CHURCH
Sharing Good News
Dorothy Fillingamo
The question everyone is asking these days is, "Are you ready
for Christmas?" Some of the answers you hear are, "yes, no,
almost or just a few more things to do." A few may say they
haven't even started preparing yet, and some wish it was already
over and done with.
Most people are looking forward to Christmas. A lot of
hearts are filled with love and anticipation, wondering what gifts
they are going to receive; or how others will like the gifts they
have chosen for them.
Many have decorated their homes in a festive manner, planning
special meals and goodies for this season. Special Church
services, telling about the birth ofjesus, the Savior of the world,
are being planned in most churches.
This is the way it is today for a lot of people concerning our
Lord, top. What would your answer be if you were asked the
question today, "Are you ready for Christ Jesus to come after his
Church?" Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus
Christ, coming into this world as a babe, to be a Savior for all men,
everywhere.
He is coming again soon. But this time in the air, and all those
who are prepared and ready will meet him there, to be with him
forever more.
Are you ready for Him to come ? Are we looking and waiting for.
Him with great joy and anticipation, as the little children are for
Christmas morning to come?
Let our answer be YES!
May all of our readers have a blessed Christmas with joy and
love to all, and a Happy New Year in Christ Jesus.
Rev. & Mrs. Jay Price and daughter Nancy of Marion, Va.,
former pastor of West Vanceboro Church of God, wishes
everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Love
Reba Mitchell
Along the pathway of life we are in the fourth week of the
Christmas season. We are doing many things to prepare
something very special for our love ones, friends, and co
workers, for Christmas. This is a great time for showing love.
The fourth candle on the advent wreath is the candle of love. It
symbolizes God’s love for the world, in giving his only son to be
our savior. John 3:16 God is love. 1 John 4:8.
Lets prepare our hearts for a greater love than we have known
before. Lets inventory our heart. Is there really room fordevine
love in our heart? Is our heart too full of the cares of life, greed for
processions, power, and other things that would crowd out the
pure love of God? It is Christmas so lets take time each day to
come apart from the busy schedule to be with the Lord Jesus in
prayer and praise. If we always make room for Jesus and never
crowd him out there will be enough Christmas cheer, to carry
over the whole year through, because if a heart is filled with love it
alway shows. The love of God makes a difference.
It’s Christmas
It’s Christmas, the lights shine so bright.
People busy going left and right.
It’s Christmas, people shopping and shopping.
There seems to be no place for s topping.
This has to be done and that has to be done.
It’s Christmas, everyone on the run.
It’s Christmas, it’s the Lord’s birthday.
Dont’ crowd him out give him a place to stay.
It's Christmas, he may be passing your way.
Invite him in, and celebrate his birthday.
Tabernacle
Holiness Church
The Tabernacle Holiness
Church will hold their
Christmas play Monday,
December 23, at 7:30 P.M.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Cantata
Vanceboro Church of God
will have their Christmas
Cantata Sun., Dec. 22 at 5 P.M.
It will be featuring Mike and
Rhonda Riley and family from
Florida.
Fifth Generation
A short time ago family
members gathered together at
the home of Charlie B. Purser
which is on Rt. 1 Vanceboro, to
take a fifth generation picture.
Seated in chair is Charlie B.
Purser, standing right is his
son James Edward Purser, in
the middle his daughter Judy
Purser Murray, to her left her
son Timmy Murray and with his
son Christopher Thomas
Murray on his great great
grandfathers lap.