December 24, 2017

Welcome, Guests!We are honored that you joined us and hope that you will be blessed by your time with us. A few tips to make the most of your visit:

Register - Our guests, as well as mem-bers, are asked to register their atten-dance as the pads are passed down each row.

Attended Nursery is provided for chil-dren younger than two years of age. It is in the hallway as you exit the door to the left of the pulpit.

Quiet Bags for children are available at the coat rack and a Cry Room is located in the Foyer.

Information Center has details about ministries, classes, and more. It is in the hallway as you exit the door to the left of the pulpit.

Gluten Free Communion is available in the foyer.

Hearing Assistance is available; see an usher for assistance.

Wi-Fi Password: WESTSEVENTH

Assemblies:Sunday Morning Worship 9:00 No Bible Classes No Evening WorshipWednesday Eve. Bible Classes 7:00

Sunday Broadcasts:9:30 a.m. & 8:00 p.m. Charter Channel 195 CPWS Channel 13 6:00 p.m. WKRM 1340 AM

Hispanic Assemblies:Sunday Morning Worship 9:00 Wednesday Eve. Bible Classes 7:00

405 West Seventh StreetColumbia, TN 38401

931-388-6514 Information Line: 388-4165

Email: office@w7church.org

Striving to be completely committed followers of Jesus

TODAY:

Church RecordSunday a.m. Worship 510 8:00 241 10:30 175 Spanish Worship 26 Poplar Estates 9 The Bridge 19Sunday Bible Class 309 Sun. p.m. Worship 86 The Bridge p.m. 17Wednesday p.m. 137 Budget $21,000Total Offering $21,030YTD vs. Budget -$31,714

EldersBill AlsupTom AndersonJohn CornKerry Couch Wade DenneyJerry DugginMike KeslerJohn LawJohn SimmonsJohn M. Smith

Staff Barry England Randy Owens Alex Quintero Haley Schmidt Tucker Vincent

Office - 388-6514Marriage/FamilyPreachingHispanicChildrenStudent

505-2282615-351-6239540-230-8713 840-0445 619-0544 731-613-1876 388-6125 698-2236 381-8869 388-5841

Welcome

Justin & Claire Hill2298 Honey Farm WayColumbia, TN 38401

(J) 931-319-8050(C) 931-398-8101

9:00 Worship Spanish Worship No Classes or Evening Service

SPECIAL PRAYERAllen Jett responded Sunday morning requesting prayers.

GOOD NEWSMartina Valdez was baptized Dec.17. She is a member of our Spanish con-gregation.

SYMPATHY~ To Mary Murphy & family on the death of her brother, David Sanders. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date.

~ To the family of Rachel Baggott. She passed away Dec. 21. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Dec. 28 at Crieve Hall Church of Christ in Nashville. The funeral will follow visitation at 7:00 p.m., and will also be at Crieve Hall. Rachel and her husband, Barry, have been missionar-ies to the French speaking world for many years.

MEN’S MISSION TRIPWe are planning a trip to Mission Lazarus in Tommy Hemphill’s honor on April 2-April 8, 2018. If you are in-terested in going, please sign up on the Service Station bulletin board or see Mike Forsthoff by December 31.

Dec. 24 One worship service at 9:00 (no classes or evening service)

Dec. 25-26 Office Closed

Dec. 31 Usual Schedule New Year’s Eve service at 6:00 p.m.

Jan. 1 Office Closed

Jan. 7 Home Bible Studies Resume

TV & RADIO BROADCASTSBecause of continual rising broadcast cost and changing trends in the deliv-ery of digital media, the elders have decided to discontinue our radio and TV broadcast through Charter, CPWS and WKRM. Our last broadcast will be December 31. This annual cost of almost $14,000 will be shifted to support-ing other mission efforts. Our audio/video ministry team (Calvin Jackson, Paul Gibson, Chuck Simpson & Troy Rubert) will continue to record sermons and special events. These will still be available through our website, YouTube and podcasts. We will continue to provide CDs and DVDs per request. A message will be added to the remaining broadcasts that we are discontinuing our broadcast December 31 and how to obtain CDs/DVDs. If you have any questions, please talk to any elder.

Jan. 7 - Apr. 1 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Call the church office for more

information.

January 10 - April 46:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Call the church office for more information.

