Welcome to Worship at Flagstaff Christian Fellowship · · 2017-12-21Welcome to Worship at...

Welcome to Worship at Flagstaff Christian Fellowship

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Church Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-Noon and 1-4pm WIFI: FCF-public Password: Emmanuel

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Visitors, thank you for joining us today. We hope you are blessed by the service. Please complete the Connection Card in the chair pocket &

leave at the Welcome Desk and pick up a Visitor Bag.

Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her king;

Let every heart prepare Him room, and heaven and nature sing!

We wish you loving �mes with family and friends as you

celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus, the Christ.

We want to thank you for your prayer and financial support,

both corporately and individually of those who have gone

out among us to proclaim the hope of the gospel to a

troubled world.

Merry Christmas from the Missions Commi�ee

Mona Hodgson books $1.00 each

Available in the church library

All proceeds go to missions!

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Praise God for his provision and care through

YOU! Thank you to the many people who donated to our adoption using the

Foster Tax Credit! We have reached our goal

amount before the deadline! Also, thank you

for the delicious meals and help during this transition.

-The Ball Family

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Your Personal Giving to FCF: To have any additional contributions included on your year 2017 giving statement and thus reduce your 2017 income taxes, be sure to make your donation BY DECEMBER 31st. If mailing us your contribution, it must be postmarked on or before December 31st. See Ron Talbott to arrange for stock or bond transfers to FCF. We recommend that you wait until you receive your copy of your giving records in January before filing your income tax return to ensure the validity of your tax deductible contributions.

(Go to myFCF to make sure your mailing address is correct)

There are tax credits available this year for the State of AZ that we should all take advantage of.

All of these are paid back to the donor in the form of a credit off their state taxes PLUS - most or all can be written off the federal return - so the donor actually makes money. (There is a deadline of 12/31/17).

Foster Care and Adoptions: http://www.azdor.gov/TaxCredits/ cfcare.org/foster-care-tax-credit-donation/

Flagstaff Community Christian School (The Vest Family, Jazlee Esplain, the Ullyots & there are other families as well) arizonatuitionconnection.com. Please call or text Kim Vest at 928-699-1505 for further information on how to take advantage of this tax credit and help these kids as well.

Sunshine Rescue Mission and Hope Cottage

You can now donate up to $800 if married filing jointly, or $400 if filing individually for 2017(flagstafftaxcredit.org/eligible-nonprofits)

OUR RECORD OF STEWARDSHIP 12/17/17

Attendance 1st 155

2nd 97

Total 252

Budgeted Need YTD 365,297

Actual Giving YTD 343,297 Expenses YTD 348,384

Roof Reserve 10,000

Parking Reserve 8,000

December 24, 2017

The Christmas Massacre Matthew 2:12-23

The Christmas massacre shows that we can trust our

sovereign God even when evil seems to prevail.

1. God is sovereign even when evil seems to prevail. A. God is not a passive spectator in the theater of human

events.

B. God directs His people in times of confusion, danger, and fear.

C. There are times when evil people prevail, but God uses them and their evil deeds to accomplish His holy purpose, but He’s not responsible for their sin.

2. Because God is sovereign, we can trust Him even when evil seems to prevail.

A. We can trust God when we don’t understand and when evil seems to prevail because His ways are not our ways.

B. We can trust God because He sent His Son into an evil world to solve the ultimate human problem.

C. We can trust God and know that He will certainly save all who trust Him because He protected our Savior from destruction.

Conclusion

I will apply this message by…

Application Questions

1. A skeptic asks, “How can God permit or even ordain evil and yet not be responsible for it?” Your reply?

2. How would you counsel a fellow Christian who said that based

on a dream, he believed that God was directing him to make some major decision?

3. Some evangelicals argue that it is possible to accept Jesus as your

Savior, but submission to Him as Lord is a later option. Which Scriptures refute this?

4. A Christian challenges you: “If God is sovereign, then people

don’t have free will.” Your reply?

