December 17, 2014

FROM THE STAFF

Wishing All of Our Family and Friends at West Main

Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

With Blessings and Love,

Terry, Brian, Lorraine, Doris, Charlie, and Kevin

THE BELL

I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God’s child (John 1:12)
I am Christ’s friend (John 15:15)
I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17)
I am bought with a price (1Cor. 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt 5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation (Rom. 8:1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil. 3:20)
I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31-34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor 5:17-21)
I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
I cannot be separated from the love of God (Rom 8:35-39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor. 1:21-22)
I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8:28)
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16)
I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3:12)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)
I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John15:1-5)
I am God’s temple (1 Cor. 3:16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2:10)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3). I have been justified (Romans 5:1)
I am God’s co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1). I am God’s workmanship (Eph. 2:10)
I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected. (Phil. 1:5)
I have been redeemed and forgiven (Col. 1:14). I have been adopted as God’s child (Eph. 1:5)
I belong to God.
Do you know
who you are?

Keep this bell ringing...pass it on.

“The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make His face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn His face
toward you and give you peace.”
Numbers 6:24-26

CALLING ALL MEMBERS -- Come join us this Saturday evening, December 20, at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium as some of our members present a special Winter Wonderland pageant for our enjoyment. They have been working hard on their performances for us. Please come and enjoy a special evening at West Main.

**There will be a finger food fellowship following the program, so bring lots of your favorite holiday treats.

Service Schedule Changes:

There will be NO Evening Service at the building on December 21.

No Wednesday Night Service on December 24.

Tuesday Ladies Bible Class: We will take our Christmas break on December 23 and 30. We will resume class in the New Year on Jan. 6.

Holiday Office Hours:

There will be NO BULLETIN on December 24 and December 31. Please have all bulletin news for the Sunday bulletin turned in by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 23 (for the bulletin December 28) and Tuesday, December 30 (for the bulletin on January 4). The office will be closed for the holidays on December 24 & 25 and December 31 & Jan. 1.

Prime Timers’ Tween Luncheon -- Prime Timers - you are invited to a “tween” luncheon at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30, (“tween” Christmas and New Year’s) at the King Wah Restaurant located at 1182 Court Street. King Wah is American and Chinese cuisine offering both menu and buffet choices.

Prayer Requests . . . Bruce & Linda Farris ask prayers for their friend, Don Segheri, - for his cancer treatment to be successful...For a friend of Kevin’s, who is dealing with depression and family problems...Chris Richardson asks prayers for Skye Carter, who has recurring abdominal complications - pray that it hasn’t turned cancerous...For Connie Ivey who has been sick for the last three weeks - prayers for her speedy recovery...Tom Bigboy tore his ACL in his knee and the kids have had the flu - prayers for their quick recovery...For the sister-in-law of Sara Cade, JoAnn Youngblood, who is now on hospice and prayers for her sons, Jeff and Jim, as they take care of her...Jenny Way asks prayers to be a successful artist and that she can complete her brain book clean-up this week...David Mayes asks prayers for his friends, Cora, Layla, and Mikey...For our President and all of our military men, women and families.

Going Away Party -- Gerry and September Flock will be hosting a going away party at their home for Trevin and Stacey Robbins on Saturday, January 3, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend - please bring finger foods to share. Trevin and Stacey will be moving to Dallas, Texas the week of January 5^th for her job. We want to wish them God’s blessings in their new home.

Our Annual Business Meeting is scheduled for January 4 after morning services in the Fireside Room. We encourage all members to attend.

Sacred Renewal . . . . We are nearing the time in January that is being set aside for a time of renewal. This renewal is regarded as a sacred time. The purpose of this time in January is to step out of our ordinary daily routines and schedules to focus in a concentrated way on our relationship to God and one another.

There are several special congregational worship services and times of praise, confession, and repentance we desire all to experience. The elders’ desire is that everyone make an effort to be present on Sunday morning, January 11. The next time we will gather as a congregation will be Wednesday night, January 14, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. We will have individuals outside the congregation to provide child care - we do not want any of our members to miss out on these important meetings! We are calling upon our entire congregation to be a part of this Sacred Renewal.

Audio-Visual Help Needed -- If you would like to learn how to assist in the audio-visual department for our Sunday services, please contact Dan Beeks or Darren Dixon.

Calendar of Events

December 20: Christmas Play; Auditorium; 6:00 p.m.

December 21: No Evening Worship Services

December 24: No Wednesday Evening Service

January 3: Going Away Party for Trevin and Stacey Robbins

At the Flock home; 4:00-6:00 p.m.

January 4: Business Meeting After Morning Services in FSR