December 24th, 2023

Payette United Methodist Church
December 24, 2023 – 11:00 AM
Welcome
Passing the Peace “Family of God”
 
                                             
Scripture Reading - Luke 1:46-55 (CEB)                      Caleb Smith
Advent Candle Lighting                                                Caleb Smith
 Sing Together “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”  
Children’s Time                                                    Pastor Mary Beth
Prayers of the People                                                  Danny Crego
Offering Prayer                                                           Danny Crego
Doxology                                                                           UMH#94 
Prayer Hymn: “Emmanuel, Emmanuel”                      UMH#204 2x                                 
Message: Pastor Mary Beth                    2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 (CEB)
Praise Song: “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus”           Music Team                             
Communion Service
Announcements    
Sending Forth/Benediction                                       Pastor Mary Beth
This Advent and always, remain watchful with your eyes on Christ, whose birth in a manger is a promise of his coming again in glory. And may the blessing of God the All-Loving, Christ the Son, and the God the Holy Spirit be with you now and forevermore.
This Advent season, may we go forth as people of living hope. May we live as if we believe God’s promises are true. Christ has come, and Christ will come again. Come, Lord Jesus! Amen.
Self-Reflection Questions:
 
1. David and Nathan assumed building a temple would be pleasing in God’s sight, and they were wrong. What are my assumptions about what will be pleasing in God’s sight? Are those assumptions in line with God’s character?
2. David and Nathan wanted to confine God to a temple. How do I seek to confine God?
3. David and Nathan wanted to link God’s purposes with their own political and religious agendas. In what ways have I sought to link God’s purposes with my own political and religious agenda?
4. In their desire to build a temple to do something for God, David and Nathan unintentionally blocked what God actually wanted to do. Where is God wanting to do something that I am unintentionally blocking with my own desires?
5. God promised David to make a dynasty of him, and promised Israel that a Messiah would come from David’s line. That promise was fulfilled, but in unexpected ways. How do I see God at work (even in unconventional ways) today?

Prayer List
 
Continue to pray for: Irene Jeffries, Don Essinger, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Olivia Bybee, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh, Bob Maynard, Jan Bolin, Cory, Kyle and their parents, John Sandquist, the family of Jack Rayner.
 
Lis Williamson has pneumonia. Keep her in your prayers.
 
Carol Bruce passed away last Thursday. Keep her family in your prayers. Her service will be here at PUMC on Saturday, December 30th at 2:00 p.m.

Upcoming Events
 

No Monday Morning Coffee With the Pastor this week.
 
Candlelight Christmas Eve service will be at 6:00 p.m. this evening. Don’t miss it!
 
We won’t have a Christmas Day service instead Pastor Mary Beth has a handout for home.