Weekly Bulletin – January 29, 2012

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The Lord’s Day
January 29, 2012
Welcome!
Welcome to worship. It’s a privilege to “praise the Lord with [our] whole heart in the company of the upright, in the congregation” (Ps. 111:1).

Announcements

Prepare Your Hearts
Sometimes we come to worship carrying heavy burdens and unclean spirits.  Jesus, assure us that you are stronger than our worries and sins so we may worship you in peace.

Responsive Reading

Sing Praise

Offering/Special Music
“I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than receive.’ ”  Acts 20:35

A Word from God

Sing Praise

PLEASE STAY FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL, NEXT!

This Week

Next Sunday, February 5
A quick  Business Meeting between the Worship Service and Sunday school to choose a Member to work with the Nominating Committee.

Change for Life
Have you ever been inspired by something?  Has anyone ever inspired you?  At Life Choices Center, we strive to Inspire Life in other people.  You can join us in this endeavor by participating in our Change for Life campaign.  To help out, pick up a baby bottle, fill it with coins, cash, or a check, and return it by March 4.  Be sure to write your name on the sign-out sheet for any bottles you take.  Last year the Change for Life campaign brought in $36,000 – all money that helps women and men in our community before, during, and after an unplanned pregnancy.  Last year our church raised $495.00.  Let’s see if we can beat that this year and Inspire Life together!
Special Note: As you watch the video from Life Choices you should note that the families you see in the pictures are the folks that you so generously purchased gifts for at Christmas.  The adults of those families were especially touched by the fact that you gave them gifts as well as the children.

Church Directory
If we do not have your correct address, phone number & e-mail address, please send corrections/additions to fcc.Kirkwood@yahoo.com or clearly write your corrections/additions on paper & leave it on the secretary’s desk.

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Weekly Bulletin – January 22, 2012

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The Lord’s Day
January 22, 2012
Welcome!
We extend God’s grace and peace as we welcome you to worship.

Announcements

Prepare Your Hearts
O God, help us recognize your voice and respond, “Your servant is
listening” (1 Sam. 3:9).

Responsive Reading

Sing Praise

Offering/Special Music
“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this”, says the Lord of hosts; “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.” Malachi 3:10

A Word from God

Love Offering
For the Lameroux Family who lost their home in a fire.

Without Fail
I was once young and now I am old, but not once have I been witness to God’s failure to supply my need when first I had given for the furtherance of his work. He has never failed in his promise, so I cannot fail in my service to him. –William Carey

Sing Praise

PLEASE STAY FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL, NEXT!

This Week

New Temporary Address
John & Kim Llewellyn -153 Matthews St. Binghamton, NY  13905

Church Directory
If we do not have your correct address, phone number & e-mail address, please send corrections/additions to fcc.Kirkwood@yahoo.com or write your corrections/additions on paper & give it to Terry or Mindy or leave it on the secretary’s desk.

Living Above the Weather
Have you ever boarded an airplane in a snowstorm?  The sky is gray with heavy clouds. Snow is coming down hard, with no sign of letting up.  Plows clear the runway and unfamiliar machinery de-ices the wings. Passengers might consider it madness to fly in such weather.
But the pilot knows the storm is earthbound.  Past the clouds is glorious sunshine. The plane can fly above the weather, if only it can get off the ground.
When troubles over take us like a storm, we may wonder in the midst of the darkness if God still cares or if he is even there at all. But if we believe that God, like the sun, is unchanged in good weather and in bad, we can ride it out.  For storms are earthbound, but we are not.    –Kari Myers

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Weekly Bulletin – January 15, 2012

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The Lord’s Day
January 15, 2012
Welcome!
Welcome to worship and fellowship with the family of God. Greet one another in Christ’s name.

Announcements

Prepare Your Hearts
As God addressed Jesus at His baptism, He also calls us His beloved. What a blessing to live in God’s love!

Responsive Reading

Sing Praise

Offering/Special Music
“Give to the Lord the glory due His name; bring an offering, and     come into His courts.”    Psalm 96:8

A Word from God

Sing Praise

PLEASE STAY FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL, NEXT!

This Week

Stewardship Update

New Temporary Address
John & Kim Llewellyn -153 Matthews St. Binghamton, NY  13905

Love Offering Next Sunday
We will be taking up a love offering next Sunday morning for the Lameroux Family who lost everything in a fire.

