FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF GOWER Gower, Missouri

816-424-6488 [email protected] • www.firstbaptistgower.com

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR

Sunday, December 27 10:00 AM Worship

Wednesday, December 30 6:00 PM Bible Study

Sunday, January 3

Age Group(s) ofAgeGroup(s) yourself andfamily: your Adults ____ 18-29 ____30-49 ____50+ ____Preschool ____Grd ____ K-6 Grd 14-12 did hear How about you us? ____FB ____website ____friend ____other Contactinfo: Phone______Email______8:00 AM Deacons Meeting 10:00 AM Worship

Visitor Information

DEACONS FOR THIS MONTH Jeremy Henry– 816-261-1456 Ken Baker– 816-646-1356

PRAYER CHAIN - Shirley Rudkin is the Prayer Chain Coordinator. She may be contacted at (Cell) 816-646-8691. Donna Gibson is the E-mail Prayer Coordinator (Cell/Text) 816-294-4777; [email protected]. Please direct your prayer requests to December 27, 2020

aguest ____am I ____regular attendee ____member Name______Spouse______Address______City______Zip______State one of them. They will share the requests they receive with each other. Welcome to everyone who has come to worship with us. If you are visiting today, please stop by the Guest Connection FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF GOWER Center to receive a free gift. We would like to know more “Love God, Share the Gospel, and Make Disciples” about you, please fill out the attached Visitor Card and drop it in the offering or hand it to an usher.

December 27, 2020

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Seth Mason, Sr. Pastor 816-262-5262 Valeri Mumford, Secretary 816-424-6488 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering: Week of Prayer for International Missions will start on November 29-December 6. You can visit https://www.imb.org/lottie-moon-christmas- ORSHIP ERVICE offering-week-prayer/ or our Facebook page to follow the W S prayer for each day. The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering will start on December 6th until December 27th. Our church goal this year is $1,000. Song You Are My Vision Poinsettia’s: The poinsettia’s in the front of the church are in memory of a loved one. If you ordered a poinsettia please Song Jesus! pay $5 to the church.

Youth Group: Youth will start meeting on Monday nights in Song Never Once January.

Bible Study: Bible Study will start again Wednesday, December Prayer and Praise Song It Is Well 30th at 6:00pm.

Men’s Devotion: Five Min. of Faithfulness for Men is a Announcements & Scripture Reading Christine Mummert devotion that we will send out regularly to any man who James 1:2-4, Romans 12:2 wants to be encouraged in his faith. The devotions are short and are simply a way to get our men focused on God and His faithfulness. To sign up text “5MINFORMEN” to 84576 Worship in the Word Pastor Seth Mason James 1:2-4, Romans 12:2

Response Time Offering for December- Tithes & Offerings– $3,048 Food Pantry- $500 Flowers- $10 Closing Prayer Lottie Moon-$250

You Are My Vision Jesus Verse 1 Verse 1 You are my vision O King of my heart The King of all Creation Nothing else satisfies only You Lord Set aside His crown You are my best thought by day or by night A servant to the father's love Waking or sleeping Your presence my light Descended from His throne above

Verse 2 Interlude Oh oh oh Author of Salvation Giver of new life Verse 2 Crucified to pay for sin Our righteousness is in the name of You are my wisdom You are my true word

I ever with You and You with me Lord You're my great Father and I'm Your true son Chorus You dwell inside me together we're one Jesus every heart and tongue confess Your name above all names Verse 3 All things of this earth belong to You Forever you will reign You are my battle-shield sword for the fight

You are my dignity You're my delight You're my soul's shelter and You're my high tower Verse 3 Come raise me heavenward O Power of my power God of Resurrection Conqueror of death Verse 4 Ruler over everything The Lord of lords and King of kings is I don't want riches or man's empty praise

You're my inheritance now and always You and You only the first in my heart Bridge High King of heaven my treasure You are Highly exalted is the name of Jesus Christ Heaven and earth declare all praise to Jesus Christ Verse 5 High King of heaven when victory's won May I reach heaven's joy O bright heaven's Son Heart of my own heart whatever befall Still be my vision O Ruler of all

Tag Heart of my own heart whatever befall Still be my vision O Ruler of all Never Once It Is Well With My Soul Verse 1 Verse 1 Standing on this mountaintop When peace like a river Looking just how far we've come Attendeth my way Knowing that for ev'ry step You were with us When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot Verse 2 Thou hast taught me to say Kneeling on this battleground It is well Seeing just how much You've done It is well with my soul Knowing ev'ry victory was Your pow'r in us Chorus Pre-Chorus It is well with my soul Scars and struggles on the way It is well But with joy our hearts can say It is well with my soul Yes our hearts can say Verse 2 Chorus 1 Tho' Satan should buffet Never once did we ever walk alone Tho' trials should come Never once did You leave us on our own Let this blest assurance control You are faithful God You are faithful That Christ hath regarded (You are faithful God You are faithful) My helpless estate And hath shed His own blood Pre-Chorus For my soul Scars and struggles on the way But with joy our hearts can say Verse 3 Never once did we ever walk alone My sin O the bliss Carried by Your constant grace Of this glorious tho't Held within Your perfect peace My sin not in part but the whole Never once no we never walk alone Is nailed to the cross And I bear it no more Chorus 2 Praise the Lord Never once did we ever walk alone Praise the Lord O my soul Never once did You leave us on our own You are faithful God You are faithful Verse 4 Ev’ry step we are breathing in Your grace And Lord haste the day Evermore we'll be breathing out Your praise When the faith shall be sight You are faithful God You are faithful The clouds be rolled back as a scroll The trump shall resound Ending And the Lord shall descend You are faithful God You are faithful (3X) Even so it is well With my soul