Mike: One of our pigs was sick so I gave him some sugar.
Ben: Sugar! What for?
Mike: Haven't you ever heard of sugar-cured ham?
Ben: Sugar! What for?
Mike: Haven't you ever heard of sugar-cured ham?
Yeah, I know - corny! But you liked it!!
This Sunday has great potential for many blessings for you. Our classes for all ages at 9:30 AM are wonderful times to learn, grow, and belong. Fellowship is great and our dedicated teachers look forward to interacting with all children, teens, and adults in prayer and God's Word. We currently offer three ABF's for adults, come and give one a try.
At 10:45 AM our Worship service will feature a lot of traditional songs of the season as well as learning a new one, "Offering" by Paul Baloche. This song is a blessing to me and I am glad we will be able to sing it together. In fact, it is part of our upcoming Christmas Musical, so by coming this week you will have a head start on the program. I plan to share a message about "With God There Are NO Small Places - or People." We will look at various scriptures that speak about that "Little Town of Bethlehem" and the significance it has held throughout history. We will also see how God used it in His plan of redemption for us all.
In our 6:00 PM Family Hour we will continue the good fellowship of the day by gathering as adults to look at a few "Snapshots" of Christ, mainly through verses that use the word, "Behold." Obviously many of these are Christmas related, so it should add to our thoughts of the season. Teens will be studying from Matthew 16:13 - 23 in addition to their game time. And our AWANA kids will enjoy lessons, Bible memory, and the ever popular "Store Night" where they can spend their AWANA "shares" to buy gifts for Christmas giving. I think Beth and I still have many of those gifts from our kids somewhere. It all adds up to good fun with an eternal purpose.
Our Adult Choir has been practicing diligently each Sunday afternoon at 4:45 PM in preparation for the upcoming Cantata on Dec. 21st, and it will continue this Sunday. It always grieves me when some leave after the practice and don't attend the evening service time, so please consider staying - I think you will be glad you did.
And in mentioning the Christmas programs on Sunday, December 21st let me give you a few more details: Our Children's program will be in the morning, and our adult cantata in the evening. We will have a special morning time that day where we will not be holding our regular Sunday school or ABF's, but rather begin at 10:00 AM with the kids program and continue into some time for songs, offering, and look into God's Word. We plan to be all finished about 11:30 AM or around that time. All Teachers, please note this change in Sunday School. I hope that telling you this now will assist everyone in their plans to attend.
Our Adult Christmas Banquet last Saturday evening was a great time. We had about 50 who attended, many for the first time. The food was great and the fellowship wonderful, and as always, the gift exchange was fun. Don't miss it next year, it is always around the first Saturday evening of December. A big "THANK YOU" to Jeff Sheldon and all the social team for all their work, it was very appreciated.
Several have asked about our "Gifts for Christ" offering this year, and my answer right now is that the board has not yet determined a place for this offering to go. It's intent is to be sent away to a ministry that "doesn't touch us." But once in a great while we need to utilize it in some way here in our church. The only problem with that is that it takes away from the "Gift" part of it. We are very close to ending our year in the black, and maybe even with a positive balance. And though it is not always exciting to give something like this to the General Fund, it is rewarding to know that we pulled together to make it happen. If you have suggestions for the use of this offering, please let us know (note, email, call to office - all are fine.)
Continue to pray for good health for all, especially those who are part of our various Christmas programs. Pray that fevers will leave, coughing will subside, and that the flu going around will go away! And pray and prepare your heart for a good day in God's place with God's people this Sunday - I look forward to seeing you.
Pastor Don Workman
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Fun with Nicholas at Chuck E. Cheese - I haven't been there in over 20 years!
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