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I want to thank our staff for the extra work they performed last week while I was away on my annual pastor?��Ǩ�Ѣs retreat. Special thanks goes to Kyle Wiltshire and Michael Gunter for covering my preaching and teaching responsibilities. It is comforting to know that our activities and ministries are left in such capable hands while I am away. And my heartfelt gratitude goes to you, my church family, for your permission and encouragement regarding the value of these days of retreat. My week away was both renewing and productive. The primary accomplishment of my time was developing my preaching schedule for the next year. As always, I am excited about the things we will share and learn together in the months ahead.
This Sunday I will begin a series of sermons about the role and function of the church. I am concerned about a growing opinion that spiritual maturity and church involvement are independent of each other. While simply going to church does not automatically make someone a good Christian, the absence of participation in a congregation certainly hinders a believer?��Ǩ�Ѣs spiritual development.
In the next seven weeks we will actually be following two series of sermons. On Sunday mornings we will look at some general characteristics the New Testament uses to describe the church. On Sunday nights we will look individually at the seven churches addressed in Revelation chapters two and three. Much like our congregations today, these churches were a blend of strengths and weaknesses, successes and failures.
I am writing these words on Valentine?��Ǩ�Ѣs Day. I can honestly say that the church is one of the objects of my love. While this love does not rival my heart?��Ǩ�Ѣs affection for my wife, children, family or close relationships, I am quite fond and grateful for the contribution that the church has made to the welfare of my life.
Will you join with us over the next seven weeks as we celebrate the church? Jay

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This Week at NCBC

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30:
8:30 AM ... Early Worship
9:40 AM ... Old Fashioned Sing - Annex
9:45 AM ... Sunday School - Bible Study
11:00 AM ... Morning Worship
4:00 PM ... Handbells - Sanctuary
4:45 PM ... Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - Sanctuary
5:30 PM ... All other H.O.G. participants meet in Sanctuary
6:00 PM ... Hanging of the Green
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1:
6:30 PM ... Drama Practice - Sanctuary
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2:
7:00 AM ... Coffee and Bible Study - Grissom
3:30 PM ... Contractor Meeting - Conference Room
6:00 PM ... Quilters - Annex
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3:
6:00 PM ... Bible Study - Prayer Meeting - Sanctuary
6:00 PM ... Children's Choir - Room 410
6:00 PM ... Preschool Choir - Room 310
6:30 PM ... Youth Activities - Annex
6:45 PM ... Preschool Mission Friends - Room 312
6:45 PM ... RAs & GAs - Upstairs Education Building
6:45 PM ... Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - Choir Loft
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4:
9:30 AM ... Ladies Prayer Group - Annex
6:00 PM ... Willing Workers Christmas Party - Antonios

This Week in Worship

Welcome and Announcements ... Verlin Tucker
Prayer ... Verlin Tucker
Call To Worship ... Congregation
"Come, Now Is the Time to Worship"
"O Worship the King" (Hymn 16)
Children's Sermon ... Dr. Jay McCluskey
Scripture Reading ... Jason Cox
1 Corinthians 16:1-4
Scripture can be found on page 816 of the Bibles supplied in our Sanctuary
Choral Worship ... Sanctuary Choir
"How Beautiful"
Offertory Hymns ... Congregation
"Make Me a Blessing" (Hymn 569)
"Little Is Much When God Is in It"
Offertory Prayer ... Jeff Elliott
Offertory Music ... Instrumentalist
Giving of Tithes and Offerings ... Congregation
Special Music ... Rev. Lanny Green
Message from God's Word ... Dr. McCluskey
"Do You Need Some Gift Giving Advice?"
Invitation Hymn ... Congregation
"I Give You My Heart"
Recognition of Decisions ... Pastor
Closing Words ... Pastor
Benediction ... Pastor

Hanging of the Green
6:00 p.m., Sunday, November 30
Hanging of the Green is a worship service centered around the songs and symbols of the Holiday Season. As the Sanctuary is decorated with sights and sounds, worshipers see how candles, greenery, poinsettias, manger scenes, and other objects become part of our Christmas traditions.