Glory Revealed December 1, 2013 New Covenant Community Church December 1, 2013
Transforming our world through Jesus by connecting, developing, and mobilizing people for God s glory N E W C O V E N A N T C O M M U N I T Y C H U R C H Sunday Worship Service Invitation To Worship Heidi Beran, Harp Scripture: John 1:1-14 Singing To God Hark The Herald Angels Sing Lord I Need You Your Name (Christmas Version) Hearing God s Word Dr. Tim Johnson Senior Pastor Responding Through Giving Joy To The World Sent Into The World Opportunities to Serve The incarnation is God stepping into His own creation, that we might know Him, not as a distant God, but up close and personal. As we worship this morning, remember that Jesus is the visible image of the invisible God (Col. 1:15) and the light (John 8:12). We have seen his star and are come to worship Him! Worship Team Members Bret Welstead-lead vocal and acoustic guitar, Cathy Ingram, Steve Mills & Ruth Fristo-vocal, Jami Fristo-drums, Dane Paulsen-bass guitar, Joe Kirby-electric guitar, Terry Peterson-audio, Dave Lais-lights, Grady Milhon-media New Covenant Community Church December 1, 2013
GLORY REVEALED The Power of God s Plan John 1:1-4, page 1062 (in the Bible located in the seat back pocket) New Covenant Community Church December 1, 2013 1
Next Steps Read John 1:1-4 What characteristics of Jesus do you see in these verses? List them below: Just for the sake of argument, assume that all of those characteristics are true. If all of those characteristics are true, what is your reaction to this Jesus? Jesus predates Genesis Jesus is God Jesus is the speech of God Jesus is the agent of creation everything we see is due to Him Jesus brings light to wherever He is What are the current anxieties you are facing that can, if not already are, sucking the life right out of you? Take that list of anxieties and let them percolate through the filters (characteristics) of Jesus you listed above. What is God communicating to you as you muse on Jesus attributes found in the first four verses? Read Col 1:15-20 You are in the perfect position right now to lay all your anxieties, cares, concerns on the One Who created everything! What a wise choice to make. Read 1 Peter 5:7 & Matthew 11:28-30 One way to prepare your heart to celebrate Christmas is by reminding yourself of how great and massive Jesus really is! To grasp His greatness frees your heart to trust your life into His keeping. Set a goal this month of memorizing John 1:1-14. This week, just memorize 1:1-5. You will be so glad you did; those verses will serve you well this month for sure. 2 New Covenant Community Church December 1, 2013
Opportunities at New Cov Incarnational Christmas Please sign up today for Incarnation Christmas. Just a few spots left and we would like to fill them. You can sign up on line at newcovchurch.org, by clicking on the Volunteer Spot in the Incarnational Christmas Banner or fill out the enclosed brochure and we will sign up for you. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Two services to chose from 3:30 or 5:00pm. Come join us and invite your family and friends to join you in worshipping the new born King. Glory Revealed Christmas Series Over the next four services we will create space for you to reengage in the simple message of Christmas. There will be special Christmas music, and our focal passage will be John 1:1-14 for the month. Sunday AM Seminar The Prophecy and Immovable Core Classes will be meeting together over the next few weeks to explore and discover the following topics. Healing and Prayer - Dr. Brett Yohn December 1 and 8, Room 101-103, 9:30am. We will examine what the Bible says about healing and how to pray when healing is needed. Questions such as What difference does prayer make in healing? and Can we claim healing in the name of Jesus? will be addressed. Understanding and Recognizing Domestic Abuse - Larry Pickrel Larry is an abuse educator for Bryan Hospitals. He will be teaching how common domestic abuse is in our own community of Lincoln. He will discuss how to recognize abuse and come along-side someone in an abusive situation, as a follow of Jesus. Youth No Youth today because of Thanksgiving Holiday. Middle School Christmas Party Dec. 4. For more Middle School information check in at newcovflipsidems.weebly.com. High School Christmas Party will be in the Flipside on Dec. 11. More High School information can be found