“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in times of need.” Hebrews 4:16

Please share both your praises for answered prayers and prayer requests with the members of Mt. Horeb. Fill out the form found below and either place it in the

offering plate or bring it to the Church Office. Then your Mt. Horeb family will be able to join with you in both thanking God for what He is doing in your life, and in

interceding with you before His throne for your needs.

Date: ___________________________ Name of person requesting prayer: _____________________________________________________________ Your Phone Number: ___________________________ Praise Report __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Please remove _____________________________ from the Prayer List. Prayer Request (name of person to be listed on the prayer concern) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Do you want this listed in the church-wide prayer list? ___ yes ___ no Do you request a return call? ___ yes ___ no Your relationship to person needing prayer if other than yourself_______________ Do you wish a card sent to the individual you have lifted? ___ yes ___ no Their home address: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ If in the hospital, please name hospital and room # (hospitals return mail without room #’s) __________________________________________________________

Announcements

PRAYER WARRIORS

9:00: Gerry and Sandy Carter

10:45: Dan and Lori Unumb

WORSHIP SERVICE December 17th, Traditional Worship

9:00 to 10:15 and 10:45 to 12:00 Prelude

Opening Worship Emmanuel

Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Angels We Have Heard On High

Apostles Creed

Gloria Patri

Announcements & Invocation

Lighting of Advent Wreath

Worship He Shall Be Called

Time of Prayer Away In A Manger

Offertory Lift Up Your Eyes

Scripture Reading Mathew 1:18-25 (NIV)

Special Music Mary Did You Know

Message 9:00 Dr. Bill Bouknight

10:45 Rev. Jessica LaGrone

Closing Worship O Little Town Of Bethlehem

God Be With You Till We Meet Again

Benediction

WORSHIP SERVICES 8:00am Traditional 9:00am Traditional

9:00am Contemporary 10:45am Traditional

10:45am Contemporary

ACOLYTE 9:00: Ford Whetstone,

Jonathan Unumb 10:45: Carsen Huff,

Elise Best

CRUCIFER 9:00: Ryan Ezekiel

10:45: Ross Hanahan

SCRIPTURE READERS

9:00: Annie Boyce 10:45: Donna Dell

If this is your first visit, please stop by the Welcome Center in the main lobby for a special gift.

RAY OF SUNSHINE Send a card to one of our home bound members,

Mabel Brooks #247 815 Old Cherokee Rd.

LOOK AT OUR FAITHFULNESS 2016 2017 DISCIPLESHIP OPPORTUNITIES 975 1,795 WEEKEND IN WORSHIP 2,961 3,312 2017 OPERATING BUDGET 3,744,000 NEED PER WEEK 72,000 RECEIVED 12/10 93,267 RECEIVED TO DATE 3,900,454 BUDGET TO DATE 3,528,000 2017 MISSIONS BUDGET 475,000 NEED PER WEEK 9,135 MISSIONS RECEIVED 12/10 8,726 MISSIONS RECEIVED TO DATE 458,054 MISSIONS BUDGET TO DATE 447,615 CAPITAL RECEIVED 12/10 2,550 RECEIVED TO DATE 135,643 ABOVE AND BEYOND UPDATE RECEIVED 12/10 4,076 DEBT BALANCE 3,668,266

ADVENT READING

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES 2:00 PM - Family Service in the Auditorium 5:00 PM - Candlelight Service in the Auditorium 7:00 PM - Candlelight Service in the Auditorium 10:00 PM - Candlelight service in the Auditorium That morning, we will have a 9:00 AM Traditional Communion Service in the Sanctuary and a 9:00 AM Contemporary Communion Service in the Auditorium.

SISTERHOOD Come join us on January 12th in the Student Room for our 1st Sisterhood event at 6:30. Jen Thompson will be sharing about her ministry, Lighthouse for Life and Heather Cook will share her testimony. We will have a time of worship and a time of fellowship with each other. You won’t want to miss this exciting evening!

CROWDER On January 28th at 7:00pm, David Crowder will be in concert in our Auditorium. Anyone familiar with his music knows that this is a concert you will not want to miss. Tickets are $15 and available online at concerts atmthoreb.com or they will be on sale between our services outside both venues.

ADVENT OFFERING On Christmas Eve, we will take up a special offering, a sacrificial gift that will go above and beyond our tithe, to fight against human trafficking. The money from the Advent Offering will go to two strategic partners who are working to confront this evil. One partner is local, Lighthouse For Life and the other is international, Child Restoration International. Our goal is to raise$500,000 which will be divided between the 2.

CONNECT Starting January 14th at 10:45 in the Chapel. The sermon isn’t meant to be the last word, but the first word in a conversation that happens after Sunday morning worship is over. CONNECT is a great drop in Sunday morning class where you will have a chance to connect with some other people in the church and discuss the previous week’s sermon. For more information contact adultministry @mthorebumc.com.

