sfbc family,
I realize there are only 7 more shopping days until Christmas, but I just couldn't resist this weeks cartoon! Fact is Christmas is here. We will celebrate big this weekend with 3 presentations of It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Christmas Musical. Friday night at Magnolia Baptist, Saturday in Hodgenville at the old First Baptist Church building, and Sunday at South Fork. All services are at 7pm. Please be sure to join us for one or all of the performances. Sunday morning during worship will be awesome as we focus on Christmas and get to celebrate baptism!
Please remember these things for this weekend; check your Christmas Card box after church on Sunday, sign up (at the welcome center) for 2010 offering envelopes, and give to the Lottie Moon offering that supports International Missionaries, our goal is $3,000.
Awesome crowd at South Fork for the LaRue County Band Christmas Concert, at least 800 people. Parking was a challenge and the sanctuary was a little warm but it was a great night and a wonderful concert, thanks for sharing our building.
I read this article this morning by Stephen Altrogge, it is worth a look . . .
Wanted: Perfect church. A small, tight-knit community of believers. Close friendships a must.
Sometimes we talk about the early New Testament church as if it were a small, quaint country church with about one hundred intimate relationships, and killer pot providence (not luck) dinners. And that’s exactly what it was. For about a month.
Then Pentecost happened (Acts 2) and everything went crazy. The Spirit fell. People talked in foreign languages. Tongues of fire danced over people’s heads. And 3,000 people were added to the church in one day. In one day the church went from intimate small group to giant mega church.
Suddenly things weren’t so intimate. Everybody couldn’t be friends with everybody. The leaders were less accessible. The worship service didn’t have the close, sing around the campfire, feel. Everyone was required to sacrifice and serve in new ways.
But that’s what happens when the gospel is being preached. Sinners are saved. The church grows. New friendships are formed, new small groups are formed, new services are added to accommodate all the people that God is saving. If the gospel is preached, people will be added to the church. For people to be added to the church, sacrifice is required.
It takes sacrifice to welcome people with messy lives into the church. It takes sacrifice to reach out to people you don’t know. It takes sacrifice to figure out who is going to be in what small group. It takes sacrifice to see a church grow from small to big. But it’s glorious sacrifice. Sinners are being saved. God’s kingdom is going forth. People are being pulled from darkness into the kingdom of God. Lives are being rearranged and transformed.
To be a part of this sacrifice is to be a part of something beautiful.
If the gospel is going to spread, and the church is going to grow, sacrifice and serving must happen. Sacrifice and serving are hard, but the result is beautiful.
See you this weekend
Bro Norm
PS - This weekend will be sent on Wednesday, December 23rd and Wednesday, December 30th for the next two weeks.
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Christmas Musical
Presented by the joint choirs of Magnolia and South Fork. Three performances to choose from. December 18th at Magnolia Baptist, December 19th at Hodgenville Community Center (old First Baptist Building), December 20th at South Fork. Performance times 7pm nightly.
Christmas Cards
You may bring Christmas Cards for our church family and drop them in the baskets located near each main entrance. Please check your card box each Sunday. The boxes are located in the back hallway near the fellowship hall
Offering Envelopes for 2010
We encourage you to use our offering envelopes each week. It encourages giving, reminds us to be consistent, and provides a record of your giving. We are asking that you sign up at the welcome center to receive your box before January 4th. Even if you have always used envelopes please sign up. It helps us to prepare the boxes. 2010 Offering envelopes will be placed in your Christmas Card box.
Lottie Moon offering for International Missions
I know we have asked a lot but remember 100% of gifts to Lottie Moon go to the International Mission Board to support missionaries. Our church goal is $3,000. Offering envelopes are available in each pew. Here is the web site http://www.imb.org/main/give/pagelm.asp?StoryID=8078&LanguageID=1709
Wild Game Feed at Parkway Baptist in Bardstown
January 16th at 5pm. Guest speaker will be David Hale of "Knight and Hale Game Calls." If you would like to attend this event please sign up at the welcome center. While the event is free we must reserve our tickets in advance. Please sign up by December 27th.
