GCC Spotify Channel 
Our church loves to sing the truths of Scripture!  Now you can hear the songs we sing on Sunday via our church Spotify channel.  Share it with friends and family!

Children’s Classes
The first Sunday each month is Family Worship Sunday for children and parents to worship together in the sanctuary.  The remaining Sundays we provide a children's class  (2 years -- Kindergarten). Children can be checked in at the Geist Kids kiosk in the foyer.  A Geist Children's Bulletin is available for  children staying in the sanctuary to engage and participate in the corporate worship gathering.

Core Courses
Core Courses are at 9AM on Sundays.

• The Baptist Catechism
• Digging Deeper: Studying the Scripture being preached Sunday

Financial Update — October 2025 YTD
You can give by placing a check or cash in the white offering box just inside the main entrance, or online at geist.org/give.
Giving - $205,804
Expenses - $227,438
Budget - $229,008

UPCOMING EVENTS
(For more info on any of these events checkout the Events Page)

GCC 2026 Budget
Today | December 21| 11:30am | GCC
We will have a brief member meeting after the morning worship service to vote on the final budget.

Christmas Eve Service
Wednesday | December 24 | 6:00pm-7:00pm | GCC
This Christmas Eve we are looking forward to worshiping the Lord together in celebration of the first coming of Christ into our world.

Serve a Lunch, Share a Lunch
Sunday | January 4 | 11:30am-1:00pm | GCC Kitchen
First Serve: Join us in the kitchen immediately following the morning worship gathering as we pack lunches for Wheeler Mission. Then Share: Bring your own brown bag lunch and eat lunch together.

Traditions at Brookside
Thursday | January 8 | 10:30am-11:00am | Traditions at Brookside
Each week we go to the assisted living facility and hold a chapel service for the residents.  Join us as we sing and share of the Lord through His Word!

Service Opportunities
Geist Kids:  Contact Jeff Woodhouse at woodhouse789@gmail.com
Audio/Visual:  Contact John Dennert at j.dennert@sbcglobal.net
Music:  Contact Dustin Phillips at dustin.phillips.it@gmail.com or Sally Harvey at officeadmin@geist.org

GCC Social
Want to be in touch with others in our congregation?  Sign up for GCC Social.  If you have not signed up and would like to be added, please email Sally Harvey at officeadmin@geist.org.

Sermon Discussion Questions
1.  What is joy according to the Bible? Is it possible to have joy even in the middle of difficult and sorrowful circumstances? What has caused you to rejoice recently?
2.  How do the angelic messages delivered to Mary (Luke 1) and the shepherds (Luke 2) differ? How are they the same? What responses do these messages produce?
3.  In what ways can you be intentionally joyful this Christmas? What does it look like to experience and express joy as a fruit of the Spirit?

8:40 - Prayer
Meets in Classroom 1

9:00 - Core Courses

• The Baptist Catechism
• Digging Deeper: Studying the Scripture being preached Sunday

10:00 - Worship Gathering
Welcome
Congregational Singing
       O Come, All Ye Faithful -  #781
       Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee - #45
Confession of Sin
Assurance of Pardon  — Hebrews 10:19-23
Congregational Singing
       Angels We Have Heard on High - #753
 Scripture Reading — Zechariah 9:9
Pastoral PrayerCongregational Singing
       Rejoice  - #8
       Joy to the World - #780
Benediction
Next Sunday's Sermon:  1 Chronicles 28-29:25 —  Andrew Scherer, Pastoral Assistant