Anchored
In Him would
like to
extend Seasons
Greetings
and
Merry
Christmas
from our
family
to you
and yours.
If you look at the scripture John
3:16 that is in the main graphics picture you will
see the word "gave". Friends God
gave us the most precious gift of all and that
was his son Jesus Christ. Many do not nor will
not accept Jesus Christ as their personal
Savior,
a gift
from
God. Jesus came to earth in flesh, pure and
born of a virgin, He knew no sin and was not
guilty of any sin. Christ came to earth as a
sacrifice for us, He died for all of man kinds
sins, past present and future. If you have not
accepted
God's
gift my
friend
we are
taught
in the
Holy
Bible
that
when we
die our
soul
will go
to one
of two
places,
heaven
or hell.
When you
read the
poem
below,
think
about
the
content,
it is
applicable
to all
of us
and your
cross
can
become a
crown if
you
accept
God's
gift of
salvation.
Listen
to the
words of
the
song,
what a
great
gift to
one that
is lost.
If There Had Never Been Christmas
If God had never sent His Son
To dwell with man on earth,
If there had been no Christmas
To herald the Christ Child's birth,
If in this world of violence
And hatred, crime and war
There were absolutely nothing
That made life worth living for,
If whenever man was troubled
And lost in loneliness
There were no haven for his heart
To calm his restlessness,
Then life would be intolerable
And loathsome with disgust,
For there would be no love at all,
Just ugliness and lust--
And there would be no Easter
And no resurrected Lord,
No promise of Eternity
And no heavenly reward--
So let us thank Our Father
That He sent His Only Son
So after this life's ended
And our work on earth is done
There's the promise of Eternity
Where our "cross" becomes a "crown"
all our trials are over
And we lay our burden down.
Author Unknown
As
we close this 2012 Christmas Opening page, I
would ask all to pray daily for America, She is on the
wrong path. As a nation we have turned our back
on God, He has knocked on our door in more
than one way, but we will not answer!
We are still fighting the war on
terror against a ruthless enemy. Pray for our
Armed Forces and their families it is the
least we can do. While I was in Afghanistan
last year I talked with a Chaplin
telling him that our church prays for our
Armed Forces and he said he could feel the power of
our prayers. Pray for the families of the ones
who have lost a loved one in the fight against
terror, they died for our freedoms we have
here on earth like Christ died on the cross to
free us from our sins. We need to remember to
give thanks to God in our prayers for His
blessings, we have many that He has bestowed
upon us the past year. During this special
time of the year take time to spend with your
family and friends, above all take time to
worship God and tell others of the gift that
God gave you. Jesus Is The Reason for The
Season ! ! !
Have
a Merry and Blessed Christmas.