Weekly Bulletin - December 3, 2023

Sunday, December 3, 2023

  • Welcome | Greeting | Announcements

  • Songs: Joy to the World (Unspeakable Joy), Death Was Arrested, 10,000 Reasons

  • Communion

  • Sermon

  • Doxology

    Songs Used by Permission - CCLI License #356753

What’s Happening at CVBC 

  • Register today for DISTRICTS Youth Conference (grades 7-12). Dates: January 12-14, 2024. Cost is $120, due with registration by  December 6. See brochures near Alan’s office or sign up online.

  • Ladies, sign up today for our Annual Ladies’ Christmas Celebration        on Saturday, December 9, from 10:00am-noon. Delia Westphal will present "The Mystery of Joy: How to Walk in Joy During the Holiday Season,” and we will enjoy a lunch prepared by Josh Reiter. Signup options: bring cookies, bring mugs or tea cups, decorate a table.

  • Adult Sunday School Everyday Conversations: How to give godly counsel in your friendships goes through Dec. 17 at 9am in Room 50. December 10 topic: Gospel help to the angry.

  • The Men’s December Event is tomorrow at 6:00pm: a Chili Cook-off!
    Join other CVBC men for a contest to see whose chili is the best, based on taste testing by all who attend! Bring a pot of chili, or just eat.

  • A CVBC Drama Ministry Christmas event is coming! Join us for an original play in one act on Saturday, December 16, at 7:00pm: “A Not So Silent Night.”

  • We are hosting a baby items drive for APPLE Pregnancy Care Center  through December. Sleepers, winter clothing, pajamas, diaper bags, formula, etc. are examples. See complete list of needed items/sizes in the lobby at the APPLE table. You can take the list with you.

  • Women’s Mentoring 2024: The application cycle for the new mentoring year is now open! The program goes March through February. Pick up your application to be a mentor or mentee in the lobby or the office.

  • Christmas Eve services (Sunday, December 24) will be as follows:

    Regular morning worship service: 9:00am (childcare provided)

    Traditional Christmas Eve service: 5:00pm  (childcare provided)

The Birth That History Has Been Waiting For

Matthew 1:1-17

Main Point:  The Birth of Jesus is the ____ from heaven that ____ has arrived for the world. 

It is good news because…

1. His birth is the ____of the Old Testament and the ____ of all History.


2.   His birth is for ____ people: Sinners, Sufferers, All Nations.


3.   His birth is the coming of ____ .

Small Group Questions:

1. What stood out to you from the passage or sermon?

2. What do these names in the genealogy of Jesus teach us? Why is this passage even in the Bible?

3. How would you apply this passage to your life? 

Back of Bulletin:

CVBC Missions & Outreach

If you are a Christian, then missions/outreach is your calling! Jesus has called us to go and make disciples of all nations and has entrusted this to churches like ours. At CVBC, we seek to proclaim the message of Jesus to those near and far.

Missions:

· We currently support 17 missionaries globally. These missionaries serve from Minneapolis to the Middle East. Our missions committee stays informed of all the updates and needs of our missionaries. You can receive these updates and information in 2 ways:

* Read the personal letters at the Missions wall in the lobby.

* Join the missions e-mail group by texting CVBC to 84576 and choose the cvbc-missions group from the list.

· Pray: Pray for the lost in your life and all of the requests from our  missionaries! The Lord loves to hear the prayers for salvation for those near and far.

· Give: By giving regularly to CVBC, you are giving directly to these 17 missionaries and their ministries around the world!

 

Outreach ministries: 

· Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution (3rd Tuesday of each month)                    

Food (for a nominal donation) distributed to the community from 2:30-5:30pm; volunteers are welcome and needed from noon-6pm.

· We support and are involved with Good News Jail & Prison Ministry (Chippewa Falls) and APPLE Pregnancy Care Center (Eau Claire).

· We are involved with Hope Village (Tiny Homes, Chippewa Falls) and Hope Gospel Mission (Eau Claire).

 

 For more details about these ministries and others, visit our website at cvbc.net.

For materials regarding missions and missionaries, check out the CVBC Library!

Libby Krause2020