GOOD MONDAY MORNING AFTER THE HOLIDAY, BLACK FRIDAY AND NOW CIBER MONDAY…..ANY WAY WE HAD A GOOD TIME IN WORSHIP…WE MISSED MANY OF YOU AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE WITH US DURING THE ADVENT SEASON WHICH BEGINS SUNDAY…I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE BLESSINGS THAT WILL COME OUR WAY DURING ADVENT.

WE COMPLETED THE SERMON SERIES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT SUNDAY AND I HOPE IT WAS A HELPFUL TIME FOR YOU.

SUNDAY WE WILL CELEBRATE THE FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT AND HOLY COMMUNION….PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU BRING CAN GOODS FOR THE N. HIGHLANDS FOOD PANTRY THIS IS A VERY BUSY TIME FOR THEM AND YOUR HELP WILL HELP OTHERS.

 

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:

JEREMIAH 33:14-16; PSALM 25:1-10

I THESSALONIANS 3:9-13; LUKE 21:25-33

 

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:

 DECEMBER 2, 2012

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

COMMUNION SUNDAY

THE DAYS ARE COMING

JEREMIAH 33:14-16…

 

REMEMBER YOUR GIFT AT THE ALTAR

AND

FOOD FOR THE N. HIGHLANDS FOOD PANTRY

 

 

POINSETTIAS ….…IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLACE   POINSETTIAS IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF SOMEONE PLEASE SIGN UP SOON.

 

Night Out Dancing

A husband, who is not the most outgoing guy, relents to his wife's months of nagging to take her out dancing. During the evening one guy on the dance floor is giving it large - break dancing, moon walking, back flips, the works.

Seeing this performance, the wife turns to her husband and says: "See that guy? 25 years ago he proposed to me and I turned him down."

Her husband replies, "Looks like he's still celebrating!!!"

OUCH!!!!

CONCLUSION OF SUNDAY’S SERMON:

    I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BRING THIS SECTION OF THE SERIES TO A CLOSE…YOU SEE GOD IS INTERESTED IN OUR LIVES  THERE IS NOT AN EVENT…A PLACE OR A PERSON THAT ESCAPES HIS NOTICE…

    GOD IS BUSY ENCOURAGING AND WANTS US TO ALLOW HIM TO LEAD US…IF WE DON’T HE WILL INTERVENE…

    FOR OUR GOOD….WHEN WE THINK GOD HAS FORGOTTEN US…that’s IS WHEN WE WILL FIND HIM NEARER THAN EVER….

    BUT WE DO NOT HAVE TO BE A TRICKSTER…TO GET CLOSE TO HIM…THE SCRIPTURES TELL US TO DRAW NIGH UNTO HIM AND HE WILL DRAW NIGH (CLOSE) TO US….

   WE NEED THAT CLOSENESS AND WE CERTAINLY NEED HIM IN OUR EVERY EVENT…PLACE AND IN OUR PERSON AS WELL.

 

MAY YOU BE AWARE OF GOD’S

PRESENCE EVERY MOMENT THIS WEEK

SEE YOU SUNDAY….

GOD BLESS YOU…

EMILE