Come join us this Sunday night for a special time of worship as we remember what the Christmas season is all about.  Several of our members and leaders will narrate the Christmas story from the Scriptures and sing congregational songs remembering and praising God for what he has done through the incarnation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

At the end of the service we will light candles and remember that Jesus is the “Light of the World.”  This will usher us into the New Year as we begin our time in the gospel of John.

 ¹⁹ And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” ²⁰ And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. ²¹ But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. ²² For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” ²³ And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this.

Pastoral Comments – The Lord’s Supper is a critical part of the life of the Church of Jesus Christ.  It is a time of “Remembering and Repenting,” as Believers.  We come together and partake of the body and blood of Christ symbolically.  We are to approach the Lord’s table in good conscience, properly examining ourselves.  Paul teaches that there can be severe physical and spiritual consequences from participating in an “unworthy manner,” meaning, that if we come to the Lord’s table without Godly sorrow over our sins and a willingness to forgive those that have wronged us, that we can “drink judgment unto ourselves.”  So, whether you are me, typing this, or a member of Woodland reading this, or someone that is member of church somewhere else…take the Lord’s Supper very seriously, it is not as I have heard many people say, “a wasted Sunday.”

Next Wednesday we will have a time of enjoyable fellowship with one another as we all come together, for the first ever Grinch Game!  Everyone is invited to come, the young, the old, guests from AWANA…you name it – anyone!

So what is the “Grinch Game,” it’s basically a form of a gift exchange that will be moderated by…you guessed it…the Grinch himself.

The instructions are listed here for you information.  There will also be plenty of refreshments and desserts, so come and spend some fun time with one another as we all fellowship together!

Click on this link for more details grinch game flyer

Just in case you have forgotten about the Grinch that Stole Christmas…here is a youtube video of the theme song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgP0aUKlmNw

Christmas Musical, this Saturday, December 15th, 6pm and Sunday, December 16th, 10:30am.

Come join us at Woodland Baptist Church for a Christmas celebration in music as we remember the great news of the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ!

There will be two opportunities to experience the gospel witness through inspirational music, this Saturday night at 6pm, followed by a food fellowship…and the following Sunday morning at 10:30am.

Please come and join us and bring a friend or 5!

And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inlan^d country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. ² And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” ³ And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.” ⁴ And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” ⁵ On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ⁶ And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying. ⁷ There were about twelve men in all.

⁸ And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God. ⁹ But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus. ¹⁰ This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

Notes – December 5, 2012 – Acts 19, 1-10

After we finish Acts 19:1-10, we will look for a few minutes at the Ecumenical Councils that determined what the early church believed about the nature of the Trinity, which includes the Incarnation, which is why we celebrate Christmas.  The resulting “Creed of Nicea” is also attached for you to read.  It is very important that we know our Christian history.

Ecumenical Councils  Nicene Creed