMDiscipleship Classes...6:00 p.m. Spanish Preaching Service (D-140)...6:00 p.m. Monday Ladies Bible Study...6:30 p.m. Tuesday Ladies Bible Study...9:00 a.m. Gilbert Care and Share Group...6:30 p.m. Wednesday Women at the Well Care and Share Group...3:00 p.m. Joyful Noise! Children s Music Program (A-256)...6:15 p.m. Care and Share Groups, Youth Group... 6:15 p.m. Refocus (Young Professionals) Care Group...6:30 p.m. Re:Vive Care and Share Group...6:30 p.m. Spanish Care and Share Group...6:30 p.m. Thursday Senior Classics Thursday Chapter...1:00 p.m. Saturday Men s Prayer Fellowship...7:00 a.m. TBC Staff Senior Pastor Executive Pastor Assistant Pastor Music Pastor Hispanic Ministry Pastor Children s Pastor Youth/Family Pastor College Pastor Young Adults Pastor Senior Adults Pastor Director of Church Education Ladies Ministry Awana Directors Chief Financial Officer Time For Tots Preschool & Kindergarten Prep Tri-City Christian Academy International Baptist College & Seminary International Baptist Missions Dr. Michael Sproul Jeff Caupp Dan Olson Dave Stertzbach Randy Hernandez Bryan Miller Jason McDonnell Nathan Mestler Daniel Llorente Jim Sproul Troy Gardner Celeste Parkinson Paula Mostrom, Pat Foote Matt Eberle Meagan Paine Lauren Brady, Jarid Lawson Dr. Ken Endean, Dr. Jerry Tetreau Dr. Larry Ball

8 Upcoming Events Ignite Winter Retreat Most people do not like sitting in the back seat. If they can t be the driver, they call out shotgun to have the right to sit in the front passenger seat. Being people who like to control life, we often claim the driver s seat and have God sit in the passenger seat. Is that what God desires of us? Is He supposed to be in the passenger seat while we drive our lives, or are we supposed to be riding shotgun as He directs our lives? Come to winter retreat and discover what it means to let the Holy Spirit drive your life. Contact Pastor Jason for more details! jason.mcdonnell@tricityministries.org 2211 W. Germann Rd. Chandler, AZ (480) facebook.com/ TriCityBaptistMinistries info@tricityministries.org TriCityMinistries.org If you have personal needs, requests, or blessings you wish to share with the pastoral staff, please send them to info@tricityministries.org.