December 17, 2011

Kettering Adventist Church3939 Stonebridge Road

Kettering, OH 45419ketsda.org

First Serv 9:30 a.m. ~ Sabbath School 10:30-11:30 a.m. ~ Classic Worship 11:45 a.m.

ServDecember 17, 2011

Jerry Mahn, worship leader9:30 a.m.

Kettering Life — Pastor Dan Stevens

Prayer

Sermon — Pastor Karl Haffner“Glory to God in the Lowest”

Second message in series:

WorshipDecember 17, 2011

11:45 a.m.

We Gather Together

Gathering Music: — Arcangelo Corelli.....................Kettering Strings — arr. Tammy Waldrop...........Bells of Praise

Barbara Kinyon

We Come Into Christ’s Presence

Call to Worship..............................................................................Pastor Dan Stevens(congregation standing)

In You, O God, we find our true joy. From You, O Christ, we receive real peace.Through You, O Spirit, we step out in faith. May this worship be a time ofseeking and finding, asking and receiving, knocking and opening. May Yourglory fill our hearts in this place today, Amen.

Pass the Blessing of Christ’s Peace

Hymn No. 142: ....................................................tune:(congregation standing)

Invocation......................................................................................Pastor Dan Stevens

Church Life.....................................................................................Pastor Dan Stevens

Children’s Lesson..........................................................................Pastor Dan Stevens

Scripture Lesson: ......................................................Pastor Dan StevensBut the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for allthe people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord. Thiswill be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a greatcompany of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God inthe highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests.”

Prayers of the People....................................................................Lonnie Melaskenko

We Present Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory: — arr. David Willcocks..........................Church ChoirDing Dong! Merrily on high, in heaven the bells are ringing. Ding Dong! Verily the sky is riven withangel singing. Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! E’en so here below, below, let steeple bells be swungen,And i-o, i-o, i-o, by priest and people sungen. Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! Pray you dutifully primeyour matin chime, ye ringers. May you beautifully rhyme your eve-time song, ye singers. Gloria,Hosanna in excelsis!

Doxology: from (Hymn No. 694)....................................tune: Old HundredthPraise God, from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him, all creatures here below.Praise Him above, ye heavenly host. Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Prayer for the Offering.................................................................Pastor Dan Stevens

Featured Ministry: Good Neighbor House......................................Cassandra WaysSteve Waterbrook

Anthem: Michael W. Smith................................Choir & Greta Shull, sopranoAll is well, all is well, angels with us rejoice! For tonight darkness fell into the dawn of love’s light.Sing alleluia. All is well, all is well, let there be peace on earth. Christ is come go and tell that He isin the manger. Sing alleluia. All is well, all is well, lift up your voice and sing. Born is now Emmanuel.Born is our Lord and Savior. Sing alleluia! All is well.

We Learn from God’s Word

Sermon: ...................................................Pastor Karl Haffner

Hymn No. 135: ................................tune:

We are Sent Out With a Blessing

Benediction.....................................................................................Pastor Karl Haffner

Orison: (Hymn No. 66)............................................................CongregationGod be with you till we meet again. By His counsels guide uphold you. With Hissheep securely fold you. God be with you till we meet again.

Postlude: Michael Bedford......................................Jerry Taylor, organ

Worship Notes:

Participants: Dr. Karl Haffner, our senior pastor, presents the next sermon in his Christmas sermon series,“My Christmas Playlist.” Dan Stevens, our pastor for administration, hosts today’s worship and tells theChildren’s Story. Lonnie Melashenko, Kettering Health Network’s vice-president of Spiritual Services andMissions, reads today’s Scripture Lesson and presents the Prayers of the People. Jerry Taylor, our ministerof worship and music, is the organist/choir director for today’s service.

As we gather for worship, the Kettering Strings will play the Corelli which is alsoknown as the The strings are under the direction of Clifford Cabansag. The Bellsof Praise, under the direction of Joan Ulloth Dorgan, play a setting of Tammy Waldrop’s

and Barbara Kinyon’s setting of Hymn No. 136,

(Hymn No. 142) is a French carol from the eighteenth century. The textrefers to Luke 2:13-17 and the refrain is from Luke 2:14 which is the basis for today’s sermon. The practiceof singing the text in the vernacular and the chorus in Latin is called “macaronic” and is a direct quote fromthe earliest recorded Christian hymn of praise.

first appeared as a secular dance tune known as "le branle de l'Official in,” a dance book written by Jehan Tabourot (1519–1593). The lyrics, from English composer

George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934), were first published in 1924 in his. Woodward had a particular interest in church bell

ringing, which had an influence on this carol. The words "swungen" and "sungen" in the second verse arearchaic English verb forms.

is an original Christmas song composed in 1989 by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Michael W. Smith. Thechoral arrangement heard today is by Ronn Huff. Greta Shull, a member of our choir and elementary musicteacher at Spring Valley Academy, is the soloist.

