THE LORD’S DAY January 7, 2024

Bible Study Hour 9:30

 

          Morning  Worship, 10:45AM

 

Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

Prayer

Hymn 14                              Come, Let Us Worship and Bow Down

Hymn                                                           Worthy of Worship

Offering

Scripture Reading 200                                   God’s Amazing Grace

Hymn 201                                          Grace Greater Than Our Sin

Hymn 202                                                          Amazing Grace

Hymn 203                                                          And Can It Be?

Hymn                                                           His Robes for Mine

                                                                                          

Children ages 4 to 9 are dismissed for Children’s Church.

 

GOD’S WILL THROUGH NAOMI

Ruth 3:1—6

Message by Pastor Kevin Grant

 

The Lord’s Table

Closing Hymn 394                               In My Life, Lord, Be Glorified

 

AWANA Club, 5:30PM

Our weekly Bible club for young people age 2—grade 12        

Evening Bible Study, 6:00PM 

Dispatches from the Front

WEST AFRICA—ONCE I WAS BLIND (part 1)

Tim Keesee follows missionaries into West Africa to see how          the Gospel is advancing from village to village.

 

 

Do you have leftover Christmas cards?  Would you like to recycle the fronts of cards you received this year?  We can use them for putting personal notes in our 2024 OCC shoeboxes.  Bring them in to Bethany any time this month.

The DoorKeepers (grades 7 to 12) will meet this coming Saturday at 4PM for a fun time of fellowship playing table games.  Bring your favorite games for some friendly competition.  Food and drinks will be provided.  We will finish at 7PM.

COMING EVENTS

Sunday, Jan. 7, noon           Q&A about possible merge

Sunday, Jan. 7, 5:30PM        AWANA resumes

Saturday, January 13, 4PM   DoorKeepers Game Night

Sunday, Jan. 14, 12:30PM    Lunch at Evangel Church

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 6:45PM     Ladies Bible Study resumes

Saturday, Jan. 20, 2PM        Ladies Crafting Activity

Sunday, Feb. 4, 5:30PM       Dinner and Business Meeting

Friday, February 9, 7PM       Friday Fellowship

We have a couple of recurring fellowship activities planned for this year.  In odd-numbered months, we will have a ladies crafting activity where ladies can bring a craft project of their own to work on or work on a project for OCC shoeboxes while fellowshipping with other ladies (third grade and up).  In even-numbered months, we will have a Friday Fellowship for any adults who would enjoy dinner together and an activity.  These will range from potluck and table games to dinner out to bowling (or other activity) nights.  Make plans to attend.

As preliminary discussions continue with our prayers for God’s wisdom, Open Door has been invited by Evangel Church to join them for a fellowship lunch at their church on January 14th, immediately after we finish our Sunday morning service at Open Door. This will be a great opportunity for us to meet their members and tour the campus at 262 N. Perkins Rd. What we learn will provide helpful context for discussion during our annual church meeting on February 4. Evangel will provide fried chicken, green beans, and mashed potatoes and has asked that we provide sides and desserts as well as provide them with a number of people to expect.  Please sign the sheets in the hallway to help out.