Encouraging Predictions for 2012
1.    The Bible will still have all the answers.
2.    Prayer will still be the most powerful thing on earth.
3.    The Holy Spirit will still move.
4.    God will still honor the praises of His people.
5.    There will still be God-anointed preaching.
6.    There will still be singing of praise to God.
7.    God will still pour out blessings upon His people.
8.    There will still be room at the Cross.
9.    Jesus will still love you.
10.    Jesus will still save the lost when they come to Him.

Isn’t it great to remember who is really in control? And that; “the Word of the Lord endures forever.”  (1 Peter 1:25)

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Weekly Bulletin – January 1, 2012

Posted on December 29, 2011 
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The Lord’s Day
January 1, 2012
Happy New Year!
The best way to enter into the gift of a new year is to worship the Author of time and eternity.

Announcements

Prepare Your Hearts
As Joseph and Mary presented the newborn Jesus in the temple, we present ourselves to You, O God.

Responsive Reading

Sing Praise

Offering/Special Music
“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this.” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.”  Malachi 3:10

A Word from God

Sing Praise

PLEASE STAY FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL, NEXT!

This Week

Upcoming Events

Lost & Found – If you are missing a jacket, please check the coat racks. We have 2 or 3 that have been left behind.
Christmas Cards – Please check with the Ushers or look on the foyer cabinet to see if you have any cards addressed to you. If you don’t pick them up this week they will be discarded.
Offering Envelopes – Please pick up a new box of envelopes for 2012.“Give to the Lord, O families of the people… “Bring an offering, and come into His courts.” Psalm 96:7, 8b

Thanks for attending First Christian today, please come again!

Weekly Bulletin – December 25, 2011

Posted on December 22, 2011 
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The Lord’s Day
December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas!
“Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us” (Luke 2:15). O come, let us adore him – Christ the Lord!

Announcements

Prepare Your Hearts
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory” (John 1:14). Lord Jesus, we’re filled with wonder and praise at the miracle of your birth.

Responsive Reading

Sing Praise

Offering/Special Music
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7

A Word from God

Sing Praise

PEACE AND LOVE TO YOU AND YOURS!

This Week

Upcoming Events

Active Love Note – Did you remember those of our congregation that were not able to be with us this Christmas?  It’s not too late to send a card or make a phone call.  Addresses & phone numbers are in the directory.

Gladys Jackson, Ruth Getman, Margeuriete Downing, Wayne Lucia, Nellie Markle, June Chamberlain, Randy & Esther Allen
Sylvelin Martinez, temporary address – 138 Pleasant View Dr.
Apalachin  NY  13732

Offering Envelopes – Please pick up a new box of envelopes for 2012.
“Give to the Lord, O families of the people…  Bring an offering, and come into His courts.” Psalm 96:7, 8b
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WHILE THEY WERE SLEEPING
It was an evening like any other. Ordinary men were doing an ordinary job. Shepherds were “keeping watch over their flock by night”(Luke 2:8). Was it chilly? Were they tired? When angels appeared with news of a Savior, had the shepherds been talking about their troubles or sharing a good joke?
How quickly, how mysteriously, how unexpectedly an ordinary night became the turning point of human history. How remarkable that God chose to set His great rescue plan in motion when only a young couple was paying attention and only a few shepherds were awake.
God’s work is sometimes so secret we may wonder if He’s there or if He cares. The Christmas story tells us that God works out breathtaking plans for our lives in the dark, often while we’re sleeping or going about our ordinary
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Weekly Bulletin – December 18, 2011

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The Lord’s Day
December 18, 2011
Welcome!
As we move toward the celebration of Christ’s birth, we welcome all to learn more about our Savior.  Your presence adds to our joy.

Announcements

Prepare Your Hearts
We have prepared our homes and church for Christmas, Lord.  Now help us prepare our hearts.

Responsive Reading

Sing Praise

Offering/Special Music
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or     of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”  2 Corinthians 9:7

A Word from God

Sing Praise

PLEASE JOIN US FOR FELLOWSHIP, NEXT!

Today – Sunday School Christmas Parties

This Week

Upcoming Events

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“He was created of a mother whom he created. He was carried by hands that he formed. He cried in the manger in wordless infancy, he, the Word, without whom all human eloquence is mute.”  –Augustine of Hippo
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Offering Envelopes are available on the shelf under the bulletin board. Remember that Dec. 31st is the cut off date for any donations you would like to claim for 2011.

Thanks for attending First Christian today, please come again!

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