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TODAY’S VOLUNTEERS First Baptist Church Sumrall 169 Center Ave., Sumrall, MS 39482
Phone (601)758.4738 Fax (601)758.3762 www.fbcsumrall.org
December 21, 2014
Dr. Philip Cooper, Senior Pastor Email: [email protected]
Phone: 601.516.0790 (cell)
Phillip Butler, Minister of Music & Education Email: [email protected]
Phone: 601.758.3129 (home) 601.516.0699 (cell)
Taylor Sutherland, Minister of Students Email: [email protected]
Phone: 601.953.2272 (cell)
Marilyn Sumrall, Church Secretary Carla Cook, Financial Secretary Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Tim Etheridge, Maintenance Email: [email protected]
Opportunities for Ministry
Sunday Sunday School 8:45 am Morning Worship 10:00 am Youth Choir 4:00 pm Youth/Children’s Bible Drill 5:00 pm Christmas Cantata 6:00 pm Wednesday No Meal Celebrate Recovery 6:00 pm Christmas Eve Service 8:00 pm Friday Bible Study @ Lucille Lott’s 7:00 pm
DEACON LOCK-UP DUTY: James Burnham
NURSERY WORKERS:
AM-BB Belinda Herrin, Missy Mitchell, Carla Cook, Holly Miller
AM-TOD(1) Allison Williamson, Misty Broome, Sue Williams
AM-TOD(2) Nicole McGrew, Jeanne Williamson
PM-BB & TOD Christmas Cantata, No Nursery
USHERS TODAY: Darvin Sibley, John Williams, Pat Peterson, Charles Sumrall, Kenneth Laird
PRAYER PARTNERS: Morning, Sherry Hillman
Evening, Christmas Cantata
CHILDREN’S CHURCH: Jared & Amy Hester
3-YEAR OLD EXTENDED SESSION: Tim & Susan McNeil
DEACON COUNTERS: Kyle Bass, Jim Sumrall
Angel Patrol: Jim & Peggy Goodwin (601)310-1796
RECORDS FOR SUNDAY,
December 14, 2014
Morning Worship: N/A Sunday School Attendance: 328
Budget Needs Per Week: $13,468.00
Budget Offering Last Sunday: $10,297.00
OUR LOTTIE MOON GOAL: $21,000
Total to date: $6,727.20
Please check the bulletin board near the Information Desk for thank you notes and other information.
Holiday Announcements There will be NO family meals served on December 24th and 31st.
Meals will resume on Wednesday, January 7th. Our adult choir’s Christmas musical, “Hope Has Hands” will be
presented tonight, December 21st at 6:00 pm. Following the pro-gram, we will meet in the Family Life Center for a reception. Please bring finger foods and join us in a time of fellowship.
Our annual Christmas Eve Service will be held at 8:00 pm on Dec. 24. We will worship in song and observe The Lord’s Supper. Please come and invite friends and family!
The church office will be closed on Dec. 24th & 25th. We will also be closed on New Year’s eve and New Year’s day.
The financial secretary would like to remind everyone, if you are planning to give any year-end gifts, they need to be in the office by noon on Tuesday, December 30th.
Make plans to attend our Winter Bible Study, beginning in February. It will be a study of
the book of Deuteronomy, presented by Dr. Dorman Laird.
The 2015 State Evangelism Conference will be January 26th at Brandon Baptist Church. A schedule and more information are on the bulletin board at the Information Desk. A signup sheet will be out in January for any who are interested in attending.
IMPORTANT! The Lamar Mission Center will close Dec. 22, 2014 and re-open on Jan. 5, 2015. Emergencies needs should be referred to church staff.
WELCOME We’re glad you’re here!
We are honored to have you as our guest. So that we may have a record of your visit, please fill out the visitor section of the bulletin & place it in the offering plate.
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr . Philip Cooper
Fellowship Song: 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Go Tell It On the Mountain”
Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
One Sacred Effort. . . . . . . . . .Lottie Moon Chr istmas Offer ing Video
Call to Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”Hope Has Hands”
Worship in Music: Hymn: 88 “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing“
Hymn: 100 “Angels We Have Heard on High” Hymn: 103 “Away In a Manger”
Worship through Giving: (4-yr old Children’s Church-Exit)
Message In Song: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Message from the Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr . Philip Cooper
Invitation Hymn: 296 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Jesus Is Lord of All”
Budget Vote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ministry Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Suther land
Vote on Proposed 2015 Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benediction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooks Lindsey
Postlude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chr istmas Cantata
The Christ of Christmas
Matthew: 1:18-25
I. A Miraculous Birth (1:18)
II. A Meaningful Name (1:21)
III. A Magnificent Person (1:23)
WELCOME VISITOR Please complete and place in the offering plate.
___First Visit ___Visited before ___Attend Often
NAME_________________________________ SPOUSE’S NAME_______________________ ADDRESS_____________________________ _______________________________________ CELL PHONE__________________________ —-MARRIED ___SINGLE ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A CHURCH, IF SO, WHAT CHURCH?
__________________________________________ ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF THIS CHURCH?____________ I WOULD LIKE TO BE VISITED ___YES___NO
PRAYER REQUESTS: ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON:
__ HAVING A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST
___BECOMING A CHURCH MEMBER
___ENROLLING IN BIBLE STUDY
___MUSIC MINISTRY
___ADULT MINISTRY
___YOUTH MINISTRY
___CHILDREN/PRESCHOOL MINISTRY
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December 14, 2014
Angel Patrol The Angel Patrol is a ministry to our shut-ins, widows, and others who may have need of things like transportation, yard work, minor repairs, etc. If you would be interested in volunteering, please sign the list in the foyer. If you have any questions see Ms. Glenda Cody or call the church office.
The Ladies’ Ministry will be hosting a 5 week Bible study starting Wed., January 7th at 6 pm in the parlor. The study is Priscilla Shirer’s Breathe: Making Room
for the Sabbath. Books can be pur-chased at Lifeway for $9.95. All ladies
are welcome to attend.
If you have not submitted a
picture for the church
directory, or if you want to
update your current picture,
email a picture to
[email protected], or bring
one by the office.
YOUTH NEWS D’ Now will be held January 9-11. Total cost will be $35 due by January 7th. The
sign-up sheet will be located on the information desk, or call the church office.
Youth Choir will meet at 4:00. Youth Bible Drill will meet @ 5:00.
Youth Christmas party will be Wednesday night at 6:30 pm in the youth room.
All College & HS seniors going to the Passion conference need to meet in the choir room immediately following AM worship on Dec. 21st.
All DNOW home hosts need to meet in the choir room immediately following AM worship on December 28th.
Children’s Bible Drill (3rd-6th grades) will meet at 5:00 today in the 5th &
6th Sunday School classrooms.
Bible Buddies (1st & 2nd grades) will meet at 5:00 today in the 1st & 2nd
grade Sunday School classrooms. Our annual Christmas Eve Service will be held at 8:00 pm on Dec. 24.
We will worship in song and observe The Lord’s Supper. Please come and invite friends and family!
The church office will be closed on Dec. 24th & 25th. We will also be closed on New Year’s eve and New Year’s day.