Greeter for December 17: Nancy Maas Servant for December 17: H & J Oordt Greeter for December 24: Robert South Servant for December 24: B & G Ackermann

Volunteers Needed: We could use a few more adults to help out in the nursery. If you can help out with this, please talk to Sheri or email the office at office@faithcommunityfellowship.org. Thanks for your help!!

Sunday, December 17 9:15 am—Sunday School—last one for this year— will resume on January 7, 2018 10:30 am—Worship Service Select Shepherd Groups meet 4:00 pm—Youth Group Christmas Party 6:30 pm—Blue Christmas Service Tuesday, December 19 8:00 am—Prayer at FCF Wednesday, December 20 6:30 pm—All Church Prayer Service Sunday, December 24 10:30 am—Worship Service, Communion Monday, December 25 10:00 am—Christmas Service at MV First CRC

Opportunities to Serve

NURSERY TODAY:

AM: Rebekah Ormesher Leah Hoogendam

6:30 pm Blue Christmas Service:

Hoogendam Family

NEXT WEEK

Joanne Lagerwey Joy South

CHILDREN & WORSHIP TODAY

Leader: Tracy Hoogendam Helper: Elly VandenBosch

NEXT WEEK

Leader: Nellie Strong Helper: Rebekah Ormesher

Sunday School: 9:15 am

Worship Service: 10:30 am

“Expectations of the Messiah 4”

Hebrews 1:1-2

Pastor Jon Westra

Welcome to

Faith Community Fellowship

December 17, 2017

1427 MONTE VISTA DRIVE MOUNT VERNON, WA. 98273

CHURCH OFFICE: 360-428-4661

www.faithcommunityfellowship.org

We welcome Pastor Jon Westra to the pulpit this morning. Rev. Jon Westra is a member of Faith Community Fellowship along with his wife Karen. Rev. Westra was the pastor here at FCF from 2002-2014. Currently he preaches at various churches and serves at FCF along with all of the members here. Selected Shepherd Groups meet today. Check with your leaders to see where and when you meet. Youth Group Christmas Party today from 4:00 pm—6:00 pm here at FCF. Bring a snack to share and a white elephant gift.

TONIGHT: Blue Christmas Service @ 6:30 pm here at Faith. This service is for anyone who is experiencing grief of some kind….a loss of a loved one, a dream, a job, or something else in your life that has happened. This service is focused on hope for the future. Invite someone you know who can benefit from this service.

Goats! There are 3 more Sundays where an offering will be taken to go toward purchasing goats though World Renew to enable those in other parts of the world to become more self-sufficient. All Church Prayer Meeting: this Wednesday at 6:30 pm here at FCF. Cold Weather Shelter: With the temperatures dropping, the Cold Weather Shelter will be at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (the church below us). They have requested volunteers to help those needing assistance in 2 specific ways:

1. Volunteers are needed to greet those seeking shelter from 7:00 pm - 7:15 pm at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. 2. Volunteers are needed to do laundry AT Friendship House while guests have dinner. The homeless guests will be transported by bus earlier in the evening to the Friendship House Cafe for a meal, and the plan is to have their laundry done while they eat dinner.

If one of these 2 volunteer jobs is something you might be interested in doing, please contact Pastor John K. McGhee of the SDA church at johnkmcghee@gmail.com or 253-307-0954. Thank you for your consideration.

December 17, 2017

A Warm Welcome to all who are worshipping with us today. If you are a visitor or new to our church, please fill out a visitor’s card located on the table in the entryway and place it in the offering basket as it comes around. A nursery is provided for infants and toddlers through age 3, located in the hallway off the entryway. Children’s Bulletins are available on the table by the door in the entry way for the younger children. Prayer Requests: Inserts are in the bulletin for prayer requests. If you have a request, please fill the insert out and place it in the offering basket when it comes around or the prayer box just outside the sanctuary. Requests are prayed for on Tuesday and also printed in the bulletin unless they are marked confidential.

Children and Worship is a worship time for children ages 3 through kindergarten that occurs during the worship service. Watch for the yellow banner during the service!

WORSHIP NOTES Welcome

*God’s Greeting and Greeting of One Another O Come All Ye Faithful

Lighting of the Advent Candle of Joy: The Craig Family

*Call to Worship

*Song of Praise Hail, Hail to the Newborn King Scripture: James 4:8: “Come near to God and he will come near to you.” Psalm 81:1: “Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!”

*Song of Response Sing For Joy

Prayer of Supplication

*Song of Response Beautiful Savior

Congregational Life Updates

Congregational Prayer

Offering for the General Fund Flute Duet—Joy to the World

We Hear God’s Word

PRAYER FOR CHILDREN AND FOR THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WORD: Elder Dean Anderson

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-2

Sermon: Expectations of the Messiah 4

Prayer of Application

*Song of Response Joy to the World (vs. 1)

*God’s Blessing

*Closing Song Joy to the World (vs. 4)

*Dismissal

* Indicates please stand if you are able

Prayer Team If you have a need for prayer for any reason,

you are welcome to join the prayer team in the front of the sanctuary

after the service.

Please prepare your hearts for worship in quietness

We Gather for Worship

Congregational Life

Kids age 3—kindergarten: come forward for prayer and exit for Children and Worship

Concerns and praises within our family at Faith Special Prayer Requests: - Continued prayer for those struggling with cancer and other health issues: Shirley Nelson, John Vanderwal Sr., Sienne Ackermann, Jon Westra’s father Dewey Westra, Trista Burn, and Joan Johnson. - Christy Ledeboer—continued prayer for healing of her feet. - Jeremy Schloemer—prayer for peace and protection while he is deployed in Kuwait. - Church leadership—prayer for guidance and direction as we go through a time of transition. - Joan Johnson--prayer for comfort and nourishment after having a feeding tube placed yesterday. Prayer for her family. - prayers for all those travelling to and from home during the holiday season. Prayers for safety and blessing and joy in this season. Praise for: - Iris Muia--praise for a wonderful trip to Florida for a friend’s memorial and for seeing so many friends while she was there. - Dewey Westra-- praise that he is recovering well following surgery to remove a kidney that contained a tumor. Praise that the dizziness he was experiencing has gone away after having radiation treatments. Thank you for praying and for your caring concern.

‘But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid.

I bring you good news of great joy that will be

for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior

has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.“‘

Luke 2:10-11

SERMON NOTES: EXPECTATIONS OF THE MESSIAH 4

(Hebrews 1:1-2)

REMEMBER IN PRAYER Spotlight Ministry of the Week: Northwest Hispanic Ministries

(Joe & Nellie Strong)

Prayer Partners this week: Ben and Gerry Ackermann (next week: Bill & Cathy Adelman)