Christmas Candlelight
A teenage girl, people working their everyday jobs, older people waiting for God’s promise to be fulfilled…the Christmas story is filled with real people with real, complicated lives interrupted for hope–God’s gift to the world.
Join us this Sunday at 11am for the Christmas message and candlelight service as we celebrate what God has done in the past, participate in what God is doing around the world and anticipate what God will do in the future.
Since it’s Christmastime, the kids will stay with us instead of heading to Kids Church. Worried about kids and candles? Don’t worry, we have a plan that will make it fun for the kids while making it safe for all of us.
Parent Cue for Sunday, December 22
Each week we supply a weekly Parent Cue for parents and God Time sheet for kids.
- The Parent Cue is meant to be a resource for you to discuss and reinforce the lesson with your kids.
- The God Time is intended to help kids learn to spend some quiet time with God on their own. (Of course, you’re welcome to help them and model it for them as they learn!)
We’re posting the upcoming week’s material for the lesson that will be taught this Sunday. Copies of these are on the welcome table in the lobby before you enter the main worship space. Or, for your convenience, you can download them below.
Parent Cue Discussion Spiritual Discussion Starter Sheet
For the lesson this coming week: Parent Cue December 22.
Haven’t gotten to this week’s yet? Check out the Parent Cue December 15.
God Time Quiet Time Exercise for Kids
For the lesson this coming week: God Time December 22.
Haven’t gotten to this week’s yet? Check out the one for God Time December 15.
As always, instructions are here.
Our goal as a church is provide you with resources to help your children grow spiritually. We’re doing our best to make things simple and easy. Please feel free to give us feedback on this!
Growing this Christmas Season
The Christmas season moves so quickly that things often seem a blur and it is suddenly Christmas day. While the season can be stressful, it can also be a time to grow. This Christmas season, prepare you heart for Christmas with a special devotional plan.
YouVersion has some Advent and Christmas Plans designed to help you grow closer to Christ this season. You can check them out here.
And don’t forget, each week you can listen to the previous week’s message here if you missed and think through how to apply it or discuss it with a friend through the YouVersion Questions. For more about how to do that, click here.
Ladies Night Out this Friday
It’s not too late to get to know some new people and join some of the women from Deep Water this Friday (December 13) at 6:30 for a time of getting to know each other, encouragement and making brown sugar body scrub & bath soak!
For more information or directions, join the Facebook group, contact us or comment below.
HOPE
With eager anticipation, many of us wait for Christmas. Amid all the gifts and holiday gatherings, there is an excitement that fills the air. But why do we celebrate Christmas? At its core, Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus–the birth of hope! Join us this Christmas as we explore the stories that lead up to the birth of Jesus as hope enters the world.
You can catch up with or follow the series here or on iTunes.