Day of Praise

Th, Dec 13 "Day of Praise"

"For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. Boldly and without hindrance he preached the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ." - Acts 28:30-31

St. Paul loved having people over to his house. He welcomed them, preached to them, and taught them about Jesus.

I love having people over to my house. In fact, you're all invited to my house this Friday at 6:30 p.m. for our church's adult Christmas party.

In Psalm 23, God makes it clear that he wants us to "dwell in the house of the Lord forever."

What a joy it Is to have people over to your house and share fellowship in the Lord and his word.

Unless you don't have a house.

Last night was the amazing concert in New York at Madison Square Garden for countless people who lost their homes to Hurricane Sandy. It reminded us of the great and easy opportunity to give to the Robin Hood Relief Fund at www.121212concert.org.

Our donations, small and large, will help people get back on their feet and have a home where, we then hope, people will get together and encourage each other in the Lord.

Indeed, in this Advent/Christmas season and always, what a joy it Is to have people over to your house and share fellowship in the Lord and his word.

Praise God!



Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson