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Sunday Bulletin
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Welcome to New
Testament Baptist
Church! We are so
excited that you are
Don’t Allow Unkindness to Keep You From Rejoicing
The novel A Christmas Carol by some joy-less people this holiday
taking the time to
Charles Dickens is set in England long season? Perhaps they have even been
contemplate eternal
ago. The story is told of a poor family unkind toward you. Rather than
matters with us.
who though they had little, celebrated returning their unkindness or allowing
Thank you for your
the Christmas holiday with all the joys their lack of joy to affect you, follow
interest. We trust
of a wealthy family. But the father's what God says in Ephesians 4:32,
that the singing,
employer, a man named Scrooge, "And be ye kind one to another,
pr eac hi n g, a nd
thought Christmas was overrated and tenderhearted, forgiving one
fellowship with our
a silly waste of time. He did all he another, even as God for Christ's
people will be a
could to downplay the holiday and sake hath forgiven you."
blessing to you.
mock those who celebrated it. Yet in
the story, Scrooge is taken through Not everyone will have the same joy
the past, present, and future, and is you do this Christmas season. Not
shown what joy could be his if he were everyone knows the true meaning for
more kind to others. Changed by what the season-the birth of Christ. Like
he saw, Scrooge wakes up Christmas Scrooge some people choose to
morning and begins showing kindness spread their skepticism through
to everyone around him, even to his unkindness. Don't allow the
employee's poor family. naysayers and unkindness of others
NEW TESTAMENT BAPTIST to keep you from rejoicing in this
CHURCH
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offices@VisitNTBC.com do the same today. Have you seen everyone you meet this season.

SCHEDULE OF
SERVICES
SUNDAY:
Sunday School 10:00 AM Those families who have registered
Morning Preaching 11:00 AM should arrive between 5:30—6:00
PM at the Atrium in Prospect. The
Dinner at Atrium 6:00 PM
cost is $15/adult, $5/children, or a
WEDNESDAY:
family rate of $40.
Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 PM This is always a heart-warming time
for our church family. It is an
Don’t Miss Pastor Fisher’s New
SATURDAY:
excellent time of food and
Bus Visitation 11:00 AM
fellowship.
Men’s Prayer Mtg. 7:00 PM
Church Family Christmas Dinner Sunday Evening Sermon Series
Tonight at 6:00 PM Beginning in January!
First-time visitors are asked to stop by our Welcome Center for a gift.
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Take Advantage Snow Removal for Widows or Elderly

of Our Free Nurseries
Out of respect for your loved
ones and those in attendance,
we ask parents to use our
clean & we ll- equip ped
nursery.
This Free Service is available
for newborns and infants
(birth through 24 months).
Your cooperation is needed &
appreciated!
All of our volunteers have
passed a background check
with the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
If you are a widow or elderly and you do
NOT have family to assist you with snow
removal, you are welcome to call the
church offices for assistance during the
winter months.
Church Business Meeting
Sunday PM, January 3
The Pastor will be presenting
the approximate expenditures
for the upcoming year while
also reviewing the highlights of
2009.
Let’s be sure to praise the Lord Pastor Fisher will begin this
for His continued blessings new sermon series starting in
upon our church! January on Sunday mornings.

Sunday School:
Renea Holt
Sunday AM:
Christina Cooper
Sunday PM: During the Winter, we encourage every Christian to TAKE FIVE
Christmas Dinner Gospel tracts and distribute them throughout the week. Soul
winning and witnessing is NOT confined to Saturdays.
Wednesday PM:
Mrs. Fisher Take the initiative to share Christ with others through Gospel tracts!

Where Will I Spend Eternity? Your relationship to

Jesus Christ is central to the answer to that question.
Our Dilemma:
We are, by nature, sinners who stand guilty and condemned before our Creator and Judge. In our
thoughts and actions, we have disobeyed His perfect standards. We are sinners (Romans 3:10, 23).
Our Inability:
We are helpless to save ourselves. Forgiveness is a gift to be received, not a reward that can be earned.
We need a Saviour (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Our Saviour:
Because of His love for us, God provided salvation through His Son, Jesus. He became a member of the
human family, lived without sin, and died on the cross to pay for our sins. Jesus is the Saviour (Romans
5:8; John 3:16).
Our Response:
Salvation is an individual matter and requires a personal response on the part of anyone that wants to be
saved. All who acknowledge their sin and place their trust in Christ are adopted as God’s children
(Romans 10:9, 13).

Please show respect by turning off all electronic devices (PDA’s, cell phones) and refrain from text messaging during the church services.