REJOICE Worship Celebrations

We celebrate the Baptism of

Lyla Pearl Van Hoove daughter of Kyle & Blythe

8am service

OROMO AND FAITH COMMUNITY WORSHIP TOGETHER! Last Sunday, at our 11am service, Faith Community celebrated a joint worship service with the Oromo (Ethiopian) congregation that worships on our campus on Sunday afternoons. What an uplifting and inspiring service as we celebrated our oneness in Christ and worshiped the Lord together! We rejoice that the Oromo congregation is in the process of becoming an LCMS congregation!

NURSERY CARE for children ages 6 months to 3 years during the 930am and 11am services. Please check your child(ren) in at the nursery (gym) and fill out an information card. If you want to join our team, please email Kayla Marty at kayla.marty@gmail.com.

All Sunday school classes meet each week 930-1030am. Kingdom Kids (ages 4 - 3rd grade), Quest456 (4th-6th grade) and Youth Sunday School (7th-12th grade) meet in the following rooms: 4 - 5 year olds Room KB

Kindergarten - 1st grade Room KA 2nd - 3rd grades Room 2C 4th - 6th grades Room 5A 7th - 12th grades Youth Room

D6 PARENT CLASS D6 is short for Deuteronomy 6, where the Lord tells parents to impress our love for Him on our children. Our D6 parent classes are here to help parents with this great task. Here’s what we have coming up: “Talking to Your Children About Sex” – Dec 4 & 6 Registration info for this class can be found at our “family table” in the church lobby as well as on our church website.

Welcome to Faith Community! Welcome to all of our guests. We are thankful for your presence today. As you are leaving church, please look for our Guest Center in the courtyard and pick up a welcome packet and gift from us.

OH, LADIES! It's time to sign up for the annual Women's Christmas Tea! Our theme this year is "Amazing Love". Join us on Sunday December 4 from 430-630pm in the Family Life Center. Please look for sign up sheets in the church lobby for table hostesses and guests. For information, please contact Amy Michaelson at michaelson_family@msn.com or 702-755-8869. PRETEEN YOUTH GROUP RESUMES JANUARY The preteen youth group (4th-6th grades) will be taking a break from meeting together on Wednesday evenings until mid-January. Be on the lookout for details on a newly refurbished program beginning after the new year! THANKSGIVING DINNER & WORSHIP – WEDNESDAY Nov 23 Everyone is invited to join in the scrumptious Thanksgiving meal at 6pm on Wed, 11/23 in the gym. The cost is $10 for adults 12+ and $5 for children. All proceeds will go to Voice of the Martyrs to support the persecuted church world-wide. Worship will begin at 7pm. Please bring a friend so we can expand our invitations to know Jesus and thank God for our freedom to worship Him! ADVENT SEASON BEGINS Please feel free to take copies of our Advent schedule brochure as well as a devotional booklet, located in the church lobby, to share with family and friends.

CHURCH OFFICE MANAGER OPENING Our church is seeking a full-time office manager to begin duties in January 2017. We are looking for a caring Christ-centered person with office skills, successful office management or similar leadership experience who is able to take our ministry "to the next level" with social networking and other e-communications. The preferred church office manager is or will become an active member of Faith Community Lutheran Church. Compensation includes salary, paid vacation and sick leave with retirement plan and health insurance. The job description is available in the church office. Questions may be directed to Church HR Director John Molchon at 702-921-2700 ext. 242 and john.molchon@faithlasvegas.org. Interested persons are invited to provide resumes with applicable references which are received only by email attachment to john.molchon@faithlasvegas.org. YOUTH CHRISTMAS PARTY – Saturday, December 17, 6-8pm in the Gym This is for all 7th-12th grade youth. Each person should bring a wrapped present $5-$10 in value, a school supply for our missions in Liberia and the DR, and a refreshment (please see flyer found in the church lobby). Invite a friend and join us for this fun event! YOUTH MISSION TRIP TO SALT LAKE CITY Are you a 7th-12th grade youth who would be interested in attending our annual summer youth mission trip? If you have an interest, please sign your name on the interest sheet in the church lobby. We are hoping to get an idea of how many would have interest in attending the trip next year – signing your name does not obligate you to register for the trip! The youth mission trip will be to Salt Lake City, Utah, and takes place over 5-6 days in June or July.

LIBERIA MISSION TRIP Would you love to spend time pouring hope into one of the 26 orphans sponsored by Faith Community? Would you love to join the Liberian church as they share the Gospel in an animistic community through vision clinics and teacher training workshops. We are now forming a small team to travel to Liberia from June 10 – 21. We will be dwelling at the orphanage and living among the kids we love so dearly. The cost will be $1800/pp plus immunizations and passport (Fundraising ideas provided). Please prayerfully consider and contact linda.kurtz@faithlasvegas.org or 702-439-7902 for more info. WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP All adult woman are invited for Christian Women Fellowship Open House at the home of Kimberly Arkens on the First Tuesday of each month between 6-9pm. Please bring your favorite snack to share. Beverages provided. Come join us December 6, 2016 for Christian fellowship in The Lakes (just miles from church). Call for more information and to RSVP. 541-890-2227 EXPANDING OUR FAITH UPDATE "Expanding Our Faith" is our three year capital campaign for our new church campus. It began November, 2015, and as of October 31, 2016, we have received $1,536,821.97. Thanks to all who have made commitments and given gifts to "Expanding Our Faith". If you have not had the opportunity to make a commitment, you can find commitment cards on the wall kiosk in the lobby. DID YOU KNOW? There is a bulletin board located on the wall outside the main church doors that publicizes advertisements for jobs, meetings, events, etc. PART-TIME LIBRARY/MEDIA ASSISTANT POSITION NEEDED Faith Lutheran Academy is looking for a part-time assistant for our Library/Media Specialist for the remainder of the 2016-17 school year. Some of the main responsibilities/tasks would be to help with the organization of library resources and simple maintenance of Academy owned devices. This position would be 10 hours/week (2 hours per day) starting at $10.50/hour. Candidates need to be task-oriented and experience with Apple devices is preferred. If you are interested, please email Principal Matt Fischer at matt.fischer@faithlasvegas.org by Friday, November 18. ALTAR FLOWERS Flowers today are given by The Hoover Family in celebration of their granddaughter, Denise Marie, on her birthday. You may provide flowers for the altar on the flower calendar in the church office. Each arrangement is $20 - payment is collected upon signing up.

