December 6, 2024

We’re celebrating the joy of Jesus’ birth in spectacular style at Mt. Horeb’s annual Christmas Musical and you’re invited! Join us for any of our four performances that’ll have you laughing and worshipping with a smile. Showtimes are this Saturday, December 7 at 5:00 & 7:00 PM and Sunday, December 8 at 9:00 & 10:45 AM.

There will not be services in the Sanctuary as our worship teams are coming together to create a special experience to celebrate the Christmas season. You don’t want to miss this spectacular celebration!

For those worshiping remotely, you're invited to watch our services online, on Facebook and YouTube.



Classic Christmas Concert

Mark your calendars! Mt. Horeb’s Traditional Worship team is hosting a Classic Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 14 at 5 & 7 PM. Our orchestra, adult choir, kids choir and handbell choir will be leading us in a beautiful night of worship celebrating the Savior’s birth.



Christmas: From Family to Family

Our annual Christmas: From Family to Family gift collection is underway. If you picked up a tag, those gifts should be returned to the church by December 15. Collection will take place in the MIssions Center.

We can only accept new, unused items and please include the tag when you bring it back to us. We can’t wait to serve with you this Christmas as we spread the hope and joy of the Gospel from family to family!



Advent Offering

Christian communities around the world celebrate Advent as a season of remembering and celebrating the arrival of Jesus on Earth. At Mt. Horeb, we choose to celebrate by taking a special offering to advance the kingdom of God. This year, our Advent offering will support a local and global partner.

JUMPSTART, a prison ministry active in several states, serves men and women who have been incarcerated and offers services that provide job training, financial literacy, access to health care, counseling services, stable housing, and, above all, Christian discipleship. Restoration Village is a new transitional housing campus located in Spartanburg County. With our support, new homes will be built and opened to offer life transformation for more individuals.

Through our partnership with Dr. Jerry Kulah, lives in Liberia are being transformed in the name of Jesus. This year’s offering will allow us to build more homes for the most vulnerable, add toilets for sanitation and disease prevention to existing homes, improve both the school and medical clinic, and start businesses to help the people of Boway move towards self-sufficiency.

You can give toward the Advent offering beginning December 1 through the end of the year. Give here.



Church-Wide Read Through the Bible Initiative

In 2025, we are inviting the whole church to read through the entire Bible together from beginning to end! We believe that as disciples, followers of Jesus, we are called to be in rhythm with God and one of the main ways that we do that is by staying firmly rooted in the study of God’s Holy Word. What better way to do it than together with a community of believers? To read through the Bible over the next calendar year, we will be using Tara Leigh-Cobble’s, The Bible Recap, which you can access in a few different ways:

• You can purchase The Bible Recap guide, for the daily readings and devotional, at tables near each worship space at Mt. Horeb on Sunday, December 15.
• You can go online and purchase The Bible Recap guide, for the daily readings and devotional by clicking here.
• You can download the Bible App on your phone or tablet and search “The Bible Recap,” selecting the 365-day plan, to get the daily readings and video devotional.
• You can go to Apple Podcast or Spotify and search “The Bible Recap” for a daily podcast devotional.
• You can enroll in Mt. Horeb’s daily prayer prompts for an abbreviated daily devotional related to the readings by emailing communications@mthorebchurch.org.

In addition, our Wednesday Night Pastor’s Study throughout 2025 will dive further into what you have read from Scripture for the week. For that Wednesday study, you may want to also purchase The Bible Recap Discussion Guide, which will guide our time together. We will begin reading on January 1, 2025! If you have any questions, please reach out to Pastor Rachel at rachel.carosiello@mthorebchurch.org.

Retirement Party

In celebration of 30 years in ministry here at Mt. Horeb, we want to invite you to join us on January 5 to honor and thank Pastor Jeff and Lynn Kersey for answering God’s call in their lives. We will have a time to enjoy food, fellowship and lots of fun. Registration is required. Please choose one of the times to attend and understand that space is limited. We look forward to celebrating all that God has done at

Mt. Horeb through Pastor Jeff and Lynn! Register here.



Night To Shine 2025

One of the best events we have at Mt. Horeb is Night to Shine, an incredible prom night experience celebrating God’s love for people with special needs. It is a huge blessing for everyone involved, so come join in the fun! Registration is now open for participants and volunteers! Register at nighttoshinemidlands.org.

Online Bulletin

If you can't be here on Sunday morning, stay connected through our online bulletin. You can see our weekly financial report as well as a list of needs to pray over. Click here to view our weekly bulletin.

Pecans

The Friendship Group is selling pecans again this year and they are available now. Please contact Freida at 803-490-0200 if you are interested.

Plain large chop & Jumbo plain halves $12 lb. Milk Chocolate covered $14 lb.