(Hymn No. 135) was chosen to follow the sermon because it captures the truemeaning of Christmas. It is one of the newer Christmas Carols written in 1868 by Philip Brooks, known as apowerful American preacher in Boston and Philadelphia. The tune, was composed for these wordsby Lewis Redner, organist at the Holy Trinity Church in Philadelphia.

, based upon Hymn No. 125, is heard in a setting for organ solo by Michael Bedford whois organist/choirmaster and composer-in-residence of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Next Sabbath, December 24 —

9:30 a.m. Serv will be a contemporary Christmas Cantataled by Jerry Mahn

11:45 a.m. Lessons and Carols Service with a devotional by Pastor Karl Haffner

“Glory to God in the Lowest”Second message in series:

I. “Tell Me a Story of Christmas” (Luke 2:1-20) In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be takenof the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governorof Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.  So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the townof David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary,who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the timecame for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in clothsand placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks atnight. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, andthey were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that willcause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he isthe Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lyingin a manger.”  Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God andsaying,  “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”  When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’sgo to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”  So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about thischild, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasuredup all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praisingGod for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

II. The Central Point of the Story

III. Stories to Illustrate StoryA. Story #1: “The Manger was Empty”

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B. Story #2: “The Glory of Humility”*

C. Story #3 “The Little Guy without a Seat”*

December 17, 2011

Lesson Quarterly ClassesLesson 12:

Memory Text“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not

gratify the desires of the flesh.”Galatians 5:16, ESV

Early Lesson Study (from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.).....S-1Taught by: Eric Beaven

Lesson Study & Discussion...........................S-1Taught by: Ted RamirezNext week: Gerry Greene

Lesson Study & Discussion...........................S-3Taught by: Petre UdreaNext week: Randy Daniel

Contemporary Christian Living..........Choir Room Taught by: Charles Scriven Next week: Wally Sackett

Sabbath School Class..................................N-2Taught by: Ted J. Shull

Advent H.O.P.E...........................................L-2Taught by: Elizabeth Chung Next Week: Paul Sekulic

The Church at Study10:30 a.m.

Other Adult Classes

Women’s Sabbath School.......Stonebridge House

Taught by: Linda Farley, Desi Harning, DraganaFessenden, and Diana Kellawan

Discussion of Last Day Prophesies...........Office George Bestpitch & Fred Goddard

..........................Center Fellowship Hall For the Collegiate Age Group

Taught by: Elliot Smith

Conversations About God..........Kettering College Lower Lobby

Dave Evans, Joe Nicosia & Adele Waller

Health Nugget:

Testimonies volume 2, page 522Health Ministry

TODAY — December 17 2011Flowers — Please see bulletin insert to sponsorPoinsettia plants. Names will be printed next week.Pictures for Pictorial Directory — Please cometo north fellowship hall and have your picture takenfor a new pictorial directory. You may sign up for atime at the table in narthex.Blood Pressure Screening — 10:30 -11:30 a.m.in the Mother’s Room.Worship Bags — Parents of small children cancheck out (honor system) worship bags for theirlittle ones in three different age groups: 0-2, 3-4,& 5-6 from the red cart in the north foyer. Pleasereturn the bags to the cart. Thank you.Sunset — 5:13 p.m.

THIS COMING WEEK —Church Office Hours

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Friday

MONDAY — December 19NO Pathfinders

TUESDAY — December 20No Staff MeetingPrayer Meeting — 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. will meet inS-1, led by Stephen Waterbrook, Sula Mazimba andPastor Elliot.

WEDNESDAY — December 21No Youth HandbellsChoir Rehearsal — 6 - 7:30 p.m.NO Praise OrchestraAdvent Ringers — 7:40 - 8:40 p.m.

FRIDAY — December 23Church Office ClosedSinging Bands — 6:45 p.m. Meet in the KetteringHospital lobby.Sunset — 5:16 p.m.

NEXT SABBATH — December 24

9:30 a.m. First Serv will be a contemporaryChristmas Catata led by Jerry Mahn in thefellowship hall.10:30 a.m. Sabbath School classes.11:45 a.m. Lessons and Carols Service with adevotional by Pastor Karl Haffner in thesanctuary.

Coming Events

Reflections on Prayer:

,pages 93-95

The Prayer Ministry Team

That You May KnowKETTERING CHURCH FAMILY

Sympapthy —To Laurie and Victor Brown on thedeath of Laurie’s mother, Dorothy Jarnes, December10, 2011.— To Steve and Susan Kirk and Brian Kirk on thedeath of Steve’s brother and Brian’s uncle, KennethKirk, December 11, 2012. Son of former member,Marilyn Kirk.Baby Congratulations — To Mark and JacqueSmith on the birth of Harrison Andrew Smith onSunday, December 11, 2011. Sharing in the joy isbig brother, Branson.Convalescing — Patricia Davis is at home.Ice Skating Social — Save the dates: Sunday,January 22 and February 19, for ice skating at theMetro Park Riverscape downtown Dayton. Join usfrom 6 - 8 p.m.

