EAST TAMPA CHRISTIAN CHURCH
7824 S. 24th Ave., Tampa, Fla. 33619 / (813) 626-2507
Terry Tyree, Minister
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Announcements
Prayer
Sermon
Invitation Song
Communion Song
Communion / Offering
Praise Songs
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
We Three Kings
Closing Prayer
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
ON THE CALENDAR
Sunday: Sunday School: Adults, 9 a.m., Children, 9 and 10 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m.
Tuesday: Hunger-Free Mission food sharing, 10 a.m.
Christmas Eve: candlelight service, 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Christmas
December 31: New Year’s Eve
THIS AND THAT
Meditations next week: Terry Tyree
FROM THE WORD
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.
Isaiah 9:2
ADDITIONAL
HOPE IN JESUS
Since hope is waiting on the promises of God and believing He will fulfill them, we can already praise Him for the amazing things He’s done for us, the best of these being the sacrifice of His only son, Jesus Christ.
Our hope is born from the power of His resurrection. He has saved us, both from a life of sin and for an eternity of worshipping Him and being with Him. Because He has proven this hope is true by transforming our lives as Christians, we can believe Him when He says He’s coming back again.
There is no better thing to look forward to and to put our hope in than that. There is no one who has been as good to us as God has. He is our living hope. This living hope means we don’t have to wait until we die to experience His presence, but we can choose to meditate on Him and in this hope right now. We are secure in Him and loved by Him forever.
If you are trying to grow your hope in Jesus, meditate on His Word and trust He will change the way you view your life with Him and others. Hoping in Jesus is waiting patiently for His return and resting in the fact that He will fulfill all of His promises and love us through it all.
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TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION
The invitation at the close of each worship service extends an opportunity for anyone outside of Christ to unite with him and become a Christian through belief (John 3:16); repentance (turning away from sin,
Acts 2:38); confession of belief in Christ (Romans 10:10); baptism into Christ for forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit (Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Romans 6:1-8) and devoting the rest of your life to
Christ (Matthew 10:22).
The Lord’s invitation also is open to anyone desiring to rededicate his or her life to Christ; to baptized
believers wanting to transfer their membership to this congregation, or to request prayer support.
ABOUT US
For more than a half-century, we have been a restoration plea fellowship in unity with other independent New Testament church bodies. Certainly, we are not the only Christians, but we are Christians only.
In that regard, we assume no denominational name. We observe the Lord’s Supper every Sunday to honor him and reflect upon his great sacrifice on our behalf (Acts 2:42, 1 Corinthians 11:23-28, Hebrews 10:25).
We teach directly from the Bible. Where it speaks clearly – such as the Gospel plan of salvation and other directions or commands – we seek unity. In matters of opinion, where the Bible does not expressly speak, we seek liberty. In all things, however, we speak love for one another, just as Jesus loved us and laid down his life for us!
If you agree with these matters, please join us to proclaim salvation and unity to those who need to hear it in the name of our blessed Lord and only Savior, Jesus Christ. We urgently invite you to do so since his glorious return is imminent.
OUR ELDERS
Jim Fairchild (813) 361-7809 jfairchild@famins.com
Dan Hefner (813) 244-9843 danshirlh@msn.com