I realize there are only 7 more shopping days until Christmas, but I just couldn't resist this weeks cartoon! Fact is Christmas is here. We will celebrate big this weekend with 3 presentations of It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Christmas Musical. Friday night at Magnolia Baptist, Saturday in Hodgenville at the old First Baptist Church building, and Sunday at South Fork. All services are at 7pm. Please be sure to join us for one or all of the performances. Sunday morning during worship will be awesome as we focus on Christmas and get to celebrate baptism!
Please remember these things for this weekend; check your Christmas Card box after church on Sunday, sign up (at the welcome center) for 2010 offering envelopes, and give to the Lottie Moon offering that supports International Missionaries, our goal is $3,000.
Awesome crowd at South Fork for the LaRue County Band Christmas Concert, at least 800 people. Parking was a challenge and the sanctuary was a little warm but it was a great night and a wonderful concert, thanks for sharing our building.
I read this article this morning by Stephen Altrogge, it is worth a look . . .
Wanted: Perfect church. A small, tight-knit community of believers. Close friendships a must.
Sometimes we talk about the early New Testament church as if it were a small, quaint country church with about one hundred intimate relationships, and killer pot providence (not luck) dinners. And that’s exactly what it was. For about a month.
Then Pentecost happened (Acts 2) and everything went crazy. The Spirit fell. People talked in foreign languages. Tongues of fire danced over people’s heads. And 3,000 people were added to the church in one day. In one day the church went from intimate small group to giant mega church.
Suddenly things weren’t so intimate. Everybody couldn’t be friends with everybody. The leaders were less accessible. The worship service didn’t have the close, sing around the campfire, feel. Everyone was required to sacrifice and serve in new ways.
But that’s what happens when the gospel is being preached. Sinners are saved. The church grows. New friendships are formed, new small groups are formed, new services are added to accommodate all the people that God is saving. If the gospel is preached, people will be added to the church. For people to be added to the church, sacrifice is required.
It takes sacrifice to welcome people with messy lives into the church. It takes sacrifice to reach out to people you don’t know. It takes sacrifice to figure out who is going to be in what small group. It takes sacrifice to see a church grow from small to big. But it’s glorious sacrifice. Sinners are being saved. God’s kingdom is going forth. People are being pulled from darkness into the kingdom of God. Lives are being rearranged and transformed.
To be a part of this sacrifice is to be a part of something beautiful.
If the gospel is going to spread, and the church is going to grow, sacrifice and serving must happen. Sacrifice and serving are hard, but the result is beautiful.
See you this weekend
Bro Norm
PS - This weekend will be sent on Wednesday, December 23rd and Wednesday, December 30th for the next two weeks.
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Christmas Musical
Presented by the joint choirs of Magnolia and South Fork. Three performances to choose from. December 18th at Magnolia Baptist, December 19th at Hodgenville Community Center (old First Baptist Building), December 20th at South Fork. Performance times 7pm nightly.
Christmas Cards
You may bring Christmas Cards for our church family and drop them in the baskets located near each main entrance. Please check your card box each Sunday. The boxes are located in the back hallway near the fellowship hall
Offering Envelopes for 2010
We encourage you to use our offering envelopes each week. It encourages giving, reminds us to be consistent, and provides a record of your giving. We are asking that you sign up at the welcome center to receive your box before January 4th. Even if you have always used envelopes please sign up. It helps us to prepare the boxes. 2010 Offering envelopes will be placed in your Christmas Card box.
Lottie Moon offering for International Missions
I know we have asked a lot but remember 100% of gifts to Lottie Moon go to the International Mission Board to support missionaries. Our church goal is $3,000. Offering envelopes are available in each pew. Here is the web site http://www.imb.org/main/give/pagelm.asp?StoryID=8078&LanguageID=1709
Wild Game Feed at Parkway Baptist in Bardstown
January 16th at 5pm. Guest speaker will be David Hale of "Knight and Hale Game Calls." If you would like to attend this event please sign up at the welcome center. While the event is free we must reserve our tickets in advance. Please sign up by December 27th.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment