Community Church At Sun Village

A Service of Praise and Worship December 25, 2016

Family of Faith ~ Family of Friends

Larry Goding, Pastor

Pastor’s home (623) 583-9984

Cell phone (623) 693-6105

Church Office (623) 214-7225

website: www.communitychurchsv.com

Community Church At Sun Village “Christmas Blessing To All”

December 25, 2016

“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the

government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will

be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting

Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 NKJV

Organist Noreen Nelson

Song Leader Pastor Larry Goding

“The only people whose soul can truly magnify the Lord

are...people who acknowledge their lowly estate and are

overwhelmed by the condescension of the magnificent

God.” John Piper

Call to Worship and Prayer Pastor Larry Goding

Christmas Carol “Angels We Have Heard On High”

Advent Reading Del and Marlene Sorenson

Hymn “Tell Me The Stories of Jesus”

Scripture Reading Don Dropps

John 1:1-5, 14; Galatians 4:4-5

Barb Murray

Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:1-7

Joseph Speaks Don Lutz

Christmas Carol “What Child Is This?”

Scripture Reading Don Dropps

Luke 1:26-38

Barb Murray

Luke 1:46-55

Mary Speaks Donna Jones

Accordion Solo Ben Johnson

“My Jesus I Love Thee”

The Innkeeper Speaks Kathy Enriquez

Christmas Carol “Silent Night”

Scripture Reading Barb Murray

Luke 2:8-20

The Shepherd Child Speaks Marylyn Cirulis

Christmas Carol “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear”

Scripture Reading Don Dropps

Matthew 2:1-12 A King Speaks Bob Enriquez

Organ/Piano Duet Dick and Noreen Nelson

“Go Tell It On The Mountain”

Christmas Meditation Pastor Larry Goding

Duet Kathy Enriquez/Sue Dropps

“Redeeming Love”

Christmas Prayer Donna Goding

Presentation of Our Offerings

Music Makers “Joy To The World”

Benediction Pastor Larry Goding

Merry Christmas to all!

COMMUNITY CHURCH AT SUN VILLAGE

IN ACTION – A WARM WELCOME

It is our privilege to worship the Lord

our God freely without intimidation or

fear of opposition. The psalmist

exhorts, “Come, let us sing to the

Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the

Rock of our salvation. Let us come

before His presence with

thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to

Him with psalms…Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let

us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God, and

we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand.”

Let us, therefore, enter into the worship service in a spirit of

reverence, giving honor to Almighty God. It is our hope that

each of us here today will experience a very meaningful time of

worship and that your Christian life will be enriched by having

joined with us today.

If you are a visitor with us today, we welcome you and pray

that you will receive a blessing from being here.

USHERS AND GREETERS

The ushers and greeters for this month are Sam and Terrie

Hults. Thank you for your service to the Lord today. Please

volunteer to help usher during our services. There is a signup

sheet on the back table or talk to Sam Hults.

ANNOUCEMENTS

Dear Church Family,

Our hearts are filled with love and appreciation for your

generous retirement gift. You have honored us in so many

ways and we have been truly blessed to be part of this

Family of Faith - Family of Friends. We celebrate you,

your gift of kindness and faithful support throughout these

past twelve years of our ministry at the Community

Church at Sun Village. To God be the Glory, Great Things

He has done!

"May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of

God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all."

~ 2 Corinthians 13:14 ~

Love, Blessings & Prayers, Pastor Larry & Donna

Thank you to all the Christmas Carolers who

visited many members of our congregation on

Sunday evening and made a joyful noise.

Thank you Sheri and Judy for organizing

everyone.

Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to all those

who are celebrating in the month of December.

The Poinsettias may be picked up today after the

Christmas service.

The Offering Envelopes are on the back table for pickup. If

you do not see your name on a box of envelopes, please pick up

a box without a name. Sign you name on the sheet next to the

number on the box you picked up. This allows us to track your

contributions and provide a year-end report to you.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The January Potluck Supper is the Annual

Meeting. It is on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, in the

Multipurpose Room (MPR) at 5:30 PM. Please

bring a dish for 10 people. Hope to see you there.

Sign up on the back table.

ONGOING EVENTS

The next Church Board meeting is Tuesday, January 10,

2017 at 1:00 PM. The meeting will be in the Activities Office

Conference Room.

Sunday Morning Bible Study will resume at 9:20

a.m. in the Ocotillo Room on January 8, 2017. Pastor

Chuck will be facilitating the class.

Judy Keith has two devotion groups currently

meeting. Contact Judy at 712-251-1490 for information. Two

fellowship small groups are currently meeting. One for

Women and mixed couples meets for brunch following Sunday

service, contact Maurine Joppe at 612-886-9034. Another for

Men meets for lunch every Wednesday. Contact Greg Murray

at 623-266-7052. For information on our Small Group

Ministries, pick up a booklet on the back table.

Men’s Bible Study will resume on January 7 at 9:00 a.m. in

the Ocotillo Room. Come join this stimulating study entitled

“Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong.” Ken VanZanten

will be leading the study.

A Women's Bible Study small group next

meeting is on Monday, January 2, 2017 from

10:00 – 11:00 am at the home of Donna

Jones: 14263 W. Flowing River Trail. Please

contact Donna if you are interested she is

limited on available space – 623-584-5942.

