Newsletter for December 3, 2025

First Christmas Family Night – Cookbook Release & Covered Dish Dinner
Join us for our first Christmas Family Night in December as we celebrate the release of our church cookbook with a special covered dish dinner! Come enjoy some of the treasured recipes that have been passed down through the years in our church family.

Movie Night – Why the Nativity?

Join us on Sunday, December 7th, at 4:00 PM in the sanctuary as we watch Why the Nativity?, a powerful film by Dr. David Jeremiah that brings the Christmas story to life. Through beautiful dramatization and biblical insight, the movie explores the deeper meaning behind Jesus’ birth and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the Nativity.

This is a wonderful opportunity to invite family and friends. The movie will end by 5:30 PM, giving everyone time to get home before dark. A bus will also be available for those who prefer not to drive at night—please let Jonathan know if you need a ride.
We hope you will join us for this meaningful start to the Christmas season!

Come enjoy a warm and festive evening with your church family as we gather for a wonderful meal and fellowship. This special night is all about celebrating the joy of the season together. We invite everyone to come ready to share one of their favorite Christmas memories—those meaningful, funny, or heartwarming moments that make this time of year so special. Your stories will help make the night even more memorable as we reflect on God’s goodness and the blessings of Christmas.

Final Family Night of the year – Choir Christmas Presentation

For our final Family Night of the year, the choir will be presenting “Long Expected, Forever Holy.” The program will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the sanctuary, followed by a time of food and fellowship in the social hall.

This is a wonderful opportunity to invite someone who needs to hear the Christmas message. We hope you will join us for this meaningful evening of worship and celebration.

If you need a ride to any of these events,
Please give the church office a call, 229-567-9320

If you’d like to participate, please bring new, unwrapped toys and place them in the donation box located outside Nikki’s office.
All donations must be turned in by December 9.
Thank you for helping us bless children in our community this Christmas!

Join us for the Ladies’ Bible Study, “The Gospel on the Ground: The Grit and Glory of the Early Church in Acts” by Kristi McLelland. We’ll begin on January 20th, meeting every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. for seven weeks. Please register by December 21st so we can order your materials. To sign up, call Elizabeth at 567-1708 or the church office at 567-9320.

Get a head start on your Christmas cards!
The Christmas Post Office will open on Sunday morning, November 30th. To help us sort and distribute everything on time, we ask that all cards be turned in by Sunday, December 14th.

If you would like to send Christmas cards to church members here in Ashburn, simply drop them off and we will take care of the sorting and delivery for you. Collection boxes will be located throughout the church, and any donations to the Post Office will go toward covering shipping costs and supplies for our Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes.

Don’t miss Brother David’s Mid-Week Devotions in Psalms!
New messages are posted every Wednesday on our media page—take a midweek moment to be encouraged and refreshed in God’s Word.

Budget for 2025 . . . . . . . .  $329,624.00
Tithes Needed to Date . . . . $304,545.12
Received to Date . . . . . . . . $256,129.28      
Needed for weekly budget . . . $6,344.69
Tithes Received this week . . .  $8,553.70

How is your walk with the Lord? Have you grown cold or drifted from Him? Have you let sin take root and spread?

We don’t have to stay in that condition. We can return to the Lord and experience the blessings of God’s closeness again. God’s Word has many examples of God’s people experiencing revival and renewal.

One such revival took place during the reign of King Josiah in 2 Kings 22-23. After the reign of two sinful kings, Josiah led the nation back to experiencing the power and goodness of God.
What do we learn from Josiah? First, we see the need for personal responsibility. In 22:2, we find that Josiah sought the Lord and walked with Him. He had to make this decision himself. No one else could make it for Him.

It is the same for us. Philippians 2:12 tells us to work out our salvation. This does not mean that our salvation is by work. Instead, it means that we must take responsibility for our Christian life. We will only be revived and renewed when we take responsibility for the quality of our Christian walk.

Next, we see Josiah cleanse the temple. What a picture for us! 1 Corinthians 3:16 makes it clear that we believers are temples of God because the Holy Spirit lives within us. Just as Josiah needed to cleanse the temple, we must cleanse our lives through confession and prayer.

We must also return to God’s Word. When the law of the Lord was found and read to the king, he led the nation into obeying it. We must do the same. There can be no revival or renewal without returning to God’s Word.

Last, we need to remove all idols. Anything that rivals God for our devotion or obedience must be removed. Josiah was not satisfied with just cleansing the temple. He cleansed the nation of its idols. We must not be satisfied until there is nothing connected to our lives that does not obey and honor God.

Have you grown cold in your walk with God? You don’t have to stay in that condition. Follow Josiah’s example and experience God’s power and nearness in your life again.