Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I hope that you are well-fed or at least have had a good meal in the past few days. Whether you’re waking up from the sleepiness of tryptophan or from the desire to get the best Black Friday deal, allow me to direct your attention to some brief announcements.
First, there is no Friday Night Bible Study tonight. Enjoy time with friends and family!
Second, we have an Empower Friendsgiving on Saturday Night in Carlisle, from 5:30 to 9 pm. Send me a message if you need the address.
Third, on Sunday, November 30, CBCGL is having a Combined Thanksgiving Service. Please join us in the Main Sanctuary at 9:45 am for worship. We will not have church lunch, so you can go out for lunch with friends or have others over to your home to eat up those leftovers.
Fourth, this coming Sunday, November 30 is the start of Advent. CPC has purchased Advent devotionals so that you can prepare your heart and focus on the coming of Jesus Christ throughout the Advent Season (4 weeks leading up to Christmas). So, please grab a devotional if you haven’t yet and enjoy!
Please continue to pray for the nations of Israel and Ukraine and South Sudan. Here is a suggested list of prayers if you are at a loss for words in how to pray: https://send.org/story/hh_pray_for_ukraine. And https://worldrelief.org/blog-prayer-for-israel-and-gaza/ And here are other prayers for peace in general: https://worldrelief.org/prayers-for-peace-in-the-world/ Thank you for kneeling on behalf of the people of Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Gaza and Lebanon, Sudan and South Sudan, and taking a stand (or a knee in prayer) against the forces of darkness in this present age.
Further announcements can be found in the weekly spotlight. And other church wide announcements can be found in our weekly bulletin.
For Prayer:
1. From Bishop J.C. Ryle – “To be prayerless is to be Christless, Godless, and in the high road to destruction…It will always be found that when prayers are few, grace, strength, peace, and hope are small.” Please join our Wednesday night prayer meeting (7:45 – 9:00 pm) even if you can’t participate the whole time.
https://zoom.us/j/758587937?pwd=aS9sZUdxcm1janNNM2I2aXJ6Smx2QT09
Meeting ID: 758 587 937
Password: 030086
Join by phone: +1 929 436 2866 US (New York)
2. We’d be glad to pray for you. If you need prayer, you can submit your prayer request via the following link: https://www.cbcgl.org/pray/
In Christ, your servant, SDG,
Pastor Nathan Willems
Associate Pastor of CrossPoint Community – A Ministry of CBCGL