Calvary Reflections
Reflecting on God's Word
Reflecting God to the World
December 25, 2016
Thanks!
Thank you to those who had a part in the Christmas Play, the Christmas Eve Service, and today's Christmas Services.
Bible Reading
| Day | Reading | Info |
| Monday | Habakkuk 2 - Zephaniah 2 | Yahweh's answer about Babylonia; Habakkuk's hymn in praise of Yahweh; Judgment on the world |
| Tuesday | Zephaniah 3 – Zechariah 1 | The day of Yahweh's judgment; The day of Yahweh's blessing; A call to build the temple; A promise of future glory for the temple; A promise of future blessing for the people; A prophecy concerning Zerubbabel; The eight night visions and four message |
| Wednesday | Zechariah 2-6 | The eight night visions and four message, cont.; The symbolic crowning of Joshua |
| Thursday | Zechariah 7-10 | Messages concerning hypocritical fasting; The prophecy concerning the nations |
| Friday | Zechariah 11-14 | The prophecy concerning the nations, cont.; The prophecy concerning Israel |
| Saturday | Malachi 1-4 | The priests exhorted not to dishonor the Lord (the theological angle); Judah exhorted to faithfulness (the social angle); Judah exhorted to return and remember (the economic angle) |
· The hymn found in Habakkuk 3:17-19 was sung in Temple Worship.
· Zechariah 3:8 – Branch refers to the Messiah.
· Malachi chapter 4 is filled with hope for the people..
Announcements
Thank you to everyone who helped with the Christmas Play (a special thank you to all of the kids), with Christmas Eve, and with today's Christmas Breakfast!
New Year's Day
There will not be any evening services or Thrive on Sunday, January 1.
WOM
Join us Monday, January 2 at 6:30pm for food, fellowship, and challenge from the Bible. Bring a covered dish and invite a friend.
Calvarymen
Join us Thursday, January 5 at 6:30pm for food, fellowship, and challenge from the Bible. Bring a covered dish, some 2-liters, and invite a friend.
Committee Chair Lunch Meeting
If you are a committee chair or a representative for a committee, please bring a covered dish and join us on Sunday, January 8, for a lunch meeting.
Advent
Today is the fifth Sunday of Advent. Today's candle is the Christ candle. The reading is Isaiah 52:7-10.
New Reading Plans
Let's read through the New Testament in 2017 by reading 1 chapter a day, Monday through Friday. Checklist for this are in the foyer.
Samaritan Purse Classroom Donations
#2—$65 Chicks
#4—$110 Chicks/Blankets
#10—$40 Any Purpose
#12—$220 Wells/Dairy Goat
#14—$208 Sheep & Wool Bearing Animals
Treasurers—$57—Gardening Supplies
Total $700 Donated
How to Read the Bible:
Read is daily, not as a newspaper, but as a letter from your Heavenly Father – as a letter from home.
When a cluster of Heavenly fruit hangs within your reach, gather it.
When a promise lies upon its pages as a blank check, cash it.
When a prayer is recorded, appropriate it and launch it as a feathered arrow from the bow of your desire.
When an example of holiness gleams before you, ask God to do as much for you.
When the truth of Christ is revealed in all its intrinsic splendor, entreat that His glory and beauty may ever irradiate the hemisphere of your life.
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