Our Church StaffServants of Love & Joy............................................................Each Member of JC FUMCRio Texas Conference................................................................ .....UMC Bishop Jim DorffKerrville District Superintendent..................................................Rev. Bill HendersonPastor..............................................................................................................Rev. Lee RomeroPastor Emeritus.........................................................................................Rev. Bill WiemersPastor Emeritus.....................................................................................Rev. George JoehnkEducation Director...............................................................................................Sarah Allen Youth Director....................................................................................................Carrie AndersChurch Secretary...............................................................................................Angela BaconFinancial Secretary...................................................................Elaine Swiss, Carol WillisTreasurer .......................................................................................................Carol SchlachterLay Leader................................................................................................... James SultemeierNursery Attendant...............................................Michelle Lefford, Kimberly ScallornMusic Director..................................................................................................... Sandra DanzPianist.....................................................................................................................Sandra Danz Praise Team................................Bryan Anders, Louis Broussard, Jan Christensen, .............................................................Ashlyn Millican, Skipper Scott & Darlene Young8:30 Usher.................................................................................................................. James Deal10:50 Usher.................................................................................................................Paul Watt

The nursery is available during Worship Services and Sunday school for pre-school children and babies. We love to have our

older children in worship.

Opportunities for Serving Christ

Sunday – December 6th8:30 & 10:50 am...............Worship Services....................................................Sanctuary9:40 – 10:30 am................Christian Ed Classes....................................................................4:00 pm................................HS Youth...........................................................Activity Center5:00 pm................................JBQ........................................................Sunday School RoomsMonday – December 7th9:30 am.................................Exercise.............................................................Activity CenterTuesday – December 8th9:00 am.................................Games...............................................................Fellowship Hall12:00 pm..............................UMW Party...............................................................Barnette’s 6:30 pm................................SPRC Mtg.........................................................Fellowship HallWednesday – December 9th9:30 am.................................Exercise.............................................................Activity Center6:00 pm................................Prayer Shawl.................................................Fellowship Hall6:30 – 8:00 pm..................MS Youth.........................................................Activity Center 7:00 pm................................Choir..................................................................Fellowship HallThursday – December 10th..................................................No Missions Committee Mtg...................................................Friday – December 11th6:30 pm................................Living Nativity..................................................................FUMC7:00 pm................................Game Night.......................................First Christian ChurchSaturday – December 12th6:30 pm................................Living Nativity..................................................................FUMC

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Living Nativity Friday, Dec. 4 & Saturday, Dec. 5 and Friday, Dec. 11 & Saturday, Dec. 12

Shows are 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm and 8:30pm.

Our attendance for Sunday, November 29, 2015

1st Service: - 71 2nd Service: - 73

Sunday school: - 72

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Happy Birthday!Joel Honeycutt, December 8

Lilli Philips, December 9Ronnie Batchelor, December 10

Colleen Adair, December 11Shelby Sultemeier, December 11

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SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES

FELLOWSHIP – led by Elaine Swiss.  The class is studying Chip Ingram’s “The Invisible War” what every believer needs to know about Satan and the spiritual warfare. New members and visitors are welcome to join in.  The class meets in Fellow Ship Hall, located near the Sanctuary.

JOHN WESLEY – led by Barbara Hudson. The John Wesley Class will have a 4-week Advent Study beginning Nov. 29th thru Dec. 20th entitled "Sent, The Gift of Hope".  A book will be provided for study and a DVD will be used in class.  If you are not involved in a Sunday School class, please join us.

NOMADS’ – The Nomads class will be doing a 10 week DVD study of Dr. David Jeremiah’s “Living with Confidence in a Chaotic World”.  How can we have confidence in anything when everything in the world seems so unstable?  Dr. Jeremiah will take ten scriptural principles to inspire us to trust in the God we know and love during these trying times. 

SEEKERS – The Seekers invite one and all to join us in our study of Ephesians, guided by author John Macarthur.  Bring a Bible - old school or digitized - no other materials are necessary.  We look forward to seeing you.

YOUTH – Join us in the Youth Room to discuss the birth of Jesus and the Reason for the Season.

CHILDREN – The curriculum used for Nursery, Preschool Class, K-2nd and 3rd-5th Grade is “Deep Blue”. All classrooms are accessed from the hallway by the church office. 

