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The Worship of God

First Sunday in Advent

“Preparing the Way” A Hanging of the Greens Service

December 2nd, 2012 11:00 am

Please take this time to complete our “Welcome Guests!” section of the bulletin if you are visiting with us today, would like more information about KBC, or have prayer concerns.

Prelude ......................................................Dana Coleman, piano

Call to Worship ......................... Rev. Trent Sessoms & Congregation Worship Leader: God comes to save us! All: Praise God whose face shines upon us! Worship Leader: God hears our every concern! All: Praise God who cares for us as a shepherd! Worship Leader: God comes to us in signs! All: Praise God whose light is coming into the world!

Prayer of Invocation .......................................Rev. Trent Sessoms

THE ADVENT CANDLE ................... Philip and Margaret Humphries

Hymn of Expectation ........Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus ........No. 77

POINSETTIAS .........................................................Bill Scanlon

Message through Drama .............. Edith Tew, Brian Martin, dramatists

Message in Song...............Let There Be Light ..............Worship Choir

LIGHTING OF THE CHRISMON TREE....Hal Roach, Meredith Roach

THE WREATH .......................................................... Hal Roach

Preparation for Worship

“Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior” (Psalm 25:5, NIV). As we worship, Lord Jesus, open our hearts to learn your truth.

Hymn of Praise ........ Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You Joyful, joyful we adore You, God of glory Lord of light; Angels lifting praise before You, sing throughout this holy night; In a manger lies a baby, Child of Mary, Son of God, Voices joined in joyful chorus, praise You for Your gift of love. All Your works declare Your glory, all creation joins to sing, Praise resounds as earth rejoices in the birth of Christ the King; Shepherds kneel before the Infant, trumpets sound and anthems raise, As with joy our hearts are lifted joined in wonder love and praise.

Worship through Giving...............................Ann Coleman, piano

Congregational Response ..................Emmanuel................No. 82

Emmanuel, Emmanuel, His name is called Emmanuel; God with us, revealed in us; His name is called Emmanuel.

A Song of Hope ................ The First Noel ...............Children’s Choir

Message ......................... A New Hope ....................... Rev. Sessoms Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 (pg. 472)

Hymn of Response ..................Jesus Is Lord of All ............... No. 296

Benediction ......................................................... Rev. Sessoms

Fellowship Chorus .................. Emmanuel ................ Congregation Emmanuel, Emmanuel, His name is called Emmanuel; God with us, revealed in us; His name is called Emmanuel.

All hymn and chorus texts are copyrighted and used by permission under CCL#775853. All videotapes are copyrighted and used by permission under CVLI#501943570.

Announcements

Lottie Moon/Global Missions - The Church Post Office is ready for you to send Christmas cards to church members. Please put your postage money in your offering envelope and mark it “postage for” - Lottie Moon or Global Missions. In addition to postage money for Missions, envelopes are available for your regular offering to Lottie Moon and CBF Global Missions. These offerings can be made through the month of December. December 2-9 is the week of prayer for International Missions and Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Faith Challenger’s Sunday School Class Christmas Party - Monday, December 3rd at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Upward Practice - Tuesday, December 4th and Thursday, December 6th at 6:30 pm in the Family Life Center. Games are Saturday, December 8th beginning at 9:00 am. Properties Committee Meeting - Thursday, December 6th at 7:00 pm in the Conference Room. Candy canes are needed for the candy cane hunt! These donations can also be left in the Conference Room. Faith Challenger’s Tea Party - Monday, December 10th at 11:30 am in the Fellowship Hall. Angelic Minister’s Meeting - Tuesday, December 11th at 7:00 pm at Brenda Hailey’s home. Philathea Sunday School Class Meeting - Thursday, December 13th at 10:00 am in the Conference Room. Christmas Caroling - Practice for Christmas caroling will be Wednesday, December 12th at 6:45 pm. Hal will lead us in some traditional carols. December 16th is the date set for caroling. Everyone is invited to participate! The “Backpack Buddies” program is an ongoing ministry KBC has with Knightdale Elementary School. Plastic bags, used to distribute the food, are not needed at this time, but food items are needed. Thank you for all your help with this special ministry for the children in Knightdale! White Christmas - The deacons have made the decision to promote stocking our Community Food Pantry and our Backpack Buddies programs this year as our White Christmas project. We also request that if you are aware of food needs for any church family to make a deacon aware of the need. The Food Pantry and Backpack Buddies programs are ministries to many local families in the Knightdale area. These programs are helping many where there is a need for non-perishable food items to meet the demand. Additional boxes will be placed in all three buildings to receive your donations in addition to the usual locations. If you wish to donate cash, food will be purchased for these programs. Please help

Announcements

KBC Christmas Worship Opportunities

Wednesdays,

beginning December 5th - Wednesday Night Advent Study - “Christmas is

Not Your Birthday.”

Sunday, December 9th - Candy Cane Hunt at 9:45 am.

(Donations of candy canes are needed.)

Monday, December 24th - Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 pm.

to feed the hungry in our community. Donations need to be made by Sunday, December 16th. Love Offering - A love offering will be received for our staff to express our appreciation and love. This offering will be received on the first three Sundays in December and distributed equally among Trent, Hal, Joe, Patty, Dana and Ann. The preschool board will recognize Christi and our preschool staff. If you wish to contribute, please mark your envelope as “Love Offering.” December 30th is Food Pantry Sunday, so don’t forget your food pantry donations! Supporting our local Food Pantry is an on-going mission project of the Angelic Ministers. Food collection barrels are located in the education building for you to place your food donations. A grocery list is included in today’s bulletin. Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal - December 12th from 5:30 - 6:30 pm (Arrival anytime between 5:30 and 6:30 pm) The menu is: Spiral Honey Baked Ham, Spiced Apples, Green Beans, Rolls, Homemade Desserts and Beverages (Cheese Pizza always available). The cost is: adults (10-up) $5.00, children (4-9) $2.00 and children 3 and under free. Maximum family cost is $20.00. Reservations/cancellations must be made by noon on Monday, December 10th. Call the church office to make reservations or complete the Wednesday Night section on the “Welcome Guest” slip and drop it in the offering plate. Make sure to write your name on the slip.

