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the King Lutheran Church
Pastor Mike's Corner
Maintaining our Focus
Ah, the holidays! A time to gather with family and friends…to reflect…to rejoice…to savor.
Unfortunately, all too often, the days from Thanksgiving to New Year’s become a blur for many of our households as school concerts, staff parties; last minute shopping and entertaining fill our schedules.
Lest you and your family lose sight of the true “Reason for the Season,” we would like to help you maintain your focus where it should properly be: on the Christ, Who IS Christmas! We consider this to be a primary goal of ours: to assist you in KNOWING HIM, that you might then be better able to make Him known.
To that end, l invite you to join us this Advent season, as we center our weekend worship services on the theme: “Behold, He Comes!” In our Saturday and Sunday sermons, we’ll consider how those who lived before the Promise of Bethlehem was fulfilled, as well as those of us who live today – after His ascension to Heaven, look forward to His coming as Our Hope, Our Comfort, Our Joy, and Our King.
On Wednesdays, at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. this Advent, we will “Witness the Wonder” of the Nativity from the vantage point of the Angels, the Shepherds, and Elizabeth (the cousin of Mary, and mother of John the Baptist). Join us for these special services as we join together with these other witnesses, to celebrate the wonder of God’s love made known in the birth of His Son! The evening services will be preceded by a meal.
As you will likely see in another place in this newsletter, our Sunday School children will be presenting “I Saw a Light,” a Christmas musical which Tim wrote with a couple of others a few years ago. The presentation will take place during our 7 p.m. service time on Wednesday, December 10th, again at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 12th, and in place of our 5:30 p.m. service on Saturday, December 13th. I pray you will find time to come out and support our young people as they seek to share this important story with us and our community. Bring a friend!
Moving beyond the holidays, and into 2009, we will be further developing the challenge I laid out for us in my last newsletter article: That we might remain focused on the calling that our founding members took so seriously 50 years ago, I would ask each of our current members to use this year as a year of rededication to our mission: “TO KNOW CHRIST AND TO MAKE HIM KNOWN!” Specifically, I am asking every individual associated with CTK to dedicate themselves to growing in their knowledge of God by pledging themselves to consistent weekly worship and Bible class attendance: DO something to get to know Him better! Further, I would ask that you make a dedicated pledge of your time, talent and treasure to the service of the One we call King: DO something to make Him known! Watch for more details from our Discipleship team.
Rejoice in His Promise for each of you! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
Pastor Mike
