FOTFD - December 9, 2007
December 9, 2007
Go to sleep my son
Baby, close your eyes
Soon enough you’ll save the day
But for now, dear child of mine
Oh my Jesus, sleep tonight
- Joseph’s Lullaby - MercyMe
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.
Prayer Time
Mark 5:19
The Christmas season is a special time to think about Jesus. It is also a time for family: children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins; gathered together in celebration. As we share our regular time together in prayer this week, remember your family. Bring them before God, thanking Him for your family, asking for His blessings.
Communion
Matthew 26:20
“When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve.”
It was customary for the Jews to take their time as they ate the Passover feast. The Greek word for recline infers relaxing and taking time. Jesus “reclined with the Twelve” to discuss the “new covenant” that we call the Lord’s Supper. We too should “take our time” as we take of the bread and the cup and truly remember.
Sermon
“Breath of Heaven: An Act of Love” (Matt Mazza)
Matthew 1:23
Last Sunday, we talked about the moment that was to come, prophesies about the Messiah. This Sunday, we will talk about the moment itself, the moment He was born. Some of our children will be assisting Matt in telling the story of Jesus’ birth. Why did He come in the way He did? It was the moment that would forever change the world. The moment in time that the world had been waiting for, and yet, few really even new it came.
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.