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December 13, 2015Third Sunday of Advent

Joy

Gathering of God’s People Preparation for Worship Orchestra

“The Joy of Christmas” Old Testament Lesson: Malachi 3:1-4 Lawrence Powers

* “Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus” (no. 244)

* Prayer Michael McKnight

Lighting the Advent Candle Joshua Breazeale

“The Advent Candle Shines”

Proclaiming God’s Word–Majesty in a Manger “A King Like This” Emerge Musicians

“His Story” Revelation Players

“Child of Peace, Child of Hope” Chancel Choir

“A Seeker Trilogy” Revelation Players

“Born that We May Have Life” Chancel Choir, Orchestra, and Emerge Musicians

“The Manger is Empty” Revelation Players

“You Are Emmanuel” Emerge Musicians

“Glory to God in the Highest” Genesis Players

Responding With Gratitude & Commitment * Carol of Response No. 249 “O Come, All Ye Faithful”

During the Time of Response you are invited to bring your offering for International Missions to the baskets near the communion table at the front of the sanctuary.

* Prayer for Our Offering Deacon

“Bethlehem” Chancel Choir and Orchestra

* “Doxology” (no. 815)

Sending Forth in Service & Ministry Sharing of Decisions Greg Rogers

* Benediction

* all who are able, please stand 12-13-15

W O R S H I P E X P E R I E N C E

Gathering of God’s People Welcome and Prayer Michael McKnight

Preparation for Worship Orchestra

“The Joy of Christmas”

Old Testament Lesson: Malachi 3:1-4 Lawrence Powers

* “Your Name”

Lighting the Advent Candle Joshua Breazeale

“O Come, O Come Emmanuel”

Proclaiming God’s Word–Majesty in a Manger “A King Like This” Emerge Musicians

“His Story” Revelation Players

“Child of Peace, Child of Hope” Chancel Choir

“A Seeker Trilogy” Revelation Players

“Born that We May Have Life” Chancel Choir, Orchestra, and Emerge Musicians

“The Manger is Empty” Revelation Players

“You Are Emmanuel” Emerge Musicians

“Glory to God in the Highest” Genesis Players

Responding With Gratitude & CommitmentDuring the Time of Response you are invited to bring your offering for International Missions

to the baskets at the communion stations. * “Offering” “Bethlehem” Chancel Choir and Orchestra

Sending Forth in Service & Ministry Sharing of Decisions Greg Rogers

* Benediction

* all who are able, please stand 12-13-15

A labyrinth is a circular design, placed on the floor, which allows a person to walk the path to the center and return along the same path to the beginning.

The purpose of the labyrinth is to allow people to come and find a space for prayer and meditation with God.

LabyrinthOur labyrinth is available in the Multi-Purpose Room.

Come and walk the labyrinth from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. weekdays and on Sunday mornings.

TODAY • Sunday • December 13th

Offerings will be divided 50-50 between the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Lottie Moon Christmas Offerings for world missions unless you designate otherwise.

International Missions Offering Ingathering

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Christmas Food DistributionSaturday, December 19th • 8:00 until 11:30 a.m.

Volunteers needed to pack and load food boxes.For More Information Contact James Pearsall ([email protected])

CHRISTMAS

TONIGHT, December 137:00 p.m.

Pre-service music begins at 6:40 p.m.

The Honor Card

Community Crossroads Center

Give a gift that helps those who have no home. Purchase an Honor Card for $5 and send to someone instead of a traditional Christmas card or present. Your $5 will provide services for the homeless of

Greenville and provide a way to honor those you love during this season. Additional information about the cards may be found at:

TheHonorCard.com

Cards are available in Grand Central or the Church Office.

The Honor Card

OnlineDevotions

Check out the What’s New section

of our website for links to several online devotions

for the advent season.

International Missions Post Office

See the display in the Narthex for details.Send holiday greetings to your friends at Oakmont

and donate the stamp money to international missions.

December 27

1 Worship Service

11o’clock

Sunday School Will Not Meet

Looking for a different type of Christmas gift this year?Check out the display in Grand Central of unique items that are all Fair Trade Certified.

(Fair Trade products are slave-free, child-labor-free, and exploitation free.)

All the proceeds will be used to help the work of Eastern North Carolina Stop Human Trafficking Now.

