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Vol. 68 Friday, November 30, 2018 no. 48

Financials from 11-25-18

Sunday School Attendance Worship Attendance

unavailable 123

$4,306.00 $8,327.50

Designated Offering Total Steeple Repair Capital Improvement Fountain City Ministry Lottie Moon

$543.01 $155.00

$50.00 $38.01

$300.00

Overall Total for Week $4,849.01

Budget Received for the Year Budget Required for the Year (week 47) +Over/<Under> for the Year

$362,594.05 $391,392.50

<$28,798.45>

NOVEMBER

Capital Improvement (year to date giving) Steeple Repair Lottie Moon

Budget Received Budget Requirement for week

Sunday AM, December 2 — Deuteronomy 18:15-18

“Jesus Christ — Prophet”

Wednesday PM, December 5—

Philippians 3:1-3

Prayer Concerns:

Prayer Line— Call Bob Lay at 938-9466 Terry Lynn, Etta Sands, Rhonda Cecchin, Nancy Matlock, Bonnie Reeser, Jim

and Lula Martin, Holly Henderson, Denise Fair, Bob Lay, Tom Reser, Jim Co-

ram, Corbyn Skeen, Sally Simone, family of Tim O’Neil, Derek Winters,

Kathryn Mitchem, family of John Nelson, family of Roscoe Stooksbury, Hollis

Loveday, Janet Fluri, Julia Burnett, Jack Bohanan, Kristin Vandergriff, family

of Geraldine Norton.

Schedule for Sunday, December 2, 2018

This Week at Smithwood:

Sunday, December 2, 2018 8:45 a.m. Prayer Meeting—Conference Room 9:00 a.m. Library Opens 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Service with Communion

Monday, December 3. 2018 6:30 p.m. Homeschool Choir Concert

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 8 a.m.– 5 p.m. LifeLine Health Screenings

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 5:30-7:00 p.m. JustLead Children’s Activities 6:00 p.m. Assembly (Youth Bible Study) 6:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

Saturday, December 8, 2018 Choir Dress Rehearsal for Musical

$2,450.00 $16,975.00

$390.00

December 2 — Dennis Fair December 3 — Ella Kirby December 4 — Barbara Davis December 5 — Stephen Myers

Refreshments will be served follow-ing the choir’s Christmas program on Sunday, December 9th. It’s always nice to have a variety so we encour-age those who are willing to bake or buy a dozen and bring to the church that Sunday morning. Thank you!

From Your Pastor……..

I am looking forward to celebrating the advent season with all of you.

Enclosed in the Spire is a list of all our special worship services. When we

gather together throughout this Advent season, it is our desire to see and

treasure Christ more and more. My sermons during this time will focus on

the offices of Christ. God led his old covenant people through three groups

of leaders: the prophets, the priests, and the kings. The Old Testament

prophet spoke God’s words to God’s people. The Old Testament priest

offered sacrifices to God on behalf of God’s people. The Old Testament

King ruled over God’s people on God’s behalf. In the New Testament, we

see that these three offices are shadows of a greater one to come. Jesus

Christ is our perfect prophet, priest, and king. I pray that this sermon se-

ries will help us to understand and treasure Christ more deeply.

I also want to give all of us an encouragement during this season. Dur-

ing this time of year, people who do not normally attend church services

are often more likely to come. So why don’t you invite someone to one of

our worship services this month? As they gather with us they will meet a

group of sinners whose lives have been transformed by the gospel of Jesus

Christ. They will also hear the gospel proclaimed in word and song. Who

knows, perhaps their lives may be changed forever through encountering

Jesus Christ. Maybe you have a friend who doesn’t know Christ or maybe

you have a family member who has been away from church for a long

time. This could be a good time for them to take a closer look at Jesus. I

hope and pray that God will work powerfully in us and through us during

this season.

Grace and Peace,

Jeff

The Christmas Celebration features the Aki-ma Singers, Holston Middle School Kids in America Show Choir with Natalee Beeler Elkins, Ensemble Swing Time Band, and some very special guests! The van leaves Smithwood at 11:00 a.m. Sign up on the Keenager bulletin board.

Homeschool Choir Concert Monday, December 3rd at 6:30 p.m.

in Smithwood’s sanctuary.

For accuracy on your 2018 year end Charitable

Giving Report, please be sure all offerings for

calendar year 2018 are dated on or before De-

cember 31, 2018. Thank you.

Sunday, December 2nd, Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.

A special service introducing the Advent season with symbols, the advent candle, Hope, and a message from pastor Jeff Lane entitled, “Jesus Christ...Prophet:. Special music will include the Sanctuary

choir, accompanists and handbell choir.

Sunday, December 9th, Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. We will light the advent candle, Love, and enjoy a message

“Jesus Christ...Priest”. Worship music will be led by our choir and instrumentalists as well as brass.

Sunday, December 9th, 6:00 p.m., Carols and Classics

A Christmas musical presenting our Sanctuary choir, soloists, instru-mentalists, brass, woodwinds and special guest string players from

the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. This is our gift to the church and community. Please come and bring someone with you. A fellowship

time with light refreshments will follow the musical.

Sunday, December 16th, Morning worship at 10:45 a.m. The advent theme this week is Joy and the pastor’s message will be

“Jesus Christ...King”. We will join the choir and handbells and other instruments to celebrate glad tidings of great joy.

Sunday, December 23rd, Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.

The advent candle and theme this week is Peace. The angels pro-claimed to the shepherds “Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace and goodwill to all men”. The pastor’s message will be “Jesus

Christ...Savior”. Special music will abound!

Monday, December 24, 5:00 p.m., Christmas Eve

A wonderful celebration of the birth of Jesus with beautiful music,

scripture and fellowship with the family of God.

Our Church Goal: $14,000

Collected to Date: $390

Our deepest sympathy is extended to Robin Melton on the loss of her mother, Geraldine Norton, on November 24th.

December 15th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. 5700 Lagerfield Lane

Hosted by Jeff and Angela Lane

Our annual choir Christmas program will be held on Sunday, December 9th at 6:00 p.m. We realize that there are those who are unable to drive after dark. We would not want anyone to miss this wonderful evening because of this. If you need a ride to or from the program, please call the church office by noon on

Thursday, December 6th and we will arrange for one of our deacons to pick you up that evening.