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Mary, Mother of Jesus
What is the ultimate gift?
Matthew 1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David the king.
And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the
father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel.” (which means, God with us).
24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
BI: The ultimate gift is Immanuel.
Look at Matthew 28:18-20
Prophecy of Isaiah: 740 BC
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
GRACE CHURCH 10323 28TH AVE SW SEATTLE, WA 98146 (206) 937 -8400 GRACECHURCHSEATTLE.ORG
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Pastor Jerry Buell - Admin Pastor [email protected]
Victoria Scott - Children’s Director [email protected]
Pastor Lucas Fennell - Youth Pastor [email protected]
LOVE God & people by praying for: Margie Fry (constant nausea & vision loss), Judy Cole (chemo for
CMML (leukemia)), Jan Linville (bladder healing), Ken Stalling (stroke recovery), Kim Smith (healing from
seizures), staff & elders of Grace Church, safety during Sunday activities at Grace. And the ongoing
health needs of Bill Hall.
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LOOKING AHEAD Dec 24 ......................... Christmas Eve Service - 5pm
Dec 25 ......................... Christmas Day (office is closed)
Dec 28-29 ................... Winter Youth High School Retreat - Jantzen Beach Portland
Jan 1 ............................ New Year’s Day (office is closed)
Jan 14 .......................... Winter Kick-Off Potluck
Q&A with Elders - After service
Jan 20 .......................... Women’s Forum
Jan 26 .......................... Parent Night Out 5-9pm
Feb 9-10 ...................... CB Northwest Men’s Equip - Tacoma
Childcare available for children 3 and under
TONIGHT
DAILY BIBLE READING CHALLENGE The Grace DBR Challenge is for those who
will accept the challenge of reading
through the Bible in a year. It’s a great way
to deepen your personal relationship with
Jesus and live out the life God has given
you. Those who sign up will read their
Bibles daily according to the Bible Gateway
reading plan found at biblegateway.com/
reading-plans/. When you click ‘subscribe’
under the heading ‘Old/New Testament’,
you choose when to start and give your
email address to get reminders. If doing
this online is a problem, contact Paul Lang
and he will provide a less technical way to
do it. See Paul in the foyer after church for
details or call (206) 240-8528 or email him
PROPERTY SALES EXPENDITURES Want to know how the funds have been
spent from the proceeds of the recent
sales of Cornerstone and the North
property? Stop by the Welcome Center for
a copy of the one page overview.
DAILY BREAD DAILY DEVOTIONAL Looking for a daily devotional booklet? ‘Our
Daily Bread’ is a favorite devotional used by
millions of people around the world. Spend
time in God’s Word and find meaning in
each day’s Scripture reading. Pick up the
current issue at the Welcome Center and
enjoy the timely stories and life applications
found in its pages.
PRE-K TEACHERS NEEDED Do you love preschoolers and have a heart
to serve? We’re in need of teachers for our
Pre-K class on Sunday mornings! Please
talk to Victoria if the Lord leads, or contact
her at (206) 937-8400 with questions.
THIS WEEK AT GRACE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 - CHRISTMAS EVE
9:00 am Prayer in the Conference Room
10:30 am WORSHIP CELEBRATION
Childcare provided downstairs for nursery
through 3 yrs.
5:00 pm Christmas Eve Service
MONDAY, DECEMBER 25 - CHRISTMAS DAY
Church Office closed
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26
Church Office open 9 am to 4 pm
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27
Church Office open 9 am to 4 pm
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28
Church Office open 9 am to 4 pm
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29
Church Office closed
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30
Church Office closed
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31
9:00 am Prayer in the Conference Room
10:30 am WORSHIP CELEBRATION
Childcare provided downstairs for nursery
through 3 yrs.
NO EVENING CLASSES
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HIGH SCHOOL WINTER YOUTH CELEBRATION DEC 27-30
Register NOW for ‘THREADS’; High School
Winter Youth celebration Dec 28-30
(Thursday through Saturday) at the Jantzen
Beach Red Lion Hotel in Portland, Oregon.
Late registration is $192 (if you
participated in the Youth Auction, then it
will be less). We will meet at the church
7am on Thursday Dec 27. You will need to
bring enough money for your own food
and for organized group dinners ($60-80).
Registration covers the cost of housing at
the Red Lion, conference and booklets.
NEW PHOTO DIRECTORY The new photo directory will be coming out
at the end of the January. If you would like
to be included in this published directory, or
if your info is incomplete or incorrect, please
contact Kathie Varney at the church office. If
you would like to provide a current picture,
please bring it to the office or send it to
ONLINE GIVING For those giving their tithes and offerings
online, we ask you to set up a bank
transfer rather than use a debit or credit
card. The actual cost to process each card
transaction is from 2% to 4%. With a Bank
Transfer, it is 1% plus 29 cents per
transaction. Thank you for helping us to be
good stewards in this matter.
ADVENT CONSPIRACY spend less - give more - worship fully
EVERY YEAR Grace Church chooses a
missional fundraising project during the
season of Advent. This year, Grace Youth
will be raising funds to build a house in
Mexico in 2018. The cost of the house is
$5,000. As of Dec 17, we have $2,051.
BUDGET THRU 12/17/2017 We are -$20,283.08 below our anticipated YTD giving.
BUDGET YTD $ 269,211.00 GIVING YTD $ 248,927.83
We are at 92% of budget