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Will you make it until the ball drops? High school seniors, college students and young adults! Tonight 7:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. At the Davis Home Please eat dinner before you come Snack provided (wings, chips, veggie tray, appetizer favorites, hot chocolate bar, etc.) White elephant gift exchange Games Everything is free - we just want you to come!

2018 ALIVE’s Annual Snow Camp When Where What you need to do to go: January 12-14 Dropoff at Beacon @ 5:30pm Pickup at Beacon @ 4:00pm Where High Braes Manor, Redfield NY What you need to do to go: Fill out medical release forms along with a check or cash to Beacon All forms and money must be turned in by SUNDAY, JANUARY 7th! Guest Speaker: Dan Doyle

Contact Marge Bristol to let her know what you will be bringing. Young at Heart Saturday, January 19 5:00 p.m. at Beacon Contact Marge Bristol to let her know what you will be bringing.

That the Lord would bless La Fe with a culture of reconciliation, edification, genuine love and brotherhood, forgiveness, and grace. That the church would be willing, through the power of the Spirit, to be molded by the Lord as HE sees fit and specifically, for the pastors and their wives as they take the next 8+ weeks to go through a process that involves, actively learning about reconciliation, and a time of rest from ministry responsibilities. That when the pastors finish this process, that the decisions made would be full of grace, forgiveness, mercy, and humility! 

12/31/17 Curt & Lori Young High Ridge, Missouri Their Ministry: Spreading the Gospel to the deaf through International Partnership Ministries Things to Pray for: Praise God that the Genesis deaf curriculum is already being used in Africa! Pray for Curt’s health as his Huntington’s disease is progressing Pray for their transition into retirement next month. Pray that they will continue to serve in God’s strength in whatever opportunities He gives them.

Pg. 139 Great is Thy faithfulness, O God, my Father There is no shadow of turning with Thee.

Thou changest not; Thy compassions, they fail not Thou changest not; Thy compassions, they fail not. As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.

Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning New mercies I see;

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided All I have needed Thy hand hath provided. Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,

Join with all nature in manifold witness To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning New mercies I see;

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided All I have needed Thy hand hath provided. Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thy own dear presence To cheer and to guide.

Strength for today And great hope for tomorrow Blessings all mine With ten thousand beside!

Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning New mercies I see;

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided All I have needed Thy hand hath provided. Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! © 18732 Great is Thy Faithfulness, Thomas Chisholm

Romans 8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Romans 8:18

Pg. 435 God of grace and God of glory, On Thy people pour Thy power. Crown Thine ancient church’s story; Bring her bud to glorious flower.

Grant us wisdom; Grant us courage For the facing of this hour, For the facing of this hour.

Lo. The hosts of evil round us Scorn Thy Christ, assail His ways Lo! The hosts of evil round us Scorn Thy Christ, assail His ways! From the fears that long have bound us, Free our hearts to faith and praise.

Grant us wisdom; Grant us courage For the living of these days, For the living of these days.

Cure Thy children’s waring madness; Bend our pride to Thy control Cure Thy children’s waring madness; Bend our pride to Thy control. Shame our wanton, selfish gladness, Rich in things and poor in soul.

Grant us wisdom; Grant us courage Lest we miss Thy kingdom’s goal, Lest we miss Thy kingdom’s goal.

Set our feet on lofty places; Gird our lives that they may be Armored with all Christ-like graces In the fight to set men free.

Grant us wisdom; Grant us courage That we fail not man nor Thee, That we fail not man nor Thee. ©22324 God of Grace and God of Glory, Harry Emerson Fosdick

The splendor of a King clothed in majesty Let all the earth rejoice, all the earth rejoice.

He wraps Himself in light And darkness tries to hide And trembles at His voice, Trembles at His voice

How great is our God. Sing with me How great is our God How great is our God! Sing with me How great is our God! All will see how great, How great is our God!

Age to age He stands, And time is in His hands Age to age He stands, And time is in His hands. Beginning and the End, Beginning and the End.

