Christmas at Sugar Creek

Tithes and Offerings December 1, 2019Last WeekMinistry Plan _____________________ $21,829.59 Year to Date OfferingsI Love This Church ________________ $32,270.92 Global Missions Offering ___________ $54,129.87 Focused on the Present... Shaping the FutureCampaign Goal _______________ $2,000,000.00Total Pledges/Gifts ______________$946,796.29 Total Given to Date ______________$651,055.04

OUR WORLDOUR REGION OUR STATE NORTH AMERICAcreek week

Dining at Sugar Creek in Fellowship HallDecember 11th Menu: Meat Loaf with tomato sauce topping, green beans, mashed potatoes, rolls, garden salad & cobbler/ice creamKids Menu: Pizza & Christmas cookies/treatsRegister by noon Tuesday (December 10th). https://www.sugarcreek.church/events Last Wednesday Night Meal of 2019. We will resume meals on January 8, 2020!

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIPDecember 8, 2019

10:30 AMDeacon of the Week: Kevin Kail

Sunday, December 88:50 AM Women’s Prayer - Bride’s Room8:50 AM Men’s Prayer - Choir Room9:00 AM Library9:30 AM Bible Study Groups for All Ages10:30 AM Worship10:30 AM Children’s Worship - Grades 1-5 Children’s Wing5:30 PM Agape Meal - Fellowship Hall6:00 PM Members Meeting - Fellowship Hall5:30 PM Preschool Praise & Kid’s Worship

Tuesday, December 106:00 PM Young Adult Bible Study

Wednesday, December 115:00 PM Wednesday Night Meal 6:00 PM Library/Bookstore

Wednesday Nights at 6:33 PMMOMS Room 221DADS Room 214GRANDDADS Conference RoomSIDE by SIDE Women Room 233CHOIR PRACTICE Choir RoomCHAT ROOM Fellowship HallMulti-Generational Bible Study of the Book of Amos

YOUTH - IGNIITE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLLocated in Family Life Center (FLC)5:15 PM Doors Open FLC and GYM6:15 PM IGNITE Group Bible Studies

PRESCHOOL AND CHILDREN GROUPSMISSION FRIENDS Preschool WingKORE 1st-5th Grades Children’s Wing

Wednesday Nights at 8:00 PM CROSSROADS Babcocks Bible study in the Book of James for 18-24-year-old adults

Thursday, December 126:00 PM YY’s Monthly Meeting

TONIGHT @ 5:30 PM . Fellowship HallChurch-wide Agape meal - Men’s Chili Cook-off

TONIGHT @ 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Preschool Praise & Kid’s WorshipMenu: Chicken strips & chips

December Events Men and Women Sunday Prayer TimesJoin in praying for each Sunday’s worship and the ministries of Sugar Creek at 8:50 AM each Sunday morning. The men meet in the choir room and the women meet in the bride’s room.

Remember to pray each day for the work of God through The Church at Sugar Creek at 8:19 PM.

December 15 10:30 AM Adult Christmas Musical December 15 6:00 PM Children’s Christmas Musical December 15 7:00 PM Dessert FellowshipDecember 24 5:00 PM Christmas Eve Service

Singing His Praises“Angels We Have Heard on High”

“O Come All Ye Faithful”

WelcomePastor

Message Through Music“Angels from the Realms of Glory (Emmanuel)”

Adult Choir

Message from God’s WordYOUR STORY, SO THAT YOU DO KNOW HIM

Luke 2:25-32Dr. Greg McFadden

Response of the Heart, Mind, and Will“Tell Me the Story of Jesus”

“Jesus Saves”

Offertory PrayerDeacon of the Week

Giving of His Tithes and Our Offerings

OffertoryKatie Laughlin and Dinah Lowery

Announcements | Closing Remarks

Benediction

Attendance Life Connect ___________________________ 263Worship _______________________________ 311

Missions Post OfficeThe Missions Post Office is up and running. It is located in the front foyer of the church. You can place cards for members and donate cost to Missions. Check your box each Sunday and Wednesday before Christmas. Trays for our ministers are on the top of the cabinet.

December 8-15 Week of Prayer begins for International Missions . Please use the prayer guide in your bulletin.

Fundraising goal for Phase 1, Part A$2 million*

Amount received to date in pledges / cash gifts:

$946,796.29Cash gifts and pledge payments received to

date:$651,055.04

*The Church Membership voted to require that the $2 million goal be reached with at least $1 million of the goal received in cash before any renovation/construction work can begin.

Renovation Update

A little girl was explaining to her mother through tears of fear of sleeping in a dark room all alone. “But you are not alone dear,” her mother insisted. “God is always with you.” “I understand but I want a God with a face!”

And so do we all. Deep within our soul is a longing to see God up close. To hear His reassuring words in time of trouble. For centuries the people of faith longed to hear God speak or see God move. Then on a miraculous evening without much fanfare or attention God burst through the darkness and uncertainty in amazing fashion, He came as a baby in a manger. Most did not notice. But at least one did. A man named Simeon whose eyes of faith stayed on the promise that he would see the coming Messiah. And he did. Today we will see how his story intersected with God’s story and the rest is “His-story!”

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WELCOME GUESTS: If you record your visit by text (860-850-0034) or by completing the card in the hymnal pocket in front of you, we will make a $5 donation to The Gideons International. Several of our members are Gideons. Your donation helps this group provide Bibles by placing and distributing Scriptures in various locations and with various groups, but also through personal witnessing and by associating together for service. Pray that many will find God by reading the words in these strategically located Bibles. www.gideons.org

December 8, 2019Dr. Greg McFadden

YourYourSStorytorySo that you may know Him So that you may know Him

Dr. Greg McFadden

Luke 2:25-32