Extended Worship Today: December Lock-up: Kelvin Whitlock Babies: Nathan & Jennifer Teaff Toddlers 4’s & 5’s: Sara Whitlock & Ashton Whitlock Extended Session December 24: Babies: Mary Jo Price & Pat Housdan Toddlers 4’s & 5’s: Michelle Whitlock & Erica Whitlock

Deacons of the Week: Kelly Mabry: 970-9218 Jerry Williams: 857-9292 Teams & Committees Meeting Today Funeral Meals Ministry Team - Room 113 Missions Ministry Team - Room 115 Nominating Committee - Conference Room Prayer Ministry Team - Room 117 Youth Ministry Team - Youth Room Policy & Procedures - Room 111 Collegiate Ministry Team - Youth Room, 7 p.m.

Sunday Service Times Bible Study ................................................................................ 9:30 a.m. Worship ................................................................................... 10:45 a.m. Students Discipleship Training Class......................................... 5:00 p.m. Evening Worship ....................................................................... 6:00 p.m. Monday Not Meeting Till January 8 Men’s Bible Study (Youth Room) ............................................... 7:00 p.m.

No Wednesday Services Till January 10 Library ............................................................................... 5:30-7:00 p.m. Childcare for Babies and under age of 2 ........................... 6:00-7:00 p.m. Team Kids (2 year olds-kindergarten)................................ 6:00-7:00 p.m. Team Kids (1st-6th grade) ................................................. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Ladies Bible Study............................................................. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Students (Youth & College) ............................................... 6:00-7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting .................................................................. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal ............................................... 7:00-8:00 p.m.

“Growing Disciples Who Follow God, Love People, and Share Christ”

Al Ray Taylor

Associate Pastor and Minister of Music & Senior Adults

Jonathan Whitlock Associate Pastor and Minister to Students and Missions Ministries

December 17, 2017

Greeters for Today: Becca Selby & Erica Whitlock December 24: Steve Garren

Worship

Celebration December 17, 2017 If you are our guest today, please fill out a Guest card located in the

seat backs in front of you. Then after services, take this card to the

Information desk in the lobby. We have a gift bag there for you as

well as more information about Second. Thank you for worshipping

with us today!

Opportunities for Service

A Second Baptist Welcome

Hymn 85 “The First Noel”

Children’s Sermon Lisa Breedlove

Prayer

Hymn 76 “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

Hymn 101 “Gentle Mary Laid Her Child”

Hymn 93 “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”

Offertory Prayer

We Worship God with His Tithes and Our Offerings

Message in Song Choir

Sermon Bro. Jonathan Whitlock “Love Came Near”

Matthew 1:16-25; John 1:14

Hymn of Decision 300 “Without Him”

Singing As We Go

Dec. 17 Regular monthly business meeting 6:00 p.m. Copies of agenda

and reports are available throughout the church. The Son of God Bible study will not meet tonight.

Dec. 20 Student Christmas Party 5:30 p.m. at Jonathan & Michelle

Whitlock’s. Dec. 22 Delivering Christmas food boxes. If you would like to help,

please contact Bro. Jonathan. Dec. 24 Regular morning services with Sunday school at 9:30, worship

at 10:45. Dec. 24 Candles, Carols, and Communion will be at 5:00 p.m. Dec. 25 & 26 Church office will be closed. Dec. 31 Deadline to sign up for the Mexico Mission trip March 10-17.

Contact Steve Overton for more information and to sign up. Dec. 31 Regular morning services, there will be no evening services. Jan. 1 Church office will be closed. Jan. 7 Deadline to turn in information for the January business

meeting. Jan. 7 The Son of God Bible study resumes at 6:00 p.m. in the

Fellowship Hall. Jan. 10 Wednesday activities resume.

Nominating Committee is now taking nominations for two women to serve on the Pastor Search Team. They will be accepting nominations

until December 17. Please ask your nominee of their willingness to serve before you turn in their name. There is a drop box in the Ministry

Opportunities Area.

The Deacon’s are collecting a Christmas love offering for the church staff. Just mark your envelope “staff love offering.”