Calendar of Events SUNDAY, January 5 8:15 a.m. Traditional Worship Service 9:35 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service 9:35 a.m. Adult Discipleship Hour 11:05 a.m. Traditional Worship Service 11:05 a.m. All Ages Discipleship Hour 4:30 p.m. Prayer Gathering MONDAY, January 6 6:00 p.m. Sisterhood/BroTime 6:00 p.m. Boy Scout Meetings TUESDAY, January 7 5:45 p.m. JuBellation Rehearsal WEDNESDAY, January 8 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Footsteps Bible Study 5:00 p.m. Discipleship 1 Bible Study (Conference Room) 5:30 p.m. Momentum 7:00 p.m. Octane 7:00 p.m. Music Rehearsals THURSDAY, January 9 10:30 a.m. Retired Men’s Bible Study 2:00 p.m. Stephen Ministry Training FRIDAY, January 10 6:00 a.m. Mens’ Life: The 5 Marks of a Man SATURDAY, January 11 9:30 a.m. Sisters in Christ Bible Study 2:00 p.m. Dettmers Memorial Service SUNDAY, January 12 8:15 a.m. Traditional Worship Service 9:35 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service 9:35 a.m. Adult Discipleship Hour 11:00 a.m. New Covenant Partners Class 11:05 a.m. Traditional Worship Service 11:05 a.m. All Ages Discipleship Hour

Attendance & Offering December 24 Services ...................................... 1107 December 29 Services ....................................... 334 Offering (12/29) ........................................ $72,454 Operating Contributions (YTD) ................ $1,095,993 Operating Budget (YTD) .......................... $1,051,460

In Our Prayers We encourage you to let us know when an illness, birth or death affects your family. Pastors, staff and church members pray for people on our prayer list each day and in our Tuesday morning Care Team meetings. Pastoral Prayer & Care Team includes: Sherry Arrick, Dorene Breach, Lisa Cummins, Mark Smith, Sabrina Hergert and Chad Erb. You can call the church at 281.360.5555 or email prayer@fpc-kingwood.org or fill out a prayer request card and hand it to an usher as we sing the first hymn. Requests remain on the list for two weeks unless more time is requested.The Family of Joyce LeRoy, (wife to Dwayne LeRoy) following her passing earlier this week. The Family of Kurt Dettmers, (husband to Pam Dettmers) following his passing. Memorial service will be Saturday, January 11 at 2 pm here at FPC-Kingwood.Dot & Howard Chapman, celebrating the birth of their new granddaughter, Allison Jo Chapman. Mom and baby are doing great!

Pray for Our Military

Our military men and women are very important to us. We pray for their safe homecoming daily. This prayer list is for all active duty church mem-bers or immediate family members who are in combat zones. Derrick Camino, USN Ryan Camino, USN

Matthew Johnson, USMC Stephen Johnson, USMC Mark Mersch II, USA Brendan Richardson, USAF

First Presbyterian Church of KingwoodEphiphany Sunday - January 5, 2020

Today’s Flowers

To sponsor the Sanctuary flowers, please contact Lisa Cummins in the church office or sign up on the flower calendar located in Fellowship Hall.

Notes

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Welcome to worship, thank you for joining us this morning.

Let’s sit back for a moment and consider how great God has been to our church family over the past few months! We’ve completed our renovations just in time for the beginning of Advent and we were able to worship in our Sanctuary throughout December.

But, the renovation wasn’t the end…rather, it is the means to a greater end as it marks the beginning of a new season of ministry for FPC-Kingwood! Our building is updated and beautiful, it gives us a facility from which we can actively serve God and others. But what about a renovation in service of something deeper?

As we enter 2020, let’s consider what it might look like to undergo a renovation of the heart. Maybe, as individuals, our spiritual foundation has shifted over time and God is asking us to consider who we are as his children. Maybe, as a community, God is calling us to consider our purpose and reason for being the church. We exist as disciples and as a church at this particular time for a particular reason…let’s see if we can discern that together!

Over the past 7 months, our session has been hard at work crafting a set of values that will serve as the foundation for this spiritual renovation. Over the next few weeks we will look at the ways these values will guide us in becoming the disciples and the church God is calling us to be.

Welcome to a new year, a new decade, and a new season of ministry at First Presbyterian Church of Kingwood!

