Welcome to Church!
We're so glad to have you worship with us as we begin the season of Advent this weekend. As we gather, I want to make sure you know how grateful we are to have you worship with us. It's a blessing to explore the hope, joy, love, and peace of Advent alongside friends and neighbors.
This weekend, we continue our study of the early church in Acts as we consider Peter and John’s confident hope following their arrest for preaching Jesus.. It’s an inspiring and challenging story that has great applications for our lives today.
After the service, we will have a short information meeting, but before that starts, take a few minutes to engage friends and neighbors in conversation, or spend some time in prayer. We hope you find our church is not just a place of worship but a community of support and love.
Thank you for being a part of our family today. My prayer is that our time together in worship would be a source of inspiration, reflection, and connection in your relationship with Jesus. If you have any questions or want to discuss your faith journey, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. My office telephone is 410-639-2144, or just use the question cards in each pew.
Richest Blessings!
Pastor Gary Priddy
Order of Worship:
Welcome Prayer of Adoration
Opening Worship
Prayers of the People
Message
A Story About Money
(But not really about the money)
Acts 4:32-5:11
Pastor Gary Priddy
Prayer of Confession
Holy Communion
Next Steps
Find practical ways you can take a first “next step” in your faith journey on our website. Just go to nextsteps.yourrhc.com.
Closing Worship Benediction
Life is much more than an accident. Wherever I go, I believe God needs me there. Wherever I am, I trust God has put me there. He has a purpose for me being there -
Christ, alive in me, wants to do something through me, no matter where I am.
I believe this and go in His grace and His love and His power.
If you would like someone to pray with you, please come and meet one of our ministry leaders at the end of the service.
Songs for Worship
It’s Christmas!
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Angels We Have Heard on High
Living Hope
Message Text
A Story About Money
(But not really about the money)
Acts 4:32-5:11
Acts 4:32–35
A Spirit-filled Church has great love for one another
John 13:34
Acts 4:36–37
A Spirit-filled Church loves the things of the world less.
Deuteronomy 15:11, 2 Corinthians 8:14–15, 1 Timothy 6:17–19
Acts 5:1–11
A Spirit-filled Church seeks authentic faith.
Bottom Line: Don’t give up what’s eternal for what’s temporary.
Take it Home:
What is the difference between blaspheming (Matt. 12:31), lying to (Acts 5:4), grieving (Eph. 4:30), and quenching (1 Thess. 5:19) the Holy Spirit?
What is the difference between economic equality and economic justice? Which does the Bible call Christians to pursue?
How can we best help those who are in poverty within the church? For whom are we most morally responsible in regard to material provision?
What is the proper motivation for giving to the church (2 Cor. 8:12; 9:7)? Do most people give with right motives? Have you ever given improperly?
Why do you think the Lord judged Ananias and Sapphira so quickly, without giving them a chance to repent? Are you holding back anything from God?
This Week's Announcements:
Meet with Pastor Gary Do you have a question or issue you need to discuss? Pastor Gary is available for pastoral counseling with individuals and couples To schedule, just Click “Meet with Pastor Gary” on our website
Prayer Request Policy Change In order to maintain a more current prayer list, we provide a copy of this past week’s prayer requests. Submit prayer requests using the prayer request cards in the pews or the digital prayer request form on our website: pray.yourrhc.com Please make sure you have permission to share other’s information.
Current Prayer Requests
Our children and youth ministries
Caregivers and first responders
People of Ukraine
Our nation’s leaders
Healing of our nation
Israel and the Middle East
People battling addictions
Single parents and their kids
Pastor Gary and family
Bryce Holliday
Dickie & Bettie Porter
Karen & Mark Weller
Family of Anna Mae Wood
Frank & Mariann Dulin
Elmer Gustafson
Marge Kelley
Rick Reedy
Sandy Scanlan
Pastor Kenny Hickman
Pastor Bill Carroll
Rosemary Elburn
Cricket Hayes (PG’s Mom)
Kat Fithian
Jean Spence
Patricia Brown
Pastor David Kelley
Active Military & their families including:
Trevion Hopkins
Kyle Schauber
Brock Willey
Makenzie Williams
Steve McCarthy
Tristan Hague
Dakota Collison
Geoffrey Andersen
John Pettit
Jonathan Conner
Dante Spagnolo
Homebound:
Phyllis Dierker
Jackie Price Williams
Edna Cox
This week's prayer focus:
Join us in focused and specific prayer for our church, our community, and our world. Be prepared to see God do great things as we collectively turn to Him in prayer.
Sunday - Our Mission: God, increase the desire of believers to fulfill the Great Commission. Matthew 28:19-20
Monday - Our Church: God, direct our vision for the Future. Proverbs 19:21
Tuesday - Our Leadership: God, help our ministers and volunteers persevere in Your work. 1 Corinthians 15:58
Wednesday - Families: God, help our families be committed to the Lord and His Work. Joshua 24:15
Thursday - Our Community: God, bring salvation to the lost. Luke 19:10
Friday - Children/Youth: God, help our young people set an example of godliness for others. 1 Timothy 4:12
Saturday - Adults: God, give our adults discernment to not be deceived by the world and Satan. 1 Peter 5:8
This week’s events:
Sunday
8:30 am- Bible Studies @WC Hall
10:00 am - Weekend Worship @WC
11:15 am - Rock Hall Church - December 17th
Tuesday
7:00 pm - Small Group Bible Study @RHMC Hall
Wednesday
1-3 pm - Ageless Wonders @ RHMC Hall
3:30 pm - Rock Solid Kids @ RHMC Hall
6:00 pm - Dinner @ RHMC Hall
6:30 pm - Youth @ RHMC Hall
Thursday
6:00 pm - Choir @WC
7:00 pm - Worship Team Practice @WC
Sunday
10:00 am - Weekend Worship @WC
7:00 pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight worship @WC
11:00 pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight worship @RHMC
WCMC - Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
RHMC - Rock Hall Methodist Church
