Suffolk Christian Church First Sunday After Christm as The Ordination and Installation of Deacons

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1 Suffolk Christian Church First Sunday After Christm as The Ordination and Installation of Deacons Our Mission is to go and make disciples of Jesus Christ by sharing God s grace, love, and forgiveness. Our Vision: We Worship. We Disciple. We Serve. Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday, December 28, 2014 Please enter into a spirit of prayer and meditation as the Prelude begins. Prelude Joy to the World (Handel) Mary N. Huber, Organist Carmen J. Halley, Pianist Chiming of the Hour Greetings & Welcome *Congregational Introit What Can I Give Him? #263 What can I give Him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb; If I were a wise-man I would do my part; Yet what can I give Him? Give Him my heart. *Call to Worship Leader: There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, People: But the same Spirit is the source of them all. Leader: There are different kinds of service, People: But we serve the same Lord. Leader: God works in different ways, People: But it is the same God who does the work in all of us. Leader: It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. People: He alone decides which gift each person should have. (1 Corinthians 12) *Hymn of Praise It Came Upon the Midnight Clear #251 *Invocation and Lord s Prayer ( trespasses ) *Gloria Patri Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen Mission Moment Gathering our Tithes & Offerings Offertory Spiritual Gifts What Child is This w/pavane (arr. Sprunger) *Doxology #815 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below. Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. *Unison Offertory Prayer Our Father, You have taught us that it is more blessed to give than to receive. We are so blessed, and we thank You. Help us now and always to share our blessings and give back to You a worthy portion of what You have given us. We pray this in the name of Christ our Saviour, who gave His all. Amen. The Ordination and Installation of Deacons Insert Instrumental Call to Prayer Pastoral Prayer and Response Anthem Come All Ye Faithful (Mohr/McDonald/Pachelbel) Chancel Choir Scripture Lesson Luke 2:22-40 (Pew Bible pg. 725) Response: Thanks be to God! Sermon The Thoughts of the Heart Rev. Halley *Hymn of Dedication Joy to the World! #270 *Benediction *Postlude A Christmas Postlude When the Postlude begins, please greet the worshipers around you. *Please stand as you are able The Flowers on the Altar are in Loving Memory of Nellie Jernigan Alvin Bober given by Dorothy Bober Welcome to Suffolk Christian Church! May the love of God bless you in this time with us. We invite you to worship with us again next week. If you are a guest today, please fill out a guest card and place in the offering plate. Care and Concern Outreach Ministry - Please complete a card, located in pew holder, to identify any needs of our members and place it in the offering plate.

2 ***Serving This Sunday*** Deacons Greeting: Cheryl Ashcraft, Dana Bilby, Cheryl Griffin Corky Harry, Mack Wright Deacons Delivering CDs: Jeff Krzemien Acolyte: Cliff Thomas Early Worship Deacon: Tom Savage Audio Technician: Jonathan Martin Ushers: Charles Johnson, Robert Bangley, James Culliton John Harry, Thomas Savage, David Remy Substitutes: Bob James, P.J. Fowler, Jimmy Fanny Jim Goben, Kenny Griffin, Calvin Jones Junior Ushers: Phœbe Bilby House of Worship: Travis Myles (today) Michael Reid (next week) Counters: Vicki Winslow, Pat Bristow Sanctuary Guild: Nita Wyatt, Pat Bristow Care/Concern Volunteer: Edie Matthews ( ) Children s Church: Wendy James, Peyton James Beginners Worker: Claudia Salmon, Bennett Wyatt Greeters After Worship: Rev. Halley - Side exit Sharon & Jimmy Fanny - North exit Robert Bangley - Front exit Worship on the Lord s Day Sunday, December 28, :00 a.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General Fund Stewardship Report January - November income - $326, January - November expenses - $329, November income - $34, November expenses - $30, Dimes for Missions - $ November Missions - Haiti Ministry $ December Missions - Suffolk Night Stay $ Sunday, December 21, 2014 Sunday School...incomplete count 8:45 am Worship Service am Worship Service ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Website: Pat Hawn (webmaster@suffolkchristian Suffolk Christian Church Rev. Michael D. Halley, Pastor 216 North Main Street Suffolk, Virginia

