Amber’s ABC Kids

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior! I am so excited to see what the new year is going to bring!  I believe that God has a plan for each of us for this year.  He has a path that He wants us to follow and He wants us to be successful in reaching the goal that He has for us.  As we face each new day of this year and try to follow the path that God wants us to follow, we may find that it is a lot like trying to solve a puzzle.  We may often face difficult choices in deciding what God wants us to do.  We may have to make frequent changes in the direction we are going.  Sometimes we may find that we have made a wrong choice and we have traveled down a dead-end path.  When that happens, we have to back up and start over again!  Following the will of God for our lives is not always easy, but there is help available.  God is always there to help us if we will just ask Him to guide us.  In the book of Isaiah, God told His people, "Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'"  God is still there!  He is still behind us saying, "This is the way, walk in it."  We just need to be sure that we are listening!
 
The children's department is gearing up for a fabulous year! Be on the lookout for more information!  

A new year means a new start for all kinds of activities! You are always welcome to join if you or someone you know is interested. 

We will restart choir rehearsal on Sunday, January 12 at 3:30pm in the choir room. We are always looking for new members and you are welcome to come and see what it's about and there’s no better time than at the start of 2025.

Young Adult Bible study will restart on Tuesday, January 7th at 6:30pm in the social hall. 

We also meet every month with our adult singles so as always, keep an eye out for what’s next!

What does new mean? Does it mean something that you buy that hasn’t been owned by anyone else? Does it mean something that has never been used before? New has so many meanings throughout all walks of life. Every time the new year begins, I think of the beauty of the gospel; how God has made us a new creation, unstained by sin. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says that the old is gone and we are new. New. We look the same, we are the same person, but God calls us… new. We are not the same person at all. No, we are not used, not dirty, not pre-owned or tainted, we are made as if we are a completely new person, a completely new soul in Christ. Of all the miracles Jesus did in His time on this earth, that is one of the greatest. Taking an old, sin-stained, beat down sinner like me and making me absolutely new, unlike anything that has been before. May we step into the new year as His new creation and not the old of which He has freed us. God bless you and your family in the coming year of 2025; it’s going to be a good one! 

5^th Wesley Kimbrell

6^th Elizabeth Aprozean, AllaBelle Capps

7^th Marcus Anderson, Madison Stone

10^th Mahlon Spears, Rhyan Ussery, Stephen Yarbrough

12^th Joanne Boggus

13^th Samantha Hill

15^th Bill Patterson

16^th Beth Troy

19^th Becky Rogers, Jay Whitley

21^st Taylor Studstill

25^th Bobby McLemore

26^th Lloyd Stembridge, Aniece Waldron

29^th Reese Wynn

30^th Shannon Reynolds

Peanut Butter & Jesus: We meet the 2nd Saturday of the month at 7:45 AM at Christian Fellowship International. 

Backpack Blessing needs volunteers to help pack backpacks. There is a signup sheet in the foyer or contact Paul or Susan Henry.