To begin the New Year

Dear Lord,

Help us to seek you more,

Gratify our selfishness less,

Have a teachable spirit,

And a heart that loves you.

Lead us into a new year

With excitement,

Anticipation,

Dedication,

And love for each other.

Let us not resolve lightly

To do things that require

Commitment,

Courage,

Passion,

And perseverance.

Grant us days unencumbered

By worry, regret, and our past.

Give us your yoke instead

So that we may have peace

In the days of this New Year.

Amen.

GOOD NEWS 2012

The Burns Flat Cumberland Presbyterian Church has committed to reaching every school-aged child in our community by the end of 2012. 

This is the boldest commitment the church has ever made.  Here is our plan.

We will add to, re-think, revise, and repeat some of what is in here, but one thing is certain.

We will hit the deck running in 2012 and we will be delivering GOOD NEWS!

Get a copy of Good News 2012 for ideas for your church or missions group.

Don't want to pay for a book?  View what's in this book online.

Do we really want Christ in our Christmas?

Christmas has become too commercial!

Let’s put Christ back in Christmas!

I’m saying Merry Christmas and not going along with the politically correct.

We hear these statements more and more lately, but…

HOW MANY WHO CRY FOUL ABOUT IT NOT BEING POLITICALLY CORRECT TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS WILL BE IN CHURCH ON SUNDAY?

Well, I didn’t say I would go so far as to go to church on Christmas.  Christmas is about family and we are staying home with family and enjoying each other.

Hmmm…

There is a theological statement that addresses that.

What?

That dog don’t hunt!

 Christmas is very much about Christ.  Christ Mass is very much a worship service for the Christ.  These worship services generally take place in places of worship.

OK, but we could worship Christ at home!  Right?

Yes, but will you?

Will you find time to clear away the clutter of unwrapped packages?

Will you really be able to worship when you kids are glued into their new X Box, I Pad, or YouTube video that they just uploaded from their new I Phone?

In the midst of everything that says, it’s all about me, or my husband, or my kids, will you really be able to worship God and celebrate his unimaginable love for the world that he gave through Jesus?

Really?

You already know the answer.  The question is, what will you do about it?

a)       Come and worship God and celebrate the birth of a Savior for all humankind.

b)      Or not.

This year in which Christmas falls on a Sunday may be a truth-teller year.


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