3 You are welcome to participate in any of the following activities at Suffolk Christian. Please call the contact person or the church office if you need more information. This week at Suffolk Christian Church Sunday 6:00 pm Youth Lock-in at Suffolk Christian Dec. 28 (Erin Kessinger ) Tuesday 2:00 pm Saints Alive (Carmen Halley, ) Dec pm Food Distribution (Pat & Jim Mann, , Stephanie Remy, ) 7:00 pm Young Adult Fellowship Group, Go and Tell - Saints Alive Center (Neal Davis, ; Douglas Parr, Jes, ) Wednesday New Year s Eve Dec. 31 3:00 pm King s Ringers at Autumn Care (Sean Bilby, ) 7:30 pm Narcotics Anonymous Meeting 9:30 am King s Ringers (Sean Bilby, ) 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Service ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Coming Events Tuesday 7:00 pm Executive Board - Conference Room January 6 (To review Guidelines and receive materials for next year.) Saturday 9-11 am Coat Distribution - Fellowship Hall January 10 Sunday Laity Sunday January 11 6:00 pm Deacon s Dinner - Fellowship Hall January Suffolk Night Stay January 20 1:00 pm Saints Alive Potluck Thursday Jan. 1 Happy New Year Church Office Closed January noon Baked Potato and Chili Lunch (Sponsored by Church-wide Fellowship) Friday 11:30 am Suffolk Meals on Wheels Delivery Jan. 2 Deliverers: Cheryl & Kenny Griffin (Cheryl Griffin, ) 5:30 pm Coat Set-up (Beverly McGahee, ) Sunday Second Sunday After Christmas Jan. 4 8:45 am Early Worship January 28 11:30 am Seniors Lunch and Bingo (Sign up sheet located on bulletin board) January 28 7:00 pm Care and Concern Meeting

4 December 28, 2014 In the Hospital (Riverside Hospital, Hampton) Eddie Hawn (CHKD) infant Landyn Begley (son of Destiny Begley) Prayer Concerns Anne Potter - home...brad Bradshaw - at home... David Parker... Samantha Bright (granddaughter of Becky and Jimmy Bradshaw)... Kevin Beale... Jenny Smith... Robin Riddick Blanchard (wife of Randell Blanchard)... Dae Nixon... Steve Redd...Debbie Spivey... Joan Cones... Margaret Smith... Pray for peace... Haywood & Annie Briggs... David & Dot Darden On Going Prayer Forrest Cathey Milton Liverman (friend of Jim Thorsen) Deployed CPL Spencer Best, USMC (husband of Lindsay Goben Best) LCPL Brandon Conklin, USMC (grandson of Jack & Eloise Byrd) Travis Hoffman, USN (Cheryl Ashcraft s co-worker s husband) Codie Newberry (nephew of co-worker of Cheryl Ashcraft) Extended Family & Friends Prayer Concerns The Marcus Family (family of Carman Goben)... Lou Ann Turner... Nancy Williams (mother of Gary Williams)... Sue Gardner (mother of Wendy James)... Louise Winslow (mother of Johnnie Winslow) - moved to Lake Prince Woods...Haley Whitmore (granddaughter of Mae & Robert Whitmore)... Jackson Greene (former football & baseball teammate of Howie Harris)....Judy Burris (friend of Janet Rock)...Nikki Burris (friend of Janet Rock)... The Baker Family (family friend of the Worrell s)... Rick Pearce (son of Riddick Pearce and nephew of Judy Eure)... Joe Duke (former member of church staff)... Paul Robinson (friend of Pat Hawn)... Reid Huffman... Jeff Beasley (relative of Kimberly & Jeff Krzemien)... Michael Mr. Mad Maddox (veteran friend of M ichael Halley)...Jahquita Ramsey (mother of Kim Comer)... F. J. Brinkley (friend of Eloise & Jack Byrd)... Jacob Sprinkle 10 years old (son of best friend of Sara Heuberger s daughter)... James T. Worrell (friend of family of Josh Worrell)... Brad Hemstreet (husband of Karen Hemstreet & father of Jessica Rogge)... Hannah (five year old friend of Janet Rock)...Lyndsey Hawn & Tim (submitted by Pat Hawn)...Valerie Winborne (friend of Margaret Herring)... Jimmy Hope (friend of Gary Williams)...Gary Wieck (father of Ryan Wieck)...Jeannie Arado (friend of Nita Wyatt)... Susan and Dick Chandler (friends of Mike and Susanne Reid)... The Flagler Family (friends of Pat Hawn)...The Walker Family (friend of Jim & Carman Goben)... Fritz Frizell (friend of Pat Hawn)... Dora Aston (aunt of Kathy Parker, Beverly McGahee)... Sharon Rock (sisterin-law of Billy and Nita Wyatt)... Phil Gibbs (father of Gretchen Jones and brother of Joyce Ralph)... Elizabeth Stephens, Brooklyn, NY (granddaughter of the late June Looney)... Harvey Lee Parker (brother of M argaret Herring and Sarah Burford)... Conrad Upright (grandfather of Brandon Upright)...Connie Warren Efird (Aunt of Wendy James)... Dean Bridger (neighbor of Nita & Billy Wyatt)... Brian Ringgold (Terry McGahee s niece s husband)...danny McIntire (friend of Tommy & Cheryl Ashcraft)... Connie Walker (sister-in-law of Judy Eure) Skilled Care (Nansemond Pointe) Doris Gardner (aunt of Priscilla Bunch) (Autumn Care) -- Patricia Griggs (Lake Prince Woods) Randolph Copeland, Louise Boone, Alice Grieder (mother of Diane Grieder) (Consulate Health Care, Windsor) S. A. Pylan Home Bound Lonnie Cones, Nancy Fulgham, Dorothy Judkins, Margaret Ramsey, Rita Redfern, Vernon Taylor, Margaret Herring Assisted Living (Hillcrest) Marjorie Wilkinson (Lake Prince Woods) Howard Boone (Village at Woods Edge) Pete Kidd (Lake Prince Woods) Rev. Zach Deal, Jr. (father of Zack Deal) (Chesapeake Place) Millie Strickland In Sympathy Our Christian love and sympathy to: Pamela Oliver and family on the death of her aunt, Joan Rusen Earley on December 19, Carman Goben and family on the death of her cousin, J. W. Marcus on December 18, 2014.

