First Baptist Church of Pine
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Third Sunday in Advent – JOY
Sunday Worship begins at 10:30am
Children’s Church will be available
Adult Bible Study at 9:15am
Christmas Caroling tonight at 5pm
The Word became Flesh
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1: 1-5 (ESV)
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The mailing address is First Baptist Church of Pine,
P. O. Box 354, Pine, AZ 85544.
Sunday:
Adult Sunday School: 9:15am
Morning Worship Service: 10:30am
Children’s Church: (5 yrs to 10 yrs old):
meets during Morning Worship Service
Evening Fellowship: 5:00pm
A study in DEUTERONOMY
Monday: August 2024 through April 2025
AWANA Sparks (grades K-2) meet at 3:15pm-4:30pm.
AWANA Clubs T&T (grades 3-6), Trek (grades 7-8) & Journey (grades 9-12) meet at 5:00pm-6:30pm.
AWANA REGISTRATION 2024-2025
(Your child can start at anytime during the year)
Tuesday: 9:15am
Women of the Word Bible Study
2 THESSALONIANS
(starting in January 2025)
Wednesday:
Office hours: 10:00 am to Noon
Friday:
Office Hours: 9:00 am to Noon
Coming Events
DECEMBER
December 15 – Christmas Caroling
December 16 – AWANA meets
December 20 – Youth Night, 4:00 pm
December 22 – Last day for Holiday Baskets collection
December 23, 30 – NO AWANA
December 24 – Christmas Eve Service (5pm)
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 31 – Watchnight Service (6-9p)
JANUARY 2025
January 1 – Happy New Year 2025
January 4 – Men’s Fellowship Breakfast
January 5 – Communion
January 5, 12, 19, 26 – Evening Fellowship
January 6, 13, 27 – AWANA meets
January 7, 14, 21, 28 – W.O.W Bible Study
January 20 – NO AWANA
January 24 – Youth Night, 4:00 pm @ Randall Place
January 26 – National Sanctity of Human Life Day
PRAYING FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
Overview:
Though Uzbekistan has long been a highly restricted country, its government has made incremental reforms in religious freedom in recent years. This improvement, with unity among believers across several Christian denominations and a focus on training and equipping Christian leaders, is a positive development for the small number of Uzbek churches and Christians. Though restrictions on churches and Christian organizations have eased, evangelism and conversion are opposed, and it is still illegal to distribute evangelistic literature in public.
Major Religion:
83 percent of Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims. 2 percent are Christians. Many are irreligious as a result of suffering under decades of atheistic Communist rule prior to the fall of the Soviet Union.
Persecutor:
The government gives tacit approval to families that reject family members who become Christians or try to force them back to Islam.
What It Means To Follow Christ In Uzbekistan:
Converts from Islam are persecuted by their families, communities and sometimes by the government. Christians outside the Orthodox denomination are considered religious extremists and have been fined and detained for holding worship services, which the government sometimes considers to be illegal religious activity. Orthodox churches meet openly and legally, but most other Christians meet in unregistered groups. Uzbekistan’s government once routinely imprisoned Christians, but in the last four years even fines and short detentions have become very rare.
Access To Bibles:
Bibles are difficult to obtain and, for some Christians, risky to own.
Voice Of the Martyrs Work:
VOM distributes Christian literature and equips pastors and evangelists with ministry tools that expand their outreach and other ministry work.
Prayer Requests:
- Pray that house churches will be established throughout the country.
- Pray that those who lost employment because of their faith in Christ will find new jobs.
- Pray for more fellowship and collaboration among churches.
- Pray for Uzbek women who are severely beaten by their relatives for turning to Christ.
- Pray that young Uzbek leaders will be encouraged and equipped to lead new churches.
- Pray that the country’s government will change and become known for righteousness and justice.