The Women's Fellowship (Girlfriend Gatherings) will meet

on Thursday, January 19, 2017 in the Kokopelli Residence

Lounge at 11:30 for a luncheon. Grand Central Eatery is

providing a Ladies Luncheon menu . A copy of the menu is on

the back table – sign up in the Church office and/or the

Activities Office. A final count must be in by January 10th.

The theme is "What Inspires Your Joy?" This is a time of

counting our Blessings together! All women of the Church and

Sun Village are invited to spend an enjoyable time together.

COMMUNITY CHURCH AT SUN VILLAGE

ON OUR KNEES

Pray for our home-bound members that they will be

encouraged as they look to God for His blessings.

Missions – Krakow, Poland

Jon and Karen Glass have returned to their missionary field in

Krakow, Poland after a brief home assignment in the United

States.

Pray for them as they make the adjustment back to the ministry

responsibilities at “Immanuel Baptist Church.” Jon has begun

a satellite ministry in a neighboring community, which has

enabled Immanuel Baptist to have an effective outreach, taking

the gospel message to other areas of the city.

The work is sometimes discouraging as the challenges center

around training and developing leadership to take on the

ministry of the church and there are only a few within the

congregation who aspire to any form of leadership.

As always, Jon and Karen say thank you so much for your

support and prayers. We are blessed to have such wonderful

partners!

Persecuted Church – Pakistan

Punjab Minister for Human Rights and Minorities Affairs

Khalil Tahir Sandhu has said the Punjab government will

ensure security of churches and worship places throughout the

province during midnight mass of December 24 and 25 on

Christmas and intervening night between December 31 and

January 1 (New Year night) to prevent any untoward incident.

In a meeting on Tuesday, the minister said the directive in this

regard has been issued to all regional police officers, CPOs and

DPOs in Punjab along with Capital City Police Officer Lahore

by the chief minister’s office. Khalil Tahir said the Punjab

government has also released Christmas grants worth Rs 30

million which will be disbursed among the deserving Christian

families (Rs 5,000/- per family) throughout the province by

respective District Coordination Officers according to the

criteria devised in this regard.

The salaries of Christian government employees have been

paid from December 20 so as to enable them to participate in

the celebrations of forthcoming Christmas. It has also been

decided to set up “Christmas Bazaars” in different locations of

the province from December 22 so that Christian community

can purchase commodities at comparatively cheaper rates.

Khalil Tahir directed the officers concerned to ensure foolproof

security arrangements for Christmas Bazaars along with

provision of related facilities to the consumers.

Pray that the Christians in Pakistan have a safe Christmas.

World, National, and State Concerns

We need to be diligent in our prayers about the unrest in our

nation that is causing great division across the country. Pray

for a return to civility in relationships within this great land.

Pray that hate and violence will be stopped.

Pray for the families across the country that have lost loved

ones and property through catastrophic situations including

fires, and other natural disasters.

Pray for President Elect, Donald Trump as he puts his

administrative team together. These are critical days for our

nation. [1 Timothy 2:1-4].

Pray earnestly for a revival in this land, that Christians will

boldly take a stand for their Christian beliefs. Pray that those

who are attempting to impose restrictions on us that are

contrary to the Law of God would be stopped.

Pray faithfully for President Obama during this final month of

his second term. Pray for openness to accept guidance from

God as he deals with the multitude of issues facing this nation.

Pray for our National and State legislators. Pray for the

congress as they deal with critical issues facing our nation.

Pray for unity across the country, that God’s will and purpose

might be accomplished in our land. Pray for all those who are

in leadership over the political matters facing our national,

state, and local governments.

Pray for the members of the courts around the country as they

deliberate on matters of importance to our nation’s wellbeing.

Pray for those in Law Enforcement throughout the country.

Pray for God’s intervention to stop the constant attacks against

police and those charged with keeping law and order in our

cities.

Pray faithfully for the safety of our nation as we live with the

reality of terrorist threats and activity. Pray for those who are

responsible for monitoring those threats.

Pray for protection of our troops as they serve around the

world to keep and maintain peace. Pray for wisdom for those

who provide leadership for military operations worldwide.

Pray for God’s direction in the US involvement in the Middle

East and specifically Israel. Pray for our incoming president,

our legislators, and military officials who are involved in

making decisions regarding Israel.

Pray for the land of Israel, for her people, and for their

protection. Pray for her leaders and for protection from those

who would threaten her sovereignty as a nation.

Pray for Mr. Netanyahu and the leadership of the nation of

Israel as they serve the people of that great nation. Pray about

the relations between the United States and Israel.

Do not cease to pray for peace around the world.

In Memory Of…

My Departed Loved Ones

Donna Jones Major Drake and Bill Butler

Kay Drake Our Parents

Thinking of Our Children Today

Ken and Judy Keith Bill Marshall

Jim and Waleda Siken Lawrence and Effie Mills, parents

Keith Mills, brother

Donna Goding Roman & Mil Verhaalen,

Cora Ward Verhaalen, parents Peter & Hedwig Cirulis, parents

Alf & Marylyn Cirulis