Good Shepherd Weekly 12/13
Advent & Christmas Schedule
Sunday, December 15, Advent Service, 10:00am
Sunday, December 22, Advent Service, 10:00am
Sunday, December 24, Christmas Eve Service, 6:00pm
No service December 25, Christmas Day
Christmas Eve Invitations
Christmas Eve is a good opportunity to invite that person you’ve been thinking about inviting to church. Outreach had invite cards printed to help you do just that. Cards can be picked up on the welcome table.
Sunday 9am Bible Study
Bold Strong Courageous
Daniel grew up in a foreign land and among foreign people, yet he rose to the position of governor of the province of Babylon. Daniel and his friends could have been assimilated into their new culture--they could have turned their backs on their forefathers and even worse they could have turned away from their God. Yet God continues to demonstrate that he uses his own might and strength for the salvation of his people.
Upcoming Sunday
If a parent says, “I want to give my kids a real Christmas.” What do you think that parent means? Maybe they are thinking of trimming a freshly cut tree or finding the perfect presents or spending the holidays with extended family. “Then it will be a real Christmas!” Certainly, all those are wonderful things. However, none of them are what makes Christmas real.
If you want a real Christmas, then you need to observe Advent. Advent is Latin for “coming.” In the season of Advent, Christians observe the connection between the first time the Son of God came into our world as the Savior and the second time he will come as the Judge. Advent prepares our minds and hearts, so that we might soon celebrate a real Christmas.