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Kenai Christian Church John 11:25 November 23, 2016 Vol. 11 No.16
Our Services Sunday
Sunday School 9:45 AM
Worship 11:00 AM
Evening 6:30 PM
Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 PM
Ministers Robert DeVolld
Phone: 907-262-2822 -Home
Email: [email protected]
Bryan Copenhaver
Phone: 907-260-4771 -Home
Email: [email protected]
Youth Minister Adam Meyers
907-953-0102
Email: [email protected]
Women’s Ministry
Leslie Daniel
Phone: 907-283-4559
Email: [email protected]
Children’s Ministry
Karlene Meyers
Phone: 907-953-0101
Email: [email protected]
KCC News is published monthly by
Kenai Christian Church
104 McKinley Street, Kenai AK 99611
Phone: 907-283-4559
FAX: 907-283-4560
Email: [email protected]
WEB: www.kenaichristianchurch.org
Newsletter Jennifer Castillo
Annie Peek
Publishing
Jean Widmayer, Chrystle Henderson
Joy Winston, Louann Peery
Congregational
Thanksgiving Dinner
Wednesday, November 23rd
at 5:45 pm.
Invite a friend and come spend the
evening with us!
The Light of Fellowship
Every year, around Thanksgiving, Veronica and the kids
ask me the same question… “When are you going to put up the
Christmas lights?” It’s a question that I dread for a variety of rea-
sons. First of all, because it’s a bit time consuming. To start with, I
have to lug the lights out of the crawl space and then drive down to
Robert’s place and borrow his extension ladder. Then, I get to spend
the rest of the morning untangling lights, checking bulbs and climb-
ing ladders.
A few years ago, when I arrived at Robert’s house, his lad-
der was nowhere to be found. So, instead of admitting defeat, I re-
sorted to “plan B”. I pulled my truck up along the side of my garage,
placed a small step ladder in the bed of the truck and just barely
managed to scratch my way on to the roof. As I slowly started to
crawl upward on my hands and knees, I discovered that the roof was
much slicker than I had anticipated. With every step forward, I man-
aged to slide about half a step back. Ignoring common sense, I
trudged ever onward. It was only about two steps later when…it
happened. Despite the fact that I was in forward gear and had my
body locked in four wheel drive, I suddenly found myself traveling
in reverse at a rather high rate of speed. It happened so fast, that all I
could think was, “this is gonna hurt.” The next thing I knew, I was
standing in the back of my truck thanking the Lord that I hadn’t
bought a short bed pickup. Not only had my truck saved me from
falling an additional three feet, but it also provided me with a perfect
ice-free landing pad.
A couple of hours and several hundred lights later, the job
was complete. The moment of truth had arrived. After plugging in
the extension cord, I stepped out into the driveway to appreciate the
final product. As my eyes traced every strand of lights, I was horri-
fied to discover that a whole section of lights at the very peak of the
roof were burned out. Upon closer examination, I could see that one
bulb was missing about three feet from the peak. I thought for a
minute about leaving it, but then I realized how foolish my house
would look with that one section of unlit lights. So, up I went again,
risking life and limb in order to replace one missing bulb.
Recently, while I was studying John’s letters toward the end
of the New Testament, I couldn’t help but notice how often he uses
light as an analogy in his instruction. In 1 John 1:5 he says in re-
gards to God, “God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” And
a couple of verses later in 1 John 1:7, he describes the fellowship that
exists between believers by saying, “…if we walk in the light, as he
is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of
Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” Yet, in regards to fellow-
ship, look at what he says in the next chapter in 1 John 2:9-10.
“Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in
the darkness. Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there
is nothing in him to make him stumble.”
Do you see it? Fellowship is just like Christmas lights. If
one bulb is broken…if one bulb is out of place…it affects the rest of
the strand. Through the misdeeds of just one individual, the light of
fellowship can be extinguished. It’s only through loving action to-
ward one another that this light remains lit.
This is certainly a worthy thought to remember this time of
year as the pace of life picks ups and nerves become raw. I’m not
suggesting that maintaining fellowship with your brothers and sister
in Christ will be easy…but hey…at least it doesn’t require an exten-
sion ladder.
Because He’s The Truth,
Bryan
Minister's Outlook Cloudy and 28°
(11-21-16) 7:00 a.m.
Light Dispelling Darkness
The exact time of year when our Lord entered into this world as
a baby is not known. The date we commemorate as Christmas is
at most an unscientific guess. A required to celebrate on De-
cember 25th is surely not a requirement for the child of God.
However, it is one thing not to celebrate our Lord’s birth on
December 25th, but quite another not to celebrate His birth at all.
Regardless of the time of year Jesus was born, it is most appro-
priate to celebrate it. Why?
Two of the gospels record his birth
God and the angels celebrated it from heaven
Shepherds and wise men celebrated it on earth
Mary realized she would be blessed by every
generation
The prophets foretold it—even naming Bethlehem as
His birthplace
Numerous other examples are presented in the Scripture that
delight in relating the significance of His birth in Bethlehem.
Perhaps one of the most noteworthy statements regarding his
birth is found in Isaiah 9:2. This statement addresses both the
glory of the event, and how we who live in Alaska may even
relate it to the month of December. Isaiah 9:2 states:
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great
light! They that dwell in the land of the shadow of
death, upon them has the light shined.
It is known by all, especially those of us who dwell in Alaska,
that December is the darkest month of the year—but alas, on
December 21, 2016, the light begins to gain the ascendancy.
Remembering our Lord’s birth in the context of extreme dark-
ness being dispelled by light gaining the ascendancy is a fit-
ting parallel to what the prophet, Isaiah, stated.
As we remember Christ’s birth we should be jubilant with
Isaiah:
For unto us a Child is born! Unto us a Son is given!
And the government shall be upon His shoulders!
And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace!
Isaiah 9: 6-7
--Robert
Thanking God
for the growth of His Kingdom
Joining in Baptism:
Carlos and Mary Caballero
Mark Cialek
Brett Fleming
Congratulations
Abraham and
Jessica England on the
birth of their baby girl!
Eliza Serenity
England was born
October 30th. She is fol-
lowed by big brother Na-
thanael and big sisters
Christiana and Maria..
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND IMPORTANT DATES
November
23rd: Thanksgiving Meal 5:45pm (Evening Services Dismissed)
24th: Thanksgiving Day
December
11th: Cookie Theater 6:30pm (Evening Services Dismissed)
16th: Christmas Tea 11am-12pm (Ages 2-K Parents are Welcome)
24th: Candle Light Service 5:30pm
25th: Christmas Day (Evening Services Dismissed)
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