at newcovflipside.weebly.com. Operation Christmas Child Thank you to everyone for making OCC a huge success! New Cov brought in a total of 1315 shoeboxes! The New Covenant Relay Center Total was 4561. Both relay centers in Lincoln had a total (not confirmed) but over 6,000. Please pray for the shoeboxes on their journey that God would protect them and deliver hope and the good news of Jesus to each boy and girl. End of Year Giving All checks need to be postmarked by December 31, 2013. Our offices will be closed December 24-January 1. If bringing your check by the office, please call and set up a time for someone to assist. you. We will be checking the answering machine daily. New Covenant Community Church December 1, 2013 3
Opportunities to Serve GIFTS WITH A MISSION STARTS TODAY December 1, 8 & 15 For the past 10 years, Gifts with a Mission has given countless grateful hearts the opportunity to share the Love of Christ with the less fortunate in our community. Giving an unexpected gift can change a life. Make your selection from the gifts displayed in the gathering space or make a cash donation and we will make the selection for you. Sign your name to the attached gift tag. Your name makes this gift special to the recipient. Pay for your purchase at the register near the coffee bar. Cash/Check/Credit/ Debit. Your gift will be delivered to the agency of your choice Shopping List: Child Advocacy Center DVD s priced as marked Games priced as marked Crisis Pregnancy Center Gift Bags for Mommies..$4 or (3 for $10) Fresh Start Home Toiletry Basket...$15 Housewarming Basket...$25 Gift Bag...$4 or (3 for $10) Friendship Home Books & Goodie Bag...$5 Socks & Gloves...$3 Tabitha Gifts for Seniors...$4-10 Your generosity will not go unnoticed. The King will reply, Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. Matthew 25:40 4 New Covenant Community Church December 1, 2013
New Covenant Community Church C.R.E.W. Kids Presents the Christmas shoe tree Musical Sunday, December 8 at 4pm Join us for a fun afternoon of toe-tapping Christmas music, cookies and crafts! To help us make a donation to Soles4Souls, bring shoes in any condition for those in need! So grab some shoes, grab some friends, and join us December 8th! Both shoes that can still be worn and shoes that can be used for materials in micro-enterprises, are useful. For more information about Soles4Souls check out their website at hope4souls.org. New Covenant Community Church 6000 S. 84th St. Lincoln, NE 68516 402-484-5033 New Covenant Community Church December 1, 2013 5
Welcome to New Covenant Community Church! WE ARE GLAD YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO SPEND YOUR SUNDAY MORNING WITH US. INFORMATION General information about New Covenant s many programs and ministries are available at the Information Center in the lobby or online at newcovchurch.org. FAMILIES We have excellent child care for infants and small children during all services. A host can help you with room locations. You will be given a beeper so you will know immediately if your child needs you. COMMUNICATION CARD Please take a moment to fill out the Communication Card in the seat back pocket in front of you and drop it in the offering bag. Let us know how we might serve you and pray for you. CD S We have CD s of today s message and past Sunday messages available in the lobby at the Information Center. First time guests may stop by for a complimentary copy. You may also listen to the sermon on line at newcovchurch.org/sermons. OUR PASTORS DR. TIM JOHNSON SENIOR PASTOR CRAIG ÔZACHÕ ZACHARIASEN PASTOR OF ASSIMILATION, ADMINISTRATION AND GLOBAL OUTREACH BRENT WATSON PASTOR OF SMALL GROUPS AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION BRET WELSTEAD PASTOR OF WORSHIP AND CREATIVE ARTS SUNDAY MORNINGS 9:30 Service Worship Auditorium Discoveryland Babies-5th Grade Lower Level Youth Middle School-Flipside Adult Bible Connections Suffering and Grief- Room 101 Luke Room-107 Solo Moms-Room 105 11:00 Service Worship Auditorium Discoveryland Babies-4th Grade Lower Level Youth High School-Flipside TROY HELLER PASTOR OF STUDENTS BETH HAASE DIRECTOR OF CHILDRENÕS MINISTRIES GOVERNING BOARD TRACY BAKER MARK ELLS KEVIN HORN TIM JOHNSON MEAGAN LIESVELD DARWIN REISWIG GREG THOMSEN BRETT YOHN New Covenant Community Church 6000 S. 84th New St. Covenant Lincoln, Community NE 68516 Church 402.484.5033 December newcovchurch.org 1, 2013