Bulletin
First Baptist Church of Rockwall
December 22, 2024
Welcome to First Baptist Church of Rockwall! We are glad to worship with you today.
Below, you will find announcements for upcoming events, an order of service, stewardship details, information on how to join the church, and a place to leave prayer requests.
If you are visiting with us today, we would love to know more about you. Click here to fill out our guest registration form.
If you have questions or wish to contact the church, click here to email us or call 972-771-8459.
For more updates, follow us on social media. You can use the links below to find us.
MENU
Adults - $6 | Kids - $5
Wednesday Night Meal will resume on January 8, 2025.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
announcements
Sunday School
Sunday School classes and full childcare are available!
Need help finding a class?
Visit the Welcome Center if you would like assistance.
Merry Christmas!
There will be NO Wednesday night activities on Wednesday, December 25.
The church offices will be closed on Wednesday, December 25 and Thursday, December 26.
Regularly scheduled activities will resume on Wednesday, January 8.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sermons and Podcasts
To watch or listen to Pastor Michael Criner’s sermons, please visit the homepage of our website.
Live Nativity
TODAY
Come see the Live Nativity in the Children’s Building
3rd floor – Room 5
Lord’s Supper
Join us as we observe the Lord’s Supper during all 3 services today.
Candlelit Christmas Eve Service
Join us as we celebrate the birth of our Savior!
Tuesday, December 24
3:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 6 PM
Worship Center
Registering helps us plan ahead and prepare.
Christmas Schedule
On Sunday, December 29, we will have a Together Sunday.
Our Worship Services will be at 8:00 9:30 and 11:00 am, but there will not be Sunday School.
There will be no Wednesday night activities on December 25 & January 1.
Jim Carmichael’s Retirement
Our organist, Jim Carmichael, will soon retire. Jim has served with great skill and faithfulness and a heart for ministry here at FBC Rockwall for 24 years!
A reception to honor Jim and Brenda will take place in Fellowship Hall on
Sunday, December 29,
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM.
Please come by and thank them for their amazing service through music.
Year End Giving
All contributions must be in the church office no later than end of day
Thursday, January 2, 2025
to be credited to your 2024 donation statement.
Men’s Breakfast
Saturday, January 4
7:20 AM
Fellowship Hall
Come enjoy a full breakfast, good fellowship, and a message from our own JP Black.
Venture 2025
Friday, January 17th – Sunday, January 19th
Venture Weekend is our biggest Student Ministry event of the year!
Students (grades 7-12) are encouraged to attend and adults (age 19 and up) are invited to volunteer.
Registration will re-open in December.
Recovery Ministry
Journey for Discovery: A Christ-centered, 12-step Recovery Ministry
Tuesdays
January 28 – May 20
6 PM – 7:30 PM
The Journey for Discovery is a Christ-centered, 12 step recovery program based on the life-changing truth of the Bible and the practical application of the 12-steps.
If you struggle with an addiction, a sense of powerlessness, unmanageability, overwhelmedness, or general distress over the day-to-day of your life, come find hope and healing in a safe community for ages 18 and up – all are welcome.
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
O Come, All Ye Faithful
WELCOME
The First Noel
Here With Us
Choir & Orchestra
Soloist: Janis Huling
Manger Throne
MESSAGE
Dr. Michael Criner
I Am Thine, O Lord
LORD’S SUPPER
CLOSING
Stewardship
$87,638
AMOUNT OF WEEKLY INCOME WE REQUIRE
$97,047
AMOUNT RECEIVED
LAST WEEK
$4,381,900
AMOUNT OF YEARLY INCOME WE REQUIRE
$5,480,199
AMOUNT WE HAVE RECEIVED THIS YEAR
HOW TO JOIN THE CHURCH
Step 1
At the end of the church service, during the invitation time, come down to the front of the auditorium.
Step 2
Tell the Pastor that you are wanting to join the church by one of the following ways.
- By Letter: The last church of which you were a member was Baptist.
- By Statement: The last church of which you were a member was a Bible church or a non-denominational church.
- By Baptism: You are professing faith, and/or have never been baptized in a Baptist, Bible, or non-denominational church.
Step 3
When available, attend a 2 & 1/2 hour church membership class, in which we will go over what it means to be a member of FBC Rockwall and answer any question you might have. Then, if necessary, proceed forth in baptism.
We believe in the power of prayer
Have a prayer request? We would be honored to join you in prayer. Click the link below to leave your prayer request.