Today we relight the first two candles of the Advent wreath. The candle of HOPE and the candle of PEACE. Now we light the third candle of Advent. This is the candle of JOY. As the coming of Jesus, our Savior, draws nearer, our joy builds with our anticipation of his birth. 

From the Book of Isaiah we read the words of our Lord:

“But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight.”—Isaiah 65:18

From the New Testament, the words of Paul to the people of the church at Galatia:

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” Galatians 5:22-25

Announcements:

-There will be no Bible and Breakfast or fellowship luncheons until further notice due to rising covid cases. Service will remain in person with respect to reasonable precautions. 

-The last Christmas movie night will be this Saturday at 6:00pm.

-Christmas caroling in the village was cancelled yesterday, we will reschedule it for sometime this week. If you're interested in joining, contact the church.

-There will only be one Christmas Eve service at 11:00pm this year.