December! My, my where has 2021 gone? – Can you believe Christmas is less than 3 weeks away? And Happy New Year 2022 to follow. My dad told me about time and how it is. The older you get the faster time seems to pass by. We certainly have a lot to pray about and more to be thankful for. Make sure you check the “Bulletin” link on the home page, view page 2 and pray for those who are sick, shut-in, grieving, and suffering every day. And this virus just won’t go away. We know that God hears and answers our prayers according to His will and purpose. He is blessing us. Walking together with God, you and I can do so much more.
There is much to do. Jesus spoke to His disciples in John 4:34-35 and said, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. Do you not say, ‘There are still four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest.” Not too long ago I was walking down the sidewalk in town trying to get the first thing done from my “to do” list when I heard someone call my name. I looked up to see one of our Christian sisters who has fallen away from her once firm and committed faith in Christ Jesus. We talked for a few minutes about this and that, work, my mission to tackle the things on my list, then we spoke about what is most important; Christ and the church. I don’t know if our meeting will accomplish what I would like it to, but I do know that she knows that someone is praying for her and that there is a pathway from where she is to where she can be all because Jesus walked that path. My desire and prayer is to walk the pathway that Jesus walked in my thinking, speech, and actions. How about you? Are you walking in the footsteps of Jesus?
Our Sunday morning sermon series “I may not be much, but God is everything” continues with a lesson from Colossians 3:23, “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance, for you serve the Lord Christ.” Think about it. Live your life differently. Whatever you do, do it just like you’re doing it for God, because you are. Even if you’re taking out the trash, give your very best effort. On the evening we are looking at growing and how to do it. If we expect to grow, change for the better, learn, and move forward without diligence, we are expecting the impossible. I am expecting the possible and so, I am planting, watering, and expecting God to give the increase. He always does.
Remember our “mailbox” located in the lobby on your right as you exit. This “mailbox” is for our church mail. Let’s say you would like to give a Christian brother or sister a “thank you” note, a birthday card, a sympathy card, a card of encouragement, or even a Christmas card. You can save time and money by just bringing the card with you and leaving it in the appropriate slot: names alphabetically. Also, please check the “mailbox” when you arrive for worship and Bible study for your mail. Please, let’s make an extra effort to build each other up in the most holy faith by sharing words of love and encouragement. Our “mailbox” is just one way to accomplish this very. Do you remember what Jesus said in Acts 20:35? Jesus said it. Paul quoted it. Luke wrote it: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Oh, how true it is. See for yourself. MB
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