基督教浸信會懷恩堂

Grace Baptist Church Sunday, December 25, 2016

I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” ~ Psalm 122:1

Time Worship Services Suitable for Location

Chinese

Services

8:30-9:40 a.m. Morning Service All Sanctuary

9:30-11:00 a.m. Students’ Service All / Students Coleman Hall

11:30 a.m.–12:40 p.m. Noon Service

All

Sanctuary

7:30-8:45 p.m. Evening Service Room 401

English

Services

10:00-11:15 a.m. Morning Service Sanctuary

5:30-7:00 p.m. Evening Service Coleman Hall

Others

10:00-11:15 a.m. Taiwanese Service Room 301

11:20-11:40 a.m. Children’s Service Children

(age 7-12) Kindergarten

4:00-5:30 p.m. Bilingual Service

All

Sanctuary

Prayer

Meetings

Wed. 7:30-8:45 p.m. Chinese Prayer Meeting Coleman Hall

Wed. 7:30-9:00 p.m. English Prayer Meeting Room 301

~ ENGLISH SERVICES IN BOLD ~

10673 台北市大安區新生南路三段 90 號 (捷運公館站 3 號出口)

No. 90, Sec. 3, Hsin Sheng South Road, Taipei, Taiwan 10673 (MRT Gong Guan Station, Exit 3)

Tel:(02) 2362-5321 (Chinese) (02) 8369-2840 (English) Fax:(02) 2362-7975

Website: www.gbc.org.tw/en E-mail: baptists@gbc.org.tw

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Morning Worship Service – 10 a.m.

Sunday, December 25, 2016

Welcome / Prayer / Announcements Tony Zee

Opening Song “It’s a Merry Christmas Day” Ensemble

Worship Through Carols “Angels We Have Heard on High” Worship Team

“Hark the Herald Angels Sing”

“Angels from the Realms of Glory”

Scripture Reading #1 Matthew 1:18-25 Melva Clark

Worship Through Music “Hymn of Joy” Worship Team

“Jesus, Only Jesus”

“Worthy Is the Lamb”

Scripture Reading #2 Luke 2:1-7 Catherine Zee

Worship Through Carols “O Holy Night” Worship Team

“The Birthday of the King”

Reflection / Offertory Prayer Pastor Nick Brideson

Tithes and Offerings “Christmas Offering” Ensemble

Worship Through Carols “Joy to the World” Worship Team

“O Come All Ye Faithful”

“Crown Him (Majesty)”

“Glorify Thy Name”

Closing Prayer Pastor Nick Brideson

Closing Song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” Congregation

Worship Team: Cherrie Lim, Armand Lim, Vicky Lin, Alex Chen, Eric Cheng, Monica Kong

Nursery care is available in the kindergarten room during the Morning Worship Service and Sunday School hours

Merry Christmas

Goals: Prayer; Building the Body; Missions

Thank you for choosing to worship with us and celebrate the glory of our Lord. We hope you feel a fresh expression of God’s love for you today. The invitation to

Christian discipleship and church membership is open to all whose faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God and sole Savior is consistent with the teaching of the

Bible. As our guest, please do not feel obligated to put anything in the offering bag, except the welcome card, which we request you

to fill out so we can get to know you better.

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Scripture: Hebrews 13:7-21 (ESV)

Notes:

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 & Luke 2:1-7

December 25, 2016

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV) 18

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about, His mother Mary was pledged to

be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through

the Holy Spirit. 19

Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want

to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. 20

But after he had

considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of

David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is

from the Holy Spirit. 21

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name

JESUS, because he will save his people from their sins.” 22

All this took place to fulfill what

the Lord had said through the prophet: 23

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son,

and they will call him Immanuel (which means “God with us”). 24

When Joseph woke up, he

did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25

But

he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the

name JESUS.

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7 (NIV) 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire

Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of

Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.

