SERMON NOTES
Sermon Series: The Real Mary
“Caring Mother”
Main Point:
Through Mary’s ______________ _________ _____________________,
we find what _________________ __________ ______________ means.
WEEKLY CALENDAR
SUNDAY
12/20
8:30
Worship
9:00
Worship Kidstyle
9:45
Bible Study
10:55
Worship
6:00
Youth Worship
6:00
Evening Worship
Brian Rommes, guest speaker
MONDAY
12/21
6:00
Monday Night Football &
Bible Study for Youth
WEDNESDAY
12/23
Church Office & Library Closed
6:30
Prayer Meeting
THURSDAY
12/24
Church Office & Library Closed
5:30
Christmas Eve Service
FRIDAY
Church Office Closed
Merry Christmas
12/25
Living for Jesus means _______________________________ God’s
______________ are wrapped in ________________________.
(Luke 2:1-20)
Living for Jesus means ______________________________ with the
________________________________________. (Luke 2:39-52)
Christmas Eve Service will be at
December 24.
5:30 p.m. Thursday,
A combined worship service beginning at 8:30 a.m.
is planned for Sunday, December 27.
Living for Jesus means ________________________________God’s
__________________ _____________________. (Mark 3:31-35)
HOW TO JOIN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Sermon Sources:
Sam uses the Holman Christian Standard Bible
Blessed One: Protestant Perspectives on Mary, Gaventa
The Miracle of Christmas, MacArthur
Mary: Glimpses of the Mother of Jesus, Gaventa
The Virgin Birth of Christ, Machen
Luke for Everyone, N. T. Wright
New American Commentary Luke, Stein
New American Commentary Matthew, Blomberg
New Testament Commentary Matthew, Hendrickson
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Green
MacArthur New Testament Commentary Luke 1-5, MacArthur
MacArthur New Testament Commentary Matthew 1-7, MacArthur
Holman New Testament Commentary Luke, Anders
Holman New Testament Commentary Matthew, Anders
The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown, Kostenberger
Biblegateway.com
The Bible tells us Christ loved the church and gave Himself for it (Eph. 5:25b); it
also records that as people were saved they were added (joined) to the church
(Acts 2:47b). God wants believers to be part of a local church. Here are ways to
become a member of our church.
By Baptism
When you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, you need to obey Him by
being baptized (immersed). Following your baptism, you will be a member of
this church.
By Letter
If you are a member of another Baptist church, you may request we write that
church stating you have come by letter into our church. They in turn will
send us a letter confirming you have been a member there, transferring your
membership from their church to ours.
By Statement
If you have committed your life to Christ and have been biblically baptized by
immersion, you can request that we receive you into membership by statement
of prior confession and baptism.
How to Contact First Baptist Church
Phone: (270) 753-1854
Fax: (270) 753-3967
Email: [email protected]
www.fbcmurray.org
THE LORD’S DAY - SUNDAY, December 20, 2009
MORNING WORSHIP - 8:30 AM
2009 Goal: $80,000
Received to Date: $76,894
MORNING WORSHIP - 10:55 AM
Piano/Organ Prelude
Lisa Ray & Margaret Wilkins
“Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”
Welcome - Boyd Smith
“O Come All Ye Faithful”
Welcome to Our Worshippers
“Joy to the World “ (Unspeakable Joy)
Boyd Smith
“This, this is Christ, the King,
Whom Shepherds guard and angels sing:
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!”*
Guided Prayer - Pastor Sam Rainer
Children’s Sermon - Amber Sugg
Hymn No. 93
“Lead Me to the Cross”
Offertory Prayer - Jeff Stewart, Deacon of the Week
Offertory - “Manger Throne”
Guided Prayer
Pastor Sam Rainer
Hymn No. 101
“Gentle Mary Laid Her Child”
Mary Grace West, Harpist
Choral Message
Message in Word
A combined worship service beginning at 8:30 a.m. is planned for Sunday,
December 27.
Pastor Sam Rainer
Sermon Series: The Real Mary
“Caring Mother”
Hymn of Commitment No. 320
“Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus”
Benediction
EVENING WORSHIP - 6:00 PM
E. J. Wood
Piano Postlude
Hymn No. 77
“Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”
Prayer
Hymn No. 86
Message
“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
Brian Rommes
Lisa Ray
“The Birthday of A King”
“For He alone is worthy, For He alone is worthy,
For He alone is worthy, Christ the Lord!”*
HAVE YOU GIVEN?
Special offering envelopes for our
World Mission Offering have a blue
border and may be found in the packet
of envelopes mailed to your home or
on the back of each pew.
Sanctuary Choir
“Mary, Did You Know?”
Erin Rainer, Soloist
Prayer - Tim Greer
The Acteens have provided mail boxes to distribute Christmas cards to FBC
family. The mail boxes are located in the Welcome Center. We ask that you
give the money you would spend on postage to our World Mission Offering.
Steve Alcott, Deacon of the Week
Offertory
Worship Through Response - “How Many Kings”
Join us for worship tonight at 6 p.m. Brian Rommes, our former youth intern, will be the guest speaker.
“It Came upon the Midnight Clear”
Offertory Prayer
Message in Word - Pastor Sam Rainer
Sermon Series: The Real Mary
“Caring Mother”
“The Real Mary” is the title of Pastor Sam’s Christmas sermon series. Join us as we look at Mary as a
mother, and a follower. The Savior she worshiped
is the babe she nursed. The man she cared for is
the ransom for the world. The One she birthed she
saw die on a Roman cross. The whole point of
Mary’s existence was to reveal something about Jesus.
WMO Spotlight: Baptist Campus Ministry - The Murray State
BCM serves as the local Southern Baptist churches' connection to
the campus of Murray State. Financially supporting the BCM
facilitates outreach projects on campus, discipleship and evangelism training for students involved in the ministry, and leadership
development of current students in ministry roles on campus. Two
full-time associates on the staff of the BCM are fully funded through local
church support and alumni contributions. A key aspect of BCM programming
continues to be International Student Ministry which provides opportunities to
share the Gospel with students from all over the world. Please pray about your
level of giving to the Baptist Campus Ministry as a part of the WMO.
The new church directories have arrived! A copy for each family is available in the church office.
* CCLI #776766
The Invitation CD’s are available in the Welcome Center.
This CD features spoken Biblical truth supported with songs of
faith from today's best-selling Christian artists. Pick one up
today to take to your “one” to invite them to meet Christ.
All FBC family and guests are encouraged to sign the attendance pad located
at the ends of each pew. If you are a guest visiting with us today, please
stop by the guest services desk in the Welcome Center. We have a gift bag
for you.