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Last Update - November 5, 2024 Christmas Play Practice Begins Wednesday, November 6th
Ladies Meeting is Saturday, November 9th
Decorate the Church Day is November 30th This is a good time for making memories. Bring your children and let them pitch in as well!
Gathering Items for 2024 Christmas Baskets Please submit names for recipients of the baskets with the age and gender of any child, so that age appropriate gifts can be chosen for the kids. There are forms available, as we are also finding out what type of gift each child might like. More large boxes are still needed for packing up the items for each family. Volunteers are also needed to cover the boxes with Christmas wrap.
Children's Church On the remaining Sundays the children will be dismissed to Children's Church at "Hug & Howdy" time, which is right after prayer. Children's Church is for grades K-7.
Studying the Gospel of John on Sunday Mornings John's gospel is written intimatley from the perspective of one who considered himself to be Jesus' best friend as you could argue no one knew Him better. He lived a long life following Jesus from perhaps his teens into his 90s. It was a long life, but sometime difficult one often being persecuted for his faith. He was exiled to the island of Patmos later in his life where he was given wonderful visions of heaven and future events which he wrote about in the Book of Revelations. He is the only apostle to die of natural causes. His Gospel differs from the other three in that rather than telling a story in order, he hand picks events to prove a certain point. The point he emphasizes is that Jesus is the Son of God. His close relationship with Jesus empowers his words to have extra special meaning as an insider rather than one observing from the outside. He actually states the purpose for writing this account near the end in chapter 20. "And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name."
Studying II Corinthians on Sunday Evenings
Studying the Book of Acts on Wednesday Evenings
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Guidelines for Church Service Cancellations In addition, we will attempt to get them posted to this web page and the Bride of Christ Ladies Facebook page.
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November 3, 2024 Lazarus Come Forth "Jesus said to her, 'Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?' Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, 'Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.' Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come forth!' And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with grave clothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, 'Loose him, and let him go.'" In Jesus' prayer we see the real reason behind this miracle; "that they may believe that You sent Me." Jesus proves to us when He says something, it will happen. He claimed to be the Resurrection and Life, and then called a dead man from the grave proving His claim. In the near future, He will go to the next level and arise from the grave Himself, just as He has told them He will do. These that were baptized today believe that by confessing with their mouth and believing in their heart they will be saved (Rom 10). They believe their baptism was their death, burial and resurrection to a world where God promises all things to be new (Rom 6). That is the Savior we follow; He is the Way the Truth and the Life. His promises are true and will happen just as He says. God said it, I believe it and that settles it for me! Does this event build your faith this morning in Jesus being the Christ the Son of the Living God? I know most of you have heard this story before, but is it different today? The next time you are faced with pain and despair, will you trust Him more than ever before because these scriptures have strengthened your faith in Him? I hope so, that is their purpose. It is written so YOU may believe. Don't let the Word of God return to Him void (with no results). Allow these true events of what our Lord and Savior did build your faith to a higher level that He loves you, cares for you, and walks with you in the pain. In so doing you will find that you are not only able, but feel the need to praise Him in the midst of the pain simply by trusting in the joy of His presence in the moment. Heavenly Father, thank You for loving us in such a wonderful manner. Help us to stand firmly upon our faith and trust You especially in our times of pain and confusion trusting that You are with us.
Encouragement to Give Generously "For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have. For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened; but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, that their abundance also may supply your lack—that there may be equality. As it is written, 'HE WHO GATHERED MUCH HAD NOTHING LEFT OVER, AND HE WHO GATHERED LITTLE HAD NO LACK.'" "So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver." Commendation of Titus
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