SPRING VALLEY ACADEMYChristmas Break — No school December 19 toJanuary 3, 2012.Vegetarian Bulk Food — Order forms availablefrom tables in foyers. Order through Vickie Budd.

COMMUNITYSabbath Time Music — Mel West and LorenDickinson announce the release of

Recorded duringworship at Sunnyside Seventh-day AdventistChurch, Portland, Oregon, on March 12, 2011. Thisis the same much-loved service of music andnarration that Drs. West and Dickinson originatedalmost 50 years ago at Walla Walla, University.Order atwww.sabbathtimemusic.com.Operation "Christmas Wish" — It's time for theGood Neighbor House Christmas toy drive! ThroughDECEMBER 21, we'll be collecting new, unwrappedtoys for children up to age 12 and gift cards forshopping at large stores (e.g., Meijer and Walmart)for 13 and 14-year-olds. Last year 164 children ofGNH clients received Christmas gifts through“Operation Christmas Wish.” This year even morefamilies need help. If your family or a group youbelong to is looking for a project, consider adoptingan entire Good Neighbor House family forChristmas! Every donation will help make Christmas

merrier for our neighbors. Please drop off your giftsat the church office or Good Neighbor House, 844South Patterson Blvd., Dayton (45402). Call MarciaEhlers at (937)224-3003 Ext. 108 for moreinformation.About Helping Others — Proverbs 31:8,9 "Speakup for those who cannot speak for themselves, forthe rights of all who are destitute. Speak up andjudge fairly; defend the rights of the poor andneedy." (NIV) We are surrounded by the poor andneedy. The rich executive who seems to have lifeall together can have an impoverished soul. Thehomeless man on the street may have nowhere toturn because of mistakes he made, sins he orothers committed, mental illness, or a life full ofcircumstances he cannot control. The poor andneedy need us to help them. This does not meanwe live their life for them or do for them what theycan do for themselves. Helping the needy meanswe let them know we care. Helping others requiresus to “stand in the gap for our neighbors in need”.Most of the poor and needy want out of theircircumstances, and they are willing to work to getout. Even when you help others and they takeadvantage of you, you have still made an impactupon them. Even when you help others and theydo not express appreciation, your help is still ahelp. Appreciation should not be wanted orexpected by you, but know that God appreciatesyour giving. Please give generously to the 2011Annual Good Neighbor House Campaign.

We are starting the process for a newpictorial directory. You may submita family photo to the church office orvia email to kay@ketsda.org. Or takea moment during the next fewSabbath mornings to have yourpicture taken in the north fellowshiphall by our gracious volunteers.Please carefully check the contactinformation on the table and makecorrections necessary.

Church StaffKarl Haffner.................................................Senior Pastor....................................................657-5384Dan Stevens.......................................Pastor of Administration...........................................689-3612Elliot Smith.................Pastor of Young Adults, Interns & Outreach Ministries...................369-1062Jerry Taylor.....................................Minister of Worship & Music........................................602-1514Kay Starkey.........................................Church Office Manager............................................434-2780Melinda Miller...............................................Parish Nurse.....................................................321-7437Sabrina Araiza..................................Intern for Campus Ministry.........................................321-5793Shelina Berglund................................Intern for Young Adults....................................208-965-1893Elden Ford.............................................Intern for Technology.............................................522-5398Jeremy Wong...................................Children’s Ministries Intern.................................502-777-0071Jerry Mahn......................................Worship Leader for First Serv.......................................409-1111Clive Wilson .....................................Kettering College Chaplain.........................................545-8756

Serving You TodayPresiding Deacon..........................................................................................James CassonPresiding Elder..............................................................................................Richa StevensReceptionists.........................................................................Richard & Debbie Haas, N SS

Linda Wiser, S SSAric Merrill and Janyce Shull, N-second service

Carol McGrew, S-second serviceBulletin Greeters........................................................................Darlene Wallace, Serv

Elizabeth Wareham, second serviceMarie Eugene, second service

First Serv Audio.........................................................................................................Tim KoFirst Serv Video..................................................................................................Aric MerrillAudio Technician.........................................................................................Larry ZumsteinAudio Technician......................................................................................Justin FessendenVideo Technician.........................................................................................Tyler StarmannPastor-on-call pager.....................................................................................937-985-0068

Profile of Generosity

Conference Funds Jan-Dec 10 2011

Jan-Dec 312010

% Incr(Dec)

Tithe 1,292,255 1,595,850 -19.02%

World Missions 73,244 130,891 -44.04%

Totals 1,365,499 1,726,741 -20.92%

Local Ministry Received

Jan-Dec 10 Budget

Jan-Dec 31Remaining

Need %Rec

Church Ministry 560,425 845,900 285,475 66%

Project Renewal Goal 68,253 100,000 31,747 68%