MONTHLY UPDATE | December 2019
UPCOMING EVENTS
Church League Basketball
Church League Basketball Season is here!

The schedules for our three teams are below.

If you would like to join the team, there's still time!
Just show up at the first game this week
or contact a member of the Student Ministry Staff.

Middle School Guys (6-8th Grade)
Games Mondays at Dawson Baptist Church - South Court
December 2 - 7 pm
December 9 - 7 pm
December 16 - 6 pm
January 6 - 6 pm
January 13 - 6 pm*
January 20 - 9 pm
January 27 - 8 pm
February 3 - 7 pm
*1/13 game only @ Holy Trinity

Girls (7-12th Grade)
Games Mondays at Shades Crest Baptist Church
December 2 - 9 pm
December 9 - 9 pm
December 16 - 8 pm
January 6 - 6 pm
January 13 - 8 pm
January 20 - 6 pm
January 27 - 7 pm
February 3 - 7 pm

High School Guys (9-12th Grade)
Games Tuesdays at Mountain Brook Baptist Church
December 3 - 7 pm
December 10 - 8 pm
December 17 - 9 pm
January 7 - 7 pm
January 14 - 6 pm
January 21 - 8 pm
January 28 - 6 pm
February 4 - 9 pm
Progressive Christmas Dinner
Sunday, December 8 | 5-8 pm
We will meet at the church then progress from home to home to eat and party! Feel free to invite your friends. Progressive dinner is free, but please RSVP at mbbc.org/progressivedinner by December 4 so we can ensure we have sufficient transportation and food.
Living Nativity & After Parties
December 20, 21, & 22 | 6:00-10:30 pm
We need students to serve as characters in the Living Nativity (especially the later two shows each night after the younger kids go home). Come be part of the Living Nativity at 6:45, 7:30, & 8:15 pm each night.

Following the final Living Nativity each night we will have a Student Ministry After Party! Here are our plans:
Friday, December 20
Ice Skating at Pelham Civic Complex
$10 per person | Please RSVP here

Saturday, December 21
Krispy Kreme Donuts
Free!

Sunday, December 22
Waffle House
Buy Your Own | WH Menu
Church-Wide Advent/Christmas Events
"Christians Be Joyful" - Choir & Orchestra - December 8, 10:30 am | Traditional
"A Children's Choirs' Christmas" - December 15, 5 pm | Heritage Hall
"There's a Song in the Air" - Mellow Brook Singers - December 18, 6 pm | Hudson Hall
Living Nativity - December 20, 21, 22, 6:45, 7:30, & 8:15 pm | Lower Lot
"Glorious: A Telling of the Christmas Story" - December 22, 10:30 am | Contemporary
Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Services - December 24, 4 & 6 pm | Sanctuary
Combined Worship - December 29, 10:30 am | Sanctuary
Winter Youth Summit
January 17-19, 2020 | Huntsville, Alabama
Registration Closed
Limited Spots May Be Available

We're so excited about participating in this great event in January. At Winter Youth Summit we will join students from across the Southeast for a weekend conference event which features fantastic worship, teaching, activities, and breakouts.

This year's preacher is Shaun King, Pastor of John's Creek Baptist Church in Atlanta.

Sharon Irving will be leading our worship.

We have a special concert by Walker Burroughs of American Idol fame.

We'll stay together at an Embassy Suites and WYS is hosted by First Baptist Huntsville. Registration is now closed, but some limited spots may still be available. Contact ben@mbbc.org to see if you can be added.

Registration for Breakout Session Choices is now open.

South Africa Mission Team Meeting
January 12, 11:30 am -1:00 pm | Youth Area- 2A
Members of the South Africa Mission Team and their parents will meet immediately following worship on Sunday, January 12. We will share details about our upcoming training schedule, fundraising plans, and other details you need to know as we begin to prepare for our trip. We have a great team and God certainly has big plans for us next summer!
WEEKLY PROGRAMS UPDATE
Sunday Morning Bible Study
Foundations 260 Bible Reading Plan
We're almost finished!
We've been reading through the breadth of scripture with our MBBC family in 2019.
Each Sunday morning we recap the week's reading and important highlights from it during our large group time. In smaller discussion groups we dig into application to our lives.
We encourage you to read and discuss these passages as a family.

Here is this month's schedule:
December 8 - Jesus Fulfills the Law
WEEK 48 Reading - December 2-7
Philippians 1-2
Philippians 3-4
Hebrews 1-2
Hebrews 3-4
Hebrews 5-6
Memory Verses: Philippians 3:7-8 & Hebrews 4:14-16

December 15 - Faith
WEEK 49 Reading - December 9-14
Hebrews 7
Hebrews 8-9
Hebrews 10
Hebrews 11
Hebrews 12
Memory Verses: Galatians 2:19-20 & 2 Corinthians 5:17

December 22 - How to Lead a Church & Be Holy
WEEK 50 Reading - December 16-21
1 Timothy 1-3
1 Timothy 4-6
2 Timothy 1-2
2 Timothy 3-4
1 Peter 1-2
Memory Verses: 2 Timothy 2:1-2 & 2 Timothy 2:15

December 29 - Confidence in Suffering
WEEK 51 Reading - December 23-28
1 Peter 3-4
1 Peter 5, 2 Peter 1
2 Peter 2-3
1 John 1-3
1 John 4-5
Memory Verses: 1 Peter 2:11 & 1 John 4:10-11

January 5 - What Will Be
WEEK 52 Reading - December 30-January 4
Revelation 1
Revelation 2-3
Revelation 4-5
Revelation 18-19
Revelation 20-22
Memory Verses: Revelation 3:19 & Revelation 21:3-4


Our new SMBS series begins January 12!

Student Growth Groups Celebration
Wednesday, December 4, 7 pm
Thank you for participating in this first semester of reimagined Student Growth Groups. Our final meetings of 2019 are this week. We'll wrap up our semester together with some fun fellowship time. Check with your Growth Group Leader for details.
We'll kick Student Growth Groups back off in January!
Study Brook
Sunday, December 15, 6 pm | CLC
The Brook is over for 2019, BUT on Sunday, December 15 you're invited to the CLC for an hour of food and fun to give your brain a break from studying for a little while. Everybody needs a study break. We'll see you there!
Chapel Choir Rehearsal
See you in 2020!
Big thanks to our Chapel Choir for leading us in worship at the Hanging of the Green service this week. Well done!
You've earned some time off, but rehearsals will resume in January as we prepare for our 2020 mini-tour.
A Resource For You:
MBBC Advent Devotional

It is currently the season of Advent on the Church calendar. This season helps us to prepare for Christmas by thinking about the implications of Jesus coming as the Bethlehem Baby and coming again in the Last Days.

Mountain Brook Baptist Church has crafted an Advent Devotional Guide to help you and your family more fully experience this important time of the year. This year's guide is entitled "Jesus Is Better" and takes a fresh look at the Book of Hebrews from an Advent perspective.

You can pick up a beautiful hard copy of the Advent Devotional guide at the church. Each day's devotional is also available on the MBBC blog.
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