Old Year, New Year

Hello everyone. Just to let you all know, I've enjoyed the time I've had off this December but now it's time to get back to the road.

This coming Sunday, I will be ministering at River of God Church in Enola, Pennsylvania. It's become a tradition for Pastor Tim Halbfoerster to have me minister the Sunday after Christmas, which this year includes their New Year's Eve Service. Please pray that I will speak encouraging words to this congregation. They are a great church and every time I minister there, I leave blessed and refreshed.

Time...it goes so quickly. We cannot hold it rather we much use it wisely. We can look back at 2006 but never relive it. We can look forward at 2007 and not know what will come. But we can rest in the moment and the day that we have knowing that Jesus is with us. He is the great I AM...every moment of our lives. May each of the moments of your New Year be filled with His presence.

Blessings to you all.

Silent Night, Holy Night

From now until after Christmas, my preaching schedule takes a rest, one that I thoroughly enjoy. At a time when most people's lives speed up, mine actually slows down.

Perhaps one of the most beautiful Christmas songs is the one entitled, "Silent Night". I'm not so sure that first Christmas night was so silent. Surely the cry of the newborn baby Jesus was heard in that manger. The animals must have been stirring. We know the scripture proclaims the angels' praise of God. Yet in that immaculate birth, there was a silence that pierced the earth.

We live in a world bombarded by noise. It just seems that everyone constantly has something plugged into their ear whether that be a cell phone or the earphones of an iPod. But silence is a treasured thing. It is in the silence we can hear the voice of our Savior...leading us, directing our lives down His pathways. So in this Christmas season, I wish you a Silent, Holy Night where the love of God transcends and envelopes your souls.

Here is a link that I hope you all enjoy.
http://www.asilentnightmovie.com/

Thank you for standing with this ministry throughout another year. To you and your families, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

A Christmas Tradition

Good afternoon everyone. Today was the first day I had to sweep away snow from my sidewalk. Would somebody say Brrrrrrrrr!

This coming Sunday I will do a yearly tradition. For the last several years, Pastor Rick Womer form the Tunkhannock Assembly of God in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, has extended in invitation for me to come minister a Christmas message to his congregation in the month of December. Please pray that I will tell the story of the Christ Child in a way that will bless these wonderful people.

As I was reading through the Book of Micah today, I came upon the portion of scripture in chapter 5 that describes where Jesus will be born. Verse 5 says, "And this One shall be peace." Jesus gives true peace to all who receive Him.

Peace on earth, goodwill to you, my friends.