December 23rd, 2024
by Marci Menchaca
by Marci Menchaca
Family. This is the most important unit that God put in place from the beginning of creation. It is our joy at Christmas to reach the whole family with the message of hope found in Jesus and the charge to bring Jesus into their everyday family life and conversations! Where does family life and conversation come together? The table. It has been heartwarming to see families coming in droves to take time for their family and take a seat at the table for our annual Family Christmas Celebration.
Christmas is a time of hope and wonder, celebrating our Savior humbly born to bring reconciliation for all mankind to God our Father. He is our hope, and He offers the greatest invitation to His table! Our message this year, based in Matthew 22:1-10, is that just as our families accepted the invitation to THIS table, we all have to accept the Lord’s invitation to take a seat at HIS table. His invitation gives us the opportunity to see our hope fulfilled and become family with the Lord. What does accepting His invitation to the table give us? In Isaiah 9:6, God teaches us that Jesus is the fulfillment of the promised hope of a Savior. At His table, we are given wise counsel, strength, and peace from the everlasting Father who sent His Son to die for our sins and reign in victory over death as King of Kings forever.
Praise God for 2000 people coming to celebrate with family, worship our King Jesus and be encouraged to take a seat at His table to build their family’s house of faith. This year we have given all our families a beautiful family devotional book with which we are challenging them to do this very thing. And, they are not alone as we will all be doing this and will study the same Bible stories together each week of this coming year! Pray with us that families will choose to take a seat at the table of the Lord together and make Jesus part of their family conversations around the table every day in 2025!
Christmas is a time of hope and wonder, celebrating our Savior humbly born to bring reconciliation for all mankind to God our Father. He is our hope, and He offers the greatest invitation to His table! Our message this year, based in Matthew 22:1-10, is that just as our families accepted the invitation to THIS table, we all have to accept the Lord’s invitation to take a seat at HIS table. His invitation gives us the opportunity to see our hope fulfilled and become family with the Lord. What does accepting His invitation to the table give us? In Isaiah 9:6, God teaches us that Jesus is the fulfillment of the promised hope of a Savior. At His table, we are given wise counsel, strength, and peace from the everlasting Father who sent His Son to die for our sins and reign in victory over death as King of Kings forever.
Praise God for 2000 people coming to celebrate with family, worship our King Jesus and be encouraged to take a seat at His table to build their family’s house of faith. This year we have given all our families a beautiful family devotional book with which we are challenging them to do this very thing. And, they are not alone as we will all be doing this and will study the same Bible stories together each week of this coming year! Pray with us that families will choose to take a seat at the table of the Lord together and make Jesus part of their family conversations around the table every day in 2025!
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