5 Luke 2: New International Version (NIV) When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord ), and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: a pair of doves or two young pigeons. Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord s Messiah. Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel. The child s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too. There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem. Joy to the World! Joy to the world! It Came the Lord upon is come; the Midnight Let earth Clear receive her King. Let every heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing, And heaven It came and upon nature the sing, midnight And clear, heaven, That and glorious heaven and song nature of old, sing. From angels bending near the earth :To touch their harps of gold Peace Joy to on the world! earth, the good Savior will to reigns; men, From Let men heaven's their songs all gracious employ, King! The While world fields in solemn and floods, stillness Rocks, lay To hills hear and the plains angels sing. Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Still thro' the cloven Repeat, skies repeat they the come sounding With peaceful joy. wings unfurled, And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world; No more Above let its sins sad and sorrows lowly plains grow, They Nor thorns bend on infest hovering the ground. wing, He comes And to ever make o'er His its Babel blessings sounds flow The Far blessed as the curse angels is sing. found, Far as the curse is found, Far as, far as the curse is found. And ye, beneath life's crushing load, Whose forms are bending low. He rules Who the toil world along with the truth climbing and way grace With And painful makes steps the nations and slow, prove Look The glories now! for of glad His and righteousness golden hours And Come wonders swiftly of His on the love, wing: And wonders O rest beside of His the love, weary And road wonders, And hear wonders the angels of His sing. love. For lo, the days are hastening on, By prophet seen of old, When with George the ever-circling Frideric Handel years Shall Isaac come Watts the time foretold, When peace shall over Words: all the Public earth Domain Its ancient splendors fling And the whole world Music: give back Public the song Domain Which now the angels sing. CCLI License # Edmund Hamilton Sears Richard Storrs Willis Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain CCLI License # When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

6 It Came upon the Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth :To touch their harps of gold Peace on the earth, good will to men, From heaven's all gracious King! The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. Still thro' the cloven skies they come With peaceful wings unfurled, And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world; Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hovering wing, And ever o'er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing. And ye, beneath life's crushing load, Whose forms are bending low. Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow, Look now! for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing: O rest beside the weary road And hear the angels sing. For lo, the days are hastening on, By prophet seen of old, When with the ever-circling years Shall come the time foretold, When peace shall over all the earth Its ancient splendors fling And the whole world give back the song Which now the angels sing. Edmund Hamilton Sears Richard Storrs Willis Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain CCLI License #