From the Pastor's Desk:
December 1st ... it's the Christmas season! Although you may still have leftover turkey and dressing in your refrigerator, it's time to focus on Christmas ... the most wonderful time of the year!
As I get older, it seems I get more focused on the real meaning of Christmas. At Christmas we celebrate the Advent of the arrival of our Savior. one of the greatest verses found in the Bible is Luke 2:10-11, when the angel pronounced for all the world to hear, "Fear not, for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord! With the birth of Jesus came joy, hope, forgiveness, redemption, peace with God, and the promise of spending eternity with Him! If you are a believer, a disciple of Jesus, how can you not leap for joy?! Jesus declared, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Light..." Then He said we who knew Him are the "light" of the world. We, individual believers, and the church, are to shine forth our "light" ... the light of Jesus ... which is in us, so that the world will know Jesus ... the One who was born, Savior, Christ, the Lord!
Today, and all month, let us all have a renewed sense of "joy" in our hearts and in our lives! May we constantly reflect the "joy" of our Savior, Jesus!
Pastor Randy