Thank You

The decorating committee would like to thank Preston Peterson, Rick and David Talley for their help last weekend.

Weekly Calendar Reminders

Sunday’s Schedule Hanging of the Greens Service 9:15 am Koffee Before Church

9:45 am Bible Study

11:00 am Morning Worship

12:30 pm Faith Expressions

2:00 pm FLC Reserved

6:00 pm Snack-n-Yak

Monday Schedule. 6:30 pm Faith Challenger’s S.S.

Class Party - FH

7:30 pm Basketball - FLC

Tuesday Schedule 10:00 am BALL Club

6:30 pm Upward Practice - FLC

Wednesday Schedule 6:30 pm Mission Friends

6:30 pm YAK 360

6:30 pm Adult Bible Study -

Christmas is Not Your Birthday 6:30 pm Children’s Choir Practice

7:15 pm GAs and RAs

7:30 pm Worship Choir Practice

Thursday Schedule 6:30 pm Upward Practice - FLC

7:00 pm Properties Committee Mtg. - C.Rm.

Friday Schedule 5:00 pm FLC Reserved

Saturday Schedule 9:00 am Upward Games - FLC

Next Sunday’s Schedule 9:15 am Koffee Before Church

9:45 am Bible Study

9:45 am Children’s Candy Cane Hunt

11:00 am Morning Worship

12:30 pm Faith Expressions

2:00 pm FLC Reserved

6:00 pm Snack-n-Yak

This week’s Deacon Greeter: Rick Talley

This week’s Deacon of the Week: Melissa Abshire

Deacon Greeter for 12/09/12: Bill Scanlon

Deacon of the Week for 12/09/12: Rick Talley

Baptist Knight of the Week: Stephen Tew

December Ushers: Bobby Harrell, Preston Peterson, Dale Russell, Jesse Ward

Flower Ministry

Please enjoy the beautiful flowers in the sanctuary this Christmas Season! A new

flower calendar is up for you to sign up for your special day in 2013.

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Welcome Guests! Please fill out the following to let us know how we may

be of service to you. Please place in the offering plate

or give to an usher.

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Children’s Time for: 12/09/12: James Lucas 12/16/12: Jim Farrington

Children’s Worship Leaders Today…..

Crib Babies: Cheryl and Rachel Jackson Toddlers/2-3 yr.: Terry Johnson and Jeremy

Tention

Children’s Church: James Lucas Assistants: Kristin and Tim Poirier

Next Sunday’s Leaders ……

Crib Babies: Christie Hatch Toddlers/2-3 yr.: Terry Johnson and Jeremy

Tention

Children’s Church: James Lucas Assistants: Preston Peterson, Jim

Farrington

Nursery Coordinator for December: “Pete” Harrell (919) 266-2830

Please note: If for some reason you are not available to help on the day that you volunteered to work, we ask that you please don’t forget to find a replacement for yourself so there is adequate coverage during the worship service. Also, if you have a change in the schedule for the children’s nursery or children’s church, please contact the monthly coordinator so that the change can be made prior to the printing of the worship bulletin. However, any permanent changes in the schedule should continue to be handled by the lead coordinator.

Thank you for all your help.

Attention KBC Parents: If you have a child participating in children’s worship, please make sure they are picked up at the end of the church service by a parent or adult. The children’s worship leaders will only allow children to be picked up by a parent or adult from the nursery, toddler, 2-3 year old, 4-5 year old, or 6-7 year old classrooms. We love our children at KBC and want to ensure their safety!

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Deacons

Staff

Rev. Trent Sessoms........................ (919) 604-2950 ...........................Senior Pastor

Rev. Hal Roach............................... (919) 217-1764 ..................Minister of Worship

Rev. Joe Johnston .......................... (252) 531-6812 ............................Youth Pastor Rev. George W. Pullium, Jr. ............................................................Pastor Emeritus

Mrs. Dana Coleman ................................................................................Keyboardist

Mrs. Ann Coleman ....................................................................................... Organist

Mrs. Patty Jones ................................................................. Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Christi Boggs........................................................................Preschool Director

Knightdale Baptist Church • 15 Main Street, Knightdale, NC 27545 (919) 266-2471 • fax (919) 266-0984 • www.knightdalebaptist.org

For last Sunday, November 25, 2012:

Weekly Budget Requirement: $8,352.00 Budget Requirement Received: $6,465.00 General Offering Received: $5,658.00 Online Giving G.F.: $550.00 FLC Offering Received: $207.00 HVAC: $50.00 Non-Budget Giving Received: $620.00 Youth Ski Trip $560.00 Parade Candy: $45.00 Online Giving Parade Candy: $15.00

Attendance: Morning Worship 135 Sunday School 84

2013 2014 2015

Melissa Abshire Don Holmes Christie Hatch Mark Beasley Philip Humphries (Chair) David Hinton Pete Harrell Richy Narron Monique Mackey Rick Talley Preston Peterson Bill Scanlon Mary Weathers Cindy Russell Stephen Tew

KBC Mission Statement The Mission of Knightdale Baptist Church, as a loving, unified body, is to worship God and share Christ through various Christian ministries, teaching, service, prayer and fellowship.