4 So Joseph also went up from the

town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged

to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to

be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the

baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and

placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

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Sunday School Classes

Classes Type Time Room

Christianity 101 Adults 11:30 a.m. Mount of Olives

Christianity 102 –

Daily Walk with Jesus Adults 11:30 a.m. 305

Gospel Project Adults 11:30 a.m. 405

Gospel Project Adults 11:30 a.m. B05

Gospel Project Adults 11:30 a.m. WanFu 22, Room C

Youth Grades 7 and above 11:30 a.m.- 12:50 p.m. B04

AWANA Age 5 – grade 6 11:20 a.m.- 12:20 p.m. 401 / 404

Preschool Age 2-5 11:20 a.m.- 12:20 p.m. 403

Nursery Age 2 and under 10 a.m.- 12:40 p.m. Kindergarten

Gospel Translation Adults 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. 303

Gospel Project Adults 4:00 p.m. B03

Small Groups

Name Leader Suitable for Time

Salt and Light Paul Han Christians looking for fellowship with Christian brothers and sisters

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Sunday

Crown of Beauty Roxanne Lin Mission-minded Christians

who desire to share God’s love 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Sunday

Friday NTU Group

Rob Riley & Nick Brideson

For university students who like to learn about Christianity

and discuss in English

12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Friday

Sigueme Chien Ferng Spanish speakers

looking for fellowship 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Friday Women’s Breakfast

Fellowship Foua Xiong

Women looking for fellowship over breakfast

8:30 – 10:30 a.m. 2

nd Saturday

Parenting Group Jonathan & Wendy

Evans Anyone looking for

family-related fellowship 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

2nd

and 4th

Sunday

If you would like to have fellowship with your Christian brothers and sisters in any of the groups above,

please e-mail Peter Shannon at: PeterS@gbc.org.tw

GP (Gospel Project) Study Group Name Leader Suitable for Time

HSINCHU GP Study Group

Armand Lim Anyone wishing to

study Gospel Project materials 7:00 – 8:45 p.m.

Friday

If you would like to join this GP study group, please e-mail to aline@gbc.org.tw

Announcement

Reminders from the Church Office ~ Media Policy

For reasons of privacy, copyright, etc., please DO NOT take videos / pictures or place pictures / videos on social media of ANY GBC meetings / events without permission.

If you want to review the Sunday sermons or choir presentations, please go on GBC website http://www.gbc.org.tw/en/ or you can buy the CD of the Sunday services at the front desk stating

which sermon you want. Each CD costs NT20. Thank you!

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Announcements

Notices No morining tea fellowship TODAY and next Sunday (Jan. 1).

AWANA program &Preschool take a break today and next Sunday (Jan. 1).

All will resume on Jan. 8 2017.

Thank you to all Christmas Co-workers!

All Glory to God for brothers and sisters who attended our Christmas Eve

Service. And we would like to thank everyone for making the

Pre-Christmas Brunch & Potluck such a success. It was a great time for us

to get together as a church family. Thank you especially to everyone who

helped with the set-up or cleanup and who brought food. You all helped to

make this year’s Pre-Christmas Brunch & Potluck a special time together.

Next Baptism on January 1, 2017

If you are interested in becoming a member of GBC, or in applying for baptism, please contact

SueJenny Hsu at suejenny@gbc.org.tw for detailed information.

- Next Baptismal service -

On January 1, 2017, during the Bilingual Service, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. in the sanctuary.

-- Steps to apply for baptism --

1. Attend the course “Christianity 101” - as preparation for baptism. This class is in the

Mount of Olives Room at 11:30 a.m. each Sunday. It introduces participants to the basics of

Christianity. Anyone is welcome to attend, but candidates for baptism must complete this

class prior to being baptized.

2. Attend “New Members’ Class”- People applying for baptism or church membership are

required to attend a New Members' Class. The applicant needs to attend one time only in

order to know about GBC. Please bring a 2-inch ID picture for the application form.

