Equip the Saints

First Baptist Church of Stanleyville 851 Ziglar Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27105-9695

www.stanleyvillebaptist.org Phone (336)377-2984

Encourage One Another

December 17, 2017 EXALT THE LORD! The Third Sunday of Advent

Evangelize the Lost

This year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Goal is:

To date: $12,602.25 GOAL: $17,500

The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is used to support the Kingdom-building efforts of our Southern Baptist International Missionaries.

Please help us reach our goal and spread the Gospel around the world.

6:30 PM In the Sanctuary

The next C.A.R.E will be Monday, December 18th at 12:00 PM with Crusader Men, Crusader Women and Christian Fellowship.

We look forward to seeing you there.

9:00 AM In the Family Life Center

11:00 AM In the Sanctuary

Annual Christmas Candlelight Concert

6:30 PM in the Sanctuary Invite Your Friends!

Opening Song The Advent Wreath Carol Sanctuary Choir

The Advent Wreath: 3rd Candle: LOVE The Warren Bailey Family

Welcome and Prayer Pastor T Welch

Greeting and Deck the Halls Sanctuary Choir Welcome Song Hymn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing No. 88

Anthem I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Sanctuary Choir

Hymn It Came Upon a Midnight Clear No. 93

Offertory Prayer

Offering Jesu Noel Cynthia Stigall & Ed Locke

Little People Big Word Pastor T Welch

Duet Who is He in Yonder Stall? Barry Vernon & Ed Locke

Message THE PURPOSE OF THE INCARNATION Pastor Eddie John 1:1-14 Honeycutt

Invitation Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus No. 320

Benediction

Closing Song Go Tell It On the Mountain chorus No. 95

Opening Song Hark the Herald with King of Heaven Worship Team

The Advent Wreath: 3rd Candle: LOVE The Warren Bailey Family

Welcome and Prayer Pastor Eddie Honeycutt

Greeting and For Unto Us a Child is Born with Worship Team Welcome So Open the Eyes of My Heart

Singing Together It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Worship Team

Offertory Prayer

Offering Jesus Worship Team

Little People Big Word Pastor T Welch

Meditation Glorious Impossible Worship Team

Message THE MIRACLES OF CHRISTMAS Pastor T Welch John 1:1-14

Invitation O Come to the Altar Worship Team

Benediction

Closing Song Joy to the World Worship Team

If you would like to place flowers in the sanctuary during 2018, please contact Barbara Webb.

The following dates are available:

January: 14 28 August: 12

April: 1 22 October: 28

June: 3 17 December: 2

July: 8 29

This two-day class is open to men and women over the age of 21 (members and non-members) and will be conducted at the

MOTO house. There will be a sign-up sheet in the hallway. Please sign up by Dec. 31st. The cost is $55.

Dates: Sat. January 6 beginning at 8am (end time dependent upon number of students)

Sun. January 7 from 1pm to 5pm Follow us on Facebook: Men of the Outdoors

The Post Office closes Sunday, December 24th! Send your Christmas cards to your church family through the

post office for only 15 cents per card. All money collected will be donated to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

for foreign missionaries.

MOTO has short-sleeve and long-sleeve performance T-shirts for sale.

Cost: Short-sleeve—$22; Long-sleeve—$24 These would make great Christmas gifts and

100% of the proceeds will support MOTO ministry.

The flowers in the foyer are placed by

Jerry and Dorothy Canady in honor of the birthdays 0f their grandchildren,

Justin, Caleb, and Tatum.

The flowers in the sanctuary are given by Bobbie Cook

in honor of the December birthdays of

Anita, Hannah, and James.

Attention Ladies: We will be starting a Women's Bible Study beginning in January. We will meet

every Wednesday night in the Fellowship Hall. Come on out to grow closer to the Lord and each other.

Saturday, January 13th Skiing, snowboarding and tubing

Cost: $35 plus lunch

Welcome to

First Baptist Church STANLEYVILLE

Thank you for worshipping with us today! Please come by the Welcome Desk and receive a welcome packet as a token of our

appreciation!

We’d like to get to know you and share any prayer concerns or questions you may have. Please take time to fill out a C.A.R.E.

card and place it in the offering plate!

Exalt the Lord, Equip The Saints, Evangelize the Lost, Encourage One Another

December 17, 2017

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,

and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the

only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

John 1:14 (NKJV)

WELCOME! First Baptist Church

STANLEYVILLE

851 Ziglar Rd., Winston Salem, NC 27105 www.stanleyvillebaptist.org

Office: 336.377.2984 Fax: 336.377.9301

OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE

Pastoral Staff

Eddie Honeycutt - Senior Pastor Cell: (336) 407-9428

Ed Locke - Associate Pastor, Minister of Music & Worship Cell: (336) 407-8318

If you would like to submit an announcement for the bulletin, please call

the church office or email ministryassistant@stanleyvillebaptist.org, no

later than Wednesday morning of each week. Thank you. If you would

like to receive text message updates, text us at 84483 and message

fbcstxt. If you would like to be on the phone tree for updates or to be

removed from the phone tree, call the church office and let us know.

LAY LEADERSHIP SCHEDULE

Deacon of the Week

December 17 Jerry Canady

December 24 Jimmy Patterson

Ushers

9:00 AM Blended Service

Jordan Moore, Makenzie Willard, Tony Willard, Charles Fultz, Mike Norman, Mike Gunter, Jeff Marion

11:00 AM Traditional Service

Joe Davis, Clifton Barber, Larry Agee, James Motsinger

Sunday Nursery

9:00 AM Service

December 17 Anita Davis

December 24 Mendy Moore and Linda Jack-son

10:00 AM Sunday School

December 17 Teacher—Rhonda Mendenhall

Helpers—Robin Ogburn Amanda Trevathan

December 24 Teacher—Anita Davis

Helpers—Melissa Willard MeKayla Willard

11:00 AM Service and Evening Service

December 17 Linda Shumate and Tammy

Cooper

December 24 Tina Smith and Patsy Clay

Wednesday Night Nursery

December 20 Melissa and MeKayla Willard

December 27 Bonnie Taylor

Wednesday Night Mission Friends ages 3-5

December 20 Trey and Meredith Tuttle

December 27 Doug and Rendi Bowden

Van Drivers

December 17 and December 20 Carl Chase 377-9654

December 24 and December 27 Clifton Barber 983-9800

Sunday, December 17 9:00 AM Blended Worship 9:30 AM Library Opens 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Traditional Worship 5:00 PM Sanctuary Choir Practice 6:09 PM Ladies Prayer Room 6:30 PM Evening Worship Christmas Candlelight Concert Monday, December 18 12:00 PM C.A.R.E. R—Team Tuesday, December 19 7:00 PM Happy Harmonizers Wednesday, December 20 7:00 PM Churchwide Christmas Caroling

7Thursday, December 21 9:45 AM JOY Bible Study

Friday, December 22 Office Closed Saturday, December 23 Sunday, December 24 Christmas Eve 10:00 AM Combined Service in the FLC No evening service or activities

Immanuel The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.

John 1: 14