What's In A Face?

 "I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness." (Psalm 17:15)

What's in a face? A face can tell much about us: our hopes, joys, cares and concerns.  Join Pastor Brian each Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve this holiday season in the worship series “Faces at the Manger”, exploring what these faces can teach us about life and our relationship with God today.  Experience powerful, relevant messages, inspiring music, and a warm sense of community.  Best of all, experience how the face of Jesus can touch your heart! 

            December 1 - Zechariah and Elizabeth - Claiming the HOPE of Christ

            December 8 - The Shepherds - Reclaiming the SHARING of our faith

            December 15 - The Angels - Discovering the power of PRAISE

            December 22 - Mary and Joseph - Uncovering the power of ACCEPTANCE and  

                        SURRENDER

            December 24 (Christmas Eve, 5:00pm & 7:00pm) -

                        The Most Important Face of All

 Always remember that God loves you and I do, too!

The Art of Thanksliving

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name.” (Psalm 100:4)

“The art of thanksgiving is thanksLIVING. It is gratitude in action.

It is thanking God for the gift of life by living it triumphantly.

It is thanking God for all that men and women have done for you by doing things for others.

It is thanking God for happiness by striving to make others happy.

It is thanking God for beauty by helping to make the world more beautiful.

It is thanking God for inspiration by trying to be an inspiration to others.

It is thanking God for health and strength by the care and reverence you show your body.

It is thanking God for the creative ideas that enrich life by adding your own creative contributions to human progress.

It is thanking God for each new day by living it to the fullest.

It is thanking God by giving hands, arms, legs, and voice to your thankful spirit.

It is adding to your prayers of thanksGIVING,... acts of thanksLIVING.”

[-Wilfred A. Peterson]

What great words to live by this Thanksgiving season! Let’s all strive together to live out our thankfulness through the way we live our own lives – through what we say, what we do, how we treat one another, how we help one another, and even how we work with one another! As you read this article, my prayer is that you and your family will have a blessed Thanksgiving holiday, and that you’ll remember to “give thanks to God, and bless His name” through how you live your very life! God loves you and I do, too!