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DATES & ACTIVITIES TO REMEMBER:

Today

01/01

01/02

01/03

01/04

01/07

01/08

01/10

01/11

01/12

01/13

» NO Adult Choir Practice

» NO Evening Worship Service

January:

» Church Office Closed

» Heart to Heart 10:30 am in the Conference Room » Sisters of Service 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall

» Evening Worship Service 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary

*Jr. & Sr. Youth meet in the old Sanctuary

» Brotherhood 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall

» Adult Choir Practice 5:15 pm in the Sanctuary » Evening Worship Service 6:00 pm in the Sanctuary

*Jr. & Sr. Youth meet in the old Sanctuary

» Making Chrismon Ornaments 7:00 pm, Fellowship Hall

» Evening Worship Service 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary *Jr. & Sr. Youth meet in the old Sanctuary

» Ladies Bible Study Begins 10:00 am

» Friday Night Bible Study 7:00 pm at the home of Randy

& Susan Harris

» Visitation Team 10:00 am in the Fellowship Hall

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Prayer Teams:

Today: Libby Travis, Retha Goforth, Mary Toms, Mellissa Hoover 01/07: Nancy Baker, Pamela Toms, Jean Bryson, Susan Eddins

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The Church Office will be closed on Monday, January 1st for New Year’s.

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Our Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal for this year is $3,000. We will take the offering through the month of January.

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A special “Thank You” to all the ladies who worked so diligently to mail Christmas cards to the 2017 fair attendees who registered at the registration tent. Over 1,000 cards were mailed. Please pray that the Lord will use these cards from Mt. Pleasant as a ministry tool for these families. Many prayer requests were listed, and the ladies are

praying over these requests.

MT. PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH December 31, 2017

Sunday Morning Bible Study at 10:00 am * Sunday Morning Worship at 11:00 am Sunday Night Service at 6:00 pm * Wednesday Service at 7:00 pm

Worshiping...Witnessing...Working... ___________________________________________________________________________________

MORNING SERVICE

Welcome

“There Is Power in the Blood” # 132

Children’s Time

“Nothing But the Blood” # 135

Worship with Tithes & Offerings

Choir Special: “Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)”

Special Music: Donna Green

Message by Pastor Matt “Resolutions for a New Year”

Romans 8:8-14

“Wherever He Leads I’ll Go” # 285

NO EVENING SERVICE

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*Nursery (birth-2 years) and Children’s Church (3 years-Kindergarten) are provided for your children during the 11 am worship service. If you are visiting with us and have need for either of these, please ask someone for directions*

Nursery Today: Jeanne Waters, Melissa Norville & Allison Splawn; Preschool: Melanie Matheny & Alice Womick

Nursery Next Week (01/07): Jeanne Waters, Jessica Crawford &

Lisa Tolleson; Preschool: Beth Travis & Shelly Motley

Hands of Hope for Life Sanctity of Life - Prayer

& Memorial Service

Tuesday, January 16th 6:30 pm

Hosted by: Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church

(in the Sanctuary)

Dear Church Family,

Here we are, the last day of 2017! For many, 2017 has been a difficult year, and you are ready to bid ‘good riddance!’ For others, it has been a

wonderful year! Let us look to 2018 with faith and hope; trusting Jesus for the best year ever. Let us bathe it with prayer and divine

expectation, let us not “grow weary in well doing” and let us work, witness, and worship together at Mt. Pleasant like never before!

Finally, I ask that you pray diligently for our India mission trip. Pray for

God’s traveling mercy to be upon us, His hand of security to surround us, and that we might have the mind of Christ as we share the Word

with these pastors/church planters. This is all Great Commission work, and I thank each of you for your monetary support for the conference,

as well as your prayers and encouragement as we labor in His vineyard together.

Pastor Matt

If you see my girls today, be sure and wish Donna and Brittany a Happy Birthday!

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Today is the last day to make a donation to support a pastor(s) for

the Indian Pastor’s Conference.

**Cost: $80 per pastor**

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The Visitation Team will be meeting on Saturday, January 13th at 10:00 am in the

Fellowship Hall. This meeting will consist of watching some videos for a couple of hours. All

are welcome to attend. If you have any

questions, please contact Neil Barrier at 828-447-2841 or Ralph Heatherly at 828-748-5880.

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Pleasant Praise Choir will not practice again until after the new year.

Please be watching for an announcement informing when choir practice will resume.

Stewardship:

Week of December 24th

Offering: Undesignated: $5,513.00 Designated: $3,907.71 Building Fund $1,108.20 Cookbook Sales $30.00

Lottie Moon $1,130.00 Sr. Youth $560.00 Indian Pastor’s Conf. $400.00 Brotherhood Transfer $679.51

Grand Total: $9,420.71

Attendance: Sunday Morning Bible Study: N/A Sunday Morning Worship: 294 Sunday Night Worship: N/A Sunday Night Classes: N/A Wednesday Bible Study: 41 Wednesday Classes: 42

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

December:

31 Suzanne Andrews 31 Shannon Burgess

31 Michael Wall

31 Donna Mills 31 Brittany Mills

January:

01 D.C. Beheler 01 Libby Hendrix

02 McKinlee Swink 03 Becky Smith

03 Leon Street

03 Pamela Toms 03 Joshua Harris

05 Chris Fain 06 Susanne Price

CONTACT INFORMATION

Deacons 2017-2018: Butch Abramczyk 828-289-6448 Mark Biggerstaff 828-748-7647 Charles Breeden 828-429-5262 Kenny Coffey 828-245-7450 Mike Ellis 828-289-3510 George Harrill 828-429-8110 John Travis 828-429-4212

Chairman of Deacons: Mike Ellis 828-289-3510 Deacon of the Month – January:

Butch Abramczyk

Senior Pastor: Matt Mills 828-467-1152 (c), 828-382-0487 (h); pastormatt@mtpleasantfc.org

To Place Flowers in Church: Church Office 828-245-4496 ebiggerstaff@mtpleasantfc.org

To Reserve Church Facilities or Vans: Church Office 828-245-4496 ebiggerstaff@mtpleasantfc.org

Food Pantry: Minnie Ivey 828-248-1023 Waynette Wells 828-245-0346 Angela Lovelace 828-245-6328 Susanne Price 828-289-4409

Office Hours: 8:00 am-4:00 pm Monday through Friday

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church 397 Mt. Pleasant Church Rd. Forest City, NC 28043 828-245-4496 www.mtpleasantfc.org

Like Us on Facebook: @Mt.PleasantBaptistChurchFC

Sermon Notes:

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Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church 397 Mt. Pleasant Church Road

Forest City, NC 28043 Phone: 828-245-4496

Let There Be On Earth

Peace