Stephen M. Miller – “Hi, RezChat” Friday,
29 November 2013
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and
a fun Black Friday.
NEWSLETTER CONTENTS
Sunday's session: Tim Edwards
Christmas at COR: 5 RezChat tickets left
coffee & donutDonuts & Cafe:
Barbara Borgelt
Sunday's session: God in a box
That's the title of our Advent series,
which Tim Edwards launches for us on Sunday.
Tim's lesson title: "Angels on overtime."
It's about Gabe announcing the birth of Jesus and John.
Here are the selected Bible verses, from the New International Reader's
Version.
Mt. 1:18-25, Jesus Christ Is Born
18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ
came about. His mother Mary and Joseph had promised to get married. But before
they started to live together, it became clear that she was going to have a
baby. She became pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit. 19 Her husband
Joseph was a godly man. He did not want to put her to shame in public. So he
planned to divorce her quietly.
20 But as Joseph was thinking about this,
an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. The angel said, “Joseph, son
of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary home as your wife. The baby inside her
is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She is going to have a son. You must give him the
name Jesus. That is because he will save his people from their sins.”
22 All of this took place to bring about
what the Lord had said would happen. He had said through the prophet, 23 “The
virgin is going to have a baby. She will give birth to a son. And he will be
called Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14) The name Immanuel means “God with us.”
24 Joseph woke up. He did what the angel
of the Lord commanded him to do. He took Mary home as his wife. 25 But he did
not make love to her until after she gave birth to a son. And Joseph gave him
the name Jesus.
Lk. 1:8-17; 26-38; 2:8-14, The Coming
Birth of John the Baptist
8 One day Zechariah’s group was on duty.
He was serving as a priest in God’s temple. 9 He happened to be chosen, in the
usual way, to go into the temple of the Lord. There he was supposed to burn
incense. 10 The time came for this to be done. All who had gathered to worship
were praying outside.
11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to
Zechariah. The angel was standing at the right side of the incense altar. 12
When Zechariah saw him, he was amazed and terrified.
13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be
afraid, Zechariah. Your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will have a
child. It will be a boy, and you must name him John. 14 He will be a joy and
delight to you. His birth will make many people very glad. 15 He will be important
in the Lord’s eyes.
“He must never use wine or other such
drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the time he is born. 16 He
will bring many of Israel’s people back to the Lord their God. 17 And he will
prepare the way for the Lord. He will have the same spirit and power that
Elijah had. He will teach parents how to love their children. He will also
teach people who don’t obey to be wise and do what is right. In this way, he
will prepare a people who are ready for the Lord.”
The Coming Birth of Jesus
26 In the sixth month after Elizabeth had
become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee. 27
He was sent to a virgin. The girl was engaged to a man named Joseph. He came
from the family line of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel greeted
her and said, “The Lord has given you special favor. He is with you.”
29 Mary was very upset because of his
words. She wondered what kind of greeting this could be. 30 But the angel said
to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary. God is very pleased with you. 31 You will
become pregnant and give birth to a son. You must name him Jesus. 32 He will be
great and will be called the Son of the Most High God. The Lord God will make
him a king like his father David of long ago. 33 He will rule forever over his
people, who came from Jacob’s family. His kingdom will never end.”
34 “How can this happen?” Mary asked the
angel. “I am a virgin.”
35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit
will come to you. The power of the Most High God will cover you. So the holy
one that is born will be called the Son of God. 36 Your relative Elizabeth is
old. And even she is going to have a child. People thought she could not have
children. But she has been pregnant for six months now. 37 Nothing is impossible
with God.”
38 “I serve the Lord,” Mary answered.
“May it happen to me just as you said it would.” Then the angel left her.
Angels Appear to the Shepherds
2:8 There were shepherds living out in
the fields nearby. It was night, and they were looking after their sheep. 9 An
angel of the Lord appeared to them. And the glory of the Lord shone around
them. They were terrified.
10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be
afraid. I bring you good news of great joy. It is for all the people. 11 Today
in the town of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord. 12
Here is how you will know I am telling you the truth. You will find a baby
wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly a large group of angels from
heaven also appeared. They were praising God. They said,
14 “May glory be given to God in the
highest heaven!
And may peace be given to those he is pleased with on earth!”
Christmas at COR: scalping
We still have 5 excellent tickets left
from the 25 we bought.
We might ought to consider scalping them...or perhaps letting the main
office know we have them available for resale.
We're selling them for $20...lower than the normal price. But that's the
price we paid.
We're going into a matinee performance on Saturday, December 14, at 1
p.m.
Afterward, those who would like to eat will be going somewhere
pleasant...a site yet to be determined by the RezChat Social Czar, Linda
Miller.
This event will take the place of our Second Sunday Social.
Donuts alert
The Donuts/Cafe list I have indicates
that we have an empty slot next week, a benefactor the following week, and none
thereafter. So you might want to bring your calendars in case a new list gets
circulated.
Have a great weekend. Digest.
Steve
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