"May Your Christmas Blessings Follow Through The New Year"

The Christmas celebration is over, but hopefully Christ will remain in each heart for the rest of your lives. We had a very wonderful time with all of our family, although not all were with us for dinner. We talked with  everyone and shared their blessings too. Rhonda and Randy were with us for two days and nights and Chuck was here also. I thank God for all the good food we had, and the wonderful fellowship. Even Randy and Charles put the football games on mute so they could join in the conversation between Rhonda and I. It must have been prettty interesting for those two to divert their attention to our chit-chat. Randy cleaned all the snow and ice off our driveway and sidewalks. We can walk to the car and go get the paper without fear of falling. We got some very nice gifts from our children and we want to thank them all for giving us so much.
     I would like to ask for prayers from all who will join with us for a  special need. We are adding a new member to our family in March 2012. This little babe is a great nephew of mine and it has lymphangioma. I beleive in miracles and I know many of you do also. Let us pray for God to heal this little baby even before it is born.
     Pray especially for the right nominee in the GOP presidential election. It is more important now than ever before. Your prayer and vote will make a difference.

Happy New Year to all
Love and God bless.
Myrtle Jean Sharp

Beautiful Church Service Today

The church service at First Christian Church was very touching this morning. The awesome sanctuary is decorated to the hilt. It almost felt like we were at Jesus' banquet. The choir, all dressed in red tops, sang several beautiful Chistmas songs. The lighting of the candles was very touching. A heart touching Christmas poem was read, along with some other inspirational readings. A good size crowd watched with great reverence as the performers so gracefully performed. The pastor gave a short sermon titled, "God looks Down." Luke 1: 47-55. He pointed out that God chose a lowly woman to bear his son, a handmaiden if you will. He did not choose the daughter of a King, or a man of high esteem, to bear His son, but the daughter of a poor man. His son was not born in the nicest room at the Inn, but was born outside where the livestock sleep. The Inn was full when Mary and Joseph tried to check in. Jesus was born in a stable and placed in a manger. He had hay for a mattress. The cows mooed while baby Jesus slept. I personally enjoyed and appreciated everyone who had a part in the service today. May God bless each and everyone of you.

God bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp

"Merry Christmas to Everyone"

I did not get to hear the pastor's sermon today since I had to work in the kitchen. (Pot luck) The theme of his sermon was "The Unknown Light." John 1: 6-17. I read the scripture and this is what I got from it. ch. 6. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.  The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He, John, was not the Light, but was sent to bear witness of that light.  That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
John was sent into this world before Jesus was. John and Jesus's mothers were cousins. John's mother, Elizabeth, was pregrant with John when the angel Gabriel, came to tell Mary, Jesus mother, that she was going to bear a son also. The angel told Mary that his name would be Jesus. Unlike Elizabeth, Mary was not married, just betrothed, which is a promise to be married. To put this plain, Mary had not sleep or lain with any man, and now the angel was telling her she was going to have a son. He, which is the Light, the scripture is speaking of, is Jesus. ch. 12. but as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that beleive on his name. LISTEN TO ch.13. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, not of the will of man,(or Mary) but of God. And the Word, (Jesus) was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. If you remember, John had spoken to the people telling them that he, John, baptized with water, but one was coming later whose shoes he,John, would not to worthy to unlose. He, John, said that one, Jesus, would baptizse with the Holy Ghost. Jesus was the Light that was unknown by the people.

God bless
Myrtle jean Sharp

"Preparing The Path" 2 Peter 8-15

According to our pastor today, some people are just tired of waiting on Jesus to come back to earth and take us home. They want to go now. He pointed out that some would rather be pleasure seekers than workers. "Hurry Lord, cause I'm tired of working and waiting." But 2 Peter 3, 8 says "one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." How much longer have we got to wait? The scripture goes on to say, "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackkness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." A sure sign that we have to all stay repented or we will miss the eternal heavens. Verse 10, But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night: in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are within shall be burned up. Are we getting tired of working for the Lord? I personally love working for my Lord. I am 79 years old and have a husband who is 85, who has been battleing cancer for 5 years. Today I was elected to serve as a deacon on our church board for a term of three years. "Please pray for me." Chapter 14, "Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. I truly believe that more is going to be required from us than what most of us think.

God bless
Jean Sharp