Week of 12/25
Good afternoon WOL Family,
Merry Christmas! I believe we have all heard that saying, "Jesus is the reason for the season!" The older I get and the more I think about it the more that saying is true. Jesus truly is the reason for Christmas! The more the secularists try to take Christ out of Christmas the more we have to proclaim His name! What they don't realize is that without Jesus there would be no season of Thanksgiving or Christmas. There would be no need to give thanks and no need to give gifts. It is because of the Love of God that we have any reason to celebrate. For God so loved us, loved the World, that Jesus came, that we have a reason to celebrate.
Pastor Phil talked about trust last night. He made a great point about one reason that we can trust God. Before we knew that we needed a savior, before we knew that we needed help, Jesus came for us. Paul put it like this, "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" and this He did to "demonstrate His love for us (Rom. 5:8)." So we have the greatest reason in the world to celebrate this season. Jesus! He truly is the reason for the season and for our salvation and for life itself. Celebrate Jesus!
There is one announcement this week. We will not be having Sunday school on Christmas day or New Years day. We will be having morning worship service starting at 10:30. Come celebrate Christmas with your church family Sunday morning!
Have a very blessed Christmas week. Don't let the hustle and bustle of the day keep you from getting some rest. I hope to see you on Sunday. If you are going to be out of town for Christmas have a safe and enjoyable time. We will see you after the new year. Have a great Christmas!
Pastor Doug
Merry Christmas! I believe we have all heard that saying, "Jesus is the reason for the season!" The older I get and the more I think about it the more that saying is true. Jesus truly is the reason for Christmas! The more the secularists try to take Christ out of Christmas the more we have to proclaim His name! What they don't realize is that without Jesus there would be no season of Thanksgiving or Christmas. There would be no need to give thanks and no need to give gifts. It is because of the Love of God that we have any reason to celebrate. For God so loved us, loved the World, that Jesus came, that we have a reason to celebrate.
Pastor Phil talked about trust last night. He made a great point about one reason that we can trust God. Before we knew that we needed a savior, before we knew that we needed help, Jesus came for us. Paul put it like this, "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" and this He did to "demonstrate His love for us (Rom. 5:8)." So we have the greatest reason in the world to celebrate this season. Jesus! He truly is the reason for the season and for our salvation and for life itself. Celebrate Jesus!
There is one announcement this week. We will not be having Sunday school on Christmas day or New Years day. We will be having morning worship service starting at 10:30. Come celebrate Christmas with your church family Sunday morning!
Have a very blessed Christmas week. Don't let the hustle and bustle of the day keep you from getting some rest. I hope to see you on Sunday. If you are going to be out of town for Christmas have a safe and enjoyable time. We will see you after the new year. Have a great Christmas!
Pastor Doug
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