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I suspect that most of us are members of some kind of organization. You may be a member of an association of individuals who share your profession, a community service organization, a club of people with a mutual hobby, or perhaps a fraternity or sorority.

I recently learned of an organization named the Triple Nine Society. This group gets its name from the fact that it has just one requirement for membership: an Intelligence Quota (I.Q.) test score in the 99.9 percentile! In other words, to be accepted into this group, a person has to possess an I.Q. that is among the top one tenth of one percent of our population. That is only one in a thousand people! Only the most elite of brainiacs need apply. All others are turned away.

While few, if any, of us possess the ?��Ǩ?�smarts?��Ǩ�� to be included into the Triple Nine Society, there is an even higher alliance that welcomes our presence. That group is the church of Jesus Christ!

With open arms our Lord welcomes us to be included in His body. However, note that there IS also here a requirement for membership that all applicants must possess. No, we do not have to pass an intelligent test, but we do need to experience an exercise in trust. The sole requirement to be a follower of Jesus is the possession of a faith relationship with Him.

Jesus invites people to rise above any hesitations and reservations and in faith follow Him alone on a journey through their earthly lives and into eternity. There is no question that it is beneficial to have a high I.Q. But a high F.Q. (Faith Quotient) is even more fulfilling.

This Sunday we will continue studying about the nature and purpose of the wonderful organization called the church. The design of the church is never to exclude 999 people out of every 1000, but to include all who entrust their life and eternity to Jesus Christ, God?��Ǩ�Ѣs Son and our Savior. 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.