NICARAGUA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL MISSION TRIPMedical & Evangelistic mission trip June 1-8, 2018 to Nicaragua Christian School in León, Nicaragua. General workers, doctors, nurses, dentists, phar-macists, etc. are needed. There will be a meeting for those interested on Jan.14, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel.

l Discipling l Equipping l Serving l Loving

Family & Friends: Kerry Couch’s mother - Verna Lee CouchJeanine Denney’s mother - Jean JollyKim Forsthoff’s mother - Reba AyersMike & Sharon Greene’s daughter - Peggy PoeGeorgia Henry’s sister-in-law- Patricia AryC. T. Johnson’s sister - Doris FailSue Jones’ sister - Annie Lee WhitwellDelores Lee’s sister - Janet RodenmeyerTesha Marchal’s granddaughter - McKenzie BruensAlex Quintero’s father - Juan QuinteroBeth Robinson’s mother - Gaynor PerdueTracy Robinson’s father - Guy BarberDan Shires’ co-worker’s mother - Mary Nell AbelBeverly Simmons’ brothers - Chris & Mike ShankleChuck Simpson’s mother - Peggy SimpsonTod Trulove’s mother - Joan TruloveDee Westmoreland’s mother - Bonnie JeffcoatOlivia Whiteside’s aunt - Martha WhitesideTim Williams’ (our nice mailman) wife - JoyceTerry Wilson’s stepsister - Ramona GramsasGreg Yokley’s mother - Martha BelewDeborah Young’s father - John Spence

Pray without ceasing...

REPORTED SICK THIS WEEK:Charlotte Davis, daughter of Jonathan & Laurie Davis, is recovering at home from heart surgery.

Armando Galicia is home from the hospital and is undergoing chemo.

Zach Kittrell’s mother, Sally Kittrell, is in MRMC, Rm. 105, with a fracture in her neck and pneumonia.

Tucker Vincent615-504-0680

tucker@w7church.org

We are so excited to have just wrapped up our Fall Quar-ter! A huge thank you to our teachers: John and Adrienne Law, Brad and Carrie Beasley, Jim Robinson, Elise Har-relson, Taft Ayers and Bonnie Esslinger. We finished a study of Jesus’ parables with our high school students and a study of John with our middle school students. Next quarter we are diving into the One Word study with our senior high and looking forward to working our way through the book of Acts with our junior high. Please be praying for us as we embark on new material and that God would reveal himself to our students.

Have a Merry Christmas!

CONGRATULATIONS!~ William Murphy graduated Dec. 15 from Freed-Har-deman University with a B.S. degree in Bible Ministry.

~ Emily Robinson graduated Dec. 16 with honors from UT Chattanooga with a B.S. degree in Nursing.

~ Courtney Shires graduated Dec. 16 from MTSU with a B.S. degree in Public and Community Health.

Haley Schmidt 901-573-8055

haley@w7church.org

Recovering | at home | extended illnesses:Gladys BrowningMarie DavidsonBetty DerryberryTennie ChaffinRamona CherryJeanette ColeElizabeth CraftMarynelle CriswellCecil & Sarah Duncan

June GaskillLola-Margaret HallGeorgia HenryMary HuntSue JonesFrances LeeDolores LoveJuanita MartinEva McMahan

Robin MillerJerry OakleyMarie OswaltMarguerite PorterSammy SaltersAl SmithMolly WattsJuanita Westmoreland

We’re collecting mittens and scarves in Faith Farm through the month of Decem-ber for children who need them.

Van Driver - a.m............................Beau BurmNursery-9:00 a.m...................Brenda Coleman

WednesdaySong Leader....................................Bill AlsupPrayer...........................................Bill StevensVan Driver...............................Seth Anderson

December 24, 2017

- Morning -

Song Leader...................................Eric Karkau

202 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Welcome...................................Chad Williams

Magnificat

577 - Silent Night

490 - O Little Town of Bethlehem

Scripture.................................Kenneth Eubank

Luke 1:26-38

Prayer.........................................Jamie Morgan

489 - O Come, O Come Emmanel

O Holy Night

Communion & Offering...............Kent Pardon

The First Noel

338 - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Angels, We Have Heard on High

Message.......... ............................Randy Owens

464 - O Come, All Ye Faithful

Shepherd’s Blessing.......................John Smith

- No Evening Service -

(Messages are available at w7church.org or order a free CD at the Infomation Center.)

TEXT: Luke 2

Introduction: Why Shepherds?

When the angels appeared to the shepherds the

______________ became ______________

When the angels appeared to the shepherds the

______________________ became __________________

When the angels appeared to the shepherds the

_______________________ became _____________________

Conclusion: Why Shepherds?