Worship is the motivation that equips our Lord’s Church to growth.  We share special times with each other when we come together to glorify him with the outpouring of our voices.  Each voice is an instrument created to please God as he hears our praise.

We can be identified by our voices, just as our fingerprints are unique.  The sound that comes from our inner being is signatured to our identity.  God made us this way.  We are each special to him as he personally molded us in our mothers' wombs.  No one else will ever hear the sounds that come from God’s instrument within us as our Father in Heaven hears our praise.  You may feel that you sound this way, but God hears you the way he created you to sound to him.  Your praise is heard beautifully in God’s ears as a sweet smelling offering that is raised to the ceilings of Heaven where God is seated on his throne.

We love church singing, because it is beautiful to our ears.  It is a privilege to be present in the midst of God’s hearing our praise.  We get to be in the concert of God’s being glorified as we can only imagine him seated in the audience with heavenly beings.  He is here, today, among us with open ears and patiently awaiting praise from his creation.

We have songbooks in front of us and God’s instruments within us.  We have changed hearts that know God is worthy.  Open your mouth of praise to God, so he can hear the unique voice created just for him.

You may not know God this way, but you can and he wants to be closer to you.  He loves you no matter what you think you are, because he knows what he can make you through Christ Jesus.  Respond to God’s majesty and he will receive you.

Mike Bailey

HELP!  Teachers are needed for the Sunday morning nursery.  See Karen or Kathy!

Monday Night for the Master will begin meeting again January 10.

Wednesday morning Ladies’ Bible Class will begin meeting again January 12.

Note new address: The Jim Hill family has moved to 2665 Cypress St., 79601

Attention All Ladies!!
Spring session of the Wednesday morning Ladies Bible Class will begin next week, January 12 at 10 a.m. in Room 19.  Various teachers will conduct weekly lessons until the beginning of summer interspersed with projects and lunch out together on the second Wednesday of each month.  The study book chosen for this series is Spiritual Aerobics by Linda Schott.  All ladies are invited to come, bring friends and learn from each other as well as be an encouragement to others as we strive together to become better servants of God.  Put it on your weekly calendar!  See you there!

STATISTICS FOR DECEMBER 26, 2004