Thank You.

Zechariah 2:5 "And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst."

What a promise.  The Lord will protect and in the midst of His protection I can worship Him in His glory.

Merry Christmas.

THE
CHRISTMAS TREE
I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God's child. (John 1:12)
I am Christ's friend. (John 15:15)
I am united with the Lord. (1 Cor. 6:17)
I am bought with a price. (1 Cor. 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth. (Matt. 5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ. (1 Cor. 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation. ( Rom. 8: 1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant. (Phil. 3:20)
I am free from any charge against me. (Rom. 8:31 -34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God. (2 Cor.5:17-21)
I have access to God through the Holy Spirit. (Eph. 2:18)
I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms. (Eph. 2:6)
I cannot be separated from the love of God. (Rom.8:35-39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God. (2 Cor.1:21- 22)
I am assured all things work together for good. (Rom. 8: 28)

I have been chosen & appointed to bear fruit. (John 15:16)

I belong to God

And that is who He says I am. How about you?

“The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make His face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn His face toward you
and give you peace…”
Numbers 6:24-26

borrowed from my friends at www.homeword.com

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CCYouth

This week CCyouth continued the series of lessons on the life of Jesus from the Gospel of Luke. We took a look at Jesus’ teaching from the synagogue in Nazareth when he declared that he was the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy, as along with the hometown crowd’s reaction to what he said he had come to do. We talked about the risks of being chosen by God to tell others about Jesus’ mission and discussed some ways we can meet the physical and spiritual needs around us.

We encouraged our teenagers to recognize that they’ve been chosen, they’ve been called to go, and they’ve been called to speak. The opportunities may emerge right here in our own community or in another part of the world.

Sometime in the next few days, talk with your teenager about following Jesus’ footsteps in this way. Here are some questions you could ask:

• Do you believe God has a role or assignment for every Christian?
• What are some ways you can speak to people about what God has done in your life?
• If you were going to do somewhere and offer your gifts and abilities to help others, where would you go, and why?

You also might want to talk about ways your family can get involved together in sharing the good news of Jesus and helping people with spiritual and physical needs.

Things of Interest:

1.    Pastor Paul will be at e3 tonight Tuesday December 7, 2011.  What an opportunity for us to get to know Pastor Paul better.  Please encourage your student to be there.  I am very excited Pastor Paul would take the time to come to e3 tonight at 7:30pm.

2.    Middle School Christmas party at the church at 3pm Saturday December 17, 2011.  Each student should bring a white elephant gift costing $12.57

3.    Senior High Christmas progressive dinner 6pm Saturday December 17, 2011 meet at the church and we will leave from there.  Please bring a white elephant gift to exchange costing $12.57.

Have a blessed week, and let me know how I can be praying for your family!

CCYouth Happenings

This week, during e3 we continued our series on some of the sayings of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. This week’s discussion focused on a woman caught in adultery, from John 8. Jesus speaks just a few words in this passage, but he powerfully communicates a message of grace, love, and forgiveness—with a challenge to live life differently.

I’d encourage you to take time this week to talk with your teenager about this story and about the need for grace in our lives. Ask your student about ways to show grace to others. Does your teenager find it easy to extend forgiveness and mercy to people, or is that an area where God is still doing a life-changing work?

We’re all at different stages in the journey of accepting and sharing God’s grace. Thank you for praying and for allowing us to be part of your student’s faith journey! Have a blessed week!

A couple of notes to keep you updated. 

1.     Our Middle School Christmas party and the High School progressive dinner has been moved to December 17, 2011.  If you are interested in opening your home to the high school students please let me know.

2.    Pastor Paul will attend e3 next Tuesday night December 6, 2011.  This is so the students of CCC can better know him.  Please encourage your student to attend this night. This is a great opportunity. Thank you Pastor Paul for taking the time to be involved with CCYouth.