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Reverend Glenn Peterson, Senior Pastor [email protected]
Reverend Travis Armstrong, Associate Pastor [email protected]
Reverend Brian Shorey, Youth Pastor [email protected]
Route 202, 726 Western Avenue P.O. Box 363, Manchester, Maine 04351
207-623-1341
Website: hbcmanchester.org
Wi-Fi Password: John0316
A place to… Enjoy God through Worship
Embrace People through Ministry & Fellowship Experience Growth through Evangelism & Discipleship
Kids of Hope Church Classes are being held during the Sermon. Children ages Pre-school through 5th grade will meet below the Sanctuary.
Nursery A fun and safe environment for Infants and Toddlers on the Kids of Hope floor just below the Sanctuary. Nursery is provided during the Worship Service.
Today’s Schedule
Worship in Song
Remember to Check-In your children for Kids of Hope Church
Announcements: Pastor Travis Armstrong
Q&A of Hope
Prayers and Gifts For the Harvest
Greet One Another & Grab A Coffee
Children are dismissed for Kids of Hope Church
Worship in Song
Scripture Reading
Micah 5:1-6
Bible Message: Pastor Glenn Peterson
Worship in Song
Missions Moment
Haiti Team
After the service:
Prayer Partners are available to pray with you in the Sanctuary
Join us in the fellowship hall for refreshments
8:30am 10:30am
Teddy Bears Infants: Michelle Condon Lydia Longstaff
Teddy Bears Toddlers: Allison Jensen,
Margaret Coughlan Lindsey Longstaff. Caitlin Hall
Koala Bears: Teresa Jaquith Mike & Emily Hross
Panda Bears: Teresa Jaquith Rachel Shorey, Holly Foster,
Morgan Huckey
Polar Bears: Ed VanTassel Brian Shorey, George Berry
Kids of Hope Desk: Matthew Mank Matthew Mank
Ushers: Joey Hall, Howard Holinger, Lo-
gan Holinger, Richard Mank David Holinger, Richard Mank, Logan Holinger, Howard Holinger
Sound: Kevin Scheirer, Chad Wheeler Kevin Scheirer, Chad Wheeler
Prayer Team: Michael Smith, Shannon Crowe Jim Roy, Marie Packard
Counters: Teta Sprague, Bea Lawson
This Week’s Ministry Schedule
Today:
Pray for the Worship Service 8:15am & 10:15am in Pastor Glenn’s Office.
DEFACTO (6th Grade through 12th Grade)
CHRISTMAS CANDY BALL
Kids of Hope Club (Ages 3 to 5th Grade) 3:15pm-5:00pm at Hope.
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR JESUS!
An on-going bottle drive to help raise funds for the Short Term Mission Trip to Haiti. Bottles can be dropped off in the foyer of the Fellowship Hall. Today through December 31, 2019
Christmas Poinsettias:
Donations can be made in memory of a loved one. Please fill out a form in the foyer. Each poinsettia costs $10.00. FMI: Bea Lawson
Missionary Christmas Cards:
Pick up several in the foyer, fill them out and mail out A.S.A.P.
Wednesday:
Women’s Bible Study 9:30am
Weekly Prayer Meeting 1pm Fellowship Hall
Bread of Life Shelter Meal—bring food in by 5:30 PM
Combined High School /Middle School Study 6:30pm-8:30pm at Hope
DEFACTO CHRISTMAS PARTY Thursday:
Ladies of Hope Breakfast 9am at IHOP in Augusta. All Women are Welcome!
Women’s Bible Study 6:30pm-8:30pm
December 21st
Christmas Centerpiece Making 9:00am at Hope. $10 per centerpiece. Please sign up in the foyer. Contact Vivian Renner for more details.
December 24th
Christmas Eve Service at 6pm
January 7th
The next book club meeting will be on the book “don’t waste your life” by John Piper. The cost of the book is $10. There is a sign up sheet in the foyer.
January 12th
Secret Sister Reveal and signup luncheon after second service.
Study in Growth Groups:
Get to know God’s Word and God’s people better. See details on the yellow sheet in foyer.
