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Adopt
a family—The Christmas season is upon us, and I'd
like to invite you to consider helping out another family. I've
talked with our contact at East Brainerd Elementary, and she said
that she has a list of families that could use a little help this
Christmas. It may be as little as a small gift card to Toys r Us, or
it can be bigger if you like. Let me know if you'd like to take
part.
Christmas
Eve—The Christmas Eve service will be @ 7:00.
Wednesday
Night Suppers—The last Supper of the year will be
12/19.
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Sunday
School—This Sunday, the adult class will discuss
Zechariah.
Christmas
Schedule—The cantata will be Sunday, December 16.
Handbells will play this Sunday.
Pray
For:
Pray
for Roger, too, in his continued recovery.
Please
lift up Victor Christian this week, as Bettyann passed away Saturday.
Pray
for those who do not know Christ.
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Random Thoughts
Caleb doesn't walk yet, but he can push things. Our neighbors
graciously gave us some of their old toys, and so Caleb has a little
car/truck that he pushes up and down our hallway, squealing in
delight every step of the way. Rachel & I could spend hours
watching him do this. He does need a little help turning around at
the end of the hallway.
Now, we don't have the longest hallway in the world, and it isn't
very wide, either. If the truck has the slightest deviation in it
from straight, Caleb doesn't make it all the way down the hall before
crashing into the wall or the couch or something else. We have to
make sure that Caleb is lined up properly before releasing him.
I think the devil relies on similar tactics. Sin creeps into our
life, but it does so slowly. At first, the deviation from God's will
may not even be noticeable. We take the tiniest turn from right
living, and no one, ourselves included, may notice it at first, but
over time that error compounds. It may take years, or even decades,
but soon we find ourselves crashing into the walls of life, and the
full effects of that sin are felt. Sin takes a little hold, then a
little more, and then a little more, and each minor misstep isn't
noticed, but their total effect can be drastic.
So let us be vigilant. Let us pay attention to how we live, to the
choices we may and the thoughts we think. May we examine ourselves
often, spending the time to root out sin tirelessly, making sure it
doesn't worm its way deep into our hearts and minds. May our feet
stay on the straight and narrow, and may our eyes stay focused on
Christ, that we might run our race well and for the glory of God.
Text
for this Sunday
Philippians
4:10-14
I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now at last you have revived your
concern for me; indeed, you were concerned for me, but had no
opportunity to show it. Not that I am referring to being in need; for
I have learned to be content with whatever I have. I know what it is
to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all
circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of
going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. I can do all
things through him who strengthens me. In any case, it was kind of
you to share my distress.
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