DIGITAL WORSHIP BULLETIN

WE COME INTO OUR LORD’S PRESENCE

Welcome, Announcements and Passing of the Lord's Peace

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WE WORSHIP IN OUR LORD’S PRESENCE

Advent Reflection: Zephaniah 3:14-20

• "Joy to the World"

Scripture Reading: Philippians 4:4-7

• "How Great Our Joy"

Scripture Reading: Luke 3:7-18

• “The Lord is My Salvation"

Prayer

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WE HEAR OUR LORD’S WORD PROCLAIMED

Text: Isaiah 12:2-6

Message: "Rejoice in the Lord"​

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​WE DEPART TO SERVE IN OUR LORD’S NAME​​

• "Jesus Saves"

​Prayer

Benediction​

• "Doxology”​

​​​SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15

*  anniversary  -  Peter and Kelly Adair

*  Third Sunday of Advent

*  8:30 a.m.  -  Worship Team Practice

*  9:30 a.m.  -  Sunday School in church classrooms

*  10:30 a.m.  -  Worship Gathering in the Sanctuary and Online

• We have both Nursery Care and Children’s Church available.​

• Our “Four Sundays of Compassion” focus for this Sunday is Nazarene Compassionate Ministry’s Christmas Project to empower women in Ethiopia, Liberia and Ghana with education and employment.

*  4:30 p.m.  -  Church Board meets in the Fellowship Hall

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 16

*  birthday  -  Aurelia Fortune

*  7:00 a.m.  -  Men gather for Fellowship at NW Expressway/Highway 4 Braum’s

*  6:30 p.m.  -  Women’s Ministry Christmas party at Susan Acre’s home

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18

*  9:45 a.m.  -  Homeschool Cooperative classes in Writing and Biology meet in the Kitchen area

*  Noon  -  Piedmont Naz helps host Piedmont’s Senior Meal at the PAVA event center

*  7:00 p.m.  -  Children’s activities in Foyer classrooms

*  7:00 p.m.  -  Jr. & Sr. High Youth Group in Fellowship Hall

*  7:00 p.m.  -  Adult Bible Study in Kitchen classroom

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19

*  birthday  -  Terry Fortune

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20

*  9:45 a.m.  -  Mom to Mom group meets in the church

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22

*  Fourth Sunday of Advent

*  8:30 a.m.  -  Worship Team Practice

*  9:30 a.m.  -  Sunday School in church classrooms

*  10:30 a.m.  -  Worship Gathering in the Sanctuary and Online

• We have both Nursery Care and Children’s Church available.

• Our Kids for Christ Club leads us in worship.

• Our “Four Sundays of Compassion” focus for this Sunday is the Lifeline Fund, which we use to meet needs within our church family and local community.

NEW

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1) Lynette Hartman. She received a stent on Thursday to open a blockage in a coronary artery.

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2) Jim and Pat West. They have a family member who has recently been diagnosed with cancer.

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3) Pam Butler’s brother-in-law, Steve. He has been diagnosed with parkinsonism syndrome and was hospitalized this week due to blood in his stools.

 

4) Tim Auter’s friend, Susan. Her mother passed away.

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5) Joel and Sara Mullen, and their children, Lia, Levi, and Luca.

Gracious God, keep the Mullen family in your care, giving them strength to serve their community and grace for the challenge of being far from loved ones during the holidays. Provide for their every need and make their work effective. Amen.

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CONTINUING

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1) David Kaup - hard-to-shake internal infection

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2) Linda Easter - her health and care

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3) Pam Butler - myelodysplastic syndrome

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4) Mileah Boggs - recovery from minor injuries

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5) Starla Jones’ extended family - her great aunt is receiving “comfort care”

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6) Lynn Miller - back pain

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7) Jim West - his heart health

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8) Antonius Acre - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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9) Cynthia Moore - cancer; heart and lung health

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10) Cleata Chamberlain - her heart health

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11) Judy and Brinson Meek - their health

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12) Maria Tidwell - her health and care

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13) Charma Everett - tear in the retina of an eye

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14) Joy Lahman and her roommate, Allen - their health and care

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15) The Everett’s friend, Mary - brother is undergoing treatment for throat cancer

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16) Mary Beth Gray’s sister, Laura - hiatal hernia

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17) The Everett’s friends, the Klines - their health and care

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18) Stephen, a homeschool student that uses our facilities - recovery from meningitis

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19) Frank and Charma Everett’s granddaughter, Isabella - on a “missions” adventure, currently serving in Guatemala

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​20) Friend and former attender, Dorothy Rabon - in hospice care

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21) Paul and Lynette Hartman's son-in-law - recovery from lung transplant

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22) Frank and Charma Everett's friend, Don - in hospice care

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23) Vivian Hickey’s granddaughter, Jessie - autoimmune disease

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24) Candra Acre’s family friend, Pierce - anoxic brain injury

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25) Starla Jones’ uncle, Russell - prostate cancer

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26) Donna Auter’s cousin, Laura - stage-four cancer

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27) Beth Ruby’s friend, Mark - cancer

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28) Alicia Thoreson’s mother - ovarian cancer

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29) Piedmont resident, Preston Williams - cancer

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30) Linda Acre’s friend, Kara - colon cancer

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31) Polly Benn - cancer​

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32) Joy Lahman’s mother - lung cancer

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33) Tim Auter’s uncle - lung cancer​

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34) Unspoken requests

Acts 4:31 tells of God’s empowerment of the Early Church in response to corporate prayer.  We seek such divine enabling in our church family’s mission and invite all to engage in daily prayer for such at 4:31 p.m.  Set a reminder and pray. 

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The suggested sentence prayer for this week:

Gracious God, the well of your salvation is deep and inexhaustible; it is more than sufficient to quench the thirsty, dry, cracked reality so prevalent around us and present within us. We joyfully trust in you to be healing, righteousness, and peace for us and for our world. Amen.