Weekly Bulletin - December 5, 2021
Sunday, December 5, 2021
Announcements
Call to Worship
Songs: The Lion and the Lamb, Unexpected
Communion
Sermon
Song: Joy to the World (Unspeakable Joy)
Baptism (10:30 service)
Doxology
Songs Used by Permission - CCLI License #356753
What’s Happening at CVBC
Tonight is our evening prayer gathering. Meal starts at 5:15pm, then prayer will be at 6pm. All are welcome!
You can still sign up for this Saturday’s Ladies’ Christmas Celebration! Judi Brodeen will present “No Coincidences with God” and we’ll enjoy fellowship and a delicious meal. December 11, from 10am to 12pm. Sign up here or in the lobby. All ladies are welcome!
We will have a Breakfast Fundraiser on Sunday, December 12. Our Youth Group will serve up a delicious French Toast and Sausage breakfast from 8:30-11:00am. Everyone is invited! All proceeds will help out with the costs of our youth group attending the DISTRICTS Youth Conference in Green Bay, WI, January 7-9, 2022.
Christmas Eve Services are 3:30 and 5:00pm Friday, December 24. We’ll have nursery at both services for children through 3 years old. An additional seating area and the Family Room will also be available.
FREEDOM Recovery meets 3x weekly: Tues.-1pm, Thurs.-7pm, and Sat.-8am. We use the Life Recovery Bible 12-Step Program. Join us! Contact Jerry at (715) 379-0200 or email solfestjerry499@gmail.com.
An Unexpected Family
Matthew 1:1-17
Main Point: God is in the business of redeeming the most unexpected ______________ through the _______________________.
1. The King: Jesus is the ______________________ who came to save His people.
2. The Unexpected People: King Jesus gives grace to the _____________ and to the ____________.
Back of Bulletin Missionary Highlight:
Tony & Mary Poulson
New Tribes Mission: Retired
Tony and Mary ministered to the Yanomami Indians on Brazil's northern border with Venezuela. The believers often came to their home for counsel and teaching. Tony also had a burden to evangelize the older generation, often going to the Indian communal houses to reach them. A lot of his time was also spent in maintenance, helping coworkers and Indians. Mary was responsible for producing literacy material. Later, here in the States, she compiled the complete lessons of Jesus’ birth, ministry, and death. These are now being used in teaching the children and in the church. They live in Florida.
From their most recent letter to CVBC (November 8, 2021):
We had a busy month in October with a Brazilian family staying with us for about a week. It was great talking Portuguese with them the whole time. They came from a city (where) our granddaughter and husband had (attended) an English school for awhile.
Becky our daughter (now living in Green Bay) has been quite sick with COVID, as well as her husband, and Sara and husband. Sara and Abe got well soon enough to fly to Brazil to attend a wedding of Abe's sister. They got back yesterday to take back their 5 foster children who had been cared for in various homes.
Brenda has been busy in the tribe, helping in school as well as having a spiritual ministry in the lives of various individuals. A young fellow named Osini is really growing in the Lord, learning to read better, praying for Ezekiel who has been sick. Brenda recorded his prayer for us to hear, which was a real blessing.
I got a lot of cards and greetings for my 85th birthday which was on Sunday. I was 75 when we retired from Brazil, and a lot has happened since then. We have been in our retirement home for 2-1/2 years now and are thankful for the Lord's care for us.
Yours because He came,
Tony and Mary Poulson