3. Testimony - about 300-500 words (written)

4. Interview – 30-minute individual interview with the Pastor.

Year End

Prayer

Meeting

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”

~ Colossians 4:2

The regular Wednesday Prayer Meeting on Dec. 28 will be moved to Dec. 31

(Sat.) from 9:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. at Room 401. Let us be a church of

prayer. Come to pray with brothers and sisters in Christ for looking back at

year 2016 and looking forward to a blessed new year of 2017.

Mabuhay Fellowship

Mabuhay Fellowship comprises the Filipino group and sponsors various activities.

Today, we have no potluck lunch but we will have special activities at 2 p.m. in Room

B05.

Evergreen Fellowship

Evergreen is a bilingual fellowship that meets on Saturday nights at 6 p.m. in Room

401. If you don't currently attend a group at GBC or would like to serve somewhere,

Evergreen is the perfect fellowship group for you to attend.

On December 31, we will have a Year-End Potluck & Sharing at Room 401. All are

welcome to join!!

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Announcements

2016 CHRISTMAS EVENTS

Date Time Event Location

Dec. 25 (Sun.) 10:00 – 11:15 Christmas Day Morning Service (English) Sanctuary

17:30 – 19:00 Evening Service (English) has been canceled

Dec. 31 (Sat.)

18:00 – 20:00 Evergreen Year End Potluck (Bilingual) Room 401

21:00 – 22:30 Year End Prayer Meeting (English) Room 401

23:00 – 00:30 Year End Communion Service (English) Coleman hall

~ ENGLISH SERVICES IN BOLD PRINT ~

English Version Daily Living Water

If anyone would like to use English Version Daily Living Water as devotional material, please

sign up to buy it at the Front Desk. The fee is NT$90 per book.

Orphanage Ministry Next visit: Today at 2:00 p.m. (meet at the front desk)

The team visits the orphanage every 2nd

and 4th Sunday. We welcome any baptized Christian

who loves to share gospel stories with kids. If you feel God calling you to make a commitment

to build relationships with orphans, please contact Rebecca Kuo at chingmeikuo@gmail.com Evening PPT Ministry

We are looking for volunteers to serve in the evening PPT team to help play the powerpoint. If

you’d like to serve, please contact Nina at ninaing@gmail.com. Thank you!

Flower Arrangment Ministry Recruiting

Flower arrangement ministry meets every Saturday morning to prepare for the worship. If you

would like to serve Him through the art of flower arrangment and can commit to this ministry

for long-term, please contact Suejenny at 2362-5321 ext. 128 or email to suejenny@gbc.org.tw

for more information.

Friday Night Concerts of January 2017

DATE TIME PERFORMER January 13

7:30 p.m. Chong-Yuan Jian Vocal Recital

January 20 Jia-Xuan Zhou Violin Concerto

Offering Using Check or Credit Card (An announcement from GBC’s Financial Committee)

A. To give by check:

a. If the check is issued from countries other than Taiwan, please make it payable to "Grace Baptist Church".

b. If the check is issued in Taiwan, please make it payable to "財團法人台

北市基督教浸信會懷恩堂" or "基督教浸信會懷恩堂" (choose either title). c. If you make any correction to the check, please sign your name next to the correction. d. Put the check in a pink offertory envelope and put it into the offering bag during the service.

B. To give by credit card:

a. Credit Card Donation Forms are available at the front desk and the administrative office. b. Please fill out the form and put it into the offertory bag during the service. You do not need to

use the offertory envelope.

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This form is for you! Please take a moment and fill it out. Please print.

