“I bring you good news…”

This Sabbath day at Lakeview church (December 17):

11:00 AM “Stranger in the Manger” – Children’s Choir musical. A series of spirited songs and rhymes that help us remember the sacrifice God made to send His son to a lowly manger to save us all. Bring your family and friends, invite your neighbors!

5:00 PM “Remembering the miracle of Jesus’ birth”  a musical vesper presented by the young musicians of Lakeview at 5:00 p.m.  Voices and instruments will be raised in song. You will enjoy an evening of praise and reflection.

THE LAKEVIEW CHILDREN’S CHOIR had the opportunity of sharing the message of God’s love to the youth at the Cobb County Juvenile Detention Center.  They performed the musical “Stranger in a manger”, which focuses on the birth of Jesus, highlighting the unique process that God chose to save the world.   The Supervisor and guards mentioned how “well” the young people had behaved during the program.  He mentioned that he felt this was due to the fact that they knew we were there because we wanted to be there, not because we were getting paid to be there.   This activity has become part of our yearly routine, as it provides a means by which our younger children can minister to others and proclaim the story of God’s love and salvation.

COMMUNITY SERVICES: THANKS TO ALL WHO  HELPED BAKE THESE EXPRESSIONS OF APPRECIATION FOR OUR VERY REAL PARTNERS IN OUR FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM . With contributions from Monica , Florence ,  Cynthia, Denise and my mother-in-law -  we ended up w/ 13 plates of cookies for our  food distributors at the Farmers Market. . That is 26 dozen cookies – more than I had  hoped for. (Sieg Grentz)

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“I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you;” (Luke 2:10-11) Jesus came into this world to show us what God is like. We have a God who cared enough to come. No other religion in the world can make that claim. He showed us what he was like and his name was love. He was the friend of sinners and failures. He showed love and compassion to the outcasts of the world. He healed the sick and raised the dead. He taught us not to use the values of this world to determine our worth, for he said, “The last will be first, and the first will be last” (Matthew 20:16). He taught us that our value to God was more important than what anyone else thought about us. Let this Christmas season strengthen our hope in the soon return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

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