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GIVING UPDATE Budgeted Actual

$112,000.00 $108,515.39 $3,484.61 Oct 2016

$406,000.00 $394,936.25 $11,063.75 Year to date

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Sun Nov 20

8am 930am

930am 930am

1045am 11am

Traditional Worship Service Contemporary Worship Service/Kingdom Tots/Kingdom Kids/Quest456/Youth/Confirmation Isaiah - Conference Room The Book of Acts - FLC Music Room Financial Peace University - Banquet Room Contemporary Worship Service/ Kingdom Tots

Mon Nov 21

Tues Nov 22 930am 630pm

7pm 7pm

Threads of Faith - Banquet Room Divorce Care - Conference Room Men’s Basketball Fellowship Choir Practice - Sanctuary

Wed Nov 23 6pm 6pm 7pm

630pm

GriefShare - Conference Room Thanksgiving Meal - Gym Thanksgiving Service - Sanctuary Bell Choir - Sanctuary

Thurs Nov 24

Happy Thanksgiving

Fri Nov 25

Offices Closed

Sat Nov 26

230pm 519pm

Mercy 519 Rehearsal Mercy 519 Worship Service

Sun Nov 27

8am 930am 930am 930am 11am

Traditional Worship Service Contemporary Worship Service/Kingdom Tots Isaiah- Conference Room The Book of Acts - FLC Music Room Contemporary Worship Service/Kingdom Tots

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR

Through the Lord’s Supper, Jesus comes to us and grants us His eternal gifts! As we prepare to receive the Lord’s Supper, God’s Word encourages us to examine ourselves. The following questions can help you as you prepare to receive the Lord and His gifts: 1) Do you believe that you are a sinner whose hope for eternal life comes from

Christ alone? Romans 3:23-24 2) Do you believe that Jesus Christ is God’s Son and your Savior? Matt. 16:15-17 3) Do you believe that Jesus is present in this sacred meal to grant His forgiveness?

Matthew 26:26-28

4) Do you, by the power of the Holy Spirit, desire to live a godly life in response to

the Lord’s grace and goodness? Romans 12:1-2

Prepare for the Lord’s Supper

Driving the Word Home

Isaiah 55:8-11 2 Timothy 3:14-17 John 17:13-17

November 19 and November 20, 2016

Pastor Bo Brink

As you leave church today and return home, please take the opportunity throughout the week to consider and discuss the following based on the sermon and the following Scriptures.

Monday – In Is 55:8-9, God says that “my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” What does He mean? How can we find out about “His ways and thoughts”?

Tuesday – In Is 55:10-11, God says that His Word is like the rain and snow, because it “will accomplish what I desire, and achieve the pur-pose for which I sent it.” What purposes do the rain and snow achieve? What purposes does God’s Word achieve?

Wednesday – In II Tim. 3:14-15, St. Paul says that young Timothy had learned about the Bible “from infancy.” Did someone help you learn about the Bible when you were a child? How does that make you feel? Is there a child in your life whom you could help learn about the Bible?

Thursday – In II Tim. 3:15, St. Paul says that the Scriptures (Bible) are able to make a person wise “for salvation through faith in Christ Je-sus.” How does the Bible accomplish this? Has the Bible accomplished this in you?

Friday – In II Tim. 3:16, St. Paul says that whole the Bible is “God-breathed.” What does that mean to you? Why is it important to be a student of the Bible?

Saturday – In John 17:17, Jesus says that God’s Word “is truth.” What do you think Jesus meant by this? If the Bible is “God’s truth,” what should we do with it?

True or False 1. T F People really need a source of information which is 100% true. 2. T F The sacred books of other religions are just as reliably true as the Bible. 3. T F The Bible is the only book worthy of being called “God’s Word” because its authors were inspired by the Holy Spirit. 4. T F Archaeology has repeatedly proven the Bible to be a little off in its history and geography. 5. T F The idea of salvation by faith alone, in Christ alone, and through faith alone is found in the sacred books of many religions.

“Here I Stand … on Scripture Alone”

Luke 8:26-39 1 Kings 19:19-21 Luke 9:57-62

How important is it to you to know the truth on any given issue? How did the universe, Planet Earth, and life begin? Is sin a real concept and does God really care about it? What happens when a human dies? How can sinful human beings be saved?

How important is it to have a source of information which will communicate only the truth to you?

Today we celebrate together that God, in His grace, has provided us with that source of information. It’s called the Bible!

Isaiah 55:8-11 2 Timothy 3:14-17 John 17:13-17