As the year draws to a close it is good to spend some time reflecting. Eric Gunnoe, our guest speaker, helps us to do just that.
One of the best things one person can do for another is to show up. That's what Christmas is all about. Join us for a Candlelight Christmas Eve service.
Returning gifts after Christmas is a very American thing to do, but what if you returned the gift before it was given? Mary did.
Our Sunday School Christmas Program was live-streamed as part of our December 15 worship service. Here it is without the audio and video glitches that plagued the livestream. Enjoy the story of Christ's miraculous, life-changing birth! Note: the video of this service did not stream, but you can listen to the audio below. Christchurch recognizes how hard the holidays can be for those who grieve. Blue Christmas is a safe space for expressions of grief and prayer. Come hear words of comfort from the living God who sees and hears us. Join us in-person or via livestream. Dear Refuge Of My Weary Soul Dear refuge of my weary soul On Thee when sorrows rise On Thee when waves of trouble roll My fainting hope relies To Thee I tell each rising grief For Thou alone canst heal Thy Word can bring a sweet relief For every pain I feel But oh when gloomy doubts prevail I fear to call Thee mine The springs of comfort seem to fail And all my hopes decline Yet gracious God where shall I flee Thou art my only trust And still my soul would cleave to Thee Though prostrate in the dust Hast Thou not bid me seek Thy face And shall I seek in vain And can the ear of sovereign grace Be deaf when I complain No still the ear of sovereign grace Attends the mourner's prayer Oh may I ever find access To breathe my sorrows there Thy mercy seat is open still Here let my soul retreat With humble hope attend Thy will And wait beneath Thy feet Thy mercy seat is open still Here let my soul retreat With humble hope attend Thy will And wait beneath Thy feet Anne Steele, Kevin Twit CCLI Song #3112430 © Words: Public Domain; Music: 1999 Twit, Kevin For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License #556656 Lord Remind Me lyrics
Artist: Jon & Valerie Guerra Album: It's Almost Christmas When children play on Christmas day and snow is flung When I feel I haven't had a friend since I was young And I'm feeling tired of myself and everyone Lord remind me Lord remind me That the shepherds heard the angels break he silence in the field That the wisemen found a baby and they could not help but kneel That the one who heard our weeping became a child in manger sleeping Lord remind me Cause it's Christmas and I want to remember When I hear the news and hear another war has begun And I wonder if god's on the side of either one I hear bullet nail or handcuff he bore all of them And in the light my heart's as dark as anyone's Lord remind me Lord remind me That the shepherds heard the angels break the silence in the field That the wisemen found a baby and they could not help but kneel That the one who heard our weeping became a child in manger sleeping Lord remind me Cause it's Christmas and I want to remember Tell me how he loves Tell me how he wants me Tell me the story like I've never heard before And I'll sing like the angels Sing with my whole heart Sing to him who's worth a thousand suns and more Glory in the highest Glory in the lowest Glory that shines when nothing seems to shine at all Glory in the highest Glory in the lowest Emmanuel Glory in the highest Glory in the lowest Emmanuel Emmanuel Lord remind me Lord remind me That the paralytic rose and stood up proud on his own feet That the thief who hung beside you is with you now and waits for me That the cry of faith so simple is the greatest song in heaven's hymnal Lord remind me Cause it's Christmas and I want to remember Our annual Christmas Program takes place during our Worship hour this Sunday. Did you ever wonder why the participants around Jesus' birth did what they did? Larger purposes were at work. Come for the singing and the costumes, but especially to hear their story.
Is it possible to have internal peace when the world is at war? Is one kind of peace better than another?
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