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Welcome

O ne day in the Lord’s house is better than a thousandanywhere else (Psalm 84:10).

Welcome, Attendance Registration and Announcements

Hymn Angels from the Realms of Glory 190

Hymn O Come, All Ye Faithful 193

Comm u n i o n H y m n Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus 168

Communion Meditation Doug Wendler(Feel free to take Communion as it is passed)

Prayer Hym n Near to the Heart of God 35

Flute Special Ballade de Jesus-Christ Susan Reichling

Message in Sermon (John 1:45-51; 21:1-14)An Authentic Disciple: Nathanael

(Today’s sermon will be on our Web site)

Hymn of Decision I H a v e D ecided to Follow Jesus

Closing H y m n It Came upon the Midnight Clear 197

W elcome one another as Christ has welcomed you for

the glory of God (Romans 15:7).

Take Out Communion TodayMike Cantrall, Chub Nance, Curt Reichling, Travis McCaherty

Mickey Oller, Susan Reichling

Take Out Communion Next WeekHarry Schirding, John Swinford, Dale Krouse, Dick Bachman

Ministry Opportunities

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

Today: Pick up your Christian Standard and Lookouts.

Please sign the greeting cards in the hallway

for folks we’re praying for today.

Drop off aluminum cans in the container behind

the church or in the kitchen to help feed orphans

in Sierra Leone, Africa.

-7:15...Prayer with the preacher at the pulpit

-8:00...Worship with Children’s Church (age 3-grade 6)

-9:15...Sunday school classes for all ages:

Nursery, Carol Basso, Diane Sybert . Room 217

2s/3s, Elise Fritz, Randy/Cec Bennett Room 215

4s, Jo Ellen Croft, Katie Ibbotson . Room 204

5s/K, Carol & Jennifer Council . . . Room 206

1st/2nd, Sharon Wendler, Kelly Hibbs Room 207

3rd/4th, Ashley Ingram/Bryan Brooksbank Room 208

5th/6th, Sarah Powell/Tasha Bryant Room 212

7th/8th, Beverly Hall . . . . . . Room 113

9th-12th, Casey & Jen McCormick . Room 114

Adam’s Class, Adam Ibbotson . . . Room 223

Back to Basics, Steve Basso . . . Room 112

Bible Crusaders, Ron Canterbury . . . Room 202

Chance’s Class, Chance Newingham . . Room 220

Ken’s Class, Ken Gennicks . . . . . . Room 203

Phil’s Class, Phil Miller . . . . . . Room 105

Senior Saints, Jack/Donna Brown . . . Room 106

-10:15..Worship with Children’s Church (age 3-grade 6)

-2:30...LCU’s Christmas in the Chapel

-5:30...All choir members arrive and meet in Music Room

-6:00...Children’s Christmas program, with our Preschool-

Kindergarten Choir performing

first, followed by grades 1-6

Children’s Choir presentation,

O Little Christmas Town.

-7:00...Birthday Party for Jesus: cup-

cake and cookie fellowship

-7:00...LCU’s Christmas in the Chapel

Ministry Opportunities

Monday, Dec. 3 Read 1 Chronicles 12; John 18:1-14

-6:30...Power Light Christian Skate Night till 9:00

at Skateland South

Tuesday, Dec. 4 Read 1 Chronicles 13-14; John 18:15-32

-12:30..Ladies with a Heart to Pray at Linda O’Toole’s

-6:00...Basketball (Family Life Center)

Wednesday, Dec. 5 Read 1 Chronicles 15; John 18:33-40

-6:30...Stephen Ministry (Room 203)

-6:30...Adult Choir (Worship Center)

-6:30...Prayer group (Room 117)

-7:00...Home visitation

-7:00...Instrumental practice (Music Room)

-8:00...Jonathan’s Praise Team (Worship Center)

Thursday, Dec. 6 Read 1 Chronicles 16; John 19:1-27

-5:30...Prayer group (Worship Center)

-6:00...Staff Christmas party at Ken and Sarah’s

-6:00...Volleyball (Family Life Center)

Friday, Dec. 7 Read 1 Chronicles 17; John 19:28-42

-8:30...The first Friday of the month is our volunteer

day at Lewis Memorial Christian Village (3400

West Washington) in Springfield. Call Key Lady,

Rhonda Briest (496-3711) for more information

and join our group of volunteers.

