We Gather to Worship GodCHIMING OF THE HOUR

PRELUDE (The prelude gives us the opportunity to prepare our hearts and minds for worship. We invite you to use this time for meditation, prayer and silent reflection.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS Please sign the fellowship pad and then pass it to your neighbor.

*PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST

*PROCESSIONALHymnal No. 327 Crown Him With Many Crowns

*GREETING (Leader/People) The Lord be with you.And also with you.This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

*OPENING PRAYER *GLORIA, GLORIAHymnal No. 72

We Listen For God’s Word

ANTHEM To the Lamb on the Throne Dan Forrest (“Ye Servants of God”) Charles Wesley

FIRST SCRIPTURE LESSON: Ephesians 1: 15-23Leader: The Word of the Lord for the people of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God!

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Anne Shelton, Director of Children’s MinistryParents or caregivers, please sign in your children in the notebook located in the Dining Room of the Christian Life Center, Room C101, if they will be attending Children’s Worship. We invite our K3, K4, and K5 children to walk behind a designated adult to the Education Building to take part in a worship experience de-signed especially for them. After the worship service, you may pick up your children in Room E102 of the Education Building.

SECOND SCRIPTURE LESSON: John 3: 16-20 SERMON “You Are My King (Amazing Love)” Michael A. Turner, Senior Pastor

We Respond to God’s LoveHYMN OF RESPONSEHymnal No. 363 And Can It Be that I Should Gain

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITHThe Apostles’ Creed Hymnal [purple] No. 881 (unison)I believe in God the Father Almighty,maker of heaven and earth;And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,born of the Virgin Mary,suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, dead, and buried;the third day he arose from the dead;he ascended into heaven,and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit,the holy catholic church,the communion of saints,the forgiveness of sins,the resurrection of the body,and the life everlasting. Amen.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYERHymnal No. 895 (unison)Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever. Amen.

THE OFFERINGOffertory And Can It Be? Dan Forrest Words: Charles Wesley *THE DOXOLOGYHymnal No. 94 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! *PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

We Are Sent Into the World*CLOSING HYMNHymnal No. 368 My Hope Is Built

*BENEDICTION

*POSTLUDE *Indicates Congregation Standing

Coming Up at

For a full listing of events, please check out our online events calendar by visiting our website:

https://advent-umc.org/about/calendar/

Jean Glover Circle will be accepting Donations of Batteries for Gen-erations Home for Boys throughout the month of November. There will a bin marked for your donations in the Dining Room of the Christian Life Center. Any questions, please contact Glenda Featherstone at 349-1682.

Select an Ornament from the Angel TreeIn the spirit of St. Nicholas, you and your family can purchase a Christmas gift for a child or youth by selecting an ornament from the Angel Tree. The gifts will go to Epworth and Pendleton Place. Please stop by the Dining Room of the Christian Life Center to select a gift. The tree will be there for all 3 services today and December 3rd. Gifts need to be returned by Sunday, December 10th. Contact Peter (864-704-3553) or Emily (864-704-9429) Stoffelen with any questions you may have.

SantaHatchie 2017 Christmas Mission - Evening of December 20-Evening of December 22On Wednesday evening, December 20 through Friday evening, December 22, Advent will host a local mission called SantaHatchie. Advent UMC will reach out into the community to share the love of Christ with our neighbors as Christmas approaches. Our goal is to make homes drier, safer and warmer!

During SantaHatchie, we will provide breakfast and lunch each day. We are asking that each person pay a $10 registration fee to Advent UMC to help offset the cost of the meals. Long sleeve T-shirts are also available for $10 each and are available to order through the registration form. Registration and T-shirt fees should be turned into the Advent church office Monday-Thursday from 9am until 5pm or Friday from 9am until 1pm. All participants will sleep in their own homes and not at the Advent Christian Life Center! Elementary and Middle School Students are invited to partic-ipate in SantaHatchie WITH a parent. We look forward to serving alongside of you during SantaHatchie!

Registration Deadline is December 10th!Register by visiting: https://advent-umc.org/event/santahatchie/

Welcome Guests We are so glad you are here and hope you experience the warmth of both our congregation and God’s love. There are greeters and

ushers at both exits who will gladly answer your questions or guide you around our campus. If this is your first time worshiping with us, please speak with one of our greeters, who has a gift bag for you. It

is our way of saying thank you for worshiping with us today.