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel O come, O come, Emmanuel

And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here

Until the Son of God appears

(Chorus) Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night And death’s dark shadows put to flight

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high

And order all things far and nigh

To us the path of knowledge show

And cause us in her ways to go

O come, Desire of nations

Bind all peoples in one heart and mind

Bid envy, strife, and quarrels cease

Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace

Good Christian Men, Rejoice

Good Christian men, rejoice

With heart and soul and voice

Give ye heed to what we say

News! News! Ox and ass before Him bow

And He is in the manger now

Christ is born today

Christ is born today



Now ye hear of endless bliss

Joy! Joy! Jesus Christ was born for this

He has opened heaven’s door And man is blessed forevermore

Christ was born for this

Christ was born for this



Now ye need not fear the grave Peace! Peace!

Jesus Christ was born to save

Calls you one and calls you all To gain His everlasting hall

Christ was born to save

Christ was born to save

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

Come, Thou long expected Jesus

Born to set Thy people free

From our fears and sins release us

Let us find our rest in Thee

Israel’s strength and consolation

Hope of all the earth Thou art Dear Desire of ev’ry nation

Joy of ev’ry longing heart

Born Thy people to deliver Born a child and yet a King

Born to reign in us forever Now Thy gracious kingdom bring

By Thine own eternal spirit Rule in all our hearts alone

By Thine all sufficient merit Raise us to Thy glorious throne

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

Infant holy, infant lowly

For His bed a cattle stall Oxen lowing, little knowing

Christ, the Babe, is Lord of all Swift are winging, angels singing

Noels ringing, tidings bringing

Christ the Babe is Lord of all Christ the Babe is Lord of all

Flocks were sleeping, shepherds keeping Vigil till the morning new

Saw the glory, heard the story Tidings of a gospel true

Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow Praises voicing greet the morrow Christ the Babe was born for you

Christ the Babe was born for you

O Sing a Song of Bethlehem

O sing a song of Bethlehem

Of shepherds watching there

And of the news that came to them

From angels in the air The light that shone on Bethlehem

Fills all the world to-day

Of Jesus’ birth and peace on earth

The angels sing alway

O sing a song of Nazareth

Of sunny days of joy

O sing of fragrant flowers’ breath

And of the sinless Boy

For now the flowers of Nazareth

In every heart may grow

Now spreads the fame of His dear Name

On all the winds that blow

O sing a song of Galilee

Of lake and woods and hill Of Him who walked upon the sea

And bade the waves he still For though like waves on Galilee

Dark seas of trouble roll When faith has heard the Master’s word

Falls peace upon the soul

O sing a song of Calvary

Its glory and dismay

Of Him who hung upon the tree

And took our sins away

For He who died on Calvary

Is risen from the grave

And Christ, our Lord, by heav’n adored

Is mighty now to save

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Hark the herald angels sing

Glory to the newborn King

Peace on earth and mercy mild

God and sinners reconciled

Joyful all ye nations rise

Join the triumph of the skies

With th’angelic host proclaim

Christ is born in Bethlehem



Christ by highest heav’n adored

Christ the everlasting Lord

Long desired behold Him come

Offspring of the Virgin’s womb

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see

Hail th’incarnate deity

Pleased as man with men to dwell Jesus our Immanuel



Hail the heav’n born Prince of Peace

Hail the Son of righteousness

Light and life to all He brings

Ris’n with healing in His wings

Mild He lays His glory by

Born that man no more may die

Born to raise the sons of earth

Born to give them second birth



Lamb of God

Your only son, no sin to hide

But You have sent Him from Your side

To walk upon this guilty sod

And to become the Lamb of God

Your gift of love they crucified

They laughed and scorned Him as He died

The humble King they named a fraud

And sacrificed the Lamb of God

(Chorus) O Lamb of God, sweet Lamb of God

I love the holy Lamb of God O wash me in His precious blood My Jesus Christ the Lamb of God

I was so lost I should have died

But You have brought me to Your side

To be led by Your staff and rod

And to be called a lamb of God

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