Saturday, December 8

-9:00...Adult Choir rehearsal till 11:30 (Worship C.)

-10:00..Youth Shopping Trip to St. Louis

Next Sunday, December 9

! Adult Choir program at 8 and 10:15 a.m.:

I’ll Be Home for Christmas

! Menard County Singers Concert, 2:00 (Worship Center)

! Children’s Ministry Workers’ Tea (Children’s Wing)

! Linda O’Toole sharing at 6:00 (Worship Center)

We value worship, Bible study, giving, serving, relationshipsand sharing our faith.

10:15 A.M. Worship Service

If this is your first time at AthensChristian Church: Thank you forjoining us! Nurseries are available.Complete an attendance card so we canmail you our church paper. The Lord'sSupper is open to all believers. And

make yourself at home. Stop by ourlibrary on your way out for acomplimentary Bible.

Welcome!

Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyful

Welcome, Attendance Registration and Announcements

Worship in Song O Come, All Ye FaithfulForever

Flute Special Ballade de Jesus-Christ Susan Reichling

Message in Sermon (John 1:45-51; 21:1-14)An Authentic Disciple: Nathanael

(Today’s sermon will be on our Web site)

Hymn of Decision I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

Worship in Song OfferingYour Love, O Lord

Communion Meditation Curt Reichling

Communion Served/Offering Taken(Feel free to take Communion as it is passed)

Prayer Requests & Praises

Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyful

Pray Every Day For

Our nation/leaders/military, God's help and strength

At Memorial: Jeff Schmidt (Jennifer Girup’s brother/ICU),

Paul Jenkins (Ibbotsons’ friend), Butch Magee, Joyce

Podulka

At St. John’s: Alexander Jackson (Tricia Miller’s infant

friend), Eric Hickman, Janie Todd

At Barnes: Wendy Williamson (Diane McCormick’s relative)

At Burlington hospital: Ron Stamp (Vivian Rankin’s bro.)

At Alaska hospital: Jay/Deb Trott’s daughter/grandson

At Indianapolis hospital: Scott Hymbaugh (Jack/Mary

Jane’s son/surgery was Friday)

Tests: Judy Vance (consult 19th/Omaha), Elaine Bachman,

Lu Irwin, Gregg Donaldson, Melody Ford, Grace Grant,

Charlotte Mendenhall (Pat Hinds’s mom/breast, spine

& bone cancer), Nancy Terrell (MRI), Bruce Oglesby,

Mary Vincent (12th), Suzanne Bless, Ryan Galligan’s

friend Andrew, Vicky Gutierrez, Lori Withers, Sharon

Clark, Norma Edwards (eye lid surgery), Bob Chastain

(bronchitis), Ellis Warren (Trisha Nichols’s son),

Sarah Gennicks (fell/broken foot), Louise Donaldson’s

sis-in-law, Linda Derringer (Joe’s mom), John Wenzel

(John Calcari’s friend), Linda Meador, John Spindel

(Laurie Ingram’s dad/4th), George Kruse (Shirley

Wasilewski’s nephew/surgery 14th)

At home: Linda Lykins, Marlene Young, Frances Weidhuner,

Louise White, Pauline Kennett, Steve Gutierrez, Sara

Inman, Velma Croft, June Rose, Judi Platt, Jay Coons

(Marcia’s husband), Wilma (Dick) Martin, Paul Gebhart

(Rhonda Davis’s friend), Rhonda Briest’s friend Patsy,

Colleen Gennicks (pregnancy), expectant families

Touched by death: Alan Danner family (Anthony’s grandpa),

Charlie Tomlinson family (Will’s dad), Doris Hinds

family (Marjie’s mom/Katie’s grandma), John Haggard

family (John’s dad)

