Announcements and Order of Worship – November 23 2018

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I trust that each of you enjoyed a blessed day of thanksgiving yesterday as we recalled the abundant gifts of grace that our Father has richly bestowed on us.

I also want to express my deep gratitude for our dear brother Rev. Jim Daughtry, who preached in my absence last week.  Thank you Jim for blessing the Church with such a powerful and timely Word from the Lord!

This coming Lord’s Day, we will return to Colossians 3:16. You will remember that we have been looking at the way the Apostle Paul has described what a healthy local Church should be like. So far, he has spoken of the . . .

Christ-like character of her members (vv. 12-13)

Of the supremacy of “love” for one another (v. 14)

Of the very “peace of Christ” which should “rule” in each of our “hearts” (v. 15)

And of thankfulness (v. 15)

Then, we recall how the Apostle commands that the members of the Church are to see to it that “the word of Christ” should “dwell” in them “richly” (v. 16). This, as we discovered, is a description of the Church gathered on the Lord’s Day for worship. This weekly gathering, typically early on Sunday morning, was to be focused upon the Word of God which is both fromChrist and about Christ!

And as this “word of Christ” finds its home among us as the very Body of Christ, there are to be two blessed results, or two distinct sounds:

One—The sounds of mutual “teaching and admonishing” (v. 16)

Two—The sounds of “singing” (v. 16).

On Sunday, we will be considering the kind of “singing” that the Church should engage in. Our focus will be upon the three terms Paul has used to describe the music of corporate worship, “psalms and hymns and spiritual songs” (v. 16).

I can’t wait to see you on the Lord’s Day, and I love you all so much!!

Mike

Upcoming Events:

November 27, 9 AM – Mother’s Morning Bible Study at Church
November 27, 6 PM – Women’s Evening Bible Study at Church
November 28, 10 AM – Women’s Morning Bible Study at Church
November 29, 6 AM – Men’s Morning Bible Study at Church
December 2, 4 PM – Alleluia Choir at Church House
December 3, 9 AM – Senior Fellows Bags of Blessings at The CARE Center
December 4, 9 AM – Senior Fellows Breakfast at the Church House
December 9, 12 PM – Second Sunday Fellowship Lunch
December 9, 4:30 PM – Youth Group at Church
December 10, 9 AM – Senior Fellows visit to Tutt Fann Veterans’ Home
December 11, 6 pM – Women’s Ministry Christmas Dinner

Order of Worship:

You can access this week’s Order of Worship by clicking here

If you’d like to sing the songs with your family beforehand, the songs for this week are:

For the Beauty of the Earth – Hymn 116 v.1, 2, 4
Great Is Thy Faithfulness – Hymn 32
How Firm a Foundation – Hymn 94 v.1, 2, 6
To God Be the Glory – Hymn 55

Announcements:

Alleluia Choir: Alleluia Choir meets again December 2 from 4:00-4:45 pm in the Church House. All second graders through age 12 are encouraged to join us.

Women’s Christmas Party: The Women will have their annual Christmas party on Dec. 11 at 6 PM. Details are forthcoming.

Athey Visit: Vinnie Athey is the RUF Campus minister at UAH. He and his wife Molly will be visiting our congregation on Dec. 9 to tell us more about their ministry. They will also be joining us for Second Sunday Lunch.

Senior Fellows: The Senior Fellows have three events coming up in December. First, on Dec. 3 at 9 AM the Senior Fellows will participate in Bags of Blessings at The CARE Center in New Hope. It will be in new building behind the Post Office, which is down the street/around the curve from the old building. Second, they will have breakfast at the church house on Dec. 4 at 9 AM. Finally, they will visit the Floyd E. “Tutt” Fann Veterans’ Home on Dec. 10 at 9 AM. It’s located at 2701 Meridian St. Optional, bring gifts including FULL-SIZE CANDY BARS (THEIR FAVORITE BINGO PRIZE!!), LOTION, BODYWASH, DEODORANT, TOOTHPASTE, TOOTHBRUSHES, SHAMPOO. ELECTRIC RAZORS, UNDERSHIRTS, SWEATSUITS, LOUNGE PANTS, TUBE/CREW LENGTH SOCKS (BLACK OR WHITE), DIABETIC SOCKS, HANDKERCHIEFS, MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS, RADIO/CD PLAYERS, LITTLE DEBBIE SNACKS, SMALL BAGS OF CHIPS/CRACKERS, SODAS). They will have lunch afterwards

Youth Group: We will meet again on Sunday, December 9 at the Church Fellowship Hall. The times will be from 4:30-6:30 pm and this will be for students ages 13-18 years of age. We ask that those who attend be at least 13 years of age due to the content of some of the discussions and the wide age range in the group.

Also of interest to the youth, there is a winter retreat coming up, and you can get more info by clicking here.

Prayer Requests:

Healing: Please pray for the health of the following individuals:  Larrabee Kirkland, Cynthia Dent, Katie Dyer, Andy Trent, Suzanne Nimon, Robin Holloway, Chris Smotherman, Elizabeth Holton, Janet Chou, Ramona Edwards, and Nolan Osmer.
Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries: Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland); Steve and Rita Williams (New Zealand); Vinnie and Molly Athey (RUF at UAH); RUF at Alabama A&M; Ken and Angie Burnett (FCA); Franky Garcia (seminary student).

Emails:

general inquiries: admin@christpreshamptoncove.org
benevolence needs: benevolence@christpreshamptoncove.org
counsel and ministry needs: matthew@christpreshamptoncove.org
men’s ministry: men@christpreshamptoncove.org
women’s ministry: women@christpreshamptoncove.org
children’s ministry: children@christpreshamptoncove.org
youth ministry: youth@christpreshamptoncove.org
senior fellows: seniorfellows@christpreshamptoncove.org

Address:
288 Old Highway 431
Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763