Ponce Worship Bulletin | December 24th 2023

ANNOUNCEMENTS


JANUARY SUNDAY SCHOOL -Kingdom Prayer -Serving Our City With Ponce -Prayer (Kids)
2024 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF DINNER
1.21. 6 PM. Save the date! We will be having a dinner and presentation at Parkside Tavern. Details to come. 

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DAILY PRAYER PROJECT Feel free to download the new Pentecost Guide located in the weekly email.

CONNECT VIA TEXT Ponce is now sending a once-a-week text with the latest announcement. Text: “connect” to (678) 252-5571 to get on the list! Never miss another event!

WEEKLY NEIGHBORHOOD BIBLE STUDY | 8 AM | THUR + FRI
We are looking for bible study leaders for our new weekly Neighborhood Bible Study. Reach out to Hace if you are interested.

WELCOME

CALL TO WORSHIP

INVOCATION

“Emmanuel”

“Ancient of Days”

“O Come All Ye Faithful”

LIGHTING OF advent candle

Eide Family

Prayer: Leader: Longing for light, we wait in darkness. Longing for truth, we turn to you. Make us your own, your holy people, light for the world to see.

Response: Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness. Christ, be our light! Shine in your church gathered today.

Leader: Longing for peace, our world is troubled. Longing for hope, many despair. Your word alone has power to save us. Make us your living voice.

Response: Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness. Christ, be our light! Shine in your church gathered today.

Leader: Many the gifts, many the people, many the hearts that yearn to belong. Let us be servants to one another, making your kingdom come.

Response: Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness. Christ, be our light! Shine in your church gathered today.

Children's Church Dismissal + Blessing*

*(Children 3 years old - 2nd Grade)

GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Pastoral PRAYER

Scripture

Galatians 3:15-29

The Law and the Promise

15 To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. 16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ. 17 This is what I mean: the law, which came 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void. 18 For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

19 Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. 20 Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one.

21 Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. 22 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.

SERMON

Title: “Seeds of Hope: Led Into the Promise of the Seed”

“Promises”

“Risen”

CONFESSION OF FAITH

TITHES + OFFERINGS*

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*Parents can pick up their children from Children’s Church

COMMUNION

“Joy to the World”

BENEDICTION

COMMUNITY GROUPS

Sunday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

*cc (child friendly)

 

CHURCH STAFF

ELDERS

  • Matthew Brittingham

  • Jay Duff

  • Aaron Eide

  • Phil Ellen

  • Pat Pickren

DEACONS

  • Katelyn DiGioia

  • Jonathan DiGioia

  • Aaron Eide

  • Jon Gilliam

  • David Huggins

  • Lisa Huggins

  • Charlton Hughes

  • William Panik

  • Rolando Rodriguez

  • Adam Snow

  • Chris Sobata