From Pastor Jason and the Elders and Deacons!

to be our guests this

Christmas Eve as we celebrate the birth of Jesus!

Dec 24th 6:30pm.

What was that first night like? Was it truly a

Silent Night, or was there more in the hearing as the hope of the world cried out in the

manger?

Monday 12/21 Office Hours 9-5:00pm

Tuesday 12/22 Office Hours 8-12:00pm

Wednesday 12/23 Office Hours 12-5:00pm

No Youth Group Tonight Thursday 12/24 Christmas Eve Service 6:30pm

“A not so silent night...” Open House at the Schifo Home Everyone is Invited after Service!

Bring yourself and something to share. 1206 Windwood Lane, Mahomet

Friday 12/25 Wishing You and Your family a Very

Sunday 12/27 There is No Christian Education or Children’s Sunday School Today

Kid’s Church 10:45am Worship Gathering 10:45am Message by: Elder David Eichstedt

There is no AWANA Tonight!

MerryChristmasPlease take sometime today to glorify Christ and share Luke 1:2:1-21, John

1:1-14 and John 3:16 with your children and grandchildren.

A copy of “God’s Miracle” is available in the Church foyer.

Starting in 2015 we will be setting every 5th Sunday aside as a time for Family Worship. We will still have our Kidʼs Church Nursery Ministry for children littles through 1st grade, but Kidʼs Church 1-6th grade will join us and share in singing, the message, as well as share a special Kidʼs Church moment that will be connected to the message Pastor Jason will share. This is a part of our ongoing commitment to helping families share in worship together.

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We have very specific needs for our nursery/kidʼs church areas and these lists will be your guide. A variety of items are listed. You will find everything from general supplies, baby equipment, books, and toys.

As I reflect on this Christmas season I am so thankful for so much.

I am thankful that in the coming of Jesus Christ we have such great hope, both in what has already been done, and in a day when Jesus comes again. It is this hope that drives me each each day to love and serve both Him and you.

" I am also thankful that in Jesus Christ’s coming we have not just been saved, but that we have also been sent to be a light in the world and share His great hope with others (Matt. 28:18-20).

I believe that we are again at the crossroads of culture and our Christian faith. The same place that the great cloud of witness has stood at many different points in the past, so what shall we do? We shall stand for Christ just as He alone stood in our place in his coming.This is why we have focused so intently on the power of the Gospel as the greatest message of hope in our time.

" Lastly, I am so thankful that in Christ’s coming we have been given the gift of assurance. Assurance that our story doesn’t stop when our time here has ended, but that at that appointed time we are delivered into Glory by our reigning King: Jesus Christ.

After our Christmas Eve Service the Schifo family is going to take a much needed week off to spend some quality time together while the kids are on break.

Because I love serving the Lord and this church I have historically not been so good at taking time off. I am so thankful that the Elders of our church listen, encourage and advise me in the ways that the Schifo family can stay healthy to serve the Lord at our church. Though their work is largely unseen I want you to know what a blessing they are, not just for me, but for us.

Therefore, on December 27th Elder David Eichstedt will share a message, and on January 3rd Pastor Jake Barrett will also be sharing a message. This is such a gift as it will allow me the time to pray, listen, and reflect on where God is leading us.

Both Tasha and I hope that each and every one of of you and your families have a very Merry Christmas!

In Christ Alone!

Friends and Family,