September 13, 2020

December 20, 2020

Traditional Worship Service__________9:00 am

““A Christmas CelebrationPresented by the Music Ministry of FBC Benbrook

WelcomePrayer of InvocationChristmas Carol of Proclamation: No. 87 - Joy to the WorldScripture Reading No. 674

Call to Worship “Ding, Dong, Merrily on High” arr. Iryna Simoneaux and Kathy Kelly

Handbell Choir“Joy to the World”

“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”“Coventry Carol”

“What Child Is This”Kathy Kelly, Director

A Two-Piano Christmas Praise“Christmas Medley” arr. Stephen Nielson and Ovid Young

Iryna Simoneaux and Oscar Dressler

Christmas Carol of Worship: No. 89 - O Come, All Ye Faithful

Sanctuary Choir“Worship at the Manger Medley”

“A Christmas Alleluia”“Prepare Him Room”

“Let There Be Peace on Earth”

A Joyful Instrumental Benediction“Ode to Joy” arr. Stephen Nielson and Ovid YoungIryna Simoneaux, Kathy Kelly and Oscar Dressler

Sermon What Does It Mean to Call Jesus “the Christ”? (Part 3) Luke 1:30-33 Dr. Todd Pylant

Hymn of response: No. 121 - Thou Didst Leave Thy ThroneAnnouncementsBenediction

Iryna Simoneaux, Pianist Kathy Kelly, OrganistDr. Oscar Dressler, Minister of Music

With a special gratitude to the audio-visual crew led byGary Norton and Rickie Allison

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore,

for the former things have passed away. (Revelation 21:4 ESV)

This Week’s Scripture Memory Verse

This Week’s 5-Day Bible Reading Plan

Matthew 23 ~ Matthew 24 ~ Matthew 25 ~ Matthew 26 ~ Matthew 27

January 24, 2021 - 4PM

Contemporary Worship Service 11:00 am

Worship Elements

Songs Joy To The World O Come All Ye Faithful (His Name Shall Be) King of Kings O Holy Night

Sermon What Does It Mean to Call Jesus “the Christ”? (Part 3) Luke 1:30-33 Dr. Todd Pylant

The Kingdom of God Has Come and Jesus is King

Luke 1.30-33 ESVAnd the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

#1 Jesus is King today because He is before all things and in Him all things hold together

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (Colossians 1:15–17 ESV)

#2 Jesus is King today because He has authority over all dominions and rulers and authorities

...that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, (Ephesians 1:20–22 ESV)

#3 Jesus is King today because He works all things according to the counsel of His will

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:11–12 ESV)

#4 Jesus is King today because He strengthens us through His Spirit by His power so that we may endure with joy

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, (Ephesians 3:14–16 ESV)

#5 Jesus is King today because He is the Good Shepherd.

I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. (John 10:14–15 ESV)

Zechariah 9:9–10 ESVRejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, hum-ble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

FAMILY ADVENT BAGSThe Children’s Ministry is providing free advent bags for families. The bags

will include an advent guide, advent candles, and four different family Christmas activities. Bags are available for all FBC Benbrook families and

also as a ministry opportunity for families to bring to friends and neighbors to share the love of Christ this Christmas. These bags are 1 per family and first come, first serve. Advent bags can be picked up at the Children’s desk

on Sunday mornings or at the church office throughout the week.

ON CAMPUS SUNDAY SCHOOL

Children’s Sunday School classes have limited spaces available. Due to safety policies, registration for in person classes must be done weekly on the Church website. Policies can be found on the website or at the Children’s Desk.

ONLINE CLASSAn online Sunday School Class is offered on Sunday mornings at 10:30 am.

If interested please contact Russell Kegley at rbkegley@pobox.com or (817-965-2195)

for more information.

CHURCH OFFICE HOLIDAY HOURS

Closed - December 24, 28-29, January 4No Wednesday Night Activities December 23,30

Christmas Eve ServicesThe Church will be having two Christmas Eve Services this year. The December 24th services will be identical, at 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM. We will be having the Lord’s Supper and Candlelight Service during both services, and both will be live streamed.

Come celebrate with us the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Dr. Todd Pylant, tpylant@fbcbenbrook.org Pastor Dr. Gary Waller, gwaller@fbcbenbrook.org Administrative Pastor Dr. Oscar Dressler, odressler@fbcbenbrook.org Minister of MusicTim Tucker, ttucker@fbcbenbrook.org Minister of Contemporary Worship & CommunicationShera Clowdus, sclowdus@fbcbenbrook.org Minister to Children Gus Malcom, gmalcom@fbcbenbrook.org Minister to Students

P.O. Box 26804, Benbrook, Texas 76126 • 817.249.1526Website: www.fbcbenbrook.org • E-mail: contact@fbcbenbrook.org

December 13th in Review

Attendance:Sunday Bible Study 142 Adults 75 Preschool/Children 54 Youth 13

Traditional Worship 93Contemporary Worship 83

Financial:Budget Offering: $29,161.41Designated Offering: $7,227.00Weekly Budget Need: $16,707.40Link2Future to Date: $291,571.22

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This Week At A Glance

Sunday, December 20 9:00 AM Traditional Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Contemporary Worship

Wednesday, December 23 No Evening Activities

Thursday, December 24 Church Office Closed

4:00 PM Christmas Eve Service 6:00 PM Christmas Eve Service

Merry Christmas

Kingdom Cause for December

International MissionsThe Kingdom of God is for those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, but how can people believe who have not heard of Jesus? And how will they hear unless someone tells them? And how can someone tell them unless they are sent? International missions is the work of believers to intentionally move to another nation or people group for the express purpose of bearing testimony to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The primary way that Southern Baptists work together to take the gospel to the ends of the earth is through the International Mission Board. The IMB has over 3500 missionaries working with over 1200 people groups around the world. Our Kingdom Cause for December is to support the work of the IMB through three action steps.

The first action step is prayer. The back wall of the Sanctuary will be turned into a prayer experience during the month of December. Printed prayer guides will lead you through the prayer walk. You can pray the wall before or after Sunday morning services. In addition, the sanctuary will be open for prayer during regular office hours during the week (Monday - Thursday, 8:30 to 5:00 (closed for lunch from 12-1).

The second action step is to give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Lottie Moon was a missionary to China, and the annual Christmas offering is named after her. Every dollar given to the LMCO goes directly to support the work of missionaries in the field.

The third action step is to participate and bless the missionaries associated with our church through the Mission Tree. We have asked several missionaries who have come out of our church to tells us ways that we can directly support their work. You can learn more about the Mission Tree in the church lobby.