We had a blessed day last Sunday. Shame on me—I am not sure of the attendance, but we again had the auditorium filled.. David Head, who usually counts our attendance, was too ill to be present; therefore, as afar as I know, no accurate count was made. The reason it was a special day was that we had our Children’s Christmas Program, “The Christmas Story”. It was excellent. The children did well. We had various visitors, having come to hear children or grandchildren as they presented the program. Pastor Josh followed up the program with a good message from the first chapter of 1 Peter. In the Evening Service I spoke on “The Martyr Seal”, a message from Rev. 6:9-11, the Scripture that presents the opening of the fifth seal.
At this Christmas Season, let’s all be sure we do not get so busy with the commercial side of Christmas that we forget the real meaning of Christmas. The birth of Christ was essential to the effectiveness of the cross. You see, for the sacrifice of Calvary to redeem us from sin, it had to be a perfect sacrifice, which could only be accomplished by the Son of God Himself. For Christ to be that perfect sacrifice, He had to be virgin born, the seed being that of the Holy spirit placed in the womb of Mary. The doctrine of the Virgin Birth is absolutely essential to our understanding of what Christ accomplished at Calvary. Without the Virgin Birth there could be no redemption from sin, no forgiveness for sin, and, therefore, no reconciliation with God—this means Jesus had to be born of a virgin in order for us to have salvation. Oh, that we could all meditate on this wonderful truth as we celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ.
We trust you will be able to be with us next Sunday as we continue to meditate on the meaning of Christmas.
Remember that we have boxes in the foyer to collect food items that can be given to needy families. Be sure to bring them Sunday. We will be delivering the boxes on Monday, December 21.
And don’t forget our Christmas Eve Service on Thursday, December 24, at 6:00 P.M. This would be a good time to invite friends and neighbors to our Church. They would probably attend Christmas Eve Service when they would not attend a regular church service.
Pray for those who are ill.
1. David Head He is having severe pain from a knee injury. He was to have special tests today to help doctors know the correct treatment.
2. Will Kroeker Early Sunday Morning Will was taken to the hospital for a severe stomach problem. Terey said of him that he was in pain like she had never seen him before. The doctors said that he had an enlarged esophagus that was letting food into the stomach too fast and too soon. They said that this could mean that this might lead to cancer. He did get to come home Sunday and rest. But Monday night he had another attack. We have not heard further today. The doctors are considering surgery to remedy the problem. He is in great need of prayer right now. They had hoped that maybe they could delay the surgery until after Christmas when some of their family is coming to visit them. But now, they feel the surgery is very probably a necessity as soon as possible.
Yours and his,
Pastor Nelson
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