26In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."
29Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 31You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end."
34"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"
35The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called[c] the Son of God. 36Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. 37For nothing is impossible with God."
38"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her.
Announcements....
Night in Bethlehem
- Wednesday night, Dec 16th at 6 pm.
- Our class will be in charge of the live nativity again, so we need volunteers for shepherds and wise men. Josh & Jamie will be Jesus & Mary:) Let Mike know if you are interested in participating. Danielle will make some initiations for us to invite friends/neighbors.
- We are going to set up the manger for the Night in Bethlehem on Saturday, Dec 12 at 9am. It will take about an hour and we need about 6-8 guys to get it together. Let Mike know if you can make it.
- This Christmas the church will be supporting the Sudan Project again. Click here for more info.
- Our class will be selling candles to help raise money. Feel free to print out the attached sheet around to your friends and family. We'll advertise it in the bulletin and set up a booth by the church entrance. We need all orders in by Sunday, December 13th in order to get the candles by Christmas. All of the orders will come to the church and we'll all help get them distributed.
- Save the date for our Fellowship Christmas party. Here's the scoop so far...
- Sunday, December 13th from 6p-8p
- Sam & Joani's house -- 3209 Riverside Ave
- We'll have childcare at the church for the kiddos
- Wear your best tacky, cheesy sweater...they'll be a contest!
- Bring an appetizer or dessert & BYOB
- Bring a $5-$10 funny gift if you want to participate in a white elephant exchange
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