Transitions: O.C. Haggard, Barbara Bradley (Heritage),

Phyllis Bell-Hedden, Mildred Kessler (Shane Baker’s

grandma), Carrie/Ben/Will Thornburgh (Indiana), Glen

Byram (Concordia), Jane Gines (LMCV), Lola Theodor,

Lucas Devore (Ft. Gordon, Texas/Jan. 8), Phyllis Kern

(Amboy), Kenneth Magee (Sunny Acres), Israel

M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan: 2012-2013, giving started January 1

Midweek Supper and Study: January 9 through March 20

ACC mission trips: Africa/March 12-23 and December 2013

Spring Revival: April 14-17 with L.C. Sutton & Page CXVI

Missionaries around the world/each other/unspoken needs

ATHENS CHRISTIAN CHURCHKen Gennicks • Minister [email protected] • 636-7323

Chance Newingham • Assoc. Minister . [email protected] • 636-7136

Paula Gentry • Worship Minister [email protected] • 220-9340

Casey McCormick • Youth Minister [email protected] • 331-8471

Shane Baker • Family Life Minister [email protected] • 415-9035

Katie Ibbotson • Children’s Minister [email protected] • 891-5681

Jonathan Frohn • Interim Counselor [email protected] • 737-1114

Sarah Gennicks • After School Director [email protected] • 636-7323

Church Office • 636-8463 December 2, 2012 athenschristian.net

M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan: Making Adjustments, Seeking The Eternal Reward

A.M. Sermon Notes

Ken Gennicks preaching

An Authentic Disciple: Nathanael(John 1:45-51; 21:1-14)

INTRODUCTIONIn our church-wide Bible reading plan, we’re in IChronicles and the gospel of John. Jesus chose twelveordinary men to be His disciples and John develops abiographical sketch of several of them. Only John’s gospelgives us a glimpse of An Authentic Disciple: Nathanael:

I. His study of Scripture (1:45)

II. His sin of prejudice (1:46)

III. His sincerity of heart (1:47)

IV. His search for truth exposed (1:48)

V. His statement of faith (1:49)

VI. His special insight into Jesus’ power (1:50, 51)

CONCLUSIONNathanael got his questions about Jesus answered, thenmade a complete surrender to Christ. What an example foreach of us this morning. Still today, Jesus is looking torecruit and train ordinary men, women and young peoplethat He Himself will develop and disciple for His use.Who, here, wants to be An Authentic Disciple of Christtoday?

A.M. Sermon Notes










CONCLUSIONNathanael got his questions about Jesus answered, thenmade a complete surrender to Christ. What an examplefor each of us this morning. Still today, Jesus is lookingto recruit and train ordinary men, women and youngpeople that He Himself will develop and disciple for Hisuse. Who, here, wants to be An Authentic Disciple ofChrist today?

A.M. Sermon Notes










CONCLUSIONNathanael got his questions about Jesus answered, thenmade a complete surrender to Christ. What an example foreach of us this morning. Still today, Jesus is looking torecruit and train ordinary men, women and young peoplethat He Himself will develop and disciple for His use.Who, here, wants to be An Authentic Disciple of Christtoday?

Applying Today’s Sermon to Your Life

1. Our church-wide Bible reading has us in the Old Testament book

of I Chronicles and in the gospel of John. Are you seeking the

Lord through daily Bible reading, prayer, reflection and quiet time

with us? If not, wouldn’t you like to join us?

2. The Bible doesn’t tell us a great deal about some of the original

twelve disciples. Which of the twelve do you suppose are among

the best known? Which are lesser known? What might even this

simple point suggest for us today?

3. Read John 1:45. From this verse alone, describe Nathanael’s view

of the Bible. How did he know who Moses and the prophets

wrote about (1:45)? What would it look like in your life if you

followed Nathanael’s example in this?

4. Nathanael’s heart demonstrated a degree of prejudice, in John

1:46. How so? Do you confront and overcome the prejudices in

yourself that the average heart holds? Is it possible to grow

beyond our prejudices? Do you suppose Nathanael grew beyond

his prejudices? Why does this matter so much?

5. How would you describe Nathanael’s sincerity, in 1:47? Why do

you sometimes become jaded, cynical and hypocritical over time?

What’s the remedy for the heart?

6. What does Nathanael’s statement of faith indicate in 1:49? Why

is it important?

