WELCOME SCHEDULE:

We are so glad you have joined us today! Our desire is that God Sunday, November 17th
8:30am & 10:50am Morning Worship Services
would bless and direct our time together. Worship is an interactive, 9:45am Sunday School
participatory experience and our prayer is that the service today 4:45pm Choir Practice
would strengthen and encourage you on your spiritual journey. 5 - 7:00pm Christmas Musical Practice
Whether you are new to faith, just coming back to church, or a 6:00pm Evening Worship
long-time follower of Jesus, we hope you find your time with us
engaging and meaningful. Wednesday, November 20th
If you are a first time Guest, we have a special gift for you. One of 6:30pm Family Thanksgiving Dinner
our pastors will be in the foyer following the service to meet you The church will provide turkey, dressing, rolls, and drinks. We need you to bring
side dishes and desserts. Remember the Giving Tree will be presented this
and give you a gift. night.

Sunday, November 24th

WHAT TO EXPECT TODAY 8:30am & 10:50am Morning Worship Services
9:45am Sunday School
Worship: We take time together to connect with God through 4:45pm Choir Practice
song, scripture, fellowship, and prayer. Something special 5 - 7:00pm Christmas Musical Practice
happens we focus on God together. We invite you to stand and 6:00pm Evening Worship
sing with us as we praise God, but adopt whatever posture of
worship is best for you. The song lyrics and scriptures are
projected on screen so that you can follow along. A typical service
lasts about 65 minutes.
Children: We have a fully-staffed Nursery for ages three and
below. Kids ages 4-12 will be dismissed during the service to the NURSERY WORKERS
children’s chapel to be taught by Pastor Linda and her staff. TODAY:
1st Service: Jacy Butler, Maria Hastings, Tracy Butler
Sermon: The teaching time seeks to communicate biblical truth in 2nd Service: Martha Rice, Angela Patterson, Wanda Marsh
compelling, relevant ways. All of our sermons are available on our PM Service: Kim Bishop
website, www.estillnaz.org, and are also podcast. NEXT Sunday, November 24th
1st Service: Lori Ayres, Katie Hill, Tonya Goodman
Response: When God is speaking, we take time to respond. 2nd Service: William Hastings, Heather Goodwin, Jennifer Meeks
Many times this is after the message, but other times it may be in PM Service: Haley Clemons, Judy Jean
the middle of the service. Listening and responding to God is one
of the most important things that we do. An invitation is never FINANCIAL STATISTICS: 105 Flower Lane Drive
needed if you want to pray at the altar. November 10, 2019 Estill Springs, TN 37330
Phone: 649-3867 Fax: 649-3410
Communion: We take time regularly to celebrate Communion and Tithes & Offerings: Emails: office@estillnaz.org
welcome all followers of Jesus Christ to participate in this act of Received: $6,356 treasurer@estillnaz.org
worship and remembrance regardless of membership or
denomination. Faith Promise: www.facebook.com/estillnaz November 17, 2019
Received: $90 www.estillnaz.org
Offering: We give tithes and offerings as a part of worship in Office Hours:
obedience, celebration, and thanksgiving to the Lord. It’s also just Fiscal Year is 5/1/19 to 4/30/20
Monday - Thursday
our way of saying, “We love our church and we want to support it!” 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
 Giving Tree
Helping families for Christmas
How it works:
• Pick an ornament off of the tree
• Purchase the item listed on the ornament
• Return item to the church to be delivered
There are items needed in all price points,
so that everyone can participate
Return non-perishable items along with ornament attached to a
designated table in the Fellowship Hall
Perishables need to be brought to church by Sunday, Dec 15th.
FAMILY MINISTRIES
Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Wednesday, November 20th - 6:30pm
The church will provide turkey, dressing, rolls, and drinks. We need you
to bring side dishes and desserts. Remember the Giving Tree will be
presented this night.
Don’t forget to pick up your pans & turkey breast today!

CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES All women are invited!

Christmas Musical There will be a candle exchange this year.
December 15th at 6:00pm Bring a breakfast/brunch type food.
Practice Schedule: Need 4 more ladies to host/decorate a table.
Tonight from 5:00pm to 7:00pm If you are willing, please contact Cathy Frame at 273-9211.
Sunday, Nov. 24th at 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Sunday, Dec. 1st at 5:00pm to 7:00pm MICAH 6:8 MINISTRY from Sandy Schefcik
Wednesday, Dec. 4th at 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Sunday, Dec. 8th at 5:00pm Did you know...that It was Mother's Day and Sarah Cowart's husband, Daniel,
was thousands of miles away in Iraq, a gunner from the 1st Platoon, Delta
Wednesday, Dec. 11th at 6:00pm to 7:30pm Company? Cowart's convoy was attacked by two men inside a vehicle. Daniel saw
Saturday, Dec. 14th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm a man, who didn't have a gun and lunged for him. "I didn't see the suicide vest," he
remembers. "I wasn't just going to shoot an unarmed guy," Daniel told people later.
Saturday, December 14th "But I knew he was a threat and [I] had to do something." That something saved
from 3:00pm to 4:00pm countless soldiers' lives. The suicide vest detonated, killing Daniel's platoon leader,
Kids Birthday Party for Jesus Lt. Andrew Bacevich. It would have killed more, if Daniel hadn't covered the man's
FOR ALL KIDS Ages 4 thru 6th Grade body with his own and kept most of the blast on the ground. He lost his leg in the
blast. In the 18 months after the attack, Daniel had 20 surgeries. He retired from the
Army after earning a Silver Star for his bravery, Then he got an infection in his leg
and the doctors had to amputate another four inches, meaning he would spend
most of his time in a wheelchair. A few days before Christmas, 2018, the Pentagon
Christmas Gift Bags: recommended that Daniel's award be upgraded to a Distinguished Service Cross,
We have a wonderful opportunity to take gift bags to one step below the Medal of Honor. Of the thousands of citations, his was one of
just 57 that were changed. He started to cry. "My first feeling was: 'Why me?' I don't
inmates in the Franklin County jail at Christmastime this deserve that." Struggling with the memory he thinks about every day, he says
year. This small gift has a huge impact on these emotionally, "My lieutenant didn't make it. If my lieutenant would have lived then,
individuals. Just to be remembered at Christmas brings maybe. But I'll always feel like it is a little unfair." On March 20th, with his teenage
joy to many of them. We need your help to make this daughters looking on, the same dad who has vowed to walk his girls down the
aisle, stood and looked out at the hundreds of active-duty servicemembers at his
happen. Our gift bag will consist of: pair of socks, bar of ceremony. "Our nation's history is full of selfless heroes," Lt. General Paul Funk
soap, individual bag of chips and a snack. You can be said during the tribute. "When you hear about the acts of our warriors, you have to
a part of this by making a donation to the jail ministry. Just write “jail ask yourself, 'Where do we get these men and women?' This bond comes from our
ministry” in the memo line on your check and place in the offering shared values; loyalty, honor, duty. But when you strip it all away, it is love... this is
the real core of the bond between warriors. It is that love that brings this group here
plate. There are around 250 inmates (men and women) that we hope to today..." And it is love that drives tens of thousands of brave men and women just
make gift bags for. like him to sacrifice in ways most of us will never know.