For more information about any of the above Events Click on the links above or go to hbcmanchester.org/Events
Hope Happenings
Sermon Outline
When You’re Down to Nothing, God is Up to Something
December 15, 2019 Scripture: Micah 5:1-6
I. God is up to sending Jesus to rule on your behalf.
A. Israel at this time had indeed gone down to nothing. The events of Micah 5 take place in 701 BC. Twenty years earlier, the northern tribes of Israel were defeated and destroyed by the Assyrians. And now King Hezekiah was watching Assyria take one by one the different cities of Judah, the southern kingdom of Israel. Now, the only city left that has not been taken by the Assyrians is Jerusalem. And what is happening to Jerusalem according to Micah 5:1? We read there “siege is laid against us.” The city was under siege.
B. But God was up to something (verse 2). He was up to sending a king to rule over and save Israel. Yes, this king would come from the small town of Bethlehem, a nothing town five miles outside of Jerusalem. But do you know who else came from Bethlehem? Only Israel’s greatest king ever: King David! David had led Israel to its greatest heights as a nation. And now Micah is prophesying that the great David is going to have an even greater son: a Messiah, an anointed one, who would rule over Israel. This Messiah Jesus would take away Israel’s humiliation.
II. God is up to sending Jesus to restore what you have lost.
A. Think about all that Israel had lost. Israel was no longer a united nation. And 20 years before Micah’s prophecy, all of these
people from the northern tribes of Israel had been defeated by the Assyrians. Many of these Israelites had been taken away into exile. What a great loss! Israel had also lost kings like David who were good shepherds (verse 4). But when Jesus came as king, the people of Israel would once again have a good shepherd who loved and protected the sheep. And when Jesus came all of Israel’s brothers would return (vs. 3) to be ruled by their Messiah.
B. In John 10:10 Jesus talks about the difference between him and Satan: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” Satan is great at taking things from you that you really love. Jesus came to restore what you have lost. This is the story of the Bible. The story of the Bible can be summed up in four words. Creation. Fall. Redemption. Restoration. One great day Jesus is going to come again and restore to us all that we have lost. In fact, Jesus is going to make the new creation even better than the original.
III. God is up to sending Jesus to save you.
A. In verses 5 and 6 we see that the defeat of the Assyrians is promised through two different agents: Israel’s generals and king Jesus. These verses begin with a national war song that Israel knew well. But then Micah says in the middle of verse 6, “And he shall deliver us from the Assyrian.” He shall save us. And who is that He? The Messiah that Micah had prophesied. Jesus. Micah’s prophecy was fulfilled in Matthew 2:4-6: “(Herod) inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”” Jesus did not just come though to defeat the Assyrians. He came to defeat and save you from every enemy. No matter when in your life that you are down to nothing, God is up to something in Jesus.
Application: God is up to something by sending Jesus, the child born in Bethlehem, to you for your need. Sources: The prophecy of Micah Commentaries on Micah by Gary Smith, Leslie Allen and Bruce Waltke.
Merry Christmas wonderful friends and family!
May our heart-felt blessing of Christmas joy be on you!
This Christmas I wanted to write a poem to express a different kind of Christmas Story. Our hope is that this story—based on a true situation in a country starved for Gospel truth and God’s love—would move us to raise our voices and join the prayer crescendo for people around the world who remain in darkness without an op-portunity to hear God’s Love-Story we are celebrating. The Christ-mas Story is for ALL nations, but many places have few Gospel sharers. May our most costly gift this Christmas be prayer for souls still in darkness, and for those living in these dark places who will be sharing the Good News of the Gospel through opportunities the season provides. May we join together in asking for 100-fold fruit from the Gospel seeds planted here and beyond!
Ode to a world of dark souls waiting for the Christmas Light Pressed heavy the domain of darkness
On hearts; where is Light to diffuse? By night a small gift on doorsteps;
The Story unwrapped: Good News!
Proclaimed, this Pearl of great value, Yet the sharers—discovered—now bound. Deep agony… the separation, long waiting.
Prayer whispers crescendo! Hear the sound?
