DECEMBER 24, 2017

MAKING FULLY-DEVOTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST!

Darkness

Light!

Out Of The

A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA! Last Christmas Season, Pastor Bob Perry made availa-ble for purchase, a year-long devotional book, pub-lished by Thomas Nelson Publishers to which he and several other pastors had contributed a week’s daily devotions. A companion piece containing children’s devotions was also available. A number of those devo-tion books are still available and make a great gift. You may also gift one of the children’s books to a local child. BOOKS ARE $10 EACH AND PROCEEDS OF THE SALES

WILL BE PLACED IN THE BUILDING FUND.

Stop at The Welcome Center for details and to purchase a book. Books are also available at the church office Monday through Thurs-day, 8:30am to 4:30pm.

16985 SE 79TH CLEARVIEW AVENUE, THE VILLAGES, FL 32162 352.205.7114 · FBCVILLAGES.ORG · EMAIL: INFO@FBCVILLAGES.ORG

PASTORAL STAFF Bob Perry, Senior Pastor · Charles Foster, Worship Pastor

Ronnie Walker, Pastor of Ministries · Ron Smith, Associate Pastor of Ministries

Monday, 9:30am: Class will not meet during December or Jan 1 Monday, 2:00pm: Class will not meet during December or Jan 1 Monday, 6:00pm: Class will not meet during December or Jan 1

Tuesday, 6:30pm: Bible Study for Life: Be challenged to live out your faith

Bible Fellowships are just like Sunday School but meet on Mondays and Tuesdays. They are ongoing groups with no ending date and new members are always welcome...at any time. Classes meet weekly in Fellowship Hall. Topics being studied change from time to time but the current topics and day and time each class meets are listed below. More details are

available at fbcvillages.org. Watch for announcement of new classes and topics.

TODAY’S WORSHIP

Light! Out Of The Darkness The Celebration Choir with Rick Angle

WELCOME

OFFERING

O Little Town Of Bethlehem Trumpet: Mike Smucker

Joy To The World

How Great Our Joy

CHRISTMAS STORY Pastor Ron Smith

Away In A Manger What Child Is This

SERMON

LIGHT! OUT OF THE DARKNESS: JESUS CHRIST, THE LIGHT OF LIFE Pastor Bob Perry

CANDLE LIGHTING

Silent Night

YOU MAY NEED TO KNOW… • There is childcare available. Childcare is provided by qualified personnel

during both worship services. An usher will be happy to direct you to the nursery.

• The restrooms are located on either corridor leading off of The Gathering Hall. • A Medical Response Team is on duty at all services. If you need medical assis-

tance, please let an usher know and the on-duty team member will be called. • There is assistance for the hearing-impaired. The Worship Center is

equipped with a Hearing Induction Loop. For more information, please ask staff in the A/V booth located in the back of the Worship Center. Sign Lan-guage Interpretation for the Deaf is also provided in the 10:45am service.

• All Sunday Worship Services are videoed and livestreamed on our web-site. If you do not wish to be on camera, please see an usher.

We hope your experience will be uplifting and enrich-ing. If you need assistance, please ask a greeter or usher or stop by the Welcome Center in The Gather-ing Hall. First-time guests, we hope you will let us know you have visited with us by completing the Connection Card in your Worship Bulletin and bringing it to The Welcome Center. We have a gift for you in return.

To Our Guests...

FOR YOUR INFORMATION Attendance Last Sunday—881 YTD Average weekly attendance—912 Giving: 2017 YTD Total—$1,808,370 2017 YTD Average weekly giving—$35,458

New Year’s Eve (Sunday) Worship Worship at 9:00am and 10:45am

The Church Office will be closed Monday, Tuesday and Thursday this week. If you need to reach someone in the office, please call the office at 352.205.7114. Our automated system will answer and if you leave a message, it is immediately relayed to a staff member. If your message is urgent, a staff member will respond to your call right away.

Dinners Resume on Januar y 3 , 2018 at 5 :30 PM

Watch for the menu and reservation information in next week’s bulletin.

SERMON NOTES, DECEMBER 24, 2017 LIGHT! OUT OF THE DARKNESS: JESUS CHRIST, THE LIGHT OF LIFE

JOHN 1:1-14

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IN HIM WAS LIFE, AND THAT LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF ALL MANKIND. THE LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS,

AND THE DARKNESS HAS NOT OVERCOME IT. JOHN 1:4-5

The 2017 Christmas Offering

The 2017 Christmas Offering will be utilized by the FBC Missions Team to provide funds for both interna-tional and local mission efforts. Today through De-cember 31, a special Christmas Offering envelope will be included in the worship bulletin each Sunday for use. International Missions—Along with other Southern Baptist Churches, our contributions to The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering fund nearly 60% of the work accomplished through the Southern Baptist In-ternational Missions Board (IMB). Named for a coura-geous Southern Baptist missionary who served in Chi-na at the turn of the 20th century, this offering is used exclusively to help provide the day-to-day sup-port for missionaries sent around the globe by South-ern Baptist Churches. Every penny given to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering supports missionaries as they make disciples throughout the world. Local Missions—First Baptist Church will focus our efforts on assisting needy families with children. FBC will work with local help agencies such as Love INC (In The Name of Christ), Sozo Kids, and Interfaith Emer-gency Services (IES) in Ocala. The team will also seek to assist with needs through our ongoing partnership with Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary School. Today and throughout December, The Missions Team is hosting tables in The Gathering Hall each Sunday. The team members will be happy to share information and answer any questions you may have.

THE TEAM WILL ALSO SHARE HOW YOU CAN HONOR OR MEMORIALIZE

SOMEONE SPECIAL WITH A GIFT TO THE 2017 CHRISTMAS OFFERING.