Grace and Peace,Rev. Chad A. Erb

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facebook: @FirstPresbyterianChurchKingwoodinstagram: fpc_kingwood

address: 5520 Kingwood Dr.Kingwood TX, 77345 phone: 281.360.5555

Student Ministry If you would like to receive the youth ministry weekly update about what’s going on in the ministry, or would like to discuss how to get students or volunteers plugged in, please email Travis Ziegenbein (travis@fpc-kingwood.org) Wednesday Night Fellowship Momentum (middle school) upstairs in the CE wing from 5:30-7:00pm, bring $4 for dinner Octane (high school) upstairs in the CE wing from 7:00-9:00pm, bring $4 for dinner

Sunday Morning Momentum (middle school) Sunday School from 11:05am-12:05pm in the Momentum room (CE 206) Octane (high school) Sunday School from 11:05am-12:05pm in the Octane room (CE 221) Youth Sunday School is a time for students and leaders to dive into the word in a small group setting unpacking what it says and what it means for us in our lives. Every week offers a time of discussion and question asking centered around a specific text for the week. Students are encouraged to interact with the text and bring their own observations and experiences into the Biblical conversation.

Adult Ministry Sisters in Christ meets Saturdays from 9:30-11:30am in the Conference Room. This year we have been using a video + homework based program called “Anointed-Transformed-Redeemed, a Study of David”, by Priscilla Shirer, Beth Moore, & Kay Arthur. After the Christmas break, we will resume our study of David—starting with two meetings led by Dub Crook. Dub Crook will share his unique perspective on David and the Ark on January 11.

Wednesday Morning Footsteps will resume its study The Challenges of Womanhood I on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. The lessons are formulated so that they build on a theme, but can also stand on their own – allowing anyone to join in at any time. Join us for fellowship, mission adventures, small group Bible study and life application. Footsteps meets Wednesdays from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m., January 8 – April 29. Books are available for $21.00. The normal schedule includes...

9:45 Praise, prayers and pre-talk in large group – Chapel 10:00 – 11:00 Small group study in areas assigned to group

All women are invited to join us for Small Group Bible Study, Fel lowship, Life Application and Mission Adventures. Contact Ginny Crook vcrook@kingwoodcable.com for more information. Beginning January 13, Monday Footsteps will be starting a new study called “Women of the Word” by Jen Wilkin and will meet from 9:30-11:00am. We will learn how to study the Bible with our hearts and with our minds. This study will help you to have a clear and concise plan to keep your focus and sustain your passion when reading the Bible. We are hoping to have many who are new to Bible Study join us. This will be a 10-session study ending on April 6 due to many school holidays. Childcare will be provided and we want to have enough books for everyone! So please contact Dot Chapman at 281.414.2769 if you are interested.

New Square 1 Class Starts January 16! Join us for Daniel: The Writing on the Wall, starting January 16. What faith practices will help us live in an age of technological idols? How can we seek out the same God who enabled Daniel to read the writing on the wall? Join us Thursday nights at 7-8:30pm in Fellowship Hall, as we look at this pivotal book of the Bible. All are welcome, childcare available. For more info, contact Karen Gee (askance@reagan.com) or David Epstein (depstein1112@yahoo.com).

Senior Ministry Lunch Bunch has been rescheduled to the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Please sign up at the Senior table (in Fellowship Hall) Sunday or contact Dorene Breach if you would like to attend (dorene@fpc-kingwood.org or 281-360-5555)

Contemporary Worship

9:35am Service

Leading in WorshipRev. Chad Erb, Senior Pastor; Rev. Sabrina Hergert, Assistant Pastor; Mark Smith, Commissioned Lay Pastor;

Roland Zavala, Executive Director and Beth Jewett, Children’s Ministry Director

Worship Team Doran Woods, Worship Leader; David O’Farrell, guitar; Andrew Grant, bass guitar;

Zach Lee, drums and Bekah Barnett, piano & vocals

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Prayer Time Join us this Sunday afternoon, at 4:30 in the Chapel, as we gather to pray for our church. This time will be lead by the Spirit focusing on prayers that help make us more like Christ, move us closer to the Kingdom and the truth. We will pray for our church’s future, leadership, and transformation.

Been visiting the church for a while? Wondered what was involved with membership? Questions about Presbyterians? This is your invitation to learn about our church family! Classes for those who wish to become Covenant Partners will begin Jan 12 and continue on 19 and 26. The classes take place at 11am in Room 209, upstairs in the Christian Education Wing, hosted by Erin & Brad Beltz. No preparation is needed, but it helps us to prepare materials knowing how many will attend. Please let us know if you are interested -- doc@fpc-kingwood.org.

Fellowship Breakfast Returns Sunday, January 19! Get to Know Our Pastors! Enjoy food and fellowship with family and friends in Fellowship Hall, between 9 & 11am. You are also encouraged to sit with someone you do not know. Visitors, please join us!

GriefShare begins January 14 Experienced a loss? Dealing with all the challenges that come with that? Wondering how other people cope? GriefShare is a 13-week video and small group session to earnestly deal with the stress of the death of a loved one, and learning how to move forward. Meeting Tuesdays, 1-3 pm, beginning Jan 14, Conference Room. Questions? Ready to join us? Contact Dorene Breach dorene@fpc-kingwood.org or Mark Smith doc@fpc-kingwood.org.

