Christmas in Our Hearts

A cartoon from a few years ago showed a woman saying to her husband, “Good grief, Henry. Here’s Christmas at our throats again!”

 

Amid the preparations for Christmas each year, there always seem to be a few voices like hers, proclaiming a “Bah, humbug!” on the whole business. And if the truth be known, some of us may feel less than excited about Christmas ourselves. The expense, the crowds, the overindulgence, the hurried schedules and all the other trappings of modern Christmas celebrations are enough to make all of us take a jaundiced look at the season.


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Bible Reading Plan Nov 21-27, 2016

Monday, November 21

  • John 11:45-57
  • 1 John 4:1-6
  • Job 15:17-35
  • Ezekiel 42
  • Ezekiel 43
  • Ezekiel 44

 


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November Calendar 2016

November 2  
     11:30 a.m.          Area Minister’s Meeting (Cafe del Rio)
 
November 6  Daylight Savings Time Ends
     11:30 a.m.          Christmas Program Informational Meeting
 
November  8
     6:30 p.m.          Area Men’s Fellowship
 
November 10
     11:30 a.m.          BC-OF Ministerial Alliance Board Meeting (LIberty BC)

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Bible Reading Plan Nov 14-20, 2016

Monday, November 14

  • John 10:1-10
  • 1 John 2:12-17
  • Job 10
  • Ezekiel 29
  • Ezekiel 30

 


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New Sunday Night Bible Study Series

Nothing stops our God.  Nothing stops His gospel.
 
Don’t write off the church.
 
Some people already have.  They say they like Jesus, but there’s no point to the church.  As far as they’re concerned, the church is a failed institution.
 
I disagree.

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Bible Reading Plan Nov 7-13, 2016

Monday, November 7

  • John 8:21-30
  • 2 Peter 2:17-22
  • Job 5
  • Ezekiel 16

 


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Bible Reading Plan Oct 31-Nov 6, 2016

Monday, October 31

  • John 7:25-36
  • 1 Peter 5:8-14
  • Song of Solomon 8:8-14
  • Lamentations 4
  • Lamentations 5

 


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Praying for Our Nation Conclusion

October 30, 2016:

  • Pray for God’s will to be done on earth—where you live and throughout American society—even as it is in heaven.
  • Pray for spiritual awakening across the nation, that the Gospel would be communicated across the full spectrum of American society and that people of all ages, races and backgrounds would be drawn to Christ and receive his life and salvation.

 

October 31, 2016:

  • Pray for a great outpouring of God’s Spirit on America.
  • Pray for the admonition of 2 Chronicles 7:14 to become a reality in our nation: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”


Bible Reading Plan Oct 24-30, 2016

Monday, October 24

  • John 6:16-24
  • 1 Peter 3:1-7
  • Song of Solomon 4:1-7
  • Jeremiah 50

 


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Praying for Our Nation Week 4

October 23, 2016:

  • Pray for the leaders, churches, and Christians of Texas and Utah.
  • Pray for all of our Representatives and Senators who serve in the U.S. Congress, that they will govern with God-honoring discernment and preserve the freedoms we enjoy as Americans.

 

October 24, 2016:

  • Pray for the leaders, churches, and Christians of Vermont and Virginia.
  • Pray that there will be a growing number of people in our community who surrender their lives to Christ as their Savior and Lord.

 


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