FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 216 Sunset Road Willingboro New Jersey 08046 (609) 871-2015 www.fbcwillingboro.org
Prelude THE LORD S DAY DECEMBER 18, 2016 Text of Meditation Luke 2:1-20 (At 10:55 let s quiet our hearts and meditate on Who God is and what He has taught you this week from His Word.) Worship Medley: Dance of Joy Choir Joy to the World #125 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear #128 What Child Is This? #137 Recognition of Visitors Announcements Prayer Worship in Giving: Carol of the Bells Medley Isaac Cleveland Scripture Reading Hebrews 13:1-9, 20-22 Song of Salvation: Better is One Day Message Better Hebrews Wrap-Up Pastor Gary Tum Suden Hebrews 13:1-25 Song of Response: Prayer EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE Christmas Caroling & Fellowship 6:00 P.M. 2
December 18, 2016 AM Better Hebrews Wrap-Up Hebrews 13:1-25 Eternal Truth: Jesus is Better He is my faithful and perfect High Priest. Seeing God s Faithfulness & the Superiority of Jesus I will not depart from the Living God (3:12); instead, I will grow to maturity (6:1), run with endurance the race of faith to the end (12:1-2), & seek to honor Christ in all the areas of life! I. Practical Exhortations (Live Transformationally) (Heb. 13:1-6) A. Love the Brethren (Heb. 13:1) B. Practice Hospitality (Heb. 13:2) C. Remember Prisoners (Heb. 13:3) D. Honor Marriage (Heb. 13:4) E. Be Content, Don t Covet (Heb. 13:5-6) II. Spiritual Directions (Live Submissively) (Heb. 13:7-19) A. Remember & Follow Your Spiritual Leaders (Heb. 13:7) B. Be Confident in Christ (Heb. 13:8) C. Reject False Doctrine (Heb. 13:9-14) D. Continuously & Sacrificially Thank & Praise God (Heb. 13:15-16) E. Submit to Your Spiritual Leaders (Heb. 13:17) F. Pray for Leaders (Heb. 13:18-19) III. Final Benedictions (Heb. 13:20-25) A. May God Complete You (Heb. 13:20-21) B. Bear With This Exhortation (Heb. 13:22-25) 3
WOMEN S SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY - Wednesday, January 4 th 2017 9:30 11:30 a.m. - This is a study of Grace by author Jerry Bridges Attention LADIES! On Tuesday, December 20 th at 7:00 p.m. come to church and join your sister s in Christ for the Annual White Elephant Ladies Christmas Gift Party!! What is a white elephant? It is an object that you no longer want or need, an item to re-gift or something that you have around the house what would make a great gag gift. Wrap the gift nicely and see who ends up with your gift. It is loads of fun and a time of food, fellowship as well as a time of devotions. Make this your first time and you ll look forward to this event each year. Please sign up in the foyer. An Adult New Membership Class will start on January 8, 2017 at 9:45 a.m. in the class room opposite the Library (the green room). Please sign up on the bulletin board in the foyer if you would like to attend. Youth Baptism/New Members Class Coming soon!! We will be starting a new members class for the youth, ages 8 years old through high school in January. The class will begin on January 8 th during the Sunday School hour (in the kitchen), and will have a mandatory parents meeting following the morning service to discuss the curriculum and student requirements and expectations. The class will run approximately 8 weeks during the Sunday School hour. If your child/teen has a desire to be baptized, or has been baptized and wants to join the church, please fill out the sign-up sheet in the foyer. If you have any questions, see Stewart Boyer. HOLIDAY PLANS Join us Christmas Eve at 7:25 PM for a wonderful time of worship and reflection on the birth of our Savior climaxing in candlelight. Christmas Morning, Sunday, December 25th. We will be serving continental breakfast (breads, muffins, bagels, Danish, fruit) coffee and juices at 10 AM followed by a Celebration Service at 11 AM. Please sign up and list what you could share with us that day of celebration. New Year s Day, Sunday, January 1 st, 2017. We will be serving an Agape Feast Breakfast on New Year s Day at 10 AM. We will be developing the menu shortly. The Celebration Communion Service is at 11 AM. As this year winds down remember to get in your 2016 offerings and donations in for tax purposes. 4
YOUTH GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS Friday Nights - 8:00 10:00 p.m. Please join us each Friday at 8:00 p.m. for an exciting time of learning God s Word, exciting games, sports and spending time with friends with food and fellowship. Please bring your friends! YOUTH LEADERS MEETING at the Stephenys home TODAY, December 18 th following the morning service. KENSINGTON CHRISTMAS December 22 nd MEET AT THE CHURCH at 2 PM SPECIAL YOUTH NIGHT December 30 th, 7 10 PM SNOW CAMP Our Parent Orientation Meeting for Snow Camp will be Sunday, January 15 th at 12:45 PM; February 5 th at 12:45 PM will be the final date for having all info and payments in. February 17 th 19 th is Snow Camp Date Cost $125.00; down payment of $30.00 due by December 15th See Pastor Keith for more information and sign up TEENS FOR HIRE: If anyone here would like to have a teen to come and rake leaves, shovel snow, odd jobs, etc. This will allow them to earn money for Snow Camp. AWANA ANNOUNCEMENTS Friday Nights 7:25 9:30 p.m. Please join us each Friday at 7:25 p.m. for our children s AWANA ministry for grades K-6 th. We will learn the Word of God, experience an exciting Game Time and enjoy Music and Teaching. Please bring your friends! AWANA will begin again Friday, January 6, 2017. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year. 5
