Newsletter for December 17, 2025

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

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.

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 . . . . $317,234.50
Received to Date . . . . . . . . $269,188.23      
Needed for weekly budget . . . $6,344.69
Tithes Received this week . . .  $5,603.95
 Lottie Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,050.00

Wow!  Can you believe it is almost Christmas?  In just a few days, all the buying, hiding, wrapping, exchanging, cooking, cleaning, and gathering will be over.  It is always hectic, but it is always fun!

While we go through all these festivities, I hope that we remember the reason for the holiday.  I hope that we remember the real reason for the celebration.

While it may seem to be a strange verse for Christmas, John 3:16 clearly shows us the beautiful message of Christmas.  “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” What a beautiful and powerful summary of the Christmas message!

The verse first reminds us of the giver.  God is the One who has given this great gift.  The great, sovereign, holy, and perfect God is the One who has freely chosen to give.  That God is the giver makes Christmas amazing.

To whom God chose to give His gift makes Christmas even more amazing.  Yes, He gave to us.  But think about who and what we are.  The verse says that those who receive the gift shall not perish.  That means without receiving the gift, we will perish.  The consequences of our sinfulness and our sins could not be more plainly stated.

We also see the cost of God’s gift to us sinners.  “Gave” is interpreted by verse 15, where our Lord spoke of Himself being lifted up – a clear reference to crucifixion.  The cost of God’s gift is sending His Son to die in our place and rise again.

The verse also shows the effect of God’s gift.  The verse ends with the promise of eternal life.  That means a spiritual life that never ends.  Through Jesus Christ, we have life within that never ends, and we will spend forever with Him.

What a wonderful gift!  Have you personally received it?  The verse clearly tells us how – by believing in Him.  That means we personally put our trust and dependence on Him and Him alone.  It is only then that we receive God’s wonderful gift of salvation through Jesus Christ.

As you go through all the activities of this holiday, don’t miss experiencing the real meaning. Put your trust in Christ.  Let God give you eternal life.