Scott's Thoughts

Grace Presbyterian Church

E-mail bulletin

December 19, 2005

 

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

(Isaiah 7:14)

 

 

Dear Members and Friends of Grace,

 

As we approach Christmas Day, the day we celebrate the birth of Christ by giving gifts to others and receiving gifts in turn, let us rejoice in the gift of our Savior – whom God sent into the world to give us true peace and everlasting joy. The baby born in Bethlehem was the greatest gift ever given: the gift of God’s gracious and saving presence in our midst. That is why Jesus is Immanuel, “God with us.”

 

Here is what’s happening in the life of Grace:

 

 

Wednesday, December 21^st:

 

-         The Men’s Breakfast Bible Study will not meet this morning.

 

-         The Wednesday evening prayer meeting will meet at the Johnson’s house at 7:00 p.m. Singles, you are invited to have dinner with us at 6:00 p.m.

 

 

           Saturday, December 24^th:

 

-         There will be a Christmas Eve service this evening at the Doerfels’ house, 1116 Westbrooke Terrace. The service begins at 5:00 p.m.

 

 

This coming Lord’s Day, December 25^th:

 

-         Our adult Sunday School class will study chapter 3 of Edmund Clowney’s book, “Living in Christ’s Church.” This Sunday’s topic is, “God’s Chosen People.”

 

-         At the morning service, I will preach from Matthew 1:18-25.

 

-         There will be no evening service this evening.

 

 

January 15^th:

 

-         We will hold our annual congregational meeting today immediately following the morning service. One especially important matter will be the consideration and election of John Mantooth for the office of ruling elder. John will be glad to answer any questions you might have for him with regards to his prospective service as an elder.

 

 

Website update:

 

-         Grace’s website has been updated to include sermons and Sunday School lessons up to December 4^th.

 

Eric Pyle’s work with Wycliffe Bible Translators:

 

-         Read Eric’s latest e-mail update concerning his work as a software developer for Wycliffe.

 

 

Opportunities for service:

 

-         If you would like to volunteer to clean the church for the months of January or February, please add your name to the sign-up sheet in the narthex of the church.

 

-         Woody and Laurie Lauer, OPC missionaries to Japan, are looking for a homestay family to host a Japanese student for six months next year. Here is the e-mail with their request:

 

Kobe, Japan

December 16, 2005

 

Dear Friends,

 

We would like to request the help of a Christian family in the U.S.

to host a young Christian lady from Japan for homestay while she studies English as a second language (E.S.L.) at a U.S. college nearby.

 

Miss Anna Ueda is a professing Christian and a member of a Presbyterian Church in Osaka (her father, the pastor graduated from our seminary). She will graduate from high school in early March of

2006 and would like to begin English studies in the U.S. as soon as is feasible thereafter. It often takes two to three months from application until receiving a visa, so we would like to find a family by January, if possible.

 

If you or another family in your church might be able and willing to host Anna for six months (possibly extendable to a year if the host family desires), and if there is a college or jr. college with an E.S.L. program reasonably accessible from your house, please contact us at, lauer.1@opc.org , for more information.

 

Sincerely in Christ,

Woody & Laurie Lauer

 

 

Have a very blessed Christmas!

 

In Christ,

Pastor Scott

 

 

 

 

Pastor Scott Johnson

Grace Presbyterian Church (OPC)

Norman, Oklahoma

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