DVD Orders for Wrapped in Love can be given today by placing $10 for each DVD in an envelope marked with your name, form and payment included (extra forms at the bulletin board in the lobby) placed in the offering plate or handed into the office. DVDs should be available by Christmas Day. You may also pay at the time of delivery (pre-ordering helps us plan). Christmas Eve Children s Prelude: Any children in their second year or higher in studying an instrument who can play a song of Christmas Eve, please see Mrs. Decker TODAY. ABBA Certificates If you shop at Shop Rite or Acme, please consider buying a gift card from either store, in denominations from $5 to $100. It is an exact exchange of money, with no surcharge, and five cents of every dollar benefits ABBA Pregnancy Crisis Center. Please stop at the Welcome Center before or after every morning service to make your purchase. It s an easy way to show you are pro-life! Dear Church Family, Thank you for all of your participation, sacrifice and Ministry for last weekend s amazing Christmas Musical. It was wonderful to see the collective work of our Adults and Children come together and a wonderful dinner, two great performances and two additional fellowships after the Musicals. We were all Blessed and Ministered to by your service. Thank you for being such a wonderful Blessing to our Church and Community. Pastor Gary 6
TODAY: 9:45 a.m.---sunday School 11:00 a.m.---morning Worship Service 12:45 p.m. Youth Leader Meeting 6:00 p.m.---caroling WEDNESDAY, 7:30 p.m.---choir Rehearsal THURSDAY, 2:00 p.m.---teen/cac Kensington Christmas Party SATURDAY, 7:30 p.m.---christmas Eve Candlelight Service Nominations for Deacons and Other Advisory Board Offices Please submit in writing any nominations that you have for Deacons and other Advisory Board Offices to the church office by placing them in the mail box outside the main office. Poinsettias - $9.50 Help adorn the church for this Christmas Season by purchasing a red poinsettia in honor or memory of a loved one or friend. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the foyer and see Sarah Gilbert or Carol Bachman with your money. Christmas Caroling - Do you want to brighten the Christmas of our shut-ins and folks in the hospital? Well come with us tonight, December 18(meet at 6:00 p.m.) to go and spread the joy of Jesus to these dear folks in the hospital and have a time of sweet fellowship. We will come back to the church afterward for chili and corn bread. Please bring some sweet treats. 2017 Envelopes Are Here!! Please pick up your 2017 offering envelopes on the table in the vestibule from Gordon Johnson. He will issue you the correct box with your own personal envelope number. If your number doesn t match up to your name, Gordon will take care of it. Anyone wishing to receive a Tax giving receipt please see Gordon Johnson. Did you notice the cutout of a green Christmas tree on the wall of the church lobby? We have a long-standing tradition of placing our Christmas greeting for the entire church family on that tree, thus saving the cost of many cards and postage. Then we have the custom of placing the savings in the offering, where it is used each year for a special purpose. This year, these funds will be given to Jonathan Colekraty, for the building of a radio station. We invite you to participate in this tradition by placing your card on the tree and your offering in a blue envelope marked Colekraty. Thank you. 7
Nursery Schedule Today: Cassandra Berry, Hazel Powell, April Minott Next Week: No Nursery Junior Church Teachers Schedule December Ages 2 & 3 Richard & Natalie Palmer, Daniel Tum Suden Ages 4 & 5 Daniel Richards, Chase Jackson, Ehi Obanor Grades 1-6 Stewart Boyer & Helpers Cell Phones and Beepers As we prepare to worship God together we would ask that these be turned off or put in the silent/vibrate mode. Handicap Restrooms - Unless it is an emergency, please use our regular restrooms facilities to allow our people with special needs complete access to the Handicap Accessible Bathroom. Thank you for your cooperation in this area. Parking Spaces Please refrain from parking in the designated handicap spaces unless you have an authorized permit. Please DO NOT PARK in unauthorized or unmarked spaces to allow access for Emergency Service vehicles. If you need assistance in parking, please pull up to the awning at our main entrance and someone will assist you. Health Concerns During the Services If you don t feel well during a service please summon an usher or ask a neighbor in the pew to summon some one so that we can adequately tend to any medical issues. Please do not be concerned about disrupting the service. We care about you! Parents & Children Parents, in an effort to consistently improve our worship services, we ask you to sit with your children and teenagers in the worship service so that all can be edified without great distraction. Phones and tablets can be used too by our young people to access sermon notes and the Bible online, but we ask that they refrain from other uses so that they can grow as well. Robo Call When we call you from FBC with important announcements it will come from the following phone number (866) 681-5599 or it may show up as e-announcement on your caller ID. Tithes & Offerings FBC keeps track of all financial giving by check or cash through an envelope system. If you want a financial tax deduction statement at the end of year, please help us by requesting and using our envelope system. Please put name clearly on your envelope for the first month or two so we can be accurate in recording your giving. Gordon Johnson is our point of contact to request an envelope box. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Glorifying God by Making Faithful Disciples of Jesus Christ 216 Sunset Road, Willingboro, NJ 08046 (609) 871-2015 On the web at www.fbcwillingboro.org Rev. Gary Tum Suden, Senior Pastor - ext. 111 Keith Stepheny, Associate Pastor ext. 115 Cindi Decker, Director of Music & Arts - ext. 113 Carol Bachman, Office Manager ext. 112 8