Sunday, December 13, 2015 8:20 a.m. 8:20 Sunday School 8:30 a.m. Labyrinth Available .................... Multi-Purpose Room 9:40 a.m. 9:40 Sunday School 9:40 Worship .................................................... Sanctuary 9:40 a.m. The Gathering Place

for Young Adults ............................. Fellowship Hall 11:00 a.m. 11:00 Sunday School Emerge Worship Experience........................ Sanctuary 1:00 p.m. Medical Clinic ..................................... Branches at 1400 5:30 p.m. Youth Christmas Gathering ........... Branches at 1400 7:00 p.m. Ensemble’s Christmas Concert.................... Sanctuary

Monday, December 14, 2015 9:00 a.m. Labyrinth Available .................... Multi-Purpose Room 9:30 a.m. Ministers’ Prayer Time 5:30 p.m. GriefShare .......................................................... Room 502 6:00 p.m. The Vine

(20’s-Mid-30’s Community) ...... Fellowship Hall 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

Leadership Training ..................................Room 507 7:30 p.m. Prayer Group

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 9:00 a.m. Labyrinth Available .................... Multi-Purpose Room 10:00 a.m. k2tog-U&Me Knit/Crochet Team 10:30 a.m. JOY Singers Concert .................................Golden Living 5:00 p.m. Tuesday Night Ministry ........................ Fellowship Hall 7:00 p.m. ESL Class .............................................Community Room

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 9:00 a.m. Labyrinth Available .................... Multi-Purpose Room 10:00 a.m. JOY Singers’ Concert .............................Carolina House 12:30 p.m. Baptist Men’s Lunch .............................................. Chico’s 6:30 p.m. Youth-Christmas Caroling .............. Branches at 1400

Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:00 a.m. Labyrinth Available .................... Multi-Purpose Room 9:30 a.m. JOY Singers Concert .............................Southern Living

Friday, December 18, 2015 9:00 a.m. Labyrinth Available .................... Multi-Purpose Room

Saturday, December 19, 2015 8:00 a.m. Food Distribution ..............................................First Born

WINTER/SPRING 20O16

Adult Classes Resume January 13, 2016Information about classes available in Grand Central.

ADULT SMALL GROUP STUDIES

FoodDistribution

There will NOT be a food distribution

at Oakmont in December.

ArchiveYou can view video of our services for the past year online. You can find a link in the media section of our website. You can also use the Sunday Streams app.Sunday morning services are usually available by Monday morning.

Audio of SermonYou can listen and download the audio file of our sermon each week. You can find a link in the media section of our website.

PodcastYou can subscribe to the Oakmont Church Sermons podcast through iTunes.You can find a link in the media section of our website.

Live StreamingOur 9:40 Worship Service and Emerge Worship Experience are available on-line with live streaming each week during the services. Often special services are also streamed live.You can find a link in the media section of our website to watch on your computer.You can use your mobile device to view our live stream by downloading the Sunday Steams app from the Apple App Store and Google Play. Use “oakmontchurch” as our ID for the app.

Cable 7You can watch our 9:40 service each week at 11 o’clock on Greenville Cable 7. Sorry, but the service is not available using Dish or other networks. Unfortunately, it is not available at Vidant Medical Center. Use the Live Stream option from our web site.

Can’t make it to worship on Sunday morning?

There are several ways you can worship with us...

Dear Oakmont Church Family,

As you give generously, you make a significant impact in people’s lives among our Oakmont family and in our community and world. Your financial generosity in 2015 enables us to:

Worship God weekly, observe seasonal emphases such as Advent, celebrate marriages at weddings and remember lives well lived at funerals, dedicate parents and children, ordain persons into ministry leadership, and baptize new believers into the Christian faith.

Teach and study the truths of the Bible and integrate them into our lives during numerous studies and classes throughout the week for all ages.

Provide a specific ministry to preschool and elementary children, along with middle, high school, and college students through weekly studies, retreats, camps, and mission trips.

Touch the Greenville community through the Oakmont Community Center, which provides a twice-monthly medical clinic, Tuesday evening community meal, monthly food distribution, literacy and tutoring to students, affordable housing through Oakmont Square Apartments, English as a Second Language, a Celebrate Recovery ministry to individuals struggling with addictions, and the STEPS ministry working with women vocationally, educationally, and spiritually.

Send numerous Oakmonters on multiple mission trips in our country and internationally, and support local community organizations throughout the year.

Support our church staff as they provide a preaching and teaching, pastoral care, and leadership ministry in our church and community.

Provide the “infrastructure” of utilities, maintenance, insurance, and new equipment that makes much of our ministry together possible.

