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You can find this week's playlist by clicking here.

If you are unable to join us in person for either morning or evening worship we hope you will join us on the livestream on either YouTube and or our website at christcovenant.org/live.

Brian and Abby McIntyre on the birth of their son, John Reed McIntyre.

Are you looking for prayer guides to use as you start the new year? Did you know that Christ Covenant Church produces prayer guides for your use? Each week our church produces a weekly prayer guide that features a persecuted church and an unreached people group that we can pray for each week. We have a prayer guide with new updates and requests from our supported workers that can be found in the north lobby under the screen. We have a church-wide prayer guide that can be picked up in the main lobby on the guest center desk. All prayer guides can be found at christcovenant.org/prayer. Each prayer guide is printable after downloading and can be found below.

We hope you will take time to submit your confidential prayer requests either online at ChristCovenant.org/members/prayer or by email at prayer@christcovenant.org. Your pastors and staff are continually praying for you!

Our speaker is Matthew Kirk, from Belfast, Northern Ireland and the IPC. Matthew serves as a pastoral intern at Christ Covenant and is a student at Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS). Come for food and fellowship with your brothers in Christ. The only cost is your breakfast. Sign up today by clicking here.

We are looking forward to a new Sunday School semester with new class offerings beginning this Sunday, January 8. All Sunday School classes begin at 9:00 am. We have a variety of classes that you can choose from. The winter 2023 Sunday School booklet is now available and can be found in the worship center on the tables as you enter the sanctuary. You can also read about the various class offerings online by clicking here. A brief preview of the classes are listed below. We hope you will find a class that will benefit your relationship with Christ and connect you with others.

This interactive class will address foundational issues such as roles in marriage, conflict, communication, intimacy and more. We will explore these dynamics through discussion and teaching, all with a mind toward growing in our marriages.

Following Donald Whitney’s helpful guide Ten Questions To Diagnose Your Spiritual Health, this class will serve as an opportunity for a spiritual health checkup through both teaching and discussion together.

This class has a unique format: The first half of class will be fellowship and discussion around eight-person tables led by hosts. Then, the second half of class will feature a lecture applying the themes of the content, which for this semester is the book of Ephesians.

This new class will provide insights into the earthly life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the four gospels. We’ll study why we can trust the canonical Gospels, as contrasted with the Gnostic Gospels, and then examine key events in Christ’s life. We will also provide a fresh overview of his miracles, parables, prayer life and teachings.

During the 13 weeks of this class, you will be exploring central doctrines in the reformed faith, including scripture, God and his will, creation, providence, the fall and sin, redemption, the church, the family and the final judgment. This class provides an opportunity to understand more deeply the primary beliefs of the reformed faith.

All are welcome and invited to join us on Friday, January 20, at 6:00 pm in the Community Life Center (CLC) as we eat, preview music, and sing together. Now is a great time to learn more if you have been interested in being part of the music team. Auditions are open for all voices and instruments, including drummers and bass players. We hope to see you and your families! Bring some chili or a covered dish to share.

The adult choir rehearsal begins on Wednesday, January 11. The rehearsal for the youth, children, and beginner choirs begins on Sunday, January 15.

Have questions, contact Liz McNulty at lmcnulty@christcovenant.org.

Elder and Deacon Nominations Are Open! Would you prayerfully consider who you believe could serve our church well as an elder or deacon? Through these offices Christ rules and shepherds his church. All nominees must be male and a member of our church for at least two years by his election (June 2023). The nomination form gives additional attributes of elder and deacon to consider as you are thinking of men in the congregation that will serve our church well. Forms are available at the Guest Center in the Worship Center or online at https://christcovenant.org/online-officer-nomination-form/. Nominations will be received until Sunday, January 22. Thank you!

Please join us for a New Members Women’s Dessert Fellowship on Thursday, February 16, from

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm in the Community Life Center (CLC). We want to welcome you to Christ Covenant and connect you to other women. RSVP to Staci Poston at sposton@christcovenant.org by February 9, 2023.

Children’s Ministry is continuing to grow, and we need YOU!

Did you know:

• Christ Covenant had 25 babies born in 2022 and we have 14 more (that we know of!) currently on the way!

• Christ Covenant had over 40 families with children join the church in 2022!

• Several of our committed volunteers are on a break due to the birth of one of these babies, and a few others have moved away.

Therefore, we need a few more volunteers! Specifically, we need people to serve once a month! We are looking for people to fill the following places:

• 2 people at 9:00 am with crawlers,

• 4 people at 10:45 am with 2 year olds,

• 2 people at 6:00 pm with toddlers.

Find a friend (or a spouse) that you would like to spend an hour with once a month serving the church together and email Amy Wallace at awallace@christcovenant.org to let us know you would like to help!

Two new families, four parents and three small children (one three-year-old and two infants) have moved into the apartment next door to the Mohammadi family. The Christ Covenant Afghan refugee mission team is investing time and resources to care for this family and build relationships as we serve a “cup of cold water” to these new neighbors.

There is an immediate need for a person willing to join the Christ Covenant mission team as a coordinator of these two families’ medical and dental appointments. Diane Medeiros has served in this role for the Mohammadi family and is willing to explain and discuss what this responsibility may entail with these two new families.

If you think you may be called to serve the Lord in this way, please contact Diane Medeiros at bobdiam@aol.com.

Our Senior Pastor, Kevin DeYoung, has recently launched a resource website that houses all of his current and past 3,000+ resources as a hope that it will be a blessing to our congregation and other believers. You can subscribe to receive weekly emails that highlights the newly produced resources that week. This is a great website that has podcasts, sermons, articles, and conference messages to help equip and provide resources for theology for the everyday. You can subscribe at kevindeyoung.org/subscribe.

Covenant Day School is hiring for various positions. Details can be found at https://www.covenantday.org/about-us/employment

Thank you for your tithes and gifts to all of the ministries of Christ Covenant.

You can give online by clicking here.

Please continue to pray for God’s provision throughout 2022.