The Godhead, Three in One; Father, Spirit, Son, The Lion and the Lamb, The Lion and the Lamb.  

How great is our God. Sing with me How great is our God How great is our God! Sing with me How great is our God! All will see how great, How great is our God!

Name above all names, Worthy of all praise, My heart will sing, How great is our God!

How great is our God. Sing with me, How great is our God How great is our God! Sing with me, How great is our God! All will see how great, How great is our God! © 4348399 How Great is Our God, Christ Tomlin, Ed Cash, Jesse Reeves

Let it be said of us that the Lord was our passion, That with gladness we bore ev'ry cross we were given,

That we fought the good fight, that we finished the course, Knowing within us the pow'r of the risen Lord.

Let the cross be our glory And the Lord be our song, By mercy made holy, By the Spirit made strong

'Til the likeness of Jesus Be through us made known 'Til the likeness of Jesus Be through us made known. Let the cross be our glory And the Lord be our song.

Let it be said of us: We were marked by forgiveness, We were known by our love and delighted in meekness,

We were ruled by His peace, heeding unity's call, Joined as one body that Christ would be seen by all.

Let the cross be our glory And the Lord be our song, By mercy made holy, By the Spirit made strong

'Til the likeness of Jesus Be through us made known 'Til the likeness of Jesus Be through us made known. Let the cross be our glory And the Lord be our song. © 1855882 Let It Be Said of Us, Seve Fry

1 John 5:1-5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world— our faith. 

Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:1-5

Pg. 170 Give thanks with a grateful heart; Give thanks to the Holy One; Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son.

Give thanks with a grateful heart; Give thanks to the Holy One; Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son.

And now let the weak say, “I am strong,” Let the poor say, “I am rich And now let the weak say, “I am strong,” Let the poor say, “I am rich.” Because of what the Lord has done for us.

And now let the weak say, “I am strong,” Let the poor say, “I am rich And now let the weak say, “I am strong,” Let the poor say, “I am rich.” Because of what the Lord has done for us. Give thanks. ©20285 Give Thanks, Henry Smith

Five Vital Signs of Assurance My own belief in Christ v.1a

1 John 2:20-23 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge. I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ?

Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

Matthew 16:17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.. John 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him..

John 6:65 And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.”

Five Vital Signs of Assurance My own belief in Christ v.1a My love for others who believe v.1b

1 John 2:10-11 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness …

1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.

1 John 4:20-21 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. .

Five Vital Signs of Assurance My own belief in Christ v.1a My love for others who believe v.1b My obedience to commands v.2b-3a

1 John 3:4-9 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous..

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.

Five Vital Signs of Assurance My own belief in Christ v.1a My love for others who believe v.1b My obedience to commands v.2b-3a My attitude to commands v.3b

1 John 2:3-5 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:

I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word. Psalm 119:16 I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.

Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. Psalm 119:18 Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.

Psalm 119:34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.

Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning. Psalm 119:54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation Psalm 119:97 Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.

Five Vital Signs of Assurance My own belief in Christ v.1a My love for others who believe v.1b My obedience to commands v.2b-3a My attitude to commands v.3b Overcomes the world v.4-5

1 John 2:15-17 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

1 John 4:4-6 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

Pg. 596 All to Jesus I surrender; All to Him I freely give. I will ever love and trust Him; In His presence daily live.

I surrender all; I surrender all I surrender all; I surrender all. All to Thee my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender; Humbly at His feet I bow, Worldly pleasure all forsaken, Take me, Jesus, take me now.

I surrender all; I surrender all I surrender all; I surrender all. All to Thee my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender; Make me, Savior, wholly thine All to Jesus I surrender; Make me, Savior, wholly thine. May Thy Holy Spirit fill me; May I know Thy power divine.

I surrender all; I surrender all I surrender all; I surrender all. All to Thee my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender; Lord, I give myself to Thee. Fill me with Thy love and power; Let Thy blessing fall on me.

I surrender all; I surrender all I surrender all; I surrender all. All to Thee my blessed Savior, I surrender all. ©23189 I Surrender All, Judson W. Van DeVenter