I hope you're having a fantastic week. It's hard to believe that Christmas is
less than two weeks away. This Sunday we'll continue with our series
"That Awkward Moment" in which we look into the
characters of the Christmas Story and their awkward moments with God. This week
we'll be talking about Joseph. Hope to see you
there!
Also, don't forget to be making plans for Christmas @ Church of
the Way. We've got four different Worship Experiences to choose
from:
Grayson Campus @ the SE Gwinnett Co-Op
Tuesday, Dec.
23
6:00 p.m. - Modern Acoustic Worship
Lawrenceveille Campus
@ Archer High School
Wednesday, Dec. 24
4:00 p.m. -
Traditions Communion Service
5:30 p.m. - Family Experience for Adults &
Kids
7:00 p.m. - Classic Experience
Childcare is provided for all
services. Invite friends and family with an e-card here.
Thought
for the Week
"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son,
and will call him Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14
Immanuel -- God with us.
That is the story of Christmas. In fact, that's the story of God's
relationship with us, really. We would rather God's story be another one. We
would rather the story be that we never have to go through anything difficult.
We would write a story in which life was easy and we were removed from any
uncomfortable situation. That is not God's story. God's story is that He is
WITH us. Impossibly and incredibly with us. In a manger. Fleeing to Egypt.
With us. In disease and divorce. In the loss of of jobs and loved ones. In
tears of joy and cries of laughter. In pain and suffering. On top of the
mountain and in the valley. God is with us. If we could really wrap our heads
and hearts around the idea that God is with us, how would that change how we
walk through the valleys? Would we walk with more confidence knowing that the
God of all creation walks alongside us? Be encouraged. No matter what you're
doing through, God is with you.
In Christ,
Carter
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