Christmas 2012

Prelude Cantabile - Raymond Haan

Songs Of Thankfulness and Praise - Lani Smith

Call to Worship / Prayer Pastor Rob Perkins

Hymn of Worship #262 Rejoice, The Lord Is King

Prayer of Confession / Assurance of Pardon Jon Guerra

Song of Praise Forever Reign

Offering Climb To The Top Of The Highest Mountain MVPC Choir; Natalie Hubbard, solo; Sharon Linton, piano Carolyn Jennings

Mission Moment Leslie Trautwein

Prayer Pastor Dave Ricketts

Scripture Reading Luke 4:14-21 Leslie Trautwein

Song of Praise The Kingdom Of God Is Justice And Joy

Sermon The Kingdom Is Here! Pastor Rob Perkins

Song of Response All To Us

Opportunities to Learn, Connect and Serve

Blessing

Postlude Light Of The World - Franklin Ritter

Visit the Prayer Corner – If you would like someone to personally pray for you after the service, please come to the Prayer Corner sign at the rear of the Sanctuary.

This morning’s prayer partner is Gail Chamberlain.

“O LORD God Almighty, who is like you? You are mighty, O LORD, and your faithfulness surrounds you.”

Psalm 89:8

January 12, 2014 9:00 - 10:05am

Call to Worship / Prayer Pastor Rob Perkins

Songs of Worship Here Is Our King

How Great Thou Art

Prayer of Confession / Assurance of Pardon Jon Guerra

Song of Praise Forever Reign

Offering Build Your Kingdom Here

Blessing and Sending Of Kids Phyllis Parrill

Children 1st - 5th grade may go to their classes

Mission Moment Leslie Trautwein

Prayer Pastor Dave Ricketts

Scripture Reading Luke 4:14-21 Leslie Trautwein

Sermon The Kingdom Is Here! Pastor Rob Perkins

Song of Response All To Us

Opportunities to Learn, Connect and Serve

Blessing

Postlude

Visit the Prayer Corner – If you would like someone to personally pray for you after the service, please come to the Prayer Corner sign at the rear of the Sanctuary.

This morning’s prayer partner is Kevin Kaiser.

“O LORD God Almighty, who is like you? You are mighty, O LORD, and your faithfulness surrounds you.”

Psalm 89:8

January 12, 2014 10:30 - 11:40am

LESSONS IN LUKE

MVPC Sermon Series Winter-Spring 2014Sundays at 9 and 10:30amJanuary 5 through Easter

JANUARY Confirming Gods’ CallThe Kingdom Is Here!Community BreakthroughNew Focus for a New Kingdom

FEBRUARY

Upside-Down Expectations IUpside-Down Expectations IIJudge NotKingdom Love

MARCH

Kingdom CommunityPower EncounterWho Touched Me?Community CommissionKingdom Priorities

APRIL

Behold Your King!The King Lives!

SERMON-BASED SMALL GROUPS In conjunction with the Winter-Spring 2014 sermon series, small group study guides will be available on the MVPC website: www.mvpctoday.org. If you are in an existing small group, please consider following the sermon series with your group. If you are interested in joining, hosting or leading a small group, contact Bob Bratton: x252; bbratton@mvpctoday.org.

Young Adult CommunitySundays, 7-9pm

18-23 year olds will engage in authentic community as we eat (dinner provided), worship, connect with the Church and study Scripture. Meet at Tad and Karen Slocum’s home: 456 Kingsford Dr., Moraga. Contact Evan Kolding for info: ekolding@mvpctoday.org.

Want to help? Shirley Dostal invites you to join a core group of cooks; she will create cooking teams so that each team will provide one meal each three months. Contact Shirley: 376-6228; shirleydostal@comcast.net. Thank you!

Well Done! Teachers, volunteers, and student assistants are vital to Early Childhood Ministry. January honorees are Amy Wright, Krista Benson and Matt McCormick in Promiseland; Marilyn Hunt in Noah’s Nursery; and student assistants Nicole Nagayama, Emma Wiley, and Claire McCormick. Thank you for sharing Jesus’ love with our children. Be sure to give them an MVPC hug!

Teachers Needed! We need a team of two adults to teach 3’s-5K during the 10:30am service to teach on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month. All materials provided and ready for you. You will bless our little ones, and they will bless you in unexpected ways. Contact Kathy Veitch: x245; kveitch@mvpctoday.org; or stop by Noah’s Nursery.

2013-2014 Financial Update - As we begin 2014 we still welcome your financial pledge for the upcoming year. You can mail it, drop it off in the office, or place it in the offering in worship. Please pray and discuss your pledge as a family.

We are thankful to God for the generosity of our congregation and the flurry of activity at the end of December. As of December 31st, we are ahead of budged giving by $12,000. We have now completed four months of our fiscal year. Praise God and thank you for your generosity!

