Building for Eternity
Archive for December, 2007
Prayer Points – Michael and Jo Charles
4 years ago
Dear friends,
We hope that this Christmas you have time to reflect on how our great God showed his greatness by humbly becoming one of his people, in order to fulfil his promise of a forever king!
Thank you for your prayerful support of us during the past year – we have appreciated your emails, calls, letters and prayers, and generosity – both in time and money.
We look forward to the coming year as we keep sharing about God’s generosity towards us in Jesus.
With love in Him,
Michael, Jo, Sam, Caleb, Emma and Lola.
Roll Up, Roll Up!
4 years ago
by Lyndall Bailey
in News
And they did! People came from all over the Illawarra to be involved in Carnivale Christmas!
One family was out looking at Christmas lights and drove past the Church and thought “What is that? It look’s like something from the movies”. They drove in and attended both the Carnival and Service! WOW!
Please pray that we will follow up families, so they can be a part of God’s kingdom forever!
Di Whittaker
Bulletin 30th December, 2007
4 years ago
by Lyndall Bailey
in Bulletin
Bulletin 30/12/07 (pdf, 2.0 MB)
Gifts Fit for a King
4 years ago
by Lyndall Bailey
in News
I always have a hard time buying Christmas gifts. I want my gifts to be appreciated by the recipients—and affordable to me! Gift-giving takes a lot of thought. Gift-giving is no easy task!
The gifts the Magi brought to Jesus were equally thoughtful. They brought gifts that “fit” the child’s identity. First, gold. Storehouses filled with gold were found in royal palaces. Gold was a gift fit for a king.
Second, incense, probably the resin of the terebinth tree. This incense was often burned with other spices during temple offerings. It was a gift fit for a priest.
Third, the gift of myrrh. Like incense, myrrh was from an aromatic resin. But it was hardly a gift you gave a child. Myrrh was symbolic of death. At his crucifixion, Jesus would be offered a drink of wine mixed with myrrh (Mark 15:23). At his death, Jesus’ body would be wrapped in 75 pounds of myrrh and aloes (John 19:39).
The myrrh that the Magi laid before Jesus, then, was symbolic of an unexpected role. This child would become the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53. This child would become the sacrificial lamb led to the slaughter for our redemption.
Have you chosen the gift you’ll bring to Jesus this Christmas season? Based on His gift to us, the best gift to bring Him is our hearts, offered in humility and love.