OFFERING ENVELOPES Help us save postage and pick your 2018 Offering Envelopes up in the area between the Sanctuary and Student Room. Please note that the numbers have changed on the envelopes. If you have not been assigned offering envelopes and would like a booklet, please contact penny@mthorebumc.com.

DIVORCECARE Providing healing and hope for the hurt from divorce and/or separation from a biblical perspective, For 13 weeks beginning 1/9/18 at 6:15-8:15 pm in room 222. Contact Doreen Michaels (414 )477-9120 gmadory @yahoo.com for more information. Register through the church website under adult ministries/classes tab. Child care provided through age 11. SURVIVE AND THRIVE Support group for middle and high school teens of divorced and/or separated parents that provides a safe environment to address experiences and feelings. For 12 weeks beginning 1/9/18 at 6:15-8:15 pm in room 218. Contact James Carter (803) 530-5813 jcarter29072@aol.com for more information. You can also register through church website..

NIGHT TO SHINE Mt. Horeb and The Harvest are proud to be official host churches for the 2018 Night to Shine, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Founda-tion. Night to Shine is for people with special needs, ages 14 and older. February 9, 2018 from 6-9 PM. For more info, contact Michelle Hunt or go to nightto shinemidlands.org

8:00 Ed and Robin Morris

9:00 Don and Sally Jean Jackson

10:45 Sam and Eliza-beth Phillips and chil-

dren

Prayer requests will be listed for 3 weeks after submission. Please resubmit your request after this time if the individual remains in need of our prayers. All requests will be sent to our Prayer Room for further intercession.

“The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.” James 5:16

Prayer Requests

12/17/2017

Family and Friends of John Wesley Weeks, Jr. Stephanie Sharver Beth Hay Hannah Noble Archie Spell Ali Sims Lynn Barnes David Stuart Chuck Bundy Debra Jason Reeves and Family Rick Roof Wade Kleckley and Family Whitney Lucas Barr David Phillips Curtis Gibson

12/10/2017 Jeannie Albus and Family Wayne Cannon John Wesley Weeks, Jr. Ted Reading

12/03/2017 Lynn Ullman Sheila Hammond Clyde Hendrix Dale Hargis Blair Barrier Bearden Son with back pain Josephine Mistikauri Pat Cassels Pam Trussell and Family Family and Friends of Betty Shealy Peggy Stevens The Melton Family Tommy Cumalander Ben Barnett Lesa Lewis Genna Mike Hall Lori Fawbush Wade Dent

11/26/2017 Robert Norton Boss going through challenges Martha Zach Sisson Nina Suddath Wade Grissom Joy S. Smith Barker Family Kendall Healy Barbara Aitchison Clara Lockwood Chris Frye

11/19/2017 John Henry Steven Way Jesse Barnes Family and Friends of Ed McDowell, Sr. Pete Thomas Ann Bell Family and Friends of Mrs. Gladys Sweeney Family and Friends of Frank Gulley Candace Bartman Lynn Barnes Families impacted by the shootings Mary Ray and Family Family and Friends of Naomi Way Family and Friends of Ruby Bouknight Family and Friends of Frank Gulley Nora Foote Katina Will The Boyer Family Winston and Chewy surgery and recovery

Rev. Jessica LaGrone Dean of the Chapel Asbury Theological Seminary December 17th, 2017

REVEAL A GIFT IS ON THE WAY Matthew 1: 18-23 (NIV)

During these days of December we prepare to celebrate the greatest ________ in the history of the world. In verse 21 we read, “You are to name him __________for he will save his people from their sins.” His name means literally “Jehovah is __________________.” Jesus was the only baby in history born for the purpose of __________. Satan knows that if we don’t see ourselves as _______________ we will have little need of a Savior. The angel told Joseph that Jesus would have a title. That title is ______________ which means “God is with us.” Since Jesus really experienced our humanness, he ______________ us thoroughly. But Jesus was not only fully human; he was also fully ___________. While God loves all persons, he tilts toward the least, the lost, the ________, and the _______________. If we are going to tilt as God tilts, that will influence some of the Christmas ________ we give this year. Here are some suggestions of gifts that express the love of Jesus, Immanuel: 1. Invite someone who lives alone to share a meal at your house. 2. Forgive someone so that a grudge is banished. 3. Write a thank-you note to a former teacher or coach or pastor. 4. Pray for the political leader that you most dislike. 5. Visit someone in a nursing home. 6. Spend a couple of hours ringing the bell for the Salvation Army. 7. Pick out a person in your workplace whom you dislike; do something kind for him

or her, anonymously. 8. Contact a shut-in and offer to transport him or her to a Christmas Eve worship

service. 9. If you know someone who is caring for an Alzheimer patient, offer to sit with the

patient for an afternoon so the care-giver can have a break. 10. Write a note to someone on military duty overseas.

REVEAL GOD’S PREPOSITIONS Matthew 1: 18-25 (NIV)

Dr. Bill Bouknight December 17th, 2017