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Weekly Update for Sunday, January 5, 2020

The Unseen Realm study series: Wednesdays, 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall.

On January 19th there will be a Special Called Business Meeting held in the church sanctuary after the conclusion of the morning service. The sole purpose of this meeting will be to vote on an amendment to our church constitution. In Bylaw II, Section V, the church constitution reads: “The Annual Business Meeting shall be held on the evening of the first Sunday in December, at which time the annual written reports of all officers, boards, and committees shall be made.” The specific amendment being proposed is to delete the words “in the evening of” from Bylaw II Section V.

Keeping On

I got a phone call recently from Alistair Begg.

Some of you are thinking, “You’re kidding!”  And some of you are thinking, “Who’s Alistair Begg?”

After I came to the church in 1997 I learned of a conference being held in Anaheim, California called “Preach the Word”. It was being hosted by Greg Laurie and Harvest Church, and featured the top three expository preachers in the country at that time: Chuck Swindoll, Chuck Smith and John MacArthur. I had benefited from the ministries of each of these men, through their radio broadcasts and their books.

Charles Swindoll’s wonderful sermons had impacted me several times at key moments in my life, and I loved his laughter. Chuck Smith had a wonderful, laid-back way of teaching the Bible. He used to say, “The secret that I seek to impart to those eager to enter the ministry is to simply teach the Word of God simply.” And John MacArthur, while extremely serious in his delivery, always put the Biblical text in its historical context and took pains to explain exactly what the Bible says. All three of these men were heroes to me in the ministry, and examples of what a Biblical preacher ought to be.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, December 29, 2019

You will find signup sheets on the Welcome Center for Greeters, Nursery help, and Tree House volunteers for next year. Please add your name to any of these lists if you are interested in serving in that area.

You are invited to join us on New Year’s Eve at 7 PM here in the Fellowship Hall for a movie followed by games and activities to ring in a new year.

There will be no Wednesday evening Bible Study on January 1 (New Year’s Day).

There are some 1 Year Bible Reading plans on the Welcome Center for anyone interested.

Weekly Update for Sunday, December 22, 2019

The Unseen Realm study series: Wednesdays, 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall.

There will be a Christmas program this Sunday at 6:00 PM.

You will find signup sheets on the Welcome Center for Greeters, Nursery help, and Tree House volunteers for next year. Please add your name to any of these lists if you are interested in serving in that area.

You are invited to join us on New Year’s Eve at 7 PM here in the Fellowship Hall for a movie followed by games and activities to ring in a new year.

There will be no Wednesday evening Bible Study on December 25 and January 1. (Christmas Day and New Year’s Day).

Weekly Update for Sunday, December 15, 2019

The Unseen Realm study series: Wednesdays, 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall.

December Choir Rehearsals:
– Sunday, Dec. 15 at 4:30 PM
– Wednesday, Dec. 18 after church

There will be a Christmas program on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 6:00 PM.

You will find signup sheets on the Welcome Center for Greeters, Nursery help, and Tree House volunteers for next year. Please add your name to any of these lists if you are interested in serving in that area.

You are invited to join us on New Year’s Eve at 7 PM here in the Fellowship Hall for a movie followed by games and activities to ring in a new year.

There will be no Wednesday evening Bible Study on December 25 and January 1. (Christmas Day and New Year’s Day).

Weekly Update for Sunday, December 8, 2019

The Unseen Realm study series: Wednesdays, 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall.

December Choir Rehearsals:
Sunday, Dec. 8 at 4:30 PM
Wednesday, Dec. 11 after church
Sunday, Dec. 15 at 4:30 PM
Wednesday, Dec. 18 after church

There will be a Christmas program on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 6:00 PM.

There will be no Wednesday evening Bible Study on December 25 and January 1, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

An Attitude of Gratitude

I don’t remember where I first heard or read that phrase. I suspect it was in a book called Life Is Tremendous! , by Charles “Tremendous” Jones. He talked about seeing something positive in everything, saying something positive about everything, and seeing it big and keeping it simple. He warned against “hardening of the attitudes”. And he admonished us to cultivate an “attitude of gratitude.”

This is Biblical. In Philippians 2:14 the Apostle Paul says, “Do all things without grumbling or disputing.” And in 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 he tells us, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” I’m not very good at doing these things, but I know the Bible teaches them.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, December 1, 2019

This Sunday after the Morning Worship Service we will have a pitch-in dinner in the Fellowship Hall, followed by our Annual Members Meeting. This will make a full day, so there will be no Sunday Evening Worship Service.

Christian Education Board meeting: Dec. 3, 6:30 PM. This is the last meeting of the year and will be held at the La Fiesta restaurant.