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Our Wesley Nurse Cindy LeonardHours through the summer are Monday through Thursday 7am – 6pm.

Her number is 512-771-8783 Email: Cleonard@mhm.org

The office is open9-12 and 1-3 Monday through Thursday

If something is needed when the office is closed you may call:Pastor Lee on his cell @ 361-205-5421

December 6, 20152nd Sunday of Advent

“A PLACE TO GROW IN CHRISTIAN LOVE”

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH105 N. LBJ DR.

PO BOX 207JOHNSON CITY, TX 78636

830-868-7414

Website: www.fumcjctx.org

pastor@fumcjctx.org secretary@fumcjctx.org

youth@fumcjctx.orgeducation@fumcjctx.org

First AwakeningContemporary Worship Service

8:30 a.m.

“You Are the Body of Christ Raised”

Announcements / Missions’ Moment

Opening Prayer

Passing of the Peace

Songs of Praise / Centering

Lighting of the Advent Candle

Joys & Concerns

Children’s Time

Scripture Luke 3:1-6

Sermon “A Voice”

Holy Communion Missions’ Offering – Providence Place & Methodist Children’s Home

Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer – All

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive thoseWho trespass against us.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen

Offering

Benediction

Closing Song

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Our Mission StatementThe mission of the Congregation of the First United Methodist Church is to continue

to be a committed fellowship of disciples sharing the love of God through Jesus Christ and furnishing a place of Christian worship, programs, services and facilities

for its members and the people of the Johnson City area.

Teddy Bear MinistryYou are invited to hold a bear during joys and concerns and then take it and give it to someone who needs a word of encouragement, healing, or up-lifting. We ask that

you do not take one for yourself. We also welcome bears that you would like to donate. They don’t have to be new. We are able to clean most “old” bears.

Traditional Service10:50 a.m.

“Do no harm. Do good. Stay in love with God.” John Wesley

Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Announcements / Missions’ Moment

Passing of the Peace

Opening Hymn “Angels From the Realms of Glory” UMH #220

Call to Worship BOW #241

Leader: A voice cries out: "In the wilderness…

All: prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God."

(ISAIAH 40:3)

Lighting of the Advent Candle

Hymn of Praise “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” UMH #384

Prayer of Confession BOW #479

God of grace and glory, we thank you that you judge us not by the perfection of our actions, but by our readiness to live boldly by faith.Help us, as individuals and as a congregation, to trust you and follow where you lead, that in Christ your name may be glorified in all the earth. Amen.

(RUTH DUCK, U.S.A., 20TH CENT.)

(All offer prayers of confession in silence.)

Words of Assurance May the almighty and merciful Lord grant us remission of all our sins, true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, U.S.A.)

Affirmation of Faith UMH #881

Joys and Concerns

Offering/Doxology

Anthem

Children’s Time

Hymn of Preparation “Prepare the Way of the Lord” UMH #207

Scripture Luke 3:1-6

Sermon “A Voice”

Dedication Hymn “Have Thine Own Way, Lord” UMH #382

Holy Communion Missions’ Offering – Providence Place & Methodist Children’s Home

Lord’s Prayer (see prayer in 8:30 Service Order of Worship)

Gloria Patri (Glory Be to the Father) UMH #70

Benediction

Sending Forth “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” UMH #211 **************************************************************************

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Today’s Scripture Common English Bible

Luke 3:1-6

3 In the fifteenth year of the rule of the emperor Tiberius—when Pontius Pilate was governor over Judea and Herod was ruler over Galilee, his brother Philip was ruler over Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was ruler over Abilene, 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas—God’s word came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3 John went throughout the region of the Jordan River, calling for people to be baptized to show that they were changing their hearts and lives and wanted God to forgive their sins. 4 This is just as it was written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

A voice crying out in the wilderness:    “Prepare the way for the Lord;        make his paths straight.5 Every valley will be filled,    and every mountain and hill will be leveled.The crooked will be made straight    and the rough places made smooth.6 All humanity will see God’s salvation.”

************************************************************************** Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Services

5:00 pm service for children and families7:00 pm service for families

Childcare will be provided for 5:00 and 7:00 services11:00 pm service – no childcare provided

~*~*~*~Sanctuary Flowers

The flowers are given from the UMW in honor of Angie Bacon.