PHILLIPSBURG FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER. January 2015 RELAX GOD WANTS TO BLESS YOU IN 2016!

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1 PHILLIPSBURG FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER January 2015 From The Pastor s Pen RELAX GOD WANTS TO BLESS YOU IN 2016! In just a few days 2015 will be history and 2016 will be upon us. Like it or not, time marches on and the calendar changes. But the Word of God remains the same. Would you like to be blessed by God in 2016? Who wouldn t? I hope and pray to be blessed in the New Year. All of us feel that way, which is why we wish each other a blessed new year. We mean by that, May the favor of God rest upon you all year long. (Or as the Hebrews would say SHALOM) That s a wonderful thought. No one (at least no healthy person) gets up and says, I want to be miserable today. I hope I have a rotten day. We all want to be blessed. We all want to be happy. We all want to find fulfillment in what we do every day. Psalm 1 tells us how we can be continually blessed every day. In just six short verses we learn the secret of the life God blesses. And it s not related to New Year s resolutions. Every January most of us make a list of things we want to change. But the blessing Psalm 1 talks about goes much deeper. Blessed is the man. Happy is the man. This is God s prescription for happiness. As you study this psalm, you will discover that blessedness relates to the way we live and the choices we make. It depends on the kind of people we are. From God s point of view, there are two ways and only two ways to live because there are two kinds of people in the world and only two kinds. There are the righteous and then there are Continued on page 2

2 From The Pastor s Pen continued Page 2 the wicked. Everyone in the world falls into those two categories. There is no in-between category. Psalm 1 shows us how the righteous live and why they are blessed. It also shows us the end result of both ways of life. If we want to be blessed by God in 2016, we need to pay attention to this psalm. Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers (Psalm 1:1-3). Isaiah 40:8 " The grass withers, and the flowers fade. but the word of our God stands forever." Determine that in this new year 2016 you will spend more time meditating on His word so that whatever you do will prosper, SHALOM to all my brothers and sisters in the Lord. Love you, Pastor Herder Dear First Christian Church Family: Your kindness and sympathy are more deeply appreciated than any word of thanks can ever express. The family of Bill Hoover want to thank you for the beautiful Dracaena plant. The luncheon you provided for the family was such a blessing. It gave us time to visit with friends and families. Bill and Katherine were lucky to have such a loving church family. Barry and Rhonda and family I would like to thank everyone who helped with the Community Christmas Dinner - those who helped set-up, decorate, transport meals, provide salads and desserts, serve and clean up on Christmas Day. I especially want to thank Peggy and Donna for all their many hours to calculate, order, and pick up food, supplies and equipment needed and organize all the food preparation. Helping them for several hours on Christmas Eve was a fabulous kitchen crew - Sherry, Deb and Anita, you were the best. The 2015 Community Christmas Dinner was a huge success because of the dedication and hard work by many. I thank you all. In Christian Love, Linda Imm First Christian Church Disciples of Christ 150 South Seventh Street, P.O. Box 552 Phillipsburg, KS Chair of the Board: Linda Imm Chair of the Elder: Stuart Jarvis Facebook: Phillipsburg Christian Church Website: Church Phone: Church Toll Free: Church fcco@ruraltel.net Pastor fccp@ruraltel.net Parsonage: Pastor s Cell:

3 Page 3 Listen to sermons on our website Cook MISSION DONATIONS The total donations to Marilyn Cook s Mission in South Africa totaled $2, for DEACONS FOR JANUARY Jason Dibble, Gracie Dibble, Parker Dibble, Larry Prewitt and Nate Prewitt January Birthdays 06 $5, $2, $2, $1, Landon Wyatt 02 Shylo Evans 02 Clay Thomas 03 Jodie Clyde 03 Amy McCartney 03 Shirley Olliff 04 Sherri Orr 05 Ronnie Boeve, Jr. 05 Royce Turner 06 Marlene Kendall 09 Floy Bruning 10 Thomas Olliff 14 Corey Imm 14 Tony Imm 16 Kannon Evans 17 Zane Hopson 21 Reagan Kendall 24 Denis Miller 26 Alexia Bauer 28 Deb Thomas 29 Deveony Jarvis 30 Keely Evans MARK YOUR CALENDAR Jan. 3 - Men s Breakfast Jan Board Meeting Terry & Carolyn Babcock Jan Quilt Guild Jan Elders Meeting Jan Prayer Shawl Ministry Jan Missions Meeting Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27 Youth Groups Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27 Ladies Bible Study Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28 Ladies Community Bible Study

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