Budgeted Giving Actual Giving Difference $790,000 $802,000 +$12,000

Together in Prayer – Please pray for the people listed here and ask the Lord how He might invite you to care for them:

Healing: Ron Judson had knee replacement surgery on January 6th Travelling: Please pray for Krista Waugh who will be teaching English in Fiji for the next six months. Please pray for Andy Grubbs who is in Instanbul for a Semester Abroad Program. A Word of Appreciation: Joy and I are deeply grateful for all the expressions of sympathy from the congregation upon the death of my dear mother, Alma. Her love for Christ and His Church was key in my own faith development and the focus of God’s subsequent calling to pastoral ministry. She loved MVPC and has now joined my Dad, who passed away last May, her youngest son, my brother Dick, whose passing many of you shared with me in 1990, and all the saints in Glory. Praise God for the hope we have in Christ! Jim RuebIf you would like your name to appear here, please designate it on your Prayer and Care card located in the pew or contact Valerie Bigelow by Tuesday morning; x223; vbigelow@mvpctoday.org. AM Prayer meets on Tuesdays, 7:30am, in the conference room in the church office.

Start the New Year right with a New Year’s Resolution worth keeping - the commitment to spend time with the Lord and His Word each day. The MVPC Prayer Ministry is providing a prayer bookmark for 2014 to assist you in this practice. Pick one up today in the Narthex.

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WELCOME!

This morning Pastor Rob will continue the sermon series, Kingdom & Community: Lessons in Luke, with the message, The Kingdom is Here!, from Luke 4:14-30. May we faithfully follow Jesus in His Kingdom revolution.

Welcome! If you are a guest with us, please come to The Gathering Place near the Resource Center after the worship service. We would love to meet you and help you get connected.

You’re Invited – Next Sunday, January 19th, Pastor Rob will continue the sermon series, Kingdom & Community: Lessons in Luke, with the message, Community Breakthrough, from Luke 5:17-26.

QUEST “The Post” monthly activity, TODAY at 11:30am – Middle schoolers, right after the 10:30am service, meet in the Forum for pizza and 49ers game. We’ll have an event every 2nd Sunday – stay tuned for details on next month’s event.

Senior High Winter Retreat @ Hume Lake, February 14th-17th – A weekend full of Christ-centered worship, an awesome speaker, high-energy recreation, box sled races, broom hockey on ice, tubing, snow play area, ice skating, paintball and so much more! Cost includes transportation, lodging, meals and most activities. Register by January 22nd.

Beth Moore Believing God Bible Study, Saturdays, 10am-noon, through March 8th – In this study we will examine what it means to believe God rather than only believe in Him. We will spend 10 weeks in small groups combined with DVD study deepening our trust in God so that what we say we believe is more closely aligned with how we live. Cost: $35. Register with Suzanne Palmer: suzannemsp@comcast.net.

Nurtury Preschool - Registration for the 2014-2015 School Year at the Nurtury, MVPC’s Christian preschool for children ages 2-5, has begun! For information or to register, call Nurtury Office (376-4800, ext. 248) or visit the Nurtury Website at www.mvpctoday.org/nurtury.

Harbor House Kids Club, Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30pm – Harbor House offers club “breakout” sessions kids can choose from to attend. Examples: book club, art, computers, dance, creative writing, cooking, gardening, chess, knitting, [enter your interest/talent here!]. What can you share with kids at Harbor House? Ideal commitment would be weekly and run through the end of the school year, but flexibility is available. Contact Sarah Roberts for more information: moragaroberts@mac.com.

Mexico Scholarships – Take part in a life-changing week even if you can’t attend: contribute to the scholarship fund for students who can’t afford to participate in the Mexico trip. The cost of the trip is $700 but any donation will be appreciated. All donations are tax deductible. Contact Pastor Dave for more information or to donate: x281; dricketts@mvpctoday.org.

Kingdom & Community: Lessons In Luke

Part 2: The Kingdom Is Here!

Luke 4:14-30

Message Notes

Sunday Classes9am

Intersections (topical study), The Next Christians: Following Jesus in a Post-Christian Culture. Join us for a 6-week video series and hear from thought leaders on how Christianity can and must adapt and how you can live faithful to the Gospel yet credible and coherent to your friends and neighbors. Fellowship Hall.

High School Girls’ Study: DVD study of Undaunted by Christine Caine. Hear God call you to bring hope, create change, and live completely for Christ. FMC102.

Middle School Class: Starting to Go Where God Wants You to Be. Experience the excitement of understanding God’s will and building community. Fireside Room.

Children

2 years-5K meet in FMC111-115 1st-5th graders start in the Forum

10:30am

Exploring Scripture (book study), Covenant and Kingdom: The DNA of the Bible. Fireside Room.

Faithbuilders (Bible study), Romans. FMC205.

Children

3 years-5K meet in FMC112 1st-5th graders start in Sanctuary and will be dismissed to FMC211