“How long, Lord?” pleas for freedom; First awing answer: light rising
In darkness, in Light seeds sown: “It is the gift of God”, one's realizing!
Rejoice! And hope for hundred-fold Souls freed; the word is unchained. Now eternal in temporal reflecting:
Pardoned sharers released, freedom gained!
Reflection: What “different kinds” of Christmas stories of God’s redeeming love are you seeing this season? Thank Him and worship! Pray for the Lord of the Harvest to send workers into His harvest. Prayer Update For all who prayed with us through our recent meetings, deci-sions and season, we are truly grateful. There is not enough space to capture all the praise for God concerning the way He led and provided. Our leadership bodies, through an encouraging pro-cess, came to unanimous agreement about moving forward in a new leadership structure that should enable us to better obey God’s calling on our family to join Him building His Church in and among least-reached places and people. Please pray for Eric this Friday through Sunday as He meets in Bangkok with the three new Associate International Directors. They need God’s wis-dom to bring clarity about aspects of these new roles and the spheres in which each will serve. During our leadership meetings we learned that the doctor re-quested Hospice service be activated for Eric’s mom because of her cancer. It wasn’t easy to receive this news, but we were grateful we could easily change our plans and spend some days with family. Eric’s mom is experiencing much more pressure (and sometimes pain) in her chest, and a lot of pain in her hip. She doesn’t want treatment, so we can’t know what is happening inside her, but she is less often feeling up to leaving the house. Eric and I felt God led us to come home for Christmas. Please pray for meaningful times with family. We praise God that Eric’s mom has given us all the gift of continuing to trust God and walk in peace and readiness to meet her Savior. We will also have the chance to see my family. My mom, who fainted and fell this sum-mer is doing quite well. If anyone would like to send a Christmas card to Eric’s parents, the address is: 703 Fairway Lane, Columbia SC 29210. We hope the Lord gives you wonderful times of refreshing in His Word and with His people this Christmas. With love, knowing we love because He first loved us! Eric and Ellen
Skip Conley
Given by Kelley & Jerry Garthoff
Family and Friends
Given by Beverley Hayward
Chuck Sprague
Given By Teta Sprague
Loved Ones Who have Passed
Given by Roger & Kathy Theberge
Alida (Lee) Peterson
Given by Glenn, Wendy, Josh & Andy Peterson
Michele L. Bowman
Given by Sue Allen
Holinger/Bodnar Loved Ones
Given by Howard & Susan Holinger
Larry & Violet Putnam, The Putnam & Gordon Family,
Eric Clark, James Greavas
Given by Patty Putnam
Francis Pelletier
Given by Gloria Pelletier
Shawn Brennan
Given by Sue Brennan
Emily Libby
Given by Tiffany Libby
Loved Ones Who have Gone Home
Given by Verne & Ann Libby
Goals 2019
1. As true disciples we will increase church attendance through
inviting our friends and neighbors to join us as we study the
book of Ephesians together.
2. As true disciples we will participate in the “Living Hope”
discipleship series together.
3. As true disciples we will reach out to our community with a
large summer outreach event.
4. As true disciples we will pay off our current mortgage
(through cheerful giving), allowing us to finalize the plans for
a new multipurpose building.
Next Week’s Ministry Schedule: December 22, 2019 8:30am 10:30am
Teddy Bears Infants: Lisa Bubier Erica Quintana
Teddy Bears Toddlers: Kristen Zoller, Emily Grass Natasha Grass
Koala Bears: Rachel Shorey, Zion Armstrong Mark & Nancy Biggs
Panda Bears: Rachel Shorey, Zion Armstrong Erik, Lori, Ally, Anna & TJ Lewis
Polar Bears: Brian Shorey Brian Shorey
Kids of Hope Desk: Chad Wheeler Brian Nichols
Ushers: Ben Condon, Bradley Condon, Brian Bubier, Todd Mason
Randy Hooper, Patty Putnam, Brian Bubier, Todd Mason
Sound: Matthew Mank, Jim Roy Matthew Mank, Jim Roy
Prayer Team: Gretchen Franz, Denis Fotakis Bill & Kathy Sauter
Counters: Teta Sprague, Bea Lawson