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: Philippians 1:3-11

• "O Little Town of Bethlehem"

Confess Our Shared Faith: The Apostles' Creed

• "O Holy Night"

Scripture Reading: Luke 3:1-6

• “And Can It Be?"

Prayer

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WE HEAR OUR LORD’S WORD PROCLAIMED

Text: Luke 1:68-79

Message: "Serve the Lord"

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WE COME TO OUR LORD’S TABLE

​Prayer

• "Come, Thou Long-expected Jesus"

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

​Benediction​

• "Doxology”​

​​​SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8

*  Second 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.

• We celebrate the Lord’s Supper.  Those online provide their own bread and juice.

• Our “Four Sundays of Compassion” focus for this Sunday is the Piedmont Service Center.

​*  Noon  -  Christmas/Pastor Appreciation Potluck lunch

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 9

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

*  2:00 p.m.  -  Low-Impact Exercise Class led by UCO instructor (no fee; donations accepted)

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11

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

*  2:00 p.m.  -  Low-Impact Exercise Class led by UCO instructor (no fee; donations accepted)

*  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 12

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13

*  9:45 a.m.  -  KONOS Homeschool Cooperative meets in the church

*  2:00 p.m.  -  Low-Impact Exercise Class led by UCO instructor (no fee; donations accepted)

*  7:00 p.m.  -  Game Night in the Kitchen classroom: Bring snacks and games

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14

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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

NEW

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1) Lynn Morton’s extended family. His great niece passed away. She had eight and eleven-year-old daughters.

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2) The Everett’s friend, Mary. Her brother, Larry, is undergoing treatment for throat cancer.

 

3) Mary Beth Gray’s sister, Laura. She is undergoing tests related to a hiatal hernia diagnosis.

 

4) The Everett’s friends, the Klines. Recent strokes have forced Mrs. Kline to have to quit her job to stay home and care for her husband.

 

5) Pam Butler. Her chemo treatments for myelodysplastic syndrome have been a success. Praise the Lord! She will have future cycles of treatment, but the initial result is encouraging.

 

6) The Everett’s son, Chad. His dental surgery went better than anticipated. Praise the Lord!

 

7) Emily Acre’s dad, David. He was taken to the ER last weekend for AFib, but returned to normal sinus rhythm with treatment. Praise the Lord!

 

8) The Nazarene Compassionate Ministry Christmas Project as it supports empowerment projects for women and girls in Ghana, Liberia, and Ethiopia.

Gracious God, we pray for women around the world who face barriers that make it difficult for them to feed their children or participate fully in society. Empower our Nazarene brothers and sisters in Ghana, Liberia, and Ethiopia as they work to bring about life-altering change for the women and girls in their community through education and vocational training. Amen.

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CONTINUING

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

 

2) Linda Easter - her health and care

3) Pat West – unspoken request for her family

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4) Mileah Boggs - recovery from minor injuries

 

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

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

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​17) Friend and former attender, Dorothy Rabon – in hospice care

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

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19) Frank and Charma Everett's friend, Don – in hospice care

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

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

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22) Starla Jones’ uncle, Russell - prostate cancer

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

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24) Beth Ruby’s friend, Mark - cancer

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25) Alicia Thoreson’s mother - ovarian cancer

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26) Piedmont resident, Preston Williams - cancer

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

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28) Polly Benn - cancer​

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29) Joy Lahman’s mother - lung cancer

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30) Tim Auter’s uncle - lung cancer​

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31) 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, in your tender mercy, you have redeemed our weakness with your strength, our sin with your forgiveness, our fear with your rescue, our darkness with your light, and our turmoil with your peace, so that we might be your people and serve you and our neighbors in love. Cause us to do so more and more. Amen.