2024-12-08 Worship Bulletin

WELCOME!

We are thankful God led you to worship with us at North Etowah today! Jesus leads us to be a family that extends His grace, mercy, and forgiveness to everyone. If you do not have a church home, we would love for you to be a member of our church family!

We would love to get to know you better! Please take a moment and fill out our Connection Card.
CHILDREN'S WORSHIP ~ 11:00 AM

Children (Grades K-5) are invited to meet in the Youth Department for a special time designed just for them! If you need directions, just ask. Childcare for younger children is available down the stairs on the piano side of the Worship Center.
MORNING WORSHIP ~ 11:00 AM

Welcome and Announcements

O Little Town of Bethlehem
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Worthy of Worship


Offertory Prayer ~ Scott Duggan
Worship through Giving

Special ~ God of Wonders

Message ~ Dr. Hayes Wicker

Invitation
Closing Prayer
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

  • Sunday, 12/8, 5:00pm - Children’s Choir (B-204)
  • Sunday, 12/8, 6:00pm - Church-Wide Vision Celebration w/ FBC Cleveland (Fellowship Hall)
  • Wednesday, 12/11, 6:00pm - Christmas cookie packing for shut-ins and prayer meeting (Fellowship Hall)
  • Thursday, 12/12, 7:00pm - Etowah Community Christmas Concert at FBC, Etowah
  • Friday, 12/13, 5:30pm - Live Nativity
  • Sunday, 12/15, 6:00pm - Christmas Music Service followed by Business Meeting (Worship Center)
  • Tuesday, 12/17, 12:00pm - Senior Adult Potluck (Ages 55+; Fellowship Hall)
  • Wednesday, 12/25 - No service or activities
CHRISTMAS SURPRISES
Meeting Jesus When Your Journey Takes Unexpected Turns
Sermon Series by Dr. Hayes Wicker
  • December 8 - Joseph: When You Experience a Major Disappointment Which Becomes a Miraculous Appointment
  • December 15 - The Bethlehem Innkeeper, Joseph, and Mary: When You Expect Human Compassion But Discover Divine Provision
  • December 22 - The Shepherds: When Your Life Is Woeful But God Reveals the Wonderful
  • December 29 - The Magi: When You Follow a Star But Find a Savior
LOTTIE MOON CHRISTMAS OFFERING

Our Goal: $8,000
Received to Date: $600


The Lord gave us the GREAT COMMISSION (Matthew 28:18-20); He showed us His vision of the GREAT MULTITUDE (Revelation 7:9); Between the Great Commission and the Great Multitude, God invites us to THE GREAT PURSUIT (Acts 1:8).

Every year, Southern Baptists collect the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® where 100% of your giving is used to send and support international missionaries.

International missionaries supported by the Lottie Moon Offering reported the following in 2023:
  • 1,036 unique people groups heard some portion of the gospel
  • 879,798 people heard the gospel
  • 141,206 new believers
  • 116,992 baptisms
  • 269,571 discipled
  • 12,618 trained in church planting

One great way to support Lottie Moon is by saving your spare change. We will collect change on Sunday, December 22.
LOTTIE MOON POST OFFICE

The Lottie Moon Post Office is your opportunity to give a little extra to missions. After you make out your Christmas cards to those who regularly attend our church, place them in the post office and give the money you would have spent on postage to Lottie Moon. There is a jar next to the post office if you would like to place your postage money there.

Please check the post office weekly to see if your family has any mail! The Lottie Moon Post Office is located in the Worship Center near the piano.
CHILDREN’S CHOIR REHEARSAL
December 8, 5:00pm, B-204
CHRISTMAS COOKIE PACKING FOR SHUT-INS
Wednesday, December 11, 6:00pm, Fellowship Hall

Bring a dozen or two homemade or store-bought cookies to share with our shut-ins (and maybe a few to share with each other). We will have our regular Wednesday prayer meeting afterward.
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Thursday, December 12, 7:00pm, FBC, Etowah
Featuring Etowah Town Band, Etowah Community Choir, and Central Harmony

Admission is free. Non-perishable food and monetary donations to the Etowah Cooperative Food Pantry are appreciated.
DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING
Sundays, 5:00pm, Conference Room

Current study: Where Do We Go From Here? by Dr. David Jeremiah
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY

Donations of non-perishable food items for the Community Food Pantry may be left inside the Second Street entrance, nursery carport entrance, or the Worship Center vestibule.
HONORARIUMS AND MEMORIALS

  • Lottie Moon Offering in honor of Don and Wanda Slack and Doug and Shirley Swayne and in memory of Joyce Wong by Michael, April, and Evan Preston
  • Lottie Moon Offering in memory of Mattie Watson by Rual Watson
STATISTICS - 12/01/2024
Sunday School Attendance: 47
Budget Goal: $436,726.56
Budget Income: $306,672.61
Budget Expenditures: $356,475.43
Designated Income: $29,250.90

Give online at northetowah.org/give or in our app.
God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7