Welcome to our Service!Thank you for worshiping with us today. We trust you will be blessed and encouraged by the Word of God.

Please use the Connecting Card attached to this Bulletin to share any concerns or prayer requests you may have.

Our Ministry Staff Contact Info Senior Pastor Bill Finch pastorbill@westbourneministries.ca Worship Director Alfredo Faundez alfredo@ westbourneministries.ca Children’s Director Maria-Jose Faundez maria-jose@westbourneministries.ca Admin Assistant Bonnie Baldwin church@westbourneministries.ca

Offices located at: #221 Westbourne Place

Today Nursery: 0 - 3 years old Children’s Church: 4 - 10 years old, during the sermon. Library: Open for ½ an hour both

before & after the service. Upstairs across from the kitchen.

Contact is Deb Finch

1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.

Luke 1:1-3

P r o c l a i m i n g t h e g l o r y o f G o d t o t h e N a t i o n s

What is the Truth About Christmas?Pt. 2: The Scientific Evidence

Pastor Bill FinchLuke 1:1-3

Dec. 07, 2014

Missionary MemoDecember 07, 2014

Greetings to all,

On my (Mike) recent visit to the Philippines, in addition to the work I had scheduled, there were several unplanned meetings…(at least, not planned by me!) I met a couple who are producing videos in vernacular languages, and they want to help us produce Bible stories on video and other media for Ga’dang. I also made contact with a builder who can help with the project of providing a pastors’ training center. We trust that these contacts will pave the way for a productive visit during January through March 2015. Please pray for our health and strength for the journey, and that God will accomplish his purposes for the Ga’dang churches.

THANK YOU for sharing. As we all pursue the opportunities before us, let's rejoice again at God's grace. And pass it on. Mike and Verna Walrod

Mike and Verna Walrod

Working with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Teacher, advisor- CanIL program at Trinity Western University preparing young people to do Bible translation

S p e c i a l A n n o u n c e m e n t s

Samaratans Purse - Operation Christmas Child

Westbourne Baptist Church has booked some dates at Samaritans Purse to volunteer to help pack/inspect shoeboxes. We are looking for 20 volunteers for each date.You will need to fill out a short term volunteer information form available at the Welcome Centre to take with you. Are you able to help? You will be blessed If you have questions please contact Martin or Kirsten LedergerberThere are sign-up sheets at the Welcome Centre

Dec. 9th (Tues.) – 7:00 pm – 9:30 pmDec. 11th (Thurs.) – 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Children’s Ministry – Christmas ProgramSunday 21 - We will have a special program prepared by our very own Sunday School children. Please bring grandma, grandpa, uncles, aunts and everyone!! Bake sale for BiblesSunday 21 - We will be having a bake sale to raise funds to buy youth Bibles for our pre-teens! Please come ready to buy some delicious homemade goodies and support our kids!! Thank you!! Maria-Jose

Daily QuoteBy prayer the Christian can open his heart to God, as to a friend, and obtain fresh testimony of God's friendship to him.

John Bunyan Bible Trivia

Listen as _________calls out! Hear as understanding raises her voice!

A. Love B. Mercy C. God

D. Wisdom answer: back of bulletin

The Christmas Truce - David G. Stratman

It was December 25, 1914, only 5 months into World War I, German, British, and French soldiers, already sick and tired of the senseless killing, disobeyed their superiors and fraternized with "the enemy" along two-thirds of the Western Front (a crime punishable by death in times of war). German troops held Christmas trees up out of the trenches with signs, "Merry Christmas."

"You no shoot, we no shoot." Thousands of troops streamed across a no-man's land strewn with rotting corpses. They sang Christmas carols, exchanged photographs of loved ones back home, shared rations, played football, even roasted some pigs. Soldiers embraced men they had been trying to kill a few short hours before. They agreed to warn each other if the top brass forced them to fire their weapons, and to aim high.

The Christmas Truce story goes against most of what we have been taught about people. It gives us a glimpse of the world as we wish it could be and says, "This really happened once." It reminds us of those thoughts we keep hidden away, out of range of the TV and newspaper stories that tell us how trivial and mean human life is. It is like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true: the world really could be different.

Prayer and Praise for:

• Pray for our Children’s Ministry Leader Maria-Jose and the staff as they love and prepare the children for this busy season

• Samaratan’s Purse as they distribute Operation Christmas ChildShoeboxes.

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Answer: D. Wisdom (Proverbs 8:1)

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