Merry Christmas!

And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. - Luke 2:7 (NKJV)

As you gather with family this week, pause to give thanks for the greatest gift – the Christ child. Remember those who are lost, struggling, and without peace both here and around our world. Thanks for being a congregation that loves God and loves others.  

Denise and I are blessed to serve with you and we are grateful.  We pray you have a very Merry Christmas and we look forward to a great new year.

As is my custom at Christmas, I am sharing “One Solitary Life.” Blessings! 

One Solitary Life by Dr. James Allan Francis

He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in still another village, where He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never had a family or owned a house. He didn't go to college. He never visited a big city.

He never traveled more than two hundred miles from the place where He was born. He did none of the things one usually associates with greatness. He had no credentials but Himself. He was only thirty-three when the tide of public opinion turned against Him. His friends ran away.

He was turned over to His enemies and went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. While He was dying, His executioners gambled for His clothing, the only property He had on earth. After He died, He was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.

Over twenty centuries have come and gone, and today He is the central figure of the human race and the leader of mankind's progress. All the armies that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all the parliaments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of man on this earth as much as that one solitary life. Amen. 

Thank You for a Great Live Nativity & Christmas Program! 

Thanks so much to Doris Mathis and to everyone who set up the nativity, had a part, helped with costumes, etc. - Beautiful! 

Thanks to Dr. Wes Marshall and to our combined choir and band for a great evening of worship. Thank you for the commitment of time and effort – God blessed us through you! 

Thanks also to Stephanie Moore, our service committee and others who helped decorate and clean up, for a wonderful reception after the program. Well done! 

Carols and Candles – This Evening at 6:00

Bring your family and experience the special bond with church family as we light our candles and recommit to carrying Christ’s light into our world.