Then tear out the form and give it to an usher or place it in the offering bag. Thank you! □ I would like to meet with the pastor I’d like information on: My decision today: □ How to begin a relationship with Christ □ I’m committing my life to Christ □ How to join this church family □ I want to be baptized □ Bible Studies □ Women’s Ministries □ I’m renewing my commitment to Christ □ Music Ministries □ Children’s Ministries □ I want to join a Sunday School class □ Evergreen Bilingual Fellowship □ I’m willing to help where needed □ Mabyhay Fellowship

Prayer request or Praise : □ for prayer list □ confidential (write in below space)_____________

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Regular Weekly Activities at Grace

Sunday

7:30 a.m. Prayer Hour – Mount of Olives Room 8:30 a.m. Prayer Hour – Mount of Olives Room 9:00 a.m. Choir Preparation – Room 307 (1st/3rd/5th Sundays) 9:00 a.m. Usher Training –Mount of Olives Room 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship Service – Sanctuary 11:30 a.m. Sunday School - (see list on page 3 for details) 12:30 p.m. Mabuhay Potluck Lunch – B05 13:00 p.m. AWANA Prayer Meeting – Room 404 1:00 p.m. Adult Choir Practice – Room 307 2:00 p.m. Sunday School - (see list on page 3 for details)

Mabuhay Fellowship Activities – B05: Prayer Meeting (1st Sunday), Bible Study (2nd/4th Sundays) Fellowship (3rd Sunday), Special Activities (5th Sundays)

2-4 p.m. Gospel Translation – Room 303

3:30 p.m. Prayer Hour – Mount of Olives Room

Evening Worship rehearsal – Coleman Hall 4:00 p.m. Sunday School – (Starting from Dec. 4, see list on page 3 for details) 5:30 p.m. Evening Worship Service – Coleman Hall

Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Church Prayer Meeting (English) – Room 301 Church Prayer Meeting (Chinese) – Coleman Hall

Thursday 7:30 p.m. Bible studies on "Bible Topical Studies" – Room 301 - Contact Rod Syverson at rod_syverson@hotmail.com

Saturday 6:00 p.m. Evergreen Fellowship – Room 401

Church Staff

Rev. Stephen Lee: Worship, Mission Rev. David Kong: Church Administration Rev. Peter Wang: Christian Education, Taiwanese Worship, BTU Rev. Charles Huang: Bilingual Worship, Website, Growth Fellowship #187 Rev. Henson Huang: Student Ministry #186 Rev. Tsen-Jen Wu: 2nd Worship Rev. John Lee: Caring, Family Ministry #122 Rev. Ming-Choi Leung: Growth Ministry Project #188 Minister Charlene Chang: Mission Ministry #133

Minister Ya-Lin Tseng: Children and Women, Children Sunday School #185 Minister Mary Shuen: Children and Women, Mission Ministry #184 Minister Lydia Liang: Caring, Sister Ministry #126 Minister Chuh-Sien Lin: Music Ministry, Organist

English Congregation

Rev. Nick Brideson: English Ministry #136

Minister Peter Shannon: English Ministry #131

SueJenny Hsu: English Ministry Secretary #128

Aline Kao: English Ministry Secretary #132

Hsiao-Yen Shen: Director of Administration Office #113 Anita Chen: Accounting #110 Grace Liu: Cashier & Ministry Assistant #111 Jean Tang: Community Director, Friday Night Concert Bonnie Chao: Community, Caring Clerk #127 Cliff Zhao: Chinese Clerk #180 Titan Chen: Information Technology #112 Isaac Liu: PA System #115 Ann Huang: Art Editor #116 Frank Hu: General Affairs #119

Welcome! We are glad you are here! December 25, 2016

This form is for you! Please take a moment and fill it out. Please print.

Then tear out the form and give it to an usher or place it in the offering bag. Thank you!

Name:__________________ Age: Under 18, 18-25, 25-40, 40-55, 55-70, 70+ Male ___ Female ___

Address: ______________________________________________________________________________

Contact Phone: ___________________E-mail address:_________________________________________

Children living at home. (names and ages): __________________________________________________

□ This is my first / second time to attend □ I am a regular attender □ I am a returnee

How did you hear about our church? ______________________ I’m the guest of ____________________

What I noticed first about Grace Baptist Church’s English Congregation: ___________________________

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