Jean’s Coffee & Books Is Now Open! No checkout required. Find a book you like, take it home, enjoy, please return. Browse while enjoying your coffee and donut(s).

Giving Made Easier Grace and generosity come to us through our Lord Jesus. He set aside his infinite riches and was born into the lowest circumstance. Through his humble poverty, we gain great riches (2 Corinthians 8:9). In response to unconditional love, we offer ourselves to the Lord through his tithes and our offerings. We may certainly respond to the Lord by putting a check or cash in the plate when it’s passed. You may also respond through technology by utilizing the giving page on our website. Scanning this QR symbol with your phone will grant quick access to the page where you can schedule regular giving back to God. Let us give joyfully and from the heart as the Lord has given to us.

Children’s Ministry Kids’ Church is a worship-time experience for children coordinated with the teaching of worship in the Sanctuary. Offered at 9:35 and 11:05am services, Kids’ Church is for children 4 years through 3rd grade, following the children’s message. Parents of first-time participants should accompany their children to the Narthex for check-in.

Children’s Choir, Ignition and Accelerate will be on holiday break through January 8. All three ministries resume on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

We have a Parent Portal for Children’s Ministry! Check out www.fpc-kids.com for all the info parents need. Find out what Bible story was taught in Sunday school, look up the Ignition weekly challenge, find out where choir kids meet when they sing in worship. A quick and easy way to keep up with all the content of Children’s Ministry. PLUS, a feature called “Building Faith at Home” that offers ideas and suggests resources to help nurture your child’s faith.

Gathering to Worship Songs Of Worship 1000 Tongues Go Tell It on the Mountain/O Come Let Us Adore Him Hearing God’s Word Prayers Offering All the Poor and Powerless God’s Story For All God’s Children Scripture Reading Luke 2:22-35 Message Responding To The God’s Word Apostles’ Creed Communion Build My Life Go Tell It on the Mountain BENEDICTION

Traditional Worship

8:15 & 11:05am Services

Leading in WorshipRev. Chad Erb, Senior Pastor; Rev. Sabrina Hergert, Assistant Pastor; Mark Smith, Commissioned Lay Pastor;

Beth Jewett, Children’s Ministry Director and Lay Reader: Nancy Crabb

Leading in Music Todd Miller, Director of Music; Rob Hunt, Associate Director of Music; John Cornelius, Piano

PREPARING TO HEAR GOD’S WORDPrelude Sleep, Sleep, Sleep Austrian carol, arr. C. Davis

Welcome

Call to Worship (based on Isaiah 43) L: The Lord is about to do a new thing. P: It springs forth, do we not perceive it? L: The Lord will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. P: We will honor God and declare his praise.

*Hymn #140 We Three Kings of Orient Are KINGS OF ORIENT

*Prayer of Confession Almighty and merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you and one another by both our actions and our inactions. We recognize that in Jesus our light has come, and yet we often choose to walk in the shadows and ignore the light. We disregard our neighbor. We insist that our own way is right. Gracious God, forgive our sins. Free us from this bondage.

*Silent Confession

*Assurance of Pardon L: God does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us. P: Thanks be to God! *Gloria Patri (Words on Screens)

*Passing the Peace L: The peace of the Lord be with all of you. P: And also with you.

God’s Story for All God’s Children Solo The Kings Peter Cornelius Todd Miller, tenor

Prayers of the People

LISTENING TO GOD’S WORD Scripture Reading Luke 2:22-35

Song of Preparation As With Gladness Men of Old DIX (Hymn 141, Verses 1 and 2)

Sermon “On the Twelfth Day of Christmas” Rev. Chad Erb

RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD Offertory In the Bleak Midwinter G. Holst, arr. Porterfield Beth Higgins, mezzo-soprano THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION L: The Lord be with you. P: And also with you. L: Lift up your hearts. P: We lift them up to the Lord. L: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. P: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

A Communion Prayer (In Unison) Merciful Lord, we do not presume to come to this thy table trusting in our own righteousness. Rather we trust in your bountiful grace. We are not worthy to partake at this table, but you bid us come. Grant us to eat and drink so as to discern the body of Christ broken for us and the blood of Christ shed for us. Then may we rise from this table to live in such a way that we continue to dwell in Christ and he in us both now and forevermore. Amen.

The Words of Institution

The Prayer of Consecration

The Gracious Invitation

The Serving of the Bread and Wine

Communion Music Selected Arrangements John Cornelius

*The Prayer of Thanksgiving

*The Lord’s Prayer (Please join hands as we unite our hearts) *Benediction

Postlude Prepare the Royal Highway P. Manz