CHRISTIAN NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION

What sort of New Year’s resolution should a Christian make? Here are some suggestions:
(1) Pray to the Lord for wisdom (James 1:5) in regards to what resolutions, if any, He would have you make;
(2) Pray for wisdom as to how to fulfill the goals God gives you;
(3) Rely on God’s strength to help you;
(4) Find an accountability partner who will help you and encourage you;
(5) Don’t become discouraged with occasional failures; instead allow them to motivate you further;
(6) Don’t become proud or vain, but give God the glory. Psalm 37:5-6,

“Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.”

...A SAVIOR IS BORN

Mary gave birth to her first-born son. She dressed him in baby clothes and laid him on a bed of hay, because there was no room for them in the inn. That night in the fields near Bethlehem some shepherds were guarding their sheep. All at once an angel came down to them from the Lord, and the brightness of the Lord’s glory flashed around them. The shepherds were frightened. But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid! I have good news for you … a Savior was born.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Luke 2:7-11a

BRENDA'S COOKBOOK

Click on button marked,"BRENDA'S COOKBOOK" on the right, under PRAYER LIST. Check out the recipes your classmates already have posted. You can send in your recipes right there online or see Brenda for a printed form to fill out and turn back in. Get your best recipe on the web for everyone to enjoy!

COMMON MEN, UNCOMMON CALLING

For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence.
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CLASS VISITORS - 12/13

We were blessed with 3 visitors to our class today.

Johnny and Renee Boronda

Louise Keeler

YOU ARE CHANGEABLE AND TWEAKABLE

God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus.
Isn’t that good news? You are changeable. You aren’t stuck with today’s personality. You aren’t condemned to grumpy-dom. You are tweakable.
God will change you. And he will change you to be just like Jesus. Jesus felt no guilt; God wants you to feel no guilt. Jesus had no bad habits; God wants the same for you. Jesus had no anxiety about death; you needn’t either. God’s desire, his plan, his ultimate goal is to make you into the image of God.
My prayer for you is that you feel the Master’s touch—as he touches your heart, alters your outlook, and transforms you, inside-out.
Remember, he wants you to be just like Jesus.
—Max Lucado

CHRISTMAS CARD

The American Civil Liberties Union (A.C.L.U.) is working very hard to get rid of the CHRISTMAS part of this holiday. We should all send them a nice, CHRISTIAN card to brighten up their dark, sad, little world. Make sure it says "MERRY CHRISTMAS" on it, but don't be rude or crude.

Here's the address. It will be the best .44 cents you'll spend this Christmas.

ACLU

125 Broad St.

18th Floor

New York, NY 10004

PRAYER REQUEST

Please pray for my mother, Lucy Walker. She will be having eye surgery Tuesday 12/8 to remove a growth from her eye. This is an out patient procedure. Please pray for God to guide the doctor's hand during the procedure and for healing and good results for my mom.
Also, please pray for Rachel's dad, Jeff Jones. He goes for the results of his PET scan today. He has not been feeling very well and he has had the hicups for about 2 weeks and the doctors cannot seem to get them to stop. He is miserable!! Also, pray for comfort for Rachel.
UPDATE 12/8: We got bad news today about Rachel's dad, Jeff Jones. He has liver cancer and also a tumor on his diaphragm. He has had the hiccups for 3 weeks and now they have discovered the tumor is causing them. Rachel is going to Texas in the morning at 6:00 a.m. Please pray for traveling mercies. We will know more tomorrow; but, Jeff's wife says no treatments will be given and it doesn't look like Jeff will last very long. He is very weak. Please pray for comfort and peace for all of us and that God will be glorified in the end. Rachel is quite upset with it being so close to Christmas. Please pray for God's will and his timing. Love and blessings, Julie Williams