As we bring 2015 to a close, your church leadership is grateful for the many ways that you share your time, talents, and finances for God’s ministry at Oakmont. Giving is a spiritual habit, rooted in gratitude to God and expressed by Jesus’ sacrificial giving for us.

Many people find it meaningful during December to give generously to Oakmont’s ministry as an act of gratitude to God. Use this Advent season to catch up on your financial giving, or make an additional “grace gift” if you are already tithing. Please remember that all contributions must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 31 to be counted toward the 2015 tax year.

Thank you for all you do and mean to the Oakmont Church family. We continue to be blessed by your generous hearts, and wish you a happy Advent and Merry Christmas!

Ashley Barker Jeff Hall Greg RogersStewardship Team Leader Diaconate Chair Pastor

Oakmont Baptist Church

1100 Red Banks Road • Greenville, NC 27858 • 252-756-1245 • www.oakmontchurch.com

2015 Contribution Reports will be available by January 31, 2016.

All contributions to be counted for the 2015 Tax Year must be received in the Church Office by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2015.

Electronic Giving Many financial institutions (banks, credit unions, etc.) offer FREE or low cost methods to pay bills and contributions. Please consider contacting your financial institution to set up one-time or recurring contributions to Oakmont for God’s tithes and your offerings. This method will, in fact, save Oakmont money by reducing our need to mail offering envelopes and service fees associated with our on-line method of giving. These savings can be used for other ministries.

You can use the Church Life app to

make contributions to Oakmont.

Download it from the Apple App Store or from Google Play.

You may also follow the link found in the Donate section of our web site to contribute online.

Response TimeDuring the time of response

you are invited to...• make a decision for Christ.• make a decision to become a

member of Oakmont.• light a candle as a symbol of your

prayers at the stations by the windows.• write a prayer request at the stations

by the windows. Our ministerial staff prays for these requests each week.

• speak or pray with one of our ministers.• during the Emerge Worship Experi-

ence, participate in communion at the stations at the front and rear of the sanctuary.

• during the Emerge Worship Experi-ence, if you consider Oakmont your church home, bring your tithes and offerings to the communion stations.

Minister on CallDecember 12 & 13

Michael McKnight • 321-0285

December 19 & 20Steve Harding • 347-5622

Oakmont Baptist Church1100 Red Banks Road • Greenville, NC 27858252-756-1245 • www.oakmontchurch.comOffice Hours: Monday-Friday • 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Our Record of FaithfulnessDecember 6, 2015

Sunday School .............................................................................................321Worship Attendance ................................................................................486

Weekly Budget Amount ........................................................$34,000.00Receipts Last Week ..................................................................$40,999.13Over (Under) ............................................................................... $6,999.13

Budget Year to Date ...........................................................$1,666,000.00Receipts Year to Date ...........................................................$1,513,051.61Over (Under) ......................................................................... ($152,948.39)

Multi-MediaOur 9:40 Service is recorded each week

and shown on Cable 7 at 11:00 a.m.

Live Streaming is available on the “What’s New” tab of our web site.

Preschool Childcare

During our worship services we have Sunday School available for preschoolers ages 4 and younger

All the Members • MinistersDr. Gregory P. Rogers

Pastorextension 206 • [email protected]

Rev. Michael R. McKnightMinister of Music

extension 204 • [email protected]

Rev. Beth M. ThompsonAssociate Pastor


Rev. Stephen C. HardingMinister of Media and Arts


Rev. Amy S. AndrewsMinister of Youth and Collegeextension 212 • [email protected]

Rev. Joshua A. BreazealeMinister of Education and Children


Rev. Lawrence B. PowersMinister to College Students


Mrs. Jimmie S. HughesDirector of Missions


Ms. Andi JusticeOakmont Community Center

Director

Ms. Lauri R. JohnsonPastoral/Music Ministry Secretary


Mrs. Sally A. PrideEducational Ministries Secretary


Mrs. Beverly B. ButlerBusiness Administrator


Mr. D. Wayne TaylorFacility Manager


Ms. Ruth AllenReceptionist


Mr. Butch JonesMr. Trever SchockMrs. Helen Aycock

Mrs. Jane WilloughbyMr. Ardell Barr

Mr. Tanner GarnerMr. Ethan Rogerson

Sextons

Mrs. Alisa W. GilliamPianist

Mrs. Karen C. MeetzeOrganist

Mrs. Caroline BissetteTechnical Assistant

Mr. Dwayne BrownFood Services Director

Mr. Jim GilliamMusic Assistant

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