Announcements – November 10, 2023

My Beloved Ones in our Lord,

Whether we are ready or not, we are just a few weeks away from beginning our celebration of Advent!  As you know, on each of the four Sundays of Advent we consider the subject of our Lord’s incarnation.  But on the three Sundays before the Advent Season gets officially underway, we are going to reflect upon the ‘Second Advent’ of Jesus, His glorious return at the end of this present age.

Our next three messages will come from a section of Paul’s First Epistle to the Thessalonians.  In 4:13-5:11 we find the Apostle’s extensive treatment of this critical subject.   As you read though and reflect upon these words, you’ll be amazed at how Paul transforms this doctrine into an essential foundation for living each and every day.  And he does so in the most practical of terms!

This Lord’s Day, our sermon text will be taken from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-16 where the Apostle addresses the danger and consequences of ignorance concerning the Lord’s return.

Also this coming Sunday, we will begin a new Six-Part Adult Sunday School Class on the subject of ‘Understanding God’s Will and Making Wise Decisions.’

I will be leading our six lessons on how we can know what God’s will is, and how we can make good and wise decisions in life as we seek to serve Him.  Some of the important questions we will address in this class are:

Does God have more than one will?

Can we know God’s will for our lives in terms of everyday decisions?

How do our decisions function in view of our Father’s sovereignty?

Can we miss God’s will for our lives, and if we do, is there a ‘plan B’?

I look forward eagerly to our time of study and worship with you this Sunday!

All my love, with all my heart, to all of you,

Mike

Meals and Fellowship Ministries Announcements – Our November Sunday Fellowship Lunch will be on November 19th this month. Please make plans to join us after worship.

Children’s Ministry
• Parents’ Night Out – December 9th from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Register your children on Church Center.
• Nursery – The fall quarter nursery sign up is now out. Please see the link in the email sent recently. Please contact Amanda Dean with questions.

Youth Ministry
• Service/Game Night – All youth are invited to the Turnbull’s house this evening from 4:30 to 6:30 to help us box up our college care packages. Dinner will be provided.

Women’s Ministry
• Senior Sisters meet monthly on the 3rd Thursday, 10-11:30am
• Senior Sisters exercise class meets Mondays at the church, 10-11:30am
• Monthly lunch 1st Thursday of the month at Timbers Edge Clubhouse at 11
• Women’s Bible studies are on Tuesday Morning, Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning
• Save the date for Women’s Christmas dinner, Wednesday, December 6th, at Huntsville Country Club from 6-8pm.

Men’s Ministry
• Senior Fellows – Our next breakfast will be at 9:00am on Tuesday, Dec. 5th.
• Men’s Friday Bible Study – Meets Fridays at 11:30am at the church.
• Senior Fellows will have game night at 7PM on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at Bill Bower’s home. More information on the Church Center calendar. To join in, email us at seniorfellows@christpreshamptoncove.org.

Career Ministry – Bible study & fellowship meets at the home of Jim and Sharon Daughtry, Sundays at 5:30 pm. See christpreshamptoncove.org for detailed news and upcoming events.

PRAYER REQUESTS Healing – Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Collins Bailey, Bill Cowley, Elizabeth Holton, Steve Terry and Kristy York

Expecting – Please pray for the Stephens (missionaries to Thailand) due in February and the Beams due in April.

Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries:
• Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland)
• Steve and Rita Williams (New Zealand)
• Noah and Karleigh Stephens (Thailand)
• Vinnie and Molly Athey (RUF at UAH)
• Marcus and Jessica Nobles (RUF at Alabama A&M)
• Ken and Angie Burnett (FCA)
• Franky and Alaina Garcia (church plant in Canada)
• Dieter and Marty Paulson (church plant in Scottsboro, AL)
• The Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center