7. What special insight did Nathanael seem to have about Jesus’

power, in 1:50 and 51? Where does insight into Jesus’ power

come from? In your own words, describe Jesus’ power. How has

His power come through for you?

8. Do you consider yourself a disciple of Jesus? What exactly does

that mean? When it comes to following Christ, what else

competes for your allegiance? What distractions are you currently

facing? How will you overcome these in order to become and

remain An Authentic Disciple, like Nathanael?

9. Read I Chronicles 12-17 and John 18-19 with us this week. Write

down your thoughts, discuss it with a group, and hear a sermon

from it next Sunday. Be inspired to live by faith. Recognize that

Christ is still calling all people to Himself today for salvation,

discipleship and service today. What’s your response to Him as

He calls for you today?




Lord through daily Bible reading, prayer, reflection and quiet time

with us? If not, wouldn’t you like to join us?






of the Bible. How did he know who Moses and the prophets wrote

about (1:45)? What would it look like in your life if you followed

Nathanael’s example in this?







you sometimes become jaded, cynical and hypocritical over time?

What’s the remedy for the heart?


is it important?






that mean? When it comes to following Christ, what else competes

for your allegiance? What distractions are you currently facing?

How will you overcome these in order to become and remain An

Authentic Disciple, like Nathanael?










Lord through daily Bible reading, prayer, reflection and quiet

time with us? If not, wouldn’t you like to join us?






of the Bible. How did he know who Moses and the prophets

wrote about (1:45)? What would it look like in your life if you

followed Nathanael’s example in this?







you sometimes become jaded, cynical and hypocritical over

time? What’s the remedy for the heart?


is it important?






that mean? When it comes to following Christ, what else

competes for your allegiance? What distractions are you currently

facing? How will you overcome these in order to become and

remain An Authentic Disciple, like Nathanael?







Christmas Celebrations and HighlightsPlan to worship and work with us as

we celebrate Christ together inthese ways:

Children’s Christmas Musicaland Birthday Party for Jesus:

Tonight at 6 and 7 p.m.

ACC Staff Christmas Party:Thursday, December 6, 6 p.m. at 400 Rainbow Drive

Youth Shopping Trip in St. Louis: Saturday,December 8, 10 a.m.

Christmas Musical and Brief Sermon: Sunday,December 9, 8 and 10:15 a.m.

Menard County Singers’ Christmas Concert: Sunday,December 9, 2 p.m. at ACC

Christmas Young at Heart with Athens High SchoolSingers: Tuesday, December 13, 10 a.m.

Christmas Caroling to shut-ins: Wednesday, December12, 6:30 p.m.

Open Houses at six ministers’ homes: Sunday,December 16, 2-5 p.m.

Christmas Around the Piano and fellowship: Sunday,December 16, 6 p.m.

Elder-led worship: Sunday, December 23, 6 p.m.

Candlelight Communion Services: Monday,December 24 at 4, 6 and 8 p.m.

Remove and store Christmas decorations:Wed., January 2, 6 p.m.

These are only someof the highlights you’ll want to add to your Decembercalendar. Connect with Christ and with brothers andsisters of like precious faith now. Life is lonesome andcold when you live it by yourself. So join us inmeaningful ways and you’ll be blessed.

































Tonight at 6 p.m.Children’s Christmas Program

O Little Christmas TownPRE-K CHOIR GRADES 1-6 CHOIR

Kenneth Baker Brianna AbernathyAnnabelle Blessing Janeece ArmstrongGabriella Clark Olivia BakerAlexis Cooper McKayla ClarkArianna Cooper McKenna ClarkMatthew Harlan Erica FranklinKaylee Hibbs Axel HibbsCharlie Ibbotson Mya HibbsMadelyn McCaherty Claire IbbotsonWilliam O’Brien Faith MillerEvan Oller Grace MillerEthan Reichling Madison ReitermanAaron Ridge Emily SimpsonAdam Ridge Kennedy SleightAniya Ridge Madison SleightLane SmithIzabelle Sokolis

DIRECTOR CO-DIRECTORSPat Godfrey Paula Gentry

Amy SimpsonASSISTANTSPaula & Polly Gentry











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