Week of December 20th-26th

  Is the manger empty for you

  

  

this Christmas?

 

   

You know, it really should be. Yes, Jesus came to this earth as a precious little baby - but, we can’t leave

  

Him there in the manger. The world wants to leave Him there, for a baby is pretty harmless, powerless,

  

and doesn’t appear to be the actual Creator of the Universe.

  

But, this baby was! And, He grew up to be our perfect sacrifice.

  

For believers, the manger is crucial, the cross is essential – but, both are empty now. Jesus lives today

  

and forever and that is the real message of Christmas.

 

When we look over into the empty manger, we see the shadow of the cross. Both are evidence of the

  

risen Jesus – the Messiah - our hope of eternal life!

  

My simple prayer is that the manger is empty for you this Christmas and that you have trusted Him as

  

 your Savior and made Him Lord of your life.

 

Have a Blessed Christmas!

This week’s Schedule:

Early Childhood- http://heathervenuti.wordpress.com/early-childhood-schedule/

Special Friends- http://heathervenuti.wordpress.com/special-friends/

Christmas Eve Schedules: