Welcome to Eastminster!
Eastminster's mission is to encourage people to enjoy the fullness of knowing, loving and becoming like Jesus.

Worship
Worship is where we orient our lives towards God and
we are filled again with his presence. We are one church body with three distinct worship venues, bound by common faith and vision.

Grow
We believe we are best discipled (becoming more like Jesus) when we interact with God’s Word in authentic community. We do this through Grow Groups. Find yours at eastminster.org/grow-groups.

Serve
We are most fulfilled in the church when we are using our gifts to serve others. Want to learn more about opportunities to serve? Visit eastminster.org/serve.

GO
We all GO and share the gospel, from the end of the street to the ends of the earth. Being missional is who we are.

Visit www.eastminster.org/students for more info.

• Middle School - Sundays at 9:30 a.m. in the Middle School Basement and
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. in North Building

• High School - Sundays at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the North Building

Make sure you’re signed up for our text updates! Text HSTEXT to 316.395.9922 for high school or MSTEXT for middle school.

Registration for Fall Retreats is now open! Register online at eastminster.org/retreats

Visit www.eastminster.org/kids for more details

Sunday Kids Programming
• 9:30 a.m. – Classes for birth through fifth grade in the Kids Wing
• 11 a.m. – Child care for birth through Pre-K. Kids kindergarten through second grade start in the Sanctuary and are dismissed to Kids Worship partway through the service.

B-16 is available for nursing mothers.

Mid-Week Programming | Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Infants through 3 years – Room B16 (Nursery)
• Pre-K through 5th Grade – Middle School Basement

December 3, 2023
What Does God Delight In? | Pastor Stan Van Den Berg

Prelude: Christians, Be Joyful (J. S. Bach)

Of the Father’s Love Begotten (arr. Miles Martin)

(9:30) Choral Call to Worship: Of the Father’s Love Begotten (Hymn 162; Plainsong, 12th century)

Welcome & Next Steps– Pastor Mike Goolsby

Advent Candle Lighting

Call to Worship

Leader: In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction;
Congregation: You have put all my sins behind your back.
Leader: You have promised salvation to those who trust in you.
All: The Lord will save me, and we will sing all thedays of our lives in the temple of the Lord.

Opening Hymn: Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (Hymn 196)

Opening Prayer

(9:30) Choral Song of Praise: Ring Those Bells! (from “A Christmas Festival”, arranged by Bob Krogstad)

Prayer for the Church, Wichita, the Lost and the World

Gloria Patri (Hymn 735)

Message: What Does God Delight In? (Micah 7:18-19 NIV) – Pastor Stan

Doxology

Prayer for Offering

Offertory: O Lord, Most Merciful (Cesar Franck)

Closing Hymn: With Grateful Heart My Thanks I Bring (Hymn 88)

Blessing (Elders are available for prayer at the front)

Postlude

Organist/Pianist/Music Coordinator: Anna Jeter
Soloist: Davis Green
(9:30) Chancel Choir Director: Dr. Tom Wine

If you would like a pastor to call on you, please contact Ginger Cox at 316.634.0337.

Remembering
John Barber’s wife, Shelley, passed away on November 23

Carrie and Jeff Voth’s daughter-in-law, Autumn, passed away on November 29

Flower Dedications
Bonnie Dakan, in memory of my beloved mother, Virginia Lea Johnson and my beautiful stepdaughter, Nancy Dakan Anders. Never forgotten – much loved

Flowers are also given by the Haenggi family in loving memory of Gerry Haenggi

Nov 26 Flower Dedications
Honoring the long and happy marriage of Carolyn and the late Dale Strother

For the love of God, safely in His arms, my husband Rob, his parents Bob and Peggy, and his brother John

To dedicate flowers, contact Ginger Cox at gcox@eastminster.org

Rev. Dr. Stan Van Den Berg, Senior Pastor - pastorstan@eastminster.org
Rev. Mike Goolsby, Associate Pastor - mgoolsby@eastminster.org
Rev. Ken Ferguson, Pastor of Missions - kferguson@eastminster.org
Rev. Matt Jaderston, Pastor of Young Adults and Digital Ministry, mjaderston@eastminster.org
Rev. Dick Gorham, Associate Pastor Emeritus