Christmas Eve details

Well Christmas Eve is just around the corner, so you know what that means--- Foothills Community Church will be having our epic Christmas Eve services!

Here are a few things to remember:

* Service times: Seneca campus: 3:00pm and 5:00pm Toccoa campus 5:00pm

PLEASE NOTE:
Our Seneca campus tickets are almost gone. As of Tuesday morning, there were less than 100 tickets available per service. If you need a ticket (they are free), go here now and print your tickets.

* Arrive a few minutes early. There will be special Christmas refreshments and the choir will be in the concourse singing Christmas carols.

* We anticipate a full house, so please move to the middle of the rows when sitting down.

* Be prepared for an incredible service. Our worship team, choir, and creative teams have worked overtime to make this an unforgettable experience.

* I have prepared a message that will hopefully refocus us back to the real meaning of Christmas.

* Bring your friends. Christmas eve is one of the best times of the year to invite people. Statistics tell us that more people would be willing to attend church on Christmas eve than any other time of year.

Sunday review

Yesterday was another one of those watermark days at Foothills Community Church. From beginning to end, it was phenomenal!

* The praise choir got everyone in the Christmas spirit. They sang Christmas carols in the concourse as people entered.

* The stage set was absolutely incredible. There were dozens of volunteers that invested hundreds of hours of their time to make it happen. Also, the concourse was decorated by even more volunteers.

* The weather was awful, but the rain stopped before the first service, but our umbrella team was ready to go anyway.

* The worship team did such an amazing job of leading us into the presence of the Lord.

* We started our new message series called, Gifted. Yesterday we talked about the gift that God wants from us---Worship!

* Yesterday evening we had a Lord's Supper service. It was one of the best services we have ever done. If you have never attended one of these services, you are missing out.

* The Christmas Eve service tickets are going fast. If you have not picked yours up, you can get yours here.

Here's what's going on at FCC

There is so much going on at Foothills Community Church so I wanted to post some thoughts.

This past Sunday:
Amazing is the only way to describe what God did Sunday. 25 people gave their lives to Jesus, and we baptized 22 people. Baptism Sundays are the best days of the year for me. One of my prayers is that our church doesn't take for granted what He is doing in the lives of people. We have seen hundreds baptized over the years and if we are not careful, we can become desensitized. Just remember that every time someone is baptized, you are witnessing someone who has yielded to the love of God!

This Sunday:
Our Toccoa campus will be doing baptisms! I am praying for record numbers of people to take the plunge!

At our Seneca campus, we will be starting our new Christmas series called, Gifted. It is going to be incredible. I walked into the auditorium this morning, and you will not believe the stage set. Wow! There have been dozens of people constructing it, and it will definitely put you into the Christmas spirit.

Also, on Sunday evening at 6:00pm we will be observing the Lord's Supper. This will be a powerful service, that will help all of us stay focused on what Christmas is REALLY about. The worship music will be more of an acoustical feel. I will be sharing a short message, and we will also be having a special prayer time. There will be childcare available from birth through kindergarten.

Coming up:
December 19th we will be receiving our special Christmas offering. Be sure to pray about how you can make a difference in the lives of people in our community.

December 24th will be our Christmas eve services! Seneca campus will offer services at 3 and 5pm, and Toccoa will have one service at 5pm.
You DO NOT want to miss out. Christmas Eve services are incredible!
You will need to pick up a free ticket for the services at Seneca. They will be available at church on Sunday or print your own online here.

Don't forget, INVITE your friends and family--they will come with you on Christmas eve.

We're going to party!

This Sunday at Foothills Community Church, we are going to party! That's right, this Sunday we will be celebrating baptism! There is nothing that we do as a church that comes close to the excitement of watching people publicly proclaiming their faith in Jesus, through baptism. It is truly a party atmosphere. (Our Toccoa campus will be baptizing on December 12th!)

We will be finishing the series, That's What he Said, with 2 parables from Luke 15, and I cannot wait! If you have given your life to Jesus and have not been baptized, it's not too late. We will be doing the baptisms near the end of both of our services on Sunday morning, so just show up, and we'll direct you from there.

In case you're wondering, yes, the horse troughs will be heated :)

Be sure to invite your friends and come a little early, you don't want to miss the first song!

Also, our Christmas Eve service tickets will be available this Sunday, so make sure to pick yours up, because they will go quickly.