FOTFD - December 23, 2007
December 23, 2007
I believe
The wisemen saw
The baby born the angels called the son of God
Heaven’s child
The great I am
Born to take away my sins through nailed pierced hands
Emmanuel has come
- I Believe - Natalie Grant
Each and every Sunday we come together as a family and as a body of believers here at Prestoncrest. The purpose of this email, sent to our entire congregation, is to help us focus on the first day of the week, preparing to gather together to share the Lord’s Supper and to praise and worship God.
Worship
Matthew 26:26-29
This Sunday, as we conclude our Series, “Breath of Heaven: The Birth of a Savior,” we discuss the final piece of the miraculous story of His birth, “An Act of Mercy.” Every Sunday we sit at the table and “do this in remembrance of me.” We drink of the fruit of the vine, which represents His blood and eat the unleavened bread, which represents His broken body. What does the baby born in a manger in the small town of Bethlehem and the man that hung on a cross on the hill known as “The Place of the Skull” have to do with each other? It was God’s ultimate act of mercy for his fallen people. God came to Earth as a sinless and perfect baby to die on a cross as a sinless and perfect man, all the while gathering the sins of a world and the burden of humanity on His shoulders. This Sunday as we sit at the table and remember our savior and what he did for us all. Remember that the baby in the manger and the man on the cross where God. They were God in the flesh, not to shame, not to guilt, not to prosecute, but to forgive. His death allows us to come to the table and eat with Him just as we are, not perfect, but forgiven.
Celebrate His birth
Emulate His life
Praise God everyday for the “Act of Mercy” within His death on the cross
Sunday Night - Christmas Worship Celebration
Matthew 1:18-25
Come and worship with us as we spend some time together, opening windows and letting his light into our hearts, so that we can be light to the world. We will sing, our children will sing, and we will be enlightened and encouraged as we celebrate the birth of Jesus.
We are encouraged to be a family of believers that choose to come together each week in worship. Come this Sunday with a desire to not just come to church, but come to truly be the church.