November 26, 2017

Traditional ServicesYour Advent Staff

Senior Pastor.................................................................................... Michael Turner Associate Pastor........................................................................... Laura-Allen KerlinDirector of Student Ministry............................................................... Leigh RandallAssistant Director of Student Ministry.............................................. Ellen Edwards Director of Children’s Ministry............................................................ Anne Shelton Director of Contemporary Music Ministry............................................ Chad Turner Director of Traditional Music Ministry............................................. Don KirkindollDirector of Facilities and Adult Ministry.............................................. Mark Jordan Director of Communications................................................................ Roxanne BallChurch Accountant.............................................................................. Christi YenserAdministrative Assistant to the Pastors................................................. Jackie Lollis Organist.............................................................................................. Greg CampbellSound Technician...................................................................................... Brian Peck

Serving Today at 8:30Acolyte Taylor HarmonCrossbearer Kenner FerrellLiturgist Bill HelmstetterUshers Tanya Carter, Kyle Coneybeer, Bob Smith, Howard Summers

Serving Today at 11:15Acolyte Caroline CharlesCrossbearer Lucy CharlesLiturgist Kami TurnerUshers Walt Johnson, Carr Pritchett, Jay and Jim Tindal

Trustee of the Week Renee WeeksOffering Stewards Jim Tindal, Mary WilliamsParking Assistants Kurt Walters, Luke Dant, Michael Nelon

2258 Woodruff RoadSimpsonville, SC 29681

(864) 288-8217www.advent-umc.org

Student Ministry NewsToday - No Elevate and No Sunday Morning LifeGroupsDecember 3rd - Elevate Christmas Parties

Children’s CornerSave the Date! December 3rd - St. Nicholas Celebration and Craft Day 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Education BuildingSHINE Children’s Choir will also have their Christmas Concert during this time.

RSVP by visiting: https://advent-umc.org/connect-to-others/children/

SHINE Children’s Music will return November 29th. We will also meet December 6th for our Christmas party.

No children’s Sunday Morning Life Groups Today at 9:55 am or 11:10 am. There will be Children’s Worship at 8:30 am and 11:15 am today.

EggVenture - Do you LOVE Egg Venture? Want to be in on the planning? Please email Anne at anne@advent-umc.org and let her know you’d like to be on the plan-ning committee!

Save the date: January 21st at 6pm - Rick Floyd, an internet safety expert, will be coming to Advent to help us learn more about being cyber safe. More details to follow, but save the date now!

BASE CAMP

ADVENT UMC CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

December 7th - Free Spirit Senior Ministry Meeting It’s that time of the year for Free Spirit Senior Ministry to gather and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This year, we will meet on Thursday, December 7, at 6:00pm at the Forrest Lake Clubhouse located on Hwy 14 just off of Woodruff. Our meal will be catered by Olive Garden. The cost will be $15.00 per person for a pasta bar main course, salad, bread, dessert and beverage. We would appreciate payment in advance. Don’t forget your $10-15 gift for our fun gift exchange. Who knows what treasure you will go home with this year!Please contact us by Monday, December 4th so we may confirm our order atkarenros46@gmail.com or at 864-627-1353.

Join the Thursday evening Ladies Bible Study - New Study Begins January 11th!The Thursday evening Ladies Bible study group will begin a 6 week study on “The Call” by Adam Hamilton on Thursday, January 11th from 7:00 - 8:00pm in room E117 in the Education Building. We welcome any women of Advent and your friends to join us. For questions, please contact Kathy or Cindy at cottrell05@bellsouth.net.

Place a Poinsettia “In Memory” and/or “In Honor” of a Loved OneYou are invited to complete the envelope in today’s bulletin if you would like to place a poin-settia in our worship space during the Advent season “in honor” and/or “in memory” of a special person in your life. The cost will be $10 each. Please put your envelope in the offering plate or bring to the church office by December 10th. For questions, please contact Susan Mar-tin at SusanYMartin79@gmail.com or the church office at 864-288-8217.