02 Dec

CCNEWS 12-2-10

Good morning precious Christ's Church Family and Friends, Today's Bible reading is: Luke 1:26-48; Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:56-57, 59-60, 62-64, 80 Today as we reflect on the life of Jesus, I was thinking about the revelation of God's love and that God is Love, which Christ brought to us. 1 john 4:11 says "If God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." Love most simply put is a relationship. The word love, as it is used in the biblical texts has two obvious qualities. The Love Apostle John taught first that love has its own origins in God (1 John 4:19 "we love because he first loved us") and the second is that love is a relationship with others ("if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another" 1 John 4:11). Eugene Peterson wrote in his book Traveling Light that "Love is not a word that describes our feelings. It is not a technique by which we fulfill our needs. It s not an ideal, abstract and pure, on which we meditate. Love simply is acting in correspondence with or in response to God in relation to people." The revelation of Love that Christ…
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01 Dec

CCNEWS 12-1-10

Good morning precious Christ's Church Family and Friends, Today is the first day of December! Where did the year go? Just a reminder that we will be meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. for Small Group Bible Studies. We have new Adult Classes and classes for youth and children too! We are celebrating 25 days To Christmas with a daily Bible reading. I would also encourage you to share communion personally or with your family. I know daily communion is sometimes hard over this busy time of the year, but give it a try at least a few days each week. As you do, seek a fresh revelation of Jesus. Today's Bible reading is: John 1:1,14; Hebrews 1:1-3; Luke 1:5-8, 11-13, 16, 18-22, 24 Here is today's Christmas Devotional. Isaiah 7:14 says "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel." Psychiatrists will tell you that the Christmas holidays are overloaded with people who cannot bear their loneliness and isolation. Christmas is God's reminder that we are not alone. God revealed in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus a reconciling love that rescues us from separation and loneliness. We are not alone; God has…
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29 Nov

CCNEWS 11-28-10

PRAISE GOD PRAISE GOD PRAISE GOD.   What a wonderful week it has been for us as we started off the week with a powerful day at the house of the Lord where our Youth Group led the service.  That was an amazing time.  We hope each of you had an amazing Thanksgiving holiday. This Sunday we begin our Christmas Advent Celebration with a series I am titling “Unwrapping Christmas – The Advent of Hope.”   It is hard to believe that it is already the 1st Sunday of Advent.   This year as flown by so quickly.   Let me be the first to wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS. Remember that this Sunday we will be meeting at 4:00 p.m. for the Hanging of the Green!   So come out and join us as we decorate our buildings for the Christmas holiday.   Bring a finger food snack to share as we fellowship and decorate. At the Welcome Center, we have made copies of our annual “25 Days till Christmas” bible reading available.   If you want a copy sent to you electronically please let me know.  Along with that, I have had many requests to send out a daily devotional as I did last year.  …
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